Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-03-05
Volume VII, Number 49.
Whole NumLer---G6l.

INV dear sir. viii you be so kind as j."
give me sixprnce, To buy loai oi breac'
Ny chl!drcn are now crying ior The want
Of something 10 eat. On - SAID she again,
..Gon'l refuse me, ! have come all The way
from the Dry Dack, WITHOUT beng abe to
excite the sympathy oi any one, and have
asked many.
lie listened to her story, and gave her
Quarter of d,Iiar. The moment she &C,
il she thanked h.m, and started hosne"ard
on a trot Mr.. z. SAID
Il will follow her. 10 satisfy myself as
TO the truth OF her Story"
lie did follow her aud, being good deal
advanced IN liie, he found II as much as he
could do 10 keep III sigh, of her, so fast DID
she wind her way through ;he streets low-
ards the objects OF her so!c,ude. When
she got near 20 her humble dwelling, shs
sho, into "a bakery quick as thought. All
purchased shilling loaf of bread and SIX
| cents worth Of CAKES she came ou, as
quick as she entered, wi h her bread anu
cakes IN her apron, and flew like bro 20
feed lis little ones He followed closely on.
and soon she catered long, dark aile',
reaching back TO the end of yard lie
sill pursued her, determined 10 ascertain
all. In moment more she entered by
drawing aside an old blanket. ior ihis con-
stiluled the only door of her abode YOU
can cal! it an abode Tor the living. He i'm
meda'ely approached, and looking lhrn'
hole in the blanket Witnessed The following
scene
The light which came from an oil lamp
was very dim bu, sufficiently good TO a.
low him TO see what he SO anxiously de-l-
red. She squaiied down upon the floor.
and commenced breaking up the bread
her little children five of themb came
around her. and seemed to devour the
bread and cakes as last as she could break
i, for them. They were all crying and
shivering with cold, Tor they had no fire,
and were almost destitute of clothing.
And as she broke the bread, aud saw her
lilI!e ones ia, wuh such aidIty-amos;
upon the pom. Of s,arvailon-she too besan
TO cry, and then Mr.. P. began to cry. lie
could no longer restrain his feelings, but
burst into d food OF tears, and with MS
handkerchief suppressed the emotions and
the agonies Of his heart, for fear he might
be overheard The little ones we're -
overpowered al the return Of their mother,
with bread in her arms, and so rejo;ced to
get something 10 eat. that they would,every
now and then. manifest their gratitude and
love, by claspins their mother around her
aeck, and Implanling upon her lips tbs,
pure aud holy kiss-,hat kiss of love end
Friendship, and which can only come from
the unpoluied lips OF innocence.
So soon as Mr.. p. had become little
more tranquil, he entered this apology Of
"a dwelling. and stood suddenly and un-
expected Y before his a!ins-begging sup
plant. She a, once recognized her bene-
factor and said, | thank you, | thank
YOU, and / am glad you followed me home,
because YOU find that my sioryis true, AID
that left half oi my sufierings untold >
and here she made motion with her hand
=" see how wrelchedly poor ! am, and
see my dear little fa,herless children a.
most naked, starving. and without any
fire, or bed TO lie down uPoE-,here, sir, j:
all the bed we have" pointing TO IA pai!ef
of straw; snoi one chair have |, no table.
and all have to cook with is thai grdtls
in the ashes"
This simple and short recital ri her
condition, together with what he had seen.
was enough, and more than he could bear
He began to feel for his money, aud in ms
pocket book found a roll of bank bills,
which he threw into her lap. and then.
taking her by the hand, said, There, my
dear woman, is all the money have
about me, take it in welcome, take il, aud
take care OF tit will help you through
the winter, and may the God of mercy
bless you and your children !" and over.
come with feeling, which no tongue or
pen can describe, he left the scene-Shali
| not say that scene Of horror-fnr who
could behold it, and not De moved, 10 say
the least, 10 tears.
This good old gentleman was so much
affected by this incident OF his life, that he
was not able 10 leave his house for several
days. The sum thus feelingly given,
amounted to very near one hundred doiars.
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Going 1t Strong.
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