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VOL.2. GREENVILLE, S. C.: FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 19, 1855. NO. 23. '
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LrticL.if.nEu nr r. j. raics.}
ifjjtyt) of the ifqlrbesfeM.
Wfe gather them in?the briglit green lq|^es,
With our scythes and rakes to-day,
And the mow grow s big, as the pitchor heaves
His lifts in the swelt'ring hay.
O lio! a field 1 for the mower's seytho
Hath a ring as of destiny,
Sweeping the earth of its burthen lithe,
As it sung in wrathful glee.
We gather them in?the nodding plumes
Of the yellow aud bended grnin,
And the flash of our sickles' light illumes
Our march o'er the vanquished plain.
Anon we coino with the steed-drawn car?
The cunning of modern laws ;
And the acres 6toop to its clanging jar,
As it reeks its hungry jaws.
We gather them in^-tlic mellow fruits
t.? .l. l ..?.i s
v rum me bui uu, vue >iuv nuu uw,
With their russet and golden and purple suite,
To garnish our treasury.
I And each has a juicy treasure stored
All aneath its tainted rind,
To cheer our guests at the social board,
When we leave ouf cares behind.
We gather them in?this goodly store,
Tint not with the miser's gust,
For the Great All Father wo adore
iTath but given it in trust: 4^
And our work of death is but for life,
In the wintry days to come?
Then a blessing upon the Reaper's strife,
And a shout at this Harvest Home.
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3lu interesting Itarij.
2 VetoFouodUnd & o g's
VENGEANCE. .
by old gk.vv.
I was ijlwaya fond of dogs. Goldsmith in
hi* fouchTng and eloquent plea for the dog.
where in alluding to a soil of mania for dog
killing which prevailed at the time of which
he speaks in consequence of an unreasonaIkl.-.
:<t?orehensioh of hvdroDbobia. he savs
among other flue thing*, that the dog is the
ohly animal which will leave hi* own kind
voluntarily to follow man.
It in true, and the truth nhould hind man
to be the <log'? protector and friend.
The American brig Cecilia, Capt. 8ymmes
on ouoof her voyages, had on board a
aplendid specimen of the Newfoundland
breed named Napoleon, and his magnificent
rise and proportions, his intelligent head,
broad, white chest, white feet and white tip
. pad tail, the rest of his glossy bpdy being
black, made him as beautiful as his peerless
nanjwnkc, who no doubt would have been
proud to possess him.
Cspt Syromos, however, was not partial
to animals of any kind, and had an unaccountable
and especial repugnance to dogs,
as much so indeed as if ail his ancestors had
died of hydrophobia, and ho dreaded to be
bitten iilce his unfortunate predecessors.
* This dislike he one day manifested in a
shocking manner, for as Napoleon had several
times entered hie room, and by wagging
* ? l.'m rrrnat klHSM r\t a tail lrniu>1rait tiitnnr
and Inlc off lm desk. Ou lb* next occasion
the CepL seised a knife and eut half tho poor
.-jwiitnal s tajjyffi
The dogvPH brought his master to the
rand seeing the calamity wl the auof
it, without, a moment a mktesitation
he felled Captain Byromes to the cabin floor
with a aledge hammer blow, which, had it
hit the temple, would have forever prerertted
the captain from cutting off any more dog's
talla.
The result waa tbAt Lancaster was pat in
irefa, from which however, be wm soon relented,
Capteia Bytumes partly repenting his
cruel deed, on leaning tiiat Napoleon had
once saved Ms pwotfl-V life.
The whfte shark, as all ipy nautical friends
are weU aware, is due of the very largest of
hart** It averages over t verity, and I have
seep oae twonty-seveo ?ur\iialf feet long,
It m itiaraHv considered to be the fiercest
avtd formidable of all ebarfca.
But a few days elapsed after the catastrophe
of poor Napoleon ere ho become the hero
of a most thrilling occurrence, the very
thought ef which has often filled me with
horror. During the interval the noble beast
was not at all backward in exhibiting bis
wrath at the captain \>y low growls whenever
he approached.
In vain did his master, fearful for the life
of his dog, essay to check these signs of his
anger. Captain Symmes however ronde the
allowance and offered no further harm to
him.
One morning an the enptain was standing
on the bowsprit, he lost his footing and fell
overboard, the Cecilia then running at about
ten knots.
