The Phoenix herald., 1879-07-26
A Queer Lsve Story.

A little more than four years ago 8
 gentlemen of this village, then about twenty three years of age, fell in love
 with young lady, aged about nineteen
 llso of Port Jervis. She returned his affection and for time all went alonp smoothly. The lady was daughter of
 pious parents, and although she was not connected with any church, was a firm believer in their tenets, and looked
 with feeling akin to horror on any thlng approaching to skepticism or doubt. But the time came when she learned that her lover was an atheist that he disbelieved in a revealed relig- ion, had no veneration for the Bible. and took no interest in churches, sell dom or never attending them save as her escort. She was deeply pained by this revelation. She sent for her lover and endeavored to convince him of his error, but he was not satisfied with her arguments and refused to accede to d surrender of his principles. The more the lady pondered the more her duty seemed clear to her, and she finally de cided to renounce her love. She ac cordingly wrote to him 8 long and tear stained letter, bidding hIm good-by forever. The gentleman again and again urged her to reconsider her de termination, but she was obdurate, and a separation took place. He was deep y grleved, but, although he was badly used, he felt that she had acted up to what her convictions of right demand ed. He could not easily divest himself of his love. and after few months he left this village and engaged in business elsewhere. The young lady mourned, krI.a fr Aa~ kl ,,l l acted correctly. Two years made her more liberal than she had been, and she began to study the subject. The her former decision, and she finally be- came quite as liberal as the lover she had discarded. Whether the logic of the books she read, or the prompting of the old love had most to do with the change, 1t would be hard to tell. The lover, too, had undergone a change. The fact that his creed hal cost him his sweetheart annoyed him, ant, struggle as he would, he conld not ban Ish her fl om his memory. Llst winter l revival of religion took place ip the city in which he was engaged in busI uess. At the solicitations of friend he was induced to attend. As ill the other case, 1t would be hard to tell whether the change was brought abous by the arguments of the preacher, b, the excitement which prevailed, or b1 the memory of his old love. Suffice il Co say that he united with tine church, and Tn a short time became Jealous member. He thought over the action of his former sweetheart i'll discarding him for hls inf ielity, and wrote her t brief note asking the privilege of once more calling on%her. She responded in the affirmative. The gentleman came, and when she timidly apologizeu for her previous dismissal of him, he to her surprise, defended her conduct. said she had been in the right, and ill her place he would to-day do the same. Her heart sank at these words. She confessed the great change iu her sen timents, from being firm believer in the Bible, she had discarded it, and with 1t her belief in any revealed relig- ion. It was now tue gentleman s turn to be horrifed. He pleaded with her urged every thing he could think of to induce her to change her mind. She could not and told him so. He felt that he must not be ' unequally yoked with an unbeliever," and, taking counsel oi his religion, gave her up:-Port Jer0is UHiOR.