The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1844-10-19
EIISoNIkIhANN0USo
BRIDG EFT PATIILO w.
"a TALE.

To work out an honest purpose in
spite Of opposition, misfortune, penury
taking no heed of scorn, no heed Of rid.
icule; 20 cay that you who now despiso
shall yet respect, you who scorn shall
lyet have benefil; 10 say these things and
do them Is TO present human nature in .
form whieH s8oner or sss-r tnAs nb,sin
universal sympathy. In This virtue .
world of hone lies hidden, even for the
mesnest' for in being homes, 10 our
elves, we create power Of honestl,
serving others.
| In The town of Lincoln there lived
ON ye rs ago man Of the name of
Pa hlow, who, having served in the
army, had retired ., the close Of the wal
upon a small pension. He belonged to
what is commonly called good family,
was proud Of this relationship, and hav-
ling dissipa,ed his little pa,rimony, and
made ~ ill-assoriel marriage, had enter
ed the army, mot with the desire to serve
bal az the only means he had of finding
'o-day's or to-morrow's bread. After
many struggles between poverty and
pride, and debt and disgrace. he settled
in Lincoln, when he was some years
past middle life. Here the old course
was run. Fine houses were taken, fine
appearances made; but these, unlike the
three degrees of comparison, did rather
begin with the largest and end with the
l,r lIn.,. - la
mences,,he fine house,in the 6nest street
had dwindled into a mean hsbitation
,ha, could only boast its neighborhood
10 The minister, where shadowed by some
antique trees, and within sound of the
minister's bell, il was the birth place o.
! Bridget Pslhlow.
I There were two brothers several wear,
lolder than Bridget, born before pAthlow
land settled in Lincoln, acd on whaat
lmesns;fo as he had great promises lron
lsrea, relations. he destined them TO bt
lie tlemen. Bes des these two, Bridge
mad ano her brother, some years youn
ger than herself, who being born llk
ner during lhe poverty and ill-lortune
If the parents, was looked upon with n
favorable or loving eye.
Whilst the elder brothers were bette
clab, well taught, indiling pleasant epi
ties to FAR of relations, poor Tom an
k Bridget Pslhlow were the househol
lrudges. 10 do dirty work, TO reps
II % .edy cred,ors,r 10 deny with the pIom
ed lie. to steal along the streets, an'
with The hearts blood in her face,
Inear The uopaid lradesmen dlshonor h,
liathel' name; TO sit by The tlrele
ldlhearlh, or by the window TO watch HI
y. Fathers return, who, urged for none.
ptl wonld perhaps keep from home who
Dr. nighls, having fist Told Bridget that
- should not return alive;to watch ,hr
!, hose hours of mental pain, and yet
!, his very loneliness, in these chlldl'
% years, 10 have one never failir
b .Iier OF being by self help not awa.
50 very sorrowiul or despised; sure
,e made This young child no unworlf
q ID weller Under the shadow of the oldt
:, minislet. Tom was not half so resolu
!, is Bridget, nor SO capable of end
rance.
'' The elder b, others left home whe
Bridget and Tom were not more tia
le eleven aud eight years old. No lo'
e. ad been foslered between these eld
ri and younger children; yet in The hea
,dl Of Bridget much love was gathered. No
= that they were alone, the children wei
:, more together, the household drudger
~ was shared between them,as well asslf
ie cares and sorrows of their miserab|
dIhome, and The stolen play round Ii
Minister aisles, where many, who de
Ipsed the parents, said kind words TO tn
. children. Designing her for some huI
;, lble employment, where The weekly gal
y, Of two OF three shillings would suppl
! The momentsry want, Captain Palhlo'
al as he was calIed) denied Bridge, 40
10 better education than such as was ahore
ed by a school, The weekly fees OF whic
we're sixpence; bu, she had kin
pIfriend in an old glsss.stainer, who live
Dlhard by aud another in his son, blin
:" vouth, who was allowed 10 play upo
OF the minister organ. AS return 10 tn
he pooi youth for some few lessons in o
he gan playing, Bridget would carry kon
i'll each evening the key OF a little poster
door; which a kind pr0bend had le