Stories and Poems — John S. C. Abbott

 The Amiable LouisaBy Rev. John S. C. Abbott The circumstances related in the following narrative are of recent occurrence, and the reader may rely upon the strict truth and faithfulness of the description: Shortly after my settlement in the ministry, I observed in the congregation a young lady whose blooming countenance and cheerful air showed perfect health and high elation of spirits. Her appearance satisfied me at once that she was amiable, and thoughtless. There was no one of my charge whose prospects for long life were more promising than her own, and perhaps no one who looked forward to...