The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-03-08
r GelrttcS Gale.
From the Philadelphia Sat ri Courier.
THE NIISER'S DEsEA VI .
By HER: Won INkSrANDT.

CHAPTER ].
"Only Il few pence, sir, only few pence, to
buy loaf of bread" But the thoughtlcss
crowd PASSED the poor supplicant by, unheeded
STILL in that busy mart, umose, in strange con-
trast to the merry shout and joyous laugh of
gayety, that ptcous appeal, only"a few pence
to buy loaf of bread" And among that null
titude of beating hearts, was there not one to
tllrob il pitysfor the fiendless, suffering boy!
Not one within whose breast were touched the
chords of sympathy for the starving child OF
poverty! No, no, one
Again and again, with faltcrng voice and
S bbing &c 'cnts, h. made his little petition
but in vain. Cold, bitter cold were the winds
that swept through lis tattc:cd garments, and
his trembling limbs and launched check told
the sad tale which his lips refused to utter--
For many weary hour, not a morsrl of food
had entered his mouth, and miserable indeed
WIS the fate that threatened Linn. The shades
of nj gbt low gathered apace, the crowd every
moment becaina less and less, and the pave
ment, that SO Late ~ cchocdto the buoyant tread
of youth or the measured step of age, was al
most deserted. And unoticcd were the tears
that courscd down the pale check ofthe beggar
boy, unheard the last sad appeal o starving hu-
manitv, Oh, s!lanc on tho nan, that We
C III thus bcl.uld 4 brother mortal dvin. before
thy very eyes, for the lack OF tE3t which We arc
hourly wasting.
al shall die, shall, shall. Mother, dear
mother, will soon meet you, where" "--but
he did not finish lis scutcncc. for nature. over
taskcd, gave way, and he fell, exhausted And
was there none to rescue him from lis sad, sad
;o:l No eye to pity-no hand to save! Take
courage, poor clild, guardian spirits arc around
t.e!, TO pity and t" save. 4 light, buoyant lit
tie being, one f th,se angels in human fl rm
with whom or W, rid issom ,tines blessed, one
VIII 50 VAIN heart had not vet become >tr,lcd
t. the sight Of iaisery had been gazing upon The
scene, and the tear of pity that stole down her
fair young cheek, though, pe"chance, needed by
II me else, WAS gazcd upon with joy by angels
in Heaven. God bless thee for that tear, sweet
child, and may the warm fountains of thy heart
be never chilled to scenes of suffering and want
"Dcar mother, you will not let him die in the
cold, cold strects!"
The appeal was not in vain; the sensclcss
boy WAS conveyed into Il mansion near at hand,
and there, for hours, was he watched over with
anxious care Restorativcs were applied, and
every attention that kind hearts and ready hands
could desire. was bestowed upon him. Fora
long t!np his recovery seemed doubtful, but at
lcugih i!icir labors were rewarded by returning
consciousness and the tear of gratitude tha:
moistencd the eyes Of the little sufferer, amply
repaid them ior all Of their exerions
A short time su.iiced to acquaint them wit,
his brief hi.tn'y. twas one, alas, too common.
He had lost his father in early childhood, and
for few years the little Gustavc, (fo: that was
his name,) had been supported by the exertions
of his mother. But now, she too had died, and
he was left to the mercirs of Il hard hearted
world. Fora few days after the death Of his
mother, he had been supp"rtcdby poor neigh
Dor, bat at length was turned forth to beg his
bread in the open streets, where we found him
at the commencement of our tale.
In his new home he met with every attention
that the kind hearts of his bcnefactors could
dictate. Nj. and Mrs Marvin, tlough not what
the world calls rich, still lad enough TO enable
them To live rcSpectably Y and comfortably, and
also to minister TO the wants of those around
them. Possessed of hearts Overtlowlng with
henevornce, it was their delight to do all in
their power to relieve the destitute and assist the
deserving poor. In the exercise OF this benev.
olencc, they sought and found-a degree of
| enjoyment that fortune alone, however ample,
seldom brings to its possessor lhelr only
child was daughter, whom we have already
introduced to the reader, and in whom centred
all the affection of her fond parents. And Ell.
/ Ia Marvin was indeed such Il child AS parents
might well be proud Of, Beautiful in mind as