The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-08-13
COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA. SATURDAY AUGUST 1s, ls42
Number I6.

searching looks, and in low voice dictated
ms inventory. while Blucher looked a, him
with flashing eye ready to dart upon him,
u ne should invade the1apartment of the in.
valid,
Ihe old lady had, however, awaked, and
from the loot of her bed, which was sur.
rounded, by old chiniz Icurtains, she heard
'he whispering. My poorFrederick, ,'muttered
she TO herself already al his work dread ing
over his labors' But soon she recogn ised
that II was not the voice of her son, and
caught the words, IAN old mahogany hest
OF drawers, with marble head a penduIe.
In sculptured brass; two old arm chairs
covered with silk
A cry burst from the lips of the invalid
'or she guessed the truth. M'Farlane
ssprang towardsl her, and srove TO soo,he
her, while Hopkins finished bis inyen.
| tory.
Two days after, M MFarlane accompanied
by his dog, followed healse, which took
the road to the public burying ground.
1t was great night for the poor, the
night OF the first of March, 1888! The
spacious apartments Of that splendid build
ing' which is at once the pride and an or.
nament TO the city of London, known as
Guild Hall, had been decorated with
great magnifcence for the great
phl!anthropic ball Of which have already
spoken, and which had Lady Emily Fitz
Harding for one of its lady patronesses. A
long string of carriages brought to this en-
chanted spot, all that London contained of
brilliant women and cemme IL faut. The
arislocracy OF birth, Joined hands with the
arIstocracy of wealth, in this truly fraternaI
assemblage, where the sentiments of beneyo.
ience and philanthropy expanded all hearts.
ihe richness and variety of the costumes;
lhe Prolusion of flowers of lamps, and Of
gold, gave the fete the aspect of fairy
scene. All nations and all epochs were
there mingled and confoundsd. Marcbio.
nesses OF The eighteenth century, abbes.
pilgrims, pachas, chevalers, Swiss peasants
French guardsmen, boatmen and chieflains
were crowded together, ,and wayered 10 and
G.ae. eneiri. si-t..~.....' ascs'oss
that there were such people as the poor.
Lady Emily Fitz Harding, by her
beauty, her diamonds and the spendor of
hel oriental costume, would have attracted
all eyes even if the rose-colored knot, the
distinctive sign Of her function as lady
patroness, had not fixed attention upon
her. She was the queen of this fete.
where also shone her husband, in the guisa
of troubadour; her brother, the young
Earl of Ricndale, in the rich costume of a
courtier of Henry the Seconds time; and
his sister Lady Cecilia Huntingdon,
habiied as a Chinese, and leaning on the
arm of mandarin, General Huntingdon.
These two dresses, w hich had been express.
" procured from China, and were Of incre-
dible magnifcence, had cost over a thous.
and pounds sterling. But can one make
sacrifices, when a fete for the benefit Of
of the poor is in question:
All at once,a movement was observed at one
of the doors of the hall, & a mask entered.
round whom the crowd gathered, ,atlracked
by the singularily of hisicostume. ltwas a
man clothed in the garb OF d beggar, car
KlQg a wallet, and on whose garments were
His breast, his bascR,s bs Rs4fas s Of legal processes
were covered with them; Mr.. and Ea6y
Emily Fitz Harding were among the first
TO approach this mysterious personage,and
read on large sheet OF stamped paper,
which covered his breast, exact copies of
the different instruments Of legal process on
the pari OF the heirs OF iheEarl Of Richdae,
all whose names and descriptions were set
OUT at fall length. against the poor student
including The inventory, and ending with
the advertisement of sale, which, as have
said BEFORE covered the different paris of
the body of the mash. On his has, which
was surrounded with black Grape, was
written paper, with these words, in large
characters
The CHARITY OF THE MEN OF THE WORLD
=4zsssEzAzszza
The following loasls were recently given
at Hodensburg, New York.
"WonaR.-As mother she cherishes
and corlects us; sister, shV consults and
counsels US; sweetheart, she conquests and
conquers us; wife, she comforts and con-
fides us; without her what would become of
usr
AMENDATIoN BY A BATcHELoR.
A mother, she scolds and sparks us; a
sister she tells of and pinches us; a sweet
heart, she coque!s and jilts us; a wife, she
frowns, pouls, frets, cries, and tormens us;
without her what would there be 10 trouble
us!'