Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1849-03-14
From ,he Quaker City.
THE DARK SABBATH.
ny GEORGE LIrPARD.

ny GEORGE LIPPARD.
Ona dreaty day in the fall Of 1891, n
psis woman, poorly clad was trudgiug q
long Water street. with babe in her arms.
Oa the steps Ct en- old brick mansion. stood
a stout. built man, who was atlIred IN q sun
Of black rather The worse Tor wear. His
faeo was wrnklrd hi, solitary eye shone
with oil the fire of an aciiyc mind This
one.eyrd Mao standing on the door step OF
an old manson. and absorbed by the cares
Of his daily lnbos, WINS much Impressed by
the hdsd face ADD poverty -Srlcken appear,
suee OF ihn poor woman.
Descending from the step. he touched her
orm, md laid bis hand upon tho iaiofed
shawl. which ehvelnped her sleeping babe.
Who are you 2 he said roughly. and
wih strong foreign accent-'What you
got ttere7 Eh7
His manner was almost rude, and yet
something Of kindness Lighted his wiIhered
lnes md shone from his solitary eye. The
wonxn feit lha,there was good heart with
IN that tbsesdbare coat a good soul. glea-
ming from thst solitary eye. Therefore as
she stood on the pavement with cold Mo-
vember sky above her. and throngs Of 'bu>
siness men and their workmen all around,
che replied with the very f,ankness of pow
cry that is without hope, save in God
i am a widow. NV husband died last
summer. have uied 10 rapport myself
and baby. By taking in PLAIN sewing. But
this lsIl became III L was attacked with
fever. And now
Her pale face coIored, and her wan eyes
6llad ,sith terrs
The one eyed man quietly placed ueard
10 her hand
That is nv name Cnme and see me
to-mortow. II you are too sick 10 work,
You shplt live in one Of my houses. will
see whether some Of the good people can
90, do something 10 aid yon.'
Speaking thus, IN his bluff way, and strong
French accent he also pressed a dollar 10
tho hand Of the widow, aud was hurrying
away when her voice ARRESTED him
God bless YOU she SAID with hurst Of
tears AND il my child lives to manhood
he shall learn YOUR name and wear II IN hls
heau until the last day OF LIE >
The one-eyed man TUNED abruptly
Your child = be said your child is one
year Old ehf Not morel We'll, ten
ysats from this day there will be a College
boih, ia which your child may obtain an
education That is, Il he IS not more than
ten years old when you apply. Ten years
frem to-day. it your child IS living, he may
eoses my college There he will be fed.
clothed, taught useful trade, and educated.
DYE hear mel Ten years from iodayF
With these words The one eyed man hur.
r,ed away. The poor woman looked after
b., I.,reatng form with tears IN her eye..
Shs did 20, loose sigh, Of him until be ,ur-
ned Ibs corner of Market street Then
pIcss,ny the dollar in her feverel hanl. she
sazed 1910 the face Of her baby-s bright
chsesful face. envelopod in her shawl, and
scaled ~ shlmher-snd uttered aloud III,
Name which she had read upon the card
'SrEPBES GIRARp
Nine years passed away. Where wa
the widow where her child1 We eanno
tell Whore was the College7 Two Nil
lion Dalksa bad been beqisnthed by Cir
ard for ,its ereet,on--lhat Is, IN his owl
words, forths erosion Of a building,
Constructed with the mos, durable ma
teriais, and in the most permnnent mtnner
svbidiog needless ornament, and attend M
chiefly 10 Inc Hreogth, convenience, 40
neA,ness OF the whole
Where was the College, Out on Ridg
Road stood a huge pile OF marble, unhoIsh
cd and resembling the ruins Of a Grecia
Temple. Where was The Two Million {
Dollau1 Why out oflhe whole sum 5000
Sl3 bid been swallowed up by loss on III
sale 4 stocks in other words she Unite
States Back had eaten a par, OF The Girar
Fund iCny Corporation another par m
.P.nusyIvania L.aan' 4 bird slice las
5000 sI3 from I've Mihon, and a ,O99
1877 tsmaios Add Of this balance no
much was expended in erecting = eommod
Gus bonding, without needless ornamen,
How fneehf
lie, pvepppA dsRp 70 the soumeBeemo
Of Ihe yea 1919. The MARBLE Pile Is d
.shed Il hsi been oprG since Inc fest
Jsaoaiy s4s. This IS you will rem@mb'
,,uss seventeen years sRer the death Of 81
phen G0aId Sevenlses years lis
ong dme A generation my pass is,o a
rravr, and a n~w geoeTa,toa spf,og ialo =
iHsnes in Sey<raeru Yenrs Where is Il
Widow aod her ChJdf LIT as look f
tAem Os his beSu,ilol snSsath day.
t4tus hasteu to Giard College aud 81
v,vt me faces Of the tao hoHited orphan
,nd .,s for Robert Douglas, the wifoo
eMA But The lhoHght n worse ,bau ID
Rsber Doogiass Il he u now alive, must
s,shlseu years oid and thar IS IdH e'S