Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1847-01-27
POVERTY CANNOT CHAIN.

"The poor have no business with feels
ings--they should be crushed;" exclaimed
the wealthy Colonel h, 10 a young
girl whese heart stern sorrow had we'll nigh
broken.
"Crushed, uncle, crushcdv' replied she,
her voice choking. "Were they not given
US by Goda And is he not the father Of
the poor AZ well as the richl'
Hush, hush grill" answered tho Col.
warmly. 'You are looking loo high;
grasping al something which you can nov.
er reach; and tell you It's your place to be
humblel"
"Yes; know it is," replied she, '.but
not in the sense in which you would wish
Because am poor you woold have me
crush all the better feelings Of me nature
barter my purest and holiest feelings for
a few paltry coppers! No: | Miil not do
il. Poor, forsoo,h! yes. SO l am; bu, pow
eriy cannot chain me.'' is ss
She paused, fearful Of having given Of
fence, and her uncle left tho room with
hasty step.
The sorrowiug girl leaned her face on
her hades and gave full vent to her feel-
ings. All we'll might she weep-well
night she sorrow; for he to whom she had
early givon her young hearts affections
then lived but in heaven. She was clone.
He who had loved her with whole heats
devotion, and who would have shielded her
from tho worlds cold selfshness was not
there TO seo,h and comfort. Alas! this was
a bitter trial, and it well nigh drove Tho
blood from her veins.
Alas! how many there are Ike Colonel
t.; how many who would even sell
their very souls for filthy lucre.' But such
hearts can know little of true happiness. -
Such persons deserve our pity rather than
censure. Bes oes, they may not always
have been thus; and il may be that even
now these fits of selfshness are but momen.
iary, and pass away Ike The feecy cloud
before the Eoon-day's sun. Let US beware
then, how we condemn, remembering that
ne that is without sin should cast the first
stone.
But while we would mos. willingly ex,
tend to Them the hand Of charity, we can
but see the utter fallacy of their reasoning.
1.-The poor no business with feelings, in
deed! Then why were they given?-
Surely, God bestoweih nothing in vain.
Let them be cherished, then Let tho
coldness and selfshLess of the world have
no power 10 pollute them: but let these
high and noble aspirations be kept pure
and holy. even as first they came. Then
indeed, will they be blessed dowry, pre-.
ferable far to the worlds whole wealth.
And rather than let poverty prove a
barrier to the mind or feelings let it right,
ly urge them onward. Aye, and how
frequently it does! GO ask The annals OF
the past, and what tell they? Is i. not
tina, many, very many Of Of our greatest
minds have been nursed in the cradle Of
comparative want! True they had the
germs Of strong viii within them: bu,
the indulgences Of wealth might have en-
ervoted. As it was, they wen: bravely on,
ard millions have risen up TO call them
selves blessed. So let i, ever be. Lee,
poverty be no stay. Indeed, it cannot be
where there is strong m nd and deter.
mined purpose. Such know no chains
save those which cannot be cast aside till
this mortal shall have put on Immortality,
and death is swallowed up in victory