Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1850-07-10

With these words Marcus arose. stretch
ed out his hand and pulled a, the bell; but
it was not a strong. nervous pull, like the
posiman's (or rich mans) but faint
and tremuous one. such as little beggar
girls sometimes perpetrate when they VEN
ture 10 front doors.
There was no answer. tor somehow
poor relations are never heard quick al
wealthy people, doors; neither are poor
folks generally, and they do not appear to
expect it: but are content to wait on the
steps half an hour for an audience.
Marcus allowed suitable time to elapse
and rang again with better success.
\ fair haired girl, about ten years oi
age opened the door and looked rimidly
out. Upon bcholdino a meanly dressed
lad. she drew back. but. as she caught a
full view of his frank. handsome face. she
was rcaSsured. and waited with little or no
embarrassment. TO learn the nature OF this
unexpected visit.
i have walked far. and am very tired.
said Marcus. .and wish entertainment tor
the night care not how humble-mere-
ly place to lay my head.
w ak in. and will ask mother rePll-
ed the little maiden. and leaving the ped
Ter in the entry, she tripped away to fulfil
her promise.
Marcus heard voices in the sitting
room IN earnest conversation. 1t was
soon evident TO our hero that a Sewing
Circle. was IN active operation, the Object
OF which was. the conversion of all the
heaihen nations OF which they had heard
or had an existence upon the best maps
extant- The garments made by these good
people. were TO be sold. ard the sums thus
procured. were to be placed in the trust
worthy hands Of Elder Fletcher. to be
forwarded 10 the missionaries.
Marcus heard the lltle girl attempt to
speak to her mother. as she had promised.
and heard the latter reply, somewhat
tartly.
Go away. child. don, interrupt me; we
are trying 10 do some thing for the poor,
benighted heaihen'
1T is very strange said Mrs Fletcher.
(the elders spouse) that protesting chris
tans are 50 lukewarm on the subject OF
missions.
ltmakes me creep all over. to think OF
II. replied Mrs. Skinner. with a shudder.
why there are hundreds of poor creiurs
lost every day under the car of Jug a-not,
only just for the want OF a little charity
on the part of christians
Their blood will be required at our
hands. observed Mrs. Bell. with sigh.
Not if we go on as we have begun.
said Mrs. Fletcher. confidently. casting at
the same time wiShful glance toward the
kitchen where extensive cooking opera
tons were going forward, under the direc-
ton of skllliul artist. 'We have now OF
hand about a dozen mems shirts, and ten
boys Jackets
And eight boys trowsers. added Mrs.
Bell, all of which have been made within
a year. Why. haven't given away any
old clothes since joined Elder Fletcher S
church, though the :aggede>t. dirtest.
and most pittul objects that YOU everlaid
eyes on have come IA begging old clothes
a hundred times. \ pair OF Mr.. Bell 5
pants will make whole boys suit. and
most Of them can be sold for BRAN new.
and not one in ten would begin to know
the dtlerence!'
i never pretend to give anything to the
nasty beggars. have better things in
view resumed Mrs Fletcher. No lon
ger ago than Yesterday. dreadful looking
woman called at our house: she hadn't a
shoe to her foot, nor a decent gown to her
back. and | declare to gracious! she fair.
ly shocked my notions of propriety. She
told a pitlful story about sick husband
and starving children; but | had heard
Ii>t such stories before. So told her 10
so TO the alm>house, for all had to give
sent 10 convert the poor. darkened hea-
then, and snatch them from the Jaws OF
Juo-em-up
What a dirty beast that Jug-em- up
must be. do believe he's worse than
the Jtbbcrnainosay. | should think the
hull country would turn out and distress
him. remarked a female in widow 5
weeds.
Hes very like the Guyas-Cutis in his
habits. observed an acid looking maiden
lady of forty. He, of a rowing DISPOSE
ton. frequents the banks of large rivers.
and in his fury tramples his prey in the
DUST
There ought not to be any poor people
in this enlightened country said Mrs.
Bell. that is, there ought not 10 be any
beggars.'
No more there hadn't responded Mrs
Fletcher.
But folks will get reduced sometimes
by being mistortunate.' remarked the fe-
male in widows weeds.
They have no business to be uniortu-
nate retorted Mrs. Bell. Folks ought
TO have their eyes open, and calculate.
But some people never keep their eyes
open; there nv husbands brothers wife
for instance; she never calculated. and
now since his death. see what she come
10. hey say she's actually poor, and
Tor one think she ought TO be ashamed
OF It. Perhaps she thinks shall look af.
ter her. and maintain her in idleness: but
she was never more mistaken in her life
have expected every day to see the wild.
ow Bell here t. ask for help. and it's a
great mercy that we escaped so long,
Shes got great grown up boys, hasn' :,
she!' asked Mrs Fletcher.