The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1859-12-29

A LIFE TRUrH.-It is perhaps the easiest
sition 10 society, and to find himself hurled
Pariah-like, beyond the pale of all respec-
table intercourse-cast remorselessly into
the slough of degradation, frieudless, joy
less, comfortless, and almost witho ut hope.
The unfortunate one may have shone as
some brightoorb before the great eye OF the
world, and throngs may have summed their
sycophantic souls in the sunlight of his ge-
niss; so much the worse for him-so much
the greater is the fall-so much the reader
will they be who once sickened him with
their batteries to heap upon his head the
bitterest contumelies and most scathing re-
Dukes. Power once gone-the sun once set
the night once closed in upon the soul of
the hapless one-trends depart, and Joy
gives way to misery. --
1t is life truth, and has been SO for ages.
The pages OF history are black with exam-
Piles, and was the great volume of every day
life to be opened, we would perceive SO
mighty host of these unhappy wretches
struggling in the mire TO which uncharitable
public opinion has consigned them, that we
would be fain to turn aside with shuddering
and horror.
We preach no remedy-itis useless 80 long
as we keep charity and mercy out of doors,
make good friends with selfshness and en-
Wy, and wrap our sin-rotted hearts in sleeps
wool. Ye who are "unco guild" and so very
modest that you even hate the truth, because
it is naked will have taste some day or
other of the purgatorial delights you mete
out to others, and then perhaps your
thoughts will wander back to the days when
you could have stretched out hand to a
struggling brother, and still withheld it.
BIBLE PREsENrArIoN.-On Tuesday at four
o'clock, p. M, the little girls of the Female
Orphan Asylum, presented to DR.. S. d.
Campbell, beautiful family bible, elegant
ly printed and bound AS an evidence of their
appreciation of his kindness during the prev
alence of the scarlet fever among them sew
eral months ago. The halls OF the bui lding
and the bereaved inmates were neatly ar
ranged and arrayed for the occasion.
Miss Alice Wilkinson, in short address,
beautiful and appropriate, presented the BIZ
BILE on behalf of the donors; and DR.. Camp
bell, on accepting the present, responded in
an eloquent speech, returning his thanks,
and complimentlpg the esteemed matron,
Mrs. Smith, for her kind and motherly at
tentions to the "little ones bereaved," in
sickness and health. On the bible is the
following Inscriptions
DIR. S d. Campbell, from the Orphans of
the Norfolk Female Asylum.
81 was sick and we visited me-"
After the presentation, the orphans sang a
hymn, the youthful voices giving forth soft
and soothing melody in tones that seemed to
touch the hearts of numbers among the
large and respectable crowd of ladies and
gentlemen in attendance.
Rev. Mr.. Okeson then made a few we'll
timed and pathetic remarks, and offered
devout prayer for sthe blessngs.of Heaven
upon the institution.
The children partook joyously and hearth.
ly of bountifal repast, generously provi-
ded by kind friend.
The managers OF the Asylum returned
thanks to the matron for the faithful perfor-
nance of the duties of her Office. They
also acknowledged in behalf OF the or
phans, the kindness of the gentlemen who
so generously presented them with cloaks
and gloves.
This institution is regarded with great ia
vor by our citizens. May it long continue
to exert its benign influence upon the bene-
tciaries OF its privileges, its we'll known
me:herly attentions and gratuitous and sa-
utary teachings, in the early years of or
phanage and sorrow. Argus.