Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-08-07

widow.
We turned into narrow street, and shielded
ourselves from the piercing nor hwestern that had
been some minutes blowing, showing us that our
cloa<s were not wholly weather proof. 1t was
certainty a comparative pleasure after snch a
searching blast stand IN the lee of the houses;
and as the blood began to circulate a lit
lie W considered what should be next step IN
the errand which We had undertaken 10 perform.
when attention was arrested by SOUNDS 81
waiting from the house near which we we're stan
ding and as the evidences Of sudden greet con-
iInued, felt emboldencd, if not called on by
our mission, TO knock at the door. We repeated
this several times, bat as there was no answer
we determined to enter Raising the latch with
some force IN order 10 arrest attention, we open
ed the door and stepped INTO a small parlor there
was no GENTRY" The noise of opening the door
had called from nd joining room female, whose
coun,enance was marked by the deepest grief
She started at our appearances, but with a conrte-
sy natural 10 her seX, pointed 10 n chair near
stove.
We ppoloo lied for unhidden entrance by
stating that her ordinations of distress had seem
ed to give n warrant for our boidness, were
in the discharge of duty TO a class in which she
seemed TO be included
There was no answer; ii was evident that all
feeling was merged IN Of overwhe lining grief
and the sobs which shook the frame of the afflirt
ed one rather evidence OF It's concealment
iban attempts a expression
..Are your suner"se,'' - ..'t,e."i'",
spectfullv approaching the female. ''o "A KIND
,..b;ch We can mitipate? Our means whatever
,bev are. shall DC chcerfully devoted 10 that pur
pose.'
"Unless YOU bring back 10 my arms husband
who has been dead for months, and restore to my
bosom an only child stretched out on Wonder bed,
YOU cannot minister to my suiferings -
We knew too well the feelings OF n mother to
o,empt formal consolation in the freshness OF her
nd On " MINGLED tear with the
ENDLESS widow, conscious that sympathy would
do more than advice.
The door of the little room was open, and the
uuht from a window fell upon a bed - The suffer
ing widow trembIed as she turned her face Ia
that direction
We followed her.
The little one Law upon the bed IN the newness
of death. Sickness had not emancIpated the tace,
nor pain disturbed the features. 1t was The beau
" of quiet Silence and rest had set their seal
upon his iips but the blue vein lay across ms
temple aud adow his cheek as 1t the current OF
life had only paused in its career, not chilled
The thin silky lock of hair that lay upon the fore
head OF the dead child trembled In the agitation
of the air approached, but settled suiI again
upon the brow, To whose glossy whtteness marble
IS a moor comparison. The long evelashes were
In beautiful relief To the delicate skin over which
,bev hunc and sery 81 shade the eveball, where
alone de,,h se,.,ned to have set his seal. As we
r,9.d ,-on the beautiful object before rs, the
rr--r of the mother broke out atresh. We ieit
that some hing shauld be said.
The Lord gave" SAID my companion. he
took the mothers hand from Tho cold and fin
gers Of the bov-"the Lord gave this treasure"
.sWho else . who else could have given such
n ore.' said the woman, giving downward upo-
the bed.
land the Lord hath taken AWAY added my
friend
shiverng of the mothers frame indicated
shat she sensible her comfort taken l.
way.
..Ie, us then bless the name of The Lord con-
inued my friend.
20 not now-not vet-I cannot do 1t with that
form before Let grieve without re-
preaching my Maker, but cannot mock HIM
with blessings. II NAV prove good to to have
been afflicted, but while the heart Is bleeding
with the freshness of its wound, may like Ra-
chel refuse 10 be comfored.
With due respect for the sacredness of her re-
cent grief we led the mourner away from the
sight Of her child. with view Of proposing to her.
as soon as possible, some plan OF decen, sepul
ture.
The rooms indicated poverty. but not squal,d-
ness. There sad deficiency IN the means
OF comfort, but VIVA, there bore evidence OF
being the remainder of sutiiciencv Entire
neatuess distinguished every thing. but the clothes
upon the bed were insufficient for necessary
warmth; and chairs and tables had gone To pro-
vide Tor herself and little one. when the sickness
OF the child had prevented her from work.
Nhite We were arranging the measures which
should insure decent burial 10 the child. slight
noise from the bed room arrested my attention
went 10 the bed