The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-06-04
Broken Shriues.

ing. In itS hands IL held = broken vase, from
which the flowers were scattered and the fra
GRANGE had departed. Poor thing said do
not weep, for earth liz full Of Broken Shrincs,
and this IL one Of them.
We j0urneyed OH and met q beautiful bride.
Her step was ~ as light ss the spotted iAwn's !;
and on her check there was glow such ns
mantles the heart Of tho rose. lsr careless
laugh rang out AZ wildly, sweet and clear AZ
bird music; and tho aged and the young, as
they turned aside to let her pass, murnurcd
how l0yclyW Hers was tho shrine Of
beautiful spirit, which danced In her eyes,
rung In her laugtcr, and bcantiflcd tho whole
caskct containing Il said, "Glad-hcnrtcd
being 60 on, and may earth hold for yon no
Broken Shrincs."
But say her again. In her lap there lny
q lifeless infant Its eye Of blue was half un-
closed; Its whole figure was like waxcn toy.
The mother wept and "would not he comfort
ed" The shrine Of her choicest affections lay
wrecked on her bosom. .Poor thing" said l,
"anothcr Broken Shrinei"
Once again, looked when q few circling
suns had passed. The young brides lip was
mnte--her eye was lustrclcss she neither
her own beautiful spirit was broken. Tho
wceper had become the departed. Tears were
rained into her coffin, and dropping heads fol-
lowed her TO " the narrow house appointed for
9, ,s,r;s1 She i've How beautiful that Broke"
Iturned and met an OLD mar, His white
locks fioated like snow over his wrinklcd brow
his weak steps worc tottering and Slows
friendly staff supported his frame, and his
hands trcmbled like aspen leaves In breeze.
hut saw that tears as well AZ ago were now
dimming his eye.
NY only, my idolized son" hc said, "has
become tho victim Of intcmpcrancc." Ie was
the shrine Of my best hopes. On him hoped
TO lean in my dotage; but ho just now, with
Oaths and horrid imprecations, has driven me
ftom his door; did not think in his proud,
beautiful boyhood, that Il would over come To
this. nurturcd him carefully then, aud
Thought that In my ago and loneliness ae
,scI:ii;aa repay the debt Of kindness hc owed
me-" And tho aged ono laed up his voice
and wcpt"
most mournfll Of all easths broken Shrnes
The crushed bud can he yeplaccd--the dead
infant lives Ia hcayen--the sorrowing mother
has regarded her dead Hut OF when the
godlikc in man departs, how TEARruL TIL
hnoEgs SnaINkl
Ssury DnPING.--0f all the ,letcstablc, oh
::oxious, offensive, unnecessary and filthy
limitations which dear wornan's guilty Of In
| wicked man, that Of snuff " dipping !" stand.
prominent How tho second edition Of ar
angel, the nepsus ultra Of heavens best work
msnship, the idol Of man, tho diamond a
songs, the gcr Of prose, and tho crowninl
glory Of humanity. can concentrate tea ol
tablespoonful Of . pulverisc,i poison tina,
would kill hog, destroy dog aud prove
certain death to every living animal except
tobacco worm, df swolloweN In mouth
which Is the very essence Of nectArinc sw cot
moss, upon whose lips dwell the deliciousnes,
Of the honey comb. u TO us totally a. variAnc,
with al philosophy, reason, scripture, tAsts
and refinement and utterly incomprehcnsiLlc
We wish Il were : dream, We with Il were
romance, We wish II were not NO: but rat
reAty presents tue picture Of an angel o
beauty, with heavenly smile, rosy check, IN.
eye of gaxelle, standing erect In all hcl
majesty, dazzling IN her robcs Of silk and dia
monds hcf forrn reflected IN . cos,less msrro
with . chinquepin stick nicely crAinpcd bc
tween M! ner white fingers with the end in . bon
OF snuit, tobacco poison. and regularly plyin,
y 70 her shining fosy sips and msllow' tongue
o'ye us our has. We must 20 to Ccufecncc.
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lbS FASsS fElsM
CAs'T--Apolloi what Acci dUictt,
as hcsrsc folded hands hollow chest Win
s n'nS VOICE the very sacsarc q cowsrily irres
head, set your tecth together, draw that I'm,
tohh W yours w 10 the nelHht that TOD UkAst
III draw . long breath and look about you.--
whas ao you ncsf Why, al' creation sallnl
care o. hu'nhof one--l -lushing ahead ike tt
car ci Saggcfnaat over its victims There
gee and you can't stop T. Are you going 4
lAy down aud no crusi'edf
Al mats manly, mol DAch Rhcad T.