The Light of Other Days, Or, Passing Under the Rod
The book The Light of Other Days, Or, Passing Under the Rod was written by author Smith, A. J. (Andrew J.) Here you can read free online of The Light of Other Days, Or, Passing Under the Rod book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Light of Other Days, Or, Passing Under the Rod a good or bad book?
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This, thought I, must first of all be removed ;|and how to compass this end I hardly knew. My soul prompted me to confess my great sin and plead his forgiveness; but I did not yield to this better persuasion. I asked Mr. Knight for my belt, and I poured my gold into my father's hands. I felt somehow that this might be accepted by him as an atoning ofier- jng. This action seemed to break the spell of silence, and we entered into a brief conversation, covering my wanderings and my final arrival i...n Philadelphia. I wanted to inquire of my mother, sisters, and brother, but feared to do so, lest my father might say of one or all that they were dead. 220 THE LIGHT OF OTHER DATS. To my relief, Mr. Knight inquired after the health of the family, when my father said, "All hut AVillie are well; he is poorly." This gave me wonderful relief. My dear mother, then, was alive, and death had not crossed the threshold of my father's home during my ahsence. How, in silence, I thanked God for these glad and blessed tidings; for though I could cruelly leave them, yet in my heart I loved them fervently, and would have died for the defense of either.
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