Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-02-26
STRANGE THINGS

crushed to the earth by iron despo,sm.
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STRANGE THINGS.
"rhe French Cuursr of New York says Fanny Elsser,
the dancer shea she srved New So;k absolutely
without fortune. snd she returned the end Of
with an incoue "f $4,000 per snnum."
There wsys Of getting along in this world
The head aud hsnd- h,ve been the instruments generally
employed, the banshment of venerable proyeni
tor, ADAM from the otu OF his Paradsis
cal "By the 1T thy brow shalt thou Thy
bread the curse IL longer be called,
which Divine Justice pronounced upon fallen
Labour has become inheritance. The soft hand Of
childhood becomes rough and ndua,ed with the constant
toll OF sge The brain of the stndent. and the
strength o his constitution give way beneath his ccaseless
vgils. So with all IRON the cradle the grave
cea.eess strife Keep back the hand Of poverty TO
vide food and faimen to lay up treasures that perish
and hen when all is done and the object OF life attained.
the ~earied warrior seeks repose and finds for the first
| time. in the grave.
There those however, with whom the labor of life
iruitless thing and others. with genus fitted
tighten aud bless msnknd who unsppreeii,ed and
rewarded by the age in which they live There hands
aud heads which toll through weary days and long nights
but toll tor naugh Go to the ciiys crowded and
In some desolae dwelling See the woman. pale and wan
with hunger and fatigue, who from nil midnight plies
her needle for miserable pittsnce sufficient 10
preserve the life IN her body See her the uds, OF po
her knee looking her for pr,seson; and whoa her
weary hrgeTs pause from exhaustion and that pause her
soul takes the full horror OF her nn and tempted
To SINK IN despair how the glances of those appealing
young eyes light up her heart again, aud her 10
herOsm such entered into the spirit Of
conceive Does Heaven look down and smlc upon
such sclsacr6eing toll Now look without. carriage
rolls along the street, the cauiage of OF wealth,
with servants IN livery and oil the el,rrog insignia Of
pomp and saion. Within, upon cushioned sess recline
the pctied children of fortune. the the eupage
whose name omnPotenr Change and the far dame.
attred IN costly apparel and gering with jewels Per.
haps, being n woman, che has a human heart" anc,
knowing the wretchednsss of the fororn being VIII,
wearing existence by the light which flashes yon>
der attic, intends stop, snd darkness Of the night
hiding the god deed or all bu, the eye God to enter
that mansion like angel Of Mercy, and, with kind
and timely aid, relieve the sufferers wants, aud cheer
her i'irting spirit. Alas that would be miracle iu
DEED! The splendid vehicle rolls by, aud YIELDS It's
precious burthen the Theatre, where crowd # a,
psmpered Of wealth have already gIhsred lavish.
ing IN one night upon Elsirr Celeste sum which
would have saved from tie agonies of famine and des
pair hundreds Of desoste wd1ws Hnd helress children
But the world has other inciden,s equally strange While
II pours with free hand upon all that minis
ers To its ndulRence OF it often fails discern and
WHEN does discern. to repay real benelctos IL NAV be
visited by angela unawn'es;" Milton Shakespeare
strike their harps In of celestial music vet the
age in which they live may not hall appreciate their value
or remunerse their toll, and their reward be lett dis
an posteriy which, wiih smoknR and blooming
gaands shall visit their rombs and shout Husannahs IN the
dull. cold ear OF death" Futon may arise and amid
Jeers aud scon, push Its completion most wonder
ul and important invention ved by the human
mind What imagination can picture Its magnificent re.
suits Tins country OF her prosperity ann
Robert Futon h,n oil the soldiers that she
has produce the Revolution or oil t1e are vel in
embryo, waiting the earth with more specimens Of
false glory. Yet Robert Fulton died poor man. and his
chdrs wander unnoced and warded amid the magni
hcent empire which ated by their fathers genius If
too turn L. another land. shall see the de-
scendans OF the adventurous wh, gave bis name
TO this continent lyrgiu Ubcuriy snd glec and Dor
ing ct an humble occup,,:"n IN daily tiTps to obian
scanty support And around upon every hand stepped
IN po'ery 10 the P., tbs widows aud orphan. Of gal
liant dirs and old patriots, vino hccams poor IN their
counirys service. The world Wiihholds money which
would reward and bless grateful and drtefyiey
hearts, and showers Il upon Earle ins I'd dancing prs
We d. not expect this order of things be changed IL
ia with e hope OF contributing the slightest degree 10
those vino fail observe the object, OF compassion hv
which they arc sui"unded who need Only mind
ed Of their duty performance Let such q,
these look about them the lowy places the world
Around their very footsteps Wi md cr1shd ard ne
elected flowers which need but the nurlunng hand Of kind
aud the heavenly dew Of sympathy their droon
ing heads and with beauty fragrance reward the gener
Gus heart which has contributed to restoration.