Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-12-31
VOL. VIH.---NO. So.
WHOLE NUMBER, 404.

tn well as of necessity, almost wholly contr
OF verted. Indeed, she was one Of thol
IN instances Of adequateness for the severe
Vt trials and highest duties,ay, for the noble
;; styles Of life, where the intellect is on
(; moderate, but the harmony and richne'
lie Of the moral nature supplies it with insp
d ration, giving it range and strength an
: certitude, quite beyond its own independen
e capabilities. Three centuries ago, ther
}; were peers Of England who could neithe
t read nor write ; and the highest fame i,
d all the ampls round of historic greatness
belongs to man, who in speculative
philosophy and general literature va,
f neither proficient nor remarkable for biz
E capability
t Elizabeth knew everything that her
, life demanded, though she had learned 50
: little. She could work miracles in the
domestic economy Of that burdensone
household She knew how to rule withou.
usurpation, where authority rather required
her to obey and the younger inmates,
refractory to all other force, yielded to the
charm Of her goodness, and the mixture Of
gentleness, steadiness, and address which
she had the grace and patience to employ.
A just analysis of her agency in that
family, would make an excellent treatise
upon domestic conduct, though she would
probably have been both silent and iuea-
pable in disedssion Of the principles and
policy of her system.
Her mind and feelings, more than any
other that ever knew, found their mani
fsstation in action, duty, practice ; and
less in utteranee and social demonstration.
Her reserve, indeed, seemed Ike an inca
pacity, and its rigiduess scarcely escaped
the censurs Of her kindest friends. Nothing
except some household duty could draw
her from that everlasting loom. No visit
paid there, seemed to include her in its
courtesies or idlsness. II direct question
interrupted the flying shuttle, and hand
rsused . moment in its Office, it was only
fOr the interval required by tbs shortest
az swer that could be made in kindness and
co!raialitx- The thread Of her web resumed
its race as quickly as the urgency Of inter.
rogation would allow, and her patience
under prosecuting eomplaisa1ee was even
equal to her perseverance: but few ss
there were who understood il, os tie pro
prieties which it exacted, there were still
fewer who could raise the hardih6cd to test
her forbesrance very severely. Her sseady
settled it without appeal; for it
really gave no offence, and left no dissat-
She was busy With 3 warrant,
and the visiter always made her apology
80 as to leave the pleasure of call marrea
BY no feeling but the sense of bis own loss:
have seen but few women who sat .s
we'll at the piano, and when she had fne
linen web in the loom, and TIE weather
allowed of open doors, clear air and sum-
ner neatness in the array of shs cabin fur
,iture, nothing could be more becoming
han her occupation.
It was mouotonous; for her face was
ull of thoughtful light and chsngefal feel
ug. Her perfect gracefulness of motion
nd simple elegance of form, her felt
trength and quiet beauty, which, without
hallenging admiration, gave deep, pure
leasure, preserved an air Of raturalness to
he picture which allowed it to glide un-
uesticnsd into the spectators feelings.
Thus / found her and her surroundings
'hen I called occasionally as risiter;
ut, when l went professionally to gee the
hildren in their little illnesses, difficult as
rider was in such circumstances, the
hole feeling Of the scene was changed by
he effect of her changed attitude She
TODD foremost then, the mind that took
be direction of affairs; her manner init
,ating the highest qualities and her
hole action impressing me with the seel'
lg, that she was my equal End eune.hing
,ore, except in my professional Office. tr
thousand women / have me. nore wsose
rental sympathies and intuitions felt
rmer and broader than did that rustic
iris.
After q years occasional intercourse
ut more than occasional interest In her,
ae relentless severity of her toll and un-'
,laxing strain of her mental sxci'ation'
with the recurrence of the
pidemio season and an unusually wet
utumn, broke down her strength, and I
as summoped to her bedside, by her
.ithful old friend ard servant, Brown,
ith a rap on the window Of my shanty,k
now not how long after midnight.
"DoctOr, you're wanted badly at Tommy
arton's. Elizabeth is down, I'm afeared,'
ith the fever and she wouldn't let me
oublc you till, l doubt, we've waited
most too long bat hope not
"Why, Brown, is that you? Are yous