Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-02-11
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Somebody's Father,

that lead to the outs kris of Cincin-
natl, when the atteu tion of its va
rious inmates was directed to a
r nan lying by the pad side, with
flushed and swollen face and tremb-
ling limbs, who STROKE to raise him.
self from the earth, mutterlng bro
ken and incoherent sentences, and
! ever and anon falling back into the
dust which had already plentilully
begrimed his face, hd nds and clothes
Some of passengers gazed on
] him with a contemHtuous smile of
: pity, some with an expression Of
loathing and DISCUS t, " lille a few
of a coarser sort on the top, burst
] forth into the expression of vulgar
; derision.
go it old chap 8 bid one. Cry
Il lit again shouted another, as he
made. a fruitless att fmpt to rise
ais pretty Timber, | guess said a
third
A little boy about five years old,
, was stretching bis heck to watch
the sight, and joined unhesltatingly
in the laugh set up on the outside
Hush, hush, my &c arr said a
} gentle woman by His side, don't
laugh, Henry-that man is some
poor child's father, | suppose
; e1'he boy seemed to7ieef at once
the force of this appel ii for he looked
J with astonishment a nd sorrow into
, his mothers face, nd several Of
: the passengers appeared, by their
: thoughtful air, to hay e felt the force
of the gentle appeal, and looked
: lmore as Christians should look on
j The fallen creature ii ey were leay-
= ing behind.
And there indeel was some
body's father as the gentle voice
1 had said. Look " lth US inside of
i this low and shattered room, and
there you see pale pnd faded NO
man sitting up sick Iand feeble by
a decaying fire, striv7 Ing with trem
, bling hands and falling eye, to finish
a pieceIof sewing; heF head is " ca
Z ry and giddy-the rod m often seems
$ turning round a nd roI md with sick
ening motion, and hfr hand often
e stops and tremH les as she still urges
! her needle-hef needle slender and
i feeble as herself, but like herself
n the only reliance Of these helpless
ones around her. O b the floor, sits
: the baby, often pulling at her dress
j and raising his hand IN dumb show
to make her feel tia t he lis weary
4 Of apparent neglect, and wants to
,, find warmefIseat in her Iap: while
/ two pale wistiul lod king children,
are gazing from the floor DIS if ex-
pectlng. something, and vi cary of
! delay.
oh. Mary, do take up Benny
! said the mother, afld r yairily striv-
ing to raise him, AN thenyou can
carry it UP to Mrs. and then
5 you shall have something good for
! supper
tOhl deal] why d oes'nt FatAcr
GOMEZ saws the girl, as she takes
her little brother from the floor. T.
i, He told US certainly that he would
be back in an hour, and bring the
medicine for you, ahd something
, for us; and lie has nbt come back
yeti
The woman hs+long expert
encc has taught her why he Roes
not come, but she only says KNOW
he meqat to be home before this !
At last the boy steal in silently
and pale, and standing be hind his
mothers chair, says, 3pprehensiye- |
IIy, oh, mother he is coming but
he hasn't got ally I'll ing for us, | |
know The mother had guessed |
as much before, and 4 ne tired and
hungry children lookel with a dis
couraged and hopeless hirfrom their
mother TO each otherI as the door
is pushed widely open and the man
who lay by the road 81 lie totters in +
and throws himself into chair.
No child goes 10 4im. When
the unthinking baby puts out its
little hands, lis sister cR ecks it with
hush, Benny, be SIT III they all
know that this father Is no father
now, and that there is 0 safety but
in keeping out Of his Wy. II,
And yet that man ! oft his house
in the morning with as warm
heart towards his childten, with as
SOLEMN apurposeto With tand tempt
alton, as sincere a desire ID pro-
vide something for his OWN, as any !
man could have; that nan is nat !
urally warm hearted aud affection {
ota ond prhIlH md fond If hic chill |