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srorm-king, or The hand of the spoiler
had broken lis stem; for it hung prone to
the earth, like dead and despoiled thing
have seen. as it were bul yesterday, the
lender, smiling, beautiful babe, just lean
ing II feast its lu,Ie soul in the affection
ate eye and the sweet smile Of its devoted
mother. Now, it curls its ruby lip and
cries because of a cruel pain, and anon
almost before it nestles in the maternal
bosom, il smiles through a tear, as ii in
gratitude for u mothers watchtuI care
To-day, | have dropped a tear of sympa.
thy upon its aching, ievered pillow-haVe
watched its death struggles, heard its
death-rallIe, aud have closed its ilte eyes
in its last repose. An, yes! | hearl the
hear,-stricken mother, as she bent over
It's mo,ionleSs form to catch It's dylcg
breath, exclaim 10 agony OF soul son
my God thOu gaYest, and thou hast soy
errign right to take away; but oh, ms
g ,d spare my childm have seen the
sprighlly, pra't,ing child, Just learned TO
und rs'and fathers words, and to con-





innocence, upon lis last hour Of life. |
have heard The father groan in agony un
'old, and inconsoIabIe; yea, | have heard
him who feared not the cnnnon's roar,
nor he battles frightfuI carnage. W no da-
red even to blaspheme, and TO take God 5
name in vain; who was bold enough TO
confess openly his in6delity, and to glory
in i,--yes, have heard such an one pray
at the death bed scene of the strength OF
his age and the hope Oft life, "OA, God
let me die, let me not survive the death
of my chlld!" | have seen the youth in
his prime, spurn the very earth upon
which he trod fred with passion for the
intoxicating round OF vice, or foly's
wild career; or the loved one Of his cir.
Gle, model for morality and virtue, and
the prop Of declining age: | have seen
such an one suddenly cut down, or sichan
iinger and die. ..... ......


"Others have seen these things, and
perhaps have participated in them much
more than |. Some are earnestly long
ing for the time when they shalt be emit.
tied TO take par. in this worlds wiIc
commolion. Some are Just now comm!
forth. and making debm in fashionable
society. Others are even now the loving
and the loved among their equals in age
You are, even now, in the giddy maze O
IA jostling, hard Judging aad unkind world
doing what you list, and must add. what
| fear is the naked ruth. regardless oI
the hight of ltnr, regardless Of your in
creased and inr reasing responsibility, re-
gardess of death, judgment and eternity y