Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1853-11-18

older girl of twelve, with sweet, Madon
ma face Chat seemed to light up even Ma
wretched place with a beam of Heavel
stood near, bearing in her arms babe o
sixteen months, (Which was not so larg,
as one of eight months should have been
whose little hands looked like birds claws
and whose little bones seemed almos
piercing the skin.
i The old lady went up to her daughter
saying, "Mary, dear, this is the gentleman
who is willing to take you to his house, i
you will try to be good"
>, "Get out of the room, you old hypo
crite,' snarled the intoxicated woman, sol
Pll-(and she clutched Ratchet beside
her)-Fll show you. You are the wors
old woman l ever knew, except the one
you brought in here the other day, and
she is q devil outright. Talk to me about
being good !-ha-ha and she laughed
an idiot laugh.
"Mother," said the eldest child, sweetly
laying her little hand upon her arm-slea,
mother, don't, please-don't hurt grand
mother. She is good and kind to us she
only wants to get you out of this bad place
where YOU will be treated kindly"
Ycs-dear mother" chimed in the
younger sister, bending her little curly
head over her, mother, you said once
you ,eouM 60. Don't keep US here any
longer, mother We are cold and hungry.
Please get up and take US away; VIC are
afraid to stay here, mother, dear"
"Yes, Mary" said the old lady, hand.
ing her down faded, ragged gown, "here
is your dress put it on, won't you?"
Mary raised herself on the pile of rags
on which she was lying, and pushing the
eldest girl across the room, screamed out,
Get away, you impudent little thing
you are just like your grandmother. l
tell you au," said she, raising herself on
one elbow, and tossing back her auburn
hair from her broad white forehead 81
tell you all, l nerer will GO from here,
nerer' lore this place. So many fine
people come here, and we have such good
times. There is gentleman who takes
care of me /: he brought me some candles
last night, and he says that shan't want
for anything if | will only get rid of these
troublesome children-my husbands chill
drcn." And she hid her face in her hands
and laughed convulsively.
"You may have Msm," she continued,
"just as soon as you like-baby and all /;
but | never will 60 from this place. i
lore it. \ great many fine people come
here to see me-"
The poor old lady wrung her hands and
wept, while the children clung round their
grandmother, with half averted faces, trem-
bling and silent
Mr.. Pcase said to her, Mary, you may
either 60 with me Or Ill send for an officer
and have you carried to the station house
Which will you do!'
Mary cursed and raved, but finally put
on the dress the old lady handed her, and
consented to 90 with them. 4 carriage
was soon procured and Mary helped inside ::
Mr.. Pease lifting in the baby and the two
little girls, and away they started for the
Five Points House of Industry
''Oh, mother y exclaimed the younger
of the girls, how very pleasant it is to ride
in this nice carriage, and to get away from
that dirty place we shall be so happy now,
mother; and Edith and the baby too; /;
see, he is laughing: he likes to ride
You will love sister Edith and baby, aud
me, nou, won't you, dear mother and you
won't frighten US with the hatchet any
more, or hurt dear grandmother, will you
Arriving at Mr.. Pease's house, the de-
light of the little creatures was unbounded.
They caught hold Of their mothers faded
dress. saying, Didn't we tell you, mother,
that you would have a pleasant home
here? Only see shat nice garden! you
didn't have a garden in Willett street,
mother!
Reader, would you know that mothers
after history?
Another "Mary" hath " "bathed the
Sayiour's feet with her tears, and wiped
them with the hairs of her head, her
name is no longer written Mary .Ndgda-
lena. In the virtuous home of her aged
mother, she sits clothed in her right mind,
and her children rise up and call her
blessed. FANNY FERN.
County Postmasters should bear in
mind, (says the Fredonia Adpertiser,) for
their advantage as we'll as that Of the local
press, that for every county paper dellv-
cred by them to subscribers, they are en-
titled to retain of the Post Office funds,
ten and one-half cents per year 1t is fer
their interest as we'll as that Of out publ
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