M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-05-29
IDidn't Notice.

No, you didt. And so you let that poor
woman, who iouneyed with you in the cars
all day. carry her child in her arms through
the whole route, and never offered to amuse
it or hold il for her few minutes, that she
might have little time to rest and refresh
herself, but sat with your husband, laughing
and chattering all the way, as unconcerned
about the happiness OF those around you as
if the car had been freightet with wax fig
ures, while she, poor woman,wa Obliged 10
travel alone, with the care Of a child. Why
did you not do as you would that Others
should do unto you, and put under her bur-
den 'one of your fingers to cheer her weary
heart?
didn't notice. No you didn't. That
little beggaE. giIl held her bare feet under her
tattered frock as well as she could so YOU
shouldn't notice, and she passed her bony
fingers on her azure eyes, that heavens own
blue, which the great Master painted there
should not be dimmed by her tears. When
you refused her bit of bread, and gave her
a stone,' cold nproachiul look which made
her little shivering form shrini away under
her threadbare shawl, you didn't notice
You didn't notice that aged man who was
walking down Washington Street with tot
tering steps and heavy sa tchel in his hand
when you brushed by him SO rudely as to
knock his staff from him, but let him trem-
BILE on with his load. Why did you not
slacken your pace, and carry his bundle a
few blocks, speak to his aged heart word
of cheer, and learn of him, perchance, how
look the portals Of the heavenly city2
! You didn't notice that apple.woman. with
her half-starved child, who tried to offer you
her fruit You would have noticed had she
1 been Congressman with 'oranges.' Why
E did you not buy an apple Of her and halve il
S to the first ragged boy you metz Did you
{ ever see two cents worth of hope lighting
. up a csre-wOrn, sun n-burned, wrinkled old
5 faceY What rainbow, tbatl Two cents
: worth Of Joy beaming out Of the dark eye of
that ragged boy,two cents'worlh OF elOquence
and gratitude flowing from his lips! What
a germ is hidden there! and how do you
know but two cents would he fosterd and
! called into action the genius Of a Newton OF
, the beneyolence Of Howard9 But you
didn notice. You rushed on with dollar
J over each eye in brown study how to gel
two more to make your blindness.
= YouGidn't notice. But the bell tolled and
/ the tired woman laid down her little cherub
in the arms Of the death angel, for she had
no spot no earth where to lay its head, and
J; he flew gently of with it through the pearly
, gates, and placed il on the downy pillow OF
t Jehovah's love-then she came back TO her
: stone couch by the wayside to await his re.
| turn. But there are guardian angels, trans.
. planting angels, who do notice. And wher
: the seraph choir chanied that mothers vel
= come to her Fathers great house so full Of
e mansions, when they sang the jubilant sons
9 oil victory over death, as she pressed the babe
: again to her bosom you did not hear the
: musicl The rattle of almighty dollars
drowned the sweet melody of that heavenly
'excelcior,' aud its harmonies were lost to
your soul forever!
You didn't notica that little beggar girl,
grown to womanhoud, when she came off
! your marble steps without getting "a place,
though you long ago left reference at the
I intelligence Office Tor seamslress, but youl
/ miss did notice her forlorn condition, ant
\ her faded dress, and thought she wouldn'
!. do! Disheartened, the poor girl turned ava,
!. and gave up the struggle. You didn't motto
!. where she went, but your son did! and whel
n night dropped her sable pail over your grea
h city, he went out. unnOticed by you; whe
n she began to roll it up, and let in the gra
% dawn, he came in, unnoticed by you
~ " You didn't notice an aged man being car
= :. ried to the POtter's field, who died at tn
. hotel last night from anxiety and over-eIer
q lion in vainly trying to search out and res
4 cue lost daughter in large city But tn
: archangel will.
You didu't notice an old apple.woman
!. who went up for six months because she
stole penny loaf to keep her child from star
,, wing but police officer did. Wonderful refor
|, mers, wonderful reformationl
You didn't notice dark-eyed youth at the
prisoners bar yesterday to receive ten years
in the States Prison for forgery. o, no! you
: didn't notice; and SO two cents worth ol
kindness, two cents worth Of aid and advice
did not save him! What fortune would
that two cents have been 10 his widowed
q broken. hearted mother, had you, on certain
!, time invested it in the golden rule, and put
!. it on interest for her!
You didn't notice. Well, go on through
/ life without noticing any thing but gold AM
: your own qualification, and you shall have
golden dollar on which to fix your death
:. stare-a golden pillow to die on---a golden
= = coffin TO moulderaway inland golden tear
"a to spangle your monument; but we fear yol
y n will have ~ wait long for golden harp il
~ your hand in the world TO come
~ TopsY.