Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-10

JUST LIKE EA.-hamDung ABOUT IN
that beautiful place, the Bazaar, one meets
with a thousand little incidents illustrative
Of the varying ohsrscteristics of the people
who thrOng the gay scene. 1t is 4 study to
watch the chsngeful play of feature and
listen te the wonderful variety of expression
that first greets the fairy-like display. Why,
the hard muscles in the face Of the veriest
old eurmudgeon in the world begin to sof-
ten and expand under the blessed influences
that steal over him, like the silent dew on the
parohed earth. said blesssa advisedly, for
who can enter this temple of benevolent en-
terprise, aAd view tho vast results achieved
by willing hands and kind hearts in behalf
of others, without having his very soul
swell up in generous response, and feel that
it is good to be here.
On one occasion Of my many visits, I found
it especially good to be there, in consequences
Of trifing circumstances became privy to,
that to my simple way of thinking was q
touching and very beautiful sight to
sec. The circumstance interested me still
more, too, as proving the correctness Of an
idea have long had-thnt woman is poor,
weak, foolish thing, and not at sn fitted to
fill the strOng-minded position certain des-
perste reformers desire. I have slWays sus-
pected 1t, and now I an positive that q
woman is the softest and foOlishest little
thing in the universe. repeat-ittle for,
you know, however much of paradox it
may seem, she is always little, let her be ever
so big.
On the occasion have specially in my
mind, just now, was particularly attracted
towaFds that'maimed soldier, who stood, arm
less, in mute appeal to the generous
hearted for assistance. A fellow soldier was
holding an orange to his lips and it seemed
so pitiful to see q strong, stalwsrt man thus
dependant for the slightest help, as any
child. And very sure an, that many a
heart warmed towards the gallant fellow, as
to brother and saw the glow Of bsnevo-
lence light up many a friendly face that
gaEsd on the armless brave.
At length three ladies in company were
standing noar, when one of them, a slight,
delicate-featured woman, suddenly became
aware Of the soldiers presence, and at
once drew near to him. She stood and listen
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her beautiful face, lower and lower, and
turned aside and, noted tremor in her
fingers as she stole handkerchief from her
pocket to her eyes, as if wiping away some
dust that was binding theml do declare,
to my soui-you will hardly believe it--that
soft, foolish ereatare was crying actually
shedding tears over great, strong fellow,
because he had lost his arms Nothing
strong minded, here L think-nOthinR but
the very trembling weakness of the softest
heart, yelling up at the slightest bidding
knew just as we'll as if her whole life had
been mapped out before me there, that sor-
row had,SWept its cruel but refining influences
over her spirit--that some loved one, twined
about her innsrmost heart-strinRs, had been
stricken down and laid beneath the green
turf.
Nothing like suffering and bereavement,
my resder, for melting the human soul. A
moment or two later the lady drew the atten-
ticn of her companions to the armlsss SOL
der, when they, too, began to trsmble and
cFy-just as if there was no such thing as
heart hardening in the world You may be
quite sure that noble fellow was greatly the
better for that crying spell, and know that
there was great stupid BOBBY standing by,
who had no more sense than to have his eyes
moisted over with sympathetic moisture, and
sniveling down of the end Of his nose, be-
side a choking sensation in his threat, at the
sight of all this weak tenderness that was
ridiculous in the extreme! He made excus-
es that he'd got bad cold, poor fellow, and
tIied to sneak out Of it in that way.
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