The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-11-27
~ From Arthur's Home Gazette.
THE STRANGE PROVIDENCE.
BY T. 8. ARTHUR. {.

H.H.
Q ga strange, sad Provdence!' sighed on,
lfokacompsny Of moufnefs, assembled to pay
:he siasi iIibute Of respcc.and affection ID
IS departed sister, who had been cut down il
The very h"ver Of womanhood, and at time
when a thousand Of the lenderesI Ties were
binding, herio The earth. "What a strange
sIsad mysterions Providence"
y "Strahge and sad ,enough.'' was the so
j Der response. #"Ah TIE! Tie ways Of Hin
VI who siQetham' the clouds and shadows ar.
otdaIk and ihnpsneiratlle. Shewas q thought
: lll loving mo'her. ~ iogJ 0isHeg I5a
I7b"Noqe could have been more so,A an
swered the first speaker. a7en druE Ban
II "And her little ones need hercare nov
: perhaps, more than they will need it again
] Tender, innocent lambs! the chilling wind.
: will blow too roughly upon them"
"Ah me ! ii is strange! very strange p add
!. ed the other. 81 cannot comprehend it,
e Why should God remove ,rue-hcariec
| mother from the guardianship of her chill
1 drep?'5 lse 34ltE gst Id u, a1ioa aaa.HI
g soften and often have asked myself tha,
question: bp' tfele has come no satisfactory
frep!y." w .- 80 -
But, while these friends of lhe depar,ed
one are vninly striving 10 penetrate ibis uys
terions Providence, letiius gance back and
see it some incidedtslin her lie will 70,
fihrow light upon the subject ill"| 9s1oA
Esait was anesel ming ia early spring. {tI'he
day was warm for tlIe season; 50 warm tlra,
the lingering fires Of the departed win;er op-
dressed the atmosphere, and The windows
Fand doors were in consequence thrown open
10 admit the esher air without.
Ii was carly in thd evening, and MI
Carhon,aa bride ofa few weeks, had seated
berself-at an open window, with her neck
aud part Of her bosom barred 10 The ia pressing
air, that came in cool and loaded with va
fpor. ..,..I
"Why, Claram exclaimed Mrs. Carlton
: on. entering the room, md seeing the expo.
! sed position Of his thoughtess Young wife
I"liow impludenl you nre!" And he came
forward quickly 10 close the window. e'y
"Oh don't shut it down, don't!r in,erpo-
sed Clara. "The air is so reireshins,'
There was slight haskness IN her voice
as she spoke, which was perceiyed bv her
husband vino, without Hestaiiug, closed The
windows, remarking as he did So -" q s'a 2
II is wrong TO expose yourself in, this
way, Clara, dear, you might take cold thai
would cost yon your lieS' r.a,g. sas
q. MT; &c, Cation spoke seriously, and he iell
as he spoke.
"Oh dear, mol" lightly returned the young
lhIde.H "fn not so tender as that. Fresh
!, air will never Kill me-" III y. YaH aaa5i
a"Ro, not dry, fresh air, blowing upon
your hands and face. Bui this evening, The
atmosphete IS loaded with yapor, and YOU
have thrown your hankerchef from your
meek. Already ! gan perceive that you have
taken cold" ..s .is .e., .'.....,. i.
1 But Mrs. Carlton made light of her hus>
band IS concern, and soon after, went and
stood in lhe door Within protecting her.neck
and bosom with shawl or hankercbief.-
he consequences were such as might have
been naturally expected On the next
morning she had cough, with slight fcbriIe
symptoms. and pain and soreness in her
bieasl. Her form being slight, her chest
somewhat narrow, and her constitution by
no means robust, The effects Of this cold
were more p1infully marked than is ordinar-
ilf the ease in such torms of indisposiVion
Several weekspassed before she recovered
from lis eifscls. or we night say, from IFS
apparent eiGects-the seeds bf disease
whichshad been sown in her system, ienait,-
ed. hsd aaas g,r mYi u lssIa
| A few weeks Ia er AT large parly given
10 Mrs. Carlton by fiiend. as bridal party
she danced I'LL nearly two o'clock, notwilh,
/ standing "a slight indisposiion which had
4 manifested itse'f4 early On The previous day.
4 MWeyer, she eat several times of rich cake,
and olhef ind gesnble things, drank wine
I and 70 add rheg last 'tpound to the camePs
bacG, ," took sfreely Of cnllee and oysters a,
I the. q lse of the party. y.BeH- yai u saaa IA
\ On The morning that followed, in attempt-
\ ing TO rise about ten o'clock she felra sharp
= pain through her left iemple Soon followed
y an attack Of dims ghiedness, accompanied
by sense OF numbness in her tongue and
falong one of her arms, Fainress and n
I deaihly sickness Succeeded; and Mrs. Carl
J ton threw herself back upon her pillow with
Z groan. For hours she suffered from this
sickness WHICH was accompanied bs ia H,es,
\ distressing pain through her left eye, thai
4 went deeply boring into hertemple. When,
\ at length, under lhe aciye treatment of a
I, physician which "active" treatments was
added 70 the exhausing effects of the sick
4 hessL4lhe viOIeGce Of the attack abated
I Mrsg Carlton was in low, week. nervous e,
2 state from which she did not recover fo,r
v some tithe. Pie least excrtion was accom- ace
d panied by a tremur and feeling Of lassilude.
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