The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-04-27
The Love Cure-A sketch from Life.
By OUR FAMILY PHYSICIAN.

treatment of pulmonary complaints, and tra.-
cling North one summer for health and rest.
! stopped for few weeks at beautiful little
village near TIE ST. Lawrence. where l was
some what known. had only been in the
village TWO days when | was called 10 the
young daughter of wealthy farmer by the
name of Summer ..
Ida Summer had been the belle fthe county
and, though only seventeen, her marvellous
beauty had already kindIed bright fire in the
heart of many suitor In her favor. Frank,
arch, yet innocent, full of wild spirits. yet
utterly devoid Of coquetry to see her was 10
love her
found the peerless girl whom had re-
embered from the summer before as buo-
yant and rosy with health. pale and wan as a
summer cloud, and apparently in the las; aud
closing stages of q deep decline a careful
Investigation into the state of her lungs CON
WINGED me that hers was mental rather than
physical consumption. | studied her case
carefully, watched the various expressions of
her speaking face. and at last came to the con
clusou that her malady was one of the heart.
One unrequted affection? l could not think
that; beautiful and good she was.
| The ease was difficult one. Tenderly and
gently probed every sounding, but could
arrive at no conclusion, Thus much l dis
covered: that she possessed no particular re-
gard for any one of the youths far or near,
whose name l could get hold of, And, not
wilhstanding all of my efforts, she seemed
rapidly declining.
made minute inquiry into her past life;
but cautiously, as not TO let my motives be ap-
parent l learned that she had spent a few
weeks of the winter preceding with an intimate
friend in an adjoining town. where repaired;
but by closest inquiry could ascertain nothing
To all alike she had been friendly but nothing
more.
The clergyman of the church which she had
attended was young man, but one given to
study and secuson. She had consequently
seen nothing Of him except in the pulpit. |
had made pretext to call on him. and found
him man altogether made after the model of
which might be the highest aspirations of a
woman's heart.
In fact, all the unengsged young ladies of
his parish were well nigh crazy about him
But to all he accorded nothing but a friendly
greeting: and leaving them all sought the pri
vacy of his own study. He was eminently
handsome. and, added to his tall manly form
and beautifully chiselcd features, he possess
ed benignity of expression that was nearly
divine.
! had much conversation with him, and
among other things casually mention Ida Sum
mer, and her evidently dying state, enarging
somewhat on her beauty and goodness His
color deepened somewhat as he asseuted to
my remarks and expressed his own regrets at
her untmely fate; but otherwise no ,,aanifes
ted no emotion remarked before left him
that it time for him to give his pretty par
sonage a mistress.
! 4 may, many years from now, replied he,
with sudden and deepening sadness; but
early learned To distrust the disinterested and
abiding affection Of our modern young wo-
men. If l marry, l shall probably marry late
in life.
"A fallacy. take my word for it, Mr. Stuart.
| Our modern women, some Of them, are as
fond and true as any of the DANES of old
| The thing is to find the right one and thus
saying, bade him good morning.
On my return l found my pa'ient rather
lower than when I left her. l told her had
| been to the village d.. Suddenly
and tumulsuously the warm blood rushed up
to her bosom and face. and she looked a, me
with her soft inquirng eyes. l told her OF
her friends and casually mentioned the name
of the young clergyman, Robert Stuart. To
her clear blue veined temples the same truant
| blood sped with fearful force.
I
most probably its remedy. Instantly wrote
a note 10 Mr.. Stuart. merely saving: Ii You
would save life, lose not moment in hast
enlng TO ---( the name of the town.
will await you at my lodgings signed my
| name, and dispatched it by a private mes
senger.
Sooner than expected, the young clergy
man was at my hotel l had prepared lls
for conversation with clergyman, specify
| ing, however, no one in particular l led him
| to her chamber, saw her blush and start OF
i Joy and modesty.
/ What then and there transpired, no one but
the great searcher of hearts and the two oil
| his choicest handiwork thus brought together
| a dying girl and minister of Heaven-cau
answer. | left them alone as long as ihoughl
her weak state mGht bear. and when open
ed tie door found him sitting beside her bed
her slender hand fast locked in his. and his
soul -beamlng eyes pouring life and love upon
her.
Ny eyes filled with tears as caught sigh,
of her radiant face, SO full of peace and serene
/ bliss and life, but the tears l shed were the
tears of joy. z ~---s--
Ny patent. with almost one bound. regain
ed her health and strength. and the glorious
/ Representative of Gods minister upon earth
changing his mind upon the subject of matri
mony in favor Of the '.righ, one," is now one
OF the few truly happy men on earth. happy
/ in life marriage with one everyway congenia
with him, aud every way worthy Of him.
t Ora WIVES AND DAUGHrERs edito.
+ OF the Newburypori Union--W ho is a wonlar
t-speaking of the alleged extravagsnce ot
wives and daughters, says that great part o.
it arises from their being kept il ignorance o
business affairs. Was it the habit of men Il
interest their wives and families in the details
of the day-book and ledger, she thinks We
should hear much less talk about unreason
able expenditures. But if men viii persist in
treating women as fools or children they must