to the faithful Bettina, who clung to those dame Hendrickson was no longer confined to whom she served in their hard poverty-he her bed; and on the Sabbath days Anna told her that if she would follow him he could attend the public worship of God, of would find a purchaser for her pretty flowers. whom, now, only she seemed truly to learn. Anna cast upon him a look of tearful, smi- It was to the Holy Supper she went on that ling gratitude, and her simple, "I thank you," first solema Sabbath day after months of conas she held out her hand to him, bound him finement and sorrow. Oh! how _blessed it as with a magnetic chain to her being. Bet- was to listen to the Divine Word, through tina thought the Herr Doctor was a most which God seemed to her awakened percepgenerous man, for he more than doubled the tion to shine, in a veiled beauty, and when paltry sum she asked for the flowers; though she tasted the wine of spiritual truth, flowing she did not consider it necessary to mention from the wisdom of the Divine One, and ate the fact to Anna, she merely stated to her, of the bread of the celestial good of His love, that she had found a purchaser for as many Heaven seemed to open to her receptive heart flowers as she chose to make. and mind-and as her heart's prayers went up But Gotleib! what an Eden those flowers with those of the shining angels round the made of his chamber! with what a joy he re- throne of God, it was not for herself that she turned to it after hours of absence; it seemed prayed, but for him that had spoken living as if they brought him into contact with the truth to her virgin heart. Oh, the good sphere of a beloved existence. He examined child! In that holy moment she rejoiced to them with delight, and could not avoid cov-reveal her heart's love to the Divine Father; ering them with kisses. Never was patient she knew that her love was born of her knowledge of God, and thus she knew that it was blessed from above.

visited or watched over more attentively than was Madame Hendrickson; and as the mother revived, the daughter seemed to feel new life. Light beamed from her soft eyes, and oftentimes Gotleib thought that the roses that bloomed in her delicate face, were far more beautiful and bright than those that grew under her light and skillful touch.

As she passed out of the church she encountered the earnest glance of surprised and delighted recognition from Gotleib. Very soon he was at her side. In the fulness and stillness of her beautiful thoughts and satisfied affections they walked ou. Oh, how happy For him she seemed to feel an earnest, the dear mother looked when she saw the trustful gratitude. She never concealed her two enter her lonely chamber. The heavenglad recognition of his coming; she was too ly light and warmth of love seemed to be pure and innocent, and good to think it ne- within and around them; and she saw that cessary to conceal anything. And Gotleib's two beings so exactly created the one for the visits were so pleasant they grew longer and other, could not but find an eternal happiness longer for he and Madame Hendrickson in each other. Gotleib was truly in one of were of the same religious faith-and he had his genial, sunny moods; he seemed to soar a peculiar faculty for consoling her. Gotleib into worlds of light; his expanding heart was spoke of the other world, with such a definite filling with the glory of Heaven. The teachperception of its existences and modes of beings of his childhood were all brought forth; ing, that the dying woman never wearied of he talked of his beloved mother-now an anlistening to him. The high and true faith of gel of God-told of the beautiful hope she the good Gotleib opened to him a world of awakened in his heart concerning the little beauty, which he poured forth in his earnest maiden created by God for him, when his enthusiasm, more like a gifted poet than a be- heart shrunk in such pain from the isolation ing of mere prose. Oftentimes, as he talked, of her death would leave him in. Then he the light of his intelligence seemed to gleam turned to the blushing Anna, and said he back from the answering eye of Anna, until thought the maiden was now found. She his whole being was filled with delight. lifted her love-lighted eyes to his-he clasped While she felt that her hitherto dim and in- her hand said softlydistinct faith was growing into form and fixedness, and her intellect awakened to a sphere "I am thine," fell responsive from the maidof ideas, to a world of perceptions, that en-en's lips; and an infinite blessedness flowed dowed her all at once with a charmed exis- into the loving, satisfied heart of Gotleib. tence, and flooded her with the light of a graceful beauty that made her appear to the admiring Gotleib like an angelic spirit.

Thus were the spirit-links being woven through the cold bright days of winter. Ma

"Thou art mine!"

The next day brought with it a new and beautiful joya letter from the beloved one, conveyed into his hand as he tenderly pressed her's at parting. For this his thirsty soul had yearned for some expression of the maiden's

heart-love that had as yet gleamed upon him above the earth.

