The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-11-25

that he married for love, without
any means of supporting his wife, az soon as
he left college. After completing the neces-
sary studies preparatory to entering the
ministry he had call to settle in the small
town OF Haddam, Conn.,, and thither he went
with his beautiful little wife and two chill
dreu. who were already added to. has family,
TINS must have been great trial TO the lady
unless the sweets of love Oyerpowered all
painful emotions, for she was the darling OF
her family as well as of all her acouaint-
ances, and had been accustomed all her life
to ease and luxury. Her father, though not
very opulent, lived in high style. for that
day, and Miss Susy was denied nothing
which her fancy suggested, From this state,
from her fathers house richly furnished
in Maiden. with servants and carriages at
her command and the fat of the land to de-
light her, she went with only one domestic
to the obscure country town of Haddam,
where the people of the little parish had
never seen any table furniture better than
woodenware. where a piece of silk had never
found its way, and where the customs and
manners were consonant to their poverty.
The minister and his wife travelled on horse
back. Tor no wheeled vehicle had ever pene-
trated so far into the wilderness. The people
had erected new house for their pastors
reception, and they conducted the clergy
man and family to ii and helped to arrange
the furniture, which had been sent up dur
ing the previous winter on sledges. Some
OF the men went home to their impatient
wives with wonderful stories of the magnif-
cent things they had seen. "Why, Madam
has silk gown and petticoat," they said,
'and they are 20 rich that they eat off pew
ter dishes" "But don't know what Mad
am will do" said one man in despondent
tones, "for I'm sure she can never work
Why. her hands are 20 white, and she is
pretty and little and slender, She j. Just fit
TO sit up on top OF the cupboard along with
the cups and saucers to be looked at In
such society and under such circumstances
the trial must have been a severe one. II is
no small proof of Christian patience
and beneyolence that they re-
manned i'm this place for six
or seven years. At the end of this term Mr..
Cleveland asked n dismission from his
curCh, and urged as q plea that his salary
was insufficient to maintain his family, now
enlarged to the number of six children, and
that his wife was too Disconnected 10 allow
him 10 remain there. He returned to Maiden
Mass, where his wife's father lived, and the
minister of that place dying soon after, he
was insealled over the church. After a time
however, he left Maiden and removed to
Halifax, Nova Scotia. This was owing to q
change IN his views, for at Halifax he pro-
fessed the faith of the Church of England,
and there being at that time no Bishop I'm
America he went to England to take orders.
His wife and nine children returned once
formed friendships and found relatives.
Among the latter Sir John Cleyeland. an
officer of the Gollernment in the Naval de-
partment who was very attentive and kind
60 him. Mr.. Cleveland was an inmate of his
house until he embarked on his homeward
voyage. lie received promise from his new
found relative to educate and provide for his
two eldest sons II they were sent to England
When Mr.. Cleveland arrived in Philadelphia
he went TO the house OF DR. Benjamin
Franklin, whose friendship and respect he
enjoyed. This, in itself, is no trifiing evil
dence OF his merit and ability. While there,
and making preparations to take charge of a
parish in Newt astle, Tenn, to which he had
been appointed, he was attacked with a fe-
yer, of which he died. at the age of thirty-six
years His wioow with her ten children,
1.-THE last OF whom had been born since the
departure of her husband was now residing
with her relatives in Salem. Her uncle
Judge Samuel Sewall--was warmly attached
to her, and assisted her with advice and
means OF procuring her living by her own
industry. SO wisely did she manage that
she brought up her large family respectfully
and preserved ner own standing in society,
always associatiug with the best people and
receiving at her house the learned, the
witty, and the celebrated OF her day.