Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-02-14

and at the urgent request of her parer
retired to bed i'll order TO be up with tn
dawn to get her morning lessons tt
school. What changes between mig!
and morning!
| Left alone the fragile daughter of tn
poor widow cast herself upon her knees
in prayer to God; seeking in the intensi
ty of her devotions 10 escape from the sol
narrowing thoughts that come like infect
ed phantoms to torture her poor heart
Let us pause to gaze on her for a momen
meek, beautiful, resigned, sorrowing
her fair head bowed down on her hands
while tears trickled through her fingers
and fell like drops Of pious dew distilled
from heaven on the open bible before he
that bible, which in veal or wo, sh'
had never forgottcn-and whence sht
never failed to draw the the precious balm
of consolation. Here was, indeed,a hear
TO feel, and a spirit to worship!
| Man--insensate--b al.--deliriou
man!--Gaze on this picture, and say. car
a being in whom there throbs a soul. hon
or that fragile image of pious beauty
Can we call the Monster man. who
could strike down, abuse. crush. terrify
and bleed, that innocent lamb. who witt
timid glances looks up TO him for protec'
ton! Every feature and gesture OF whose
beauteous face cries in an audible voice
Save met Protect me!' shelter me-!
Il am helpless. You are strong and pow
erful. Have mercy | will do your bid
ding. will love and obey, but oh. save
together
L.. Il IL
criminal, ever doomed to expiate his deeds
Of blood on the scatfold-or, linger out a
life Of torment at the galley oar! There
is no room on Gods earth for such a mon
ster; no resting place: no refuge; no home
Of peace; no station Of honor; no retreat
from the stngs of scorpions. and the hiss
ing blast of scorn and the intamy of all
good men.
Having hushed her prayer, poor Han
nah put forth her sweet voice in a hymn
Of heaven. She loved to worship in strains
Of melody, as taught by her mother. Her
tones were silver harmony modulated
on the key of seraphs. Music strealned
from every tone and fell from every ca
dence. 1t was a strain to charm an an
gel. and to melt the beast Of the forest.
The door of the house suddenly burst
open, and her husband reeled into the
room. The beer-drnking inebriatc was
mad
You know hate squalling,' cried the
scottish brute. 'Nhy do you sing with
such croaking voice, when you know ]
detest your singing. You are never easy,
but when you torment me-
'Will you not 90 TO bed, Jacob! 1t is
late said his wife.
THAT is no answer to my question:
How dare you sing when told you never
10 DO it! Id rather hear the croaking of
a toad
u was only singing hymn. Jacob
what! do you brave me. you tormen-
or--take that, and that, and that cried
he drunken wretch. striking her over the
mead with his fist. which in her state level
ed her in a moment, and she lay stretch
I'd insensible on the floor. from which she
never rose with life. The tragedy was
ended. The meek and pious sufferer was
at peace. One blow had struck with ia
al precision on the temporal artery. Han
nah Bradley was corpse! The inebri-
ate was a murderer!
Falling asleep from the surrounding
Iulet OF the room, overcome by the heavy !
fleets of his debauch. the wretched man +
My awoke to the realities around him the /
lext morning. when he found himself the
murderer of his wife. From that mo-
nent. reason fled her throne. shatter-
d mind fell before the dread act, which
ppals nature, happen when and where it
nav.
Jacob Bradley became from that hour
l..
he cells OF an Insane Asylum. in the vi
unity ofthe city Of Penn; thus verifying
, the letter the solemn truth of the re-
lark. that he. or she, who deranges rea- l.
On by intoxication, are always liable to
e overtaken by madness, murder. power
:, or suicide. when least looked for.
NOTHING IN VAIN.-The good folks out
Vest think Of putting the fever and ague
utilitarian purpose-such as driving
Nv mills. gIist mills, cider presses, &c.
wenty men, they say, who shake moder.
ely hard. are sufficient TO propel a steam ;
oat. and no danger Of the ''bilers Dustin" ,
The Mormons declare that the dis ,
very of the Gold Mines in California. is p;
e result of their selection Of that coun- ,
y for their abode. In other words. they
'nsider it a special interpostion of Pro- I
dence in their behalf. +
We hear Of a remark able case Of recti- I
de in humble life. A lady in street
i've to a poor girl dress belonging to {
r. daughter.-When the daughter. who !.
as absent. returned. she told her mother /
at the dress had in the pocket SO bill !
hich had been given her to keep for him G
: her younger brother. The next day
e girl to whom the dress was given came '
restore the money. She had not dared
show it TO her parents for fear that their T
'verty might induce them to retain it,
Boston Post.
EThe Rev. Mr.. Pingree. distinguish !;
preacher. of the Universalist Denomi- :.
.sion. died few days ago at Louisville.
y. He was man of very considerable .
'ility. :
To kEEP STovE AS BRIGHT AS Coach e