Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-02-06
BECAUSE SHE WAS Too SHORT, H


case are now in process of solution by
a court and jury but the moral aspects
are still appropriate subjects for news
paper discussion.
Going back of everything else We
find, according to Mrs. Til.on's state
ment, that the primary cause Of the do
mestic infelicity of herself and her hus-
band grew out of the very great dispar-
ity in their height. She was too short,
or he was too tall. There was too much
difference of altitude betwixt them.
He was ashamed Of her because the
top of her head only came about to his
shoulder, poor thing! just as she could
help it! And worse still, he told her so,
heartless fellow!
And then, being mortified at her di-
minutive appearance, this Bluebeard
Longlees, when he went off lecturing,
took a taller woman with him, and left
his wife at home, all alone-all alone !!
Why didn't he take them both a.? Then
the tall woman could have taken the
Haypole's arm and the wife could have
taken the tall womass arm, and grow
ing small by degrees and beautifully
less they would have constituted very
passable trio. The contrast would have
been less striking because it would not
have been 50 sudden.
Or, again, could not Mrs. Tilton have
been elevated to the proper height by
the aid OF stills 1t is easy to learn to
walk on them; and stills about three
feet long would have brought her up
into the exalted region other liege lord.
They might have proved little awk-
ward when she went to sit down in
church, but she could have had a strap
suspended from the ceiling that she
could hold on to during the service,
and being, she, the indulgent pastor
could have been reasonably expected to
tolerate this. Or she might have occu-
pied an entire pew in reclining posi-
ton. This would have diminished the
number ofpews by one, and consequent
ly would have had direct tendency to
enhance the price at the annual sales, a
matter of no small import to Plymouth
Church.
Stills or something there should have
been to amrliorate or reconcile the diff
erence between husband and wiie-al-
most anything would have been better
than the present condition to which
they are reduced.
Il
not worldly wise, must have learned
one lesson-never to marry another
couple not nearer the same height lie
is witness TO the incalculable grief which
may result from it. If ever again wo-
man four feet short and man seven
feet long apply to him to perform the
marriage ceremony for them, we opine
he will say Nay.
1t is little paradoxical, but all the
Tiltons' troubles seem to have arisen
from his leaving her home too long be-
cause she was too shorty. I. SUM-
A MIRACLE The Rev. Mr.. Wood,
the preacher on the Cuba NJ. 4. Cir
cult, has informed some of our citizens
of miracle performed in Avon last
week that quito rivals the wonderful
works done by Christ 1850 years ago.
The story goes that he was called to
Avon to attend at the bedside of sis
ter that was dying. She has been i'll for
some time, and entirely helpless for
some days, not being able to even raise
her head. AT noon of the day named
her physician finally pronounced her
case hopeless and said the patient must
die. She apparently continued to sink
until perhaps o'clock that evening
when she called the family and friends
about her to receive her final farewell,
as she supposed her last hour had come.
She asked her brother, the minister
above named, to pray for her, and the
company kneeled while an earnest petit
tion in behalf of the dying one was
made. During the prayer Mr.. Wood
felt hand upon his shoulder, and ope-
ming his eyes heheld his sister sitting
up in bed, her face I>a.Aips with rap
ture. She told him he need pray no
longer, as she was cured soul and body.
He supposed her to be in her last death
struggle Gas extraordinary physical
strength does often come to the dying,)
and divining his thought she treasured
him that it was not death, but that she
was indeed fully restored to- health,
and that her soul was blessed equally
with her body.-She arose from the
bed, praising God, moved around
among her friends, went to the table
and ate supper with them, and remain
ed up till ii o'clock telling in raptur-
Gus strains the great things God had
doue for her soul and body. The ply
sician came in, meantime, and, as may
be supposed, was astounded to see his
dying patient, for whose recovery he
had no expectation, sitting up in a
chair talking with every one She told
him of her instantaneous cure, and,
after careful examination Of her vital
organs, he pronounced the cure COM
plete!
The next morning this lady contin-
ued in the same state. She took break
fast with the family, and walked to the
door to bid her brother farewell as lie
started upon his return home.
These are the facts as we get them
from two gentlemen, church members,
to whom Brother Wood told it on Sat
urday last.-Lewisiown, ILL.,, Democrat.