The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1868-02-11

always ttil sure thAt my own Efforts would
be seconded when | found her bv the
bedside of Il patient beautiful it was
to see this poor yoJng girl, whom the
world sill looked upon with scrrn and
unkin'ncss, cheering the desponing. nn |
imparlirg, as it werr, her own strong
hchl,hiul life to the weak and flint sup
porting on her buson. through weary
nights, he heals Of those who, while in
health, Wonll have deemed her touch
pollution, or to hear her singing for the
ear OF the dying some sweet hymn of
hope or resignation, or call ny 10 mind
the corsolntions Of the Gospel ani the
great love Of Christ.
Il trust, sad l., that the feelings Of
the community w,re soiicned towards
her
y on know what human nature I4.' re-
piled the luriOr-'ind with what hearty
satisfaction we abhur and ccnsnrc folly
and sin in Others. 1t is luxury which
we cannot easily forego, although onr
own expert nee tells us that the consc,
quences of vice and error are hitter
enough without the nggravaIon Of re.
proach anil ridculc from without. So
YOU need not he surprised to learn that
in poor Ju!ia's case, the charity of s;n.
ncrs like hrr'clf Iii not keep pacc with
the mercy AMI forgiveness of Him who
is infinite in purify. Nevertheless, will
do our people the justice 10 say that her
blimrlesS and sri-saciilicng life was not
without its proper eff ct upon them.
what became Of Robert Barnet ? |
enqnircd. 'iIe came after an absence o..
several months, and called on me before
he had ever seen his father and mother.
He did not mention Julia, but saw that
his errand With me Concerned her
spoke of her excellent department nn.l
n'eiul life, dwet upon the pxicnuatinn
circumstances of her error, AMI OF her sin.
ccre AMI hearty repentance
'D,clor, said he at length, with hc,i-
talng and embarrassed manner. what
would you hink if should tell you that.
after all that has passed, | have half
made zap my mind TO ak h.r to become
my wife :
i should think better of it if you had
wholly made up your mind, said l. And
ii yon were my son | would not ask you
for better wife than Julia Atkins.
Don't he>i'ate Robert, on account of what
some il-naturcd people may say. Cons
snli yonr own heart first OF all
Il don't care for the talk Of all the busy
bpdies IN town, he -nid but wish that
father AM mother coui feel us YOU do
about her
Leave that to me, sail | ; 'thcy are
KIND hearted and reasonable, and | dAre
say will be disposed To make the b.-t If
the mrlier, when they lin you are deci-
dcd in your purposc.
! did not >cc him again. but Il few days
after learned from his parents that he
had gone o"an )thcr voyage. 1t was ,ow
antumn, and the most slckly season have
ever knoAn in Pccawkin. nsign Atkins
and his wife both tell sick, ard Julia cm-
hr"ccd wiin alacrily this pro,ileutial OF
pprlunity To return 10 her fathers honsr,
aud fulfill the duties of II daughter In
der her careful nursing, the Ensign SOON
got upon his feet bat his wic whose
WAS weaker, sunk under the
fever. She died better than she lived
penitcn, and loving asking forgiveness Of
jnIra Tor her neglect and unkinlness, and
invoking blessings on ncr head. Julia
had now, DR. the first time since the death
of her mother, II comfortable home AMI u
fathers love AMI protection. Her sweet
ness OF temper. patient endurance, an
forgetfulncss of h,r,clt in hei laburs for
others, gradually overcome the scruples
and hard feelings of her neighbors They
began To ql'silon WHETHER after all il was
men;o:io l. IL them to tr at one like her n
II sinner beyon'! forgiveness. Elder Sta
pies and Deacon Warner were her fast
Il lends. The Deacon'- daughter the tail,
blue eyed, brown locked Girl you noticed
at church the other day--stt the example
among the young people of treating her
as their equal AMI ccmpinion.
One midwintcr evening | took Julia
with me 10 see II sick patient OF mine, who
was suffering from lack of attendance -
The house where she lived was in lunce
y and dcsolaie place, some two or three
miles below US on a sandy level, just ele-
vated above the great salt marshes, All etcli.
ing far away to the sea. Tho night set
IN dark and stormy. The fierce north.
'astcrly wind swept over the level waste,
Irving thick snOw-clouls before it shak
ing the doors and windows of, the old
house, and roaring in lls vast chimney
The woman was dying when we arrived,
and her drunken husband was sittit Q in
stupid unconcern in the corner OF the fire
place. a little after she breathcd her
asst
In the meantime the stern had grown
more violent: there was binding snow
hlling in the air, and we could feel the
ar OF the great waves as they broke up,
IN the beach
1T is II terrific night for sailors on tho
coast ! said, breaking our long silence
with the dead. God grant them sea-
'oOm!'
Julia sliuddered n | spoke. anil by the
lin flushing iire-lighl, saw her weeping
knew her thoughts were with her old
riend and playmate on the wide waters
Julia said |, do you know that Rob-
ert Barnet loves you with all the strength
IF an honest and pure heart!