The Ohio organ, of the temperance reform. (Cincinnati, [Ohio]) 1853-1854, 1853-09-09

cry stable Grounds 81 the City Halh |
whichin consideration of the growth
of a few miserable, dusty, brown trees,
and doubfal-colored grass-patches,
we call "thelPak.9 IA \
Looking over the post we discov-
cred the owner of the hot corn cry,
in the, person, of an remaciated little
girl about twelvesy years old, whose
dirty frock was nearly the color of the
rusty iron, andwhose face, hands and
feet, naturally white and delicate,
were grimed with dirt till nearly of
the same color There were two
white streaks running down fromthe
soft blue eyes, that told Of the hot,
scalding tears that were coursing their
way over that naturally beautiful face.
"Some corn, sir ?" lisped the little
sufferer, as she saw we had stopped
to look at her, hardly daring to speak
to one who did not address her In
rough tones of command, such as
"giYe me some corn, you little VOLTS
whelp," or a name still more oppro-
brious both to herself and mother
Seeing we had no look of contempt
for her, she said, piteously, "please
buy some corn, sir g.
."No, my dear, we do not wish any;
it is not very healthy in such warm
weather as this, and especially SO late
at night 2 l.... .s .t. ..'s
80 dear, then, what shall | do?"
"Why, go home, 1t is past mid
night, and such little girls as you
ought not to be in The streets Of this
bad city at this time Of night"
81 can't 60 home--and I am SO
tired and sleepy. 0 DEAR" to
Can not 90 home! why not?"
40 sir, my mother will whip me
if l go home without selling all my
corn. O, sir, do buy one ear, and
then | shall have only two left, and |
am sure she might let little sis and
me eat them, for have not had any
thing to eat since morning, only one
apple the man gave me, and one part
OF one he threw away. | could have
stole a turnip at the grocery when |
went to get--to get some thing in the
pitcher for mother, but dare not. |
did use to steal, but Mr.. Pease says it
is naughty to.steal. and / don't want
to be naughty, indeed | don't; and |
don't want to be bad girl, like Lizzy
Smith, and she is only two years older
than me, if she does dress fine; cause
Mr.. Pease says she will be just like
old drunken Kate one of these days.
0 dear, now, there goes man and |
did not cry hot corn; what shall |
do 2" t. l.-g ta .aa. .o.
"Do there, that is what you shall
do" as we dashed the corn in the
gutter. Go home tell your mother
you have sold it all, and here is the
money" "Won't that be lie, sir ?
Mr., Pease says we must not tell lies"
"No, my dear, that won't be a lie,
because have bought it, and thrown
it away instead of eating it," aa
"But, sir, may I eat it then, if you
don't want it %
"No, it is not good for you; good
bread is better, and here is a sixpence
to buy a loaf, and here is another to
4 buy some nice cakes for you. Now,
h that is your money don't give it to
I your mother, and don't stay out so
late again. Go home earlier, and tell
| your mother you can not sell all your
corn, and you can not keep awake,
and if she is good mother she won't
\ whip you" 1.aa 9il'aap aaaa
i 30, sir, she is a good mother some
times. But | am sure the grocery
man at the corner is not good man,
or he would not sell my mother rum,
when he knows--for Mr. Pease. told
4 him so--that we poor children were
4 starving. OIL wish all the men were
II good men like him. and then my