Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1865-12-29
THE ONE SPOT.

sheet of the best letter paper will cause its
rejection when the manufacturer assorts it
for sale. In obtaining recruits for the ar
my, single blemish in the eye,1 a little de-
feet in the hearing, the loss of a finger or
a toe, the slightest limp or halt in the gait
is the one fatal spot which causes rejection,
however perfect the health in all other re-
spects. A faultless specimen of manly
viigor offers himself for examination for
the purpose of obtaining an insurance on
his life, but at the very first trial of the
pulse under thesurgeon's fingers, the Ger
tifcate is peremptorily denied, because
there is a fatal heart disease lurking under
that fair exterior. Here is man who for
a lifetime has had uniform good health
never dreamed but that he was perfectly
we'll, but noticed for the first time, an hour
before, a little white pimple about the
mouth, surrounded with several red ones,
giving dull hurting, causing, however,
not the slightest apprehension; but meet
ing the family physician accidentally in
the street. he inquiries very carelessly,
s1What is it," On a close inspection, the
experienced practitioner detects the exis.
tence of "malignant tubercle," which he
knows will rapidly spread with discolor-
alton, and end in death within twenty-four
hours.
These are spots physical and fatal all
There are moral spots just as fatal to char
acter, health and life itself. l knew a
young wife, first at Rockaway, who could
boast of family, fortune, education, health,
and great personal beauty; fascinating in
her conversation, faultless in her inter-
course with society, and of beneyolence
SO hearty and free that it was impossible
for her neighbors not to love her with
their whole hearts, But there was one
spot, only one, and that not known even
to her husband; she would take opium,
and died of its over-use at twenty-three.
l have been delighted by the hour in lis
tening to the recitations and reading the
manuscript poetry]of Mr.. l., of Ken
lucky. Neither beautiful nor ugly, but
the spoiled and educated child of rich
father She had genius and power
which won all hearts, purely. One MORN
ing l learned she was dying, although in
perfect health the day before. At inter
walls of year, the demon Of a drunken
debauch came over her. 1t killed her
husband, one of natures nOblemen. The
one spot
| knew wife, living yet, think, a
model of personal purity, of domestic in
dustry, system, order and thoroughness.
A slave to the care for her family of health
full, beautiful children; there was no sac
rifice, no self-denial which she was not ev-
er ready to make or practice for their COM
! fort Her husband, as the world goes,
was all that could be desired as to industry,
syste,u, temperance regularity and order
1t ought to have been supremely happy
family. i:twas wretched. The one spot
was her insu. .ferable i'll nature. 1t would
be untrue to say that she came to the ia
bic without some expression OF dissatisfac
tion. In twentv.-six successive weeks
during which l daily sat at the same ia
bic, she never failed once to emit some
vruom either against the children, the
servants. the food or the weather, or some
THING else. The whole house was kept il
turmoil, no single day ever passed with
out ii. Her only son was driven to al
ENGINE house, did not sleep at home "onct
in two years" Ser daughters married fol
home, and she went to an asylum In hel
old age. M ~,
There are many young men with whom
YOU cannot hell being pleased, frank
courteous, magnanimous and kind; they
always meet you with smile and a wei
come, and YOU know it is cordial and SIN
cere. On inquiry, they "drink." Tn
one spotl 1t blasts all things else. Ina
daughter is beautiful, amiable and courte
Gus in all she says and does there IS moth
ling to hang an adverse criticism upon
iT6e moment she passes from her father,
door. dressed in faultless taste, and ever,
article It contains has impressed upon
| the one spot of incorrigible sloven.
| Let the reader this moment inquire
What spot have I? and begin on the ii
slant to wash it out any and every sacr
flee, for they only who are admitted to tn
mansions of the blessed are those ''nc
having spot or wrinkle, or any such thing.
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