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owafterthun#jjladyiala      ,,the       
,,rainbow1 ,,after ,,the                
,,thunder-,,storm4  by  ,a ,,lady4      
,illustration        ,london3 ,printed  
for ,francis ,westley1                  
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,london4     ,,the ,,rainbow1 ,,after   
,,the ,,thunder-,,storm4   ,,julia and  
her mamma resided chiefly in ,london4   
,owing to indisposition the family were 
a little way from home for the benefit  
of the air4 ,in consequence of that1    

,julia and her mamma were frequently    
walking out4 ,one summer's evening they 
had extended their walk to an unusual   
length1 when suddenly the clouds        
gathered1 and distant thunder indicated 
an approaching storm4 ,they were a great
 way from any house1 but hurried to the 
nearest one for shelter4 ,it was a large
 brick-built house1 with a court-yard1  
inclosed by a high wall4 ,at the iron   
gate was a servant1 with a pitcher in   
her hand1 taking some milk of a man who 
stood by4 ,julia's mamma went up to her1
 and said1 ,will you be so obliging as  
to let us have a shelter from the storm8
 ,it appears likely to be very severe4  
,the servant replied1 ,i am very sorry1 
ma'am1 but it is not in my power2 my    
master and mistress are not at home1 and
 they have given me orders not to admit 
any stranger4  ,there was no time to    
hesitate2 immediately they proceeded to 
an unfinished house they recollected to 
have seen2 it was a quarter of a mile   
distant4 ,almost breathless with        

fatigue1 they arrived2 the wash-house   
door was standing open1 they entered1   
and thought themselves happy in having  
so good a shelter4 ,oh1 said ,julia1 how
 cruel it was in that young woman to    
refuse to let us go into the house6 ,i  
would not have done so4 ,then1 replied  
her mamma1 you would have done wrong2   
however painful it must have been to    
her1 to refuse was no more than her duty
 as a faithful servant4  ,every minute  
the lightning became more vivid1 and the
 thunder appeared to be bursting over   
their heads4 ,oh1 mamma1 said ,julia1   
how awful this is6 ,yes1 it is indeed1  
my dear1 said her mamma2 ,god thundereth
 marvellously with his voice2 great     
wonders doeth he1 which we cannot       
comprehend4 ,this is a storm1 remarked  
,julia1 such as ,i never remember       
before4 ,hark6 how it thunders4 ,oh1    
what a dreadful flash of lightning6 ,oh1
 the thunder6 ,it gets worse2 how shall 
,i bear it6 ,hide me1 hide me1 my dear  
mamma2 let me get into some dark place4 

,my dear love1 said her mamma1 you      
surprise me to see you so alarmed2 it is
 what ,i did not expect2 don't give way 
to fear2 ,i cannot hide you from this   
storm any more than ,i can hide you from
 the presence of ,god2 and that you are 
sure ,i cannot do4 ,be composed1 my     
love1 and let each of us say--          
',hide me1 ,o my ,saviour1 hide1        
,till the storm of life is past2        
,safe into the haven guide1       ,o    
receive my soul at last6'  ,our father  
sits at the helm2 he will guide the     
storm1 and ,i shall say to you as our   
,lord said to his disciples when they   
were in a storm1 and as he says to us   
now in his word1 ,why are ye so fearful1
 have ye no faith8 ,let us put our trust
 in him1 and look for our protection    
from him4 ,how much tenderness was there
 in our ,lord's words6 ,he did not blame
 them much for their fears1 but kindly  
reminded them that it was their duty to 
trust in ,god4 ,you are not like your   
little brother when he was about four   

years old4 ,i was out with him when it  
thundered1 and he said1 ',don't be      
afraid mamma2 if we love ,god1 nothing  
can hurt us4'  ,it makes me tremble so  
much1 said ,julia4 ,if a storm like this
 is so awful1 my dear1 said her mamma1  
what must the second coming of ,christ  
be1 when the elements shall melt with   
fervent heat1 the earth also1 and all   
the works that are therein shall he     
burned up6 ,how will the sinner tremble1
 and call to the mountains and rocks1   
',fall on us1 and hide us from the face 
of him that sitteth on the throne1 and  
from the wrath of the lamb6' ,now we    
need not try to hide ourselves1 but if  
we love the ,saviour1 may say--         
',this awful ,god is ours1     ,our     
father1 and our love4'  ,illustration   
,i think the thunder is more distant1   
continued her mamma1 and does not       
succeed the lightning so soon4 ,does    
that make any difference8 asked ,julia4 
,it proves1 my dear1 answered her mamma1
 that the cloud is going from us2 but ,i

