Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-11-14
Goa He1p the Poor.

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Aye! keep it alive in your hearts-help thepo
Leave your firesde, and your crowd of other COM
forts and luxury to thrust your nose out IN the
night air for moment; let the clustering wind
and drenching shower come rushing on and beat
ing against you, to chill your blood and force you
back with shudder, and "God help the poor"
on your lips. FaSten the shutter, draw closer the
curtains, keep out 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, form happy ring ofhome hearts and
home feelings on the hearth, and you lookround
soul-glad and thankful at the picture, turn your
thoughts for an instant to the pool 10 the mise
rable novels let them travel on such night, into
which there comes bullying wind unobstructed;
where the bitter air forces through thousand cTun
MES IN roof and wall, and broken window, to
freeze the blood of young children, shere in that
corner, huddled together in a pile of rags, and
clinging to the mother for the warmth her feeble
frame cannot impart. They have no FIRE in their
small stove-not stick with which 10 thaw their
rigid limbs, and raise flame by which to show
each others stalveling features. Crouch down
full in the heat Of your crate, stir up fierce light
in the chimney, and keep t'htlp the poor" alive
in your hearts.
Wrap around you your warm cloak, and put on
your winter bonnet, and hurry with me on an en-.
rand of mercy into crazy garrett, with its crazied
furniture-the little there is--and pinched cold
look of neat poverty. He!e liyeS-liveS! here
Starves widow who has spent her last five cents
this morning to give bread to her children. Where
shall the next come from2 They are asking for
more, and she has none togiye item. She has APP
piled for relief bntit is slow in coming, Tor the dis
penSeTS of city almS-easy, sluggish soulS--are not
hungry and shivering and ill-clad, and they take
their time to make inquiries. The widows heart
is breaking, and presses the youngest TO the we'll
nigh milkless breast-prOying TO Him who feedeth
the ravens to have mercy on these little ones-she
whispers 10 the Others that the good is coming
soon. Look on this picture, on your table luxu-
reS and plentiness at home, on YOUR children, and
keep alive in your hearts, help the poor,
Think OF them always with thoughtful prayer
that you are not of them, but with firm will to
do what you may for their help. Think of them
in your warm chamber by night when your head
sinks on tie pillow, and YOU pull your covering
over you: think of them-old age and infants, and
what should be the pride of yonth-lying SILVER
ing for the lack Of that you are NOW enjoying at
home. Think of the, POOR, as your tastidious eyes
run over the rich yiands on your table; think of
the starving thousands that such oyerabundance-
would nourish, and save, and make sturdy again to
battle with the world. Think, as you mufae your
nude of scclE as viii keep the mad wind and rain
from playing on their hesh; think on the desolate
homes, hope deferred, sinking hearts, palsied boz
dies, misery, DEATH unmarked graves, which vim
ter ever brings as its tokens on its piless mission.
Think out of your abundance Of suficieney, what
you can we'll spaIe for your suffering kind; think,
and give. Do nottet ttGod help the PoorP, ind
its death as its echo dies on your lips, the instant
alter itS birth IN your hearth. God, 81 help comes
Though rs, his ameners to his other children, and
and We but speak his promptings. Oh do keep
green in your thoughts, at this season, Help the
PS0rly -
lI1J The Ohio State Teachers. Association meets
at Columbus ON the 2sth and 29th Of December
next President Thompson, of Delaware will
address the ASSOCIATION on the morning of the
18th, and Horace Mann, of Antioch College in