The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1852-03-12
DEAL GENTLY WITH THE ERRING
A. USEFUL LESSON.

'c'cs, from time 10 time at the hgurcs
moving in the street without. A project
ing little mirror enabled her 10 command
full view Of the busy scene; and it was
her pleasure thus, ofnh evening, 20 while
away the hours in pleasan, converse with
friend. When other subjects failed, a
topic was usually suggested by some
passing f,ce-most of the toNn's.lolk
being well known to my aunt.
AS we were seated there in the twilight,
vehicle drove rapidly allne The street.
"Il's the DOCTOR" observed Aunt Lizzy;
"where can he be called on such an
emergency to-nigbtp
The Garage stopped at the end Of the
street, opposite mn entry leading into a
mean close Of houses, inhabited by many
poor. and by dlsrepulable characters.
"He has stopped at Waldy's Close"
observed. Gle is doulless going 10 see
tba wre'ched girl who attempted to de-
s,roy herself this morning"
81 have not heard of the circumstance, .
said Aunt Lizzy.
at is only one of those bad girls down
there wre,ched creature, who, in her
despair, or insanity, as some say, threw
herself over the balusirade Of the
bridge; but she fell into a shallow part oi
the river, and was taken up terribly in
jured so much so, that she canno, posi-
bly, survive"
Poor thing! what she must have suffer.
ed, before she was driven TO that terrible
attempt against herself! How lille we
do know of the secret sorrows which
wiring the hearts Of our kind!-what
agony it would cause us, did we know u
tho1sandlh part Of ihem!"
"Bu, yonr sympathy wonld be quite
on, of place here, dear aunt. This go-
man is quite an Infamous person-not
worthy OF your consideration, assure
goe."
"lofamous!and un nwor,hy Of considera-
ticn!-'rhe mos, misguided human being
is worthy OF sympathy, and none are
utterly infamous. Let US take care how
we Cas-, stones about us. WhU knows
The heavy tempta,io, Of The poor, excep'
themselves? And ifgirls-,who are born
weak, and are educated into exaggerated
weakness-who are taught to SET the
highest value on things exlrinsc, and to
pride themselves upon beauty, dress,
and ornament. without the benefit of any
better guldance-if, when thus sent into
the world, they fall lelose temptation,
against which they have never been
protected and fortified, ought they
not to be pilied quite as much as they
are condemneds Were we known to all!
circumstances attendant upon the down.
ward career Of these poor creatures, we
should not be without some sympathy
for them, which, iii; did not restore them
to society, would at least render their
stale less wretched and intolerable than
il is.
81 wonder 10 hear you talk in such a
way!" / observed. "Why should state
of uickedness he rendered anything but
inlulerable! Why was sympathy on those
wiso set all virluous c0uduc, al defiance
How do YOU reconcile these notions Of
yours with due sense of propriety aud
morality"
"My dear girl" said Aunt Lizzy, 81
cannot help remembering how tendorly
and l"vingIy One, whose example | would
humbly follow, deal, with The errine
aud the sinful. We're not the slernes
words he said-''Go, and sin no more?'
| And are we, who are we'll brought up
who love vir'ue because we have beef
trained to do so, and who have beer
KEEP, out of the way of all temptation
are we TO Judge harshIy our erring sister
whose life has perhaTs been one lons
despe rate struggle against poverty, advel
siiy, and teTp ation!"
swell, you are the only one whom
have ever heard attempt To say wo.d i
| palia,on of the wretched life Of Graci
| Waliers."
"Grace Walters! And is it she
Spare her, poor girl!' 4
! "Wha,! you know her, theni" Y
| 81 knew iler when child, and hav
Gonded her ON my lap for hours together
lie, mother was married from our house
She was tidy servant, and good wo
man, though she proved unfortunate i
her husband. He was devoted lovel
a handsome fellow, and a good workman
sut he was drunkard. That, howeve
was after their marriage. Drink is III
curse Of many home, which, but for i
would be happy. While the mothe
Lived, her children were ,enderly care
for; but she died of fever, in poe
cottage, fiom which nearly all CONT,
had disappeared; and then the childre
we're moi cared for at all. When the ma
came home at night, drunk, The childre
we're often cruelty beaten, because, the
cried for f;od. Little Grace, who was III
oldest, would be sen, ont 10 haggle a, III
stalls on Saturday night for cheap BIZ
of meat, the father spending his earning
mainly at the public-house. Could lh
ooor tb;no learn virtue in that home