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" .'I‘lie ‘in'oon;lVtSoks down upon the spring--she
I ,,To think thou wert so far at-sea,
H V, 1, iffellotv citizens.
- he went,-as Brig.
, . Pia“ Of Quartet‘ Master
" ifiotls of action.
‘ June 28ih,at the
i.‘:JJ7*fi6¥‘i‘+51%:-€iif=iEi?t¥¥niiS't<i=t %
1 T‘f1E*’.Lt31i£ft?1TIVl3,- i /
V ;1‘was‘.'&;a‘..‘,g‘ntoonfstiiue;iiight=like "this,-;-_W¢‘.Iool_i
C our last faretviéll-;5 5 W. 8.dmjs\Ve.ll;,—
* ‘T-‘And _'as...h.c jgavie _hisL_parting ‘kiss, I felt my" bo-
V I-Iv; saidg.!}\_dieu,my Cai‘oline,’but I said not a.word?;
~‘ Yet never ‘heartttvasftilltl Ill£c‘.,‘I'l'l_lIl_e-4-“Ifl_0_W‘ wild
I ‘ftliat darkbush stirt-’d I
H was round, the'“m’o0il was bright, thé
moon -was rising high‘;
Itj was‘jnst"sVuch‘ a pleasant night, .al.):(I"_ was
. standing by ;- V ‘ me all uiltght lung;
A }Tlie'-sweet bird sung ,his”_i'oundelay, ll(_:- mock’d
‘ "_I‘is \vinter,Vandihe’si flown: away, or I should hear
his song. .
-7 cannot melt it thougft-;’
The pretty bird has spread his wing--he does not
‘ .,love‘tlie snow; » ‘ * ,_ ; A
The ‘winds blow hard-—-they-say, at see, such
‘:_ winds-. will raise a storm ; f
I swish my love was h_ere‘by nie—-my heart would
keep him- warm. s
I have abat of ' straw for tlieVe—-I wore it, and I
' . Vwept, [havetkepté
and I the toy
I mad‘e_a basket, which I fill’d with lilies, to the
" _ 3 by-im.5, . . I . [tho’t ofrltim.
But plucking-them, their beau:yiliil_l_;d,‘and so I
Theysay the moon loves such as I-_——her love is
' ‘very cold; _ - ‘ _ [down andifold
She floats so softly through the sky, I’d take her
.My~cloak around her stiovvy face, and 'warm.ht’-‘r
= on my l1e£_tl'l-- _ _ [we ever ‘part!’
Q l«no—-she néetls a W_£ll‘lTlel‘ ‘Dlace--Irlow could
.’\,Vlia‘t_can my heart hate aofie, to makeme love
» i '50 muchtlie moon? - . A -
_. My fingers -are so cold, they ache—I shall be‘
- _ - froz.en soon; ' ‘~ - [er dry;
I_ _u"rould_ not iove my lover’ so-—my tears are nev-
1 h¢.3|"Vhim. Call. and I must go—-and so, sweet
rnoon,good-bye. — v P.
The following. from me pen of the American po-
et, PERCIVAL, is, says the Charleston Courier,
‘ bright and pure. and cold and melancholy—-
:auch asyou would ’expect from a fountain of
elegant thought in a senative and brittle vase.’
Isaw on the‘ top 'of_a motinfain high;
‘ A gem that sliorielike fire by night ;
It sc-em’d a star, that had'left the sky. '-
- _And droppld to sleep on the lonely height.
I cli‘tn’b the peak and found it soon,
Alump of icexjin the"-clean’ cold moon.
‘Can you its hVi'dden sen-se impart 3
‘Twas a cheerful look--and a broken heart.
-is; ‘ s
BIO GRAPHI CAL.
MAJ0l{ GENERAL GREENE.
Franz 1'/Ic 2d Vol. Q/'1’-rcsidciit,.D'rvight’8 Travels.
‘ This Gentleniati was born at Warwick in the
year $740. His parents . were of the sect of
- F“3nCl5- ‘ I0 early life he was fond of study and
"°fi¢C“°”5 and paI‘ticularl_v attached to the his-
‘°"}’ ‘ff military _transactions. In Providence he
ciusbiishcd himself as a merchant, and acquired
I(‘ll;llI‘.gUi$il':Cl character in the estimation ofhis
After the battle of Lexington.