"Man overboard Captain Symmes overboard
1? was the cry aud all rushed to get
out the boat as they Raw a swimmer striking
out for the brig, which vras at once rounded
to, Rtid as they felt especially apprehensive
on account of the white sharks in those wnters,
they regarded his situation with the
most painful solicitude.
By the time the bftat touched the water
their worst fears were realized, for at some
distance behind the swimmer, they beheld
advancing upon him the fish most dreaded
in those waters.
Mlurry I hurry I men 1 or wo shall be too
late," exclaimed tho mate. "What's that?"
The splash which caused this enquiry was
occasioned by the plunge of Napoleon into
the nca?the noble animal having been!
watching the cause of the tumult torn the i
bow of the vessel. Ho had noticed llio captain's
fall and heard the shout, and for a few
moments hnd vented his feelings in deep
growls as if conscious of the peril of his late
enemy and gratified at it.
His growls, however, were soon changed
into those whines of sympathy which so often
shows the attachment of tho dog to man,
when the latter is in danger. At last he
plunged, and rapidly made his way towards
tho now nearly exhausted captain, who, a- (
ware of his double danger, and being a passable
swimmer, made fainter and fainter
strokes^ while his adversary closed rapidly
upon lum.
"Pull boys, for dear lifel" was the shout
of the mate, as the boat now fallowed the
dog, whose huge limbs propeller!lum gallantry
to the scene of danger.
Slowly tho fatigued swimmer made his
way, while ever and auon his head sunk in
the waves, and behind him the back of the
voracious animal told what fearfnl progress
he was making, while Lancaster in the l>ow
of the boat stood with a knife in his upraised
hand watching alternately the captain and
Ida iMtiniif.lv mill tliH faithful animal who had
saved liie owu life.
There was a fixed look of pale determination
in his face, which convinced all that
?hould tho dog become a sacrifice to the
shatk, Lancaster would revenge hi* death if
possible, even at the risk of his own life.
' Good God ! what a swimmer exclaimed
tho men, who marked the speed of the
splendid animal. "The shark will have one
or both it we don't do our best 1"
The scene was of short duration. Ere the
boat could overtake the dog, tlie emormous
shark had arrived within three oars' length
of the CAptaia and suddenly turned over on
his back, preparatory to darting on the sinking
man, and receiving him iuto his vast
jaws, which now displayed their rows of long
triangular teeth.
The wild shriek of tho captain now announced
that the crisis had come. But
now Napoleon seeming inspired with in
creased strength had alto arrived, and with
a fierce howl leaped upon the gleaming betly
of the shark, and buried his teeth in the
monster's fledi, while the boat swiftly neared
them* ~
"Saved I if we are lmlf as smart as that
dog is1" cried the mate, as all saw the voracious
monster shudder in (lie ten and smarting
with the pain, turn over again, the dog
retaining hit bold and becoming submerged
in tho water.
At this iuncturo tho boat arrived, and
Lauoaster, bis knife in his teeth, plunged into
the wntet whore the captrdr- had now uok
from view.
Dut a few moments elapsed ere the dog
arose to the surface, nnd soon after Laucaster
with the insensible fortn of the captain.
"Pull them in and give them an oar 1"
cried tho mate, "for that fellow is preparing
for another launch."
llis orders wcro obeyed, and the second
onset of the marine m aster was foiled by
the mate's splashing w<>ter in hi* eyes, as he
came again, and but a few seconds too lato to
snap otf the captain's leg*, as bis body was
drawn into the boat.
Foiled the second time, the shark passed
the boat, plunged, and was seen no tuore,
but left a track of blood on die surface of the
water, a token of the severity of the wound
from Napoleon.
The boat was now pulled , towards tho
brig, and not many hours elapsed before the
captain was on deck again, feeble frftni his
efforts, but able to appreciate tbo services of
our canine hero, and moat bitterly to lament
Ids own crael act which mutiMu him for
f ever.
i -I would give nay right arm 1" be exclaimde
as hepatted the Newfoundland wboetood
> by hi* side, "if I oould only repeiifthe injury
lhave done to that splendid felldwt Lan
castor you aro now avenged, and ?o in be, i
and a moet christian vengeance it is, tfiongii <
il will bo a source of grief to me as long as \
I live."
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JHistrllaittous Stalling.
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Bo Itolion iNgeOy.
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A rocent traveler relates, that atav- I
orito dramatic piece in tho towns of!
the Genoese territory is founded on the j
I following tragic story ; A few years
since there lived at Port. Maurice, near !
