The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-07-13

worlds wealth, rich in health, and gifted
with heart and mind capable to feel, and
understand, and enjoy the works and
benefcences ofGod, should be ignorant
of Him, careless of His will, Indifferent to
His pleasure, wanting in gratitude! I
should be brute not to be religious,
Adelaide!
II must confess that-that it is very
stranger she said, in tone of deep NOR
ti6cation.
Are you sorry, then, dearest Adelaide
he said taking her hand, and smiling in
her eyes, that l am wiser and happier
than when last we met! sit possible
that my confession that am friend to
God can make you look SO cold upon
me?'
But It's so unexpected she said, drop
ping her eyes, and drumming upon the
rich carpet with the tip of her little shoe.
j am surprised you should be so foollshp
Foolish, Adelaide" repeated the young
man, looking deeply hurt, as well as
amazed. Rather congratulate me that !
have found the key to all happiness and
peace. FOOLISH to bow the knees ofthe
heart before the footstooll of Infinite Lovel
Bless God, from the bottom of your heart
that have fonnd an asylum from the
storms of this tempest-tost world! Bless
God, Adelaide, that have escaped, by
giving myself into the hands of my Heav-
emily Father, the snares. the temptations,
the perils, that encompass the path of one
III tp,catf h1r,, g., an1 craHlu1
in the lap of fashionable indolencep
Pray tell me how this has happened?
| hardly know how to feel towards you,
or to address you!-What you have said
seems to have placed, as it were, all at
once, wide chasm between usn
1t but draws me higher to you, AIDE
laide!. l had hoped on my return TO find
you also Christian
Me how can you speak sol You had
best advise me to enter a convent at once.
1t makes me shudder to think oft! No
more enjoyments! Noparties! No opera!
No fashionable hats and dresses! No
gaietv! Attend church twice on Sab
bath, and mont hly concerts of evenings,
with plain ribbon on palmer bonnet,
instead Of being at ball in diamonds,
and the cynosure Of all eyes! Oh. Ed
ward, how could you whish me TO be so
so young as l am so gay, so much.-yes,
so much admired? Would you wish to
see me dressed as plain as sewing-girl,
and wear face as demure as Quaker
ess? know you would mott!
you have wrong idea of what Chris
tianity requires, Adelaide. The heart,
not the person, is the field of its opera
TONS 1t will not NEEDLE with one OF
your enjoyments, only elevate and purify
every source of happiness. But | will
not argue this now
And you are then a Christian, Edward!'
she said, with strong emphasis, and greatly
agtated. Il have then. none but n
gloomy future to look forw ard to. / was an
! ticipaling such a brilliant season, going ev-
erywhere with you as your betrothed bride
commanding admiration and awakening EN-
Wy. have been so long anticipating your
arrival, that might enjoy myself-but you
have dashed my cup TO the ground. If be
come your wife, | suppose shall have TO
settled down into dull house keeping
dame, be bored TO death with morning and
evening prayers, hive none but ministers to
| TO diue. and, instead OF parties, have sew
g-circle or benevolent society meet at my
house. In due time, you will become dea-
con, or an elder, and-It is to much IL
is more than | can beari You have deceived
! me, Edward!-else you have been knocking
mel Only say that you have been mocking
me! Only tell me that you have been all in
jest!'
In Jest, Adelaide!'
How stern! How severe already your
religion makes you!'
i am not stern, dear Adelaide. spoke
with the tone of surprise and grief that you
should think so basely OF me. as 10 suppose
that would make mock Of religion, What
haveisaid is true, Love the love Of God has
established his immutable empire in my
heart My SOULS so penetrated with love
TO Him who hath first loved US, that it will
cost me far more TO descend from the height
TO which this love has raised me, than il has
cost me TO ascend thiiher from the world
Daily do ask God to form around me an
immense void. in which shall see nothing
but Him-a profound silence, in which | shall
hear nothing but Him"
You are mad, Edward cried the beauti-
full wording, in tone Of bitter contempt,
while the hot tears Of grief at the imagined
overthrow ofalI her hopes Of gaiety in the
world Of fashiou sparkled in her eyes.
so was the courageous and jealous Apos-
tie Paul called mad answered Edward,
calmly.
You are fool. II is TO me all foolish
nessl'
so it was to the Greeks; when Paul
preached TO them Christ c,uciied.'
You have thrown yourself away! You
have destroyed my happiness-my peace"
IshaIl deeply regret III prove so. dearest
Adelaide he said, taking her hand, which
she codIy and haugbtily Withdrew, and then
began to pace, at quick impatient step. Ito
and fro before the window. The young man
stood watching her with looks of the tender
est sympathy. As she passed and repassed
in the soft mellow amber light reflected from |
the skies. he thought he had never seen a
woman SO superbly beautiful. Tall and
graceful, with a faultless figure, and face of
the most captivating power, the brow OF