The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-09-01

broad brim around his neck be had plump
but salloW, uickly face over which 3 smile
never played 7 told him bad given L al
away. hle did not believe me, and logging
my footsteps with an Importantly had new.
sr witnessed, plead in . low, plEiniiva tone,
for q single hgrani.' File annoyed Inc 80
much that firally turned upun him with my
cane and told him would fog him e. he did
not leave me. This only increased bis Dis.
lance from me with but checking his importu.
nifty. Tie carriage not bang quite ready,
thought ! would walk on. The little scaps-
grace followed me,and Whenf again turned and
told him ! bad no grant he said hew0uId 2,
and ch1nge i for me, pointing TO q group Of
pedlars that had pitched Their tents like Arabs
on the plain, and were trading with the people
from the mountain who thus came down once
week 10 exchange their commodities for
Others. | dared not trust he fellow, though
from what have since seen | am convinced
be would have brought mo bark the money.
| walked on, with the naked, shivering child
behind me, I'LL came to the outer wall Of the
ty, where few stones we're still left to tell
is course, and sat down to wait for Fhe car
rage. The little fellow came on, and stopped
as stopped. told him was afraid be was a
little rascal and told me alsehoods. He said
n0-N have no father or mother. They are
both dead-they died Of the Malaria, and have
nothing 10 eat" Tired Of standing, be found
stone that fairly faced me, and sitting dowE
upon il, deliberately crossed his bare legs,
folded bis arms, as II he had no intention what
ever ofleaving me. end 5eggeI on. This was
a regular set-to, and looked on him with per-
feet establishment, AT length the carriage
drove up, and | asked my friend for some COP
per. tie had none. "Well," said |, Hgive
him cayline." He ttssed it TO him, but he
never smiled, though he sieaed il Ike hungry
man food He even forgot 70 thank me till !
asked him il he was not thankful, and be said
''yes" IN the same solemn, imnoyeable coun.
tenance.
| was once on al excursion with some friends
who were very anxious to impress on some
dozen beggars or more who surrounded US at
the hotel, a good moral lesson. Among the
ragged group was little girl who never asked
for aims, but stood busily braiding straw. To
this girl my friends gave paul, but nothing to
the others, and requested me TO tell them this
was because she was industrious. | die so,
and read them quite lecture on the crime Of
idleness. They were astJnished, and rose and
told i to their fellows, and one after another
came and looked on Us in perfect amazement.
My friends looked quite dignifed at the whole
some truth they had incucated by the very
judlcious distribution Of their charities. In the
meantime had noticed the disappearance Of
several Ofthe company, who now returned, one
with stocking, which she was knitting most
perseveringly, tanothel With bit Of braided
straw all expecting, Of course, reward for their
in usty The lesson had taken effect quicker
than my friends expected and they found i
rather ficult to explain Why they should not
give as literally TO the latter as to the first.
laughed heartily over the experiment. and
turned away convinced that money vas noi
che r-saas fhrossnh ighieh fFiih ialill - lassl.
Gated 70 heggar Ard ystihale an aspect
10 winch tnesa a.iasfah 4 efeaaufaa deserve :
tear rather than a smile Falss and aseaiiis
as most Of them are thev are uahfwholly u
blame. Their condition has made than whai
they are, and others have made ihair condition
and keep so. Robbed by failhless and sci
fsh government, they are reduced 70 poverty
and then to beggary. The sbamelessness will
which they beg, shows how deep and almos
hopeless is their degradation. Tho languagl
which they use is often thrilling, and ifspOkeI
in good plain English, never could resist. 7,
have a ragged little girl come up 10 you ans
say IN plaintive accents, II am miserable, I an
dying for the want Of bread; oh, for the love o
God, give me one penny" would uuman you
But this is al said IN Italian, and said 80 oilel
tlzat you cease to notice it. There IS no douh
that verr many Of them suffer deeply. j
times Of pestilence they furnish food for II. Il
a severe winter they are without FIVE and cloth
ing. They almost universally carry sad an
despondiDg eountenanees as life bad for then
no promise.
Wandering among llle ruined temples am
under the shadow Of the galleries Of aFt, the,
keep up and highten the strong contrast tha
meet you at every mrn in this strange country
Like the kings, they are to have their HenlFan
ces and exits" and 60 70 swell the sum q
human life and human wo. They are hvinl
! perpetual monuments Of the working Of th
present system Of society, utteung trumpet
tongued 10 man his folly and bis wickednesG
But, proud and selfish, those who have ihI
power viii grasp the wealth, and tue veal
starve and die. Thus it has ever been, AM
thus il viii be. til society is grounded in differ
ent principles. But The moan Of the suffer
er and the voice Of the beggar, like the thun
der Of the battle, have become aecuslOmel
sounds, and whether man wall ever change tn
system on which Il al rests Or not, God onl!
knows. The ages move on, working out som
result, and time viii tell.