Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1861-01-31
Fanny Forester's Bstrothal,

hNOIlIEdui DhhH'h Ni''''g i"'N8N-' - '''
A.C Kendrick Of the University Of Rochester
published by Sheldon & Co., the account OF her
betrothal, at the age Of wentynlne, to DR..
.Judson, whom she married and accompanied to
Bormah
:" In December 1915, being in Boston, DR..
Judson was requested to attend Il series OF mis-
sonary meetings in Philadelphia, and Rev. Mr.
Gillette, Emily 5 host, went to Boston to secure
his presence. On their way between New York
and Philadelphia, a slight railroad accident de-
tanned them two or three hours, and to relieve
the tcdium Of the delay Mr. Gillette seeing
volume of the newly published 'lrippings' in
the hands Of friend borrowed it and handed
it to Dr. Judson. lie lesitatusly took it,
the title not promising work specially to his
taste bat carclcssIy opening it, Le oon found
his attention riyeted by the grace Of The STYLE,
and the truth and sprightlinc.s OF the narrative.
On Mr. Gilettes returning to him, he in
quircd who was the author Of the book, adding
that it was written with great beauty and pow.
er--reitemtng emphatically with great beauty
and power lie asked If the lady was q Chris
tian, and being informed that She was said Il
should be glad to know her. A lady who writes
so well, ought to write better 1t is Il pity that
such fine talents should be employed upon such
subjects. Mr.. Gillette replied that he would
soon be able to make her ac1ualnmnc', as she
was then an inmate Of his own house. Is she
Baptist asked Dr. Judson and being an
swcrcd a1frmatiyely he renewcdy expressed his
desire to see aud converse with her, as it was
pity that talents so brilliant should not be more
worthiIy employed. they arrived in (or ont OF
due time at Philadelphia and DR.. Jud,ou was
welcomed to the house of Mr. and Mrs W W..
S Roberts, who became warm personal friends
as they were already active friends OF the mis-.
sion cause
Promptly on the next day he cam. over q
NJ. Glleues Emily--in hnm,ruioe dress,
was submitting 10 the not very lo'tieal process
of vaccination. As soon as it aas over, DR..
Judson conducted Der to tho sofa ayiu1 thuh.
wished to talk with Ter She replied haI
phyIuly, thai Sic should be delighted and on
ored by having him talk to her. WiI chalac
toristie impetuosity, he Immediately inquire,
how she could reconcile it with her cousricuc
to employ TALENTS 50 noble in a species OF writ
ing so little useful or spiritual as the skctchc
which he had read. Emiy's heart melted.
She replied with seriousness and eando
and explained the clcums lanccs which ha
drawn her into this field Of authorship.
INDECENT parents, largely dependent upon he
efforts, years Of laborious teaching, books pub
lished with but little profit, had driven her t
still new and untried paths, in which, atlast
success unexpectedly opened upon her.
Making this employment purely sccondar
and carefully avoiding everything of Doubt,
tendency, she could not re gard her course
open to serious structures. 1t wac now d
Judson $ turn to be soltened. He admitted Il
force Of her reasons, and that even his CIV
strict standard could not severely censurc t
direction given to flia love. lie opened anot
er subject. lie wished to secure a person
prepare a memoir of his recently deceased w
and it was partly, in fact, for this purpose Ii
he had sought Emiys acquaintance ;
entertained the proposition and the diseussi
ofthis matter naturally threw them much
gethcr, during the ensuing few days
The consequence of the coming together
two persons respectively So fascinating, W
what has so often occurred since tie day
Adam and Eve. They became mutually int
ested. Dr. Judson discovered ia her not o.
rare intellectual powers, but warm heart
enthusiastic and richly endowed nature. thr
bling in sympathetic union with his own. |
she was not in the exercise of that living pie
those high spiritual graccs SO ESSENTIAL in
missionary, and scarcely less in the mssnnaT
wife, he saw with pain but detecting in
experiences, the undoubted germs OF gcnu
faith, he soon conceived the idea of her not 0
writing the life, but taking the place Of
sainted deceased.
Having reached this conclusion, he pres
the subject upon her with all the energy OF
impassioned and truthful character. lie pa
ed to her the glorics and the dclomtics Of
Orient its moral desert in a wilderness of
urian, beauty. lie set forth the tolls and
va,ions of the missonary's lot, and over aga
this, the privilege of being u reaper in the &
moral harvest Of the world, the blessednes
those who turn many to righteousness, the
ny of that coming world whence faith air,
draws many presaging token of bliss
1t was not in Emily's nature to be nsen
to the force of such arguments from su
pleader-lallinp from - Inns wet with Castp