Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-06-13

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/, ehe.l.isa ,ic s.,i.ict hr' hosbtnd So hs chem
to-. The nedicsi genlcu,sn roon suisod. and
r,snorncea NJ Wr.isaft 30 eonormcd fe,ef.
Ts,twcnir as,s, Jaiss vss in The sgeuy a. sus
r.nss. Whb iairnsr snxicr1 she watched rvcty
sYsspson,, ssd administered orcfy mrdcinc vifA
hef own hsnd iesi pemo u,isialc shnpd hr made
u was IN vain tibet tie physician ruiresied hor &"
take noso csfe ~ herself she couid 10 uuihinC
bot that Which fciaed lo her husband. When ma
snfe was completely exhausted. fhc ~ond take ~
houf's troubled reposc. md then be sgsIn al het
t.o,' "a every accouai The thought u death was
terrible. To b. psi 10 ne ii,onrbt shc. 'is On
uiicrshi, drosdful but, oh, a - inRe compared
10 he bcinc Loot 90 himself He l. not CT for hcav-
en- Ilc has ucyei sought the in'crccssion OF the
Great Advocate. through whom bi"uo orn enter
en- eternal he. iIow frt,omly J,d shc pray thn'
b.. tie nigh, he prolonged that ae might come
forth from his affection hAo gold seven times re-
fined
Mr. Wr.thury was exceedingly reduced but th"re
Lad been 40 symptom ofdcltum, though weak
mes, and rs,n compelled him 10 remain almost
sisn,ly silent Occaslousliy. however he express
scd ls gratitude To julia. COT her uuremitod aiicn-
tons he begged her, ur his sake, In take oil pos
.iblc care Of hor own health, Tor # her strength
should fad such another nursc--s tender Wig
ilaa,, could not bc found Julia outreaed him 10
:akc no thought Tor her, o. sbc doubted not that
her hcavealy Father would give her strength for
the discharge of every duly. Sometimes, when he
was uiiering few words Of commentator che
panied 10 say 'Almez moi. lieu dc INC loucr ;
bui with sigh she would bury the though, at the
bottom Of her heart aud proceed 10 the discharge
81 her duties. Ohcn,ines shc would knecl for ~
hour together, at hs bedside, when he appeared 10
be sleeping with his hand clsspol in hers dividing
her time between counting his nuierug pulse, aud
raising her heart To heaven IN ius behalf.
3ut Julis's constitution was unequal To The task
she had undertaken. Pro,rsclcd aiiguo and auxi-
ETY. diI their work and on the day hat her husband
was pronounced conralesccn,. she was conveyed 10
q bed Of sickness. Unlike Mr Westbury, sho wos
IN couslan, state of dclinnm, produced by men
tai ,nxe,y aud unrcmitlcd watching. Mosj touch
ingly woulj she beg To 70 10 her husband. a. he
wss DIVING fuf want az hot care. II was ~ valu
that she wss told he wSs briter-was rapidly re
covering the impression w0S gone IN an instant
and ,er mind reverted to bis danger. Her plysi-
can Was snxious ihs, Mr Wesbury should visit
her chssnber, foon q. he could do 80 with safely
hapne iha, the sigh, of him might change the
rent Of her thoughts. snd remove HAT anxiety That
greatly heightened her fever a, he end of ten
days he was able TO be supported to her chamber,
and advancing TO the bedside he sai-
MY dear Julis, am able TO come and see YOU.
'Thsnk heaven said Julia, clsspng her hand
sud thou Kissing her eyes. she added, Heavenly
Father, thank thee Bat how sick YOU look. shc
.f.s. I..A a
and nurse you. shall very soon be rested. end
they will lei, nc come
I will eat by and wstsh, mud nurse you nov ia
LA. said Mr westbory. so try TO 20 10 steep At
~'ll dn you good
You called me Julia,' said she smiling; 'oh,how
rwoo,ly that sounded Bat viii mind you, and Try
90 sleep. for ny head feel. strangely
She closed her ewes, aud Mr. " esibury sat al
the bead C the bed watching her with intense ln-
,ctea. Presently her lips moved and he icaucd
forward to hear wha, she saying.
oh, should he die she mnrmured 10 the sofiest
tune--'Oh should be die without ever loving me
die without knowing how much--how fundly
loved him And, nh she added, IN Whisper,
while Az expression OF deep soemnIty settled on
her fca,aros-'Oh. should he die without ever 10y
ING the blessed Saviour that would be the most
dreadful Of al =
presently uulht w ilt tiitfi uiaiu'btu iitf anu
she opened her eyes. She DID not her husband.
she had turned her face little on tho othet side,
aud calling the nurse. shc ,sid--
DO beg thom 10 make less NOISE they will kili
WY dear husband know losi how It maGcs his
poor a,sd feel aud she olasped her own with her
hands.
Mr. Wes,hnry's feelings were much moved, aud
Iis debility was such be could with difficulty re-
sita,a them. lie found be must return Ia his own
chamber and taking his wie's hsnd. he said
4 hope 10 be able 10 come and see you now ev-
cry day. my dear Juhs.'
Oh do the said and always call me Julia. aiii
YOU i--it sounds kindly
Scenes similar - this were constsn iy recurring
f,r the mex, len days. Mr. Wesibnfy continued TO
gain s,rengih. though has recovery was somewhat
retarded by hs visits Ca Jglis's chamber while she
Wss gradually sinking under the violence of her
disease. The hopes however, ~hich Ter phvsi-
ciAn gave ct her recovery were mol d"lGsiye. With
N three weeks Of he time of her seizure ctisls
took place. ard he neIt day she ~bs pronounced
out 81 danger.
soon after the NJ Wes'bury wss sblc 10 attend
little TO business, bo, al the iime he wss 10 the
house. was spent 10 Juiss chamber. One day a.