Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-01-28


lion OF inc swcc, liltio Quaker girl still
dwell upon our mind. There was in /,
a sen cot childish innoccnce, OF female
purity, that sta ried at crimo which had
exposed the young woman 10 the deal
ing oi penal law. and shrunk away from
he unsccmliness OF her present condi-
ion. With the rem,-nberance OF her
parents morning blessing, aud her
own pure resolves, yet unbroken, she
felt that she would not, and even cou.d
not, be like the one before her. She
had not heard OF The thousand avenues
To sin and shame that oncned out of
LIES pathway. She thought some
eli1rt must have been necessary TO have
attained the bad eminence OF the girl in
the cart. The sense Of dclicacy, tho
tender br. athing ofa mothers solic
tude yet fresh upon her mind. made
her ieel that for worlds she 'would'n'l
Do like her. And she will not be, we
suppose. The straightforward instruc,
ton OF her sect, that seems 10 forbid the
thought vice, almost Of error in a
female, will save her. And hereafter
should new associations, and con,amin.
a'ing influences, expose her to the
temptations OF life, perhaps the sight
viii n she then saw will be bacon
light on the dangerous shoal, to warn
her against the shipwresk OF virtue
Perhaps, IN other years, the tempter
VIII try her; will appeal tn rough her
heart 10 her senses; and shutting ou,
the distant view OF certain consequences
VIII lure her onward towards msdo.ng,
hen amidst the confusion Of. disturbed
principles, and the fading light OF early
instructions. and the waning influence
oi molly, pure resolves, just when the &C.
cusng spirit begins To blush for the feal
~ OF one deemed so pure. her @ ardian
angel will sc before her thoughts, the
ft'Ien inmate o: the police carriage, and
IN her new comprehension of tho dis
grace and its cause. she will spring back
10 virtue, with the exclamation. j
WOULDN'T BE HER,
Ii is due sometimes to virtue, that we
set before tho young the certain end Of
vice; and, indeed this IS oCion done.
The deformity Of consumma,e degrade,
tion Is SO heinous, TINT young and the
pare, with holy abhorlnce, and unmix-
cd sincerity when they are told that they
m ~ commit the crime that will debase
them so will exclaim, with the Syrian,
lis thy servant q dog that he should do
this lhingr Yetthe Syrian did commit
The crime, and the young ADD pure may,
IN age, become loa.hesonely vicious.
Will not the awfu' end OF error AMI vice
hus exhibited, warn them away? No.:
The lesson which childhood needs is
that which concerts tho come &c ion
between vice and its con sequences, dis
grace and inlamy-hoW one leads TO
the other what links unite. Il is long
Dad from childlike innocence 10 ripencd
vice, but il may be travelled rapidly
None see from the first stage, the oath
scme goal, without as much horror and
i'sgust as an angel would feel These
mnish. with every singe, and The
creature in the criminal carl,
probably hid in her eye som, advanced
o ,ject,of whom she exclaimed would'n't
b, her.
Let us hope that our little Quaker
girl. and, indeed ,ail will retain fresh and
operative tn at purity Of mind W. ,ich,
when they see vice in any form, the
s'anderer, the detractor,tne envious, the
mean, shall teach tn I'm with holy abhor
renee TO exclaim. Co., wouldn't be
her.