Republican vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1857, 1850-04-01


ed the poor are honest to a miracle. And as 10
vice, some of the poor get drunk, but Oh. how
many of the rich indulge in the same VICE
How many rich men go from the dinner table
TO the couch or bed, really intoxicated how
many of them keep themselves in a constant
state of excitement with costly wine and bran
DIV, and yet pretend to despise the poor fellow,
who drinks whiskey in a tavern and staggers
home All, Geraldine, if the golden veil was
lifted from before the temple Of wealth, poverty
would stand amazed and abhorrent, at the IL
centiousness, falsehood, intemperance, intrigue,
and determination, which would be disclosed to
its view"
ssWell, well, Ellen, poverty has one able adj
vocate Bat you were not born OF poor parents,
know, ai3d Geraldine.
.Indeed was replied Ellen earnestly, "my
father was the son Of a poor, but honest brick
layer, and my mother was the daughter OF a
soldiers widow, who brought up her three chill
dren, by selling in the market the product OF a
garden which she cultivated with her own
hands My father was carpenter, and we new
er wanted in his lifetime, but now my mother
is sickly widow, and has four boys younger
it hard to get along, and keep the boys at school,
But mother says if we can support them until
they are educated, they will support us. And
when feel weary and dispirited, think of my
young brothers, with their bright eyes and low
ing hearts, and how they repay all my toll, by
their strict application, and good behaviour, and
grateful affection and these thoughts bring a.
gain the smile to my lips, and the vigor to my
hands.
'tAnd then our evenings at home, are so very
happy. If our house is low and small, and it
our supper has been coarse and simple, we pass
our evenings in reading and singing, playing,
Il
! dine, it is so very sweet to work for those we
love, who repay us with love, and right use Of
| our endeavors. And upon my soul, Miss Geral-
| dine would not exchange myself and my lot
! for you and yours"
II believe you, Ellen,n cried Geraldine
"You are beautiful and am not, you are OF use
| to the world, and am not you are an object OF
worship to your young brothers, mine despise
and fear me you have been educated Alright,
while have been taught nonsense and theories.
| Oh, was right when ! wished to be as happy as
you are"
Now let us examine into the heraldry of Miss
Mum. Her fathers father was the son of a
butcher and apprenticed to saddler; be became
violent party politician, and was consequently
| not very nice in his principles of right and
| wrong His party succeeded in consequence OF
bold SANDER, originated and supported by him,
and be was rewarded with fat office He
lived close, saved his salary, specialized success
fully and left his only son 10000 dollars Mrs.
Munn's father commenced life as pedlar OF
small wares, and by parsimony and sharp bar
gaining, got to be a merchant OF some note and
sen. his daughter to boarding SCHOOL, where
she was accomplished, and finally succeeded in
taking the wealthy MIR: Mum: Yet she could
say, refined and intellectual pleasures, as if she
had been descended from long race of kings,
H., h yyon11 bovo HOG hoffo
than she then was J and certainly not SO good
as the mother of Ellen Marsh.
Now we will, if you please, brush aside TWEEN.
ty years, and return, and inspect the condition
Of the Munns and the Marshes.
Old MIR. Mum, is a palsied, besotted, help
less old man. One of his sons, is in an insane
asylum ;another is running the career Of a sue
cessful gambler the third is merchant, steady,
honest, bat unsuccessful. MRS. Mhnn died Of
grief and vexation, on account OF the conduct
and misfortunes of her husband and sons. Ge-
raldine was ensnared by fictitious foreign
Count, who, when he found she did not bring
him a ready fortune, ill-treated and neglected
her, until he forced her to leave him and now
she is at home with her poor helpless father !;
broken hearted, exceedingly homely woman,
but sincere christian, and benefactor of the
poor.
Ellen Marsh married son Of a farmer,
handsome, intelligent, and honorable young
man, who is now Senator in Congress. One
of her brothers is in the House, one is an emil
nent lawyer, one is an independent farmer, and
the other pious and much beloved clergyman, g.
professor in college. Mrs. Marsh resides with
her daughter tappy in quiet and honored old
age, the object of grateful and worshipping
love, to all her children.
And SO it is The despised of yesterday are
the honored 10 day and the nabobs of to-day
may be servants tomorrow Of all follies, the
assumption of caste, and aristocratic disiinc-
ton, in this country, are the most ludicrous and
despicable: There can be no real aristocracy
in a land of equal rights, and may the day new
er come, when titles and hereditary precedence
shall establish privileged class, who may claim
to be aristocrats