Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, part 1

More years passed and Narcissa Prentiss grew to be a lovely though rather large, it is recorded, young woman. Her devotion intensified and grew, just as did her lustrous halo of golden hair.

Henry Spalding also remained faithful and devout. In 1825 he attended the Church Academy. He had reached his twenty-second year and was older than the other students. It is recorded that Henry was extremely shy and possessed an inferiority complex. Getting a rather late start on his religious education, as compared to his fellow students, certainly must have contributed to his shyness and unsureness. The questionable stigma of Henry Harmon Spalding’s birth must have also caused considerable damage to his self-esteem. However, it must not have been severe enough to prevent Henry from attempting to spark the lovely Narcissa.

Author’s Note: Of all the numerous sources that were consulted in researching this multi-part article only one stated that there had been no romantic connection between Narcissa Prentiss and Henry Spalding. All other sources felt that there had been.

The painting of Narcissa Whitman is provided by the National Park Service--Whitman Mission National Historic Site.

To learn more, on the Internet, about the life of Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, please see:

Whitman, Narcissa: Biography of-with A Physical Description and Picture http://www.nps.gov/whmi/history/narcbio....

Narcissa Whitman http://www.pbs.org/weta/thewest/people/s...

To learn more, on the Internet, about the life of Henry Harmon Spalding, please see:

Henry Harmon Spalding http://famousamericans.net/henryharmonsp...

Printed sources for this series on Narcissa Prentiss Whitman will be listed at the end of the concluding article.

Next Time: Narcissa Prentiss Whitman, part 2.

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