A woman's heart is so but momentarily from her modest eyes. But weak-it is like a trailing vine, that cannot alone in his chamber with the dear letter be- lift itself up until its curling tendrils are wound fore him! ah, now indeed he was to lift the round the lofty tree tops of a man's ascending the veil that hid his life's treasure. To have thought. Gotlieb, thus dost thou bear me revealed to him the heart and mind of the up into the serene, bright Heavens, and like i loved one. And his whole being glided forth some blooming flowery vine will my tender to her as he read the tender revealings. She love ever seek to adorn thy noble thoughts.

wrote:

Gotleib was charmed with the maiden's "Gotleib! my heart would fain speak to thoughts. Oh, yes her flowers were already thine. It longs to say gratefully, "I love thee flying over his highest branches. She soared thou Heaven-sent one." And I would tell thee of a dream that was sent to me last night, in my heart's most beautiful happi

ness.

above him, and through her heavenly truths were growing clearer to him. How grateful he was to his Heavenly Father, that from his own bosom, as it were, was born his spirit's companion. But her life was from God-and how holy was her whole being to him. She was enthroned in his inmost heart, to be forOf how their shining brows are ev-ever treasured as the highest and best gift of God.

"I was reading aloud to my mother from the book you lent me. I read of how the angels ever have their faces turned to the divine sun.

"In Heaven the sun shone brightly upon us; upon earth nothing but the cold moon-beams unite us; but the sun-shine will soon come again."

first caress of the maiden. His lips touched her soft white brows with a delicious new joy. But brow, eyes, cheeks and lips were soon covered with kisses.

er attracted to this central point, in whatever position they may be-even as our feet are at- It was evening when I next stood beside her tracted to the central point of the earth. I The mother slept, and Anna and Gotleib stood was happy in this beautiful truth, and felt in the moon-lit window. Few, and softly that through my love for thee, my thought whispered were his loving words to her. But was lifted upward, and my face, too, was lift- she smiled in an oneness of thought, when he ed to the Lord, and when sleep came, it seem-saided as if my spirit was conscious of a new and beautiful existence. I found myself in a large place, and a company of angelic spirits sur rounded me; and we were seated at a table, adorned with an exceeding elegance, and hav- Anna felt that her letter had made Gotleib ing many varieties of food, of which we par- very happy; and she bent her head lovingly took, but without a consciousness of taste- upon his manly breast. Oh! to him, the desonly there was a genial delight of mind ari-olate and forlorne one, how thrilling was the sing from the mutual love of all those bright ones. An angel-woman spoke to me and said This is the Lord's supper: appropriate to thyself the goods and truths of His Heavenly kingdom. While she thus spoke, I saw thee, dear Gotleib, approach, with such a smiling and beautiful grace, and thou said to me, holding my hand-sweet one,how bright thou art! Hast thou learned some new truth!Then I answered, "Ah, yes, indeed! I have But as the days passed, the material body learned a beautiful, new truth,' and I led thee of the mother wasted away, and her spirit was to an east window and pointed up to the great growing bright in its coming glory. She Sun, that shone in such a divine effulgence- wished much to see her beloved Anna in a then I told thee how the angels were held by holy marriage union before she left this world. the attraction of love in this centre of being So a few weeks after the betrothal, Gotleib led -even as the children of the world are held his bride to the marriage altar. It was a fesby the attraction of gravitation to the earth- tive scene of the heart's happiness even beside and as we talked, the light shone around thee, the bed of death. Madame Hendrickson felt dear Gotleib, with so heavenly a glory, that that she too, was adorning for a beautiful brimy heart was filled with a new love for thee. dal-and earthly care being thus removed For I saw truly that thou wert a child of from her heart, she was altogether happy. God, and in loving thee, I loved Him who And the good, true-hearted Anna, in white shone in such radiant glory upon thee. O! bridal garments and virgin innocence, looked was not this a pleasant dream? Gotleib! what to the loving mother and happy Gotleib, like worlds of beauty thou hast opened to me.-an angel of God. Even the Professor EberOnce my thought was so narrow, so bound hard thought thus, and quite certain it is, that down to the earth; but thou hast lifted me the good minister spoke as if a heavenly in

