Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1843-08-10
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lean, pale, haggard looking man, SO striking
contrast to the Kerry farmer, as to be absolutely
startling, advanced to the table, a, which SAT tho
patient and good tempered secretary Of the society,"
and asked II his reverence would be in stort|ya
A pretty delicate looking young woman, very
scaniiy clad, perfectly clean, looking over
his shoulder as he asked the question. =.
81 think have seen you before rnv rood man.
said the Secretary, and it is not many weeks
ago."
SIT was more his brother than he-i, was, in.
deed, answered the haggard mans wife, courtes
! sying and advancing little before her husband.
lie interrupted her.
''Don't Try to screen me. Nelly, l don't de-.
serve it from you See the way beat her Lass
night, gentlemen, on both arms, like brute as
was" N
alt was you, DEAR said the Young woman,
drawing her Thin shawl more closely around her
bruised arms. "lt was the strength of spirits did
1t, and not himsef-he's as quiet man as there
is in the city OF Cork when he's sober; and as fine
a nottingham; and he would mt hurt a hair of nv
| head barrin' he was in liquor. $500, :
The poor creatures aiiectionate appeal i'm behalf
oil her erring husband was interrupted by the Sc
cretary again demanding if he had not taken the
pledge before! 81 did it sir--stand back Nelly,
don't try to screen me- came here and took i
from Father Macleed---and, God forgive me, I
broke it too. broke it last night, or rather all
day yesterday, and''-"never heed any moro
about it, James, DEAR said the wife eagerly.
never need telling any more about it. A man
may be overaken once and vet make a fine
Christian alter all. You would not be sending
him from the priests knee because he broke is
once. When, as said BEFORE it was his brother
was in it, and not he, only FOR company" ia
u had no heart to come this morning, only for
her. said the husband, "she remembered his re-
verence preaching about there being more ioy in
! heaven over one man like me, than ninety and
nine good men, Oh! if she would let me tell the
wickedness of my past life, and the sin and
shame that have followed me.' ~. 49,.
! cit was the drink, James, reiterated the wife
earnestly. "Do not be distressing yourself, for
! it was nothing but The drink-Sure, when sober,
! there isn't more loving husband or tenderer ia
ther on ireiand's grounds--and now you'll be true
to the pledge, and its happy We'll be, and pros
perous-for the master Told me this blessed morne
ing, that if he could depend on you for soborness,
you'd earn twenty five shillIngs week, and have
the credit OF money man, and you will, James
You will-ior my sake and for the sake of tho
children at home" g. 80
"Ay," he interrupted, and Tor the sake OF the
broken hearted mother that bore me-and for the
sake OF little Mary whom crippled in the drink
%! when the sweet look of that baby is on ms
her sweet patient look--1 think the gates Of
heaven can never open to snch u sinner - ,,,s
"hIie ne made this confession, his arms huns
poweress bt his side; and his palli9 face length,
ened into an expression of helpless, hopeless, IT.
Tecaimable misery. The wife turned and burst
into tears. Several evinced the quick sy,npathies
oil irish natures: Tor they shuddered and nurmut-
ed, 'The Lord be betwixt us and harm. and ,oo,s
down upon them both!'' The woman was the
first to recover consciousness impeled by sud-
den burst OF feeling, she threw her bruised arms
around her husbands neck, recalling him to him,
sell by all the tender phrases of Irish affection.
we can never forget the agoniZed earnestness
with which The unhappy man took the pledge thu
beautiful picture of his gentle and endearnS wife,
! as she stood beside him the solemn RESPONSE
That followed from score of voices, so then,
| God strengthen thee 10 keep ltn' 49,.
! lreIand by Mr. and Ms. S. c. Hall
| The VEciss,TUDEs or IdFE.-An old French.
man, named Nicholas Laecken, aged 30 years,
was short time since taken up in London cbarr,
ed with being street deggar! His history al.
fords striking Illustration of the vanity or ali
earthly hopes, and the strange vicissitudea .hat
sometimes overlake those who deem themselves
almost to the assaults of adverse foty
tune. The history Of This old man is melancho5
| ~ one and we give il in his own words. -
lie stated that he was an officer in the army Of
Napoleon throughout the whole campaign of1Sl2,
and was one OF ne few whose iron constitutions
enabled them 20 survive The terrible trials of the
retreat from Moscow. He continued in the arm4
/ of Napoleon until 1915, when from political can
ses he was obliged to leave France which ne had
neiped 10 make Che gem and wonder of The eaf,h,,
/ lie vent to England where he gradually declined
from step TO- step, into abjeet poverty; and had
| never been able 10 return TO France. at..
Alas! What startling, what awful scenes mus
| iilt across the old mans vision, when meuor,,
wanders back and brings the past 10 veIy. How
! must his aged heart throb, when, even, after
/ lapse OF 30 years he oontemplaes The splendid
victories and the oupendous Undertakings OF hid
idolized leader; and how must il sink whit,
when the horrors Of the Russian campaign risa
up before him. Must he not shud3er and yeen
when he beholds again, through The long vista ~
years, his brave comrades falling by thousands
around him; not by the ar-a Of humaA powe5s
I but perishing from pfiyaiions and the merciless
ravages Of the clemeals{ And must he nos
sometimes eXcl2im, though d.mmcd be his 81 (
and ne-ycless his arm; ~
Oh! for the vctcrau hr.rtc t'tat we're yoricj %,
In strife with TIC Storm when their battles ;vefs
won, ~ .
Then the eagle, whose gaze in hat aoncn. vas BIAS
Had still scared with his cyc fixed on Victory y,n
An AnoiarioNlsr.--Buxton, the great l,onjos
brewer and abolitionist, manufactures 34o. nbf
barrels OF beer ale, and porter every year. ,bnS
inducing. and promoting more povert3. debase.
!nent and real slavery, (tbe slavery OF. bad has
iis,) than all his mock abolition efforts can nIs
vent f'0
1t is with deep regret we announce the soddb,
death, By paralysis OF bur esti.naJle fellow .cii;
zen, Col. Av5VsrISE g. SaiTH, son of ths iaI
zen John Smi:hsand ior several years men, >