The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-02-21

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.heord bnt the distant cry Of the whip
Ipoorwitl, as lie sings his melancholy
song Blessed be God for sleep, the
friend Of the wretchedl LoolS now
at these fair dreamers The boy's
arms arc thrown about his mothers
neck, Is Il, in sleep, he feared to be
parted from her; his little cheek is
flashed and glowing, as it rests NiPon
her breast; she, with a tear still gilt
',eFing upou those long dark eyellash-
Is, her lips slightly parted, her rich
hair flqatlagsike q veil about her face
and figure, lies BY his side, But look
as,iii! sue throws those white ayFns
FresttcssIy about, and those parted Tips
murlnur the holy name Of sMother 7
Alas Edith thou hast no longer a
mother---her agroy hairs have gone
down with sorrowto the grave" But
still, in her dream, Edith is an inno-
cent child. Her fathers coressing
hand is laid with a blessing upon those
clustering locks. Sisters and brothers
tllTong about her, making the air mu-
sical with their merry shouts. Poor
Edith !! and will not sleep befriend
thee
She rises wildly from her pillow,
gazes at those holy stars whose quiet
beauty seems but 10 mock her agoni-
.ztng misery, shrouds her face from
their pure light, and falling on her
knees by her child, sobs convulsively,
eGod pity me! God be merciful to
me q sinner
The eye "that never slumbers and
sleeps" looks down upon thee, Edith.
Tie car that is never deaf to the cry
ola breaking heartshears thee. The
fiaad that is always outstretched TO
save the'penitent is. extended 10 tnee.
Daughter, thy sin is forgiven thee
Go and sin no more
With q prayer for her bctrayer, and
j kiss for her babe, Edith lay calmly
down to Sleep; bpt there was ain Eye
about that sInmbered not.
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A year had passed Two young
men, medical students, were saunter-
ing along one Of our principal streets.
'By the way, said one, We have i
splendid SUBJECT for dissection to-day---
y. heantifiil creatnpamhn has haan ha-.
lrayed aud deserted h some acoans
drel. She died 1T the hospital, Of q
broken heart, and not friend 10 claim
her, BY love, sheis beautiful. Come
in and see her.
Edith's face was uncovered, and
with one groan of agony, Fitzhugh
fell lifeless to theiearth. M
Vengeance IS MINE. IwiIl repay,
saiththe Lord.a
PARsoN BRowNLow owythe witty and
eccentric Methodist preacher and ins
editor, has left Jonesboro'h
Tennessee, and located has newspaper,
Ito Knoxville. III areeent number he
jlas.a' Review Of the Knoxville Mar
keR for the current week. Here are a
tewsitemsS
Y Christians. Almost as scarce as
they were at Sodom, in the days Of
lot considered an infallible remedy
for sore eyes.
4 Daaaies. Market overstockcd with
an interior article; q good quality in.
demand.
Honest Men There are d coed
manyin the city bntnot beingadapted
to this market, no Inquiries are made
.after-them.
r I'm critics A fne Stocksas can be
produced in any city in the Union of
the same population, wilhievery yarie-
ly usually found in aHy market
Liars More than wanted, but ali
employed, and driving q heavy bQsl-
ness. s~
Good Husbands. Scattering and
not q few BUYERS have recently discov-
cred that they have been sorely,bit.
i AMARRIAGE CoNrRAcT IN Call
.IFoRNIA.- -Aprivate letter froma gen
ileman at SanF railciseo, to his freud
in New York, says
g / have been, ais vori Know over
eight years ID California, and Fam yet
Unmarried, Myfncnd MIR. has
lately left for Scotland, and ] have
given him commission to bring me
0ut awife dfthet following description i
not less than six feet, blue eyes and
auburn hair. | am eitherto marry.
her or pay asfofieit 81 $1,000. lido
hope, as soon as the countryss 4 liltlel
more settled, about ten thousand hrStI
rate girls willstart for California; we
have got goods enough and gold