Ah, happy youth and maiden thus bedewed with life's nectar of blessedness. What are earth's sorrows to thee? Heaven is in thee,and eternity only can satisfy the infinite desires of such hearts.

spiration flowed into him, as he bound the two father's wisdom guided the mother's tender into an eternal oneness of being. "Let chil- love, and the little one was good and unsel dren, said he," love one another! was the teach- fish-and so gay in the infantile innocence and ing of the great God, as he walked upon the grace of her being, that oftentimes the young earth. Hence love is the holy of the holies. mother leaning on the father's bosom, would And it flows from God, even as the material whisper: heat flows from the sun-and as the sun is in its own heat and light, so God is in love.

And taking the ring he placed it on the soft white rose tipped finger of the beautiful bride

and said

"Gotleib, she is indeed an angel of God.'.. One dark and winter day, as the child thus sported in the inner light and joy of her heart and Gotleib and Anna as usual, were catching the light of her radiance, a beautiful "How beautiful and expressive is this sym-white dove flew fluttering against the window. bol of union, showing the conjunction of good The child grew still in her wondrous joy. But and truth, which conjunction first exists in the the father quietly opened the window, the Lord for his love is the inmost, and his wis- half frozen bird flew in, and nestled itself in dom is like the golden bond of truth, enrich- Anna's bosom. It was fed and warmed and ing and protecting love. And this love of the loved as bird never was before. For the little Lord flowing into man is received, protected and guarded by woman's truth, until, in her fitness and perfect adaptation to him, she becomes the love of the wisdom of man's love, and the twain are no longer two, but are made

one thought it was the spirit of God come down upon the house, and Gotleib loved it because it was a living symbol of the peace and purity of his married life, and Anna received it as a heavenly gift for the loving child. Thus literally and spiritually the white The fresh spring days were now coming-dove of innocence and peace dwelt in their Madam Hendrickson went to an eternal midst.-Arthur's Home Gazette.

one."

spring. But the heart of the loving Anna, rose above the earthly sorrow of separation, as if upheld by her husband's strong faith; her imagination delighted itself in following the beloved mother into her new and beautiful state of being.

For the Miscellany. THE YOUNG HUNTER.

Many years ago there stood on the south bank of the Ohio, in Kentucky, a large block house, erected by the Government to afford protection to the inhabitants, who were then thinly scattered over the country. At the time my story commences, there was a war with the Indians. They had ever been hostile to the frontier settlers, coming upon them unawares, attacking and killing, or taking them captives, before assistance could be procured from the fort. It was on a fine starry evening in the middle of autumn, several men were setting around the fireplace in the block ¦ house, talking over the events of the preceding evening, which as near as I can recollect were as follows:

Gotleib felt that it was now good for him to return to the home of his childhood, for it was more delightful to live apart from the toil and strife of men. In the simple country life much good might be done, and yet there would be less of life's sorrow to look upon. It was weary to live in a crowded haunt, where a perception of vice and misery so mingled itself with the blessedness of his heart's love.Anna was charmed and delighted with the pure country life, and as the business increased on the Herr Doctor's hands, it was so great a happiness to her to minister to his comfort. After the long winter rides, how she chafed The Indians, to the number of forty, mounhis cold hands and warmed his frozen feet, and ted and armed with bows and spears, had aphow lovingly she helped him to the warm proached very near to the fort, and had killed ⠀⠀ suppers of the good Bettina, no homeless and three men near, and had taken captive a desolate wanderer of earth can know. But young lady, the daughter of the captain of to Gotleib, what an inexpressible blessing was the fort. He had set out in pursuit accomall this; and how often he left off to eat, that panied by twenty men fully armed and equiphe might clasp Anna to his heart and cover ped.. Among the party was Charles Loranher with kisses! Thus went the blessed mar-ger, the girl's lover. He had just completed ried life until another spring brought with it his twenty-first year, was educated and the sweet dream child,' as Anna called the brought up a gentleman in one of the eastern little one, whom the angel said was the cities. The lad came to spend the winter here blessed fruit of the union of good, virtue and in hunting. Here he had fallen in love with truth. her. She was a very accomplished and beautiful young lady, who had accompanied her father from the east, chiefly through her af

