Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1845-06-05

wall Judge 1t proper to vsH conaexion, So
near 10 you, aud make arrangements for
their preservation and future comfofl"--
This letter wss signed BY DR. LANDER, Of
Marse,lies
| have u}tcady said TO you ihn, was q
miser, 10 The worse rnse Of the word,
and II Is an avowal which my latter con.
duet barely cnabies the TO make without
shame The letter OF the physician did not
move my pity, but It renewed certain angry
feeling. which had formerly existed TO wards
my sister .in.iaw IN my mind Some few
years before this time, by brother, an hon
est sailor, who tell prey TO the elements
he loved so well had written 20 me announ.
cling hi. ,n,cn, ona to marry the daughter OF
a fishermen a girl who had brought him the
dowery Of an excellent heart, two pretty
eyes, and total wan, Of money. was
both proud and misery, and | answered
him saving that since he choose to marry
girl wi,hou,- he might be hap.
py il he could, but MAT be was doing q
very foolish and dissra,efal action" |
had the brutality even 10 advise him 10
break with ,hc girl if he ye, had it IN bis
power He, like ,rne hearted mud wor.
thy man, welded the gltl be loved, aecor.
ding to his promise My sis,er.in.law was
Breton proud and honest. She never
forgo, my letter, and dcspiscd the sender.
When she lost her husband, and was
throw. into poverty and distress, 1t WINS
long time before she could bring her
mind 10 listen to The thoughts peliiIoning
for aid from one Of such disposition as |
had cvinced But the sight Of her girl, her
only child, wasting away from sheer want,
and the reflection TINT the poor thing must
otherwise be cas-, helpless upon the world,
made her ut length disclose her connexlon
with me, 10 the benevolen, medical man
who attended her. The result was the let.
ter have alluded to.
The prospec, of emolument being very
great, i, ma be imagined that was not
disincincd 10 visit the Marseilles theatre.
| answered the managers letter immedi'
a,elv, and followed it in person When |
arrived ut Marseiles, the first person
whom | met WIS the surgeon who had
written 10 me. He was in awaiting for Inc
a, the principal Hotel there. AS had no,
answered his request for money. the good
man had said in his simplicity, he will be
here in person, and day after day he had
looked for me The words with which he
sd luled mo were these: You have los, no
time, sir. Doubtless you thought AMI
/ Justly, that death might come IN tho way II
delny took place. All am glad to see
you it is a proof OF your unwearied kind
ness 10 your relatives What could do 2
NV purpose had been TO visit Marseillos
for The theatre only but there was de-
gree OF touching simplicity in the physl'
clans manners, which bad more effect in
preventing me from disclosing the truth
than would have been produced BY an at,
lack upon me for negligence. l felt it i'm
possible 10 avow to such n man my real
and sole purpose Of my visit TO Marsclilcs,
and Accordingly ,nstead of going stregh'
10 the theatre as intended, walked away
with the doctor TO my sistcrn.law's.
found her IN n most wrelched hovel
scarcely penetrated by single ray oil The
sun. Near the bed of tina, poor sufferer
stood an object which drew my first atten
ton. This was ulc girl, with large
, black eyes, beautifully curling looks, and a
countensnce finely marked and intelligent
, while marked a, the same time by degree
of grave resignation, The result OF The Prev
Gus habl,ude OF suffering. How interest
. ing that creature seemed to me | felt o
| frs, as if | could have taken her londly tc
nv arms; but sordld nvarics suddenly in
T ,erposcd and struck me with the thought
: that, il allowed myself to be moved
must assuredly burden myself with new ant
1 heavy duties which might press upon m'
. for life involuntary shtunk back from
, TIN, base suegeGion Of The demon ~nhlr
me The physician saw The movement
/ and good man, he aseribed II TO pity. The
SIGHT Of this misery touches you, SIR sad
8 he, 'bu, the physician must look closely
, into the ills which he would cure. II il
YOU who must be the physician here. Conn
J.. nigh your poor relative.
When my sister 10 law noticed my np
, proach she made an efTou 10 raise herself
:. There was upon her counlenance n mIXtlr
T Of sadness an pride, which told me plalnI
e tina, cos, her much to apply 10 me. Sb
20 decendcd 10 no COUGHING cntfeaty, but, IA
p; sing her fingers, which Temblcd wit
a weakness and emotion she pointed TO be
C liue girl and said See that s~ee, ange
!. thai off OF heaven She will soon have n
) motherw
e Equally true and di'gracefuI ii is tia
-. this appea did not counIefaci or WIPE ava
K the miscrly fears which had besd me
I. answered even in cold tone, why ente
d tam fears} You are wrong YOU hav
E. a good physician You despair unnec -
.fily'-Any man would have added 70
a have a brother IN law, too who will civ
ID every comfort in his power added n
'e such words, My only thought Was no
to escape 10 tbs easiest manner Mea'
I.,,l- h.I been m m