The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1858-04-29
DO YOU KNOW HER.


heart would break. A well,flcd market
basket on the pavement at her feet told the
errand upon which she had been, and he,
gar6 indicated that she was bound, ,"cliar
ty girl" Her eyes were filled with tears
and her face bore the unmistakable marks
of suffering. She was not pale, nor, inter.
esting, nor pretty, nor intelligent nothing
OF the kind. But she was nauifestly very
miserable and her forlorn misery touched
the warm heart of the rough coated
man.
"Wllatare you crying about, little one 2
WHAT'S the matter with vou,''
"Mv hands is so cold; 1 can't carry it,
she sobhc'l 80
"WcIl, now, sissy, stop crying, and
tell us where YOU live. I'll carry it home
for vou"
The child indicated the direct ion Of her
home with Il nod, and led the way. Thy
had not proceeded far, however, hclnr. sh.
'Ee'l to the rcar.' "Comc. run along, sissy ~
Bnt sissy hung back timidlv, anil seemed
disposed to run the other way. And tlicn
Il voice smote upcn the ear Of the rough
coated mana voice that made his nr>!,
creep, and his nerves tingle. 1t rcminlr,l
him of long past.days-h;s ,lays Of chill.
i'ooI, when a hcar'!ess s:cpmo;Ilcr ,vran-
niz"d over his helpless infancy and youth.
! t. Wi'er'vc you been alI this time, vou
lazy. good 'ornothng huzzy' IIcy?'
II found her standing on Ike corner
crying, ma'am. 1 guess her hands are
Iros'h';cn, poor little thing! It's bitter
c";'i morning. Here's the basket ma am"
With cold "thankcy, sir = anal stately
bend, She seized ;hc child's arm and shook
her, rs i: she wished to shake her in pieces.
"Ni'er'vc you bin, miss, this hnur or more
(c"ii) 'Iiey2 (Culr) Tell me that YOU
nasty, dir:y little brat (CuH) Never
mind ! I'll give it to you when 1 get YOU
home! (Ape''cct shower Of cnfls.) And
She continued "cufling" the IN scribe lit.
tie thing rs long as we had heart to
look.
This woman would have been absolutely
! beautiful had she banishcd from her coun,
tcnanco the magignant snccr, which ind
Gated her cruel disposition. No doubt she
did %%g;vc it" to the poor ''char,y girl"
when she got her "home." Home What
sort of a home could such Il woman "!,a!-
low" 1t was a very 'nicc threc-s!orv-at-
tic basement brick house" that she entered.
Her clothes, too, were reat, and fitted
snnsly to her coney form. She j, evidently
wcil-to-lo in the word-has pew in the
church, and sings psalms of Sunday, with
live hnn1red-sant power picty. On such
occasions her ''fervor" is astonishing. O.
n" shes not nobody" She's respecta.
6le--a sort of cross between Fifth avenue
and the Five Points, and is largely imbucd
with the peculiar characteristics OF both.
I've seen her saiIing along the streets,
rohed i'll rich siiks-her crinolinc EXPANDED
to the full aristocratic limits-a smile upon
her lips, and ''lovclight in her eye" How
graceful her carriage! How magnificcntlv
she swept on disdaning to tread tlat-footcd
OH the earth: "Giorious creature :" said
one. "Srendid woman - exclaimed an
other. She heard, and had her reward
I've seen her at church bow her head to
pray! I've seen her bosom swell with
emotions that could not be reprcssel while
listening TO tho eloquent discourse of the
Rev. DR.. Florid on the love, and mercy,
and bcncvolence Of the Saviour of men I've
seen her weep great copious tears at the
recital OF sufferng-weep for he bcnirhteL
heathen, AMI the poor, down.,ro,l,len slave
Liberal! oh! very liberal !-abundanlIv
liberal ! No widows mite docs she put into
the treasury Of tho church. Her jeweIIed
fingers dainty drop bill upon the plate.
A bill? Yes Why, all the congregation
have seen her do it! What better proof
of her 'i''cra'i'y than that could YOU de.
man'i : Surely none. The church de- |
m'nds no more. I've heard people. whisper
as they hchcll her-"What a pious wo.
man" "she enjoys religion !" "What
tender-hearted benevolencer People who
couldn't have been deceived at the stock
board or, out-witted in- mercantile trafsac.
tion have spoken thus of her!
Eve seen and heard all this, and more
than this. She is no "creature of the i'm.
agination,' either. She "yes and moves
and has being" She has local habi-
ta:ion and name" She Is real, bona. 6Se
flesh and blood and bones These pious
critics anI street admircs don't know her
quite so vol as do-that makes all tho
difference. And then, too, great MANY
of them wear the same garmcnt--Iypocrisv
--an1 are cnveloped in it's amnIe fold,