Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1837-12-02

blessed in husband. children, friends! knock
cd-thc door was opened by cross-looking wo-
man
''Is there person living hero who docs plain
sewingr' ] inquired.
81 guess not,'' was the reply. "Thcre Is wo-
man up stairs, who used to work, but she can't
get no more to do-and l shall turn her out to
morrow"
"Lct mc go up" said I, as, passing the woman
with shudder, assembled the stairs.
s.You can keep on up to the garnet" she scream
cd after mc-and go did; and there saw sight
Of which /, the child Of affluence. had never
dreamed! The lady had thrown off her hat, and
was kneeng by the side OF a poor low bed. Her
hair had fallen over her shoulders-she sobbed not
l-breathcd not-but seemed 'not'onlcss, her rae e
buried in the covering of the wretched, miserable
bed, wherein Law her husband. He was sleeping.
looked upon his high pale forehead, around
which chung masses Of damp, brown hair-,t was
knit, and the pale hand clcnchcd the bed-clothes
words broke from his lips-"l cannot pay you
now,' heard him say. Poor fellow! Even in
his Dreams his poverty haunted him! could
bear it no longer, and knocked gently the door.
The lady raised her head, threw back her long
black hair, and gazed mildly upon me. twas no
time for cercu,ony--sickness, sorrow, want, per-
haps starvation were before mel came to look
for a person to do plain work." was all could
say.
have not tasted food! and to-morrow@" She
ga.ped and tried to finish the sentence, but could
not. She knew that tomorrow they would Be
both homeless and starving!'
sBe contradiction shall want no more"'
kept nv word In few days afterward she
told me aIl--of days Of happiness IN a sunny
West Indian isle, her chiidhood's home. VI the
deaths Of father and mothcr-of a cruel sister
and brothcr-in-law--bcws she left that home, hop
inc to find brother in Amerca-how she sought
him in vain, but found, instead, husband-he,
too, an Eng.ishman, gentleman and scholar, had
been thrown upon the world Sympathy deep
cned into love-alone in a crowd, all the world to
each other they marricd-he procured employ
mcnt in q school, she plain nccdlc-wOrk. Too
close attention to the duties Of his school, long
walks and scanty fare, brought on i'll health, and
confined him at length to his bed. The shop
from which his poor wife obtained work, tailed,
and their resource was cut OIL She had looked
long, weary days, tor cmpioymen'Dmany na ),
none give-others gave no work to strangers
Thus found thcm-to comfort them tor little
,ime--then, l trust, they found indeed Comfort
or in heaven!
The husband died first-dicd, placing the hand
of his moor wife in mine! needed not tho mute,
appealing look he gave me. took her to my own
happy hOme-it was too late!
1t is a very little time ago, l went one morn
ing to her room; she had passed a res tless night
had dreamed, she said, Of her dear Gcorge-she
called me her kind and only fricnd-beggcd me
to sit a little while beside her, and looked up 80
sadly in nv face. that my own heart seemed well
nigh breaking. l left her not again.
In tho still, deep night | heard her murnur-
..S;s,cr Anna. do not speak SO harshly to me; oh,
mamma, why did YOU leave me-" Then again
she said. .sGivc mo an orange my sister; am
yerv faint. Her soul was again in her own sunny
homo.
clay me by my George, and God will bless
vou,r wcro her last words to me. l led my husn-
ed children to look upon her sweet pale face, as
she Law in her coffin. They had mover seen sor-
row or death, and then gavo them the first
knowledge of both; then told them OF the s'n'
the cruelty Of those who wound the strangers
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