Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1853-09-08
Touching Truths.


girl, who sold corn, was told in the ~ Y
Tribune. The editor gave aims to the lit
tie sufferer The usual cry of " hot corn" /
was missed by the editor, aud one even
ing he started out to see what evil had
befallen her. Vending his way towards
the old bruery," he fell in with the Five
Points Missionary and asked his aid in find 7
lug the chlIds home. Read this story
1t is a touching one, aud If the reader az
ter pefusug it, can vote the rum ticket, at
our next election, it is more than we can /
do.
1t is that good missionary. That man
who has done more to reform that den Of
crime, the Five Points of New York, than I
all the Municipal Authorities Of this Police
hunting, aud Prison puuishing City, where
misfortune Is deemed crime, or the unlor-
tunate duvcn to It, by the way they are
treated instead Of being reformed, or
strengthened ~ thelr resolutions to reform,
10y hard words rather than Prison bars
Sw, sad Mr.. Pease, what brings you
here at this time of night, for know there
is an object can aid your
Perhaps, | don't kuow-a foolish whim
IA little chlld-oue ofthe miserable. with
drunken mother
Come with me, then. There are many
such. am just going to visit one, who
VIII DE bei"re morning ID sweet little girl
born IN better days, and dying now-but
you shall see, and then we will talk about
the one YOU 81 ould seek to save
We were soon threading a narrow alley,
where pestilence walkeih ia darkness, and
CRIME. wretched poverty and 6ihy misery,
90 hand in-hand 60 afssrnrueM
Behold SAID ouf friend, the fruits of
our city excise. Here is the profit OF mo-
ney spout for license 10 hlll tie body and
damn Tie SOUL Proven by the awful curs-
es aud loud blows of drunken husband
upon wiic, once an ornament of society.
and exemplary member Of a Christian
Church, that came up cut of one of the low
cellars, winch human beings call by the ho-
ly name OF home.
The ietid odour of this filthy lane had
been made more ieud by the late and al
most scdldlug hot rains, until it seemed to
rs that such an airwas only lit for char
nal house With the thermometer at Sc. at
midnight, how could men live IN such a
place below the surface Of the earth Has
ram rendered them proof against the effect
OF carbonic acid gas
We CROPPED our way along to the foot of
an outside staircase, where our conductor
paused Tor moment, calling our attention
TO the spot. Here, said Mr. Pease, the lit
lie sufferer we are going to see, tainted a
Iew nights ago, and lay all nigh, exposed 10
he ram where she was found and beaten in
the morning. by her miserable mother, be-
cause She had not sold all her corn
Great aud unknown cause, hast thou
brought us to her door, Our friend stared,
but did NOT comprehend the expression. -
BE careful, SAID he, the stairs are very old
and slippery
5 Beat her, said we, without regarding
what he was saying.
Yes, beat her, while she was in a leyel
= Of delirium, from which she has never raj
I lied. She has never spoken nationally
p. since she was taken. Her constant praye
. seems 10 be to see some particular person
( before she dies.
. 'Oh, if could see him once more
there-there-tha is him, no, no, he di,
? not speak that way to me-he did not ours
aud beat me-
. Such is Ter conversation, aud that in
q duced her mother 10 send for me. but | wa
q not the mau. VIII he come 2 she says
$ every time | visit herr for, thinking 4
+ to soothe aud comfort her. promised 4
20 bring HIM.
" We had reached the top of the stairs an
: stood moment at the open door, where 81
ID and misery dwelt, where sickness ha
- come aud where death would soon enter
,e viii he come 7
ID A faint voice came up from low be
as in one corner, seen by the very dim ligt
OF a miserable lamp.
L. That voice. We could not be mistaken
r; We could not enter Let us wait M
e, meni in the open air, for there is a chol
lie ing sensation coming over US
D: Come iU,' said our friend.
al Will he come "
he Two hands we're stretched out lmplorn
ie- y towards the Missionary. as the sound
at his voice was recognized.
IS She is much weaker tonight, said h
el mother ia quite lady like manner, for q
d sense Of her drunken wrong to her dyil
child had kept her sober, ever since :
~ had been sick, but she is quite deliriol
- aud all the time talking about some IN
ad who spoke kindly To her one night, aud ga
nd her money to buy bread
viii he come 2
ler Yes, yes, through the guidance of
Sc good spirit thai guides the world, and lea
I'VE US by unseen paths, through the dark PHI
ess es, he has come.
nd The little emaciated form started Up