Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-09-07


band despondingly, ''and now every cent OF
my little fortune has been expended and
our credit win soon be gone when it is
found that we do not pay. What then is
to become Of u.s."
Ernest was in mood which the most
sanguine sometimes experience, when dis
appointment had crushed the spirit aud the
voice OF hope is no longer heard Within
| His wife would have given away TO tears,
if she had been alone, but she felt the ne
cessity Of sustaining him, and answered
cheertully:
'And what if every cent is gone? Have
no fear that we shall Starve, God sent the
ravens TO feed Elijah, and He will inerpose
for our aid. Trust in Him, dear Ernest"
The husband felt rebul,cd, as she thus
spoke and answered less despondingly.
"But really Mary, this want of success
would try the stoutest spirit. The mechanic
the day laborer, the humblest farmer is
sure of his food and raiment; but after
having spent years in study, have wasted
years besides waiting for practice, and now
when all my fortune is gone, if | resort to
other means ollivelihood, lose all that
have spent, both OF time and money and
must forever abandon the idea of my pro-
iession. 1t is too hard !" and he arose and
walked the room with rapid strides.
His wife sighed and remained silent, but
after moment or two she arose, went up
to him, and iondly encirciing him with her
arm she said:
"Dear Ernest you must not worry YOUR
self SO. You think it painful tor me to
bear poverty, l know, or you would not
! take it so hard; but woman never regards
such things when She loves. a crust OF
bread, a log cabin, would be preferable TO
/ me il ! shared them with YOU, than pal
ace with any other. Bot it viii not come
to this. Something within assures me that
you will be great and rich. Have patience
only for a little while longer. There
! there is a knock at the door noW--it may
be for you"
As if her words had been prophetic the
little girl their only servant appeared at
this crisis, and said the doctor was wanted
IN great hurry. With an eXulting smile
his wife ra tor his hat, and then sat down,
with beath.S,r heart to await his return.
1t was almost the first summons the
/ young physician had received, although he
had resJisd in the village for more than 4
year. The place too, was large and popu-
lous, but there resided medical men Of large
/ practice, and al! these combined 10 put
down their young rival. More than once
heretofore Ernest would have abandoned
the field in despair but his young wife
cheered and encouraged him, though some
times her own heart felt ready TO give up.
Mary Linwood, was indeed the greatest OF
all blessings good wife; she sympathizcd
with her husband, economical to the ut
most, and by her sanguine words chased de-
spondency from the heart.
Hour after hour she sat there awaiting
her husband, yet still he came not. AT
last darkness sat in and she began to feel
uneasy. She was about rising to 90 to the
door when she heard her husbands foot on
the step, and hurrying out she met him in
the hail.
''God bless you, Mary, for an angel a:
you are,'' were his first words. of it hac
not been for you, l should have given "
long ago, and now my fortune is made"
Breathless with anxiety to hear all, We
mindful OF his probably wearied condition
Mary hurried her husband into the LITTLE
sitting room where the tea things were laid
and began 10 pour out the refreshing bev
erage, with trembling hand, while Er
nest told the history Of his days absence.
Il found" he said, 81 was sent TO olc
Governor Hous,oa's-lhe richest and mos
Influential man, You know in the countr,
F and when | got there I learned to m,
surprise that the Governor had been throWl
from his carriage and was thought to b
dying. All the physicians of the tow
We're sent for, one after another, but non
could aid him. In despair, his wife with
out orders had sent for me. | saw his onl
e chance for lite depended upon a new an
difficult operation, which none OF the olde
' physicians had ever seen performed
Luckily had assisted at one when stu
dent. | stated what I thought could b
!, done. The old Governor is man OF iro
nerves and quick resolution, 50 when h
+ heard the others say they could do nothin
for him, he determined to commit hjmse
: to my hands. I succeeded beyond m
, hopes even the other physicians wei
forced to acknowledge my skill, and the,
Z is.nothing now but care required TO NAL
my patient as well as ever. On partIT
he put this roll OF notes in my hand"
@ Mary was in tears long before her hu
gg band had finished bis narration bnt h
q heart went up in thankiuIness to God f
having thus interposed just at the cri'
when hope seemed gone.
From that day Earnest Linwood was
made man. The fame Of his skillu oper
$ ton was in every ones mouth and by Il
* aid Of his patient, who now became his p
| tron, he stepped at once into practi
Or among the best families of the place.-
er Wealth as well as reputation flowed upC
50 him, but he always attributed his succe
st TO his wife, whose affection, he said, h
n, cheered and susiOined him when out
It's heart. f
is "There is nothing" he would say, like
y faithful wife under God our veal our W
y for this life depends upon her. Ii she
desDOndinp Your own san0ulne Sp