Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1866-01-20
Vol j Ftttk FT
The One Spot.

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One single spot on the fair face of
sheet of the best letter iapurer will cause
its rejection when the manufacturer assor is
it for sale.H In ,oliuinitg recruits for the
army, q single hlemsh in The eye, a little
defect in tie learirg, the, luss Of u finger
or toe, the 81 ghteSt limp or halt in The
gait, is The one fatal spot which causes re.
J"c'i"n, however perfect the health 10 all
other respects, AGfuultleSs specimen OF
manly vigor tGers himself tor examination
for tie purpose Of obtaining all iusuraace
op his life, but at the vety, first ri iaI ,of
the pulse under The surgeons fingers, the
ceI'ifica'e is ,perem orily denied, because
there is a fatal heart disease linking under
that Jfuir exterior. = Here is aim n who
for lifetime has had uniform good health
'--ncver dreamed but that he " as perfectly
well, but noticed for The fist time, an hour
before, little white pimple about the
mouth, surrounded with seve al red ones.
giving dali huFtiDg, causing, however, not
Inc slightest apprehension; but nleeiiig
tie family physician accidentally in the
street. be lnqnres very carlessly, What is
n! On cose einspt ciiou, the experienced
practitioner d,t c,s he existence Of iDulig
pant iube'cle, which he knows will rapidly
,pread with. scolurstiop, aud eud iu
death within twenty four hours.
These are spots physical aid fatal ALL
There are, moral spots jn,t as fatal to
character, heal h aud life islf. | knes
a young wife, first at Rockaway, who
could boust Of fsmly, ftrtnne, education,
health. aud great persona beauty: fascina.
ting 10 her conversation, fsultless in her in.
teicourse with society, and of bencvoence
>ochearty apd,f fIes- that it was impossible
for bers sneighlor¬ to love her vi thei
whole hearts But the,e was one spot,
oDl. Que, and that was nesknowtr even TO
her h,itbahd; she wodld 'tokeS Opium, aud
dled, Of its oyer-use ,at, twenty three. huve
been delighted by The hour in listening to
IheftcHiaups Q I'D reading Sihe snannsci ipt
poetry ot~Airsg E1- - of Keuruck y. Nel.
lher beautiful nor ugly, but The spoiled
apd educated child Of d RIB skthet- pShe
had genius and power which won all
h arts oie mofningI learned she was
dying. although in, ,psffecs, rhealh the day
b fore. AT intervals Of a yea, the d, mon OF
drunken debauuch came over her. Ii
Killed her husband, one of natures noble.
men. The one spot. a5as siHss
knew wife. living yet l think a model
OF personal purify, Of domestic, industry.
system, Older and lhOroughness. A slave
to the care of her family or beautiful,
beautiful children; there was DO sacrifice
no self deuia which she was not ever ready
TO make or practice for their comfort
Her husband, as The world goes, was all
that conld, be desired as 10 industry, system
temperance, regularity and order 1t
ought 10 baye been a supremely happy
family. 1t was wretchea. The one spot
was her insuiierable il.nature. 1t would
be true to say that she never came TO the
table without some expression Of dissatis.
faction. In twepty.six successive weeks.
during which sat daily at the same table,
she never failed daily TO omit some venom,
either against the children, the servants,
the food or the weather, or something else
The whole house was kept in a turmoil,
no single day ever passed without iI.-
Her ouy son was driven 10 an engire-
house, did not sleep at home once ia two
years; her daughters married for a home,
and she went to an asylum in her old age
There are macy youug men with whom
you 'iebhset help being fpleased4frank,
eourteousI magnanimous and kind; they
Always meet you with smile and welcome,
aud you know ii is cordial and sincere
On enquiry they, "drnk." The one spot 1t
blasts all Thugs else That daughter Is beau
| tlful, amlable and eour teons ;in all she says
and does there is nothing to hang an ad.
verse criticism upon, Bat the moment she
passes .fromber fathers door, dressed in
taultless taste, every article II contains has
impressed upon it stbe one spot of in
Ecorrigible sloyeu. - % .f,,- - BOO .a %
Let the reader this moment inquire,
What spot have i 7 aud begin on the in.
stant to wash 1t out by .any. aud every
saerlhcst for absy ionIy I@h6 ateo admitted
to the mansions of the blessed are those
mot havingsspo or wrinkle, or ANY such
thing. -. Halls J6Hrnal. = - = @l 'l ,.l