Madison Whig advocate. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1839-1841, 1840-12-05


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wwpi up iHlly raatHr'aaaHs gaad
seldom fH1g H tNe grl.na business ID
.i's, su5 Hhth W aoY Hms he q sUsni
90 secaar aaars. be- generally vent
about tbomIu Ray uaHks any body
olae, as lhe history @. hIs odlrahp will
show Ee was greatly beloved ay hls
elders anil congregation was iu'i OF tm
plciiy anil sincerity sui entirely unac
Qlanted with the etiquette 81 tha world
Living The solitary com00rtless he ol
q bachelor his aldeH gave hm frequent
hints that bis domestic happiness would
BE- much increased by ha taking bImsell
wife, ani pointed 90 gfyers young Ia.
dies he hi8 congregation, any one 81
whom might bo q match of companion
Cor hm rhe elders, dnd,agall the hints
had no effect In rous.ug no doctor The
Using ~ tho means, preliminary e an
ioriug into matrimonial alliance, al ast
concluded to wal, upon him, and rhim
IMP to She performance OF his duty --
They urged upon bUn lhe advantages of
m1rriege--its happJness--spoko OF II as
divine institution, and as eiiogding ali
the plesaures Of frIendship; all tbs en-
'8ymenlg oil sanse aud reason and IL
u ahost elf thn assesia M da.l1as r.
4 The Eoctor approved % Ell they said
j apooggsd Cor his pasl neglscl Of duty,
% aceoeu, OF many dlHcut passages Of
Scripture he had 81 late been attending
to, and promised e lo5k after j. "the
first convenient season" The slders
however, were not 70 be put Of auy lon
ger. they insisted on the doctor at onct
I making use Of means, and requested
from him a promise that on Monday eff
ternoon, he would slranghtway yisitiht
house OF widow lady a few doors from
, lhim, who had three pretty daughters
and vino were the most respectable il
Z the doctor congregation Iosolye an
difficult pa sage in ths book 81 Genesl
2 reconcile any apparent discrepancies
I or clear up a knoity text, would havi
been az agreeable task to the doctor
compared wjth stormmg the widow
d promises Bot 10 the raising OF ID
: siege tie doctor mus. SO, aud With grea
! gravity and simplicity, goalla reader
! you can imagine yo1 ase bin cofsmsl
cing the work
r After the usual ceremonies wsrs owe
y ne SAID 70 MIRA VII my sessio
have Of late been advising me take
n wiie,sni recommended ne 70 sail npn
y Won. and az YOU have three Gao dang
= ters. / would ike 70 say word 10 tt
= eldest, ir sou hayo 10 obicclioQs" Ati
O. w enters aud the doctor wi
/, his cbmscterisiesInP .ieitg Geld g he
q INV Session have been advising me
Re take a wife, and recommended me 70 e.
y npon you. The young lady who b
e. seen some thirty suHmers, was not
s; b caught soeasly; She laughed al q
doctors abrnptness; hinsd 70 hm that
No making sermon, was IL not noeessa
NJ to say aomcthlbr FIRST % introduce 3
I'd subject properly before he entered iitl
b upon Il; nudas Tor her parl, che was q
o. termned n0tlo surrender hcr liberty
,i- nomonts waning" he honor q b
! sexwas concerned ii her aion3lng "a.
he This va en- waste OF time 70 the d.
b. tor. and 81 requested 70 see her sists
ni Mss T. Va then entered and
* save Ting lhe doctor says my Sesst
Of have bsen advising me 70 take M
,r and have been speaking 10 your si'i'
sd who has i1st gono ont Of the door a
10 Is Sic Is not inclined that way, WI
ID, would YOU ,hiak of bang Mrs L------
10, "Oh doctor, / don't know, i is Tsthsl
me serious question. Marriage you kha
ID, binds ono for life, and il should not
rashly entered into--l would not cohai
without taking time to deliberate ~
oh H." "My dme,n-says thc doctor,
Inc 90 much occupied, and as my SEES
Jar has said SO much 10 me on the busine
la .hat must finish it TO day Il ! cam
er, YOU had besi send ID your youngcai
lis ier 10 sosak TO me.p lnamomant con
ito itha honest lively Miss Mary W
aCsne away, NY child, i is geliDg
n tho afternoon. and | must gsi bone
sr, ny studies. ! have been speakinE
aa- BON your sistsrson 4 little hlslnoss
iod thew have both declined--l an m' :
cid iow words, and without nssFendng
at cions lime, what n0r'd yon think
~ ing made YRS I,-----nf "lnd'e