Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1858-04-08
THE ANGEL PAIN.
By r. 8. ARTHUR.

"oH, If it wasn't for pain," said Mrs.
Warren, "life would be, indeed, blessing!
But pain mars everything. 1t is pain, pain,
pain! This is the hsir-loom which every
one possesses; and the mind must accept
the fatal legacy, as well as the, bcdy."
And the lady sunk back with q sigh,
upon the pillow from which she had raised
herself while speaking. .. =.....-
"An angel who never sleeps at her post,
is pain" said gentle voice, the low tones
Of which filled the room like passing strain
of music. .-.
ga malignant, destroying ANGEL" Mrs.
Warren spoke with almost angry excite.
ment.
"a kind, wise, loving angel" was an
swersd firmly, lever seeking to save. No
enemy, whether of the body or the soul, can
approach the citadel Of life without a sure
warning from this faithful sentinel"
Mrs. Warren's only response was a
groan, accompanied by firm pressure Of
her hand against her side.
"DOes the pain increase?" was asked, in
tones of sympathy. r ....
10 yes! 1t seems, at each breath, as if a
knife was passing through me-" ~..-
"The doctor will soon be here, trust,
and from him we may hope for speedy re-
lief" .....
"Iam SO oppressed" said the sick lady,
painting as she spoke. at seems as if a
heavy weight were crushing in my breast. "
"You did not feel that in the beginning?'
"No. The pain came first"
warning you Of danger. I am glad We
sent so promptly for the physician. YOr
dressed too thinly, last night. Bare arm.
and neck! said the imprudence woule
bring its own punishment"
"Was that the bell?" asked Mrs. War.
ren, raising her head and listening.
"Yes."
"Oh, that it may be the doctor! Thi.
pain is dreadful"
The doctor entered in few moments.
"You did not send for me q minute tot
soon." was almost his frst remark, after
sxaming into the symptoms of his PATIENT
1t was case Of acute pneumonia. Mrs
Warren, who was a fashionable woman
had attended a fashionable party on thu
night before, with arms, neck, and part o
her chest exposed. The company wa.
large, and the rooms Opprsssively warm
Imprudently, she sought an open window
for fresh air. A sudden check Of perspi
ration was the result, and Inflammation o.
the lungs the final consequence. Pain CAV.
timely warning Of danger, and aid wa,
promptly summoned. Skilfully applied
remedies me! the destroyer at the threshold
and he retired, after brief conflict.
Thanks to the angel pain!" said the sis.
ter Of Mrs. Warren, as she sat by the fee
bic convalescent. "Your precious life ha.
been spared" .-.-....
There was faint, asserting smile.
"If she had not been true to her mission
if she had slept one fatal moment at he,
post, and permitted disease to pass in with
out stroke Of warning, The darkness ol
death would now veil the eyes Of our sister
and our hearts be shrouded in mourning
And SO say, blessed be pain! II is Cod.
merciful gift" ..............
"Wise counsellor! sweet consider! What
would I not give, dear sister Anna! for you,
clssr-sssing eyes-your Christian philOso'
phy-your divine faith-your acceptance,
not only in my person, but in your own, Of
pain as blessing"
"In nearly all cases." was the s-voiced
answer, "pain comes from violation ol
either natural or neral Saws. IF the for.
mer, the body suffers; IL the latter, the
mind. And thus being warned Of error,
by the approach of evil, we turn to the ply
sician and are healed" -.'
She paused, letting her meek eyes sink ia
the floor, and remained lost for some time
in thought.
"And so mental pain is an indicator Of
mental diseased said Mrs. Warren. a
Always" the sister answered.
"Always?" There was tone Of sur
prise in Mrs. Warren's voice.
'But what il the pain arise from anolh-
er's act, instead of our ownp"
Gas when the body receives external in
jury, for instance2" said Anna.
eyes. Is the pain from mental disease,
in that cass?" @ '1
.'Is the body in health when hand is
crushed, or the flesh bruised?" asked the
sister.
"No." g .9s
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