The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1858-01-28


- And I4..ainc, on the arm Of her son. the
i l-,.. wife tottered rather than walked
fr.la TIE rlace.
The keen, frosty air partially restored
her strength, and RaaheI proceeded with
4.er children till sac reached the thorough
fare leading thIQash 81 Margaret church
ward towa.as the Almonry, when faint
lnoan from Mary, whom she Still carried
IA her arms, arrested her steps She
piaccsi i,lr hand under the thin faded
rhaEI which covered her; the Child yas
cG;d a. *, and shiyering, as if s5ized with
M sgue IT.
>!rc Is dyingl' groaaod the terror
stricken Pareut--.' dying for the want Of
food -
The heart If her boy conll endure no
ulore--jI @ss breaking. The cup Of mis-
cry spi endurance had bec1 filed to over
Rowing. lis brain was on fre-tears
ceuid not qnench it.
Take her hsme mother" he cried
" take ,Ier hQtne never fear but | viii
J. IN you food Mary shant die. I'll
beg5-bcg," he added "anything to save
her =
"Rlchar9. Richard. do not leave me
s5reked his agonlzed parent. Let ms
not lose both my children. if YOU love
Your mother, roturn-for pity's sake re
turn -
The appeal came too late. Her son.
stuns, nfaddaacd beyond endurance by
the Suifcrings of those 50 dear TO him, had
broker, froni her feeble grasp, da1 It'd down
the .lloDuchfare, and was already beyond
the reach Of her voice.
Rachel clung to the ratings Of the
ohurehyard for support, till secon moan,
stitl fainter than the first, sent pang
through her niaterEal breast.
"She must not dc il the street - mur-
plured Rachel Home hamc if ! +.
have strength to reach it,"
"Oh, God :" she cried with sudden /
hurst Of anguish, "protect my boy ;.
Shield him from crime; guard him against /.
Vices and the h;deoas snares whio!. in 8
thousand forms .assail unfrienlcd youth
or take him." She added so.oruuly, take
him in Thy mercy"
Ii was Christians prayer wrung from
mothers ilcalt, uttered ia ,l;tl, ipagony,
and tears; and angels bore it to the ucr-
cy-seft on high.
cissp;ng her parishing child yet closer
tq i!22r aching bosom, the drunkard's wife I
FASTENED to her home
AS Richard Hoffman rushed along the |.
street, scarce knowing whittier he went, /
and only intent Oh the one idea OF getting, /
BY SOME means, food for lis fanlishcd /
mother and sister, he was hailed by Jack .
Nanders, an impish acquaintance who iir-d
pear Bichard's home, aud to whom he .
i'td the desperate state u ra;cn he had .
left those 50 dear to him. JACK listened
with much interest, and u once proposed
TO Richard to help him to pick tnc pock-
et OF an old gentleman, who was staring
into a Esrdow on the opposite side Of the,
street.. Richard refused With horror, al
though Jack urged the necessity Of at
once getting something to save the life oi
his mother and little Mary. Jack then.
qpqcrtook the business alone, aud iust as
ne i42d relieved the Old gentleman Of his
pocket book, policeman spraug from
doorway to arrest him; buG Jack made
his escape. Not 50 Richard, who WAS at
once seized By the policeman as an accom-
E;y1ce. af the escaped pickpocl,et.
s'I arn no thief, sir, cried Richard
breaking from the strong grasp that held
him, and throwing himself at the feet OF
the old gentleman, who had just come to
the spot, t'thouga poverty and hunger
tempted me to become one. Ny mother
and sister are starving. /
The future history and trials of tAis
poor boy will be given in the New Yor!,
ledger of Janu1ry Is, which is for sails
at all the bookstores and news o9ices.
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