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Show 416 Letters trom Northern W oinen. ld t hnvc been wt.1 1.m g t 0 accept )·our boon, had it proved to bo · 1· d w. ou n. o )Ower to ~t. vc .l t to 1u .m , _su ch considernt10n:-.~ .l tv1e rtcI my m y om1 I 1 r lieved somew1 H t t tl1 <' O"l)res· "· ion of my n H:H . sup-thoug 1ts nne · f tl , 1 )011 ten s o 10\1 s_,3 11,' 1,,, feel the sunw kin. dness and PO"C . th.o usaJH :; .U. Jf •lt for you here. I "t·s · ] tlte)' wo uld wntc and snv I " ndmtratlon_tlutl Is (.; • Jl' .,. ll tO each otht'l'. }3ut, pt•rhnpR, thC')' do so tv you : mstcnd o1 te mg a , be afmid Our milli.t cr prays for . I f tl ·•t. or they m,ty ' . not t.h m .o n tl)],) .t t'. antl I 1l ave sometimes f<'lt thnt it might do you y ou 111 our I ' 1 ts up for y ou nnd those who ~uifer l 1 ,.1 . "llC'h prayer ::; as 1e pu · ' t;OO( to H < 1 · 1 , I • have been "\' •n t c 1u .n g for it' and am so glad the channel wt t l b ) ou. , 1 throucr 11 w 1u . c1 1 "tlle -S)·mr1athie::~ of other s can most lHLS een o~>~l,lClh 'OU "o(thou gh my own contribution must nt present succcssfttl1) 1cae ) ' d thin,.,. for y ou · and p cr-ll ) f r it is su cll a comfod to o any o ' b e :-..m llya· )' ' OUo seem t•o n eecl so ll' ttlc of nny thinorr that we can do. I son,tJ ose mart.y rs thnt m.e ca 11 c d forth by the sins of n los t world have stlunptr greatness of sou1 , o f b en evolcnce ' that n eeds not so muc1 1 t 11 0 1 1 8' )'nliJntln. c: n'n e1 cons,o 1 n tl' on'r . c'a lled forth by. nfllie. tion. . Althoug. h dt 1ey may shed 11ature , s tem. s o f 1o vc and nffcc. t10n w1th fncnd,~ mol:it . ,c a. r. , yet I. t seems to me t 1l e sou ls of tho,.;c fnencls thcm. scl vf s m u. t ICy t u o nrrnin ~o n clt•pth or an elevation beyond the l'<'g lOn o tear:; . . · ' o~ pbc rh-1ps do n ot 1m ow " ·11 a t n comfort it i~ to y our tho usnnds of f1 lCl.l ds. , d ' •'ll be c IJcci·llly as the time of death draws near, and " ·hen 1t 1S an "1 ' · } • ' 1 •ft this statemen t : " f am (jllL·f O C1 l t>er; ·I I l 11 ndC ·r a.l l pn. t, that you l<We c · . 1 bf 1 tnnt t!te 11 II a(Jlicli11g circumstances and prosp<'cts, hm:wg, as I wm !/ . ' !/ . of Go(l ?chich p asst'lh und.e rstaw,1 l.l lfl. " A 11 d n. ow ' n oble old mnn, pea:~blc from our p oint of view, though in Gocl's. sight b~tt n pnnlonc~ and urrprofitnble servant,- that ou.r Fn ~her ll\~::ub you 1~ the h ope of one who, 1 humbly tru::;t, is your fncnd m Chnst. M. N. FROl\1 A YOUNG WOMAN OF 1\IASSACIIUSET'l'S. SI'RlNovmr.o, MAss., Nov. 18. My Dear Friend : In sending to you these few word; o~ n:ffcction-ate sympa t}1 y, I !"'e el I "" m C·X JJres inOo' what would b e the fcelmgs of . my dear father were h e still with u ; for y ou well know thnt you nl" n~·s had n ot only his r c:-.peL:t and confidence, but his warm ~ympnt~1Y m your n ol>l L' struggh•s for the right~ of your fd low-mc·n, aud I doubt not he is n ow among the innumerable <:rowd of w i tn e~ses who, uns(:cn by mortal eye:,< watch over n11cl Kustain y ou in these dark ho urs of your enrthly l~Jt. ' I n eed not tell you that you a rc constantly in om thou~hts, and daily rt.!mcmbc•rcd in our prayer s, und that we shall do whnt ltttlc we can to comfort and aiel your llfliicted wife and children, whom mny God in his unspeakable mer cy gunr d an d su stn·m . D m1.· n b,., . your sltort • Letters from North "rn W ornen. visit with us, some two years since, y ou won all our h art:<, nncl the remembrance of those few dnys will ever be aficctionatcly cheri shed. It is n cruel, bittrr fate wl1ich denies to so many JoYing, anxious hearts the possibility of doing any thing for y ou; to it quietly nnd powerless in our homes, and sec injus tice tl·iumph, requires the full exereisc of all Christian patience and forbearance, and we can only look to Him who cnn make nll thingl'l work together for goocl. My mother and sisters w1ite with me in Jove and affectionate r emembrances. :M:ny God be with you even to the end, mHl at l nl'lt r eceive you to Himself, is the earnest prayer of your attach ed fri end, M. S. S. FROM A GIRL OF l\lTCillGAN. LA:IlONT, OTTAWA Co., l\IJ CHIOA'N, Nov. 23. My D enr Sir: I have been Atrongly impressed to write :rou a few lines for many days ; and now, nt the ele venth hour, I :un r~Aolvcd to do so, hoping this may 1·cach you. I am glad that you arc n Chri!:ltion man ; thut you know in whom you have trusted all your life; that you have that within wJ1i('h will make your l'pirit stronger and braver to endure to the last. :My fath rr fought with you in the 13attlc of J>Jattsburg, in 1812. lie hn · long since gone to his rest. Y ou will meet him with all the r edeemed throng, who pr ri shccl with their armor on, in that land where wronO' will be mndc right. If this reaches you in time, could you w1·ite me but one linr, or your name, even, with your own hand, I would treasure it ns a pricelc ·s legacy. l\Iny God bless you and give you p ence in your last earthly hour, i::; the prayer of your sympathizing friend, L. A. ll. Jt'ROl\f A WOJ\I.AN 01'' NEW YORK. llROOI\LYN, NJ·:w Yo mc, Nov. 24. Dear llrother: This dny is et apnrt by many of the • tates ns u. clay of thanksgiving to Almighty God for all his mercies to us in the ycnr that is pa:-.t; and, as n p eople, we h a ve much to be thankful for, while we hide our fa ces in shame thnt one of our fellow-citizens lies in pri!ion this day, under sentc·n ce of death. for daring to love freedom and sympathizing with the opprcs~ecl. And I nm impelled, from deep sympathy " 'ith y ou, to address you the.·e few linel'l, that I mny add to the proofs y ou alrrndy have, that the gr rnt N orthcrn 1Icnrt brnts wnrmly in your b ehalf; and, thou gh a Virginia jury pronounce you guilty of Treason nncl Murclcr, nnd a Virginia judge pass sentence ot d eath upon you, y ou will not die. You will, I trust, be freed from the trinls and • orrows of eArth, your work being done. .Uut docs not the Commonwealth of Virginia fore~ce that when they |
