Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-12-10
THE CHANGES OF FORTUNE.


The blowIng tae illustrates one Of the many in |
stances OF distress existing among the poor ssustrcssc-
Of the city. and the LADY who has communicated |
Il for publication IN the MirrVr ysuches for It's nu
iheB'iciiy.
30 you give on, work herel" ,aid voice 50 sOf
~ lo~. 30 lady-lke that involuntary lvokrd np
frosn the purse about purchasing for my darling
10y. birthday gift froyo hrs papa.
"Do yOu give Oui work hcr.f'
Mot 70 strangers" WA the rude reply.
THAT purse is vcry cheap. ma am"
IL do nat wish At now" -sid !. ne taking up my
parasol. l. n the shop. and followed the stranger
lIiy.
Passing Thompson. she pansed-wcni in hesiin.
tcd-then turned and came out | now saw h,r face
--i va. very paleher hair. black night. was par
ted on her t1rehead-her eyes ro were very black
AMI Ihcr, wilJncss in them that made me shud-
der. She passed on up Broadway IN Grard-sircct
where she entered a miserable looking dwelling
panscd--sheud follow iariherl-shc was evidently
suffering mpch--I vas happy-bessed with wealth
and o. how blessed in husband. children. friends,
knocked-,he door was opened by a crUss looking wo
man.
lis there any person hcrs that does plain sewing
! cnquircd
Il guess not" the rely. There is a woman
up stairs Who nscd To work but she canI get
to do-and shall turn hor ont rporrow.'
LET the go up" said ]. n. passing the iil
n shudder. I ascended the stairs.
You ten kerpon up 10 TIE gsrre'. 'h ~ aft
me aud ~ did and there ! 4 sight Of whr h
child of affiucucc, had never dreamed, The lad,
hsd IhrOwn off her hat. and kneeling by the sid.
OF poor low bed. Her hair had fallen he
- houlders-she sobhed noi-bui seemed .moiionless
h"r face buricd IN the converng 9th wretvhed mis-
erab!c bed. wher. on lay her husband. lie wa
sleeping hooked rps'n his high pale frehcad.
which chung masses ofJatnp brown hair-it was kn
and the pale hand clcnched the bed coihs-worb
broke iroin his lips"l cannot pay YOU now, hear
-.
: knocked gently ON de dosr THE lady raised ne
head. throw back her lng black ha! AMI gazed will,
Fly upon me. IL was - lime for ceremony. sicknes
sorrow. want and pertaf1 ssrsa ion were before u,
II came to look Ia. Pr-sor tojc plain work. wa
. ali could say.
not tasted iooJ-ard To morrow-." She snspe
u ant triad tn finish the sentence buicsuld not -Sh
: knew Ih-i TO morrow Hscy HoIlI be both hGnclss
and s;arN,nsi
-"t,e cc,niOsisd, yet shall want no more"
iker; Ey word. In few days she told me all
y days ofhlppIne-s in sunny Wet Ieiian .l<lc d,
b, childhOod's home. OF the death of trr 6,bhcr mn
mother, o. a cruel sister and brvIasr in-llw bow st
left iliGI huHso. hoping TO lind brO;h-s ia America
how she sough, n but 20 and instead husban,
= lac too un Engiishmsn, gelilou AID scholar IN
10 been thrown UrGn The world Sympathy Iesaenc
INTO love. alone Ia crowd all the wurt TO each OH,
they married. hn procured crn loy1ncnt in q schoo
u she. plain needle work. TO close attention to m
t. duties Of his school long walks and seany face broug
10 Ill health and confined hin, al length 10 his bed
4 The shop irou,.s hch els poor wife CHAINED wor
failed md their Resource cut OF. She had oo
- oil long. weary days iur emnioymcnt-m.n liza nor
u TO give, Others gave work Ia s;Tanger." THUS
found them 10 comfort them for hide tme the
trust, they found Indeed cOIaorterrc heaven
The husband died .Ersi--IIed. placing tro hani
his poor wife IN mine! Ineeded the mute ape al
l. ing look he gave me; I took her 10 M own hipp
as home, II was too late
al IL sayery little time ago. went enc morn ing,
her rOom she had passed restless night. had dream
ell. she said of her George, she called me her kin
and only friend. begged at lizzie while besid
i her, and looked up sadly in my face. that my ow
: heart seemed well ris breaking. / lrli her N
sgIn.
L IL. the still deep night ifs,f. her murr.r-'Sl
= ter Anne. DO not speak 81 harsly 10 me---O mImm
"a Why did you leave me' Then agaiu she said. CIV
l. N. M grange. my SISTER. AN very iaini Her ADJ
was again ia her sunny hcrs-.
LAY me by my George aud God viii bless YOU
were her last w.rls To ! led my heshsd childrr
io louk upon h'r sweet pale iIce. SIZE lay IN no
c'Fan. They had never or dcuia. az
then gave ihcm the first know ledge of both; or
henh told them of the the crueR, of hose p,h
wounded the -slrangc.s heart"
Ny. Mirror.