Holly Springs gazette., 1845-08-16

STRENGTH OF WoMAN's LOVE

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The Rev. c., at the South, recently
closed sermon with he following touching
narration.
A young gentleman of high respectable
ty, talents, fortune. and family married the
beautiful. the lovely and accomplished
daughter Of She was the daughter
of wealthy merchant in one of onr Nor
thern cities with their united fortunes they
commenced career oflife, with the brigh-
test hopes and fairest prospects of undis.ur-
bed happiness and prosperity, that the
most sanguine or ambitions could wish or
desire. She was lady of fashionable dis
tinction In societyf the pride and ambition
of all who enjoyed the entree of her gay
and hospitabie mansion, and the idol of
young and afiectionate husbands heart
Her wants. her wishes and desires were
all anticipated by that peculiar discernment,
which always affords so much delight,
and brings with it those unspea kable evi-
dences of husbands love that wife alone
can understand and appreciate.
Thus they lived on, for a few bright
years of happy existence. But alas ! such
is the versatility of fortune, such the uncer.
tainty of human happiness, that even those
who seem to be surrounded with all the
splended glitter of prosperity, are. by some
casual occurrence some unexpected event,
plunged from this splendid pinnacle ofpros-
perity'to the abyss of adversely. They
saw not, averted not the dark cloud. emer~
ged above the bright horizon that had hith>
erto encrcled their dreamy existence, but
soon obscured the brilliancy of their pros
poets, and discharged It's baneful contents
upon their devoted heads and threw them
upon a cold and hearthless world, without
farthing to support them.
The husband, unable TO counteract this
inconsistency OF fortune, by becoming for
titude, gave himself up 10 the grossest In.
temperance. and subsequent neglect and a.
buse Of his lovelv wife and family, But
she like woman, ca, like an angel as
she is. scared above II all.
After the absence of some days, his wife
no knowing where he was, he returned
home in the wretchedness and disgusting
condition to which drunkenness had re-
duced him, his locks matted with hlth, and
sticking closely to his forehead. his face
b!oaled, and his breath loaded with the
fetid exhalalions of brandy. In this fright.
ful condition of human degradation, satu-
rated With liquor, he entered the now OBJ
scuTe little residence of his wife, who met
him with all those feeliugs6f abiding affec-
liOI, WHICH, IN q woman EGGEk AbOHh 10
change, but the once fond husband, now
| transformed to beast, returned her cordial
reception with The coarsest abuse, and at
last struck her to the floor. She, aller re-
covering herself from the blow arose her
husband standing near her she rushed
| into his arms, exclaiming, "Charles
! Charles what are you doing 2" and turns
ing from his brow the matted locks which
once clustered in beautiful curls upon his
manly forehead, she imprinted upon 1t an
affectiona.e kiss. and with that soft and ten
der look oflove from eyes streaming with
tears, upon his haggard features, again
exclaimed, 'Oh, Charles, how can you
strike your once dear Mary % He in'
stantly, as if struck himself by some super
human force. echoed back the beloved name
Mary : Mary what have done He
fell upon his knees, imploreG her forgive
ness, and from that moment became a res
formed mana devoted husband, and is now
an ornament to society.