St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-12-02
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Not many minutes wal. from The
churches, where upon any pleasant sun
day may be .cn the fashion and clte WHO
there congro gate. To bcmoan their weekly
shortcomings aud contc~s Themselves
''miserablc sinners" thcIc has termin-
atcd within Il few months one Of those
solemn tragedies VIII il we ~umttimcs call
life: and which might possibly find IL
counterpart even in our own go3dly city.
must touch lightly The tragic events,
and give but q passing glance for it will
not do TO introduce tu eyes ani earS po-
lite, the darkc- shades ui the grrat linn
ner, sin
Christian fathers. anl Igh-tuucd broth
crS, must preserve men wives, daughters
and sisters, from even a suspicion of the
trallly and crime which has engulte. 80
many Of the sisterhood. Let them de
vourly thruk God that these same cher
l>hed ones have not from poverty and
the rude contacts winch 1t b.iug~, been
placed al the mercy ui men wEo have like
passions with themselves who might not
he any more noble or generous than they
have been to others Am mprai ziug
too long VIII you skip this part, ,ca.cr
for the story!
1t was bright, .! lad summer morning.;
/ the air clear and sweet, and every one IN
meeting friend or acquaint nee, said in
>tinctively: 'lSn't this q fine day -
Men and women saunt,r alon. lei,urcly,
as though to prolong the enjoyment of
the hour; but there comes ons who in
her haste rati.er fudc!y .jostle> agains; the
faircr and better dressed women of the
street.
Her story of sin and shame is written
indcliibly upon her face, and you would
naturally shrink from so much as heI
tawdry tinery brushing against your gar
ments. She hurries on regardless of the
many who turn TO stare at her, never
once looking at the blue sky which bend,
so cIoudless over all. Suddenly She stops,
glanCes up at a house, opens the gate, as
cendS the steps and rings the bell; al
with such a defiant manner, one wonder.
what her errand can b.. She asks for
Mrs. Maynard and says her business l.
urgent.
/ There comes in answer one who j.
somewhat accustomed to strange calls a
unreasonable hours, and from her nobl,
counterance one could pronounce her II
once as a large-hcartcd, Christian wo
, man. she is greeted With, Il came t.
{ you, because | WAS told you would no
u, b. afraid TO 90 with me and pray with
dving girl. she moan,d all night fu
some onv, and thi, ia the fifth place w
been TO, and all have had some excu-
p and sent NE to another. might 20 fo
! minister, but somehow | thought wa
man would understand better | CUES
d one of them would have gone, but whc
: she came TO know who | am, she locke
. frightened and said at wouldn't do TO
her to 90, her husband would be displeas
0 ed" I'm called Clara GUN, and m
house is on - street, No. --. Ii
notorious, you may have heard Of it,
=, lis bad place enough; but you can Q
r there and see nobody but the poor girl
she's got to die to-day or tomorrow 4;
. the furthest though she thinks she wi
live Il week or more
"a There was no hesitancy about Mr.
e, Maynard; she simply said; Il will c
+, +, with you immediately
The sin-covcred woman passed on, ar
C. with rapid steps she put quite distanC
between herself and the one whom in h
n heart she thought almost Il saint, AT
U crossing or turn she paused that she mig
p be in sight, and some fifteen minut,
- walk took them 10 their destination. S
entered with her latch-key, passed in al
up stairs without any pause; opened
door and backoned 10 her companion
enter.
On low couch, with but little
make her comfortable, there was a you
girl, wasted 10y sickness, her large bla
eyes preternaturaily bright, and fix
n! look OF grief and sorrow upon her deaf
Il. stricken face that you felt at once
earthly comfort could remove.
II have brought some one who W