The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1860-02-02
Gb0ire ReaDing,
TEE ANGEL PAIN.
BY 7. S. ARTHUR.

Oh, if it wasn't for pain" said Mrs
Warren, F." lie would be, indeed, bless
ing! But pain mars everything 1t is
pain, pain, pain This is the heirloom
which every one possesses and the mind
must accept the fatal legacy as we'll as
the body"
And the lady sunk back with a sigh
upon the pillow from which she had rails
ed herself while speaking.
i" An angel who never sleeps at her
post, is pain said gentle voice, the low
tones of which filled the room like pass
ing strain Of music.
"a malignant, destroying angel -
Mrs. Warren spoke with almost angry
excitement
"a kind, wise, loving angel" was
answered firmly, ever seeking to save.
No enemy, whether cf the body or the
soul, can approach the citadel of life
without a sure warning from this faith
lul sentinel"
Mrs. Warren's only response was a
groan, accompanied by a firm pressure Of
'her hand against her side.
"Does the PAIN increase Z" was asked
in tones of sympathy.
"Oh, yes! 1t seems at each breath,
as if a kuife were passing through me- -
"The doctor will soon be here, trust !;
and from him We may hope for speedy
relief"
u am SO oppressed" said the sick
lady, painting as she spoke. 1t seems
as ii heavy weight were crushing in my
breast"
You did not feel that in the begin-
niug?"
No. The PAIN came 6rst."
Warning you Of danger. | am glad
We sent so promptly for the physician.
You dressed too thinly last night Bare
arms aud neck said the imprudence
would 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. This
pain is dreadful ?" ...
The doctor eatcred in few moments
You did not send for me "a minute
too soon" was almost his first remark,
after examining into the symptoms OF his
patient. 1t was case of acute pneu-
monia. Mrs. Warren, who was a fash
lonabie woman, had attended fashiona-
bic party on the night before, with arms,
neck, and part of her chest exposed. The
company was large, and the rooms op-
prcssively warm. Imprudently, she sought
an open window for flesh air A sudden
check Of perspiratlon was the result, and
inflammation Of the lungs the final conse
quence. Pain gave timely warming of
danger, and aid was promptly summoned
SkiIIfully applied remedies met The de-
sIryyer at the threshold, aud he retired
after a brief conflict.
"Thanks to the angel pain !" SAID the
sister of Mrs. Warren, as she sat by the
feeble convalescent. Your precious life
has been spared.
There was faint, asserting siuile.
If she had not been true to her mis-
sion; if she had slept one fatal moment
at her post, and permitted disease to pass
in without a stroke of warning, the dark
ness of death would now veil the ewes Of
our sister, and our hearts be shrouded in
mourning. And SO | say, blessed be
pain 1t is Gods mereifuI gift i"
Wise counsellor sweet consoer .
What would not give, dear sister Anna,
for your elear-sighted eyes-your ChFiS:-
ian philQSopAy-yogF divine falth-your
acceptance, not only in my persot, but in
your own, of pain as blessing!
SIN nearly all cases, was the low,
voiced answer, pain comes from viola
liOn Of either natural or moral laws If
the former, the body suffers; if the latter,
the mind. And thus being warned of err
ror BY the approach OF evil, VIC turn to
the physician and are healed