Oneglia, two lovers named Anna and I
Guiseppa, the former eigliteen, aud the
latter twenty years of n?e. The pa-'
rents had given their consent to their j
union, and tho wedding day was soon.
to be lixed ; when, during a short ab*!
sence of Guiseppa, probably brought
about by artful contrivance; an intriguing
friend of the family prevailed
on the mother of the bride to give, her
daughter to a more wealthy lover.
Anna, overcomo by ruaternal importunity,
did what she had not firmness
to refuse to do, and promised to bostow
her hand on a man fortwhom 6he
had no affection. Grief, however,
soon undermined her health, and b}'
way of amusement, she was sent to the
i mountains to tho olive harvest, ller
mother also went to see 6ome relations
in the country, aud an elder sister was f
?V1 KUi?W?V VJIIUOV|/p<t WVCl lllg tut? rcmains
of her whom he had murdered (
from affection, with a thousand kisses
and burning tears Rafter which, with 1
the rapidiy of lighting. he 4ispatched ;
himself by several pistoi-shoto, and fell 1
lifeless on the corpse of his beloved '
victim. The unhappv mother went 5
raving mad. Dnringher insanity she <
lii ' r 4' '* ' iraM
> "TtBf' fcrftrn i , . s * ossi*
I left at homo. t
j Anna, nevertheless, grew worse: j
nay, she was so ill, that her friends, i
alarmed for her life, sent her back. to g
her mother's house. Meanwhile Gui- j
scppa had returned and the report of t
Anna's intended compulsory marriage i
soon reached his ears. On the following, t
Sunday ho met her 6ister at mass, and
with the urgency, and with the resignation^
despair, he implored her to '
procure a last interview with his beloved.
They agreed that he should
find 4Anna in the garden in the even- '
ing by moonlight, while the only guar- '
dian domestic, an old sailor, was at the !
public house. t
At the appointed time Guiseppa. 1
was in the garden, and there he found 1
his Anna, weak, melancholy, and silent; 1
she went up to him with faltering steps; 1
but in vain he questioned her, in vain 1
ho endeavored to draw from her the 1
acknowledgment that she still loved 1
him and acted by compulsion?not a 1
word could he elicit?mute, pale, and 1
motionless she stood like a beauteous
statno before hint. At length lie clasp- :
ed the adored object in an ardent em- 1
brace, dnring wliich he buried apoignard
in her heart. She fell without a (
groan. The murderer liastilv fled over J
the wall of the garden. The sister, '
alarmed at Anna's protracted absence, ;
went out into the garden, where she ['
found her lifeless in her blood, and .
with the assistance of the sailer, who .
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una reiurneu too late, carried her into}
the house.
The wretched assassin, impelled by |'
savage frenzy, after strolling about all<
night, again scaled tho wall of the gar- '
den, whereJie no longer found his An
na, but only only her blood, which he 11
was busily employed in wiping up with
his hanaerchief; when the mother, '
ignorant of what hud happened, ro '
turned early in tho morning from thu '
viUegiaturq^ accompanied by the friend
who was tne caaso of tho entastrophe, 1
and, unlocking the gate, entered the 1
garden. The frantic Giuscppa ran to 1
meet her, and holding the bloody, 1
handkerchief close to her face, wildly <
oried, "Conosci tu nuel sanguet" TDo (
you know the blood f") The mother j1
rushed with a fearful presentiment into '
tho house, whore the first object that
met her view was tho corpse of her 1
murdered child. The maniac again 1
fled to the caverns ot tho neighboring 1
mountains.
The corpse was decorated after the !
Italian fashion, crowned with a gar- 1
land of myrtlo, and deposited tho night '
before the funeral in osopen coffin in tho '
church before the high-altar. Here a \
person was placed to watch it by the
light of consecrated tuners. After mid- '
night the assassin suddenly forced his
way into church; tho affrighted watch- 1
inan ran off, but stopped at a distance to 1
observe his motions, and beheld thoun- 1
?l*f n 1 intft nillSAtkMA i
ireouently exclaimed, "Conosci tn d
jucl sang a <3 V andsuukintoft prema- h
ure grave. h
'Son't Sjuqk 30 eir0^2'' ?
