The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-10-29
Vol. 2l.



Rrs. C. RAIL.
I, WIS in the gay, and happy, and hou
rishing metropolis Of England-ihe great.
the wealthy. and the free; it was Within
the walls of city in which strangers BY
hundreds. nay by thousands, even at the
very moment were receiving their daily
food, dealt out to them by generous and
liberal hand; that The circumstances re-
corded in the following article took place.
The story when written must appear moro
ike The crcslion OF fancy than the unvar-
nished rrcifal of fact; but for on hours
walk may afford abundant proof, how weak
and Ineffective is the language in which it
IL described and how far moro faariul 10
tho sight than the detail Of human suffer-
ing.
A few evenings ago, young woman.
whose age might be about sixteen, entered
,he shop of baker in ono of the principal
streets Of Sp,aldelds, and asked IN the
name OF a person who dealt regularly at
the shop, for two loaves of bread. They
were readily given, but were received in
a manner 50 peculiar as TO excite tho sus-
pclon Of the baker, who on narrowly ques-
tionirg the conscious stricken girl. at once
asccr,ained that she was not the lncsseu-
Ger ofthe customer by whom she professed
1 have bccn sent. She wns Immediately
given into tho custody of q constable and
'akcn to tho watch house. When tho
charge was made. she uttered no word,but
looked like the very picture Of misery
without hops, and as she was led, OF it
may be almost said dragged along tho
streets. few occasional but deep eobs
were the only tokens that she was at all
conscious Of. or caring for. the dsgracofbl
situation in which she stood--but when
;he creukng door Of The temporary prison
had closed upon her. she sunk upon the
clay noor, and wcpt aud screamed as II
her hear, was breaking. twas want sho
would e2clam at intervals. -want.---wnnu
NY father and mother are starving, and IL
was with difficulty the constable could
loosen her firm grasp of his cloak, and
leave the wrotched girl to the most dreary
OF all soltudes, drcary even to the harden
ed in guilt. lie had, however, learnt the
address Of her parents, cnd rs he bent hia
! way homewarde he called 10 mind tho few
affecting words she had uttered, the ocen
ly cloihing that covered her limbs, and the
wild agony Of hcr looks as she gozed upon
hIm, willis, the tears fell rapidly down her
very pole checks. Her story may 10 true
though, he; in hi, district God knows what
mny have happencd and ns ho recolccted
tho place in which she had informed him
her parents dwelt. IL will 60" ho coniin.
ued, sand see il she hns told the truth"
From his tconly cubberd he took some
bread md broken meat md sought out tho
miserable dwelling, II was indeed, mis-
cradle; poverty and disease appeared as II
wri' ten on the very door; as he knocked,
hollow voice, that seemed The echo ol
the sound, replied, md he entered.
A man uboui the middle age wrapped
in kind ofrug, his hair matted, his beard
long, and hio blood shot eyes sunk in hi.
hcud was leaning against weaysrsloon
in ono corner Of the miserable apartments
in another lay woman among some filthy
stray, torn blanket was thrown over hst
and at her feet, sharing the same scan'y
oforing, were three childrcn,whc appear
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