The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-10-27

Simple, good Susannah! How could she
once dream that love is SO mighty as to sub
due, exalt and hallow human soul Or
how could she understand what was meant
by the growing acquaintance between Faith
and Young Walter Cary! But Elder Jud-
son had shrewder eyes and larger measure
of worldly wisdom than his daughter Susan
uah He had not failed TO observe Faith
and young CRY, and he understood well
enough what was signi6ed by their manner
had been educated in the church of England.
Ia her family there had been some bold cava-
liers and goddess malignants,' but his father
and his fathers father had Witnessed for the
truth, in persecution and imprisonment, with
fire and swoid.-Walter himself had EN-
braced the views of his father. He had also
Il purity and nobility of character which
made him universally esteemed. Therefor
If the elder did not openly encourage his
growing Intimacy with Faith, he al least had
done nothing TO prevent it. Perhaps car
nal considerations were not entirely with
out an influence, for Walter Cary was pros,
pecIive heir 10 great wealth.
Faith did not think so much as she felt and
fancicd. She saw, like others, that Walter
was manly and noble but il seemed to her
now inc xpressably more. How constantly
she thought Of him How she loved the
tones Of his voice Heaven and earth. life
aud death, love and Immortality. these had
heen common words; but now. she began TO
comprehend their meaning and the childlike.
merry girl became a hish -souled, conscious
woman.
Thus matters stood with the family Of FL
der Judson on Muirson's first appearance in
Fairfield. Tho event awoke stir Of excite
ment and caused change Of mood in the
elders soul. which directly intcrlered be-
tween Faith and Walter. TO destroy their
beautiful dream Of happiness. Waliel's
mother had never ceased TO be an Episcopa-
lian.- She had known Mr.. Mnrson in Eng
land, and when he came to Fairfield he be-
came her guest and held service in her house.
Thus it happened that the quiet. gentle wild
ow Cary was regarded and treated as the pro-
tectress and patronesS Of the man of sin,
against whom the popular excitement was SO
siernly directed, But her character COM
mandcd respect. Mr.. Murson was evsnsel-
ical and earnest, and his preaching was at
tended with some success. So many went
to hear him that the church and magistracy
were alarmed and thought it necessary to
call public meeting, TO devise ways and
means to repel this invasion of prelacy.
II was glorious evening, and the full
moon Of August was pouring flood Of light
ON dale and bill side when Elder Judson re
turned from this meeting. The sisters stood
in the rude porch Of their dwelling as he APP
preached. The moonlight fell full in his
face, and they saw that the compression Of
his Inns llx.e o., aud his fara
gloomed into one of its darkest frowns. Feel
ing instinctiyely that he WAS in no mood TO
receive their gentle greetings, they retreatcd
to the house. From the first, Faith had felt
that IN the present excitement her relations
with Walter Cary were seriously threatened,
and she had watched her fathers moods with
unceasins solicitude. She and Susannab
seated themselves at their little round table
and busily piled their needles, stealing occa-
sional gianccs al their father, who sat erect
and silent in his high-backed chair, brooding
over the conditions Of the times. Faith was
hemming a grey handkerchief, which she
designed as present TO an Indian girl, " no
had been assigned 10 Elder Judson's care by
| the town, and on whom he had been pleased
TO brstow the name OF Mahala. When her
task was completed sh. held il up and made
some pleasant remark on the brllIancy OF It's
colors. j, caught her fathers eye ard she
started and tremblcd at the sound OF his
voice, as he said:
Foolish girl Is this time TO be occu-
pied with sinful vaniiies and to be panderiDg
TO the vain lusis Of the eye, when the ways
of Zion are mourning, and when this ives
of Baal is euticing the people with deceiifu
words! In the excursions oil this day We
have been graciousiy led TO feel that ii is be
cause of our lukewarmueis, because we have
relaxed the righteous discipline Of our fat
ers, and consorted with the malignants and
the children Of malignanIs. that this evil ha:
come upon us. Aud perceive the guilt l.
no where greater than in my own house
Ye, too, are guilty; We, whose great uncle
Jehoida Judsou, fought the good heh
al Naseby and at NJ arston-ye. whose faith
ers witnessed for the truth in caves and dens
| in stocks and imprisonments. and whose
memory is like frankincense and myrrh Il
all the faithful. Instead Of being occupied
with such vanitics, you should now repent il
sackclolh and ashes.
Elder Judson rose and walked the room
with fierce tread. Susannah bowed hel
head and worked on. Faith, with tearfu
ewes. sal erect, gazing at her father as ]
fascinated OF Supplied with sudden excite
ment. He turned with still darker irowr
and continued: 49,,
Yes, that dangerous woman, Adam Gary
whose fathers prosecuted the SAINTS, whose
heart is wholly given TO prelacy, and who Il
ready TO cherish the worst malignants, hai
turned your heart from the truth. Iot
have wicAedly consorted with her and he
son Walter. Heucefurth let them he as
strangers to you, and see that ye fall no
again into a like SIM
Faith had portion Of her fathers STRONG
shirt in her weman's nature. and she wouit
have replied, she would have expostnlated
she would have declared the imPossibility 2
consen,inp TO break off her acquaintance
with Walter Cary hut her feeling: were II
a tumuIt and she did not trust herself tt
speak. Burying her face IN her hands sn'
rpe vent Judson's prayer that right wa'
longer and decper-tonsd than usual, and yer,
terrible his petitions t ,nat an, ,ne .c sUr'
his enemies even as chat before the wind
yea, that they might be utterly CONSUMED
from off the face OF the earth lei a,.h
tears moved him little. He felt something