The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-03-13

comfort your poor, dear heart the best we can
Charity will give you ginger cakes and mlncc
pies. She will sing you dc blessed songs oil
Zion, honey, Jesus, lubber OF my soul '
cam a sojer Of de cross,
a follower Of dc Lamb:
And shall | fear to own his calisc
Or blush 10 speak his name.
| Must be carried To- de skic,
On flowcry beds OF ease,
While Others fought To win dc prize,
Aud sailed through bloody seas:
And so on, honey, you know it all
Tom" said |, Let Us 20 down To the iOun
tain at the foot of the orchard
He went with me. The sun shone out clear
and bright, although the wintry days had
come looked around a little while; every
thing reminded me OF my playmate, who
would never sing to me again IN this cnchant
ed, loved spot, Then turned and said to
Tom;
TON, you must get down and pray for me.
shall die know | shall debut | want
strength TO die like NANNY knees are SO
weak and trembling, and my eyes are running
over with tears
Tom got down, and in his broken way, and
with oyerburdcncd heart, poared out his sim
pie prayer. asked the unseen To help me,
and my faith greatly strengthened me.
just then along came Billy Wallace, mag
nticent lnuatto, and big gun IN the African
church on Pike Run, near my uncle's
Billy" said |, you are u friend in need.
Tom and are battling with old King Death a;
we want to despoil him Of his victory over us 4;
he is lingering around to carry off my dear
little sister Get down, Billy, and take hold
of the arm of Almighty God, and hang on till
we get the victory DO you understand, Billy?
Hang on Tom shall be Christian, you shall
be Faithful, and will be-yes | will-John
Bunyan, and we shall get the victory"
Good Billy got down on his knees, and his
simple impassioned prayer went gliding swift
lythrOugh the realms of eternal space, and lOdg
ed close to the throne of the Majesty on high
And then there came gliding down on the
wings of the wind, or on II sunbeam, these
precious words from the lips of our elder
brother;
Let not your hearts be troubled. Ie be-
lIeve IN God; believe also in me In my faith
er's house are many mansions. If 1t were not
so would have told you. | go to prepare
place for you. Come unto me all we
that labor and are heavy laden, and | will
give We rest | will be 10 you city OF
refuge a strong tower, rs the shadow of
great rock IN IL weary land. Ic shall mount
up on wings as eagles. Ye shall run and not
be weary; we shall walk and not faint"
At length was cOmtOrted, and said TO my
companions:
II am very much obliged to you, friends. l
will be strong, for our brother has spoken.
Now let us go"
As | walked along these beautiful lines came
unbidden to my mnd-lines written by Esther
b, Straton in the Ftag IF Our Jnion:
"Though the world with sin surround you,
Never fear
Smiling through the clouds around you,
God Is near.
Though bright hopes that once endeared you
All be gone,
And away the hearts that cheered you,
Still trust on
Though glad tones no longer WOO you
With their love,
And this life seems dreary to YOU
Look above!
Though the path that lies before you
BE not bright
And no guiding star shine DER you,
Still there's light
Though the Tyre once tuned within you
BE destroyed,
And its stiffness cease to win you
Back to joy,
Though the world may place beside you
Poison's cup,
And all earth with scorn derde you,
Still look up.
Though no heart be ever near you
Like your own,
Still one hope will come to cheer you,
When alone
Though no spirit.loyc connect you,
Never fear.
One there is, whose power protects YOU
God is near.
(7'o be COhtiaHedl