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IHE POWER OF A Mo HEN . LOF T.,


Infinite wisdom and goodness has Inn
| planted in the mothers bosom a mothers


love, and gave herslrength TO endure great


tolls and sufferings in times oi trouble, to


benefit and bless her children, as the fol


lowing historical anecdote will show:


"Among the lofty deeds and daring heights,
which stamped the early years OF our coun-
try as its heroic age, well remember read
ing thrilling incident that occurred in the
State OF ofVermont--an incident which have
often called to mind, as an admirable Illus
traton of the gigantic power OF mothers
love, when summond to meet terrible emer-
gency. A family, consisting OF the parents
and ii children, whose place OF residence
was a distaut outpost, were one day SUR
prised by the fierce war woop OF party
Of Indians; and ere escape could be effected.
the murderous tomahawk was brandished
over the heads of the defenceless household
and cruelty bathed in the blood OF the father
The children were then secured as captives,
and the victorious band were soon on their
way to their forest homes, leaving the af-
ficted mother behind, as not worth the
trouble OF taking But her affections were
too closely twined around all that was dear
to her to suffer them to be thus snapped in
moment; and tho somewhat advanced
in years, she determined to rescue her chill
dren from the cruel death awaiting them, or
share herself their tortures and their death.
She followed the Indian trails as they
disappeared in the woods: and when at
length they encamped on the banks of a
river, she breasted its troubled waves and
standing before her enemies, begged that
one little child might be spared to her. -
The Indians gave it 10 her in derision, for
the sake of Witnessing her struggles III con-
veying the burden over the wide and rap
id stream. .Joyfully the mother took, the
recovered child, and bu1eted the waves,
till her precious burden was safely placed
on the opposite shore. But the yearnings
Of her mothers heart was not thus easily
to be satisfied. Again she crossed the
stream, and again sued for little one
and for the same reason her prayer was
granted. And thus this heroic mother strug.
giles and buffetted with the waves, time
after time, till she had borne away the last
Of her precious charge, and placed him safe
on the opposite shore" 5If


And what will not mothers love ac-
complish9 What task is go severe-what
suffering so intense-what risk SO daring,
as to defy her invincible ardor, or repress
the gushing springs of her affection, when
a beloved child is 10 be saved from dis
grace, or rescued from suffering