The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1838-04-06
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From, the Geatleman's Magazine.
THE PHYSICIANS FEE.
BY CHARLES p ILSLEY, PORTLAND, MAINE
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nv CHARLES p. ILsLEY, PORTLAND, MAINE.
CHATTER lN.-coNcLUDED.
The winter months had passed away.
Spring had come with her tram Of flowers
and choir of singing BIRDS, aud nature was
decked in her beautiful garments.
II was evening and the streets Of the city
were thronged with gay crowd, enjoying
the delicious atmosphere and the rich splen'
dour of night. Every moving thing seemed
glad, and In keeping with the traukness and
beauty Of the season. But let us step apart
from a crowd, and enter this genteel looking
house. The rooms, if not richly, are hand
somely furnished. Every thing gives e'l
deuce of being arranged by the hands OF
taste. lis occupants consist of two females
Oue, middle aged lady, bearing the marks
of recen, lllerss, REGIMES On a sofa: the other
a beautiful girl OF about nlueteen, whose
simple white dress sets off form of eSqu's
lie proportions, is seated at a neat work table,
reading aloud IN tones exceedingly rich and
clear. The picture is one OF pure, unadul.
terated comfort: and, were II not for the
lines on the brow of the elder-those eger
lines of care aud suiering-one would sup
pose that sorrow had never shaded SO tar
and bright scene.
"lt is sad story mother" said the
young lady, as she flushed and laid aside
the book, - and II bears painful slmIhtude
to our avn dark history"
Without IT'S happy termination, Ellen,
replied the mother. /" Perhaps, 1t there had
been good physician a'gh, the story would
not have closed So darkly, aud Mrs. Lem,
aud fixed her eyes with an arch meaning on
her daughter. A smile and Sigh strug-
gled on the lips of Ellen.
"Our bigatons 10 Mr.. Herbert are ma
nv aud great" SAID she, while II faint blush
stole over her features. Had II no, been
for him, we might still have been the oc-
cupants of a howell, and dependant on the
precsrious means by which We SO lately
were supported"
"Yau have often heard, my daughter,
that God never resorts to ordinary m"ans
70 accomplish HIS ends. and that H. often
causes good to spring from what we, 10 our
finite iudgment, call an evil. Instance my
late 81 kness. To that We are indebted FOR
the acquaintance of Charles Herbert-hy
HIN We learned the existence OF that letter,
the receipt Of which has worked the change
10 our situation"
"True," SAID Ellen, but We might have
received the letter without the doctors ard.
awe might my dear, but continued
her mother who never ne lecied an opnnr.
tunty to enforce useful Iesson-"l had
rather ascrlbe the changes that have TAX n
place to a wise providence than to blind
CHANGE" Aad twas IN this devout reliance
that Mrs. Lemaud found strength 10 bare
patiently the Ills of life. She had been
scheoled in adversely, as We have seen; but
q submissive, docIle spirit had shielded her
in the hour Of trial. Thy UIH be done, :"
were the magic words that buoS ed her lite
bark ", when tossed on a tempesluoua SEA.
/, formed the burden q favoriie song Of
hers, written BY a friend Of Der husband
and presented 10 her.
When sailing over life's cbangefdl sea,
Should storms any bark assah,
Oh, may | put nay trust in Thee,
Whose power controls the gale
Ard 'haugh opposed may Be the wind,
NJ course but Just begun.
Lei fhis bs, harboar m my mind
"Thy 1iH 10 done"
Though waves around dash high ard dark,
Add burst upon It's deck
DgonIug my fral AID struggling bark
To arly, sudden wreck;
Though cloud on cloud their forms should rear
Aad shrouo entire hopes sun;
Still may say without tear,
Thy uitl Be done"
Where'er through life my path may lead,
H. s0nshIne Ia Il ,oni
Though horns should every step impede
How DARK soe'er nv doom;
On, never may dare contend
Agoinsi the Holy One
Bot 5ispsf, | 0wig bend,
Try piA b done"
Bui how are W. to account for this happy
change IN the circumstances OF Mrs. Lem
and To enable the readeI to UNDERSTAND
il iuilv, he must 20 back with Us 10 the sch
Chl,nber, which We left rather abruptly
W. nenlInned that NJ. Herbert took drel
interest ~ the welfare OF the family, ant
made al offer of bis friendship. He va,
one 81 tlhsH CHdthcltf7 WIN "lfp'H one ZEN
al hpmr 90 Il short acquaintance. W.
have al met wllh such 10 our ln'ercours,
with the world-men who ~ln oar conf
deuce almost a, first sight. Strange
though they are, the heart, as It we're, gpe'
gu, 10 meet them, aid by sort Of spiriua
magnetism, the of ctians become cemeut
ed n the solid bonds Of friendship.
Mrs. demands sickness conlinuod for
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