The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1856-06-25
DIDN'T NOTICE,

arms through the whole route, and never
Offered to amuse it, or hold it for her 6
few minutes, that she might have little
time to rest and refresh herself, but sa
with your husband, laughing and chatting
the whole way, as unconcerned about the
happiness of those around you as ifthe Cal
had been freighted with wax figures
while she, poor woman, was obliged tc
travel alone, with the care OF child
Why did you not do as you would thai
Others should do to you, and put under heI
burden 'one of your fingers to cheer hel
weary heart? :
+ l didn't notice No you didn't. That
little beggar girl held her bare feet under
her tattered frock as well as she could SO
you shouldn't notice, and she pressed her
bony fingers on her azure eyes, that Heay-
ems own blue, which the great Master
painted there, should not be dimned by
her tears, When you refused her "a bit
of bread, and gave her stone stone
cold reproachful look, which made ! her
little shivering form shrink away under
her threadbare shawl, you didn't no.
| tice.
You didn't notice that aged man who
was walking down Washington street with
tottering steps and heavy satchel in his
hand, when you brushed by him SO rudely
as to knock his staff from him, but let
them tremble on with his load Why did
You not slacken your pace and carry his
bundle 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 half starved child, who tried to
offer you her fruit. You would have no
ticed had she been congressman with
oranges Why did yon not buy an ap-
pie of her and give it to the first ragged
boy you met? Did you ever feel and
realize two cents worth of pleasure? Did
you ever see two cents worth of hope light
ming up careworn, sun-burned, wriukled
old face? What rainbow, thnt! Two
cents worth of JOY bearning out of the
dark eye of that ragged boy, two cents
worth of elognence and gratitude flowing
from his 1fps What a germ IS hidden
there! and bow do you know but two
cents would have fostered and called into
action the genius of a Newton or the be-
.neyolence of a Howard? But you didn't
notice. You rushed on with dollar over
each eve, in a brown study how to get
twomore to add to your blindness
You didn't notice. But the bell tplled
and the tired woman laid down her little
cherub in the arms of the death angel, for
she had no spot on earth where to iayi its
head, and he few gently eff with it through
the: peary gates. and placed it on the
downy pillow of Jehovah's love-then she
came back to her stone. couch by the way
side to await his return. But there are
guardian angels, transplanting angels.
transporting angels who do notice. And
when the seaph choir ehantei that moth
er's welcome to her fathers great house,
So full of mansions, when they sang the
jubiliants song of victory over death, as
she pressed the babe again to her bosom,
you did not hear the music! The rattle
of almighty dollars drowned the sweet
melody of that heavenly excelsior, and
its harmonies were lost to your soul for
ever!
You didn't notice that little beggar
girl, grown to womanhood, when she came
off your marble steps without getting "a
place. though you long ago left refer
.ence at the intelligence Office for seam
stress, but your miss did notice her forlorp
condition, and her faded dress, and thought
she wouldn't do! Dishcartened, the poor
girl turned away. and gave up the strug-
gle.-Y GU didn't notice where she went,
but your son did! and when night drop
ped her sable pail over your great city, he
went out, unnoticed by you; went out,
and at the gray dawn, he came IN un-
noticed by you! & - sss :.
You didn't notice an aged man being
carried to the Potter's field, who died at
the hotel last night from anxiety and
lexer-rxertion in yainly trying to search
out aud rescue lost daughter in o large
cityl But the archangel viii.
Yousdidn't notice an old apple woman
who went up for six months because she
stole a penny loaf to keep her child from
starving, but police officer did. Won
derful reforiners, wonderful reforma.
jtion. ss,S i
| on didn't notice u dark-eyed youth al
1.-THE prisoners bar yesterday, to receive ter
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