: g g _ General at thc"head of‘ three re-
;;t_uicuts‘to Cambridtge. In August, 1776, he was
'3"~“?d’l° lhB_V Iiank of Major General ; and very
h0n9|.'E_lbly distinguislied himself in the following
1 December and Jaiiuary, by his gallant behaviour
.3‘) battles 0f"'l.‘I'enton and Princeton; as he
~ Vd! tn the succeeding year at the battle of Ger-
fmantown. In March, 1778, he accepted‘ the
V _ _ ‘ General, on condition of
.i'ctaming his rank and command during the pe-
This year he signalized himself.
_ _ battle of Monmouth, and in the
action on Rhode Island the following August.
. After the defeat of General Gates at Camden,
A“€“5‘ I5: 1780, he was appointed to the chief
Command of the militaryforce in the Southern
States. Upon this coitimaiid he entered in cir.
-cumstances, which .would have discouraged al-
m°5f 310)’ math After the miserable. defeat above
mentioned, that part of tliecouiitry was, in a
sense, overrun by the British. Multltudcs of
the inhabitants had--already joined the enemy.-—
Multitudes more ' were on the point of following
{heir example. The rest, though sufficiently
firm and resolute, were continually’ wounded by‘
the-defection of their neiglibors‘, and perpetually
in fear of the ravages of invasion. Col. VVil-
liams had. indeed, with the aid of his generous
companions, Tracy, .Ban-an, Campbell, Shelby,
and Cleveland, checked thejprogress of the ene-
my, by the gallant action at _King’s mountain‘; as
had General Sumpter by two honorable efforts at
Broad and Tiger i'i.vcrs. But their force was too
small to obstruct, in‘ any serious. degree, a well
appointed and victorious enemy, commanded by
afiicer-s of distittguisliedV talents. V _
A In these, ‘circumstances Gen. Greene commen-
. eedt-he arduous business of recovering this coun-
try from-~ the British. At his arrival, he found
himself-at the ltead of 3000 men, including 1200
militia. These he divided; and sent one part
fyndgz -Brig. General Morgan into the district of
Nipety-Six-; the other he himself let! to Hicl-t’s
ciééek on‘.-the north side of the Pedee. Morgan
was attacked by Lt. Col. Tarleton, abrave and
gkilful partisan atthc head of a superior force.-—'
But he repulsedtlte attack, and gained a com-
‘ ptetevictory. Lord Cornwallis with the whole
B,m,,h all-my, pursued Morgan's detachmcnt_:_.
‘at the head of which General Greene after a__ rap-
id journey -placed himself, and conducted it with
web jacilit y and success, as to reach the main
body, a er one of the‘-most vigorous»Vpurs’uits‘ ‘re-'
Vborded in history. I He was. however, still pursu-
» a - 'i‘¢*‘d’.,,,igl;.:ht;§saiiie ceierity until he arrived in Vir-
1itf‘¥lif§’9“¢!“Y-- 4
Vynoment‘ the pursuit ceased, having re-
;~¢‘¢iyg,-&‘;,a‘reinhircement, be matched after Lord
I '_"gi,‘,,j,,,_,;-, _-but he completely eluded «the ‘vigilance
p fiopgew,V‘now[lli1at‘tindale. ‘Victory declar-
gd {Q1-V tho Byitisli ;.~bl.ll_Il."‘C_0$§A:l,l5lelTl :so dear, as
"to produce’ all the‘5coi't‘ceqtre cos of .a.' tlcfeat.-_—§
‘ " * Greenegimmediatcly
;?:ra[[i5; and ‘gave .him battle I“ at -Guildlbrd
it‘
e; -was .(l.ll'§"I1IIng_ih.IS‘ ‘ V
'S,joutV_h-. Carolina}; gain. ~’lj_’hen.il?'it3 shouldliappen that, in the cou i-s'e'
= Qo;»'m;.-.31with-;.of;'__efe‘nt's,;" if fbrtuuc lu
..,
in at mile ol"t:lini_gl_e'_t_iV,~tti_cta defcndcdi.-by-Lord lit;-«* .
