Litchfield enquirer., 1875-11-04
From Scribners Magaziue.l rt THE WiNTHRoP-DRURY AFFAIR.
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From ScfaDuere e MagAzuesJ + THE wiNTHRop-DRURY AFFAIR
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 It seems that papa, after the cousulta ton with his friend of whom l. have ii al ready spoken, wrote Mir. winthrop rath CT stately letter, without reproaches however, would have been super fluously cruel, informing him that it wa not thought advisable to proclaim his un licensed craft upon the housetops, sine it was evident that the ofense was no likely to be repeated, and % condoning in this case, seemed less dangerous thai open confession.
 And thus ''St. Mark" was "numbere, with the aborigines before the Flood (according to the disposition which ol' Deacon = habitually made of depart ed brethren in his conference-room pray ers), and in all human probability, his ve hement protestations to the contrary not withstanding, would never again hay, drifted within my field of vision, if it hat not been for Leslie Won Tassel. Stephel sailed, and her sister came to us and a once gracefully adapted herself to ou simple home life, and, more remarkably to our complex outside relations.
 She became an enthusiast in her attend ance upon church and Sunday school. ant conference meetings, and sewing societies and even volunteered to make parish call with papa, until we, who were to the man ner born, and not always gushing in ou delight over these trite old duties, were altogether distanced by this fresh little zealot.
 About month after ''St. Marks" me teoric vanishing, father was absent in at tendance upon 'the General Convention, when letter arrived from Mir. Drury We opened this, as we were accustomed to deal with fathers letters, most of whicl we had also to answer, and found the con tents of such peculiar interest, that an glad to find it preserved among dear pa pas papers, and to be able to give it en tire.
 HANGOVER SEMINARY, June -. 1S5-.
 "MY DEAR DR. DRAPER:-I have beer intending to write to you every day since my convalescence began, but various ac- cumulated duties and anxieties have pre- vented until now. I wished to express my deep regret at my unavoidable failure to supply your pulpit according to my agreement, and to beg you send to send me if possible, the address of the substi' tute whom my noble friend Winthrop pro cured for me-. This clergyman, whose name W. inexplicably withholds, hearing of my illness, generously transmitted to me the honorarium received from youl Committee of Supply (passing in munifi cence customary fees, so far as my owr experience goes), which reluctantly ac- cepted in order to tighten somewhat Win. thrOp's charges for my expensive illness, which he, with more than brothers ten. derness, assumed.
 "But while seek to accept as freely as it is offered this ving-kindness of tried friend Gin whom can find no fault. save that he will not be persuaded to devote his rare talents to our sacred professionl, yet confess it irks me to receive bounty from a stranger without opportunity for acknowledgement. hope that you aud yours found my ysabstitute Ca protege of but Dr. K now disclaims all knowledge tfations than could have been, and that therefore my illness inflicted no injury upon you. .--. -, e.sz...
 And now, my dear sir, will you suffer me to submit to your well-known kindness of heart and wisdom of judgment O per sonal matter?
 '1 am. as you are aware. appointed to work in -, and am to sail l, D. V., in October next, with no wish to leave the field until God shall call me to Himself. It is according to precedent, and in every way desirable, that mls- sionary who goes to his field for life should not go alone. It has never been my privilege to be thrown into friendly intercourse with any lady. Even moth er's kiss is but dream to me, the sweet est dream my fancy can compass; yet I have an impression. which l dare not cherish lest it be sinful, that there must be somewhere in the world, not only many women, good. tender, and true. but the t00Bldn-made for me as truly as was Eve for Adam-with whom alone I could be perfected Tn human happiness. Ihave for months made this the burden of daily prayer, and while preaching sermon in Groten, tine Sunday before was taken i'll, from the text, "Ye shall ask sChat ye tciit, and it staH be done unto you, "great freedom of utterance was granted me, and c sudden conviction sprang up in my heart that believing son might ask even a so purely personal blessing as a help. meet at His hands without fear of disdain perhaps with assurance of hope. But, as yet, no guiding light Is vouchsafed me.
 '.I hope I am not stubborn and rebel hous in this thing. Indeed, when kind friends have planned for me interviews with estimable females not adverse to missionary work, have invariably per formed my part without conscious preiu- dice, and think with a mutual satisfac- ton. However. up to this date, all these schemes have. for one reason or another, come to naught.
 ''I have just returned from a trip into the country, whither went to see lady, to whom Dr. had mentioned me, and proposed our correspondence.- We had already exchanged two or three let ters before my illness, and during that in- terim of enforced rest it occurred to me be- fore resuming the correspondence to go to her place of residence in hope that Provi- dence would grant me an opportunity of unsuspected observation. As soon as was able to travel, accordingly, carried out this plan. On inquiry, found that the lady was boarding at the village inn, and as arrived, just as the dinner gong had sounded, I begged the landlord to tell me which of the guests was Miss Smith. He pointed to the extreme end of the ta. ble, where sat two ladies, and said: That her next to Mrs. Jnnes.' sought seat as near them as possible, and it was, ] confess, with profound relief and, I feal unSorthy self.congratulation, that dis missed Mrs. Jones from my particular consideration. and welcomed the fact that her companion was comedy in person. and pleasant voiced.
 Fragments of their animated convsrsa tion came to me. and she evinced not only intelligence (which Dr. Br >-'s recon. mendation and her own excellent letters had given me the right to expect. but 6 |graciousness of speech which was in mark ed contrast to the manner of the matrou st her side. l fear was guilty of com passionating Mir. Jones.
 ''So favorably was impressed, that m intention of mere reconnaissance, from which should withdraw unseen, wa. overborne. and no sooner had the ladies lofk klso Aa l,fa ,ax, ' o,nA S,rsr,w sou~x e.