Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-11-04

millionaire. and marry advantageously
He heard of his prediction for tn
church with disgust and anger. Blu
after many arguments and long-con
4 tinued efforts to change his mind, h
Edisinherited him, hoping thereby t.
bring him to his senses. But the reso
lutte and conscientious Charles Eardle,
remaiaed firm. At Nashotah, Wiscon
sin, he could be received, and pursu
his studies without expense. His grea
grief was the necessity of giving up hi
lengagement, and-hclding- no coErespoa
dence with Mary Carey for three years
At Nashotah he Jared hard with th'
poorest. He suffered every privation
and the students there are trained il
privations, while the church they ar,
preparing to serve rolls in luxury
Charles wardrobe wore out the frs
year, and he found that the livery o
patches and threadbare cloth which haG
excited his smile when he first behelc
the students go about in it, had to b.
worn by himself At one time, among
thirty six divinity students, there was
but cue. decent coat, and when any one
had to go to the next town to buy sta
tionary or necessaries, this was worn
by him, until nearly every student had
worn it throughout the year,
The necessities of this noble band
somehow (not by their own hand) got
bruited into secular paper, and came
before the eyes of Mary. The next
week a trunk was despatched all the
way from Philadelphia where she resi-
ded, to Nashotah, directed in feigned
hand, to
"Mr. Charles Eardley." t
1t safely reached him, but he had not
money to pay for its carriage from Mil
waukie, forty miles, to the college. Not
all the spare money of the students
dubbed together could reach the amount
of the carriers bill, three dollars and q
quarter In such a school were train
cd the ministry of the church in the
West. So they had books. and breac
and fish, they rejoiced that they had the
opportunity to prepare for the preach
ing of the gospel, even at such sacrifi
ceS.
! When the trunk was unlocked by
Charles, the whole crowd of his fellow
students stood around with curiosity,
for when had Il trunk ever come to
Nashotah before?
At its multifarious contents, they set
mp general shout. There were new
suits ofclothcs, shirts, vests, warm stock
ings, fannels; gay dressing gown, and
every variety of clothing, with little Jars
of jelly, fruit, and large iced cake i
There were: besides, books rare and
needful Never had Nashota beheld
such sight before The young men
were fairly excited into degree Of hila-
riuus amazemcnt that made them fol
then once forget the gravity of theolog
ical students.
Charles, bewildcfed wondered from
whom it came, unpacked the whole
| trunk, and let every one handle and see
for himself
"a new coat and pants y said wag.
gish fellow. "Now 1 speak for wearing
this next after Eardly, for want to &C
down to Milwaukee, aud our college coal
is not only out Il: the elbows, but has
| lost half its buttons T.
Charles was puzzled. No letter gave
him any clue rs to the donor. A caro-
simply contained, ga Present." in care
fully Imprinted letters.
"Who could think ofhim to do this?'
"Mary alone" whispered secret
voice in his heart.
We need not say that the contents o
the trunk, especially the clothing, were
shared equally among his fellow stu
dents, and even by his generosity, tht
good professor rejoice in pair thick
WOODEN hose; for the professors were a:
poor as the students At length oui
younger student graduated with emf
nent honors, and received the diplom,
of B. D., or Bachelor of Divinity.
He was now permitted to visit Phila
delphia, after which he was to be sen
by the bishop to the frontier, to carr,
the gospel to the Indians.
On the Lake boat to Buffalo Gor h
had kept school in his vacation to ge
money to travel.) his attention wa
draw to an elderly man who was lyin;
upon a tier of cable, wrapt in a cloak
and apparently very i'll. The crowd OF
the boat was great, the berths all en-
gagged, and it was cold and blusterin:
weather. The groans, at intervals, o
the poor man, drew the steps of Charlie
towards him; for to do good to all men
and especially to the sick, and destitute
and poor, is the Office of minister o
the Cross.
He bent down to him, and asked hin
if he could do anything for him.
~ am very i'll, young man." answer
ed the sufferer. Il could not get
birth. was i'll when 1 left Clevelan nd
but I am now in a burning fcver. Civ
me water, if you please"
The young deacon fastened for
glass of water: then, calling two mer
r aided them in taking him to his ow
berth, and when 'he had placed hir
: there comfortably, he searched through
, out the boat for physician. He foun
one, and brought him to the invali'
whose pulse by this time was up to
, hundred and twenty, and he talked wit
the incoherence of delirium. He spoE
r of his wealth, of banks, of stocks,
money on bond and mortgage, until ii
j doctor said:
e "This man, who is evidently vel
j poor by his dress, though I dare say
s has seen better days; shows in his f
a Yer the bent of his mind. He is by n