Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1854-08-26

ago he died, end--ths poor ,hing--oh sir,
you don', know how dear she is TO me !" and
buying her aged face in her hands, she sob.
bed aloud. n.st
Mr.. Pease's kind heart interpreted the old
lady's emotion, without The pain Of an expla.
nation. III the weeping woman before him
he saw the mother Of tho lost one.
iitYes, she was Mary's' mother Poverty
could not chill her love; shame and the
worlds scorn had only filled her heart with
q God-lke pity. gg u
After brief pause she brushed away her
tears aud went on: t W. ',I ~
b eyes, sir; Mary was good child to me
once; she respected religion and religious
people, and used to love to 60 to church, bu.
lately, sir, God knows she has almost broke
my heart. Last spring took her home and
the three dear children; but she would not
listen to me, and left without telling me
where she was going. ! heard that there
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LADY, 10 vIs'' MARY anu oo'A'h i'a'..ea'a's .,
:. .'e seon 'e'u'"ea '''u .' ~ v"
lrdy's statements Mf' fease '"e" wv"
friend and started out 10 see WHAT cou'a 'e
done.
In Wille't street isa r'cke'y Old wooden
building, filled to osettlow'ns WIN 'ne .t'y
refuse OF humanity. Inc basement Is i'sh''
l 4 4 II hall
ed with two small WINDOWS nal' ena''
ground, and in this w'eschea no'e '''e' MA
fy and hef chi'areh' as MI. Fea'' 'e'Ne"
aed The steps INTO Inc fo"m; ne "Fs'' eou''
ono sry, "Here he comes sFaHam0'As'
he's come! he's GOMEZ"
The door was opened oa a p''e OF rug
in the corner lay Mary my Mary es ''''
old lady ,eatfully called hef'
God OF mercy! what q WRECK o' oea','"'
womahhood her large oIne eyes g'a'e'
with maniac wl'dnsss, under she il''ue"e' !.
OF lntcxicasion, Long waves Of auDufn na,
fell, in tangled me.ses' over form wasted
yet beautiful llI[l n lis graceful outlines
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"saeh plaee| as her mosne' naa' weep
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hoa. On the man''eip'ece s'0oa Dse'
bottle %iiha hall burnt candle ~ ''' 'ose
A low broken, dirty dishes slooa upon 'h'