Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1867-10-11

no iOCt put NIiCt W NIlOeC COU-
stitution was weaker, sank under the fe-
yer. She died better than she lived, pcni-
tent and loving. asking forgiveness of Julia
for her neglect and unkindness. and invOk-
ing blessings on her head. Jnlia had now,
for the first time since the death of her
mother, comfortable home and fathers
love aud protection. Her sweetness of
temper, patient endurance. and forgctful-
ness of herself in her labors for others,
gradually overcame the scrnples aud hard
feelings Of her neighbors. They began to
question whether, after all, it was meritO-
riOus in them to treat one like her as
sinner beyond forgiveness. Elder Staples
and Deacon Warner were hei fast friends
The Deacon's daughter--the tall, blue
eyed. brown-locked girl you noticed at
church the other day-set the example
among the young people of treating her as
their equal and companion.
.One midwinter evening I took Julia
with me to sick patient of mine. who was
suffering for lack of attendance. The
house where she lived was in a lonely and
desolate place, some two or three miles be-
low US, on sandy level, just elevated
above the great salt marshes stretching
far away to the sea. The night set in
dark and stormy. The fierce north east
erly wind swept over the level waste, driv-
ing thick snow clouds before it, shaking the
doors and windows of the old house, and
roaring in its vast chimney. The woman
was dying when we arrived, and her
drunken husband was sitting in stupid un-
concern in the corner of the FIRE place. A
little after midnight she breathed her last.
Al, 81, +ho stn bo1
more violent; there was binding snow
falling in the air, and we could feel the jar
of the great waves as they broke upon the
beach.
1T is terrible night for sailors on the
coast, l said, breaking our long silence
with the dead. God grant them sea-
room!
Julia shuddered as spoke, and by the
dim flashing Arclight, saw her weeping
knew her thoughts were with her old
friend and playmate ON the wide waters.
Julia. said |, do you know that Robert
Barnet loves you with all the strength of
an honest and true heart ,
She trcmbled. and her voice faltered. as
she confessed that, when Robert was at
home, he had asked her to become his
wife.
And like q fool, you refused him l sup
pose, the brave, generous fellow
oh, DOCTOR she exclaimed, .how can
you talk so! 1t is just because Robert is
so good and noble and generous, that dare
not take him at his word. You, doctor,
would have despised me if had taken ad
vantage of his pity, or his kind remcm-
brance of the old days when we were chill
lren together. l have already brought
too much disgrace upon those dear to ME.
i was endeavoring to convince her, in
reply that she was doing injustice 10 her
self, aud wronsiny ner best friend, whose
happiness depended. in groat mensurc
upon her. when, borne upon the strong
blast, we both heard 4 faint Cry, as of IA hu
man being in distress. Threw up the win
dow, which opened seaward, and we leaned
outinto the wild night, and listened breath
lessly for the sound. Once more, and once
only we heard it, low, smolhered, des-
pairing cry.
Some one is lost and perishng in the
SNOW, said Julia. The sound comes in the
direction of the beach plnm bushes on the
side of the marsh. Let us so at once
She snatchcd up her hood and shawl
and was already at the door. | found and
! lighted lantern. and soon overlook her.
| The snow was already deep and badly drift
ed. aud it was with extreme tiiculty that
we could force our way against the storm.
We stopped often to breathe and listen;
Int the roaring of the wind and waves was
alone audible. At last we reach a slight.
" elevated spot, ovcrgrown with dwarf
plum trees. whose branches were dimly
| visible above the SHOW.
Here, bring the lantern here = cried Jul
ia. who had strayed a lew yards from me-
Il fastened to her, ana found her hitting III
the body of man who was apparently m
sensible. The rays from the lantern leil
upoa his face aud we both at the same M
slant recognized Robert Barnet Ju'io
neither shriehcd nor tainted nut kheei'n5
in the snow, anl still supporting the boay
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