The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-04-12
A Tuehing Scene.

nobody, can tell what will "turp up" at the
next throw. There are incident and ro-.
nance enough transpiring every day in
The streets OF the metropolis TO furnish ma !
leriaL for the poet and novelist TO the end
of time. ~ RCd va ..lfsa ~
j. Yesterday afternoon, well dressed gen.
lleman was passing up Broadway. For.
eign suns had evidently given to face
once fair, a atinge of bronze. and though
nearly half a century might have rolled
over his head, yet it had left few traces be.
hind it, and no evidence that the shadows
were falling far to the eastward. s,s.s
Near Trinity Church sat an old apple
woman. A atattered cloak of plaid was
thrown over her shoulders; her eyes were
dim, her hand trembling. and the thin
gray hair, escaped from the keeping of a
cap guil,less OF lace, lay upon her cheek.
The old woman was watching Tor pur
and her eye rested upon The form
of the stranger as he proceeded leisurely
along, pausing now and then. as he seem.
ingly Recognized some spot familiar in 9TH
er days, or or,noted some unexpected. and
TO him, doubtless. painful changes.
a The old woman suddenly dropped her
basket, and the apples rolled hiiher and
lhther, but she did not hear them.--
..George!v she exclaimed, as she sprang
to her feet, "George!" The stranger turn
ed in the direction Of the voice. In an
instant his quiet manner vanished -
{. .George!'' ssMother!'' And the twain
were olasped in each others arms. Great
ly did some marvel at the scene. "Has
the old woman fainted?" cried one. elias
she been stealing?" asked another. Yes
she, had been stealing whole
years of care from Time. and fiinging il
to the winds. But "one touch of nature
makes the world kin" and there was
many heart that beat softer at the scene.
Twenty years ago George" had left his
home in Uties, New York. and gone "down
ened At last. he had returned "a f;nd ihe
old homestead raised "a the ground = block
IF stores occnnviny ;,s site. every ;nch -
which had been dear - him: bnt an old
~ an no;n,ed q he fatbar,s orava-;t wa :
sunl,en and without stone 10 mark where
he, Law. Of his mother he could obtain no
trace. She had left Utica long ago to seek
her son in New York and had never re-.
turned. s
Who can tell how she watched. and
waited. and went for the first horn. wan.
dering son! Who can tell by what a pain.
full descent she went down from comfori
and home 10 the streets. old age and nov.
erty! -
But Yesterday it was all made right.
"The dead, was alive again. and the lost
was found" And, to-day, who thinks
she would exchange places with the mos,
favored Of fortune that dwell in mansions
of marble?
God grant that much ioy break NOT
the pitcher at the fountain or the wheel al
the cistern. God grant many such meet
ings in this world Of .partings. go
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wanted.
wv ANrED-A Y young man OF industry,
ABILITY ana integrify, &C, &c.
ms meets our eyes daily IN the col
'umns OF wants, and itis as true as he'pen-
tate ach. w anteda .'of course they are
always wanted. lhe market can never
be overstecked; they Will always be called
tor, and never quoted dull, or no sales.
Wahled Tor thinkers-wanted' for workers
In the mart; on the main, inc the field
and the forest; tools are lying idle for want
OF young men: q pen is waiting to be
imbbed, treeto be felied, plow to be
guided, a village TO be founded, school
to be lnstrncted 5'sa
they talk about staples and great sta
pies. Honest, and Industrious. and able
young men are the greatest staple in this
world OF ours. Young man. you are
wanted; but not fora doctor: No, nor a
lawyer There are enough Of them for
this generation, and one or two to spare.
do not study profession, unless It be ethe
profession OF orlckiaylng or farming, or
some other oi the manual professions.
Don I measure tape you can help it. Slt
is honoraole and honest, and all that. but
then you can do better. ~ alt things. do
not rob the women. lt'sthsir prerogatise
to handle silks and laces, tape and thread.
Pution your hat, then, like man, don an
apron, and 60 out OF doors. Get a good
glow on your cheek, the jewelry Of toll
upon your brow, and good set of well
developed muscles. We would,go tiff we
could but then we are no longer young.