Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-01-04
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FnR THE SPIRIT 0F THE ACE.
FOR THE SPIRIT OF THE AGE.
From my Note Book.

From my Note Book.
We frequently, while travelling, meet
with circumstances well calculated to make
a deep and lasting impression upon the
mind. Stopping in a Hotel in the City of
Baltimore, last Fall, my attention was di-
rected to an old woman who made her ap
pearance at the door, and looked implo
ringly in. There was quite number of
persons sitting around the room. Nothing
much was said, as all seemed to be stran-
gers, and appeared to be waiting the arrival
| said, looked imploringlySh. Time pad
made many deep burrows in her face; but
the peculiar expression of her countenance
indicated the fact, that she had been driven
to an alternative of all others, the last, and
of all others the least desirable to procure
honest means. She seemed to say by
her looks, Shall [ venture in? Yes; it
it is the only hope. Beg, [ must She ap-
preached the bar-keeper, surly, coarse
whiskered, red-headed man. Trembling
| from head to foot, she reached out her
shivered and bony hand. He was too much
engaged in dealing out the deadly poison
to customer, to notice that imploring
hand. At length, however, having re-
ceived his dime, as he dropped it in his
drawer with one hand, with the other he
pointed her to the door, She turned to-
wards it, as if to obey the order to leave,
when perhaps her necessities flashed before
{ her again, and turning around With half
waPon Che sol.s,@ e approachea 165saA saAnHttadd q.
- i'm, living, movl6g, monument of pity
# mercy, and of charity. At length b
Yllfted his eyes, gazed moment at her, an
Il shook his head. She moved on to another
In and another, and still met with the sam
p cold, and [ might say, inhuman treatment
until all present had been solicited, wit
RS the same success but myself, who wa
en- standing in middle door, gazing with
is sickened heart upon the exhibition of Sc
10 tishness and inhumanity that had show
"a itself il that room.
ed Her last alternative had failed-hop
rk had fled-and despair had seized her hear
se With hurried step she was hastenin
or away, when | said to her, in voice tha
rd all might hear: Stay, my good woman
1y minute She started, at first, but lool
rs, ing me in the face, and saw I was az
.al preaching her, she agai1 reached out he
IN hand. When I had placed the money i
n it, and she saw how much it was, she coul
he retain her feelings n9 lkger. She bur:
n n as6 a5f E ~ saa = IS, and ),
fore [ S agsa5 3. ID kissed it agai
on and agafS saASerally washed it with ht
a tears Wh~9f had withdrawn myself frol
So her, she lifted her long arms and bon
= hands towards Heaven, together with h
YER eyes, which were still wet with tears, ar
= with a calm, sweet voice, in a low, impl
ose ring tone, said: 20, Lord, let thy BILE
eat sing rest upon this stranger, who has su
lay piled my wants this day. If he has wifi
the bless her; if he has children, bless then
till My heart was overcome, and when | p
1t my handkerchief to my eyes to wipe aw;
res, the tears that had blinded me- [ felt n
lth hand in hers, but when I looked she W
'ro- gone. J. A. Nom.
sin South Lowell, n. c., JAN ,, 1854.