Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1845-04-10
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CHE FORGOT TO LOOK UP.-

CHE FORGOT TO LOOK UP,
A poor iudolsnt man, seeing his hungry
children around him ready to starve, late
at night, said to his little son, ''let US take
a walk" Carefully rolling up bag, and
putting it under his arms, secretly he
made his way into his neighbours corn.
field. Laying down bis bag, he turns
around and looks attentively in every di.
rsc:ion, and then deliberately lifts his
hand to seize an ear Of corn, when his lit.
tie boy breaks the silence oil the night by
saying Daddy, there is one place where
you did not look" "Where 7" said the
father, dropping bis out stretched arm. -
"You forgot to look up" He hastily
took up his bog, aud said TO the little sage,
''iet US 60 home" Afterwards he raise
his own corn, and never meddled with his
neighbours.
am often reminded OF this same "corn-
fisid' when | go into large school. -
While the teacher is engaged in hearing
class | look around until my eyes rests
on lutte boy, with his book drawn up
before his face to serve as a screen to
hide bis mischief-those near TO him he
torments IN every way he can, and those
1hst are farther away he dlverts by maxi
ing wry faces. In the midst Of his pranks,
he sometimes turns sly look, from one cor.
ner of his book towards his preceptors. -
All, he is another sort Of boy from the one
We heard IN the "corn feldm Don't he
lorge to look upl
When hear noise 10 the street, on
the Lords. day. and examine minutely and
find that il does not proceed from beasts
or fowls, but from animals with two legs
and no feathers, | wonder if they can read
or whether they have ever heard, that
one ADORE said once in voice of thunder
--"Remember the Sabbath day to keep
i, holy."-Surely "they have forgotten to
look up"
When passing through the streets at
night, hear a Glamour that disturbs the
tranquility of the thoughtful student, that
offends the delicate ears ofthe fair, in their
excursions aud at their fire sides above
all, that molesis the sick man, on the bed
OF death, whose sole desire is TO leave the
world in peace ask myself who can
these troublesome sons of darkness be p
Verify they forget TO look upl
When hear volley Of curses, as if
He'll had opened near me--When hear
a poor fend, in human shape, call upon
Almighty Vengeance TO send the wors,
evil, on his own soul or with perdition
unheard OF, bias. his neghbor forever I!
| turn away from the suffocating stencil.
saying within myself, that child OF Hell
has lost sight of him who from above in
storm and lempes, says-"Thou shalt not
take the name of The Lord thy God in
vain." All Z! he forgets TO look up!
When see miserable besotted, bloa-
ted creature, with red eyes and nose, zig
zsg, like fence row, vending his way to
his patient horse. after repested vain et.
tempis, mounting at lasl-hanging now on
this 81 de, then on tha,-when he reaches
HE gate, his children fly to their hiding.
places, and his mopng wife, with the big
tear in her eyes amidst shower oil buse,
leads him TO soft bed, where he may
dream Of food and fire, and awake amids,
envenomed serpents and Kissing adders-
whether he ssaggers, or falls. or rises o +!
Don't he forget 10 look upl
When hear of "msn about town.
stroller OF the nigbt--when hear OF
his deeds, that may not see the day
when I think Of the inconceivable mis-.
chief he is dong, Of the thorns he is plan.
ting in unsuspecting hearts. and Of the
loa,hsome ieprosy that in due time will
cleave to him, from my heart sigh-O
he iorgeis to look up. v.