The little Lina thus born into the very sphere of love, seemed ever a living joy. The

a circle around them. Their meal was composed of venison and horse steak, which their scouts had brought in. When they had finished, one of them rose up and went towards a tree at a little distance, and unbound Julia, the captain's daughter, whom Loranger had not before seen. Having seated her in their midst they made her partake of the venison. Loranger looking round, saw the captain advancing with his party,about a mile behind. Having returned safely to his horse, he rode away and soon met them. He stated to them their

fection for him-as her mother had died when she was young-but also for her love of the romantic scenery of the west. She was loved by all the neighbors around. Often she was seen riding alone through some place of more than usual interest; perhaps some sanguinary battle-ground, or a lovely island in some crystal woodland lake, and standing on its bank would think of "Ellen's Isle." Several times she was nearly taken by the Indians,and once a poisoned arrow struck in a tree by her side. She was often cautioned by her father not to go out of sight of the fort. The eve-number, which had increased to forty-five.ning of her capture by the Indians, she had They therefore thought it best to send a scout just returned from a short ride. Having seen on before to watch the proceedings of the enan Indian near the house, she sent the servant emy, and sent Charles Loranger back to the to the fort for assistance, fearing an attack block house for any men that would comeduring the night. Scarcely had he gone when in the meantime they would remain where they four hunters came up at full gallop. Dis- were. Loranger, mounting on a fresh mounting, they immediately proceeded to bar-horse was not long in reaching the fort, and ricade the doors and windows with furniture. They had just finished, when up came at least forty Indians. They wounded the hunter's horses, which were prancing around, and then began to attack the door with their tomahawks, the door soon gave away, and the first Indian that showed himself fell by the fire of of the foremost hunter. The second shared the same fate, and this was so till they all made a rush together. The hunters, throwing down their rifles, took out their tomahawks; three were finally disabled, and the remaining hunter wounded, seeing that he could not fight longer ran into the back room, undid the barricades and jumped out. Turning as he did so, he saw her seized by the Indians and placed on one of their horses. He hastened to the fort which was about a mile and a half, and on his way saw the body of the servant transfixed by a spear.

returned before dark accompanied by several
Kentuckian huntsmen. The next morning at
sunrise, after having partaken of a slight re-
past, proceeded in single file for twenty miles,
when they again saw the Indians encamped.
They now formed four abreast, and charging
were in their midst before they had time to
seize their weapons. Passing through, they
wheeled and charged again. In the first
charge they killed eight of the enemy; in the
second charge they were met with a shower of
arrows, which killed three men and wounded
six others. After the third charge, the Indians
gave way and fled, leaving their horses, they
were pursued by the captains party, five only
escaping to tell their brother warriors the fate
of the battle. The captain and Charles Lo-
ranger remained to rescue Julia.
Such was
my story of the young hunter. They were
soon after married, and Julia the captain's
daughter, now Mrs. Loranger, still lives happily
on a new estatewith the captain in Mississippi.
MONROE, March, 1853.
FRANK.

Having told the Captain-who, when he heard it became almost frantic-and was for going off in pursuit immediately; but in this he was over-ruled by some of the older and more experienced hunters. They therefore Dr. Kane is in Washington and determined to wait quietly till morning, and has just received his instructions for his in the meantime to organize a body of twen-Arctic Expedition from the Navy Dety-five men, mounted and equipped ready for battle at the first dawn of day. Charles Lo-partment. He expects to sail by the ranger was appointed one of the scouts. They first of May. He goes first to the head all started together at sunrise, with three days of Baffin's Bay, and thence to the Polar provisions and twenty rounds of ammunition Sea. He has provided for obtaining for each one. They had traced the Indians dogs, sledges and Esquimaux to aid him. about half a day, when Loranger, who was He goes in the brig Advance, furnished three miles ahead, came in sight of them.- by Mr. Henry Grinnell. Several of his Having quickly dismounted from his horse and former companions go with him. For tying him to a tree, crawled a couple of hundred yards, and stood up behind a large oak lack of funds he has not been able to lay tree, from which place he could see everything in as large a supply of preserved food as that passed among them. They had encampis desirable. He will probably return if ed for their dinner, and the horses were tied in possible, in eighteen months.

FOUR things come not back; the spoken word, the sped arrow, the past life, and neglected opportunity.