Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-09-03
tWHOLE NO 993.
Trust in God, and Persevere.

| WI ny so sad ,ErneSt! said the Young vii
to her husband, atfectionately twinlEg he
arms around his neck, and kissing him.
He booked up with sad smile and re
Piled: Il am almost ont of heart, Mary.
think, of all pursuits, physicians profes
sion is the worst. Here have been, weeI
after week, and month after month, and
may s"on say year after year, waiting fo
practice. yet withou: success. A Iawye
may volunteer, in celebrated case, and s.
make himself known, but a physician mus
sit patiently in his office, ahd if unknown
see men, without halt his requirements ,rol-
ling in weal'h,while h. perhaps is starving
And it will soon come to that he ad !ed bit
| terly, 'if do not get employment
An unbidden tear stole into the wife's
eye, but she slrove TO smile, and said:
Do not despond dear Ernest; know yol
have talents and knowledge to make your
way as soon as you get start, and depe nd
upon it, she said, with cheerful look, 'tha
will come when you least expect it,
so you have told me, often told me, but
the lucky hour has never come said her hus.
band, desPondingly. 'And now every cent
of onr little fortune has been expended, and
our credit will soon be gone, when it is
found that we do not pay. What then is to
become of us!'
Ernest was in mood which the most san
guine sometimes experience, when disap-
pointment after disappointment has crushed
the spirit, and the voice of hope is no longer
heard within. His wife would have given
way to tears, if she had been alone, but she
felt the necessity of sustaining him, and an
svered cheeriuliy.
'And what if every cent is gonel have no
fear that we shall starve. God sent ravens
to feed Eliah, and he will yet nterpose for
our aid. Trust in him, dear Ernest
The husband felt rebuked, as she thus
spoke, and answered less despondingly:
'Bat really. Mary, this want OF success
would try the stoulest spirit. The mechanic,
the day-laberer the humb!est farmer, is sure
of his food and raiment; but ! have spent
years in study. have wasted years bes sides
waiting for Practice; and now, when all my
fortune is gone if resort to other means Of
livelihood, ] lose all that have spent, both
time and money, and must forever abandon
the idea of pursuing my profession. 1t is
too hard!' and he arose ard walked the
room W it'll rapid strides
His wife sighed and remain ID silent.
Bu,, after a moment or two, she arose,
went up to him, and iondly encirc Ing him
with her arms, said:
Dear Ernest. you must not worry your
self SO. You think it painful for me to bear
poverty, | know, ct you would not take it
SO hard, but a woman never regards such
things when he loves. A crust of bread and
a log cabin would be preferable TO me, if
shared them with you. than palace with
any other. But it will not come to this.
Something within assures me that you will
yet be great and rich. Have patience only
a little while longer. There-there is
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, ard said the doctor was wanted
in grea. hurry. With an exulting smile,
h wife fan for his hat, and then sat down
with d beating heat to await his return.
1t was i I'm ,st the fist summons that the
you g physic an had received, hough he had
reSiIed in the village more than year
The place, too, vas large and pOpulous, but.
there reside d medical men of large practice,
and all these combined to put down their
rival. Murc than once heretofore Ernest
wyuld-have abandoed the field in des pair but
his Young wife cheered and encouraged him
sometimes her own heart iet ready
to give up. Mary LinwnOd was, i"dceG that
greatest of all blessings, a god wife; she
sympathized with her husband econumized
lu the utmost, and by her sanguine words
chased d spondencv rom his heart.
Hour after hour she sat there awaiting her
h, land, yet still he came NOT. At length
iirkness set in, and she began to feel un-
easy. Sh was about to go to the door W hen
she heard her husbands foot on The step land
Iurrying out, she met him in the hall.
God bless yon, Mary. for an angel as you
lre,' were is first words. Iii it had not
been lor YOU, / should have gwen up long
ago, aid NOW my rtune s mate
Brea;hless with anxiety to near all. vet !
not unmindlul oi his probably wearied con-
jtion, Mary hurried her husband into the
little sitting-room, where the tea-things
we're laid and began to pour out the refresh |
ing beverage with trembling hand. while |
Earnest told the history of his days absence.
Il found he sa;d, Il was sent for to old
Gov rnor Hou5tJn's-the richest and most |
influential man, YOU know, in the COUNTY
and when got there, learned TO my sur
Prise that the Governor mad been thrown
from his curriaIc, nd was thought 10 be
lying All the physicians of the town had
been sent Cor, one, after another, tut none
could aid him. In despair, his wife, without
orders. had sent for me. saw his only |
;hanee sor life depended on a new difficult
operation, which none of the other Physi-
,ians ever saw performed Luckily, had
assisted at one when a student. | stated
what | thought could be done. The old
Governor is a man of iron nerves a I'd quick
when he heard the others say
hey could 30 nothing for him, he determined
% commit himself to myself. | succeeded
beyond my hopes;evcn the o her physicians
acknowledged nv skill; ami there is now
nothing but care required To make my pa
lent rs well as ever. On parting, he put
4 roll cf notes into my hands,
Mar, was in tears long before her hus-
band had finished his narrative; but her
heart went up in thankiulne>s to God for
having thus in;erposcd just at the crisis
when hope seemed gone.
From that day, Ernest Lnwood was
made man. The fame ct his skiiliLl opera |
Iiun was in every mans mouth, and by the /
aid of his putiert, who now became hIS pat
ron. he stepped at once iato practice among |
the hes. families u. the place. Wealth a. /
well rs reputation flowed in upon him; but /
he always attributed his success To his wife,
who's affections, he said, had chccrcd and
sustained him when tut OF heart.
There was nothing, he would say, 'hks |
n faithful wife; urder God, our veal ur woe