The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1871-02-17

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came back to our native village tC
rest on his laurels a few weeks, and
decide which Of three rather impecu
Iuious calls he would accept. When
Just about to leave he took it into
his head for some reason, to "drop
in" on old Doctor Hood. 1t was
nine o'clock in the morning, and the
doctors's partner was making morn
ing calls while the old gentleman sat
in his Office to attend to any that
might seek his services. This par
ticular morning happened to be an
unfortunate one for there were no
ague-shaken patients to be seen, and
there was not even a case Of minor
surgery to relive the tediousness OF
the morning ofice-hour. Perhaps il
was for this reason, perhaps it was
for the sake of acquaintance, that
he gave Hubert a most cordial recep-
ton, and launched at once into a ses
Of Yivaeious talk. Cornelia, who
MAS in the Office, excused herself on
the ground that she was examining
for her final examination, and seated
herself alta window with her book.
Il am afraid / take your time, doc
tor" said Hubert.
10 no, am giving up practice to
my partner, DR.. Beck, and shall give
it sill to him in year or two.'' i'
'FTo him and Miss CorneliaY
queried Hubert, laughing. For il
was currently reported that the
young doctor and Cornslia were I'd
form q partnership in other than pro
Eessional affairs.
Either because he wished TO at
tract her attention, or for some 9th.
er reason, Hubert soon managed to
turn the conversation to the subject
of wOman's rights, and the old doc
tor and the young parson were soon
hurting at one another all
the staple, and now somewhat stale
arguments about woman's fitness and
Woman's unfitness, for many things
At last, perhaps because he was
little corne,ed, Hubert said:
"Now, doctor, there was a queer
thing happened to a student in ny
class in the seminary. l don't sup
pose, doctor, that yon are much in
terested in love story, but 1 would
just like to tell you this one, because
1 think you dare not apply youi
principles to it in every part. Theo.
ries often fail when practically ap
piled, you know"
''Go-on, Hu, go on; I'd like &c
hear the story. And for my prinet
pies, they'll bear applying anywhere
and the old doctor rubbed his hands
together cofidently.
This friend Of mine, Henry Gil
hett, said Hu,. "was, like myself
poor. A long time ago, when hs
was a boy, the son of a poor widow
the lot on which he lived Joined a
the back the lot on which lived
Mr.. Morton, at that time thriving
merchant, now the principal capita,
list in that part Of the country. Al
there was back gate between The
lots, my friend was the constant
playmate from earliest chilhood O
Jennie Motion. He built her play
houses out of old boards, he moul
ded clay bricks for her use, anC
carved tiny toys out of pine blocks
for her amusement. As he grew
larger, and as Jennie's father grew
richer, and came to live in greater
style. Henry grew more shy. Buf
by sll the unspoken language of the
eyes the two never failed to make
their unchanging regard known tt
each other.
Henry went to college early. Al
yacation-time the two met. But the
growing difference in their social Do
sition could not but be felt. Jennie's
friends were of a different class from
bis own. Her parents never thought
Of inviting him to their entertain
ments. And if they had, a rusty
coat and q lack of money to spend
on kid gloves would have efectuaAy '
kept him away. He was proud.
This apparent neglect stung him. ii
tis true that Jennie Morton was ali
the more kind. But his quick and
foolish pride made him fancy that he
detected pity in her kindness. And
yet all this only made him deter
mined to place himself in position
In which he could ask her hand as
her equal. But you do not under
stand, doctor, as do, how irresisti-
ble is this conviction of duty in re.
gard to the ministry. Under that
pressure my friend settled it that be
must preach. And now there Was
before him a good ten years of pow
erty at least. What should be do
about it2
"In his extremely he took advice
ofa favorite theological professor.
The professor advised him not to
seek the hand Of a rich girl. She
would not be suited to the trials of a
minister's life. But finding that
Henry was firm in his opinion that
this sound general principal did not
in tIe least apply to this particular
case, the professor proceeded to
touch the tenderest chord In the
young mans heart. He told him
that it would be ungenerous, and in
some sense dlshonorable, for him to
take woman delicstely brought up
into the poverty and trial incident
to q minister's life. 1t you under
stood sir, how morbid his sense of
honor is, you would not wonder at
the impression this suggestion made
upon him. To give up the ministry
was in his mind 10 be a traitor to dH-
ty and to God. To win her. if he
could, was to treat ungenerousIy her
whose happiness was dearer to him
q thousand times than his own"
4 hope he did not give her up"
said the doctor.
:'Yes, he gave her up, in a double,
spirit of medieval seIf-sacrifce.
Looking toward the ministry, ne sur
his love as some of the old
monks sacrificed love, ambition, and
all other things to conscience. LoOk-
ing at her happiness, he sacrificed
his hopes in more than kaightly
devotion to her welfare. The knights
sometimes gave their lives. He
gave more. ear
s HFor three years he did not trust
TO retnrn to his hnrna Rnt