The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1866-12-05
Ihe's come homo sick and wounded, and


aThe same old story! Get out of my
way, I'm 10 hurry. You ought to know
better than to profanethe Sabbath sO.--.
You ought to be at Sabbath school, in,
stead Of imposing on honest people. IF
there's anything the matter with you, go
to the police office. y It's their business to
look after such cases., o.
And hurriedly pushing aside the poor,
pincbed, woe stricken mite Of. humanity,
this modern philanthropist made tho best
Of bis way to the church door.
"I'm SO glad you've come back, dear
1 neatly died while you were gone What
did the lady give your" 9'..e.
"Mother! 0 mother ~
And as the girl bent over the bod, the
hot tears splashed down the cold, lanched
face turned SO eagerly up to hers. Z g
"God help us, mother! The servants
drove me from the door. I could not
even get to see her, or Pm Sure she
would have given, me something. To
think that when you were freezing and
starving here, she sent me word that it
was wrong for me to come on Sunday,
and gave me this when asked for bread.''
And the pious tract dropped from hen
numbcd fingers. 0a
"Can YOU hold out until tomorrow,
mother She promised to pay me in the
morning I'll lie down close by YOU, to
keep YOU warm. and nut all the things
over YOU. There's a piece Of bread left
from breakfast" ~ !.
But the suffering creatures lips were
purpling with cold and pain, and the
chill, bony fingers, which the child tried
to warm in her own, were growing liyid
to the tips. =
Poor girl She cast one look around
the bare, dingy room-at the cold ashes
on the hearth-theD at the large, sunkou
eyes, transfxing her own with the mute
appeal of bitter pain and despair; and
then started up. N q ."
"Mother! will die but what you shall
have what you need. Try to keep uE
your spirits little longer I'm going
out again but 1 won't stay long. And
be sure III bring back some help. We'll
have 4 fire soon. ..,i.,,
wretchedly clad for such weatber-fol
bitter cold it was, and the air was thicE
with falling sleet. First she turned hel
steps to the corner grocery, where they
had formerly obtained their scant supply
Of necessaries, although credit had long
been refused them. The place was closed
she had forgotten it was Sunday! UI
and down in the pitlless cold she wander
ed. Once she spoke to man envelopine
in warm plaid, hurrylng doubtless, to
good fire, and a plentiful dinner, but was
rudely repulsed. Despair was last goad
Il ing her to recklessness She dared no
60 home empty handed. What if he
| mother were dying even then No pity
ling hand was reached forth to the tempt
ed. DoYbtless there were places of re
lief for such as she, but there we're non'
to tell her Of them. Christians (!) clat
| iu purple and fine linen passed her on tn
other side of the way, and then-oau yol
not guess the rest 7" q. ..
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Tho subscription collectors in certail
fashionable aud presumptious churcl
were having brisk time of it. Rapid,
the, money plates were passed about. Th
ancient and long forgotten sound, tn
chink of metal, was replaced by the cris
crumpling of greenbacks. For an hou
the clarion.voiced 'man Of Goo" ,"twhos
physique betokened mundane comfort
rath sr than an excess Of spirituality, ha
held forth in a most eloquent strain upo
the great importance Of supplying tn
heather with Bibles. = '7,
- Mrs pharisec was supposed to be shed
ding profuse tears Of sympathy within tn
sanctuary of scented, lace bordere
handkerchief, and 0. B. Shoddy, Esq
by dint of holding his breath to the poir
Of suffoCation, presented countenanc
crinsoned with generous and becomiu
emotion. This exemplary congrcgatio
was supposed to be couvulsed with yer
painful and oommiserting emotions. Br
il was the fashion just then to send B
bles to the hcathon and tracts to wount
ed and starving soldiers. ~
But Notwithstanding this excess Office
ing, Mrs. Pharisee managed to peep b
tween her fingers in such manner aa
discover that her nearest neighby ip Il
next pew, pdter tamilids Of Snob trib
had deposited check for The amount {
forty dollars in the plate, In most oste1
tatious manner, afterward crossing h