‘ do‘n,Vivi‘tVhi9O\Q mob’, t.',I‘he.‘Britis,fi’commander at-
tack'ed‘hi_in.‘ He “was againfifdéfeated ;'but’with
30‘ little_ advantage fo the victors, that his Lord-
ship. _found-himself obliged to bum? considerable“
part of-:‘;.his baggag‘e,_'and retire Vto. the south side
of';”th’e"‘=Santee._ Greene, in the mean time, _,i-‘V
Vrected his several detachments with,» such skill’;
.an'd't_li'e highly irierltorious officers by which_,t_hey;
iwerc led,einployed_ with such activity and gallan-
try, that _a great ‘part of the__BVriti_sli postsin Caro-
lina and Georgia’ were rapidly‘:-re-takeu;. ‘aiida
considlerable, number of the troops ‘bywhicli they;
were" defended made prisonersV.V l-Vl-e‘tt_ten made.
an unsuccessful attempton the post at Ninety-
Six , ‘and was obliged "to raise» theiseigpe A. by the
app'roa_c‘h of Lord Rawdon. , He next moved his.
force to the south si<le.o'fV (‘-oiigaree. The Biit-
isb having collected theirs, passed that river also ; V
and took post‘ at the Eutaw Springs, on the south
side of the Santee. Here Greene determined to
attack them in their encampment; and the con-
sequence of‘tb_is attack was a .victory,' which end-
ed the' war in this‘ part of the Union. - General
Greene took the command ofthe southern troops
near the close of the year 1780. The battle of
the Cuwpens was fought on .lan.1'7th ; and that of
the Eutaw Springs onthe 6th of Sept. following.
Troops untler his command were chiefly new
raised, half armed, halt‘ clothed,’ and often half
fed. They were however, brave dctercninetl
men ; atid.wanVie_d nothing.bti_t the usualVfatlvanta-
‘ ges of war, to mcet‘any‘soldiers in equal numbers,
on fair ground. Within nine: months therefore,
did this illustrious man, aideclby a band of _gal-
lant ofhcers recover with these ‘troops the three
Southern States froma veteran army of superior‘
force. a_nd“commanded by officers of great merit,
and furnished with every accoiiimodation. The
country he found in a state of Extreme suffering
and despondency. His progress through it was
a source of personal hardship, intense labour, and
unreniitted anxiety. Seven months was he in
the field, without taking off his clothes, even for
a single night. At times he was obligbd to ask
bread of his own soldiers; tliemselves miserably
supplied with food. “ Nil desperadum’_’ was the
motto of military life. The very letters which
conveyed to Congress, and to’General Wash-
ington, accounts of the difficulties with which, he
struggled, contain also proofs of his invincible
fortitude and resolution. VVhen-he was‘advi‘sed;.
after he had retreated fromVNinety-Six, toretire
into Virginia’; he answered, “ I will recover
S. Carolina, or die,” With this gentleman I was
well acquainted. His person was above the mid-
. dle stature, well fort’_n'ed, and invested with un-
common dignity. ‘pl-Iia mind possessed of vast
resources, was boldin conceiving, instantaneous in
discerning, comprehensive in its grasp, and deci-
sive in its. determinations. A His disposition was
frank, sincere, amiable andthonorable; and his
manners were easy, pleasant, affable, and dignifi-
ed. Seldom has the world witnessed superior
respectability. _ \.
This great man died June 19th, 1786, at‘lii
own house in Georgia, when he had commenced,
his 47th year,
-Q0}
- ~ Vxitnnit nnoquzincn.
The following‘eittra'ct of a speech was related
to me by a Choctaw Interprcter,in 1821. It was
delivered by a Choctaw Chief, who, as a soldier
and a prince, might do honor to any nation in Eu-
rope. .The speech was in reply to the threats of
an A1-mericlan Commissioner, then holdings trea-
ty with that tribe—and as a specimen of eloquence
we think it may tebuke the genius of our own
times.--‘ l"Ve.-itcrn Carolinian. .
