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brother at Sidmouth. Then, after we had been acquainted for many months, my friends began to be against my keeping company with him; as they thought another of more fortune would make me an offer, but that had no weight with me: though many people faid, that Noah was a very paffionate man, and would foon break my heart if I had him. Thus they plagued me for a long time: at laft, I was determined to try his temper, by provoking him to anger, and upbraided him with going to another, at which he threw himfelf in a violent paffion that aftonished me; and faid, he wished the tongues of the people were in hell burning. I made for answer, he might with mine there too, if I was his wife and offended him. He faid, no; it was his fervent love for me, that provoked him fo much to anger with every one that fet me against him but his arguments did not prevail. I faw the fury of his anger, and foon after broke off the acquaintance; though I confefs I had equal love for him, but I thought it was better once fmart than always ache, and time and prudence would wear off love, by keeping my thoughts in love to My CREATOR: fo I broke off my courtship. After that, they were daily wounding my ears that Noah was miferable; that he faid he would as foon be dead as alive, and he was ill on my account: and, when he found he could not die, he was determined to go to fea; for he could never live to fee me the wife of another. This opened every wound of my heart afresh, and kindled love ftronger than ever, and I was determined to have him if he returned again; for I thought I had rather break my heart by his paffions, than break my heart by my own cruelty and wound us both. in my Mameript N.25 continued at page 32. (thus). this resolution I had found the the

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Here follows a letter from Miss Townley and Mrs. Underwood, to the Rev. T. P. Foley.

Reverend Sir,

Monday, June 18, 1804.

I must leave off my letter to you from our dear friend Joanna, and make some faint attempt to describe what we have been witness to this day, Monday, June 18. Miss Townley cannot hold her pen, therefore I muft take it up. But I shall begin from yesterday morning, when she came down dressed in white, and said she supposed we should wonder to see her: but she took up two different colored gowns, and was told she muft put on white, and wear it for three days. After that, she went up ftairs to her own secret chamber: she sat down to write, but a trembling came over her, and she was ordered to put down her pen; for there her pen should drop, except signing the Seals. She then came down for nie to write, and I began the copy of your letter of yefterday, Sunday, June 17. After I had wrote a little time she seemed in great agonies, and said I must take her key, and lock up all her books and papers, and deliver them to her brother, and see them packed up, and signed, and sealed, by her brother, Miss Townley, and me. After that was done, she went on with tolerable composure for some time; but was told, she muft go through the hiftory of her Lovers, and her Father, which seemed to give her pain; as she said, she could see the depth of the words, how they stood a type to the nation: but, at supper, she seemed cheerful; and, when she went to bed, she could not get her

gown off. I went to her assistance, and found her arms quite red, with trying to get it off; but she was told, she had put on her clothing, but could not get it off without assistance. About eleven o'clock I heard a thumping in her room, and went up to her door, where I heard her lamenting the miserable blind state man was in, through the arts of the devil. I stayed a great while at her door; but, hearing her quiet, I came away. This morning she requested both MISS Townley and me would go and copy for her. We began about her father, and she was extremely affected; but, the further she went, the greater her diftress seemed: and, when she came to her Father's agonies, after his being in a passion with her, that she was worked up in such a manner she could not ftand; for she had been walking the room in great agonies. While we were penning it, the power of the Lord broke in upon her soon after ten o'clock, and she continued speaking till one. Miss Townley supported her in the chair all the time, and I got pillows to lay on her lap, for I feared she would beat herself to pieces. The agony and fury she seemed to be in, made her to appear in great strength: and she stamped the floor till she made the house shake, and continued all the time an explanation of the Bible, from the parable of her Lovers and Father; where she ended and seemed composed, and said she would lie down on the bed, and desired we would leave her, and finish our letters for the post. But we had not been down ten minutes, before I heard a noise, and went up ftairs and found her upon the floor: where she continued, ftretched out upon' her Lack, for an hour; saying, "he muft on the ground claim the land as his own." I attempted

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to get her on a mattress; but she said, our Saviour was on the ground, and so must she. Remember, this is the sixth day, My, labor must be done. Here Underwood dropped her pen. I think it right to inform you, that juft before the Power of the Lord came upon her, she said she was sick unto death; and, as she vomited violently, I ran down ftairs for warm water, but she said she cou'd not drink it. I then offered her wine, which she immediately drank; and said, it was now the time the vats would run over with new wine. To give a regular description of all that has passed to-day, is impossible; but, that the Lord will enable us to recollect the words she spoke, I have not the smalleft doubt. I attempted to pen her words, but it was impossible they flowed so faft. Your letter I received this morning and read it to her, and she approved it all, both letter and proof sheet-and said I muft send the Printed letter and proof copy to a Gentleman here, who has been twice for information; for she was told he would be the means of awakening thousands: and as soon as I had written these words I was called up ftairs, and we have put her to bed-she desired us to wash her feet, which Underwood and I did, and put her on clean Linen. She said she knew not why, but we must do it--and one of us was always to set up with her. I have sent you all I can; poor soul! to see how she has bruized herself with the thumping on the Floor. She desired me to tell you, that she dreamt a few nights ago, that we put her on the night cap we did.

Adieu, &c. JANE TOWNLEY.

Continuation of Jounna's History.

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Monday, June 18, 1804. This resolution I had fixed in my mind, to renew the acquaintance, if he returned again on a Sidmouth Fair-day. In the morning I met him, and he asked me if I intended to go to the Fair -I answered, yes, so we parted: but I determined in my heart to go to the Fair on his account. And, when I came to the Fair, I met with many of my acquaintance, who pressed me to join their company, young men and maids: but I made excuses, and said, I could not; for my heart was ftill with him. I then met others, that pressed me the same; I made the same excuse again, that I was in pursuit of my brother, to go home, but, going up thro' the Fair, I met Noah and my brother together. He then pressed me to join him; but, for my life I could not: my hand and heart seemed as though they were bolted, and I desired my brother to go for the horse, and go home directly. My brother went away for the horse, and Noah went with us. While my brother went into the yard for the horse, Noah intreated me to go in and drink with him for old acquaintance, if I would not for new. I told him, I would not go in either for old or new; if he made as many words as there were ftars in the sky, or ftones in the ftreet-but the dejection of his looks cut me to the heart: and, when I was upon the horse, I could have given my life to have been back with him in the Fair; and could scarce speak to my brother, going home: which he perceived, and said, if I was so melancholy he would carry me back again. My brother exclaimed, this

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