Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-05-18
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cioaks were not wholly weather pruorit
was certainly comparative pleasure az
ter such searching blast, TO stand in
the ice OF the houses; and as soon as the
blood began 10 circulate little, we con.
-sidered what should be our next step in
the GRAND which we had undertaken 10
perform, when our attention was arrest.
ed by sounds of wallng from tho house
near which we were standing; and as
the evidences Of sudden grief continued
we felt embolIened if not called Oh by
OR mission 10 knock at the DOOR. We
repeated this several times 5ut as there
was no answer we determined to enter.
halslnS the latch with some force in or
der to attract attention, we opened The
door aud stepped Into small parlor;
there was no entry. The noise Of OPEN
ing the door had called from the adIoin.
ing room, female, whose countenance
was marked by the deepest grief. She
started at our appearances, Out with 4
courtesy natural 10 her sex, po intcd 10 a
chair near stove.
"e aPologlzed for our unJidlen en-
trance by stating that her eNciamations
OF distrcaS had seemed to give warrant
Tor oar bDIdnCSs, As we were in the dis
charge OF our duty To a class in which
she seemed 70 be included.
There was no answer, but it was evi.
dent that all feeling was merged in one
overwhelming grief an the sobs which
shook the frame Of The afflicted ole were
rather evidences Of lis concculment,than
attempts at its expression.
Are your suiierings,' said ny co npan
on,respectiully approaching the reml'e,
'ol Kind which we can mitigate! Oar
means. whatever they are shall be cheer
fully devoted 10 that purpose
Unless you can bring back 10 nv
arms a husband who has been dead for
months, and restore to my bosom an ON.
" child, stretched on yonder bed, you
cannot minister to my sufering.'
We knew too well the feelings Of
mother to attempt formal consultations
In the freshness Of her bercayment. and
SO we mingled tear with the chiidess
widow, conscious that sympathy would
DO more than advice.
The door Of the little room was ooen.
and the light from a window fell upon
bel. The suffering widow trem5,eI as
she turned her face in that direction.
We followed her.
The little one lay upon the bed in the
newnesS OF death. Sickness had not
smaclated the lace, nor pain disturbed
the features. II was the beauty ur quiet
silence and rest had set their seal uppn
MS Ups; but the blue vein lay across his
temples and down his check, as if the
current OF life had only paused in its ca
reer, not chilled. The thin silky lock Of
hair that lay upon the forehead of the
dead child, tremJlcd in the agitation of
the air as we approached, bat settled
still again upon the brow TO whose clos.
sy wilderness marble is poor comDari-
son. The long cyclasheS were i'm bean.
tilul reIIeito the delicate skin over VIII ch
they hung, and served TO shade the eve.
balls, where alone death seemed 10 have
set his seal. As we gazed upon the
beautiful object before us, the grief Of
the mother broke out afrcsh. We fell
that something should be sail.
'Ihe Lord gave said nv COMPANION.
as he took the mo hers hand from the
cold tiny fingers Of the boy, 'thc Lord
gave this treasurer
Who else, y! who else could have Of.
ven such an oneY said the woman ga.
Zlng downward upon the bed
And the Lord hath taken away al.
ded my friend.
a shiyering Of the mothers frame in
dic'te that she was sensible her comrot
was taken away.
Lot us then bless the name Of the
Lord continued my friend.
~! no; now-not yet cannot do IL
with that form before me. Let me rrieye
without approaching my Maker, but !
cannot mock him with blessings. II
may prove good TO me TO have been nj.
hleted; but while the heart is bleaiip1
withthe freshness Of the wound, NAV.
like Rachael, refuse to tie comrorlcd.'
With due respect 10 the sadness of her
recent grief, we led the mourner away
from the sight Of her child with view
'ol proposing to her, If possible, some
plan OF decent seputure.
The room indicated poverty but not
squalidness. There was a sad dcfcien.
cy IN the means Of comfort, but what
there was bore evidences orbeinp the re-
malnder Of sulliciency Entire neat
ness distinguished every thing, but even
the clothes upon tho bed were INSULT
-cient for necessary warmth and chairs
and tables had gone TO provide for her.
sell and little one, when the sickness Of
the child had prevented her from work.
While we we're arranging tho mca.
sures which should insure decent burial
TO the child, slight noise from the bed
room attracted my attention. went o.
tho bed