The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-10-17
TIFF1N, ONO THURSDAY. MORNING, OCTOBER II 1867.

'hhy NAiNNN hNA " thhA eNuANN " laAT I
don and peace to which the broken
and contrite heart never appeals in
vain.
+ In the mean time Robert Baruot
shipped op board Labrador vessel.
The night before he LOTT he called on
me and pu' in my hand a sum of mon.
cy, small Indeed, but all ho could
then command ''' .'l'"' "
you viii see her often" he said;
i'doi not let her suffer, for she is more
70 be pi;iod than blamed" .e3sl 4
: Itold him further thatjI would de
all in my power for her, aud added
that | thought far better of her, con.
trite and peuilcut as she was. than
some who were busy in holding her
up In shame aud oensuro. s. esr1I
\ "God bless you for those wOrdsF
he said graspiug my hand. al shall
think ofthem often. TheyEill com
fort me, o,r . ,..i..f.r..l .l.
As for Julia, God was moro mcrci.
ful to her than TO mm. She arose
from her sick bed thoughtful and
humbled, but with hopes which trans
conded the world of her suffering and
shame. She no longer murmurcd
against her sorrowful allotment, but
accepted II with qniet aud almost
cheerful resignation as the fitting
penalty of God'sbroken laws, and the
needed discipline of her spirit. She
could say with the Psalmisti "The
Judgments Of the Lord are true, and
thy judgment is right" suI
Through her exortions she obtain
ed employment in a respectable fami-
lly, to whom she endSarcd herself by
her faithrulnoss cheerful obedience
and unaffected piety. Her trials had
made her heart tender with sympa-
thy for all in aflliction t
She seemed inevitably drawn tow
lard the sick aud suffering. In theil
presence the burden of her own sor'
row seemed to fall of. She was the
most cheerful and sunny faced nurse
| ever Knew; and 1 always felt sure
that my own efforts would be vel
seconded when found her by tho bed
side Of a patient Beautiful it was tC
see this poor young girl, whom the
world still looked upon with scorr
aud uukindness cheering the despond
ing, aud impnrting, asst wore, her Owl
stroeg hea,tAfai lifA toi the. weak an,
faint; supporting on her bosom
through weary nights, the heads Q
those who, while in health, woul,
I have deomed her touch pollution. 20
to hear her singing for the ear oft
| dying, SOME sweet hymn fOf hopo 0
resignation, or calling to mind th
cousolations Of the Gospel and til,
n great love of Christ. 1ui. rr.1.
"1 trust said't " the feelings o
4 tho community were softcned towart
] her. .Hor fn ,.n sty.,I, ''
I" You know whathuman nature is,
replied the doctor" and with wha
hearty satisfaction we abhor au,
oensure fpllyaand sin in Others, Iii
n luxury which We cannot easily fore
60, although our own experience tell
us that the consequences of vice an,
error are bitfer enough without th
aggraY&tion ofFcproach and ridicpl
from without. So you need not b
surprised to'learn that in poor Julia
case, the charity Of sinners like her
self did not Keep peace with the mcr
cy and forgiveness Of him Ybo,is ip6
mite in purity Nevertheless, I vii
do our people the Justice to say tina
her blameless and selfsacriacing If
! was not without iioqf3i It's proper effect dPo'
4 them yfiruaat,s 1f..fs .s,.t,e -.
\ f'WhRt became of Robert Barnet 2
! / enquired. "He came after an ..ab
scehce Of several months, aud calle,
on me before he had even seen hi
father or mother. He did mention
Julia, but l saw ihnthis erraud wit
me concerned her. Il spoke of he
excellent department. ana useful life
dyelt upon The exIenpqtipg circum
stances Of her error and Of her sip
cere and hearty repentance. ID aagar
"Doetor,'' said he at length, with
hesitation aud embarrassed -manuci
J what would you think IT, ] shopl
F I
tell you that, after all that bns pass
! ed, have haIfmadeJ up my mind I
ask her to become my wife e?i'5aq %
i. ~ should think better Of i, if 20
! had wholly made up your mipd, sal
L. Sand i6ry you were my son, d
would not ask you for a better wit
} than Julia Atkins. Don't bSsitht,
: Robert, on account Ofwhat some ii
uatured peoPlo.1may say, D, Consul
! your own heart first of all iag oya
az don't care for the talk Of all III
bpFy;boddIcs in townn,"he said said, ;%'bC
, | wish. that father and mother coui
: feel as YOU do about her. ~ g9a
{eaLeaye that to me" said I "ths
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