The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-01-26
A WINTER SCENE.

my window shutter, and goes shrieking aud
wailing around, trying at every point to en-
ter my warm little room, and now come Sit
down and chat with me little while, to
ward off the melancholy thoughts his omin-
Gus sounds will surely bring up.
Draw your chair close to this glowing
CRATE while tellyou tale Of such night
as this. May be it will be melancholy
one, but it will turn our minds for n time
from the warning of the elements without
In anoble mansion in one Of the principal
streets Of the goodly city of C sat
Ernest Minors and his young wife. The
last guest had departed and at length they
were alone in their snug little private sitting
room.
The young wife drew her chair closer to
the brightly burning fire. "Ah, Ernest"
she said. turning to her husband. !, is fearful
" cold out tonight. God help the poor on
such a night as this"
"Yes Ada, God help them truly, it is to
Him they should turn for their first and
greatest good; but we must not forget that
we to have duty to perform as instruments
in the hand Of God"
"Truly, Ernest, and that brings to mind
little circumstance that in the hurry and ex-
element of SO much company had entire
ly forgotten. A few days since little son
Of Mrs. Edw ards, poor wido,3 woman liv-
in the alley, was here begging for bread
He said his mother WIS sick aud they ha,
nothing to eat. gave him small basket
Of provisions, but only sufficient for one
! meal, and promised to send some one to
carry more that evening, but entirely forgot
il while receiving go many visits; but We
will send in the morning to see abou, it,"
And with this assurance they sought their
downy touches, and let the wind howl and
shrek and wall, it could not enter their Sc
cure abode; and now while bright visions
dance round their pillows, turn with me,
I dear reader, down this beautiful street; and
now down this dark alley-nay, do not
start and shudder so; I know it is no very
pleasant change to leave the abode of wealth
and luxury to enter such scene of power
ty az this.
Just little way down, not more than
twenty rods from that beautiful mansion,
stands an old howell If indeed it deserves
that name. On pile of straw in one cor
ner lies, or partly sits, female apparently
] just in the prime Of life, but oh, what a
wreck, her face YOU can see at a glance has
been beautiful, nay, is So now, despite the
gaunt, death-lke and famished appearance
/ it wears On one side sits boy, on the
other girl, the former apparently about
FIVE, the latter three years old Beautiful,
/ aye, beautiful as an angels dream, are those
I little creatures, as the freezing wind PUSHES
in through the cracks playing with their
silken curls and making them draw their
stiffened forms nearer their mothers.
/ mamma, Eva is so hungry, do give her
some bread" cries the little girl piteously. .
Mother" says the boy mourniuly. Il
do think you might give sister something to
eat when she cries SO hard for it, and oh, do
make fire | am cold"
.'Oh, my God" cried the heart-broken
mother, chow long must | endure this:
will no one send me relief" and she bow ed
her head to the earth with the weight of her
/ despair.
Mamma, have we been very naughty, it
makes you cry sol" said the little boy touch
ingly, "we won't ask you for bread indeed
we won't if it makes you feel so bad"
But alas, little one, your mother will weep
no more on earth; worn to the las. extrem-
ity by work, sickness, and starvation. the
finishing stroke had been added and the
spirit fled to its Maker.
/ All night those little ones besought their
mother to speak to them, but their pi,eous
wall availed nothing.
The next day Mrs, Minors sent servant
to inquire about the poor widow. They told
her that there had been a pauper's funeral
that morning and two children had been
sent to the aims house. Such, alas, was
the fate OF that poor woman, where thous-
ands of dollars that very evening were Law
ishly thrown away almost within hearing
of the cries Of those poor children. And
dear reader, this is not single instance,
there are thousands Transporting nightly in
all our large cities just like to this, and oh,
beseech you during this long and perhaps
severe winter, use every effort in your pow
or to assist those poor starving creatures.
Let nothing detain you, and the prayers of
the needy will ascend to high heaven for
your welfare. NINA.
Oakdale Cottage, Scott Co. Iowa, Jan 10.
To the Farmers Of Linn County
Look upon his picture:
For a few days nast Pork has been in
good demand at SO, 80 to $500 per cwt
Several persons have called Mt our Office
to satisfy US that those prices have been paid
This is proper course to take, as we can
rely upon the prices known to be given. bet
ter than on prices offered. We do not hes
itate to advise our country friends to sell
their pork at present prices. They may get
more by waiting, but we doubt Dubuque
Herald, Jan. 18Th
Now upon this:
An INcIDEsT.-Among those who called