The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-04-22
POVERTY

A Few days since q poor, yet docaally
clad female, presented herself at one OF our
IOIice Officer, aud requested the magistrate
send her 10 the slnshOuse. Her manner
and language denoted that che had seen
Oeller days; and while she begged the otti.
Ger to grant her last request, the IeaFs IN
rapid course IrIckl0d down her lurrowed
cheeks, and her subs chOked her ulterance
The officer, as ia duty bound, asked her
name, hen she replied in manner that
brought from the eyes Of Ihnse sturdy min"
ions Vi the law, whUse hearts are necossa-
rlly sleeled 10 pity and the finer feelings Of
man. ASK me not my name" she cried,
lie. me bear 10 silence and unknown, the
lie that an inscrUtlble Prov .dencO has me-
ted Out 10 me, but lot not sged parents, iOOd
brothers and lUviag sisleEs, hear lhstl-
tina, have died the inmate Of m almshOuse,
and the recipient of public charity. 81
will grant your desire" the magistrate re-
pied, /" but il knew more Of your history
and circumstances, | might probably do
su.nelhiOg better for you" II will tell
what dare tell, if you will believe that ]
speak the truth, and use your influence I"
obtain me some situation, N which ! eau
but earn an honest living" was her imPas'
stoned answer. The Cagstrate promised
70 do all he could for her, aud alleviate her
situation as much as possible. 's May
heaven LESS you 81" she said, and told the
following mOurnful and thrilling cOncaIen.
alton Of suffering and perVersily, cOmmin-
gled with the &C thai feelings Of the OMAN.
q Two years ago slr, was happy and knew
noG what it was to want; my parents wUs
rich, OW ned one Of the first PlaLtIliORs 10
sOu hern State; was but yOuOg-nOl
twenty, bot had my SuiIorS, the suns OF
wenllhy men, set ] loved them not-nO
one Of the gaudy IhFOng had as yet made
IN impression on my hear. There was 10
the neighbOrhOOd poor, but manly youth,
he teacher Of our district; be visited our
auuse, and vas treated with ell the respect
and attention that the Olher visit re Fec0i-
we'd; end II sir, fell 10 love WIt6ihat
nan, and il was reciPrOcaled. My father
soon discovered our secret, and forbade him
ever To cross bis threshold again. Need ]
say sir, we met clandeslinely and were
married; we fled and took up ouT residenee
Ia this ci y. My huSrand-my william
taught an academy fOr a livelihood, and
eighteen months we were happy, but then
nv husband was taken sick, and he-he
died! Yss-Oh God be diedl and was
LEFT alone aiming strangers. wrote 10 my
pareals, asking their iOrgIveneSs-but--
In.--lsler was returned unopened. Ny
.ills means are exhausted, and ] must
slarve, or--gO TO the refuge II poverty
The almshuuse--but i will nut last long,
the sands Of my life are nearly run out, aud
look Tor refuge from this WOrlo's mise
RES in-my graVew She ended and eve.
~ eve present vas vet with sympathy fVr
,sr unhappy situation. Oas geRtlsman
who wuS present, with that nObies gensF'
nus and manly feeling, 90 ehaTaclerisllc o.
q natursd nublemer,7 came lorWard 400
..fFsFsd her hume aud 60 asslum beneath
ms roof, which We need dadd, vas cheer.
fully accepted, and che LEFT The O1ico ulth
The prosp, Ct Of better, II not happier dsys
befsrs her. Thus Il is IN this world, mia-
6ar,uns 6ares place her ruthless hsnds uPoa
victims Of every gradsi and The oous ald
daughters Of luxury somttmes drink q the
binsr drees Of the cup n peuury and mise
fyl-Balfiuors RePsthcaa.