The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-11-10
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fairs Ills mind, wrapt up Ia lohy ~'nIsmPls'ions,
could seldom sioop TO the Ordinary business OF
liie,and when any time ho attended to secular nj
faii', he generally went about them ia way. un-
like any body else, the history % his eo1r'ship
will show. No was greatly beloved by his s'iers
and congreg siion; full of simTAicy and siReer
ity, and entirely uuacquaned Wit, tho etieueits OF
the worid.-Living ,hs SOLITARY eSmioriless lie Of
a bachelor, his elders gave ham frequent hints that
his domestic happiness would bo much increased
by his taking TO himselCa wife, and pointed out
several young ladies' in his congregation, any one
Of whom might bo fit match OF compauion for
him. The elders finding ali hints had no effect 10
rousing the Doctor 10 the usag of tho means, pre-.
liminary to entering into ma rimonal alliance, a.
last concluded to wait upon him, and stir him up
to the performance of his duty. They urged upon
him tho advantages OF marri,ge-i,s happiness
spoke of u ms a divine Institution, and aoFdug
all the pleasures Of Iriendshfp; all tAe sweets OF
domestic life. The Doctor approved az al they
said, apologsed for the past ncgleot cf dry,
count of many difficult passages q scripture lac had
of late attended to, and PROMISED ., look after il
'the first convenient season - lite elders however,
were to be put of any !onger; they insisted on
the doctors making of the means, and
requested from him promise that an Monday af
ternoun he would sirais stway visit the house Ola
widow lady, few doors from hun, who had three
pretty daughters aud who were the most respee'a.
Bile in the doctors congregation. To saIvs any
passage in the book of (ieucsis-reconcle apparent
discrepancies, or clear up knotiy text, would
have been an easy and agreeable task to the doc
tor, compared with sioiming the widow premises.
But to the raising ort Tie siege the doctor mus; 60,
and with great gravity sud simplicity gentle reader,
| hun, nrtu tlta
| work.
After The usual ee, emonie> were over, he said to
Mrs. Va, "Mg Session haze Of late been adj
vIsng mo TO take ,kife, and recommended NE To
ca upon ou; and as YOU have three fine daugh-
ters would like to say word to tie eldest, r you
! have no ohjet iions I" Miss w enters, aud
tho doctor with his charao,eri simplicity, said
to her, "My Sessions have t"en advising me TO
take wife, add accommodated me to call up5n
| YOU" The young lady who had thirty
| summers was not to be caught easily; she laugh
ed at tho dpetorD abrnPtness; hinied 10 him that
in making scnaou, il was necassssy to say some
thing first to iniroduce the subject property before
he entered fullY upon II; and for her part. she
was determine,i not TO surrender her liberty at
moments warping-'',he honor ct her sex was
concerned in her standing out all
waste of lime to the doctor, and he requested to
see her sister. Miss L. w then entered,
and TO save time the doctor says MY Sessions
have been advising me take wife, and bad
been speaking to your sister, who has lust gone
out n, the door and she is inclined ria way,
hat would you think of being Mrs. L--n'"
Oh doctor, don't know, it is rather qucs
Ition--Aiarrage, you know, binds one for life, and
it should not be rashly entered into would not
consent without taking time to deliberate upon it,
1t. 4
and my sessions have said so much me the
business that must finish il day if can. you
had best tell your mother to send in your youngest
sister to speak to me- In moment comes the
honest, lively Miss Mary W---n "Come a.
way, my child it is getting on in the afternoon and
must get home to my studies. have been speak
ing both of your a. lille business, and
they have declined-I nm man OF few words, !
and without mis-spending precious time, what
would you think of being made Mrs. L--ni"-
"indeed, always thought deal of you, doctor,
and it my mother does not say against it, have no
objections The doctor left M ISIS Mary IN few
minutes, enjoiuing on her to fix the day, for any
would suit him, but to send him up word the day
before.
The doctor was SCARCELY home eie keen dis
pute arose in Lhe family among the three Young
ladies', all claiming the doctor The eldest one said
the offer was first made to her and she did not pos
tively refuse. The second declared that she wish
ed only little more time to think upon il: and the
youngest, insisted that it was completely settled
with her. The mother of the young ladies was in
such difficulty with her daughters, that she was
oblige call upon the doctor himself to settle the
dspute.-She called, and the reverend doctor
in his characteristic way, said, "My dear Mrs.
W--n,I am very fond of peace in families;
it is all the same thing to me, which OF them, and
just settle it among themselves, and send me up
word" The doc tor was married TO the youngest,
and of his is this day arespectable cler-
gyman sin The land of the mountain and the flood b"
-Ezehange paper.
Christians should uisit Sabbath Schools says
Dr. Maherson Is tins quite enough-ought they
not to be members Of Sabbath Schools?
SUICIDE. The Barnstable Patriot says: On Tues
day of last week, Mr. Charles Howard of Pocnsset,
Sandwich, caused his own death by cutting bis