The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-03-12

.as -sCd sug bas3gs ---%f Ct iiis ass 1v sd
y"HOw can o nsps guilty OF such ilO. be
tolerated lin nfespectable societyiHr ssia q /
burIy voice, one dsy, in'ihy hearing,
~ was stahding pt my bookssllefS door,
and the spesksr was engaged in couversa-
tion, on thepfootwalk,s Rithia Glerical-look.
ing individaal. ui Iisglsl hs7r1s sd HgisF
sap .nsnot prepared 10 60 the lengths you
do,n replied his companion "Ishould be
unwilling to visit A. theatre myself; spd sss
mos, .heattes are sdndasteatat present. ]
should be sorry any one i esteemed should
60; but am not sure that The drams, as you
say, i yieiphsis i,selfs Or that . man ought
10 besshut on homr resi- peetable society for
visiting the theatre. Iu my view, Il IL The
Temptations surrounding such, not the dFas
isiatic representations, which is periious."
"You nmdte MI" !" re,orted his compan.
ion. .. :, N.N%4t,y<r.. !. .s--s
a"The whole thing is wrong. Wicked,
beyond comparison. ne sdddsd IN the must
emphatic lsnguage s'I'd never forgiven
son or daugh,er Who went % tbs thesves-=
liid'consider that thry were ruined fSr ftae
and eternity.'
+ q His compapion shook his head gfdsely.
Ib"Thefe are worse sins, fear" he said,
"than going to the theatre, even as it is
conducted at present. Besides, we ought TO
l'Be eh.ltable: Only God himself knows the
magnitude Of the, sin; and he has said, you
1 remember, judge not 81,
But this did NOT suit the listener. He
wurmed up us he replied a. ,,'''.,'11 q
"1'Ihear that man goes To- the theatre >
he reterted. '"or 70 any Of these vile places
where phys rre acted, no matter whether
lthey are concerts or museums, I say to my
fself, that's a man not TO be trusted III
] atm st as soon hear he forged. In the eye
OF the Lord, It's the same, depend upon it,
4 Take care, tate care, brother, that you are
4 not winking at sin. " ~ nv '''l'' D.
4 y The big, burly voice ceased, for his COM
I. panion evidently did not care to continue the
conversation, and so the two parted.
3 A few days Afterwards, ash wins taRing .
quiet walk, my attention was again arrested
by that self compiacent voice. -
# ''WetI well, Nh said sharply, "what is it!
4 Why didn't your father come!
i p looked around. The open doorway OF q
house near was blocked BY the speaker, who
9 frowned from beneath his bushy eyebrows
on bare. footed, poorly clad child, a little
7 girl, who stood trembling on the steps before
(,hira. ss .lsss gs ~ iEas t@sess 4a hss-,.2s-
= 2 Involuntarily PARSED, and remained gnz
4 ing on anew edifce. going up across th'
street, while'th conversation continued
; ~ As she spoke, she glancedup fearfully a
,. 1the angry man, extending as she spoke,
. .thn, wan hand, m which was some money
+, 'Hum." cried the landlord, for such il wa
! plain he was, counting the money slowly
-isfs,this all!" And he raised his voice or
drowned more cruelty on the child. a'7t q,
Z "It's all father could sp ire, !" answered tn
! hgirl, after moment. her voice shaking wit
:, terror as she spoke. Baby's been so sick.
. I glanced ather more narrowly. In he
. pale and emancated face, as we'll as her ta
tered garments, I thought I7read q tale. 4
- destitution almost involving starvation tsel
z Tn fancy i saw the miserable house ,wheI
>, they lived; the care,worn mother; the brot
ers and sisters csying for food; the faith
;. coming in at night. exhausted by labor. al
a with Is heart .wrung by the sufferings:
= could not alleviate. For "baby'was sic|
- and .doctors' bills had. to be paid, and med
IA I.cines bought; and oil this consumed SO nut
j, of uhis hard earnings, that sufficient W.
hardly left for bread. espeeially as s0saethil
- ut least, must be put aside for rent.s 6s's
= This picteture rose before me, but was ,
j most instantly sdissipated, for the harsh vol
! of the landlord was now heard in reply
B "Fllnot be cheated in this way, and
!, you may yltell your father" were theasha
: words of the speaker. E Dc you heart"
hob The, child had dropped it's steyes, eviden
s lin fear; but,with this she slid with asturi
4, "Yes, sir!''gd ai 1sl y hs.iA sl 3gau
"a "And mind you tell him that the rest
al my money must be eher. by next Saturdc
nigh, next Saturday, L. say; or it it isl
and here his voice rose sgajB, "it will
ID. worse for him.: Mind ou;tell him that.
py, AYES, sir!"G sggdm .s3gu5S aaiass bs
on The answer was faint with fear.sa1
me fpoors child lincered.y however, not daring
vas move before this 'crael nan gave her p
the Fmission.i Il asa a4s IA @a*x qfh g,9a
ced] "Why don'tyou gol Be of, ,lisay !" c'
kii the, landlord, turning and slamaing
an. door. as5al EOS 10 jgag gfa
ug:1 The girlburst INTO tears, and star.in 9
five like frightened deer, disappeared srour q
9th corner. .s...-sf, !. ..... So,
Nv "Forgive. us our deb,s,"rr said revsren
lid; ipyolun.arily repeating ,kat pert of the L.
His Prayer" ".rforgiye us our debts as we forl
Iult| our debtors. Ah!'' I continued 81 woi
.a'aj If this fiinty-hearted Pharisee ever thi
'sv' what that 4. meaHns'" ,..s .s!tFa d .asg
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~ ,G.TAwitty lawyer loosely asked bo
rib. ipg house keeper ia Recorder, Baldw
ter: conrtihs following question. We think hi!
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