‘C Tell me not of blood——l was born a warrior.
I wasiiot born as other men are, ofa woman--1
was never nourished by the breast, or clierished
by the affection of a mother-—a dark cloud arose
in the west, and from that cloud came it st: cam of
lightning. which struck and shattered to its root
at huge pint--—-and thence spiang:T‘lishma-la-ha.
with rifle gun, scalping knife and tomahaivk,re.'_idy
for war. If our father (the President) say ‘ war,
hero‘ is the breast that is first to foe. Tusllffla-‘
la-ha’s step is foremost to the battle : but if he
1.
’say peace, I say peace: but tell me not of blood.
Tushma-la-ha fears not blood-he deliglitsin ii.’
FROM THE EMPORIUM.
BE UP ‘ AND DOING.
9 It is an old maxim, that ‘they who wait for
dead men's shoes. generally go barefoot ;’ and
one which every body repeats, and scarcely any
body believes, if we take people’s practice as the
test of their faith. Hence it is that we see the
children of wealthy parents so often make a ser-
ry figure in life,and drag out a useless existence,
‘year after year, in abject dependence, if not in.
abject want, worthless members of society, and
burthens to themselves. Richard III. petulatrt-_.
lyiasked, why laws were made, if men were not
rogues by nature ; and it may be asked with c-
qual point, why the author of our being made la-_
‘bor necessary, as the meansof sustaining life,‘if
we were not naturally indolent. In sober truth-
gentle reader, and without any philosophical chi-
cane about it, you are not naturally less fond of
case than myself‘; and if you are more industifi-.
ous than your neighbors, give the credit to those
who superintended your education, rather than-to
your own dispositions‘-—But to you I have noth-f
ing to say. Idler lr bark ye-—be up and doing}
For you is the lesson--Read, read I c
| I never see a young man living upon expecta-
tion, but my eye instinctively wanders, first to his
elbows, and then to his shoes; and if they be
whole, I am led to doubt his honesty, and would,
if I was not afraid of giving offence, advise him
to be up and doing something before the bailiff
comes along, andwantovertakes him. The for-
tune which hope whispers he shall partake some‘,
day, may not come soon ‘enough to afford liim a
decent-burying. None among the whole host of
forttine seekers, are more in needof patience, and
more in danger of waiting patiently in vain, tliati
those it ho depend on Dcatli for ll deed or a lti_né_b-
eon-—'l‘hat haughty tyrant is apt to strike first
where nobody wisliesphe sliould,so contrary‘ is
, his ‘disposifon, so careless is he»-of human wants‘
apd tvishei.‘ _ V _ I
An honest traderisa great blcssli_tg,and?t/tie pa-‘
rents,» a-weftoIthVeir children--nothing, more.--.
Witli an lionest_ trade, any’ industrious man can
live and sav_eVm1oney,_ if heis saving, into the bar-.
< .““‘~3"i7i'. .3
ckilygcpmes -to‘ him, e r.-Iho
ly not come amiss ; and if he hasibeen beforehand
with business, and is already‘ricli, my word for it,
it viill—be‘easier to lgeép two estates,“th‘ati' it would
to keep o'ne,after‘feed'tiig the fancy‘ on it for years,
and” perhaps the mouth open tlie'prosQct,of it,
for at least as long a -timt. 4., h % j *
. -If ‘any therefore, would be wis%t them beup
fanddoing. whatsoever their prospects may be.‘--'_gV)
say, It is. very certain that riches sometimes take
wings andflyaway, instead of coming to us ;-_—
to those who do not, I would say, The grain
grows not where it is not -sown, and charity is-.
cold as winter. To one, -to both, to all.-‘I say, Be
up and doing while yet it is day ; for the ‘labour-
er will receive his reward--M other Earth is kind;
and if her sons want, it isvtheir own fault. 5'”
I will tell you a story, gentle reader, before we
part. , Two youths (it was many centuries ago),
embarked intlieir littleskiff upon a largezriver,
bound to a portinany miles above. “ 'l‘liis'sti-cam.
