Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-10-13


.'irucr toid 81 oirur. h.furs God ard man.
The "lircI "f Ih. assembling Of The people To-.
l,Ih. = huwuv,r Srcm.h ." have been un-war-
1T. Mary of rhrm had a-ll'udid rilrip ~llru-
lId carriag-s with splcnd Il Luri--. All had M
Ia nrAhlbI rhn led ias - ~ h "
dress. ard "f ItiIliy 10 ihou d u,"ar'r, aud
had listened iu Il most clcqur,d AID harmless
ru"u. that dlSluIbcd the conscl zee 81 unr; 4,
fr While it deuouur,d all >iniu general. il r"uch-
rd no sin ~ particular and uf cuur,, uO sinner.
Ala! that the Salba'h should b. nad' 'ay of
show, lur bringing uuI ur ,Xh,Litipn nul ruty I.
all the silks, aud lar,'s. aud wrlry. that ~ got
ten wealth can purc base. Alas! that ambaS,S-
dor' of the Most High do not sit more Olten at
the feet Of the SayiOrupon the Mount, aud learn /
from his example to preach simple truths IN
simple language, exposing the errors and the
sins Of the times.
Sick Of all this mockery Of what is good aud
holy, fastened to my chamber and as the sun
began to decline, felt my spiritual nature wrap. |
ped in sadness, and longing for orcommunlon with
those spirits who are set free from pride, and
weakness, and snlulness Of earth. ! immedi- |
ately sought the place where the high and the
low, the rich aud the poor, the proud and the
humble are equally consigned to be food for
worms. Here, wandering around among the
dead, and reading line inscriptions upon the tomb.
stones, and listening TO the waing of the wind
through weeping willows. planted by the graves
Of loved departed ones, spent some Two hours.
As was retiring from this lonely spot, casting
my eye into humble corner of The graveyard,
beheld a little child lying upon a new.made
grave. As approached near, found it was a
small girl about eight years of age, fast asleep.
Every now and hen she would heave a deep
sigh, catching for breath and evidently showing
she had gone 10 sleep weeping. As shook her
gently, and she was haf.awakened, she exclaim.
co in sweet voice-"Falher, is thatyou! How
glad am that | am dead and have found you!''
Poor thing, she was dreaming. Her father lay
buried beneath her, and she lancied what she
was longing for had happened--that she was
dead and found him. But as she opened her
eyes and saw me standing by her, she cried in
anguish, "Dont whip me! | haven't lost it! |
don't know where it is." lspoke kindly to her,
and she soon saw that was astranger. "Oh,"
said she, 81 have no father or mother. My mo-
ther died when was born, and was buried here,
and few weeks ago my father died too, and is
buried, and the woman live with does not like
me because amt her child. She has good
many children, and when they do wrong they
always lay it to me, and she whips me for it.
and when | tell her the truth, she says am a Ii
ar and she can't believe me, and this is worse
than TO be whipped: for my father taught me it
was wrong to tell lies, and that | never should
see him aganif did, and would ratherdio than
to tell lie; for he said that if always told the
truth and was good, in little time | should see
him and live with him forever in Heaven"
: proposed the child, thatl would 90 homewith
: her, and talk with the woman where she lived.
80, no., said she, "Icannot go home: shewill
whip me to death. This morning John threw
one Of her spoons away, and told her had lost
it, and when told her the truth, she said she
knew better--that lied--that John wouldn't do
such thing--and that if didn't find it, she
would whip me TO DEATH So looked for it till
it was no use, and then lcame here all day with
out anything to eat, and I'd rather stay here all
night and die, than 60 home and be whipped to
DEATH"
| assured her that she should not be punished
thatl wouldpay for lhespoon. and thatshe should
not be whipped. And then she was willing to &c
with me, for she said that all she wanted was pay
On opening the door, let the liulc girl in first
when the old woman exclaimed, There you lit
tie brat where have you been? We have beer
hunting the city all over for you. You deserve
TO be whipped TO death.
At this moment entered, and the girl huns
! trembling around my KEGS. saw al glance
that she was one of those women with whom III
a word and blow, and if the blow does no
come first, lis because the tongue is more limbe
than either hands or feet. One Of that KIM
who never stop 10 enquire into matter to flint
whether person is to blame or not, but are a
apt, and liltle more so, 10 punish the innocen
: as the guty--a kind of treatment that woul
turn an angel into fiend; for there is nothing
that will harden the heart of child equal Il
being blamed when they are gutless, and lha
without hearing.
As the light fell upon the little child, | saw sh
: was perfect beauty. Her speech before hat
+ betrayed her as being Of no humble parentOge
= She was, as have said, about eight years @
r age, with large, blue, intelligent eyes, dark hail
and eye brows, light and smooth complexion
y perfect symmetry Of form, and looked like lai
ry spirit sent from heaven 10 beauti(y the earth
As gazed upon her and thought of her (orlor
situation, my heart was moved with compassion
/ and could not bear the thought that she shoul
l. suffer and be ruined in that miserable place.
e therefore proposed to the woman to let me hav
l. the child. This she readily agreed TO. Befor
IS eaving, the little girl whispered to me somethin
e about the spoon which | did not understand
is when offered 10 pay for it, which the old won
n an refused to receive saying that the boy ha
h found it and the girl was not to blame. Sh
L really began to show little compassion, and tn
l. tears came into her eyes, and the Children a
7. came round crying as took her away.
S, Arrived atmy rooms, visions passed away, an
e things earthly began to occupy my mind, and
l. was placed where must naturally commenc
| thinking what should do with my little pet.
as had children enough at home, more than coul
Y decently feed and take areof, besides not know
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