Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1848-03-31
MISCELLANEOUS.
From the Unireredhm
The ~SeamStrcSS.

NESS. Mother and at the repetition 81
the word, the speaker, a yong but ieatiulIy
emaciated girl, sprang upright in her mlsera-
Bile bed, with that hurried and impulslye en-
ergy which nervous excitement sometimes
gi,es to the sick.
'Wha do you want, my child returned
the widowed mother, slowly rising from the
low seat, where she had been lowering over
the few Goals Of fre-and now, even these
were dead. Did you speak, Annie : she
continued, looking round, for an instant with
a vacant stare; for the combined influence oil
cold, hunger, and excessive labor, had quite
overpowered her; and she had been asleep.
But she was quickly reused. What mother
is not, when a sick child calls her! She
drew near, and gently bent over the couch OF
the sufferer. Are you worse Annie that
is the matter, MY childP
There was a convLlsive movement, as II Of
suppressed sCbbing, and then two bare arms,
very thin and pale, but still fair, were locked
around the widows neck, with a force that
was always suifocating.
'llother!' said the girl, with a frightiul
energy, Il have been watching as you sat
there at work Tor these two hours! ! have
been looking at you, and thinking, till a thick
film gathered over my eyes and a cold hand
seemed tearing my very heart away On,
mother you are cold, and hungry, and worn
out with labor; and these poor little sick
hands can't help you! But do take The mo
ney you are saving for the medicine, and get
some bread, and some coal. Do, mother! do
if you love me ] die a thousand deaths IN
seeing you suffer so! Oh, you cannot think
how | feel, lying here seeing you labor, and
suffer so. Mother, will you take the money,
and try TO be comfortable a litile while, that
Z. you may rest ,hen-when that is gone"
She paused a moment. Her voice sunk into
4 low and hollow whispers; but an expression
Of sweetness and calinness really angelic,
oyorspread her features, as she added: Then
mother, come here, and lie down beside me.
| will put my arms around you, and lean my
head upon your bosom: and let us die togeih-
er! for surtly death is moi SO bad as this long,
long suffering
A violent ht OF coughing succeeded, and
ir tlmel' seemed as 1t every moment would
terminate her misery. The widowed mother
llited the slight form OF her child from The
low couch and wrapping the quilt about her,
held her In her arms; ana her low, loving
words were Inc only palliative she coulh
hflhg the sufferer; Dut they sootheu as, per-
maps, no cordial mlght-"lthout them; and
when The SICK glrl ielt thathe heau was rest
my on her mother 5 bosom, she grew quiet
and slept. On, mere is deeper soothlhg IN
such a thought, than any ouL me orphan
knows how to value
Here, while the poor gil Is sleeping, a lew
particulars may be related. MIS-. MOTHS, Inc
mother OF Annie, 1t was evident from her ap-
p%earlnce and manners, had seen better days
Her husband had been a clerk IN a large mer-
camille establishment IN fhiiadeiphia' FOR
many years he SUI ported MS iamiiv manu-
someiy' not only win the power OF procuf-
ing mem many advantages pnt WIN some
provision LOT d rainy gay. buI duf'ng the
hesVy ldilutes OF io2o, ne was moi ohiy oe-
prlved oil MS SITUATION, out Of all MS accuinu-
lated earnings; and that too, Just as he had
been received as a partner In me mousse ne
had so long served. In aday-in an hour
he was stripped OF all! Beng a stranger IN
the city, (ior he had never formed many &C,
quain'anceS' since Inc sticty economical
habits oil his family prevented lhelr mlngilng
IN Sehteei society') he had no irieno S mouse
wherein 10 seek refuge. ms interesting
family were JUST looking forward 10 me 'me
when lhey mlght lAou!ee IN a more soclal
mode OF lie, when this calamity TELL upon
men, hi0fGls was a man oil emineruy ZEN
DER and delicate affections; liow dld he ieei,
TO see MS iurhi'ufe eJe!cted rom me mouse OF
an unleeling ana usurious landlord ana Ms
'ender W'ie' ana h'e chl!dfeh-ohe OF thest
a ii'uo oaoT-mfust oNt Almost WIN io'ce
ana com elieu 70 s'ahu on '"e siue'"aih
weeping oenea'l me coiu ana PluIesS eye o
= strangers VINO ga'heIeu 10 me sd'e' liner
s'oou ,"a' ue'icd'e "oihdh' WIN HSi uduP"
t yer, d snfInAlhg g,fi OF ioGr'een' anu all lie
l''Ie ones seVefai hours Oh d November DAY
so coid mat II almost iToze lheif Tears 10
lhey hau nowhere 10 60, unt' a poor liish
a W'man' VINO had formerly washed Tor MIS-
MOTIFS happened 10 20 ny.
AN Is 'hlS yourself dear Mlslhress MOI
h MS! Salu Inc "afm-hear'ed creature, throw
ing htf arms around me almost iainting on
S she addressed; AN, is IL me ike o'ye INA
mas coiIe 10 'niS. sure yes never locke
on a s'ngie PAIN out yestook II away SUI
b'ady M ouilar neVeri' iorgit yer Kindness
Con'e 70 NY loo'n' anu res ye' ueaI' d Di
sure IL s oeter man lhe could bare Sidewalk
an 'nc very cnllueIS VIII o'es' ye! ior niue
Is 'he GOOD ye We done mem! GOD bless y
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