(said Neptune, their patron,) flows more and
more rapidly, the_lower you go down it; while,
the higher you ascend, the more calm and tran-
quil its waters become : your cars are small, but
they will enable you gradually to ascend-—go,
make good use of them, and shortly I will furnish‘
you with others infinitely better.” They both
put out into the middle of tliefstream ; and The-
seus, who was theelder, obeyed the injunctions
of his patron, by immediately applying: himself-
to the means he had of stemming the current,
attd soon began to make considerable progress.-‘--
Isis, on the contrary, threw himself duwnon,~the
bottom of his boat to sleep, resolved _to make no.
exertions until the promised oars were putvinto-.
his hands; and down he went, four times as fast
as his brother went up. After-V_Va while, Nc'p;tune
went out to seek his young friends, and took-the
soars he had ‘promised on his shoulder. He found,
Thesues already more than half way to his jour-
ney’s end, and gave him the present, for which
be thanked him, and easily reached the place of
his destination 3 but Isis was found far,‘ far below,
amid the rapids; and the oars-and all his exer-
tions were then in vain: he could not - gain an
inch against the current, which soon carried him
to destruction. '
I have done : a word to the wise is SllfIiCICI'll.
' OAKVVOOD.
THE MoitAi.is'r.,
1 iron THE GAZ!'.'1"l"E.
ON HAPPINESS.
MAN, the noblest work of creation, was at first
created in a state of moral rectitude : his highest
enjoyment doubtless consisted in his views of the
glorious perfections of his Creator, and in con-
templating those works which were designed to
show forth His glory. But man abode not in the
exalted state in which he was created. He sin.
néd, and defaced the holy image imprinted on his
soul, and thus subjected himself to all the miser-
ies which sin will ever produce. From the fatal
moment in which the hand of transgression was
put foith to pluck the forbidden fruit, instead of
real happiness sorrow and disappointment have
bceu ,common,to.ell.. »Man.indced possesses the
same natural faculties, and is ca/mile ofthesame
happiness which was enjoyed in the primitive
state ; but having forsaken the fountain from
which true happiness is- derived, in vain does he
seekfor it, in any created source. The first in-
quiry of the generality‘ of mankind is, ‘ W710 =wi'z'l
8/[Ow us any earthly good .9 In quest of this, men
have climbed the slippery ascent of honour —."
They have tried various arts to render themselves
conspicuous in the world, thinking that the plau-
dits of a surrounding multitude would fully sa-
tiate their desires for happiness. Same with un-
dauntcd courage, have exposed themselves in the
front of battle, imagining that by that cotirse
their names would be registered in the annals of
fame, and such honours would be bestowed on
them as would afford. happiness. Others have
said to gold, ‘ thou art my hope, and to line gold,
thou art my confidencc." As many ways as the
imagination of man can devise have been and still
are pursued to obtain wealth. The glittering
-dust has been boarded up--the immense treas-
ures have often been recounted; but by them
man has nevcrbeen satisfied. Some have sought
it by gratifying their sensual appetites——’l‘liey
have pampered their tastes, decorated their per-
sons, and obtained splendid mansions for their
residence, supposing that in such a course ttue
felicity-would be experienced. Parties of pleas-
ure and dancing asscmblies..liave likewise been re-
sorted to, and happiness hastbeen sought in the
giddy circle of gay and trifling amusement.
Though happiness is the pursuit of all, expe-
rience teaches that few find it. If we inquire of
the man of honor whether hejwas liajz/zy when
crowned with the garland of applause, probably
be will tell us that at the summit of honor be en-
vied, the happiness which the obscure rustic ap.
