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About Christian herald. (Portland ;) 1882-18?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 12, 1883)
li) / - • -■„ ■■ , ■ ■ ». ■■ ■ I . n- ■' . .» • 4 / 111 lii.;- Family Circle. Faith. Hope and Charity. what were you doing here ?” •* I was hunting for a four-leaved clover. Nurse said when one.finds a four-leaved clover, and makes a Faith, Hope apd Love together stood. With flowing" w aves of a n n-to n c • wants.’’ hair, In truth a beauteous sisterhood— The stranger smiled at the sim- I could not choose, each seemed so ' ’ pie Dj story. “ That sounds nice ; but fair. let me tell you something better. Faith’s clear brown eyes were fixed afar ; | ‘■Away in the Eaatr where the And though her robe showed many a 1 land is as free as here, there lived a vanced ami said,- in commanding footsteps, but they soon lost sight ... ’ ' . tones : “ My boy,do you know me ? of the party. Instead of being three or four I ain the Duke of Wellington—one * not accustomed to be disobeyed days upon the road, it was twelve before they saw another human gate, All that they had to sustain life pass through.” Thq boy lilted his cap and stood was the game which they occasion uncovered before the man whom ally were able to bring down with all England delighted to honor ; their rifles. They were soon re- then answered firmly : 1 am sure duced to the necessity of drinking -h- \ r W-n;...rtnn «mild not IL. lv t.,-a and eating a l»oot sole vini Of traveled road wearying load, T Heavenward she looked through mist quite old, died. His son then took wish me to diaobey orders. I must which they soaked and burned. and rain. his father’s throne. He was a good keep this gate shut; no one is to They kept, going from one point to And tver when her heart felt sad, ' man, and loved God. One night pass through but with my master’s another till night would fall, then they found shelter as best they And ever when her feet were sore. T he .dreamed that God talked to express permission. Greatly pleased, the sturdy old couTJ. One night they d Shedownward glanced, and then grew Jjim and to ask whatever he wish- hole warrior lifted his hat, and said : in the drift with a sheath knife, el“d ed and he would give it to him. To see the shining cross she bore. ■ . ... ... “ Now, this great king did not ; “ I honor the man or boy who can and it was midnight before the hole Hope’s sparkling orbs overflowed with fw ,noney> neither aske<] he for be neither bribed nor frigtened was big enough to hold both. They doing wrong. With an army ol crawled in and closed the hole be ,«, more land than he had. He told Her buoyaut feet scarce touched m the , such soldi,ers 1. could conquer not hind them to keep the snow from ‘ground, God that he was like a little child; only the French, but the world.’’ drifting in, and wrapping themselves And even iu the darkest night,............ j that be knew nothing;and that he i. And Kandnfg The boy a glittering in the blankets, remained during t | Some ray from moon or star she found. | was kin«', • o’ and asked of God to give ~ him wisdom. Then God told him sovereign the old Duke put spurs to the night. They got no sleep, as She dried the mourner’s falling tear ; The captive half forgot his chain, that because he had not asked to J his horse and galloped away: while l>oth were wet up to their waists, i And smiled again when she drew near, . liva long, nor for money, he would the boy ran off to bis work, shout and had to keep knocking their Who came after _ rain. * give him what he wished for, that Fing at the top of Ins voice : ”” Hur- __ _____ __ like sunshine _ _____ feet together to keep from freezing. Love s sweet bliuFeyes were dim with should be the wisest man IKaT fah ?hurrah I I'v e done what Na- Noros wutiTcT “occasionally diop utf------- teai s, " ever lived, and that he would give poleon couldn’t do I’ve kept out to sleep, and, after allowing him to She moved about with noiseless grace, of Wellington. —IKufcZt- sleep about five minutes, Ninder him all the other things besides. the Duke * • • ** Her tender heart forgot ita fears, man would wake him and tell him Aud often sought the dreariest place. | Then he awoke, but God did for word. him just as he had told him in his to knock his feet together or he Where Faith’s clear eyes forgot to look, Suffering of Arctic Travelers. | dream. And Hope went out with saddened IL ■- * would freeze. Thus they spent the “ Now, we can have