A night and a day : also Apple-tree court, and The worth of a baby . ought back Reuben from thejaws of the grave, give him another try for it. Thesun s not gone down yet; let him have his eyesblindfolded, and open the book again. And theLord will bless thee, Levi; ay ! though thou knowshim not; he will be with thee in yon far country,where thee art goin to spend thy substance. I m willing, answered Levi shortly. Come, then, Simeon, said old Lijah, layinghis hand on the boys head, and the Lord givethee seein eyes and an understandin heart, andgood success in this matter. The Lord that hasdone g
A night and a day : also Apple-tree court, and The worth of a baby . ought back Reuben from thejaws of the grave, give him another try for it. Thesun s not gone down yet; let him have his eyesblindfolded, and open the book again. And theLord will bless thee, Levi; ay ! though thou knowshim not; he will be with thee in yon far country,where thee art goin to spend thy substance. I m willing, answered Levi shortly. Come, then, Simeon, said old Lijah, layinghis hand on the boys head, and the Lord givethee seein eyes and an understandin heart, andgood success in this matter. The Lord that hasdone great things for us, may he give thee thisblessing also! Faint and hungry as Reuben was, it was he whobound the handkerchief over the boys eyes, andplaced his hand on the closed Bible, whispering, God bless thee, lad! Judith and Abby stoodbehind them, their faces still pale with the pastsorrow, though there was gladness in their was no dread of failure in Simeons heart ii|iiiiniiiniri i|H|iiiiiiii,i—I iiiniinn i—i|iiMlill|| ||l||l iC/ ^ / ^ I \/ \^ ^. A NIGHT AND A DA V. 67 now; he stood for a minute looking at the black-letter page before him, and then he read out thechapter and verse of the book upon which he hadopened. The Hazeldines about the table found theplace in their Bibles, and followed his voice care-fully. But Reubens face flushed, and his heart beat,as the closing verses fell upon his ear. They werethese: / went down to the botto7ns of the mountains ;the earth with her bars was about me for ever; yethast Thou brought up my life from corruptio7i, OLord my God. When my soul fainted within me, I remejnberedthe Lord; and my prayer came in unto Thee, intoThy holy temple. They that observe lying vanities forsake theirown mercy. But I will sacrifice tmto Thee with the voice ofthanksgiving; I will pay that that I have is of the Lord. Simeons voice ceased, for the page was word had been missed, nor even stammeredover. He could hardly b
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