The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1848-11-10

ing a clear w,ntry X, ben, over the city.
studded wi,hm,riads ofg olden stars beau.
,i'ul aud bright ba, ,hse COY smvered be.
meath them, and they seemed as II hung
there 10 mock hun with thoughts of a
" arm FIRE which he must neyar see again.
Tno shop windows, too, with the,rglit'er-
ing tights cleaning ovor pelces Of confec.
tiNnary and s'tn'he'n trmi's-ihey had
tempted hima bef,re,bLt I the gas
flames and the ifuit seemed melting III
sea OF beamifil colo,s th at danced before
his e,es-siill they tempted HIN 30 longer
lfor he had deased 10 feei hung, as
! ffa'",ress and loa,hing of food crept yer
him; sensation seemed gradually d, ing
| from has limbs, and he was conscious u
but enc " ish, aud that was To lie down
| by his mother aud sleep. SIN he cr+p'
on, moving to ami fro beneath the brig
puItess S,ars and the yet more pl,i,ess
throug that passed him by, t,ll lie me,ook
the way aud ston quite alone IN punlc
lumber yard. !, gave bun 10 ANXIETY, for
his limbs were slreadry asleep and hise,es
grew haevy. lie sank 10 tie earth wr'h his
face turned upwards To the stars. Aud
when the bcgsar boy awoke he Was III
| Heaven.
They were sitting at their breakfast table,
Frances Henry and her parents One day
passed by since the sewing woman had sought
their house in that terrible storm; but she had
not called again as directed. So Frances
cast the subject from her mind, and smiled
quietly when she thought how much anxiety
the trlhing sum Of ten cents had cost her.
Mr.. Henry, who had been amusing himself
with the morning papers after his coffee, oc
casionslly read paragraph aloud; after run
Mug over the amount OF stocks, he came to the
coroner's lnquests, and read on as if he had
been still immersed in the money market.
"CoRoNEns lNQuEsT.--An inquest was
held at - street, on the body of young
lad. who was found dead in Il wood yard, IN
the rear Of ~. Verdict died Of exposure
and want. The tody was removed to the
deud house,
.Anohar inquest was held on the body Of
Margaret S., found dead in the basement
OF house IN w street; the room in which
tshe. was found betrayed the utmost des,tu-
ton. Verdict, died OF disease and exhaus-
liuh.
Margaret S. said Mrs. Henry, taking
the paper from her husband to be certain ut
the name. Frances, was not that the name
Of the woman who did the sewing for Us a
few weeks since! hat
Frances did not answer, her elbow was
resting on the table, while her trembling hand
and lace were both colurless, and there was
something in her manner that frightened the
two persons gazing ON her.
That day tasllohably dressed young man
came out of the dead house followed by two
men, bearing a chllds cof1in between then,
they placed it IN carnage, and the gen
llu'nan stepped IN after, ordereded the COACH
man to drive to 27-sireet. When the
earrage stopped before that gloomy dwelling
the boy WIS once more removed and carried
into tile basement; female, cutined, ana
ready for burial lay upon the lille deal table
and close by sat young g,rl mutfi ed in u
cloak OF black velvet, and weeping butery
The beggar boy was placed by the side OF his
mother, AMI, for the first time, when so near
! that bosom, his arms were not stretched forth
to embrace her
! My Fanny that is gloomy scene for you
; SAID tile youngdhah, bending over the weep
iag Ielnale, you will take cvid in TINS damp
place
! They lived here for weeks and month
said the distressed girl, aud her eyes flied
once more as she looked around Tie mise r ible
apartment; 'snd mIgnt have helped them =
nigh, al least Lave paid thu pltliul SUN that
We owed to them.
II had but seen her that night -if--alas,
! shall never forgive myself!
Fanny, said the young man taxing her
hand with atectiona,e earnestness, THIS is the
FIRST Instance OF terrible suiierIng that you
have witnessed, il 1t has occasloned some
self leproach, tears alone y i'll not appease II;
scenes like these are passing ln this city ev
cry day. Thousands read the paragraph
which Uruught us here, and yet We alone wnI'
the dead in this place.
They did not know the mournful details as
We do, replied the young grrl.
'Andr,ihe, did, Fanny, If the touched de
voiioh OF this poor boy. tue patient suffering.
the neeknsss and death of his mother, we've
written out word Tor " ora what would the ef:
iect be' saat,
"Men would be interested, touched; eNcied
to benevolence, replied the kiud sIr with
beaui iful earnestness.
! rIhey might be excited TO tears, perhaps,
bui can The details, the whole slor. of tlit
beggar bu, appeal more slr0nsly 10 The sym
patlnes OF men than the simple truth proved