Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1867-10-18

f to IuEaFDOSe between AeA anu MS strong
! minded and sharp-tongued wife. She
I had one friend, however, who was al
I yvavs ready to sympathlze with her.
I Robert Barnet was the son of the next
I door ueighbor. about ten years older
than herself They had grown up to-
/ gether as school companions and play
F mates. and often in my drives I used
7 to meet them coming home, hand IN
I hand from school, or from the woods
with berries and nuts talking and
] laurhing as if there were no scOId1ng
stepmOthers in the world.
! 1t 50 happened that when Julia was
/ in her seventeenth year, there came "a
nous writing master to PeeaWkin. He
was a shovvY, dashing fellow, with a
i fashionable dress, q wicked eye, and a
I tongue like the old serpent's when
I tempting our grandmother Julia was
one of his scholars, anu perhaps the
4 prettiest of them all.--Ehe rascal sin
/ Rled her out hsm the hrst and the bet
4 ter to accomplish his purpose, he lett
/ the tavern and took lodging at the En-
! signs. He soon saw how matters stood
/ in the family, and governea himself az
[ cordingly, taking especial pains 70 con-
I ciIiate the ruling authority. Inc En-
4 signs wife hated young Barnet and
/ wished to Get rid Of her daughtsr-in-
4 law. The writing master therefore had
/ a fair feld.-He hattered che poor girl
/ by his attentions, and praised her beau
tV Her moral training had not
1 fitted her to Withstand the seductive in
4 if1uence no mothers love, with its
/ quick, instructive sense Of danger
/ threatening its object, interposed be
/ tween her and the tempter. Her old
/ friend and playmate-he who could
/ alone save her-had been rudely re-
! pulsed from the house by her mother
4 in-laW and indignant ana QlsgQsLeu
1 he retired from all competition with his
D n Naur n n
] her undisciplined imagination,
with the experience of a child and
1 the passions Of q woman she was de-
| celved by false pretenses, bewildeEed,
fascinated, and beguilded into sin.
It is the same old story Of WOman's s
/ confidence and mans dupllelty. Inc
/ rascaIIy Vriting-Inaster, under pretence
of wishing a neighboring town, left his
! lodgings and never returned. The last
4 I heard of him he was the tenant OF
/ Western Peniteutiary. Poor JuIlas
/ driven in disgrace from her father s
! house, at last found refuge IN the dwell
/ ling of an old woman Of no very cred
| table character. There I was called to
/ visit her and although not unused to
/ scenes of sufferings and sorrow, 1 never
[ before witnessed such an utter aDan-
/ donment of grief, shame and remoTse.
/ sorrow. Ths-5tIln 1our OF 0eE lilIeIlC
was the hour Of its death.
! The auOuy Of her spirit seemed great
! or than She could bear. Her eyes were
| opened, and she looked upon herself
/ with loathing and horror. She would
admit no hope, no consolatlon e she
/ would listen to no palliation or excuse
/ for her guilt. I eouId only direct her
to that source Of pardon and peace to
I which the broken and cOntrlte heart
never appeals in vain.
In the meantime Robert Barnet ship
| ped on board a Labrador vessel. Inc
4 night before he left he called on me and
put in my hand a sum of money, small
/ indeed, but al he could command.
stYou viii see her often, - said hes ''dO
Inot let her suffer, for she is more to be
pitied than blamed"
I told him further that would do all
/ in nv. power for her, and added that /
peni5ent as he was, than some who
were busy in holding her up to shame
and censure.
aGod bless you for these words q he
said grasping my hand. = = shaIl thin ( I.
of them often. They viii comfort me-
As for Julia, God was more merciful
to her than to man. She rose from heI
sick bed thoughtful and humbIed, but
with hopes which transGended the world
of her suffering and shame. She nc
longer murnured against her sorroW-
full allotment, but accepted ii with quiet
fitting peHaIty of Cod broken laws
and the needed discipline of her spirit
II She could say with the Psa1mist tf,Ihe
inducements Of the Lord are true, ano
thy judgement is right"
Through her exertions she obtained
employment in a respectable family, 70
whom she endeared herself by hel
faithfulness, cheerful obedience made
her heart tender with sympathy for al
: those in afI1ictions
She seemed inevitably drawn toward
the sick and suffering. In their pres
/ ence the burden of her own sorrow
F seemed to fall off. She was the mos
cheerful and sunny-faced nurse I eve
y knew. .; and I always felt sure that my
own efforts would be we'll seconded
when found her by the bedside OF {
patient. Beautiful it was to see shii
= poor young girl, whom the world stll
F y looked upon with scOrn and unk1nd
/ ness, cheering the despOnding, and i'm
i PARTING. as it We're, her own strong
, bealthful life to the weak and faint
supporting on her bosom, through
. weary nights, the heads of those who
{ while in health would have deemed ne
touch pollution, or to hear her singing
r for the ear of the dying, some sWee
= hymn Of hope or resignation, or calling
! to mind the consultations of the GOspe
q and the great love of christ.
ST trust,H said I, t'the feelings of tn
a ttYOu know what human nature Isl
replied the doctor-and with VIII a
= hearty satisfaction We abhOr and cen
Y sure sin in others. Tt is a luxury we can
I not easily fOrego, although our own e1
.perience tells us that the consequence
f Of vice and error are bitter enough WIZ
q out the aggraVaGiOn Of reprOach an
7 ridicule from without, So you nee
e not be surprised to learn, that IN poo
JuIia's case, the charity Of sinners 1k
q herself did not keep pace with IN
Z mercy and forgiveness of him who
n infinite in purity. Nevertheless I Wi
do our people the justice to say that he
il bIameless and self-sacrifcing life wa
not without its proper effect upo
], them"
n ssWhat became of Robert Barnet p
e inquired. "He came after an absenC
/ of several months, and called on ID
le before he had even seen his father {
1t mother. He did not mention Julia, bJ
n I saw that his erTand with me concerI
w ed her, spoke other excellent depOr
" ment and useful life, dwelt upon II
s. extenuating circumstances OF her e
r, ror, and of her sincere and hearty r
le pentance-"
Doctor said he at length, with
lg hesitation and embarrassed manne
ne ''what would you think if 1 should te
r you that after all that is passed, ha'
1s made up my mind to ask her to becOn
IN my wife ?"
e- tiI should think better Of it if yC
had made up your mind, " said 1. Al
" if YOU were my son, I would not as
for you a better wife than Julia Akin
Don't hesitate, Robert, on account
what some ill-natured people may sa
OF Consult your own heart, first of all
- ST don't care for the talk of all &
5s' busybodies in town." he said, but
n wish that father and mother could fe
~; as you do about her"
Te ''Lleave that to me- said "they q
,ot kind-hearted and reasonable, and 1 da
~ say will be disposed to make the bJ
ar of the matter, when they find you a
Is. decided in your purpose"
we I did not see him again, but a f,
ur days after, learned from his parer
nd that he had gone on another voyage.
of was now autumn, and the most sick
Tn season have ever known in Pecawk
las Ensign Atkins and his wife both fell 81
he and Julia embraced with alacrity Il
Id, prOvidential opportunity to return
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