The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-10-17

NN"NN NiNs huoiSu hNNlua auN hio
wife both fell sick, aud Julia en-
braced with alaerity this proyidential /
opportunity to return to her fathers
house, and fulfil the duties Of q
daughter Undor her carefol uurs /
ing the Ensign soon got upon his
feet but his vito, whose constitution
was weaker, sunk undor the fever.
She died better than she livcdi peni-
tont aud loving, asking forgiveness
of Julia Cor neglect aud upkindness,
and invoking blessings nbor head ]
Julia had now, for the FIRST time |
siue5 the death Other mother, com. !
Portable home aud fathers love and
protection, Her sweetness oftemper.
potiotnt endurance, and fbrgetfuluess
Of herself In her labors for others.
gradually ovcrcame the scruplcs aud
hard feeliags Of her neigbbbrs
They began to question whether, af-
ter all, il was meritorious in them
to treat one like her as a sinner be.
yond forgiveness. Elder Stables and
Deacon Warner were her last friends
Tho Dcacou's daughter--the tall blue
eyed, brown. locked girl YOU noticed
at church the other day-sct thc'ex.
ample among the young people Of
treating her as au equal and compan-
ion. rr iHa s..l $500. N 1f
Ono midwinter evening | took
Julia with me to see patient of
mine, who was suffering for lack Of
attention. The house where she
lived was in lonely and desolaie
! place, some two or three miles below
us, on sandy leYeh just elevated
above tho great salt marshes, stretch.
ing far away TO the sea. The uisbt
set in dark and stormy. The fierce
north castcrly wind swept over the
level waste, driving thick snow clouds
before it, shaking the doors aud
windows of the old house, aud roar
ing iuits vast chimpcy4 The woman
was dying when we arrived, aud her
drunksn husband was sitting in stu
pid untonecrn in the corner or'thC
Ere place. A little after midnight
she brcathed her last.
( In tho meantime the storm had
grown moro iviolent;i there was q
! binding snow falling in the air, aud
VIC could feel the jar of the grea
waves as they broke upon the beach
"Itfs atefribie might for sailors 3,
!. the coast" / Said, breaking our loni
silence with the dead. "God gran
them sea rooml f.f,.J -.g
| Julia shnddered as l spoke, apS
by tho dim flashing 6roliglt, saw he
weeping. knew her thoughts were
with her old friend and playmate. Of
I tho wide waters
i "Jnlia," snid [, 30 you know tha
Robert Barnet loves you with all th'
strength Of an honest and true
heart. r. ,.ri ti,.JirJ.... ..
She trembled, aud her voice falter-
). cd its she confessed that, when Rober
was at home, he had asked her to be
\ come his wife. 'd ,'''io DON'T
d And like fool you refused him
I IsuppOso, the brave, generous fellow
'"Oh,i doctor" shoexelhim ed, ''hov
can you talk go? 1t is just because
| Robert is SO good and noble aud gen
eeus,s that | dare not take him Al, bil
wordo &. You doctor, would have des
pissed me If had taken advantage q
4 his pitys OF his kind rrelnemhranceIo
7 the old days whom we were childrer
4 together. Il have already BtoGgh
too much disgrace upon those dear I;
me]So Lwas1 eDdeavoEipg to eonyipcl
her. in reply, that she,-wns doing in
/ justice TO herself, and wrougieg Ihei
best friend, whose happiness depend
cd, in a great measure, upon her
/ when, borne upon the strong blast
We both heard q mint cry, as Off hp'
mah being in distress. / threw up
the window, which opened seawatd
and we leaned out into the Wild night
aud Listened brGathlcssly for Ii
sound, lsyileaino a,iraaitrss 30
Once more, and once ohly'we hear
it allow, snothsred, despbiring cry,
S",SOme Que is ioseand pstishihg ii
the snow, o2said Julia. 'eThe' soun,
Games n the direction Of tbe ,beacl
, plum bushes outhe side Of the march
: Let US g9Jat opae. inomr,,,oD
lo She snatchcd,uupq her hood au
shawl and waso already at tho door
I found and lighted d 7 lantern jau
, soon overlook her, The snow wa
alrraay deep and badly drifted an,
1t Nds with leEtreme difficulty rha
t we could force oafiaRy tagaldas ID
STORM We stopped ofsen to breath
and listen !, but the. Tqaringiof q
windppd waves wasblope sqdihlg
Az last we roaolIodNtdpghtlg oitga1a
spdt, overgrovu NgtBf ilgGf Jpl~
trees, whose brili5Bt. Idrj "a 1f
! ha - ar f,tfi .w W4Unf| az T..4nT