Lewisburg chronicle, and the West Branch farmer. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1849-1849, 1849-10-24

another anxious glance up the street. then
, he. eyes sough, her bro'her's face with q
look of sorrowiul inquiry.
The boy understood the glance. for he
rerlied, sadly
al fear he will no, come to night Susie >
"Why no, , Have you seen hIm!' shr
asked, eagerly.
ale came as lar as The corner d.
street with me there he me, some boys
who persuaded him to go into ten-pIn al
ley he replied, as he slowly guided his
sisters steps along the gloomy old passage
lha, led to their room.
However mean and poor the room which
afforded shelter TO widow Danvers aud her
children, however bare Of even the COM
mon necessaries Of life. however harsh and
discordant the sound which reached i, from
The crowded rooms around. there was that
in the hearts and on the faces of those chh
dren. as they emerged from that dark pas
sage. that gave 10 It's atmosphere lIgh,
and glory which wealth could not buy.
Willie began to bring forth their scan'y
supper, meanwhile telling his sister all alb
ou, the great green parrot, whose g'ljed
cage had for several DAYS been hung from
a window opposite his employers store
(ior Willie was an errand hoy.) OF its
climbing and whis,ling, and mockIng the
cries Of the newspaper venders, while oc-
casionally the noise Of Susle's crutches
mingled with The chat,ering Of their tongues
as she assisted him in searching for some
thing which they were al last forced to re-
member had been all eaten a, the previous
meal.
They had hardly finished placing and
replacing the coarse dishes, with their
scan,y contents, upon the table, with the
childish wish to make them show 10 the
bes, advantage. and thus cheat themselves
into belief Of suficiency, " hen their mo
,her entered from her weary walk.
By healthy, happy children, bred in the
midst Of plenty and comfort, she might
have been taken for a spectre, so wan aud
ghostllke did she look, with that strange,
unearthly light in her large, dark eyes.
But these children, familiar with misery.
saw nothing in lha, face but the radiance
Of mothers love, and in her shortened
respiration and the quick ,hrobbng of her
heart, as she pressed their young hands to
her bosom and sank upon chair, o,hins
bu, evidences Of her joy a: seeing them
again. True, liille Susie, with her prem.
ature deveIopement. born of pain and sor.
row, had once or twice OF late ie.t shud-
der pass over her, as Il the shadow Of the /
wing of the death-anael rested upon her. |.
when she looked in her moher's face and
noted her failing steps; but she had shruuk ,
from it, and thrust ii away from her, as #
such fearful thought questioned the good
ness of God Childhood is so slow TO ap-
prehend death.
While the weary mo!her listened to the
voices ofale children, another
form emerged from the darkness of the
passage but whether It's gloom still clung
10 him from affinity,or whether !, was ow,
lng TO the atmosphere Of evil which for
many months had been eaihe ring 'round
his heart,we can not say; but n dark cloud
rested upon his handsome, boyieh features.
and gave TO them bitter, disagreeabie eN
preston. And il seemed that neither The
glad welcome of the children, nor the nor,
gentle one Of the mother, had power Ia
chase it away and he drew himself moo
diIy upon chair. and deigned no reply 10
their kind and loving words.
81 fear you are not well tonight.
George" said the mother, approac hing
and laying her thin, bony fingers upon his
wrist.
He drew drew his arm hastily away,
saying
"WeIi don't know wha, any one
should wish to be we'll for the sooner one
dies and is ou, Of The way the better"
"But, my dear child''-
"Ah, yes. know ali that you would
say" he interrupted, with gesture Of i'm
patience. 81 know all that cant abou,
Gods wisdom and goodness and provid.
ence and discipline, and all that. 1t is
part Of Gods wisdom. suppose, that al-
lows one man to chea: another out Of all
tina, he has-a part Of his providen'iaI dis
cipline that we and thousands like US must
drudge, drudge night and day. and starve
a. ,ha,-a part Of his boas'ed goodness
he went on bitterly, casting glance al lit
tie Susie, "lhat bring children into this
world only to sufIer-,o drag through Lille
a burden to themselves and others. Bet
ter die at once or, better still, never to