The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-08-11

| Individual case. III. PlerC6'S great 1000
page Medical Adviser will be sent free
| for 81 cents the cost of postage.
loving and kind he has been, and how
unhappy | have made him feel at times.
the thought almost breaks my heart
| The next morning when the doctor call
ed he found that Mr.. Barton's fever had
developed alarming symptoms through
the night. Mrs. Barton watched the doc
tor. She saw he looked very grave She
exclaimed, sob. doctor, have you no
hope of James?'' He replied, Mrs. Bar
ton, we will do all we can and hope for the
best and try to say in our hearts thy will,
oh God. be done
The doctor left no means untried to re-
store his patient to health and Mrs Bar
ton nursed him with loving care. For
days and weeks he fingered between life
and death. One morning as Mrs. Barton
entered the sick-roon she noticed that
Mr. Barton was sweetly sleeping. Direct
~ the doctor came in and exclaimed :
Thank God the crisis has passed; our pa
tient is better. Soon Mr.. Barton opened
his eyes and said: Laura, where have
you been that could not see you? Doc
tor, how long have been in bed? Where
are little Ida and Robbe?''
The doctor remarked to his patient
that he had been i'll for quite while and
must not talk much as he was very weak
He told him his wife had been by his bed
side most of the time, and the little ones
were all right. Mrs. Barton was filled with
gratitude to God for sparing her hus-
band's life. 1t seemed to her that the
doctor, with Gods help, had almost
wrought miracle in Mr.. Barton's case.
The doctor found that his patient gained
slowly at first, but it was not long before
he could leave his room. The little ones
thought it a great treat to be with papa
az ain.
Mr.. Barton noticed a great change in
his wife. She seemed kind and loving
and tried TO make all around her happy.
AS the years came and went there was no
happier family than MI. Barton's They
spared no pains IN educating their chill
drep for usefulness The mother in
structed her daughter in all kinds of
work. She was an adept in homework
and delighted in assisting her mother in
whatever there was to be done. The son
and daughter were always ready to lend
helping hand in doing all the good they
could. Their parents had inspired their
minds with the conviction that God has
blessing tOr those who can claim the ''Iu-
aSmuch. " The son learned trade that
was honored dearly 1900 years ago. The
son and daughter settled quite early in
life and reared interesting families.
\ few weeks after Mrs Loud heard
from Freda. AS she was sitting in the
evening twilight, she heard a carriage
come up to the door. She soon heard
step in the hall. Before she was hardly
aware of it Freda was weeping in her
arms. Mrs. Loud exclaimed MY dear
Freda, how pleased am to see you" AS
soon as Freda could speak she said, ''Dear
mother, can you let me have home with
you again after causing you SO much sor-
row?' Mrs. Loud said, my dear child,
am more than pleased that you have
come to me. After you get rested | want
you to tell me how it has been with you.''
Il might as well tell you now as any
time. Mr. Warren has not been unkind
to me, but somehow l could not feel hap
Ply in his company. | thought much,
you. thought if l had only told you all
about Mr.. Warren trying to induce me to
elope with him you would have told me
very quickly that no ho4orable man would
take such course as that. Dear mother,
| was thinking of you almost all the time.
1t seemed to me if | could only be with
you in our pleasant home again how re-
ioced | should be. Well. it was only
two days ago that | had prepared dinner
at the usual hour. Mr.. Warren had come
from his work and we were seating our
selves at the table. l heard a knock at
the door, ! opened it and found quite
young nice-looking woman, who wished
to know if Mr.. VIM. Warren resided
there. | told her that he did and invited
her in. l noticed when she entered the
dining room he turned very pale. She
addressed him by his name He replied
Madam, you must be mistaken, as ! do
not know you" She said, SIS it posi-
bic VIM. Warren you have forgotten five
years ago last September when l stood by
your side, and Nh. Brown, our aged pas
tor pronounced us man and wife? Have
you forgotten the morning that you left
home saying you should return in the
evening; that little Willie and Annie call
ed after you, good bye, papa. 1t was
not long before God took little Willie and
Annie up among the angels. While stop
ping in this place a short time | heard all
about your second marriage | suppose
this is the young woman you took away
from her widowed mother. / am told
| that tie widow and her daughter are high
ly respectable people. l came here on
purpose to tell the young woman not to
remain with you another day, for she is
not your lawful wife,
"After Mrs. Warren's last remark |
told her she would have my everlasting
gratitude for the favor she did me. | told
her had been deceived, but should re-
main there no longer. After my last re-
mark Mr.. Warren took his hat and left
the house. After he left Mrs. Warren
| told me she was moved upon to come and
tell me the whole story. She said it was
solely on my account that shs exposed
him. Mother, after Mrs. Warren left
began to pack my trunk. had it sent to
| friends house, where l stopped until
the next morning, and then started for
home, where have safely arrived without
any mishap whatever. Mother, l can t
tell you how thankful am to be at home
with you. l shall try to do the best can