Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1841-02-10

ing our neHOeIs III (oiA6ASSS - 49, - -
law, has passed the House OF Representatives "
Of Miss, by vote of AZ. to SO. !
TWO SCENES IN RICHMOND VA) n
Are thus described by writer in d
one of the papers Of that city, They
relate to the night in which FANNY '
ELssLER recently appeared in the B
Theatre of that city, and the first '
briefly describes that scene
" She hoated about like fair but
very yoluptuous looking spirit, and
cut her toes hither and thither, and
swayed her body TO and fro in way
which was caution TO all infiamma-
BILE young gentlemen, gray-headed or
not. The lovely creatures who grac-
ed the scene looked on enchanted, and
made all bright with their smiles; the
vast crowd of men shouted and APP |
plauded with their whole might, and
the beautiful dancing woman, giving
them an extra firt or two, which set
them off in perfect agony of delight
made her bow-the curtain dropped,
the dear Fanny tapping her Wiring
your-neck-off upon the shoulder, said
deere, dereis tie one tousand dollars al
: mos-now let us co. But the audi
! ence said no, and they shouted and
e screamed, and thumped for her to
o come ont and
S At that moment, in an obscure
It howell, open in many parts to the cold,
L biting winds, without fire, alone sat a
t. poor woman. holding to her chilled
+ bosom her sick and dying babe, while
If upon a rude pallet Of straw lay two
ID shivering little creatures, her children,
) too. Her eye was heavy with watch
: ing, her cheek sunken with hunger and
!, suffering, her heart filled with the We
h ry gall and bitterness of life. Still
n. how truly, oh! how truly, answered
that heart to the pang OF mother:
re love, as she gazed into the innocen
&c face of her dying babe how fast flow
~ ed the tears from eyes which haC
10 known little but sorrow and weepln:
y through many weary days-how dee
and iervent was the prayer whlcl
came up from the very fountains c
Dr. privation and grief. There was n
W heart near 10 sympathize, no kind han
de to aid, no soft voice to soothe--th
physicians healing art, charity's ang'
oo arm, came not to soften the dying mc
ne ments of her poor babe and as III
nix fickered and waved in its fair urn, an
"a the sobs of the mother sounded
that solitary room, as in the agony
IS her grief she exclaimed, "a few pen'
'ad had saved thee to me, my sweet bah
'ur AS the sleepers on the pallet of stra
ep- murmured in their uneasy slumbel
bic Mother, dear mother, give me son
ma bread; as the keen wind came throu!
elr the crevices and she clasped the dyil
dl- child to her bosom at that momel
mas a dancing woman, stranger. with h
re wealth Of thousands, and her ingots
Is gold and silver, made her last grace
'eet bow, and took the princely sum viii
and was hers for a few moments please
ana labor.
hest As Ethe spectators gave their i
on shout, the babes innocent spirit viii
TINS ed its flightto Heaven, and the mott
Cd gazed in despair upon all thai rema
Ill
,nds ed TO her of the little pratler whom s
at so dearly loved.
sell "Such is life.''
anu How like is this to lie where poverty
hihg wealth, misery and JOY, infamy and innocel
out oftimes, walk side by side, and neither knc
the save in imagination, that the other exists
the How few of US in this world, know the Il
1t, and the suferings even of our next door ne
this Dor. How often does it happen, that he
ent.) is to day on the highway to prosperity
that happiness, is tomorrow buffetted about by
been wave, of misfortune and hopeless l
signal Then does he learn, that the smiles of
ave all world keep even pace with those of fort
Pres Let fortune frown. and the world turns a
and a from him in GOODNESS and derision. Even
ks in very menial who awaits at the table of we
same learns by the example of his master, on W
estinp to bestow greater or a less attention.
" dav We remember a scene, of which we
o says an eye witness, in the days Of our boyh
lay we 1t was in the empire city. We went tc
esume on female friend, whom some two W
ming before we had left, apparently, in possessi
The all the happiness to be derived from
IF Jan. home, and an absence of all pecuniary
,l;c "a. barrassments. She was widow and
Intel Their. Time had silvered Ger her head
ich we age had brought with it no attendant mfr
An only child, daughter, in the first da,
-, womanhood, and beautious and gentle a
aiuo,e early spring, soothed her declining age,
: ! "iue made peaceful and happy, the evening o
ne ~ days. Whenwe reached the door and
.s'a the bell, servant, surprising it to be
''S's visiter to his master, came with that
o. was politeness, which is ever to be bought
~, lne gold.
as Mrs. W at home I"
: sum Mrs w. does not live here sir,'' an.
rgus' :, ed the menial, in tone, and with ma
ssl'y - which become half insolen,, SO soon q
us' ~ found whom it was thatwe sought.
aA' = Can you tell me where she has rem
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