The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-12-08

''''S' SUI hdS IcCclNeu, tudt III all these
POSITIONS she gained the confidence and
won the esteem of her teachers, employers
sni pupils. In her last position as teach
err she had under her care more than nine
~ pupils in painting, besides occasionally
giving music lessons to few.
During all her life up to April. 1858.
she had been regarded by her friends and
had regarded herself as possessing good
health. Indeed she was, apparently, al.
ways well, excepting SO far as the humor
referred to indicated lurking disease. In
April last, she began to find that she was
more easily fatigued, and that she could
not endure as much labor as usual. From
that time she gradually, though slowly, de.
declined. By the aid of another she was
enabled partially to attend to her duties
until the close of the school year, the first
of July. And by the assistance of tho
same kind friend, Miss f. L. Pierson, of
Leesville, N. Y, she was enabled to reach
her home en- the 18th of that month For
few days after she reached home she
was able 10 sit up part Of the day and to
see her friends but from the 23d OF Ju-
ly she left her bed only for an hour at
time. Her medical attendants found her
on her arrival home, with marked symp-
toms OF detective nutrition. On learning
the history Of her case, and after care
ful examination, they decided that she
was laboring under an impoverished state
Of the system, arising from a scanty and
improper diet. She was at once put up
on generous diet, with the use of mild
tonic medicines. These means, for time,
gave promise Of returning health. She
herself felt assured that when she should
get little rested she should be much
better. and soon entirely recover. But
in ABOUT three weeks her appetite began
to fail, and in few days was quite como,
and at no time after did it at all return.
The second week after she come home
marked symptoms of scor5utic state of
the system manifested themselves. But
those partially disappeared, and her ply
sicians and friends were encouraged to
hope that she would recover. But no Of.
forts to nourish the system succeeded. For
three months previous to her death she
could take but little food and that little
only in the form Of concentrated animal
broths. She sunk gradually to the grave.
Ten or twelve days previous to her death
the symptoms of scorbutic state returned
in very decided form, and the last five
days presented truly painful spectacle,
and constituted a scene as describe ed by au.
thors truly tragic"
Twenty-four hours after death a post
mortem examination was made BY Drs.
Allen and Gale. A tumor was found sit.
uated partly back, and below the stomach.
1t was about five inches long, and one
and half in thickness. The upper end
was about on line with the center of the
stomach. The right end of the Pancreas
was surrounded by the tumor, and was
involved in it. but its substance was not
altered. A minute microscopical exam.
ination OF the tumor showed cancerous
cells throughout its entire extent. In the
opinion of the Medical gentlemen, who
saw her during her Sickness and exam.
ined the body after death, the immediate
and exciting cause of her sickness and
death must be found in want of suitable
food proper nourishment, during active
mental and physical labor during the last
year of her residence Sonth.
During the residence of Miss Miner in
Auburndale her attention was more par.
ticularly called to the interests of her soul,
and she then felt, and has since cherished
the belief, that she then consecrated her.
self to her Savior, and found peace in be-
lieving. She left them with the full purpose
as she informed the writer, of publicly pro.
Tossing Christ, and uniting with the Con-
gregational Church, in her native town.
But not finding the same spiritual atmos-
phere then as shit had breathed at Au.
burndale, she put it off from time to time
until she found herself in the South among
strangers. Then she determined if she
ever returned she would delay no longer.
But she returned scarcely able to be of
from her bed, and never again left the
house until carried to her grave. This
procrastination. of what she regarded beth
a duty and privilege, she much regretted
during her sickness. As she wasted away
day by day under the influence of disease
she seemed to fix herself down more and
more upon the promises of the Bible, and
to feel that they were hers. She seemed
to trust in the blood of Christ alone for
salvation. She conversed about death
and eternity with calmness, and a. freely
and intelligeDtly as upon any other subject.
For the last few days she was DESTROYS to,
depart and be with Christ. And for the
last six hours of her life she seemed rest,
ing calmly and yet patiently for the mo-
ment to come for her to 60. She con.
versed freely with those around her bed.
side to within fifteen minutes of the last
breath. The last audible expression was
"Christ will come for me, he has come,
and shall CO." And very sosn she died
without a struggle, or a groan.
"All flesh is as grass, and all the glory
of man as the -four of grass. But the
word Of the Lord endureth forever.
Conn.