 observed you were more afraid of the   
thunder than of the lightning2 when you 
hear the thunder1 the danger is over4   
,it is only the lightning that is fatal4
 ,when we have seen the lightning1 but  
have not been touched by it1 and when   
the thunder does not come immediately   
after it1 it is foolish to turn pale and
 tremble at a sound which is not        
dangerous4 ,after the flash of lightning
 is over1 we may securely wait for the  
clap of thunder2 it is as harmless as   
the sound of a cannon4 ,the thunder     
tells us we have escaped the danger1 and
 at the same time informs us at what    
distance2 for the greater space of time 
there has been between the flash of     
lightning and the thunder1 the more     
distant the storm4  ,julia's mamma      
proceeded1 ,i heard a poor woman once   
say she thought ,god was angry with the 
people1 and had sent a storm to punish  
them4 ,that is1 however1 a very ignorant
 way of talking4 ,storms are a blessing1
 and we ought to be thankful for them2  

and though we know they sometimes do    
hurt1 and a few lives are lost1 yet how 
few compared with what might be         
expected6 ,out of seven hundred and     
fifty thousand persons who died in the  
space of thirty years in ,london1 there 
were only two killed by lightning4      
,probably if there were no storms1 the  
air would be so impure1 that men and    
other living creatures would perish by  
millions4 ,let us1 my dear1 lift up our 
hearts in gratitude to the ,almighty1   
who1 though he sometimes shows us his   
grandeur and his glory in this manner1  
yet always displays more of mercy than  
of judgment4 ,after all1 ,god has more  
glory and greatness than he shows to us2
 what1 then1 will be the manifestations 
of them1 when in another world we see   
him face to face6 ,yet what we shall    
behold of him there will fill us with   
delight1 and not terror1 as ,i heard you
 singing the other day1 my dear--       
',millions of years my wond'ring eyes   
,shall o'er thy beauties rove1     ,and 

endless ages ,i'll adore       ,the     
glories of thy love4      ,sweet ,jesus6
 ev'ry smile of thine       ,shall fresh
 endearments bring1     ,and thousand   
tastes of new delight       ,from all   
thy graces spring4'  ,may we be prepared
 for that period1 and enjoy all that    
blessedness described in those beautiful
 lines6 ,there1 my dear1 will be no     
storms1 and we shall have no fear4 ,i   
thank you1 my dear mamma1 for talking so
 to me1 said ,julia2 ,i have not felt so
 much fear since you began4  ,the rain  
had nearly ceased1 and the storm was    
gone4 ,julia and her mamma were glad to 
prepare for going home4 ,as soon as they
 entered the field leading to their     
home1 ,julia remarked how refreshed     
every thing appeared4 ,yes1 said her    
mamma1 nature never appears more lovely 
than after a ,thunder-storm4 ,the       
herbage of the field is revived1 and    
what before was fading is refreshed4    
,all animals seem to rejoice2 birds are 
coming from their shelter1 and are      

singing delightfully1 though it is      
nearly their time for rest2 and the     
cattle share in the general pleasure4   
,see those two lambs1 how prettily they 
are playing6  ,illustration             
,illustration     ,,the ,,rainbow4   ,it
 was at this moment ,julia looked around
 to admire the scenery1 and beheld a    
,rainbow4 ,look1 look6 she said1 mamma1 
what a beautiful ,rainbow6 ,how wide it 
spreads6 ,how many colours are there8   
,let me count them4 ,one1 two1 three1   
four1 five-- ,my dear1 said her mamma1  
there are seven1 and in the following   
order3 red1 orange1 yellow1 green1 blue1
 purple1 and violet4 ,these colours     
appear so much the more lively1         
according as the cloud behind is darker1
 and the drops of rain fall the closer4 
,the ,rainbow can last only while the   
rain continues4 ,the sun must be behind 
us1 and the rain opposite to us4 ,the   
sun and rain must appear at the same    
time in order to form a ,rainbow4 ,it is
 caused by the rays of the sun reflected

