The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1855-05-03

sequently seen nothing of him, except
while he was officiating in his pulpit.
l had made pretext to call on him,
and found him man altogether made
after the model of what might be the
highest aspirations of true woman S
heart. But to all alike he accorded
nothing but friendly greeting; and
leaving them all, sought the privacy Of
his own quiet study.
He was eminently handsome, and,
added to his tall, manly form and beau
tifully chiselled features, he possessed a
benignity of expression that was nearly
divine
had much conversation with him,
and among other things, casual y men
toned Ida Summer and her evidently
dying state, enlargiug somewhat on her
beauty and goodness.
His color deepened somewhat as he
assented to my remarks, and expressed
his own regrets at her untimely fate
but otherwise be manifested no emo
tion. .
l remarked, before I left him, that il
was time for him to give his pretty par
sonage a mistress.
may marry years from no. re
piled be, with a sudden and deepenin,
sadness but I early learned to dis
trust the disnterested and abiding af
fection of our modern young women
If | marry, l shall probably marry lat'
iu life.' .. t.. b..
"A fallacy, take my word for it, Mr.
Stuart. Our modern women, some oi
them, are as fond and true as any Of
the danes of old. The thing is 20 find
the right one.' And thus saying, bade
him good morning.
On my return, / found my patient
ather lower than left her.
told her had been to the village
of -. Suddenly and tumultuously,
the warm blood rushed up to her bo-
som and face, and she looked at me
with her soft inquiring eyes
l told her of her friends, and casual
ly mentioned the name of the young
clergyman, Robert Stuart
To her clear blue veined temples the
same truapt blood sped with fearful
force.
| had seen enough. l now knew her
dlserse, and most probably its remedy.
l instantly wrote note to Mr. Stuart,
merely saying:
If you would save life, lose not
moment in Fastening to - (the
name of the town. will await you
at my lodgings
l signed my name and dispatched it
by private messenger.
Sooner than l expected, the young
clergyman was at my hotel. had pre-
pared Ida for conversation with a cler-
gymap, specifying however, no one in
particular. ..I.
l led him to her chamber, saw her
blush and start with happiness.
What then and there transpired, no
one but the great searcher Of hearts and
the two Of his choicest handiwork thus
brought together-a dying girl and q
minister of heaven-can answer. II
left them alone as long as l thought her
weak state might bear, and when II
opened the door | found him sitting be-
side her bed, her slender hand fast lock-
ed in his, and bis soul beaming eyes
pouring life and love upon her.
My eyes filled with tears as I caught
a sight of her radient face, so full of
peace aud serene bliss aud life, but the
tears L shed were the tears of joy.
NV patient with almost one bound,
regained her health and strength, and
the glorious representative Of Gods
minister upon earth, changing his mind
upon the subject of matrimony in favor
of the right one,' is now one of the
few truly happy men on earth, happy
in life marriage with one every way
cougenial with him, and every way wor-
thy of him.