The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-05-14


buried upibree brokensieps piola dim
entry, flew along a, dark passage, and en-
iering q, cheerless room, flung himself
upon the uneven floor ,and'we burning
teeIs ofgrief and shame. liq "a d,aaer,.
| neb*s4 ~ *aoi3 " sil*l s'Sfg
osThe parlors Of aastately mansion %
Beacon street. Boston, where brilliantly
Illuminated. The owner Of the ptincely
tenement had issned cards !otsafasbion-;
able soiree, the hour hadnarrived, and the
gIiestso we're assembling. iig elQpal1
The richland the qgreutiwas there, bnt
conspicuous amongst all, and conJesfing
with the extpresidntaofithe United States,
the Adams, stood anoBle looking man, ia
the bloom and vigor dof, manhoad.p His
face intellectually beautiful, and his
high attitude commanding ye. extremely
graceIu!mo9 o5 0 Yliiapd tlq9eb hd
HAN ihe evening, ,''murne,ed fashion.
able yet lovely lady, Mr. Admins, qsthe
turned towards her, sIhqye been striving
tolgainpn introduction 10 Mr.. Ms
distinguished, guest but he has been sur.
rounded-4now however he stands alone.
Ilshonl2 esteem itas high,honor 10 speak
TO him fora few momenis.yisy3 90 yilssi
,at'Youo shah have that pleasure, ,''said
the ex presidents and turning helpresen.
tediihe beautiful dandf facinating wife Of
amillionare to the talented stranger iiiR
bttWe ehave met before, madam, said
the gentleman bowing low to conceal
strange expressiontl.at stole across his
facegiiseh llNoFT gfl nl9gDl 20 gdlai
sirI have forgot,en,p the LADY answered
in her sweetest tones. dWu'1igaR
s6aI have Motive have met before Just
twenty years ago." he continued, still
keeping his eyes upon her afac..--,'wel
me,in little lane al;ltle narrow repul-
sive place, where tie cries of hunger fe!5
sounded ioftenoupon The still air, andr
where rags and misery, and filth met THE
eye at every STEP" as7 hazoa n sif
( He paused-and ,slie gaz ed moro cue
riously upon him. aptli seaeiqoi 1cai li4is
ss1Perl,aps you do not remember the
time, thaplace--perhaps you do not re-
member how two pampred children o(l
wealth. passed along that lane it may be
you have 9fdrgot Tho poor outcast grasp
ing1 atllscieoceo (though' then scarcely
couscousl with his unluiored mind. The
laugh of derislon lha; was, then flung up
on lis lonely heart-for | am That child
! Housed The latent fire ofambition with.
IN my breasta -and,' and he continued
moreosolily, ~ thank you for the iannt,l
and scornfpl words; they were ever nv,
incentive in my upward path to honor;
had bu, 10 think Of them, and my sonl
was hefved anew. thank you for ihem''
and ia triumphant smile illuminated his
counienance. aGi ora ul9 rtgdY gls.l
The lady, faint and mortified, elded
away from her rebuker, and less than an
hour sat humbled in her own proud man.
sion. She had wished ,nay,c coveted, just one
word from the being who in her naughty
childhood, she had, derided and despised
for his poverly-and she had been repaid
with contempt, though smoothly worded
and delicately expressed, by the neglec-
ted boy, whose name rang grthe world
through. u, ,,d,r ,ss,v bed ,.,g--
Have care, then, sons and daughters
Of plenty. ''.''r' y" i
Scorn not lie child Of poverty, who
with peusve eye, and lifted hands toils up
the rugged heights Of Parnassus, uucarad
for and unaided. Though clothed in
rags, he may gain the dizzy height,
while you decked id the meaner para
phernalIa Of wealth, huhbly group along
the mountains base, and under the very
foot Of him you disdained., .,gqs gsrje,r4
THE PREACHER AND THE ROB
wen sdi ~ iaa9 BERS. af8c odi ,gWGl
A Methodist preacher many years ago
was journeying 70 q village where he was
TO dispense the word Of life, according to
The usual rontine'of his duty, and was
stopped on his @ayl by three robbers.
One oftbem seized his bride reins, ans
other presented a pistol and demanded
his money, the third was mere LOCKER
on. i,
The grave and devout man looked each
and all ofthem in the face andwith great
gravity and seriousness said: "Friehds,,
did YOU pray to God before you left home,
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