Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1852-10-20

nuSOdhu conunueu 10 grow more anG
more dIsslpated; he was now drunkard with
4 our nope he sank into disease from his dali,
debauch, and was fast tending towards the
5 grave of the disgraced drunkard cold
E night came and be did not come to his home
!: as usual, and in the morning was found not "a,
iron; the Tavern where he procured his Iinunr
crouched beneath board fence around "a.
cant lot, cold, stiff and dead! He was recoo-
, nIsed and carried to a dead house. where
: went to see his miserable remains. went
over his cold earth, but could not recall the
anImatlng spirit back that was once NV iov
ana comtort; 1t was in eternity to meet IFS
doom, sent there blythe liquor seller ere Ifs
Of strange men fsss,sI ssn. knegt in, the presence
hand in arresting the wicked tTaf1c IA
the debasing WATER OF DEATH, that was
robbing wives of their husbands children of
their fathers and men Of their souls Ny
husband and son lay side by side in disgraced
graves, and wept over their ashes and plant
ed flowers in their dust
g About this time relative died in France.
and left me legacy which | received and it
raised me from want / left the home where
had seen SO much misery and rented neat
i little residence In the upper part of the CITY,
where lived in peace and doated on my babe,
who alone was left to cheer me in life's throny
path Death came in the coarse, ringing
cough ofthe croupand snatched my babe from
my bosom, and set it like u flower in the car
den of heaven! 1t seemed that my cup of
misery was full, and prayed FOR death; but
my mission on earth was not complete. Nv
babe was buried, and | sat down alone in nv
home and wept [ was weeping bitterly, and
a young female rushed frantically into nv
presence with babe in her arms, which she
had closely concealed under a cloak-she laid
it III my lap and stood speechless in the middle
OF the room. had seen. her a few times
and enjoyed partial acquaintance with her.
| shall never forget the strange looks of that
creature, as she stood there regarding me with
/ her flashing eyes. She raised her hand and
said Madam, Heaven has culled your flow
er for its rich garden, take mine and rear it
for the same bright fields" and she drew near
me, kneeed at my feet and kissed the babe. y
Here the little Frenchmans voice grew low
and choked, and tear after tear fell on his GAR
ments and on the paper in his hands. The
miser was all attention and urged the servant
to continue reading.
6 The wretched female regarded her infant
with looks of deep affection, and she looked
into my eyes and asked me with tears if I
would not take the babe and rear it in the fear
/ a.,
and call it Julia, as the wretched and unhappy
mother requested: and | pressed the inno-
cent to my bosom and it nestled there as if If
had been her mother's The mother laid han
| Gods blessing with earnest prayers upon her
child. cut Il lock of the silken down from its
head wrapped it in some paper, and went
weeping away?
q saw the wretched mother a few times af-
forwards; for she came occasionally and kiss
ed her babe and blest it. Some said she was
crazy. but | could not believe it; for she seem
ed so kind and confding-her heart and hopes
were only faint and withered-poor thing, she
: could not have been crazed. She came a
: few times, and at last she wept bitterly over
the babe, kissed it and babe it along, long fare.
we'll; since then have never seen her; she
doubtless sleeps in peaceful death, while hel
! earth-crushed spirit is in heaven. Poor, poor
l poor Ellen O'Rara, when
And the Frenchmans voice grew low, chok
u ed, and sobbing, and faltered in its utterance
Il while tears fell thick and fast, dimnin9 hi
a. eyes and the miser clutched his bags OF gold
= as if fearful they would fly from him and con
J fronted his sympathising servant saying
y 'sWhy this weakness on your part, LIE
: we're ? that tale OF sorrow concerns you not
, it is me that it paints-go on to the end, weeE
1
= The Frenchman wiped his eyes; he SCENE
: to dispel his weakness. and he confronte
e. e. the miser, and looking him sternly in the fac
u he read, it seemed from memory, the concll
y ding paragraph of the widows history; and
~ fell on the miser's ear like words Of condemn
- ~ ing fire, burning and soaring deepin his sou
"a =, g When the nations Of lie Garth shttH std1
W. before the Throne Of tie eternal, equal at hel
"o and feet the death of the b0dy, and the 6dg
"a oftbe heart, Gad hope Of poor CrGsy Neti
,,a ,0iH be found graeen IN tablets Of stone repro
~ lie ina and condemItiBg Alan WJnqJicJd to q Il
u a turing death Of soul that endureth tore0er Al
~ - ever !!'
~ A groan burst from the bosom of the +
len ser. it seemed in anticipation Of the dread
lu' doom that awaited him; his hands relax
i''i i,1 their guttonous hold on his bag Of coin, a
!: .e9 they fell on the old floor with their pecul
'iiu ~ clanking sound while bis hands flew above
y old whifened head, as if to ward off the bl
of the sword of Retributiye Justice he
ms hanging over him.
! IN The Frenchman, whose character Of
n had become somewhat mysterious to the
u Ser, had fulfilled his promise of reading
the manuscript to his master, was now folding
! ID pages up and preparing to take his leave.
liie miser caught him by the arm saying:
, w hat does tnlS mean. LeVere! 10
OF weep to mock me ? The widows tale does
concern you; am the one it paints and {
lghI Lord, how truthfuly! Doyo weep beca
arm l cannot-see, my eyes are burned dry '
rseu molten gold cannot weep! Say, Lev
urs7 strange creature, why do you weep, and !
anu did il so overpower you when you first I
oeen 1t that condemning manuscript as to cause
VINO to fall into death-like swoon? Was itin 5
: ooL pathv for me, your master, or have you S
vilg dreadful secret buried in your bosom-spea
! : i'i- speak, Rudolph Levere p.
The servant shook his head energetic
anu ~ which the miser was at loss to apply to
various interrogations, and the French
went away to his ROOM from whence the L
lllai, could hear the sounds of sobbing and an
euu siora burst of the servants shrill, piping, Q
o" N1 ing laugh The servants true character
anu ''no troublesome enigma to the miser, and as
Guoe I. as he tried to solve it he was unsucces
ne. meanwhile the servant was attentive to his
90 teiS ~ signed duties, and in this way year pa
vs. of cuADTEp WI
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