Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1847-12-09
wPoRT RI THURSDAY MORNING DECEMBER O. lsl7

welfare, left It's impress on h's soui. it
neryed hlm 10 resolve, winch never aitcr
was broken, 10 rest not till he had attained
an object worthy Of iie--tlIl he had iul-
filed lhe hopes of such parent. Wnh
IL grateful aud strengthened spirit he stn-
died the book OF wisdom, aud commended
himself and her hc loved 10 the care of
him who urdertaheth the cause OF the
widow and the iatherless ="
Years passed on--years Of unwcaried
devotion 10 business, and faithful perform
ance of every duty. Every day he grew
in the esteem aud regard OF his uncle,
and Of all who knew and appreciated his
rare qualities OF character. Nor had ms
mind been neglected under the unlavora-
bic circumstances IN which he had been
placed for mental culture. Every frag-
ment Of leisure had been grain OF golden
dust exchanged for the pearl OF knowledge
Many book had been carefully pcrnscd
by night, and mcditated upon by day
precious epIs,les were often received
from his beloved parent, calculated to
nurture the germs Of virtue that had first
unio!ded in thc genial atmosphere OF
home. Occasionally did he pay her \
brief visit, and her image faded not from
his heart.
At length by prudence and economy,
he had accumulated such Il sum as, with
the addition OF small loan from his un-
Gle, he deemed sufficient to meet the eX-
pcnditurcs of collegiate course Of study.
His integrity OF character his business
habits-had so won upon the respect Of
the merchant that he had proposed, if he
would renounce his literary, and, as he
deemed it, foolish project, eventually to
associate him with himself III his large
and lucrative business.
As young Nj. thought of the obstacles
that lay between him and the accomplish
ment of his dearest hopes-of the uncer-
tainty of coming of victorious in the
struggle in which he was to engage, hs
spirit would Il, times falter, aud the pros
pect of speedy independence prove gol-
den bait almost too powerful for his pur-
pose. Bat the thirst OF the soul was I'M
quenchcd, and the noblcr aspirations
triumphed.
Into the scenes Of college life we need
not follow the student Let us not doubt
that the fixed principles of conduct, I'M
planted in the morning of existence,
proved an all-poweriul protection amid
manifold temptations. Nor need we
fear that the unconquerable spirit now
relaxed its energies, or that his solitary
chamber did not bear witness to many a
painful ellort--toa noble constancy OF
purposc--to determined resolution,
such rs the soldier feels OH the battle
field, 10 conquer or die.
Pass we over few brief years and an
incident occurred Developing the history
ofthc hero of our story In the town
orL-was established a yoIng physician,
who had set out in the career Of that non
orable profession, whose high mission II
is TO lessen and alleviate the Ills that flesh
is heir to, with hopes the most ardent
and euthusiastic--w an ambition that
aspircd to cmiucnce in his vocation, and
to the mcrlted confidence of his fellow
citizens Sprung from a highly re-
spectacle iamiiy-conscientlpus and open
in all his actions. with medical skill
that none could question, having, added
10 the best advantages that our country
could afford, all that Europe could offer
in completing aul pcricctIng his prcpara-
ton for extensive uscluIncss-Was II
strange, that with such claims to respect
and confidence. they should have been
lberally bestowed upon him, and success
lul practice reward his pTaiscworihy
efforts And more, dear reader, was II
wonder such mcrit--such high-soul-
Cd course Of action, should have made
him a mark lor the malice and dctractlou
of those few base spirits, that hang, like
the lcprous spot, upon the skirts OF every
community, who are CALLED and pIqncd
by life Of virtue that is to them per.
pctuaI rcproach, and who are ever, ready
to cxclaim, like their progenitor of old,
sight hateful, sight tormcalIng.
An occasion offered - convince The
younr practitioner that neither recttudc
of intention nor integrity of action can
always secure their pos,cssor from those
real injuries which none are too obscure
or too dgspicabc to iutlict In the course
Of his practice he was called to visit an
individual of many notorious vices, and
in the company ofwhosc bad habits stood
foremost that Of inlcmperance. by an
accident this person had dIslocated and
fractured a limb 30 severely that no hope
could be entertained of the future use oI
the member. except by the strictcst tenn.
perancc aud quiet on the part ci the pa
ticut in secoudlug the cllods olthe faith
lul surgeon But the fatal bowl was still
demanded, and as natural consequence
the excitement and dc!irium that followed
produced an entire disregard of the strict
orders Of the surgeon, that the broken
limb should be neither freed from It's
compress or removed from ITS place.
Thus, in process Oft time, the limb healed
into a gross and unnatural de!orm,Iy.
Now surely, argued INC enemies OF Dr.
C.. we have hold upon hlm from
which he viii fnd n difficult TO escape
AT last, through their Vaccinations, tie
invalid man believed himself the injured
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