"Don't speak so cross," said one ^
littlo boy in the street to another. l~
'Don't speak so cross, there's uo use I1
in it." WO happened to bo passing at c
he time, and hearing the injunction, r
)v rather exhortation, for it was utter- v
?d in an oxhortntory manner, we set J,
he speaker down as an embrvo ulii-IS
osopher. In sooth, touching tfie point
involved in the lioyisli difficulty which z
nade occasion for the remarks, lie 0
night properly be considered at ma- 0
:urity. What more could Solomon "
iiave said on the occasion \ True, he ^
aas put it on record that'a soft answer .
urnetli away wrath,'?and this being
ttken as true, and everybody knows a
t to be so?it is evidence in favor of
JIA cimnrinriftr nf IrinL'nAeo ? I
uitlier native born or adopted. Tbcy 1
[\re either men or women. But they |
must be wliite, neither negro, Indian f
nor Chinese. They may be of Mexican ,
[which is mixod) bloou for tho people
jf New Mexico are (itizeru. If born |
abroad they must have been adopted, i
under our naturalization laws.
Citizens of the State of New York
must he citizens of the United States,
native or adoptod. There is noexten- {
don of the term- in our State Constitution.
Negroes are not citizens of the *
State, although under some circum- f
stances entitled to exercise tho clec I
tive franchise, for they are distinctly 1
ityled in the Constitution "men of col- *
>r," as not being included in the term 1
'citizens," and are again alluded to (
ixrItVi AfUoea no Cfnt? ?> l ^
?? * vi* WMV>I MU niv/iui/vio ui HID uirin;, ?
Women arc ci'izena of the State, be- '
ing able to inherit and transmit proper- '
:y, although deprived of the elective 1
franchise. But the State of New York, J
ilespite the somewhat vague language
:>f tne United States Constitution, that *
"the citizens of each State^ shall be entitled
to all the privileges J&d immunities
of the citizen in the several States," ]
claims and undoubtedly has, the right
to impose upon persons coming here ?
from other States^ (althou gh fchoy oa 1
citizens of the united States,) a civil i
' ' *' . fl y?**' tPw
*va *rj VI rv I ii IV II V?C 1 UlClV
>f wrath. But onr young street philwopher
said pretty much the same
king substantially, when ho said,? c
'Don't speak 60 cross, there's no use e
n it." On tho contrary, it invariably
Iocs much harm. Is a man angry?? "
t inflames his ire still more, and con- ?
inns in his enmity him who, by a kind t
vord, mid a gentle and pleasing do- n
neanor, might be converted into a a
riend. It is, in fact, an addition of 11
uel to tho flame already kindled, t
Vnd what do you gain by it ? Notli- t
ng desirable, certainly, unless discord, s
itrifc, contention, hatred, malice, and e
ill uncharitabloness. The boy spoke 11
he "words of truth and soberness,"' t
vhen he said "Don't speak so cross, ?
here's no use in it." 1
w_ e
Citizen 3 hip?10 i) q i is it? 1
i
Tlic subject of citizenship is one up- g
3U which there exists a strange amount i
Vfjlijjjfcapprehension in this coinmuni- t
ty. The civil relationship which goes
by the name attaches to itself different 1
meanings in different^ minds, and it is r
not strange that among the many thou- j
sands who take upon themselves an- ;
nually its responsibilities and honors, t
there should be much misinformation,
not only from the peculiarity of ouV
political system and its laws, hut ulso
from the prevalent delusions which
exist among natives of our soil. r
'Strange to say, there are two eiti- ^
zenships recognized under our laws, f
and a man may enjoy the one without >
being entitled to the privileges of the *
other. This anomaly arises from the ?
double allegiance which we bear to the '
State and Federal Governments, and to 1
the fact that the former have only rclin- '
quished to the latter a portion of their
jurisdiction on this question, while '
jealously reserving the remainder, j
Thus a man may be a citizen of Mass- (
iichusetts or Illinois, yet refused by the ,
State Department at Washington, a ]
pas-port certifying to his United States
citizenship; while it is competent for I
Now York, under its Constitution, to t
deny to citizens of the United States i
horn in New .lursev, the elective fran- <
chise, and other privileges of a citizen
of New York, exce]?t upoiksncli terms 1
lis may seem expedient. ' 1
Citizens of the United Stales are .
isability requiring thei* residence
ere for the term of one year before ah
>wilfg them to vote at our poolfls^ y
"Wisconsinj and we bqtteve otherir
f the Western States, ftnow persons
rho are aliens under the laws of the
Jnited States, to vote, as citizens of the
tate, to hold office and to acquire real
ropcrty. They do not thereby beome
citizens of the United States, nor
tor of any other State but the one
vhich makes this exceptional regulaion
in their favor. The right of any
Itato to make such a regulation is nn
_ Q '
loubtcd. Wisconsin may make a citien
of an alien as Massachusetts makes
no of a negro ; but neither becomes a
itizcn of the United States thereby,
or is it at all probable that the United
tates authorities would undertake to
orce any State to extend the "privijges
and immunities of citizens" to
liens, negroes, &c.
