The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1854-01-21
HOMELESS AND FRIENDLESS.


HOMELESS AND FRIENDLESS.
Ii is d sad thing to think these words
are tue, touchlGgly a0d heart rendering
ly true, as applied 10 any Of our fellow
creatures now wandering the streets Of
tbs great city. On sunny morning Of
last week, which succeeded one OF those
cold, driz2ling nights OF rain that made
us shlver to look out upon, we were
coming down one of the streets, not IA
gltat Nay from that centre Of wealth and
luxury, the St. Nicholas Hotel, when
our step was arrested by the sight of
female figure, learning against a lamp
post at the corner OK IA CrOss-Street. We
might have passed hundred such fig
uIeS, without seeing or noticing them;
but there was something III the appear
ance OF this one, that attracted our at
tentlon at the very first glance. Though
We had not then seen her face, there was
something in the appearance Of her dress
| that told the sad tale OF the two words
at the head of TINS item. She was tall
and welI-formrd. pom her head she
wore winter-hood, once rich velvet,
nu.i,;umrI If was nav so;l,d form,
and faded, and out OF season. pom her
shoulders hung, in graceful folds, the sad
r.n,,,ns n, = fin, cln,h cIno, Her dress
was onc. a,ich m,sIiu.ue.lainr. If was
faded now. and six inches of the skirts
! ,nlJ Aha, lis vuarpr had wandered the
muddy streets the streets the long, long.
RAINY u;o,t We turned Tin. corner. and
walk ed ON, wondering somewhat why
she stood .hus uuon the street, waiting
to,. fine world ,o ga nv. ~, wer. moi
,a,iljed. and loo >ed back to see what
>,, of = GAGE MAS owned hv wrarar of
,La, Ir..,,,,,rd dress, Que look did not
.nt.;,. Irr4 was mechanically sadness
,uread over her countrnance, like a
n'asL. but if Was no, thick rnouob TO
| h,d. lh, look of b\-roue DAVIS. We
lnrv her. To be Guliy satisfied; how
-yrr. we crossed over, and stood bv the
side of one of the hure piles of bricks
that tucuubpr our streets in all d!rec-
t,nns fine debris OF demolished tene-
m.nts lruoD fine ouuo,itp side of In.
street s,ooh fine debris Of another pulled
down tenement; tenement not made
with hands; one which human skill can
never bulld; one which human ingenui
tv NAV adorn and make beautiful, and
fl for = home in heaven: one which nm.
mo, ;,bum,n he;ngs h,v4 ,ull.d dow,
and l,,t , mere wreck of what If was ia
bp-a L,rm N Gods ;moo,. a worthy
w,r,hinrar gifts Creator score NJ
m,yons ,,.ra husv At worl, nutt;ng back
tha o]d tricks ,iding new mortar putt.
inc, in new beams aud braces. rparino
nn pa. i;t,;pr and re-. ,lrnish,ng the old
tnnrm4nt. i, was t;me If was done. fo,
i had stnod ,harD ,h4 .llottad tbr.. scor.
v.aIs and fen Of human life Time had
made IFS mark unou il, and It was ruIleG
d,,n and r4.built. That was not fine
ca>r win the other tenement: for il had
not stood one third of that time, and We,
if had been pulled down! Who did il,
There is vet line rnough in tn. rum to
sneak: LEFT that answer.
Wide we stood contemplating the
snectacle before us. the masons uuon til,
hu,ld;ng over our heads were sendino
lawn i7hps and ;pnrs hsart.wount,no
words and calling opprobrious names &c
one, w,om. short YEAR apo, thew woul,
have sr,I,rn with respecj, or courted
for favor: for then She wore the adorn-
mrnls OF dress and the smiles Of beauty
| hose cruel words, thoughtless words
not vicious ones, PERHAPS, fell heayil,