Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-07-01

all suffer to greater or less extent. Twill
now give you the history Of a few eases
which have come under my observation,
hoping may drop few hints which will
be Of advantage to those who are not under
like circumstances. In the spring Of lS42,
was called to see Miss c., residing in
the village of W----m, who was the loyeliest
and most beautiful girl / ever saw. She
was one of those sweet and delicate towers
but seldom found in the garden Df this
world, and when found this awful truth
flashes upon our mind; she will belnipped
by early frosts. | must confess though
my age forbids an allusion to suchthings)
that to look upon flower so sweet, 30 love-
ly, so beautiful beyond dc descriptions, was a
luxury which in my life time have seldom
enjoyed. After answering all my qyestions
with that modst reserve peculiar ITO such
sensitive beings, | Informed her that all
those organs heretofore mentioned were af-
fected, some organically, others sympatheti-
cally, but that the remote cause Of her dis
ease was in her. mind; that her fond hopes
had been blighted; that her affs7Sbns, pure
as the fountain Of love from which they
sprung, had been trampled under he feet OF
some man unworthy of them, and therefore,
she was beyond the reach Of all remedial
agents of which had command. While
memory abides never shall forget the re-
ply that fell from her sweet lips: sH know
it. This heart that so violently palpitates
within me will soon be resting in the en-
brace of what now most desre-death.',
On enquiry, learned that her friends
generally supposed she had allen cold, and
might be restored to health. also learned
that her enemies--(great God thought isl
possible that so fair, so beautiful, SO lovely
a specimen of thy handiwork should have
enemies!--enemies for what? All here is
the secret! Thou hadst formedand fashion,
ed her lovely in soul, body AMI spirit, bat
thou hadst formed them in thee respects as
vast thyright to do, hateful.} Her enemies,
Twas about to say, currently circulated the
report that these were suspicious circim-
stances connected with her sickness, which,
in their opinion, would in few months de-
velope themselves in such vay as would
requirelthe services of a physician for quite
another purpose than TO cure her of cold.
What modest opinion, and how cautiously
expressed! (May the vengeful Judgments and
the awful curse of the judge Of all the earth
settle down upon their guilty heads, and
when they die, dispised and hated by all
good men, may thefres of hell for them be
heated up seven thousand time, hotter than
the fiery furnace OF Nbuehadnsz zar.) Ex-
case this awful prayer, o Sod, for thou
hast said that" vengeance is mine and will
repay saith the Lord" But thou hast
also said that "all liars shall have their por-
tion tn the lake that burneth with fire and
brimst one, where the smoke of their tor
ment shall ascend Ito stink in the nostrils
of the prince of darkness) forever and ever.''
1t is now too late to continue this subject
further this night, as | believe that short
sermons are tho most efectual. But you
may expect the same subject continued
next week if get back from the north east
corner of this country where have been call
ed TO preach the funeral sermon of Miss
OF TINS cIty. and 1 nope soon to pfeHcn
thefuneral sermon of all their relations in
Museatine. Halo.