everything tread, The story of the ill-starred Jean- night, and werq, glad when morning Her quiet way »he «ofUy -took Um i* good, for .xu. lhaLjo_»daLliL Tr -b*?h la» ln^nly tnld by came. When they tried to get out And many a prayer and blessing said. haVe ¡f we God t ■> give jt tn U3 the survivors, before the board of they found it hard work, as the Said I, “ O maid of gentle mien, This is true, but no one ever yet Investigation at Washington, is of snow had drifted during the night. Though fair are all you sisters three, got hia wjsh just because he found I | the most distressing character. The After almost incredible suffering, Each tenderest grace in you is seen » » a four leaved clover.”— Sei. narrative of Seaman Nindcrmen, living upon burned bones and And so I chose sweet charity. ___ ♦ e t T told in plain sailor fashion, needs no I pieces of their seal skin clothing, Obeying Orders. A Wish. embellishment to make it of thrill and sleeping in cracks in the snow “ He that is faithful in that which ¡»least, is banks, they reached a deserted hut, ing interest. “ I wish, I wish, I wish,” sang faithful also mlirach.” Luke xvi. 10. After Captain De Long had be where they found some molded fish, An English farmer was one day little Maud, the daughter of a weal at work in the field when he saw a come too much exhausted to travel which they boiled and ate. Here thy farmer near C. As the setting sun was casting Party °f huntsmen riding about his further, he sent Ninderman and they sought refuge, overcome by his last rays on tne earth, he lit f*rm- Ge had one field that lie Noros ahead to find a settlement disease and exhaustion, and it was up the fair face of the little girl, was specially anxious they should and bring help. He thought that here that a native found them and around which played the most no^ r*de over» 83 croP was ’n a there was a settlement about twelve carried them to a settlement, only beautiful of golden curls. She was condition to be badly injured by by miles furtheb on, and that the men Hi time to save their lives, but not O ' - . ll’il walking through a field richly per- tramp of horses ; so he dispatch- could reach it in three or four days. in time to carry aid to their brave fumed with the breath of a multi- a hoy *u h*8 e,uI’l°J to this field Ninderman had no hope of finding ; commander.— Er. tude of clover-blossoms, near the telling him to shut the gate and assistance, but De Long said : “ Ninderman, do the best you road-side. keep watch over it, and on no ac The Bishop of Zululand thus “ 1 wish, I wish,” the tune sung count to sutler it to Ee’dpened: The can. ft von find assistance come ■was simple and attracted the atten- boy went as he was bid, but was back as soon as you can, and if you closes his report to the Society for tion of a passer-by. scarcely at his post before the don’t you will be as well off as we the Propagation of the Gospel : “ What is it you wish, little otoei” , huntsmen came up, peremptorily are.” They were then supplied “ Opportunities for mission work kindly asked he. ordering the gate to be opened. with a rifle, forty rounds of amuni- are far more frtely given now than Maud looked at him shyly ; for This the boy declined to do, stating tion, and three ounces <>f alcohol. at any previous time, and the leaven she was much surprised that she the orders he had received, and his When they were ready they shook out of twenty years’ slow and pain was discovered. But she soon re- determination not to disobey them, hands with everybody and started ful toil has been Quietly working. _ plied, “ Oh, I want a nice little Threats and bribes> were offered up the river, the party giving three If only more effort could be made, ponv that I may call my own; 1 alike in vain. One after another cheers as they separated from them. if more money and devoted men <4 tludr. forced . aud^wuiimn... want aj^ice new dress ; job, I want came forward. aS npuke^tuanf-but all -The ever so many nice things that girls with the same-result.;: the boy re march the two men looked back rich harvest, might, in. God’s, good Maud was but _________ mamed immovable in his deterini- I frequently to see if their comrades time, be looked for’among some of’ like me want.” nation not to open the gate. After ; were following, as it was' the cap- the finest heathen races on the face nine years old.) ... “ Well, that is quite a wish; but awhile, one of noble presence ad- j tuin’a* intention to follow in their of the earth.”—Ax. r