The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-05-22
OLD rAsRroHRD LOVE- L.ff1nA

OLD rAsHIouED LOVE L81f1nA
Letters between the frat Governor
Of sssAchnsetts, and his wife, about
the year lG25:
My most sweet husband--How v
dearly welcome thy kind letter was
to me, | am not able to express. The
sweetness OF It did much refresh me.
What can he more pleasing toa wife,
than TO hear OF the welfare of her beet
beloved, and how he is pleased with
her pour endeavors' blush to hear
myself commended, Knowing my own
wants. But il is yoar love Tia It con
ceive the best. and makes all things
seem better than they are. wish
that might always please thcc, and
that those comforts which we have in
each other may be daily increased. ~
far as they may be pleasing to God.
! will use the speech to thee that Ali
gail did to David: i will be = servant
10 wash the feet o. my Lord | will
do any service wherein l may please
my good husband ! confess cannot
do enough Tor thee; butthou art pleas.
ed to accept the will for the deed aud
rest contcnted.
have many reasons to make me
love thee. wherefore | will name two;
first because thou lowest God; and
secondly because thou lowest rue. IL
these 40 were wanting, sll tho rest
would he cclipscd. But must leave
tbs discourse and go about my house
hold affairs. AN bad housewife
to be 50 long from them: but | must
nee,is borrow little time 10 talk with
thee my sweetheart. lhope thy busi
ne,s draws to an end. Ii will be two
or three weeks before | see thee,
though they he long ones. God will
hiing us together in his good time, Tor
which ! shall pray. Farewell, ny
good hu shane; the Lord keep thee.
Iom obcdicnt wife.
MARaAaEr WISrHkor.
Ny good wiie-Althongh | wrote
to thee last week, yet having % tit an
opportunity, | must write to thee
again: for ! do esteem one little, sweet
short letter oi thine, (such as the last
wasl Ia be worthy two Or three from
NE.
began this letter yesterday a. two
O'Clock, thinking to nave been at
large. but was so taken up by CON-
pany AMI business. "a | could get but
hither by this morning. II gricves
me tia, ! have not liberty to make
better expressions oi my love to tl,se,
who art more dear to me than ell
earthly things; but | will endcavor
that my prayers may supply the de
feet al my pen. W. ich ,sil be OF use TO
us both, inasmuch rs the favor and
blessing oi 6od is better than oil things
besides.
know thou lookest for troubles
here, snd when one atliction 10 over,
to meet with another, but remember
our Savior tells US, 10 OF good com
fort: | have overcome the world -
Therefore, my good vile, rise up thy
heart, and be net dismayed at the
crosses thou meetest with in family
affairs, or otherwise; but still fly to
Him who will take up thy burden for
thee. Go thou on eLeeriully, in obc-
dience to Ills holy will in tl,e course
he hath sent thee. Peace shall como
| commend thee aud all thine to the
gracious protection and blessing OF
the Lord
Farewell, my COOL wife. kiss
and love thee with the kindest afiec.
tion, and rest lhy iaithiui husband
john WINrHRoP.
Most Loving and good Husband
| have received your letters. Tie
true tokens of your love and care oil
my good, now in your absence, ~ well
rs when Won are present, mako me
think that sayipg false, out Of sight,
out of mind. ] am sure my heori
and thoughts arc always near you, T.
do YOU good and not evil. oil thu
day OF my lie rejoice in the sx
psctaiion Of our happy meeting; fol
the absence has been very long il mi
conceit, and thy re presence much do
sired. Thy welcome is always resdJ
maxi haste to entertain Il.
And 80 | hid my good husband
iare we'll. and commit him to tn
Load. Your loving and oledient wife
MARGARET WiHTaRoP.
Spuxasos INK PxEAosER. Spur
geon the Baptist rsvivslist Of Londol
still rctains his hold on the public In
terest. A churcnman writing in th'
London Times, tells low he went :
heir Sturgeon with strange senss
ton u wrong doing, and = the r.
cult OF his hearing uf the diassatea
thus addresses his own archbish.sp:-
May it please yonr Grace, here j.
man able 10 preach cloqusntly, ebl'
to fill the largest church in Englan
with his voice, ami what is mUIe
the purpose, with people. And M