Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1848-03-08
SAD CHANGES OF FORTUNE.

do you give out work here?" sail a voice Sc
soft, so low, so lady like, that invountarily start
ed and looked up
| ''Do you give out work here %
"NOt 10 strangers" was the rude reply: the
stranger turned and walked away.
! J. left the shop and followed The strange lady,
Passing 1hompson's, she paused went in-hes-
| ltated, then turned and came out. | now saw her
lace; 1t was very pale-her hair, black as night,
was parted on her forehead--her eyes, too were
very black, and there was wildness in them tina,
made me shudder. She passed up on Broadway
10 rrand street, where she entered miserable
looking dwelling. paused-should follow fur
Their She was evidently suffering much. | was
happy-blessed with wealth, and o, how blessed
In husband, children, friends. knocked-the door
was opened by cross looking woman
us there person here who does plain sewinr %
/ enquired.
II guess mott was the reply ''There is wo-
IMAM up STAIRS VINO used to work, but she can't get
no more to do, and shall turn her Out 10 morrow
'.Let me go up" said /, as passing the woman
with shudder, assembled the stairs
on can keep on to the garrett she screamed
after me, and so dd-and there saw a sioht of
which the child of aflluence, had never dreamed
The lady had thrown off her hat, and was kneelino
ny the SIDE OF poor, low bed. Her hair had fallen
over her shoulders, she sobbed not, broathed not.
but seemed motionless, her face buried in tho COW
her husband. He was sleeping looked upon his
n'gh pale forehead, around which clung masses of
damp brown hair. 1t was knit, and the pale hand
ciehched The Embellishments broke from his Inns
- cannot pay you now,'' | heard him saw
Poor fellow! Even in his dreams his poverty
haunts him. could bear it no longer. and knocL;
ca gen'iy at the door. She raised her head, threw
PACK her long black hair, and gazed wildly or me.
II WAS no Tine Tor ceremony; sickness SORROW.
want perhaps starvation, were before me. 81
came 10 look Tor person to do plain work." was
all could say
so, give it to me-" she sobbed; ..two DAVIS we
have not tasted food! and tomorrow -, She
gasped, and tiled 10 finish the sentence, but could
NOT. She knew that TO morrow they would be both
| homeless and starving.
be comforted, you shall want no more!v
kept my word. In few DAYS she told me all
OF days Of happiness in sunny West Indian isle
her chiidhood's home OF the death of her fatbe
and mother, of a cruel sister and broher-in law
how she left that home TO find her brother in Anne
rica how she sought in vain, but found instead q
husband he, too, an Englishman-a gentleman, .
scholar, mad been thrown upon the world. Sym
patty deepened into love alone in crowd. ali tbs
"ofid 70 each other, they married. He procured
! employment In school she plain needlework. -
100 close attention 10 the duties Of his school, LONG
walks, and scanty fare, brought ill health and con
fined him at length TO his bed
The shop from which this poor wife obtained
work failed, and their resource was cut off, She
had looked long, weary days for employment, ma
ny had none TO give, others gave no work to sran
gers" Thus found them, 10 comfort them for q
little time then, trust, they found comforter il
! heaven
The husband died first; died placing the hand OF
his poor wife In mine. needed not the mute ap.
( peailng look he gave me. | took her to my OWL
happy home; but it was too late
/ IL is very little time ago, | went one mornino
to her room. She had passed restless night had
dreamed, she said, Of her dear George; she called
me her kind and only friend. begged me 10 sit liz
tie while beside her, and looked up SO sadlv in INV
face, that my own heart seemed well nigh break
| ing. left her not again.
In the still deep night, | heard her murmur
oister Anne, do not speak SO harshy to met O.
! mamma, why do you leave me?' Then AGAIN she
said, Give me an orange, my sister, am very
faint" Her soul was again in her own sunny
home.
Lay me by my George, and God will bless
you" were her last words to me. ! led my hush
ed children to look upon her sweet, pale face. as
she lay In her coffin They had never seen sorrow
or DEATH and then told them the first knowledoe
OF both then told them of the sin, the cruelty OF
! those who wounded the ''stranger's hearth
Friend Of Pirtue.
WoMEN STRONGER THAN OxEN-ltis related Of
a certain New England divine, who flourshed not
many years ago, and whose matrimonial relations
are supposed not to have been of the most agree
able kind, that, one Sabbath morning, while read
Ing to his congregation the parable of the supper in
Luke xiv, in which occurs the passage-"Nnd an
other said, / have brought five yoke of oxen. and
go to prove them pray thee have me excused
and another said, have married a wife and there
fore cannot come, he suddenly paused at the
end Of the verse, drew of his spectaccs and look
ing around on his hearers, said with emphasis =
'"Ihe fact is, my brethren, one woman can draw a
man farther from the kingdom of Heaven than fit
yoke Of oren."
DEATH.-There is nothihg formidable about
death but the consequences Of it, and these we our
selves can regulate and control. The shortest life
is long enough if it lead TO better, and the long
est life too short if it do not
KENrtcKy.-A Telegraphio despatch, received
yesterday, announced that the Wing State Con
yenion OF Kentucky has appointed delegates to the
National Convention favorable To Gen. Taylor
and that the TAYLOR Convention, which met OF
the same day, in Frankfort, united in their appoint
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