The organ of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, O. [Ohio]) 1852-1853, 1852-12-10
Z CINGIN NATT,. .O.-- FRIpAY.- lEGEMBER 10, -l852.

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4 cd loudl A tho door. II was opened by a
osy-cheeked Irish girl in gay ball costume
aud dirtg hite sllppefs.A @ -ti tl-
"Is tlefa 3 family Of the name Of Ives liv-
ling IN Ole ADuSt2 asked the old man.
Yes. Do tie poor craythets; but mol
I l0l fhe renlFt shf-saw Mr.
)
door eag "Tlat Is Heddy HIcltHgIgl
room The lYcg are above, sir, III be atthel
showi tn way, an ye plase.
| Un(le John followed the girl up the gloomy
dirty ktairs, asking by the way, for the old
mani vas a bit Of a Yankee,) what was the
cause Of the festivity below.
ga wedding, sir; Mikey Flaherty is mar
| risd to Tin Doolan's Bridget Tonight" re-
! turned thegirl, with sluile, adding, as she
| pointed toa door at the extreme end Of the
passage, F'It's there ye will find them yC
| seek.
The old man turned to thank her, but she
was already half way down stairs, stepping to
the lively measures Of an Irish jig; so he walk
ed on, and knocked gently at the door which
| the girl had pointed out. 1t was opened by
| the SAND pale faced child whom he had seen in
| his nephew's store. She looked up to him
with quick glance Of recognition, mingled
with surprise, and then glanced toward her
| mother who sat leaning over miserable bed,
on which lay little child, over whose face the
ashen hue OF death was already stealing. See
| ing that her mother did not observe the stran-
! ger, she said; 4g
It's the gentleman who oLened the door
for me to day, mother"
Thus disturbed, the woman looked up, Ques-
I'ioningly, almost impatiently, at the intru-
i der. l t..e.- ... ..
1 q Evcrsa mo ,no,oro - booo,, tbo IA man
/ in an abologetic tone, but deliberately shut.
/ ting the dolr behind him. '' fear intrude;
but the little girl is right. / am glad to find
she got home safe. My nephew, Mr. Jimps
did not quite understand the child; aud have
/ come TO make it all straight" And he hand
ed out q five dollar bill as he spoke.
The woman took the bill, looked at it fo
a moment, and then returned it with hsav!
| sigh.
F'I cannot change it, sir. l have not cen
Of money in the world"
" It's all right, ma'am. / don't want an
| change mean Mr.. Jimps don't; he ism I {
allparticular--that isl say, keep ii, ma an
you need it all, aud more too, IN such weathC
asthis.H t
! Tire woman, at length, said
= "There is some mistake. sir. Mr.. Jimps
very particular man. He owes me but on
dollar,G and it may bring both of us III troubl
il keep the money"
/, "Take it, | say. Zounds have / not
: right to do as | please with lny-l mean hasn'
q Mr.. Jimps Fight.tO do what he pleases wit
r his money Take it, and make yourself com
g Portable"
3 The woman eagerly clutched the money, an
a burst iatO tears, as she cried
",Fhe blessing Of those ready to perish b
l upon you both sir. should not have sent ou
| to-day; but we have neither food nor fuel, an
! little Jennie dying "
t "Have You no one whom Won can send on
8 after food and fucl2'' asked the old man, wit
t a glance toward the farther corner Of the room
where, from beneath pile Of rags, came tn
Z heavy breathing of man.
4" Yes" returned the woman, as with
9 troubled expression heroye followed his; "bu
| William, poor fellow, is not we'll. He is wOr
b out, - she went on with sigh, "with care, an
e want, and trouble. If you will be kind enoug
9 to stay with Ellen, sir, | will run down myself
d and get wnat we want. It's only two door
from here,' she added, seeing the old ma
about to remonstrate.
There was something in her manner that re
! called to the, old man Mr.. Jimp's remar
! | aboNt her husbands incorporate habits. Sh
! fears to trust him with the money, and perhRp
she is right, thought he, as he drew the scant
covering over the dying child, and began
!, look about for something to kindle fire wit
] against the mothers return. ..
I The little girl laid down the coarse shil
J sleeve she was stitching, and came to his aiC
d but they could find nothing but few bits c
THAT is Willie's kite, sir" whispered sht
4 as the old man laid his hand on that article
I ''He brought it with him from the country
: but don't know as he will mind it much
We do take it, if he can only be warm"
v As she spoke, curly head peered out ffOl
/ beneath the rag'in the corner, and PRESENT.
! little boy offive or six years old erept to he
I sWillie don'twake fatheffI' sue Whispered
"a eve are going to have q lire, aud somethin
after the things"
: The little boy 'ssleepy eyes flew wide opt
: at the mention Of food and fire, and he viii
q pered, with a sly look at Uncle john
a 'But will he take us away from tn hat
e full place, sister, and give us dinners evel
V day. When was SO hungry, and cried, la
: night, you said may be some one would briI
. mo whole poeketful Of cakes, if / would
|. to sleep. Has he brought them, sissie2''
tsMother has gone after them, - said the Ii
Q tie girl. Ellen drew close to him, too, an
% hetook her on the other knee and asked
"Hew long Las the little one been so sic
P dear2'
( 'Mother says she has never been vel
Sometimes she laughs wheu | show her n
It rosebush, and she puts up her hands to eat
e the leaves Biddy FlaheTty give it to m
sir; but lately she does not seem to notice an,
3 thing, andmother thinksshe viii die.'' !
Is 'And then she will 20 up to GOd," sa
: little Willie, lifting his sober eyes TO M
}, Markham s face. ''lts nice place up the
il sir; ,Wouldn you like to go too3"
! Before the old man could reply, the moth
4 entered, followed by man bearing wO
and coal.
We do not know whose pleasure was {
greatest. the hungrysged children. or .
I. John Markham. We think the ehildre
d however, for he could not but Be sadaened
10 the tale which he heard from the lips
/ the mother, as she hung over her ehila Pa
i eftg, had followed sickness; thrown out
3 work, strangers in a strange place, disappoir
4 ed and despaifing. the husband and fa!l
: had yielded TO temptation, and tasted
Df aecufsed emp, until he no longer cared
Z Augh aave the qualification Of bis brutal
u petite. For come time pact they had deper
ID ID selely upon the earnings OF the mother q
Z. liitla allen for eunnort. and theha had