Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-10-17

a What n strange beauty said " never zaW
in one So young 50 much OF snbdned. calm, digataed
beauty She possesses the lofeliness of mndely do
Yoopmentn
a All Thought orion-and he came very near think
ing II aloud for he had overheard the remarks II
you knew the great experience that hile heart has
lived You would not wonder ut the Development Of
which you speak And then he tarncd and gazed
again into the face Of his little companion
Finally the stage reached the marrow passage which
led to the god-beater court aud Orion paid bis fare
aud alRhtcd lie went into the shop where he found
the men all nj work Mr Gartey having given ont ths
metal for beating Our hero explained ell that had
trnuspred since helen the shop on the previous might
and hs employer not only readily excused him from
his duty for the day bat put bis hand into his pogk-
and took ont fire dollar bill which be hade lfis
foreman cypend for the poor people rs his own JBle
ment should dictate Then he tool. up the little
and kissed her and utter this Orion led her away
! They moved on to Anthony street down which the.
turned and ere long they reached the low, hlthyfe-
tileuiial locality known as the " Five Points
Yet Orion found Il much improved IN some r..
/ spects from phat il had been when he was there
/ Last before this Where the Odd brewery had
ataoi proPpcd mp by holes, and loaded WITH
moral deaf now stood the capneious structure known
az The Five Points Mission within which II spirit
Was nj work saving such poor lost could be
Teaceed Yet be saw misery aud degradation enough
10 make him shudder There vice aud crime
enough apparent without much search, aud not feel
ing in tho mood ios Witnessing more scenes Of this
Kind than he could possibly avoid he bade LINN
lead the at once TO her home.
III is right here ahc said, with perccptible slnd
der
sNherc2o asked Orion, who Ind hoped that he
was not obliged 10 live in this very sink
Sho pointed 10 pnee where few rckcly woodf n
sops projected by broken balnsters, led up to
pen doorway, and said, There She spoke tie
word in n iaintinR tone, aud seemed 10 have bern
hurt, or panied in the pronunciation.
The building was upon the corner Of Anthony aud
Little Water streets. The basement was occupied as
low Proggcry Of the worst kind. aud something 81
its character may be known from the characteristics
name il horo-it being generally known even By if4
ffequentcrs as Tn Gafc of mr. And God knows
the name no lie. II was true=true ns the Death
that rcEncd within Orion just looked IN NJ he
passed the door=he saw the crowd of poor lost onel
tint lowered about the suphurie iames blinded by
the foil glare aud scared ao seorehcd that uenrly
all semhlancc Of humanity gone. lie aioaucd
within himself lie said half aloud -"God hnse
nlerry on theml aud then passed on He assembled
tho dirty steps, tho dunrhc aasto enter bong e&-
a##l} over the door of tho Pro0Rery1 following close
behind the girl \ number Of poor wrctches, both
male aud female. stuod around and he them glare
tnftnily upon him though he could not but notice
TINT feeble liRht would spring To life in their cfcs
~ they sDH the bundle he Carried A he entered
the building be came directly IN front Of ma open
doorway which looked into small filthy apartment,
upon The floor Of which, among mgs, dirt, aud IA lev
Flefn"cl corn -hasks lay three female forms, Willie
sone half dozen nearly nude children sat them,
ffeedily eating the tips OF the green ears which lad
hreu thrown AWAY among the husks-catiug them
IN aud gritty, and seeming thankful for the meal
While the youth Ind been noticing thts-trom the -.
tbtfe women he would have turned quickly away hut
the poor little onca attracted hi attention while no
teing this, his guide Ind disappeared He called Il
her, aud hcnrl IN answer from the left lie tnruel
b#efts in than direction but only peered into ulIsr
darkness. He could see that a passage open-
81 in llRt course but he could only some tbfre
II four feet from him.
Where ARE you2a he asked