Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1854-10-24

thein 'or her 40 you hear! want you
to find them with another rap Of his
cane) Immediately, SIR"
"What ship aIe they coming inf" 1
asked. ,r
"They have come already, and she
can't find them; the ship is already in
mart. "
Turning to the woman, he said /" My
good woman you should have informed
US before the ship arrived, and then we
would have cared for them, until you
came.
Swell, she did not do il until otter
the ship had arrived, broke in her cho.
leric fricnd," and you must find them for
her now. B"
lquiely inquired what ship they came
in
The reply was " The Bark Harvest, /"
| took down the manifest file, and turn.
ing to that Of the Bark Harvest, in.
quired the names Of the children.
Shure you will find them wild the
other passengers, why dye ak me when
ye have them before yes, said the wo.
man.
Yes, why do you ask her; amt she
half crazed about them already? You
must find them, ] say, a: once, and not
sit there asking their names. l say, sir
you must find them: I'm her friend !
have come here without fee or reward to
see justice done her, and she shall haze
Justice sir" And then his stick ,hun.
dcred against the floor again, ana he gas.
ped Tor breath.
turned 10 him and toll him | had
endeavored to be as patient with him as
could but, as he was so .insanely vic.
lent, should feel obliged if he would
leave the office, and then L could attend
to the woman's business more readily.
This staggered him. 81 leave the Of
fee !" he calculated, and he positively
seemed about 10 choke with Indignation.
He threatened and vociferated Tor some
time, but finally, upon being threatened
with arrest, left. then learned that
the woman had come all the way from
Vermont, where she had left husband
and three children, to meet her other lit.
tie ones from the old country. | learn.
ell that the children's names were John,
Annie. and Katy Whalon, aged respect
lively thirteen, eleven, and nine years.
or course they were readily found upon
he minilest, but my heart almost turned
10 ice when saw written against the
name Of each " Washed sverboard." "
! Fcaring..to shock the poor mother with
TOO sudden a revelation Of her bereave.
ment, / asked her il she had been long
expecting her children
:" Oh, yes, sir, the husband first left
ould Ireland and came out, and toiled
and scraped until he earned money e.
noush for me'self and the three childe'
that's here, to come out wild. And, sir
tho parting Of the other darlints was
sore ,hrouble bu' then | knew they'd
soon follow us. And when came here
| Pa,hrick-that's me husband-was Ia
ken sick in Vermont. but | worked me
self, nigh. and day, and got the bit anf
thssup for him and the childer. Ant
thin KEEP scraping and saving to bring
out the others. and every sthray sixpence
could earn put away in the old.stock
ing, until had enough 10 pay their way
out here. l sent them the money nigh
fourteen weeks since, and never an hou
since that didn't in my heart pray te
the Blessed Virgin to kape them from
harm. And. now, sora, they're here in
in this haythenish city, and meself, thei
own mother, can't find 'enn.
h j told her that when she sent for he
children, she must have expected tha
they would necessarily he exposed t
many dangers, coming alone, and unbe
friended, as they were. | told hel sht
+ must not be alarmed il we could not fnt
them for her. She quickly replied:
| I'll fnd 'em il l search the worlt
Il over. I'll not rest till find my chill
}, der. :"
}, "At length" said Mr.. Cassely. G.:
told her tha, they were dead. told he
;, u,ey had been washed overheard, ant
/. shall never forget the fearful shrek tha
, burst from her very heart as she looked
4 at me with kind ofidiotic incredibly
r and then saw-realizsd the whole o
tile sad truth. She tore Of her bonne
and shawl, and, clutching her hair, pull
ed out handsful Of it by the roots, as sh
E bewailed her lost ones. and calculated
in the most agonizing tone; "Shure,
b good God soudnt be 30 cruslas to xii
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