The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-11-25
sIgRERs or CHARITY.


Five Sisters OF Charity have died in
Memphis of yellow fever, contracted
while waiting on those sick OF that dis
ease. A good act done without osten-
tatiou must be beautiful in the eyes Of
heaven. We find a violet in some far
away recess OF the woods, in some lone,
ly glen, or clinging to the precipitous
side OF some mountain-places which
none but the adventurous hunter looks
upon, ard even he only by the chance
OF the chase-but it is as fair in form
and color, and enits as sweet per-
fume, as il daily seen and admired by
the eyes of thousands. And so it is
with a good ac. 1t is beautiful in and
OF itself; it shines OF its own light; and
though it may not be published abroad,
there is an eye that sees and hand
stretched forth to reward and bless it..
How many such unheralded deeds OF
love and mercy, dictated by the most
dsinterested beneyolence, are now being
performed in our city, may never be
known. We have ,ound out enough, to
learn how much Of the pure gold OF true
manhood, and OF noble woman's gentle
devotion and long suffering, there is in
mankind. The silent watches OF the
night testify how much Of angelic SYM
pathy there is, after all, in the human
heart. What glorious halo surrounds
the heads of the devoted Sisters ol
Charity Not hers the lot OF ordinary
woman-kind-hard enough at best, for
woman in every station has her trials
trials that the gay world may never
know, for her we'll disciplined heart bids
her smile when she might better weep.
Not hers the sweet Establishments Of
home,
"The primrose path OF dalliance,"
the gay allurements OF society, the las-
cinstion and intoxication OF the FASH
ionable Jtnl monde. Not hers to drink
OF the cup Drumming with the nectar OF
maternal love; to kss the living, smi!-
ing miniature of her liege lord, 10 whom
her heart goes out with unspeakable
affection; 10 wait the coming OF him
who is to her a world within himself;
TO guide and govern a happy household
aud walk down into the reverend vale
OF age, leaning upon the trained afec-
tions that sprsng up and flourished at
her bidding, in the sunshine Of home,
sweet home. These, and more than
these, has she resigned for His sake,
who upon the Cross OF Calvary gave up
MS precious life 10 save mankind.
Silently and unknown to the world, che
goes forth on her mission OF love and
mercy. Not into the houses OF the
wealthy and the great-they have not
need OF her mnistrations. They have
all the attention that money can COM
mand. Not to these does the meek and
lowly Sister OF Charity briDg the tender
care OF her loving and skillful hands,
the imparting courage OF her abiding
faith, the nolseless attentions and care
iul nursing which induce the stricken
one to believe her q ministering angel !;
bus 10 the poor and the outcast, who
have 20 friends, and are without means
20 buy friendship, for in our dsys, alas
friendship is an article to be purchased
with the curren: money ofthe merchant.
Without ostentatIon, without display,
anxious lest the world should know il,
eager TO avoid an occasion or its being
known, she walks il the thorny path
over which the Saviour trod, with eyes
Of faith on Hin, and love for the poor
HE loye-in her heart Where cut
'ering ia, there will sha he found
where sorrow. the blessing o. her emile
will be there 10 soften aud make tolera-
ole the pauRs o! the wreiched. The.
poorest cottage, !o9l.est novel, the
pyison-dens, whore the unnappg oulczst
members Of oEr race wrlthe in fatal,
lingering torture, the bel OF pes:i!en.
Tia. death it.clf-laiogs irou which
the s!-oag uSn shT!nks away IN terror
aye tie sCeaes Of this brave aud noble
woman's unpaid s1d, TOO often, uuap-
prsC!a;ad sacrifices. She is the friend
0t those who may once have had frien5s
ont row are de.erted by the world.
With uDfiBchibg courage che braves
the pestilence, Der Toman's useful pres
enca Of mind never deserving her, for TO
the las. she is a physician, nurse and
.-ieni to the sick and dying. She is
missed from the bedside OF toe afflicted
only when she herself needs a physi-