percntfy enjoyed. Should the hero of the field
be inquired of, he would tell its-that though victo-
rious,'and though his name shed .lustr‘e on the
page of history, it did not afford him stibstaiitial
happiness. To a similar question, the miser
would still say, ¢ give, gt‘-ac-,’tlioug'h the treasures
of Peru would not satisfy the cl-'aV_IllgS of his ava-
ricious soul. Ask the man of plefisure if he were
ifldflfly when surrounded with objects which were
calculated to please the senses; we anticipate he
would say, that he still found in-his breast an ach-
ing void. Happiness is ‘ that complete and per-
fect good which is suited to intellige‘nt- nature.’-—
iAs the soul was originally formed for the enjoy-
-" ment of an infinite ‘good, it can never. be satisfied
from any created source. We may indeed take
tmomentary satisf-.i'tion while roaming in the fields
of carnalenjoyment, and plucking the flowers of
lsinfnjl amusement, butat: times the soul will bear
testimony to its worth. and rcpt-ovc us for endeav-
oring to obtain permanent satisfaction in ways so
,difl'erent from those which its own value, reason,
and scripture dictate. The w'is:-man, who prob-'
aby enjoyed more honour,--t-iches and pleasure,
than any who went befoi-e,or have succeeded him,
iiiscribes ‘-vanity" of vanities’ yea ~‘ -m-xgztion of
afzirit,’ upon tliemflall. He, directs us to turn
ot‘ir'"feet“into the path of wisdom, and practice
virtue, assu-ringus - that tlie:-‘l wa_vsV of VVisdom
are ways of-pleasantness and all her paths peace.’
If I-lien happiness -be our ‘pursuit, let tisseek for
it in the way w-hiclt_'scripture‘—clctyrlypoints out.-
Takingthflt as the’ inati ofzcur council and ‘tho
4!. - ' t ,
-.-.» .-
’ ---‘-‘-> ---s- 0156“ “P 3l“l‘i°I*i‘8i-iiI‘Wlll 8|5|IT¢tl?..j? guidehl all ouriconducli in .propbrtiVon.as
To _a young man who expects money, I would '_
,3
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form to its he_a'venly_prec_ept_s we shall enjgiypeace V
here, and be conducted atglengtb ‘Ito i:tt.‘rii_if:.'t_lj'feli'-'_'
"-ii?-I I ' I . , L ..,. _.
i ' RELIG_I_(_lU$_, i_ ’
" ,FRUIT.S’0F gfxitcvivaii.
“ Can a corrufi! tree biting--forth good fi'uit_?”.
In a small country town in Massachusetts,
ibiued each other. From .s‘t3"r‘iit:_‘common causes,
nally got into the law and spent _a great deal~vof‘-nio‘-
ney, for supposed trifling offences. They would
often injure themselves for the sake. of injuring
each other. They‘ went even so far as to make
two fences on the division line of their farms ;--_'
and in one place, where a lane wa‘s_l_eftiop'en for
’ e accommodation of one to go to his field, :_th¢
.:licr went and pulled down a good straitieiice
lane too narrow for his neighbor to go through.-'.'a ’
Tfiey seldom spoke to each other, unless it was
with curses, or when called before a court of jus-
rice, \vl_ie.re they "often met. lniliis way they
lived ten or twelve‘y1ears, acting out the tn.-pra,,;.
_ty of tltrcir hearts; and trying by every means to‘
see which could do to the other the most harm.
' \Vhile in this state of ficml-likell-cling, at Re.
viral of ‘Religion commenced in the place, which
some ridicule as mere fanaticism, calculated to
make folks run mad, and turn the world upside-
dowti.__ Mr. S. one of the champions of wrath,
was brouglit by that Spirit which -convincetli of
sin,‘ to see the depravity of his own heart. ' His
sins werenow for the first time set inorder be-
,fot'e’.,h’i‘tn, and he saw himself a lost and ruined
.sinner. and was led to cry_for mercy. In rcvicw- .
ing hispast conduct with his neighbour, -he saw
him‘sell a monster ofuickeclness, and felt that ha
had been completely under‘ the influence of Sn-
tan. He cried to_ God for mercy, and he heard:
and ask forgiveness of his neighbour. Vlfith a.
trembling broken heart he rapped at the door of
his neighbour, which he had not entered for more ’
than six years. As M r. L.._had no suspicion who
it was, be bid him walk in. iVVith amuzefment
every eye was fixed upon him. After helping
himself to a scat--ncigbour, says Mr. S. I have
come to ask your forgiveness. We have had a
great deal of difficulty, and I find I have been
much to blame. VVell, says .Mr.’ L."I'iilways
knew you was to blame, and I never shall forgive
}'0U- You have made more cost and trouble than
your head is worth. I know I have done wrong‘; A
I am convinced of my sins: and I humbly ask
your fogivcness. I am determined to live differ.
ently in future : and Ihope that God will forgive.
me. \’Ve have been actuated by awrbng spitit.
