The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-12-23

INDUCED with every pleasure love could
suggest, what could she know of the
worlds sorrow and pain, or how be fitted
to brave its trials and temptations? Sud-
denly, and without time for preparation,
the kind, indulgent parents were taken
hence, whilst yet the child of their adop
ton was receiving the completing finish
to her education in one of the most select
schools Of the Old Bay State, and without
leaving stipulation or provision for the
petted, spoiled young girl Summoned
from her books to encounter the first
grief Of her life in the loss of the only
father and mother she had ever known,
she next found herself thrust homeless,
penniless, and triendless into the streets
of Boston by the graspng relatives who
had long hated her as q usurper of the
wealth they coveted Great wonder that
she had not gone down swiftly and sud-
denly under the whelming tide of mistor
tune, as has many a stronger swimmer
before her But before want had pressed
despair too closely home upon her heart,
u kind, charitable lady, whose name is
familiar this country over, found her out,
and with plying soul put forth strong
hands to help, securing for her a com
Portable saaricd position rs teacher an
assistant in the Boston Mission for fallen
women. Having an eNquisitely nodu-
lated voice. which had been trained by
some of the best elocutionists in the city,
she soon became Invaluable in giving
readings and entertainments for the ben
eft of these poor untortunates, and was
often sent to soothe and comfort the bed
side of the sick and dying. | remember
one bitterly cold morning in November OF
seeing her kneel by the side OF Il dying
and penitent Magdalene, and pouring out
such an imprisoned prayer as seldom
goes up from mortal lips. How the sweet
voice thrilled with the pleadings and be-
seedlings, how pityingly it iaItered over
lIlt lIlt vi >littiliC ttIl'f 9OIlON iioN NoHitNt
ingE rested upon the assurance OF hope
and forgiveness until the o'crshadoWlng
wings of Sandaphon seemed rustling near
with outstretched hands to bear the burn
inc words alott, until Azreal himself
must have whispered unto the dying ears,
until the dying face put off its look Of SOL
row and sadness. until the dying eyes
closed their last upon earth's pain and
passion, and the wearicd, tired lie
'Snrrendercd its soul
Unto its fair captain-Chri>t.'
And yet before the grass had grown
green or the yiolets doomed above that
poor outcast's grave, the lovely minis
trant had herself ''fallcn 10y the waysidc. y
10 all the entreaties and plcadings to
turn back into ''the straight and narrow
path" she only made answer-'I am a
woman; having sinned there is hence
! forth for me only GOODNESS, aversion, care
and pain; light and ease are necessary to
my life, | must get them or their sem
| blance as best | cam And now she is
| pointed out to curious inqulers us the
most successful female lobbyist at the
Capitol What the end shall be, OF
where shall rest the blame for this erring
lite. none but God and the plying angel
know.
The proceedings Of Congress this past
| week in both branches has been mainly
conspicuous by the attempts of rariou,
| gentlemen to amend the Constitution
| Nobody would be willing to assert, prob
ably. that the fathers who framed This
great charter Of American liberty could
torcsee the wants of u hundred Years
hence, or maintain that there be not CT
rors susceptible to correction; but too
mcnt is likely to leave it much more il
the shape of bad partisan document
than the great defending, unyielding bull
Wark our worthy ancestors planned it
Senator Morton wants the election o
President and Nice-President differently
provided for. Mr.. Blaine, with an eve t.
the future, insists that the Young ide;
shall be taught properly ''how to shoot.
Mr.. Springer is aycrsc to any third terms
for the Presidency, though quite willing
doubtless, to take as many as he can gel
in the House or Representatives., Mr.
Randall desires to fix things SO that lit
President shall be eligible for more thar
one term Of Office, and that for six years
If this gentleman could get an amend
ment making every office in the govern
ment eligible to the same occupant tol
not more than two successive terms
those terms to be OF the same length a:
now, he would doubtlessly be doing hi;
country good service. True, we might
lose much valuable experience in legis
lating by such a regime, but the accumu
lation Of small gains would far outbal
ance the loss. Besides, it would give Sc
much better chance for the lots Of homes
fellows who wouldn't have to be coaXec
more than five minutes to induce them tC
serve their ungrateful country. That lit
tie vestige of titled nobility that fingers
around the sign g Honorable" As the
scent of the rose adheres to the vase,
would be more generally distributed, AMI
in being honorable, more people would
be happy Then there are ever 50 many
other ''reasons why" which If woman'e
rights were in vogue makes me think |
should ''go in for this alteration of the
1 glorious Constitution.
Among the many visitors to Washing
ton within the past few days has been
the Hon. A. w. Paine, Of Bangor, who
has been stopping at the Arlington with
his beautiful and accomplished daughter
Miss Paine is en- route to South Carolina,