Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-05-13


and did much TO "raze out the written
troubles of the brain" which had for years
oppressed her.
Surely, if there are guardian angels
commissioned to watch over the friendless,
and lift the soul suddenly out of darkness
when Affections crowd most thickly some
such good spirit had that night taken com.
passion upon her, converting her extremi.
ty into an agent Of relief, and smiled upon
the clouded sorrow to leave a rainbow
there
The sun was not On hour high, when a
knock at the door, answered by little Fred
dy announced the arrival of man who
handed the boy sealed envelope, saying
that it contained money due to her. The
man then left without stating who had sent
him. When his mother rose the boy gave
her the packet. 1t was opened and found |
to inclose fifty dollars ,butno note By which
she might have told from whom it had
come.
Freddy said the man seemed to think
he did not know him, but the bearer was
Thomas Winsbrow, the hired man of Dr.,
Herman; and this satisfied Mrs. Lane
that there had been no mistake, and that
the bounties Of the good physician were
not cohfined to mere words of reputation.
The possession Of so much money, with
which she could pay her most pressing
debts,was better than medicine to her and
she did not hesitate to make use Of it that
very morning whom her most craving cred
itors called 10 know what she was going to
do, now that her husband was reported
dead. She paid them, and their anxiety
conce rning him was greatly lessened.
The payment of these debts caused the
money to 80 as suddenly as it had come,
vanishing like shavings in the fire; SO tha.
in the course Of the day, when few poor,
but sympathizing neighbors called, she
consulted with them as to the best means
of parting with the greater portion of her
furniture, for she did not now hope for
much farther assistance from the kind
hearted doctor.
Alas, for her !! she had rot been used to
evidences of continued generosity, save
from hearts whose emotions are their grea
test riches.
These poor people could not but i'll ad
wise, They were reluctant to say how
for to part with her household goods those
dumb but constant friends, so dear to a
domestic heart, from long service and as
sociation, seemed like a step toward utter
desolation.
In the midst of their sad interview DR.
Harman called again, according 10 prom.
Use, and his cheerful face presented sin.
gular contrast to the gloom around him.
After further inquiries he proposed solu
ton of the difficulty.
"You are aware, Madam" said he will
smile, "that am an old and experienc
ed physician, and | have seldom failed il
} any cases which did not consider hope
lessfrom the first. Yours is not hopeless
AS your medical adviser, will say that
know of remedy. 1t will be a partia
one, to be sure but it ts, to trust in G cd
to hope on and to follow my prescriptions.
Mrs. Lane said that she felt sali6ed tc
trust entirely to his better judgment.
"Then, my dear Madam, my first pre-
scription is for you to give up this gloomy
house keep all your furniture, and store
it at mine, and remain there with YOU
children, making my home your home, q
least till your health shall be completely
restored. You will find that my house.
keeper, Mrs. Janet Winsbrow, is kint
and worthy woman, The sohoohouse ant
church are as near there as here and IL
pleasauter place will aid your recovery"
There was a prescription which the
dewncast and now stonished woman die
uot uuu uiihOuLs W tdho auu tHo epceu)
result. was, that by the aid of the faithful
man.sorvant, Thomas Winsbrow, the good
were all carefully removed and stored ,anc
Mrs. Lane and her children were placed II
possession of two handsome adjoinin
rooms, from the windows of which sh
could daily be regaled by bracing air ant
charming landscape; and here, in her ne,
home, how long to last she knows not, sh
was epjoiued to read, walk, ride, and keeI
I her mind as calm as possible. She foun,
the medicine he ordered but triaing, an
' his conversation solace and one da
b she alluded to this, and stated her opinio
}. that place, rather than medicine, ha
gradually increased her strength an
q cheerfulness.
o "You are right" he replied, with
. | amile aTha harmless stuff. hava re,