" Years have rolled by with their various
changes since that day; he has never yet returned; and I have only heard
from him two or three times during the time. My last tidings were, that
he was married and settled down to a life of industry upon a fine farm,
in his western home; but I sometimes, when I think of him, even yet
wonder, if he has learned the difference between the "Pyramids of Egypt"
and the "Island Continent of Australia."
THE WEARY AT REST.
The weary at rest. The idea was very strongly impressed upon my mind by
a funeral which I once attended in the distant village of C. It was that
of a very aged woman, whom I had often heard mentioned as one who had
been subjected for many years to bodily suffering in no ordinary degree.
I had never seen her, but was acquainted with many who visited her
frequently; and I became interested from hearing her so often spoken of
as a bright example of patience and resignation under affliction; and I
was accustomed to enquire for her as often as I had opportunity. Owing
to a rheumatic affection of her limbs, she had, as I was informed, been
unable for several years to rise from her bed without assistance, and
much of the time experienced severe pain.
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