Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1853-12-31
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iu>I for a minute. aud w"n't cry nut; g,
Fl me, and LII be as god as goofd, I~iI,
aid The bry.
Tue gi,I made no reply, bu' cluirhe'i
,is shoulder in her hand, and held hun
fast.
There was strong resistance on the
no, s part. but il did not continue long
for he agreed tn keep still if she'd lose
her hold which she did, though her hand
still remained on his sh"u'ter 80 "
We were So interested in the girls sor
row that we endeavored to alleviate il by
kind words, ard inquired if amy of heI
people were ILL., Then she burst int"
tears, and the hardness which rende, ed
,.er expression so painful 10 look u re
axrd.
Thank you kindly fhr asking, only the
trouble, ma am, is hard on us this eveniD' /:
twe've turned out: we, ilsat never let the
winter gale run I'LL summer that for al!
@e tnok ou; of the bit IF land, put nhle
in it, aud did with half feedin' sooner thar
Uroag The earth that gave us tn same
We've turned out this blessed eve in to
wander the world. nr to Starve in Navin
- to die away from The light Of tie henv-
ems. and the fresh air. and The fi-ld-oi'
here's M use in talking. but my h art
will burst; il will hurs, open in me If |
hink of the cruelty If the world. How
can my father live in town whero there
are hundreds of mn strong an able t.
work rs he! "a hit can he get 10 do
there ? lf they'd let us build sod h use
bv the side of the road iJsef. in the p ac'
where he's krown. he could get work
among the n-ighbo's but tina. spoils thr
look IF he country, they say Och
hone sure the starving look OF the poor
spoil~ i, wo1s''
Yer crying w"rse than me, Essay,
nuw,' said the urclin. sand you promised
mother you'd keep in the teals: let me
see if she's crying sliI.' ...-, ,.
Stay where you are, Jimmy my hoy,
there's good child, mother can bear it
better when she does no, see Us. Oh, I
could beg the words bread f her, from
door to door though until tnis blessed hour,
lei Us suffer as we would, we never n, ked
charity from man or mortal; but | c.u'l
beg, siarve hats easy enough) or die f'r
my own darlin' m ther. ii God lea vrs
her with us-hut he w"n1: death was
inttd on her f,cr this morning; she'll
die fro u me: oh, Holy Vargil, hear my
prayer this eveni"', and il one must go,
take me Holy Queen Of Heaven, and leave
her with her husband and helpless ,h.l-
dren.
The poor girl sank upon her knees.
still pressing the infant to her heart. aud
we walked ON, deeply anxious to ascer-
tain the truth If SO sad statement. A
turn in the lane brought us opposite what
had been a nesting "f three "r four Gotta.
gps tn. greater number had been dispos-
sessed If their inmat, few moths be-
fore, as was evident from the lengll. al
time the walls had been uncovered. The
one far hest off was the present scene oi
| distress. Two men were hused in unroot-
;ng the small dwelling, while two o hers
were evidently prepared IN meet any out
break on The part of the late tenant. nr his
friend Several of the later were AS.
<emhled, but for the most par. seemed
rather ben, on ronsoIing than defending.
! There was the usual scene of confusi,n
hut i. was evident that the eiec,men, had
been served upon cottage possessed al
many comforts. A very pale fragile wo
man was seat.d upon subs anlial cIumI
bedslead with her haud closely pre sset
against her side, as If in pain, while tears
flowed down her cheeks. Chickens a
various sizes were crowded in an ancien
coop, and s.ou, little pig had sougar
fixed to his leg. to prepare him for the
road. S.o"ls aud iron pots. dresser, de; !;
and woo.en ware, were scattered abnut
aud serious looking Cat was seated q,
the t p "f potato basket, as il uncertain
whether the esteem she was held in woult
compel her friends t" farego the supers,i
,ion and carry her with ,hem--liu',
thinking that they had no ALTERNATIVE ~.
10 exchange the free air f,r wre,che,
ro m in wreiched Navin. which it wa,
not likely they could long keep.
I 'It's I.arkins' own fault, | must sa,
that when the lease of his little plac.
dropl he wou dn't take No for an answ
er. but would keep poosessi N, aud | won
der at his doing so. and he SO we'll learn