Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-04-29
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THE DOCTORS PLATFORM.

THE DOCTORS PLATFORM.
Now, doctor, there was a queer thing
happened to student in my class in the
seminary. / don't suppose that you arc
much interested in love story, but /
would just like to tell you this one, because
think you dare not apply your woman's
rights principles to it in every part. The
ories often fall when practically applied,
yon know
Go or, Hu, go on I'd like to hear the
story. And as for my principles, they'll
bear applying anywhere" and the doctor
rubbed his hands together confidently.
This friend of mine, Henry Gilbert, ,
said IIu, was like myself, poor. A long
tine ago, when he was boy, the son of u
poor widow, the lot on which he lived join
ed at the back the lot on which lived Mr..
Morton, at that time thriving merchant,
now the principal capitalist in that part of
the country. AS there was back yard
between the lots, my friend was the con-
slant playmate from earliest childhood of
Jennie Morton. lie built her playhouses
out of old boards, he moulded clay bricks
for her use, and carved tiny toys out ofpine
blocks for her amusement. AS he grew
larger, and rs Jenne's father grew richer,
aud came to live in greater style, Henry
grew more shy. But by all the unspoken
language of the eyes the two never failed to
make tkeir unchanging regard known to
each other.
Henry went tc college early. At vaca-
ton time the two met But the growing
difference in their social position could not
but be felt. Jonnio's. friends 'vero of diff
ferent race from, his own. Her parents
never thought of inviting him TO their en-
tertainments. And if they had, a rusty
coat and lack of money to spend on kid
gloves would have etiectually kept him
away. He was proud. This apparent
neglect stung him. 1t is true that Jennie
Morton was all the more kind. But his
quick and foolish pride made him fancy
that 'e detected pity in her kindness.
And yet all this made him determined 20
place himself in position in which he could
ask her equal. But you 90 not under
stand, doctor, as do, how irresistible is
this conviction OF duty in regard to the
ministry. Under that pressure my friend
settled it that he must preach And now
there was before him good ten years of
poverty at leust. What should he do about
it?
In his extremity he took advice of a
favorite theological professor. The pro-
rich girl. She would not be suited TO the
trials of minister's life. But finding that
Henry was firm in his opinion that this
sound general principle did not in the least
apply to this particular case, tho professor
proceeded to touch the tcndercst chord III
the young mans heart. He told him that
II would be ungcnerous, and in some sense
dishonorahle for him to take woman deli
cately brought up into the poverty and
trials incident TO minister's life. If you
understood, sir, how morbid his sense OF
honor is, you would not wonder at the i'm
preston this suggestion made upon him.
To give up the ministry was in his mind
TO be a traitor to God. To win her, if he
could, was 10 treat ungenerously her whose
happiness was dearer TO him thousand
times than his own.'
i hope he did not give her up said the
doctor.
Yes, he gave her up, in double spirit
/ OF medieval selfsacriiice. Looking to-
wards the ministry, he surrendered his
love as some Of the old monks saeri iced
love, ambition aud all othe. things To con
science. Looking at her happiness, hs
sacrificed his hopes In more than kindly de-
votion Tor her welfare, The knights some
times gave their lives. lie gave more,
| For three years he did not trust himself
/ TO return Is his home. But having gradu
aled aud setIls1 himself for nine months
over church, there was no reason why hC
shouldn't 30 &c sec hls mother again. And
/ once in the village, the sight oil the old
sehool-house aud the church revived .
thousand memories that he had been en-
deay0ring lo banish. The garden walks
aud especially the apples trees, that ara ths
I mOst Interchangeable OF hndn.rks, revived
| the old passion with undilninished power
I lie paced his room at night. lie lo0kee
out at the new house OF his rich neighbor
lie chatrd under the restraint oi the vow
not 10 think again OF Jepnle Morton, Il
| MAS the old story Oi ths monk who hlnki
/ the world subdaed, but who linda u all a.
[ uneo about ~ assume tho mastery VI hlin
I do not know h0s lhs struggle might hay'
ended, bat u was all ~ once stopped non
/ without
'rhere reached hlm rumor that Jenni,
was already The helTolhed v 10 Ola ColOag
l,AIs1n, who eas heT lalheg's parlneT a
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