Self Coofi-oL
It seems that a man who would gov
rn even cattle, must be able to govrn
himself.
Experience has shown that a violent
nan cannot properly train a hor6o or
, yoke of oxen. Violence only dcroys,
never creates. The training of
.niinals requires patience, moderation
,nd kindness. Many a valuable auinal
lias been ruined by beating it for
rivial reasons. We have known horses
o bo beaten because tliey accidentlv
tumbled. The result was that the
i jl! A! -i. lil-i
luxl niue mey stumuieu, uiey ieareu
10I only a fall, but a punishment, and in
he effortto avoid both the .broke vehicle
nd upset the driver. Almost every
lousekeeper has, at some time or oth r,
had a cow spoiled by the irritabilty
of a milk-maid. By always speakng
boisterously and harsh, all comnand
over a cow is for all time lost;
ihe refuses to give dftwfl fierstnilk; the
ldders become inflamed,- and in the
md the cow is ruined.
There is never anything gained by
larshness to any animal, and there is
nuch to be lost. Sell control is as
icccssary in the stock yard as in our
ntercourse with man, and is a virtue
my where.?Iowa Fanner.
11qyn\og (hi f ir) liie ifoie.
A knot of rustic worthies were convened
ound the fire in n bar-room of an American
illago tavern. The blacksmith, and barber
md constables, and the schoolmasters, a)
verc there. After they had guzzled ant
imoked to their heart's content, and whei
ill the current topics of the day had been ex
lausted. the schoolmaster proposed a nev
kind of game to relieve the monotony of tin
jveiling. Each one was to propound a puz
zlu to his neighbors, and whoever should osl
a question that he himself could not solve
was to pay the reckoning for the whole. Th<
idea pleased, and the schoolmaster, by virtui
jf his station, called on Dick Dolt, whou
no*t folks thought ft ford, and n few for i
lamve, to put the first qirestion.
"Neighbors," said Dick, drawling ant
ooking ineffably stupid, "yon'^Pecn where
squirrels dig their holes. Can any of yoi
ell the reason why they never throw on
iirt r
This was a poser,- and after a long cogita
ion, even the "master" was obliged to give ii
ip. It now developed on Dick to explain.
"The reason is," said Dick, "that they firsl
>ogin at the bottom of the hole."
"Stop, stop," cried the pedagogue, start
cd out of all his prudence and propriety by
10 monstrous an assertion, "prny, how doei
he squirrel get there}?"
"Ah, master," cried Dick the delighted
grinning, "that's a question of your own ask
ng. You're in for the liquor."
Tiik IIaik of Females.?Dr. Cazene
)f the Hospital of St. Louis published i
trainable paper on hair, in w hick In
tays that the most health* mode of ares
ting the hair of femalee, especially
>roung ones, is to lot it be ntf loose at
Lwssible, or arranged in large bunds s<
ts to let the air pa?9 through them.-?
itisagreiu inisraite ro piait uio nan
>f children tinder eleven or twelve
rears of age. The process of plaiting
fiair more or less strains the luiirsii:
their roots ; pulling them tight tends U
deprive thein of their requisite supply
!>f nutriment, and checks their growth
Fhe hair of the girl should also not b<
mt or thinned, But merely shortened
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jpkkrrv Fair.?An Irishman descri
>ing the trading powers of a genuim
Yankee, said:?4 Be dad, if he was cs?
iway on a desolate island, he'd get u]
he next morning afcd go round eelliiq
aoape to the inhabitants.'
(Ib* fiMnkqr<) wS bis 8iot jj. m
jFrom tfce Now York Five Point's Month' J
Hy ftevietc, we select the ensuing scene from ^
! real life :
1 A few Sabbaths since, at morning service,
I one of tbe moat degraded speciir ens of hui
inanity that ever greeted toy vision, came
staggering into the chapel of the House at
1 Industry. wild and frightful looks,ragi
god an-l diity beyond description, his face
j bruised nnd swollen, rendered him an object
' of disgust and terror. lie seemed to look at
j the children with wonderful interest occa
sionally muttering to himself: "Beautiful I
beautiful! O, that mine were here!" He
fiat an hour or two more, and then with a
I long earnest look at the children, staggered
! out of the chapel, and went up to the dark
1 "valley of the shadow of death"?Cow Bay.
j As the bell ran" for service in the afternoon,
and while the children were clustering
| together, the smrt^wild-looking man ?tag!
gercd in once more. He surveyed the face
j of the children with the closest scrutiny,
| and at length his eyes rested on two brighteyed
little girls who wer<* singing one of ^
their little hymns. lie sat immovable as a
statute during the whole service, gazing in- ^
tently on the faces of those two children.
