Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-01-13
For the Spirit of the Age.
Story Of a Breeze; from the Mountain
brow Of Western North Carolina.

A slight rustic among the scared leaves of
the forest, on Old Mount Mitchell, and I'll
wing my way.
Inow leave the place where sadness has
lreigned since the death of one SO honorable,
so lntelhgent anutvsGas was that nobIcsnan,
DR.. Mitchell. leave the hills of Burke, Yam
cy and Caldwellfa far in the rear, and go to Wis
it the sunny cline" in a more southern or
eastern region. But here | must stop! See
there, that little girl clothed in rags; what a
sweet face but oh, so melancholy could |
ever think sadness would rest on one so
young? Let US follow her footsteps as I
draw near she shiyers, and draws closer to
her slender form her worn and tattered
shawl / see her lips move, [ listen, and hear
words of prayer-prayer for a drunken Faith
er? No: she, alas has no Father 1T is a
Brother, who is fast following the path to a
drankard's grave She is now at this late
hour going to look up and carry home, one
whom she loves above all others on earth
And what, you ask, does she receive in re-
turn ? Nothing from him. No, not even a
faint hope that he may reform; but from God,
she receives a clear conscience and an appro-
wing smile this is a recompense not to be
compared with any that man can offer.
We must leave her now to go on doing
good for her fellow creatures, until God shall
call her home to Him, where she will no lon
ger be clothed in tattered rags, but with gar
ments of holy love and righteousness.
In my onward career, over hill and dale
vallies and rivers, l find myself surrounds
by men, women and children all in deel
distress. Here ]. see one galloping off at full
speed; both coat tails straight out behind
and here another after him with his bridl
rein loose, both hands clenched on top of hi
head to keep his hat from flying off in
straight line, while his feet answered the dou
BILE purpose of organs Of locomotion and n
ding switch.
I of course must stop a little here to kno1
the cause of so much parade.
One old man tells US, with a great-grac'
that 1.-THE times are hard a hue and cry
raised, and from some cause or other the me
in the country have taken all his property
and not paid him one cent !" and now, say
he, II can not get security for a hen an
chickens"
Poor man we are sorry for you-but it
a bad wind that watts nc one any good.
Here we see an elegant mansion. Surel
here is happiness Vet lis enter and know
Here we have before us a family circle, CO..
sisting of an old lady, her son, daughter-i
/. law and two children. ALI seem to be we
situated; but look into this rich mans hear
There we find sore grief: That young gi
! who only a few years since consented to be b
: bride, is now the plague of his life. The d
, position which was once hers to please hi
: IN everything, is changed; she is now co
stantly forming some plan to thwart him
!, all his undertakings.
We must now leave them in their spIend
misery.
e Away among the green leafed forests, whe
!; Jack Frost has not yet paid a visit, we behe
Q a neat little cottage all seems so quiet.
/ Would they think US intruding, did they knC
we fingered here among those fragrant flo
e ers to peep In at the widow, to know tt
n there are some on earth who live Alright
n We hope not, and would say play on, lit
E. children learn mildness and goodness fir
v those af~fectionate parents walk in til
steps if you would have pleasure that fad.
not away.
9, What a large, elegant and airy habitatic
,e it looks as though itmight entertain in spl
e. dor and peace a small nation. Shall we
you of the inmates ? There in that OF
window we see a beautiful and brilliant
light; surely We viii find pleasure here.
if indeed See that young man as he hurrie
r. walks the lonely passage. His heart is II
bled. This is a house for the insane, and
of young man has just performed the last th
m he can do for a dying patient. We-wo
RS say to him, grieye not for those who are dt
ig- God knoweth best. Let his viii be dor
or You have used every means IN your powe
v, render him comfortable, and in due time
receive your reward
or As passed BY saw another young n