 on drops of water1 and is a picture the
 most beautifully coloured of any the   
,creator has given to us4 ,the nearer   
the sun is to setting1 the wider the    
arch extends4 ,when the sun is at its   
greatest height1 the bow appears the    
smallest4  ,where do we read1 my dear1  
in the ,bible about the ,rainbow8 asked 
,julia's mamma4 ,i think1 mamma1 replied
 ,julia1 it was to ,noah as a sign the  
world should not again be destroyed by  
water1 and we read so in the book of    
,genesis4 ,yes1 answered her mamma1 my  
dear1 you are right4 ,how very fearful  
would ,noah and his family have been    
whenever they saw dark clouds arise and 
an appearance of much rain1 if ,god had 
not kindly said what he intended by the 
,rainbow6 ,but he explained it by       
saying1 ',i do set my bow in the clouds1
 and it shall be for a token of a       
covenant between me and the earth4 ,and 
the bow shall be in the cloud2 and ,i   
will look upon it1 that ,i may remember 
the everlasting covenant between me and 

every living creature of all flesh that 
is upon the earth6'  ,a bow bespeaks    
terror2 but this has neither string nor 
arrow2 it is an emblem of peace4 ,if it 
had not been said that it was a token to
 all generations1 even we should have   
feared a deluge whenever a storm        
approached4 ,how must ,noah have felt   
when he and his family left the ark1 and
 not a vestige of any thing remained    
they had seen before6 ,for the waters   
had covered the highest mountains1 and  
had risen fifteen cubits higher2 that   
is1 seven yards and a half2 so that in  
vain would salvation have been hoped for
 from the hills and mountains4 ,what was
 ,noah's conduct on leaving the ark8 ,he
 did not forget 7as many do7 the mercies
 of ,god which he had received4 ,the    
first thing he did was to build an altar
 for the worship of ,god4 ,one would    
have thought1 so dreary as every thing  
must have appeared1 his first care would
 have been to build a house for himself 
and family1 warm and sheltered as they  

had been in the ark4 ,but no2 ,noah     
feared ,god1 and therefore his first    
care was to serve him4  ,may it be so1  
my dear1 with you1 continued ,julia's   
mamma4 ,may you seek first the kingdom  
of ,god and his righteousness1 and all  
other things shall be added unto you6   
,noah's worship was accepted1 and       
immediately ,god said unto him1 ,i will 
no more destroy the world with a flood4 
,what kindness is here shown6 ,i think1 
my love1 it is time we hastened home4   
,illustration  ,when they arrived at    
their abode1 as ,julia's papa was not   
expected that night1 her mamma1         
according to her usual practice in his  
absence1 rang the bell for the servants 
to attend family worship2 and a large   
family bible being laid on the table1   
her mamma1 with great solemnity1 read   
the twenty-ninth ,psalm1 which being    
done1 all kneeled1 and she1 in a sweet1 
feeling manner1 approached the throne of
 ,mercy4 ,when prayer was over1 all rose
 from their knees2 ,julia kissed her    

mamma1 and took her leave of her for the
 night4 ,good night1 my dear1 said her  
mamma2 don't forget to pray in secret   
before you close your eyes for sleep4   
,adieu6 dear ,julia2        ',may angels
 guard thy head1     ,and through the   
hours of darkness keep       ,their     
watch around thy bed6'  ,i hope1 my dear
 young reader1 you will consider what   
,julia's mamma said to her for her      
instructions and comfort about the      
,storm and the ,rainbow is here         
mentioned for your instruction and      
comfort too on such occasions4 ,only    
fear ,god1 and you need not fear any    
thing else4      ,how dreadful to hear  
in the sky       ,the thunder so long   
and so loud6     ,to witness the fork'd 
lightnings fly1       ,discharged from  
yonder black cloud6     ,lord1 mercy on 
me do bestow1     ,and show me the      
peaceful ,rainbow6      ,in vain to     
shelters do ,i run1       ,if ,i find no
 shelter in ,thee2     ,no threat'ning  
dangers can ,i shun1       ,but as ,thou

 art gracious to me4     ,thou can'st   
hush my fears ,i well know1     ,by     
showing the peaceful ,rainbow4          
,that tells me the storm shall soon end1
       ,the earth shall be delug'd no   
more1     ,that ,god is my father and   
friend1       ,whose love is great as   
his power4     ,his signal to creatures 
below     ,is the peaceful1 lovely      
,rainbow4      ,this bow is not bent by 
a string1       ,because the anger is   
all fled2     ,nor has it an arrow to   
fling1       ,so that ,i have nothing to
 dread4     ,and ,god now would have me 
to know1     ,all is mercy in the       
,rainbow4      ,in future1 then1 when   
,i'm afraid1       ,and darkness and    
storms fill the air1     ,i will think  
that ,god who them made1       ,views me
 as a child of his care2     ,that      
storms will soon cease from below1      
,and the sky display the ,rainbow4      
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