The serviipe elosed, the congregation dispersed,
yet he lingered, and the tears came
coursing down brs face, thick and fast.
Dr. S asked hitn "what was the mat.
ter T'
"I am a drflnkard ! A wretch?an outcast,
homeless and without a penny. Once
T 1 1 * " '
. uAcmiuiru ; ~x n? pledge ! the pledge ! I /il!
never drink again!"
\ 1 gave hfln the pledge, and from Uiat
\ hour lie ha* faithfully kepi it. He is now a
1 man again engaged in business, earning ten
> dollars per week, and none could recognise
in the well dressed man?who still boards ih
the house?the degraded original, whose
3 portrait can still he seen at (he House of In.
dnstry, duguerrcolyped in its striking deformity
and squalor.
e A man in California, under sentence of
t death by hanging, asked the Sheriff the
5 efening previous to his execution?*1 any
I Sheriff, what hour is that little affair of mine
to come otn*
x nan a noma anil tricnds?father, mother,
wife, children, and hosts of friends, who Ioted
and respected me. Time passed on, and
1 became a drunkard 1 One friend after
another left me ; still 1 drank on, and down,
dowu I fell. Father and mother both went
down to their graves with broken hearts.^My
poor wife-clung to me when all others **P
deserted me. I still drank on, pawned one
article after another, tin all was gone, and
when my wife refused to give me her wedding
ring, which she had clung to with te:
n icily of a death grasp, I felled her to the
earth, screed her finger, tore off the ring, and
i pawned it for rum. That fatal blow road!
defied her, and, ifi despair, she too drank
s and together wo wallowed into the gutter.
"Penniless wc begged our way from Vermont
to this great city. Here we hired *
, small cellar, in a dark, dismal street, and
t sent our children out to beg. Maiiy a weary
day we spent in that dreary cellar, while our
, children were wandering in the streets, bogging
for their drunken parents. About forty
days since my iftile girls Went oftt to begf
and from that hour to this 1 hare not seen
them. Without food or fire I clung to my
dismal abode, till hunger forced me out to ;
I search for my children. My degraded wife *
i had beeu sent to Plackwcll's Island, as a va,
grant, and alone I went to the Islands, to
I the houso of refuge, to the Tombs, and in
I despair I wandered to the Fiv&- Points, and
, c., it. i...? c. > *- - -
- I IV/I VUO niQb IVU ujijo i naa nvou in fotr
- Bay, ftmong: beggars and theives. To-dav
t I saw two children, who if they bird not look
e ed so clean, nnd sung so sweetly, I would
have called them mine. 0! wonld to God
i they were !"
"Tell me the name," said t)r. S ?, "abd
f I will ace." In a few moments two inter- ^
e esting little children were led toward him.
? At the sight of this fearful-looking man thev
i shrank back. The poor man sprang to hm
feet, exclaiming, "They ftro mine! mine!?
1 My children, don't you know your poor old
J f.uher! Come to mo my children. Father
i loves you, ho won't hurt you-." He reached
t out his arms; the tittle one* were timid at
Grst, but thoy soon ^limbed up their father'a
- knee, while the tear* were streaming down
t his face.
"Kiss your poor drunken father, my childl
ren." ltut the face of the man was so black
and filthy, not a place could be found.?
- Soon they forgot the dirty face, and remem*
bcred tlieir poor degraded father; and each
? entwining their little arms around his neck,
and foMlly kissing him, the elder one said,
, with a voice that touched erery heart:'
- "Father, we are so happy here that we want
to stay. Wotft yofrcoine and live hero too
papal What makes yoft drink so! Dear
papa, do sign the pledge, and not drinl any
> more. Mr. Pease found us in the street begl
ging, and now we are happy. I)o, papa,
3 come live here, and he good to us as you
- used to be."
r The fathor's heart Wair overwhelmed?li
s sobbed and groaned aloud. For more tlis t
) an hour they sat together, till at last theol I
man arose, still clinging to his children, an I
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