Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-10-29
THE OVERLOOKING CUP.

a company Of Southern ladies were once as
sembled in q friends parlor, W hen the conversation
CHANGED to turn on earthly affection. Each had
her story Of peculiar trial and bereavement, to re-
late, except one real sad looking woman, whose
lustreless eye and detected air showed that she
was a prey to the deepest melancholy. Suddenly
arousirg herself, she said in o hollow voice, mot
one Of you know what trouble ie."
"Will you please, Mrs. Grey" said the kind
voice Of a lady who well knew her story, tell the
ladies what you call trouble"
81 will if you DESIRE" she replied, "for / have
seen it. My parents possessed a competence, and
my girlhood was surrounded by all the comforts
of life. | seldom knew an ungrati6ed wish. l
was always gay and light-hearted, and married at
nineteen one | loved more than all the world be-
side. Our home was retired, but the sunlight new.
.r fell on a lovelier one, or on a happier house
hold. Years rolled on peacefully. Five children
sat around our table, and a little curly head nestl-
ed in my bosom. Ono night about sundown, one
of those fierce black storms came on, which are so
common in our Southern climate. For many
hours the rain poured down necessarily. Morn
ing dawned, still the elements raved. The whole
Savannah seemed aHoat. 4 The little stream near
our own dwelling became a raging torrent. Be-
fore we were aware of it our house was surround
ed by water. / managed with my babe to reach
o little spot, on which a few wide spreading trees
were standing, whose dense foliage afforded some
protection, while my husband and sons stroye to
save what they could of our property. At last a
fearful surge swept away my husband, and he
never rose again. Ladies, no one loved q husband
more-but that ioas not trouble.
presently my sons saw their danger, and the
struggle for life became the only consideration
They we're brave, loving boys as ever blessed q
mothers heart, and | watched their efforts to es
cape with such agony as only mothers can feel
They were SO far off l could not speak to them
but l could see them closing nearer and nearer tc
each other as their little islands grew smaller aut
smaller. r
The sullen river ragged around the huge trees
dead branches, upturned trunks, wrecks of hous
es, drowning cattle. masses Of rubbish, all wen
floating past US. My boys waved their hands Il
me, then pointed upward. | knew it was a fare
well signal, and you, mothers, cannot imagine m.
anguish. | saw them oil perish, and yo.-Ma
icas not trouble. .r.
buHHCu IL buDN W III S"A obu ""S'
the water rose to my feet ! climbed into tie low
branches of the tree, ana SO kept retired from j
until an All-poweriul hand stayed the waves, tina
they should come no farther. / was saved. AL
my worldly possessions were swept away all m.
earthly hopes blighted-yet that cas not trouble
my baby was all that l had left on earth.
labored night and day to support him and myself
and sought to train him in the right way but a
he grew older, evil companions won him ava
from me. lie ceased to care for his mothers couu
sells he would sneer at her entreaties and agor
izing prayers. lie left my humble roof. that b
might be unrestrained in the pursuits of evil, an
' at last, when heated by wine one night, be too
: the life of o fellow being, and ended his own ~
on the scaffold. My heavenly Father had file
' my cup of sorrow before, but now il ran owe
That was trouble. ladies, such as | hope his me
cy will keep you from experiencing"
A There was no dry eye among her listeners. an
the warmest sympathy was expressed for the b
reaved mother. whose sad history has taught the
a useful lesson.-New Brunspicker.
k REMARKs.-And females who can speak thas Q
d oquen,ly on the evils of intemperance-the Vel
persons who have suffered most, experienced mo
t of its evils, and are therefore the best qualified
o speak Oh the subject must keep their mouths clio
J, ed in the church and lecture room. And why
: Because Paul once reproved an ignorant and in
{ pertinent woman for disturbing a meeting. By as
ing about things that she might have learned
her husband, and the priests, DESTROYS of mono
olEing the preaching, twisted Paul's words, az
d thereby forbade all women speaking in public
d Whether spiritualism is from a good or ~eE
source. we heartily thank it for one thing it HI
done and is still do;og. 1. is opening the moutl
o Of females in public Il is placing them side
side with the priests in the pulpit and on the pla
form-young girls, under it's influence. c%onfour
and battle the priests. and il the work goes on, b
spd-by these Rev. molss and bats will have to :
tirs from the light that is shining around Their
unless they become willing to have their spiritu