Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1844-12-26
A CHILD OF SORROW.
A THRILLING SKETCH.

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,ho1,rht 5. ~, ia.e iesVS season. when those wit
n"u1 al an, rejected that eighteen hundred ant
oIy years ago. the religlon OF the heart, bringing
fease S"I sooI Wll on earths came to soften the
-. Ia "a sion u lorm, little glri not Sin
80 ~. lou Oeen observed Oy lonely lady, sit
S uay n'e1 uay On the Ster OF door opposite tc
Her no.se. IL seemed TO belong to nobody; but Al
sn certain noTF, mere 1t was, wrapped in an old
snIe Slouc1eo On tne coio stone and rocking it.
sen OackwaTos ana forward, more like an ailine
QUO woman tnan cnild' Other children played
a.oGnu ~ ~. .nis lnelancn0y !ttle heing mingled
"oe In Nlen sIottS' ou' SAT silent ana solitary.
ooon afterwards IL was seen TO peep about the
Slea =. tlie 'aoy mouse, ana looked wlstiully al
u.e Hltcnen windows Inc lady, who was kind tc
churen, thinking tnat the little girl might be try
my 20 atract her hotice' opened the door suddenly
ana onefed II some gingerbread. When the door
opened .p there was strange eager expression in
the cnllds eyes; but when she saw the lady she
looked scared and disappointed. The kind voice
and manner soon treasured the startled child, who
thankfully took the offering, broke it up into little
Dts ner hand and carried 1t to the door step OPP
Pos'te' where she again took up her station. An
other cnild' seeing the gingerbread, came up to
the SOLITARY infant, who gave the new conner some,
ana oy gestures. the iady saw that she was inform
ing the other child whence the gift came. After
waiting considerable time without eating her gin
gerbread, the poor girl rose dejectedly and went
away, still looking back at the house.
Gay or TWO afterwards, the same child was
seen lingering about the pavement near the area,
ana holding out a bit OF sugar candy in its tiny
myers through the rails.
Inc iady' VINO thought that the child was come
10 oher It out OF gratitude for the gingerbread. went
Gown INTO the area and as soon as she appeared,
"a. me. cnlld ran away. soon again, however. the
The lady had mentioned this to her only female
servant as very odd, but received no observation in
reply.
One morning the door was opened to receive a
piece of furniture, and the same child again sud
denly appeared, and advanced stealthily towards
the door. The lady, who was near, said: "I see
you," when the child Immediately retreated to her
door step.
"This is very extraordinary" said the lady to
her servant; &c cannot make out what the child
wants"
Madam" said the servant, bursting into tears,
it is my child"
Your child But 60 bring her in. Where
does she live p
:" with my sister, and she goes to school. have
told her never to come here; but the poor thing
will come every bit OF playtime she gets. That
day you thought she was Offering you some sugar
candy had been to the school and given her q
penny when school was over, she came to give
me a bit OF the sugar candy she had bought. oh,
ma m, nave mercy-iorgIve me! Do not send me
The lady, who had known adversely, and was not
on. one eL NOSE r!guy righleous people VINO forgot
thor of the Christian creed IooLed grave !, tr,,o
but did net shr;nL Tro,r Az lo,.lw g., y. r. ~
had The nlaone altbouyh che hal hecnn,o = ,no,h'
or befors che had heen made . ,y;So hU tba ~,
cavalier ,yho had 5ece;veJ and C,rsaLsn T.. S"y
Ala sbe tnrn bar ont ,,non the ,s;Jo .sn,iS =; ~
grfat horror or some OF er iss,s -. ~.
servant that her child might come to see her every
Sunday. beginning with the next. When the
child. who was no longer the mopihg creature
which it had been before it was admitted to the
mother, heard this, she Immediately and anxiously
INQUIRED how many days and nights is it to Sun
day !"
Some may sheer OF :his; to me there is some
thing painfully affecting in the quiet, subdued de-
meanor Of this offspring Of shame, timidly watch
ing to obtain glimpse Of her who had borne it, at
an age when happier children are never without
those greatest of enjoyments, the caresses Of a
mother Think of the misery of the poor child,
driven from the mere instinct Of longing for its
parent. to the staid demeanor Of age, whilst the
other merry little ones were sporting around it,
Think what she must have suffered, as she gazed,
day after day. at the frownng door that shut out
more than ali the worlds value TO her. Think of
the suffering mother, tlreading to lose, with her
Mace and character, the means Of supporting her
hapless. prematureiy old infant Oh, man, man
thou hast much 10 answer for!
ro,,,,,,v,. scene.-Ve conv the following
A.. NJ or,.... p;..v,,a.
from the I'VE" orie'"' rieay"he
The Wings and Democrats OF the town and Par.
| ish of Natchitoches agreed amongst themselves
previous to the Presidential election. 10 procure
the necessary amnnunstion to fre two hundred and
The flag stalls Of the two parties were within
few yards Of one another, and from thelr summ'ts
the banners Of their respective chefs Streamed u
graceful dallance with the winds Oh heaven.