And .we shall be afraid to meet each other attlie
bar of God, where we must soon appear.
any difficulty if it had not been for
boys. .
When Mi‘. 5. retired there was a ggngral gxa.
claniation in the family—-Well ! what can all this-,
mean I This is something new 2 I wands,-
What will happen next! What in the world-baa;
produced all this__l Why, says a great fall boy,
who had helped his father carry on the quart-.el,
I heard last night that Mr. S. was one of those.
that are under ccnsarn. The father was silent,
and soon after retired quite disturbed.-—. Vvliat 3
is S. concerned ‘for his soul ? I-Ie going to be."
come a Christian ? If he can find mercy no one
need despair. \’Vhy should he come-and askiiiy
you and-your
it is surely a good thing. He said, we shall be
afraid to meet’ each other at the bar of God. I:
is true, we have both acted like fools: but then
I have had great provocation.
sinner. I have been completely under the influ-
ence of satan. Ifear God has given me.-up.-'-”
Others are anxious for their souls ; and even this
wicked wretch is becoming a christian. Gra-
cious God 3 what a sinner I am. Oh God have
mercy on my soul! Thus his sins were set in
order before him; and he was in great tfistiess
for several days. At length he could not.smo6'h-
or his feelings any longer-—-he took his hat and ‘
went to see his once hated neighbour. Ashe
entered the door he received a cordial welcome.
They took each other by the band and burst into;
er day; ‘but I find I have been a thousand times
worse than you.‘ I have been tempted by the
devil to every wickedness, andl fear God has giv-
en me up for ever. Oh, can youforgive inc,
andpray for me. Their concessions were mutu-
.al, and their forgiveness cordial; for both had
much to be forgiven of God, in whose love they-
now» found mercy. 4 4 '
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together. ' ‘ '
and good neighbourhood ever since.
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more heartfelt satisfaction. than all the other
of affliction which.it.cannot probe—-no despon-
dency which it cannot cheer—no misfortune
which it cannot alleviate. It has planted itself
in all the purity of itsimage, and sufficiency of its
is entpowered to rectil the wandeiters from their
'to' heaven. ‘It diffused a sacred joy ‘in the abode
of poverty and tvietchednessy‘ it has illuminate ‘
,the-qlungeon of the captive; it has cffaccd t_e-‘
wrinkles"l'romV the brow of care-—-slied a glea of
gladdened thecountenance of the dyingwit < tri-f '
earth afaint loretaste_of the blessings .;-/i" urity,
It- is benign as the light of heaven, -.in0l!_Iptje-
hensivc as its span.- An Iris -in the olvthe
Cliristia'n, 7 it quick:-ns_ -pct-severan'»witli the‘ 4
directs wiili‘ a propl_ietit:f ken,
etetiial felicity.— . ' r
there lived two wealthy farmers, whose-lands‘ad- ‘,
such as tresspassing of cattle, poor fences, Kc. '
-they became very iiiimical to each other : and ti"-’ -
.yrndgle a crooked one. on purpose _tliat”tlie_ I
stti es and corners of the fence tnightmzike the -
him; but he could not rest here; he must gem
Mr. L. a little softened, replied, I can navel!‘-
fbrget the’ sleepless nights, and the costs, and -—--P
damages, and vexation, that you have occ_a_sionVe§. g
=ButA1 am _.vvil_ling to do. wharis 1-.;g'l~,¢.,,b¢,,,,.5,., 3nd '2
iilways‘ have been : and we nevcif should -have had, 3
sacred and tranquil joy in"tlie_cliainber of - tli,.-.
umphant enthusiasm, and diffuseil through tVtlre :
forgiveness 3 If religion will humble such a man, ,
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