Rockland Gazette : October 31, 1863
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Liberty ami Union, Now and Forever, ‘ A little while after you left the room, •Oh, yes, you can. Take my cane, and’ Patience, or John Francis’ Lesson, a word to his wife about patience! A t last, minister to vice. As yet tho youth was hut a to influence every pure minded person with John came in. novice, but he was fast nearing those inner One and Inseparable.” let mo support you under the left arm, and I —7 unable longer to withstand her good-natured whom they camo in contact. Seeing them ‘ Well, Sally,'said he, 1 the doctor hasgono, we can easily manage it,’ said the doctor. ' Mrs. I rancis was trying to prepare tho retort upon himself, he said, with a grim smile chambers whence none had ever issued un thus familiarly, learning their plans, listenin'' scathed. and he says he won’t come and see you any The proposition was rejected, until a foil morning meal over a poor fire,and attend at to the mention of their hindrances and hopes, upon his lips— A friendly hand was stretched out to save more.’ blast of the assinino trumpet excited the eu- the same time to three small, troublesome ‘Do, for mercy sakes, say no more about both Ned and Kate acquired totally new views the youthful pair. One morning upon going of life, with its requirements and possibilities. 1 I'm glad o’nt,' said I; ‘I’d rather die riosity of the invalid, and he was induced to children. A murmcr came to her lips, and patieuco! I can’t stand it. I promise you to his counting room, Mr. Linwood found his unawares, she expressed it; thereupon her They became conscious of purer aims and loftier than ever sec his cruel face again.’ try the experiment.’ I’ll never say another word about it. I have brother George awaiting him, who, as soon as ambitions. Personal admiration acquired ‘ You needn’t,’ he s a id ;‘ I ’ve got to go The beast was haltered, and tied to an lawful liege lord— Mr. John Francis— read been to blame; you've had reason to be im he appeared, broke out with, ‘Are you a fool, through mere adventitious advantages lost its to the village on business, and may be de apple tree just withiD the gate, and was feed her a longsormon upon the virtueof patience, patient; but I’ve determined never again to Charles, or are you blind ? I ’ve held my charm, and both desired to take some partin tongue till I can’t bear it any longer. Don’t tained till breakfast time to-morrow; shall ing on one of the haycocks which were scat lie was well aware, that he alone was blamea- give you cause.’ the great onward movement, the real progress you know or don’t you care that Kate and Ned I send Dr. Perkins to you?’ tered through the field, and they were soon hle for the poor fire, having been too lazy to • Well, John, I won’t. Forgive me if I ol the age. In all this their father went with are going to the devil at a gallop? That fellow them. His paternal nature, heretofore checked •No!’ said I, snappishly, for I was awful beside him. split up the necessary kindling-wood the have teased you; I did it only for your good. d’Etoile has bewitched them both—an adven night before ; bathe must needs give a lecture and overlaid by manifold cares and toils, ex mad at him and everybody else; ‘you can • Well, I never? Is this the real ass of the John Francis was as good as his word, and turer, a gambler, a swindler, a—everything panded suddenly into beautiful and abounding go and stay as long as you like; I can die Bible, and can anybody ride him !’ asked, to the poor exhausted woman from that time never spoke to his wife about that is bad, by my faith ! I know it, but I life. Clairvoyant to them, he divined the rev all alone.’ the sick man. Now, reader, for your edification we’ll tell patience, exceptsometimes in recurring to how can’t quite prove or I'd pitch him into the olution within them before they wero them Miss Hopkins then spoke up. The doctor answered in the affirmative, you just what kind of a man John Francis she cured him ; neither did ho give her cause'^reet. He means, to carry oiliff the girl, think-th selves fully conscious of it. He gave it a prac ing papa and sup ‘I ’ll stay with her until you como home, and seating his companion on the hay, de was. In the first place we will state that .to be impatient by inattention on his part 1to 10S tl,afc you’ll enact the lovt tical direction by judiciously concentrating neighbor,’ she said. he was notoriously shiftness— i. 0., lazy— her wants. port him for Kate’s sake ; hut for fear the plan their thoughts upon the ends which were, for tached the halter, and throwing his leg over may fail, he's to ruin Ned in the meantime so ‘ You needn’t do that,’ said I as spiteful which will account for all his little peculiari- There are many persons who are ever ready them, the best and most attainable. Thus, the donkey, trotted back and forth. » that ho may get a good slice of your property wishes and purposes which otherwise would have as could be : ‘ folks that laugh at dying peo ‘Does he ge easy?’ inquired the inva ties and manner of doing business. to discover flaws in the characters of others, at any rate, And you let it go on just as if evaporated in vague dreams, were wrought into 5Ui$(clIauih ple ar’nt of much account, auy way.' lid. If his lence fell down, he let it lie. His but are blind to their own. 0 , that each they were only wooden puppets which you can vLC •» vigorous and successful action. Become co- • Oh, very well,’ she answered; ‘the next ‘Just try him!’ said the doctor, ‘while I barns were in an awful condition; he had no such person might receive as salutary a one replace with a piece of pine and a jack-knife !’ workers, the tie between parent and children time I ’m wanted ; you’ll have to send twice lead him on a walk.’ tiuietogotoworkand repair them. Hehad'nt as, ‘John Francis’ Lesson!’ ‘I didn’t know anything about it,’ replied grew daily more close and pleasure-giving. It HYPOCHONDRIA. Mr. Linwood indignantly. for me,’ and off she went in a huff. After many protestations of impossibility time to cultivate one-half his farm; and if h e ------------------------- — was to all the three as if they had discovered ‘You ought to have known it, or, rather, sonio new faculty. Even Mrs. Linwood felt John soon after set out for tho village, the sick man was induced to mount, and by did raiso anything, twas as likely to be trod- THE FATHER’S WOOING, The malade imaginaire is, by many, sup you ought to have prevented the whole affair. its power and made some feeble efforts to con and I was left to uiyself. 1 lay a spell the assistance afforded, was fairly seated, and den down or eaten by his own or neighbor’s , ~ ~ , ,, , . posed to be more the object of ridicule than cattle, as not; then he didn’t have to e to 1 . *lliaak exokimed Mr. L.nwood, as What better can be expected when boys and tribute to the hnnnony. of sympathy, but that is a mistaken view ; fretting and fuming ; and at last thought I the animal led round the haycock- two or three ., ’ . , ,, he carefully peeled the top of his egg and placed girls are turned over without a guide to parties It was curious to observe how rapidly M. the sufferings of the hypochondriac are as would dress myself and go to mother’s, who times at the slowest possible pace; whensud- gat.her his crops in season, and generally jt ;n j,j8 Bjiver cupi ‘thank fortune, I have and theatres, late suppers and voluptuous d ’Etoile's star faded in the new socleij tv which music, to all the risks and chances of our easy intense as those produced by acute disease; you know lives about half a mile off, and die denly the doctor slipped the halter from the waited until they began to go to seed. He brought my business into such a shape that I lie was introduced; nor did any one tire of there.