The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1853-11-23
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GOD HELP THE POOR.

Ave! keep il alive in your hearts-help
The poor. Leave your ireside. and your
Brussels carpet, and your easy chair, and
your crowd of other comforts and luxu
~, 10 thrust your nose out in the night air
for moment; let the clustering wind and
d,enching showers come rushing on and
beating against you, 10 chill your blood and
force YOU back with a shudder, II d"Gud
help the poor" on your lips. Fas,en the
shutter, draw closer the curtains, keep ouI
the thought of the black night and the
north wind and the pattering rain, bring
nearer your chairs to the cheerful bright
glare Of The coal fire, from a happy ring Of
home hearts aud home lselings on the
hearth, and as you look around, soIl'glad
and thankful a, the picture, turn your
thoughts for an instant 10 the poor. To
,ls miserable novels let them travel on
such a night, into which there comes bul
living wind unobstrucied ; where The bitter
air forces through thousand crannies III
roof and wall, and broken window, 10
freeze the blood Of young children, there in
tina, corner, huddled together in a pile OF
rags, and cl,nging 10 their mother Tor the
warmth Of her feeble frame cannot impair.
They have no fire in their small Stove
nut a stick with which 10 thaw their rigid
limbs, and raise a fame by which 10 show
each Others slarveling features. Crouch
down full in the heat Of your CRATE, stir ~
a fierce light in the chimney, and keep
..help the poor alive in your hearts.
Wrap around you your warm cloak,
and put on your winter bonnet, and hurry
with me on an Grand Of mercy into a era
Nv parre,, with its crazied Gurniture-lhe
lnlle there is-and pinched cold look oil
neal poverty. Here lives-lives! here
staryes a widow, spent her last five cents
Ills morning to give bread 10 her children.
Where shall the mex, come from! They
are asking Tor more, and she has none 10
give them. She has applied for relief, but
il is slow ia coming, Tor The dispensers oil
city alms-easy, sluggish sou s-are not
hungry and shivering and i'll clad, and they
take their time 10 make inquiries. The
widows heart is breaking, and presses The
youneestto the well. nigh milkless breast
Drawing 10 Him who ieedelh the raveLs 10
have mercy on these little ones-she wins
GERS 10 The others that The good man is
coming soon. Look on this picture, on
your tables Injuries and Plenliness a
home, on your children, and keep alive IN
YOU hearis-"help the poor
Think Of them always with a thought
iul prayer that you are not to them, buI
with a firm will 10 do what you may ioI
their help. Think Of them in your warn
chamber by night, when your head slnk'
on the pillow, and you pull more covering
over YOU: think of lbem-old age and IN
fan,s, and what should be the pride o
ynu,h-lying and shivering for the lack o
thai YOU are now enjoying at home
Think Of The poor, as your lasIidlous eye
run over the rich viands on your table
think of the Starving thousands that 'ucl
over.abundance would nourish, and save
and make sturdy again 10 battle with III
world. Think as you mufle your Torn
in costly wrsppiugs, ofIhose tia. are nlgl
nude of such as will keep the mad wind an
rain from play ing on their flesh; think Of
the desolate homes, hope deferred, slnklnI
hearts, palsied bodies, misery, death un
marked graves, which winter ever bring
as its toaeas on its pililess mission
Think, o Of your abundance Of suifl
cheney, what you can well spare Tor you
suffering kind think, and give. Do nc
kt "Gud Help tie poo'!' find lis deaf
as It's echo dies on your lips, the Ins'aI
after its birth 10 your hearts. Gods hel
comes through us, his alnooers to h
other children, and we bu. speak b
prompiings. Oh! keep green 10 20,
thought, al this season, ''Help the Poor'
KATY CowsLIP.