The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1856-05-23
VOL. VlII.--NO. 400.
IDIDN'T NOTICE.

No you didn't. And so you let that poor
woman, who journeyed with you in the cars
all day, carry her child in her arms through
the whole route, and never offered to amuss
it, or hold it for her few minutes, that she
might have little time 10 rest and refresh
herself but sat with your husband, laughing
and chatting all the way, as unconcerned
about the happiness of those around you as
it the car had been freighted with wax ig-
ures, while she, poor woman, was obliged to
travel alone, with the care of child. Why
did you not do rs you would that others
should 40 unto you, and put under her bur-
den tone of your fingers" to cheer her wea-
ry heart!
didn't notice. No, you didn't That lit
tie beggar girl held her bare feet under her
tattered frock as well rs she could SO YOU
shouldn't notice, and she pressed 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," "stone cold" reproachfuI look.
which made her little shverng form shrink
away under her threadbare shawl, you didn't
notice!
You didn't notice the aged man who was
walking down Washington Street with totter-
ing steps and heavy satchel in his hand,
when you brushed by him so rudely as 10
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 city!
You didn't notice that apple.woman, with
her halfstarved child, who tried to offer you
her fruit. You would have noticed had she
been congressman" with "oranges."---
Why did you not buy an apple of her
and give il to the first ragged boy you metz
Did YOU ever feel and realize two cents
worth of pleasure? Did you ever see two
cents worth of hope lighting up care.worn,
sun. burned, wrinkled old face! What rain.
bow, that! Two cents worth Of joy beam.
ing out of the dark eye of that ragged boy,
two cents worth of eloquence and gratitude
flowing from his lips! What germ is hid.
den there and how do you know but two
cents would have fostered and called into ac-
tion the genius of a Newton or the benevolenco
of Howard! But you didn't notice. You
rushed on with dollar over each eye, in a
'brown stuy" how to get two more to make
your blindness.
You didn'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 on earth were to lay its head,
and he flew gently on with it through tho
pearly gates, and placed it on the downy pill.
low of Jehovah's love-then she came back
to the stone couch by the wayside to await
his return. But there are guardian angels,
transporting angels, who do notice. Ard
when the seraph choir chanted that mothers
welcome to her Fathers great house, so full
of mansions, when they sang the jubiant
song Of victory over death, as she pressed
the babn again to her bosom, you did not
hear the music The rattle of "almighty dol.
lars" drowned the sweet melody Of that
heavenly "excecior," and its harmones were
lost to your soul forever!
You didn't notice that little beggar girl,
grown to womanhood, when she came off
your marble steps without getting IA place."
though you long ago left reference at the
intelligence Office for seamstress, but your
miss did notice her fororn condition, and
their faded dress, and thought she wouldn't
do! Disheartened, the poor girl turned away.
and gave up the struggle. You didn't no.
tce where she went, but your son did! and
when night dropped her sable pail over your
great city, he went out, unnoliced by you:
when she began to roll it up, and LET in the
grey dawn, he came in, unnoticed by you.
You didn't notice an aged man being
carried to the Poiter's field, who died at tho
hotel last night from anxiety and over.exer-
tion in vainly trying to search'out and rescue
lost daughter in n large city! But tho
archangel will.
You didn't notice an old appl.woman who
"went up for six months" because she stole
n penny loaf to keep her child from starving,
but police officer did. Wonderful refor.
mers, wonderful reformation
You didn't notice dark-eyed youth at the
prisoners bar yesterday to receive ten years
in the State Prison for forgery. o no, you
didn't notice; and so two cents worth of
kindness, two cents worth of aid and advice
did not save him! What n fortune would
that two cents have been to his widowed,
broken.hearted mother, had you, on n GER
tain time, invested it in the golden rule, and
put IL on interest for her
You didn't notice. Well, 20 on through
life without noticing any thing but gold and
your own qualification, and you shall have
golden dollar on which to fix you death stsro
"A golden pillow to did on--a goldin coffin
to moder away in-and golden tears to SPAN
gle your monument; but we fear yon will
have to wait long for q golden crown upon
your head and agoden harp in your hand in
the world to come! ToPsy.
t4g- Let women be deckcd with oil the
Of art and nature--yet, II