Smyrna times., 1869-07-28
MiSceIIU2 IL e o us.
LOST.
"'Tis thing Of oft occurrence, master

Late last winter, In one of our more down |
town churches, there was prayer meeting
and sermon for the unfortunate class known as
might walkers of New York City A popu-
lar divine-One whose elOquence had stirred |
many Western audience-in a visit East he |
had expressed a desire to talk to the Magda- |
lens and by dint of advertising, and the fame |
blown of the preachers pulpit successes, a
large audience was attracted together, to whom
the cushioned seats and brilliant lights of
metropolitan tabernacle were strange surround |
ings.
Ay it was large assembage; but there
were well nigh as many men in the galleries to
stare down, as there were women below to be
converted and, sad to say, there were words
and signs of recognition exchanged between
the old TOueS, or boys, young In ali save vice,
and the more brazen of the unfortunates, that
augured but lily for the impression sought to
| be created by the messenger Of the Word Of
Life. 1t was an audience, by its very fashi-
ness and unconcern of even the respect due
such place, to move the heart to pity. The
slums OF vice-Water street and Mulberry,
Green and Houston-were all represented and
the few minutes intervening between the as
sembhng OF the audience and the commence
| ment OF the services were spent in remarks of
a by no means editying character.
"Wh hat can the old muff tell us we didn't
know long agO?" would be the exclamation
of one; Lend US a wipe, Sal, mine is getting
salty Already u would be the cheap attempt
at wit of another; and laugh, hopeless and
dlscOrdant, would run around the audience, to
whom the whole seemed a source of unfaing
diversion. Yet there were few among them,
not wholly depraved, who manifested glimmer-
ings Of better nature by using their influence
to check their more boisterOus companions, and
preserve something of the respect due the oc-
/ caSion.
In a few minutes the minister, man yet
young broad -limbed, and kindly-faced, mount
ed the pulpit. After the cries of . hush, "
order, from the better portion Of the assem-
blage had secured comparative quiet, he gave
out simple hymn, caught up by a few in the
T signing, read chapter from the Bible, and at
once began, In simple, unaffected language, to
comment on the passages he had read. In a
!. voice of weighty soemnity, his hand slightly
e raised, not a particle of excitement visible In
E his manner, he repeated:
Like sheep they are laid IN the Craze"
From the first there was an awakening OF in
terest. The manner of the speaker had wor
their attention. Upon a few his words fel
, vaiRly as shot upon an iron-clad, but the sym
pathies OF the greater part OF the audience
4 were Enthusiastically excited. He went on, hi
4 voice gathering power:
n Their beauty shall consume IN the dust"
There was no installing now the impression
n Rouged checks grew pale, and pale cheek
u kindled with interest; there was no more quiz
% . or jibe; each leaned forward to catch the mex
clearly enunciated word:
But God 10M redeem nly soul from til
bondage of the grace the mans utteranc
turned upward-and faces turned upward will
.. it. for lie shall receiue npeP'
10 Then the sermon, such as has swayed, as tn
ID wind sways pines, the multtudes of many al
Is open air gathering, succeeded the perishabl
y pleasures of courtesan's life; the remors
N N following its swift career; the only healing TO
human guilt and sorrow, were all depicted =
Of only sobs broke the pausses Of the speaker
d. voice fountains long dried were opened
ne hearts, that had parted with sentiment 70
or ~ years, were deeply stirred.
- While some remained fearful in their seats
ng and some pressed forward, agreeable to tn
speaker invitation, to approach the =" thron
Of grace" one slender girl, whose feature
ne were concealed by the folds of her veil, aros
IN and stole unobserved from the building. Gair
m re ing the street, the sharp air played upon ht
w. brow, from which the veil had been sweI
back but it had no power to allay the fevC
is which burned in every vein, maddening ever
thought
no. SO Hadsome Emmy will take a stiff bral
Isl dy,'" she murmured, land forget all about
but never can go back to that den-I ca
he never live again as l have lived in the past. ,
lI ne Walking rapidly, as though with purpos
ss, sC she soon reached the Bowery, where she toe
Third avenue car to the City Hall: wake
from thence to the Courtland street ferr
crossed, took Bergen car, and alighted in Il
neighborhood of her old home All was buri
s in gloom at that midnight hour. She had n
ood shed a single tear since leaving the building
ans her eyes were full of wild light that scorch
anu them.
J." Long, unheeding the keenness of the a
she roamed about in that once familiar locali
=. seeing the dear home where her innOce
sIE childhood had been spent-the public schC
Yep. where she had been so happy-the private O
in which she had finished her education"
'. looking now at this house, where had lived t
PLAYMATE most cherished of her seX-now
g. that of the boy who had so won upon her
nd's gard at school, by his kindness in drawing a
Ting painting pictures for her, telling lessons,
planning difficult tasks, and shielding her fir
D. oft-deserved censure. Here was the high stot
ed dwelling where she had been at parties
pleasure, feeling fiutter of strangeness at
70 Of unwonted luxury of the surroundings-th
lege the more modest one where other happy hO
T,am o., had been passed Along this avenue she
strolled so oft with - ere the rash step
L. leaving home to wed, secretly, with one abb
arge her station, had been TAKEN .. Fl.
ledl- At length the agitation of her mind, ase
akes after event in her life whirled before her, q
intolerable, and, taking farewell glance at
MI childhood's s home, she walked rapidly to
,ttle. avenue on Wnlch ran the cars. =.
Soon she was again at the ferry, and S
til also, an board of the boat, rounding out Fl
hila' the slip and heading up the river. 1t was
= long past midnight; there was couded
" above, and blackness on the face Of
waters.
81 90 There were but few passengers on board,
90 the keen air kept those in the lighted cab
illes' The girl was all alone at the stern, leaning
uo, the broad rail. From the first she had
her eyes on the sullenly spashing waves
moving them only to note the distance of
.,.a shore-iights Of the great city, which the
-. was steadily approaching, or to cast an imI
s.ae ing glance at the black vault Of heaven. {
Two or three times her lips began to m