Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-12-29

Bafktion, should il have been Determined 10
abandon ,he conquest
The Disasters Of the illh nTe greater even than
we anticipated The following names may be
aided lOtn9 list OF those totally LOST oil BalSklnya
GelIIude, Pride Of The Ocean, pyhnecs Ond
GOnges. The total loss at Bal,kluvais
Lost. Dlsmasttd,
British, is IL
PIench, l2 4or6
Eighteen more British are said 10 be LOST OF Lis.
mosled al EupnloIia onibv HOlohn.
Five Prynch line.of-balllU ships have LOST their
TnditB aud received ether injuliesj they will be
Trough down 10 COnstanlnople inflow.
A Beautiful Story. Better Than Dlamonds.
/ was standing IN the broad, ctowded stree, Of
a large city ltwOsa cold writers day There
lad been iani mil although The sun had been
shining brightly yet the longiolcles hung from The
caves VI Tue houses, and lhe wheels Iumbled loud.
~ hS they passed over The ground. There was
clear, bright look, and a cold btaciug feeling IN
The oiLan0 keen northwest wind, which quick.
tued every step. Just then little child came
running along--a poor, i'll clad child her clothes
wefe scant aud lhreadbnfej SHE lad no cloak anil
no shall, and het little bare feet looked ned and
sun, ring, She could not have been more than
eight yeats old, Size carried bundle in her hand,
poor little shwetlng child j, even !, who could
DO nothing else, piled her. as she paSednIg her
foot slipped, and she fell with cry oil painj but
size held tie buude tightly IN her hand, and
jumping up although size llmpvd sadly enduayOT'
ed to run On as before.
Stop, hille girl, stop sala sweet voice. and
q beautiful woman, wrapped ina huge shawl, aud
with luTs around hef, came out Of q jewelefs
sore close ny, Poor little chlld,' she said, 'ure
you buul SIT down on thisSlep and tell me-
How | loved hgI, and how beautiful she look
ltdi
'0h, Connot,' said tie little child, I Cnupot
wait-l am IN such huny' have been 10 TIE
shoemakeTs, and mother must finish this work TO.
night, OF she will never gei any more shoes TO
b nd
rl'o.nighlp said Tie beautiful oman, to nigMp
Yes said the chill-iot Tie strangers kiud
manner had made het bold--yes, lOl Tie great ball
To night aud lhese satin slippers must Gesp0nglsdj
and
| The beautiful woman took The bundle from tie
Chlld'S hand and uniOlled IL. You do mol knew
why her face flushed and then tuned pale, but Il,
Yrs |, looked 10 tic bundle, aud on tile inside Of
slippetl saw nnme--a lady'Sname-WI ten, but
| shall not tell H.
aud where does your mother live little giTll'
] so tie child told heT whtie, and tlen she told
I her Thai her father was leadi and thai htE lille
brother was ck, aud that her mother lolnd
shoes thai they migM have bTraji but hnl sUne-
limeslhey were yeIy cold, aud that her HOber
sometimes cred because size had no money 10 buy
nix lorhef liue br6lhtr. Aud iLen saw that
The lOdy's ey,s weir full OF ltayl and she rolled
up The bundle quickly and gave II back 10 The
little gTlj but SHE gave let nothing else-no,
iOl even SiXrtnce, bnd, iutning away, went
back mo The SlOTe, from which she had just come
out. Assle went away saw ile glitter Of dia-
monj PIN. Presently SHE came back, aud step.
! ping iulO handsome carriage, iOlled Of. The
! little GIL looked alter her for moment, aud then
with her little bare ieei, colder than Hey were
before, ran quickly away.
| went with The little gill, aud saw Ter TO q
nITlow damp street, aud into sIaI dark TOOinj
| saw her mollet-bef sad, laded mother, but win
a lace so sweet, so fredericksburg aud soothing
sick baby, Aud tie baby slept aud The mother
laid il on ieT lapj and tile bundle wSs unlOlltd,
and adm candle helped heT with her work. for
though II was lOi dtIk, yet heirloom WAS very
dnTS, Theni alter while, she kissed her little
gTl, aud babe her warm her poor ltOZen feet over
The Stanty fire IN Tie gfale, ind gave her little
piece OF bread for she lad no mOfej aud lien she
heard het, say het evening PRAYER, and folding
hiI lendeiy to htI boron, blessed heI, aud tod
her that angels would take cole OF her. And the
little child slept and 1reamed-Oh! such pleasant
dreOmS-Of VAIN stockings and new shoes, but
The mntleT sewed alone, and as The bright span.
giles glilered on the satin slippers, came there no
Ttpining inl0 heE heatll When she llougLl OF
her child's bare, cold feet, md Of The scnl NOR.
sci OldTy bread which had not saliiled hsT hun.
ger, came u etI no visions OF a bright room ind
gorgeous clothing, and table loaded with rll
that was good and nice, little potion OF which
sptred tphe would send warmth and comfort 10
her humble dWellingl
n such thong ls came, ond DiLtIs OF pleasant
collage, aud oil one WHO dearly loved llef, and
Whose strong arm had kept want aud lIouble from
her and her babes, but who could mol come back
III ihCst thoughts did mol come Iepiningly, iLeTe
also came onOIlerj and tho Widows hands were
Clasprd aud bet head bowed low, 10 deep eOnlh.
h-n, as heard htI soy, Bother forgive me, for
thou lOesl oil things we'll, and will tiusl 10
llee' Just Then Tie door opened sollly and some
one entered. Was II an nugeli Her head was OF
spoless white, and she moved WITH nOis-less
tlep She went TO the bed where The sIeeping
child 10y, and cUyeTed il with sJl warm blankets.
Then presently irs spaTkled and biased there,
sue ss the little gTote hud never known lefoTe.--
'nhena huge loaf was placed upon The table, nnd
fresh milk loT HE sick babe, Then she passed
gently lrfOrg The mother aud drawing the unGn.
islei slipper ftNn her hand, placed lhtTea purse
Uf gold. and said in o voice llkU music; "BlpS
thy God, who is tho God Of The lalheTvss, and lie
widow'--and she was gone. only, os she went out
j Head htf say better than d nmonds-bellCflhan
dia uUndsi What could size meant | looked O:
the mother. Win clasped hands and streaming
eyes, size blessed her God, who he'd sent an angel
to comfort hvE So went tool and went 10
bright loom, where there was music and dancing,
and sweet aowersi and saw young happy fees,
ani beautifully dtessej, and sparkling Win Jew.
elsj but noHp that knew, until one passed me
whose dress wasof simple white with only tose
bud on her bosom, and whose voice was like ihe
svevt sound Of q silver lutte. No spaugled slip.
psr Was on her foolj but she moved os one ihpi
iIenlvlh upon the alL aud the divine leauty Of
Holiness bad so gIdIiGed her ,ace that Ielt as l
esed upon leL llul she was indeed an angel OF
God.