Year: 1872




other day, which we cannot help relat-
ing. A young lady from the South, 1t
appears, was wooed and won by physi-
clan living in California. When the en-
sagement was made, the doctor was rich
having been very successful in San
Francisco. 1t had not been six months,
however, when, by unfortunate invest
ments he lost his entire heap"


This event came upon him it should be
added, just as he was. making ready to
claim his bride What does he do?
Why likean honest and chivalrous young
fellow as he is, he sits down and writes
the young lady of the unhappy change
that has taken place in his fortunes, as
suring her that if the fact produced any
change in her feelings toward him, she
was released from every promise she had
made to him. And what does the dear
good girl do? Why, she takes a lump
Of gold, which her lover sent to her
when in prosperity, as keepsake, and,
having it manufactured into a ring, for
warded it to him with the following in
scription engraved distinctly on the in
side:


Entreat me not to leave thee, or to
return from following after thee; for
whittier thou goest | will go and whith-
cr thou lodgest ! will lodge; thy people
shall be my people and thy God my God;
where thou diest will | die, and there
will / be buried the Lord do so to me
and more also, if aught but death part
thee and me-"


We may add that fortune soon again
smiled upon the young physician, and
that he subsequently returned to the
South, to wed the faithful girl. Nay,
more, the happy bride and groom passed
through our city, not long since, on their
way to the home of the latter in the
Golden State. Reader, this is all true.
Young ladies who read the Bible as
closely as the heroine of our incident
scenes to have done, are pretty sure to
make good sweethearts and better wives.


NEVER ANSWER BAcK-The words
might be sharp, harsh, censorious, or even
bitter-it mattered not, she threw moth
ing back, but met them all with the same
sweet spirit of calm endurance. She
was often placed in very trying circum-
stances, but her selfcontrol never left
her her patient kindness remained un-
changed.


When mere child he mother gave,
as it were, the care of the entire family
into her tender hands, and kissed her
last farewell. Tender, delicate child that
she was, and yet SO strong. SO firm in
goodness Her father, hasty, irritable,
at times unreasonable, was most exact
ing in his requirements but she met lis
various moods with patient, forgiving
love.


Her brothers and sisters were passion
ate, fitful and trying, but their misde-
meanors were never visited with sharp
rebuke. She never answered back to
their peevish and complaining words.
/ have seen sadness come over her
countenance like a heavy cloud, and
large tear-drops roll slowly down her fair
cheeks. bnt no temper-fashes ever dis
turbed the quiet beauty ON her face, no
violent emphasis or unlovely accents
broke the melody of her sweet voice.
I've seen her slowly leave the room to
avoid conflict, and once when through
some misunderstanding she received a
painful upbraiding letter, she stole away
softly to her chamber, and afterwards
she told me that she hastened to God to
get right feelings quickly.


One day she was telling me of par
ticular trial with one of the wayward
children, and l asked /" Well, what did
you say ~


She answered, oh, nothing. l only
kept still. You know it does not make
things any better to answer back"


:" But what did you do p again ask
ed.


Il just waited as patiently as | could,
until she got over it."


keep still y How wise, how heroic,
how beautiful to keep still and bear in
silence sharp, passionate words "Just
waited" How admirable the grace of
patience, to wait until the furious storm
of anger is over, and never increase it
by utterance of single word


How sweet to see little children turn ST.
lently away from contention and how
beautiful FOR young people to abstain
from answering back


The newspapers in different parts of
the country are kept quite busy in pub
fishing indignant denials that they are
/ n ,,o,, from, ranahf,o.,. ~.