The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-12-09

cent HAVE Drought eG DFeaene..
-a upon them they shrink before my y
- = breath & year by year my ~
thousands tread Che dismal road Of death.
,esaa. s4 Can ]. Help Youa gae eaos
Can, I help you? Just say the word. -
There speaks the whole souled whole hear
ted mantle man whose very shadow is
worth more than the body, Soul and estate, |
personal and spiritual. oftwo-thirds efour
Ehaman3 race bearing the same ma me. How
The lifts the desparting spirit of his brother
lin atrouble,7 All the day he had met with
cold eyes, cold smiles, cold words, cold
blows and cold sympathy.o Men ay him
because they thought he was unfortunate;
and be a william, a thief, amurderer, says
the world in action, but don't be unfor.u-
nate. III lend you ten thousand if you
are worth fly; but if you are unfortunate
I'm very poor myself;--would help you
l;---could done SO three days ago, or but
positively haven't got tn ee ccnts, nor
shan't be in possession of that amount
while--your misfortune lasts. 5. .Ifyour old
aunt dies, or your old uncle, or, in fact
anybody who chooses to leave yon for
tune, why just call upon me; I'll manage
to have a little change on hand.
u But, look! yonder comes broad shoul-
dered, frank browed man, who meets his
| poor brother, and can | help you?' Just
say the word. Dom. be- afraid now:
$ what's your trouble? Out with it, and il
!, you'd like, o little cash just say SO. Dom,
be down east; what if you have failed in
your expectations once, twice or, thricei
: Haven't some Of our most successful mer.
: chants done the same thing mis-
: takess And where would they have beer
: : if they hadn't found friends? Come wha
;. do you want---how much? He don't clal
his hands into his pockets while styx
), like motion that says as plainly as if b.
: had brawled it out in your ears, no EN-
: trance here. He is not one Of those dys
bpeptic,, cross-grained, splky, monied ma
: chimes that, squeezes a sixpence till j
: squeals, and reads a newspaper with i
greedy voracious eagernesse for fear h,
), shall not get his two cents worth ii,
: Hives for something more than gain.sq Hi
= passport to heaven is written on, his face
his religion on the hearts ofthe downcas
: land sorrowing; in the homes he has mad,
! happy Fby, his bensYolence!s sill yd ssae
lon Gan l. help you2'loa sanagod ;uaits
I lYasW Write these words in golden letters, 70
] they are only used )oa gareToecasions. Th
] sneer, the scorp, the doubt, the refusal
I they come with every .nightfall and sunri
] sing. TNiggards can never look beyond
] themselVes--their own comfort--thei
J own convenience no matter who ,starve
{ next door, they scatter. curses and discour
:. agement and blight over God only know
: how wany geatle hearts, They never sa
! fsCan I help him?' hut 'lle's down-7let'
: kick him. '7'1 = 9' '7,'h'
10 tay. I'm ajolly company each one wa
to ask aIqnestioh. fit were answered
n the helpropeserpaidia La forfeit, or if he coul
is bnot sanswer tlhimself, he paid a forfeit
y Pats ,questionswas 9sg s13B1 10 bfssii
n 9iat'How do the little ground squirrels idi
their holes, without showing any dir
6 tabout the ,entrancel" - hic e9IE
d b0 When they had all given itMp,3 Pa
l. lsaid- ae Il zg Ba8 ia .ot
p "Sure do you see, they begin at th
n other end of them" aa b
! h One of the rest exclaimed Is ,a8r
n se "Rut how do they get therein - .f97i