Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-08-15

The next morning. before service. Mr.
Revere visited the sick man. at the hute
If SO imposing name coull be given
10 the little inn. On his return. he rcpor-
ted the invalid somewhat better, but said
that his recovery was still quit doubtful
On their way to church he sail 10 Adcl-
aide-.it is really 70 be regretted that this
4 young stranger is in such poor quarters.
lie lies in a small chamber Just over The
+ bar-room, the noise of which must dis
tress him: and neither the room nor the
bed is at all comfortable.
i Dear grand father exclaimed ,del-
aide. .can we not have him removed 10
our houses'
That is just VIVA, I thought of he re-
joined; but, | feared that you. with only
one servant, would feel yourself unable
to bear The additional care and labor
ooh, do not think OF that a,n per
iactly equal IL the cNcrtion-Iou know |
am very strong. and this were such an
act of mercy
We'll. it Shall be as YOU saw. Prepare
the north room for him. and. II he lives,
we will have him removed as soon as he
is able to bear it. There is something re-
mark ably Interesting in the yorng man 5
?
a Catholic: but the Lord knowclh his own
1t was a number Of DAYS before Henri
/ Lcroux was able to be removed to the
house of the kind pastor, though it was
! but short distance from the inn. Yet his
fever had abated. and he surely was gain
ing some little strength. though he could
i only speak broheniy and iii whispers. VI
his request, Mr.. Revere wrote a line to
! General LcrOuX. aPprising him Of the
condition of his son.
/ still at morning and evening. in that
pleasant cottage home. was the suffering
sanity pastor. aud still did tina, angel girl ,
weeping, breathe her 'Amen'
Vt length was thc poor invalid removed.
with much care and tenderness. 70 the
parsonage. and laid in an airy parlor III a
wing OF the building. thus entirely detach
cd from the little noise of the household
Here every comfort surrounded him, aud
unwearied attention was bestowed upon
him, till his improved condition testified
that the change had been indeed. most
beneficial. adelaide was his principal
nurse. and her low. soft voice. light step,
cheerful. encouraging smile. all the gen
tie womanlness Of her presence. were in
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passed on, and the life which had been
cbbng from him came slowly flowing back.
the invalid would watch every movement
Of that fair young creature, as she silently
gided about his room. in her merci!ul
nlinistrations, with such an earnest. de
pending expression in his dreamy. dark
eyes: or in her brief absences he would
wait and listen for her coming, with emo
Il /, 4 81.
Sometimes when he was in great dis
tress. and his mind wandered. he would
seem to think her the spirit Of his mother.
and stretching out his arms. he would cry.
with heart-piercing tones, i'll his own Ian
guage-
oh. come to me mother! angel Of God!
-comfort me!--help mel sul.cr.--I
Diet
j Then adelaide would soot;l him with
gentle words. and battle his burning tenn
Plies. and charm away his wild fancies.
till he would fall asleep like tired child
/ One dav. when Adelaide had been ar
ranging his pillow. he turned his head and
pressed his lips upon her hand. She start
ed tmidly. and caught it hastily away
! Then Henri looked up with half reProv
ing smile. and whispered. That hand has
led me away from death, and | am CRATE
I full And it was, as get. only gratitude
which filed the invalid's heart, and pure
sympathy with suffering which called forth
the devotion of this young girl.
! When Henri had been at the parsonage
about two weeks. Gen. Laroux arrived
The meeting between father and son was
affectionatc in the extreme: the overflow
of wofnanly tenderness. the weeping and
embracing. were something quite novel TO
Mr.. Revere and Adelaide.
The General remained at NJ nearly
three weeks. when pressing business call
ed him home. Henri by that time was
pronounced out of danger. and was able
to walk about his room. SO. tenderly con-
signing him to the care Of the good pastor
and Adelaide. with whom he had been
greatly charmed, the courtly, vet warm
hearted soldier took leave Of all with
much apparent emotion. few days after
his departure, there arrived from Boston
a beautiful writing table for Mr. Revere.
and a piano for Adelaide. with the 'af-
/ fectionate remembrances OF Paul Leroux.
What colors may paint. what words
describe the dawn of love in the heaven
of young spirit! Brighter and roster
grows existence as it advances: the still
air is cleft with song: the breath of per-
fume is abroad; the very clouds of life are
tinged with purple and gold. and its dark
chill places drink in light and warmth. 1t
is like those mornings in Eden. when
heavens approval had hallowed its perfect
bloom. and blessed its human love: when
the flowers slept in the watch OF the angels.
and angel-song and the CLEAN of angel
wings were on the air.
Gradually and most TRANQUILITY stole
lifa's sweetest and mightiest enchantment
over the soul of Henri Leroux. until the
eve which looked pitvinglv on his suffer
ing. the lips which had spoken nope and
holy comfort. the hand which had minis
tered to his helplessness and pain. the
form of grace and beauty. the heart OF
natien,.e and roodness the soul Of purity