The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-12
From Hours at lHopae.l
A THEFT FOR LIFE. ~ 2,

Reader, have you ever noticed the
savage expression, OF. the figure 4;
how cruel It is, without one softening
Iine2 fgG1D ei 9mo3.oH .nOtgi lasai I'D
Our earth has not journeyed around
the sun many time since there came a
year of .dearth and sorrow, indicated
blythe cruel T. It,was year in which
rich men grew pale with looking at
the future, and they whose toll was
bread went about the streets, written
all over with want. Want of work,
want of comfort, want of home, and a
few-thank. we God, not they ALL
bore the wants of little children with
them. - 4' h't' r..
/ saw hungry, ravenous little eyes,
looking out from the depths of strong
mems gaze, as | went past. them on
the thooroughhfares. heard the plant
cry of small voices running fercely
through the manly words, /" Can | get
any work here?" It was a cold
morning in autumn that / heard this
question. as q bs 3oaoq 4.il sH4 .5r9f
"Nol"pwas the answer. I saw it
strike home, stronger than iron, loud
er than thunder to man, and he turn
ed away. ~ HI y. ~. 80 .oa
I followed him. Only a step from
the door out of which he had come,
there fell from that mans eyes tear.
1t lay on the dark paving stone, and
he-late owner of Invention. iaoa ~
Impelled-why, i know mott bent
to look nearer. There, were rays go
ing out from it, little tears cast out
from its fall, andI knew them every
one. They came from children at
home. .ss,so a3uTo1k
Oh, God! had you no angel leaning
over the battlements of heaven; did
no eyes look out from pearly gates,
set ajar by Divine command, to watch
that poor man s. tear? / would have
watched it with my mortal eyes go
back to the air. but the many were
pressing around me, and | must needs
go on. as the strong man had done.
There, is a famous market in the
city, that wears the crown of num-
bers, westward from the Atlantic.
The same October day that witnessed
the falling tear. there were pounds on
pounds of flesh for sale within the
market, for sale for gold. Want and
hunger and love looked In, and to
every one came the answer, Gold
alone can buy this $50 eal5safip ~
One, more ravenous than they ALL
for want his feet were In, and want
had uncovered his head-looked in.
1t was he who had let fall the tear.
The man had a forcefuI power about
him that made me tremble, and /
watched him closely. From under
his heavily proved eyes the man of
flesh noted his brother go up and
down, looking longingly at this, turn
ing fercely, away from that, until his
watch was interrupted. Men came
with gold to buy, and the man who
brought only want and hunger and
lOyeEWas forgotten.Du5g d3ia .sbef
can not, lcan not let; them diel' p
Who heard these words? Not you:
not / nor the buyers, for gold; but
unto Him who saith, I" The cattle up
on thousand hills are mine, /, they
| went up.uHLaaa afo Used baa r9salH eliJ j.
| A hand that had never stolen before,
| hand quiyering and pale, went forth
Out from the many pieces the hand
! took IOnel 1t was but a little one; ii
never would be missed. .aqatals s
| Closely to fast beating heart the
fragment of beef was pressed. The
coat. woven. over withiwant, closed il
in, and the thief went forth. g4a. 4r.ss
| A great, deep sigh he shook out OF
his heart, and, clasping the precious
morsel tighter and tighter yet, he went
going toward the North, turning West
ward, taking the South on his way, till
he at length found the place.he sought
He thought to lead his pursuers astray
l.if by chance his deed had been seen
I of men. aBiHfseu IL la o.
/ There is voice in the upper room
Las the thief draws near. n0eA-.Tda
/ Papa coming home; there, donat
you see him, Jenny2'' 81 BE1G 9 &
ma, said the little boy. :" I guess
I he's got work this time, and is hurry
ling home to tell US, Isn't it good, Of
him pr 49,
A wan, sweet face lifted itself into
view moment, then was pillowed
again: and the same ear that listened
to the husband and father S = can
not,~let~ them. dieso,, listened to, the
wife,s-unlibped tRankfu1ness.@ Ur
the stairs came the willing feet, that
in that cruel year had so often gone
'gup despondingly.
An instant more and the door
opened, and into the presence of wife
and children the man WENT guilty %
theft. : ..lois 5io1l So. ..sa..s 1,a99 v
Children, / have food for you,5'
1 the fatherSsaid,l and he laid down the
instrument of life. --~.-.ts u. .
Little, eager, aching eyes deEoured
the food with sight, before the time.
The wife looked up. .aa -
/ "Come here" she said, and the
man drew near and bent low, to hear
what she might say, He alone heard
/ the words, but his answer was: " Let
4 not my wife condemn me-" y g
| YHow shall we cook itS' asked