The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1854-10-25

-ssgs as With lcwly gentle mind, ser q
l.sas 90 With patient love and trust. sas t
49, Go seek aud you shaiI find. Ii
'sss - shost Children.
81 Yonder is . crowd on the sidewalk
nothing uncommon that, to be sure; no.
indeed, but then this is. q gathering per Sc
Ia quiet, earnest sort Of q throng, which
i. really moi to be seen every day. Boys
and girls, fathers and mothers, but esPe-
ciallY mothers, compose the assemblage,
Slid asta ON GONE tiny object with looks
Of pity and affection. ..What is it?'' in.
ouires some one OF q spectator. "Oh,
I5hIies the person addressed, "Oh, poor
lille. Thing, II Is q lost child" Yes, truly.
isia.a lost child. .and the blending express
siunS ofsinnocence and grief and bewil.
derment which pass over its countenance
hSvs.von every heart, and even the boys,
Mho, IN general are by no means OF SEN
aimsutdi cast, endeavor, each in his own
NSy,t a6ssuage its sorrows.
here Is . dwelling with the insignia Of
Healh on the door. Let us enter. Achild
ssa.iehI 3ast, week had light in its eye. and
6eadty on its cheek, and happiness in its
iiSRart. lies dead. Friends have congrega.
~ IA the house of mourning, and the
taeshsr is taking her last lingering look at
&er fuif babe --fairer even in death than
6Sisslsd ID marble. ',l .,l s.,
a. ~ w poor, dear boy" ," said the bereayed
p1psaa. se.shali, L never. never, see you
ssUrs3 3s Oh, ~ says visitor, in whis.
Vgs ia Z friend, sshe may well be sad-it
Hshs shird she has lost within these two
ysars.'s sissA heavy loss. indeed" is the
reply. "a NJ pity her from my heart"
..d50sfl sdid you say, Christian friend9
TIT hSaniifnl boy lost? Nay. nay, not
losts but saved evermore." Fetx 9ffa8( a
-asyVould To- Godsthat all children were as
17d3sHl6ss Ss these; but, alas! alas! there
1is iosl children who are lost beyond re-
xaiSso, hers scomes one whose haggard
76Hk sahd shattered frame tell too truly the
despicable character Of the man. Yet.
nai % long ago he was child, and a fond
mother tended him, and q loving father
fot5dfed him, and when the angel of death
darkepsd their dwelling with the shadow
az his wings, ~ ne swept sonwards, with
swhae ,,nuiterable love and compassion did
qlf6viswatctl over their darling child. II
MY have been that they thought wrong
ihoughts Of Providence, and unable 10 see 3,
that The cnp of pain was presented by tht
hand Of mercy, cherished but one wish
uttered hui one prayer; that their boy Nigh
not dis The infant became youth, th'
spouah 10 man, no. not asman. victim,
s6eSt, i Giwalking nuisance to society. 1t !
Sai5 s,Sils6e he brought down his parents
gray hairs with sorrow to the grave; ant
nov friendless, homeless. hopeless, h
sEi3esFs ouwards in hisrags-a lost child
And that poor unfortunate. who firt
.alone ike 4 spectre in the midnight gloor
wSosa associates are the off securing
acflke srth-yt ythose abode is q worse pan
onfnm than where devils dwell-iha
= 1r.b n oirl. once ,,nsullied as the drive
eIoa.rns happy az the youthful fawn, ha
.eskfs1lens fallan. fallen from her high estate
- g I Z { en;ne.. and purity, and wander
ssts6nok the wilderness Of this worlds
e,her lo.t child!.
f$T.S.s alcss The last night he sha
5rsbd rs ma lifa has arriyed-but ill
txr ~ -, ! IN similar circumstances.
.rSsSrs 'o.lnily. S In DIRE am land he has 70
xSSe.a,s xSSe,sh s.. 'n.e.sant awful situation ard II
Sf;,S. vbieh lad 10 II. Once more he
- INV bov. and ewanders as Of yore
...,,lnns;inag I'M brooks. or through green field
csrrN rssse cool CANOPY Of rushing leave
E:1SS I1.i ifisnfls look again kindly upe
: 49, nd ha beholds his mothers count
nance radiant with love. Anon .chan,
comes Der the spirit OF his dream'-l
s5ss0f6sr.s lace grows dark and threate
ing-and oh! horrible! his murdered vi
tim tIttss terribly upon him. and dra
siinsinlo CONSCIOUSNESS dripping from ev
~ ss1isu pore, or and convulsed in every lim
s41sjtf We reiterate, kind hearted readt