The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-04-07

K ~ tlctiil2 ~ Nff ~ itlfttt me
Ichild, ,witll.p nliIfleo cnf5os;
EitN :'Iti ply. EYls lie Was
Im1pil sifrpfiseQ ~ bmali in
lsilch { place, X withoas
A lhskinls " a ,estio S. ~ her some
Eohanea;.an1 sf1in q prf 1sit:
The saiai flsiia 81 llsisi
They cheerfplly aegoddll 3 the re-
quest, and soon d pulsed sFo dollars
was made up and pgtiato her hand.
MADAM" said theF gentleman who
gave herthe tnongy, sssSilg dolyou
come to a saloon2 8ft ish Il q proper
place for a lady, and y hy afe You
driven tosuch q stepYsg.. Z ~
"Sir," said the lady, !sl know it
isn'ta proper PLACE 'for laly to be
in,cand you ask me whss a1 driven
to such step. Pointing tia bottle
behind the counter labeled e@his.
key"-"that is hatsbrought me
here-whiskey. Twas ppcs happy,
and surrounded with all Nc lixp-
ries wealth could prodnee, with a
fond, indulgcnt husband: But inian.
evil hour he was tempted, md not
possessing the will toTesists stempta.
ton, fell, and in one short year my.
dream of happiness was over, my
home was forever desolate, and the
kind husband, and. wealth that, some.
called mine, lost-iost, ,.never. to re-
turn; all by the accursed wine cup.
You see before you only thelwreck Of
my former self, homeless and friend.
less, with nothing left me In this
world but this little schild;p and
weeping bitterly, she affsctionaalyl
caressed the golden ;curls that; shaded.
a face of exquisite a1oyeliness. Re
gaining.her cQmposure, hnd tlsrning
to the proprietof Of the { saloon, she
continued. ,ssSr, the reaspn Why. /.
occasionally entera place iketilis is
to implore Chose who sdeal :ini,this
deadly poison to desist to'stop bus.
mess that.1spieads desHlatiou; ruin,
poverty dsstaryatio 3Thiakone,
moment Of your loved; ores, aud then;
imagine themin Che sitN afi6n q am,
in. Iappeal ITO your better aieast,
for know you possessa ssipfliolie, IS
retUe from a. business sdif9 illeps; to;
your patiuffs y oii slle.'
money you take across the bar isthei
SAND asitaking the bread fIbm the,
famishing2. That it strips the cloth.
ing from their backs, depriyes Sthem
Of all the comforts Of thishfe, and
throws unhappiness, misery, crime.
and. .desolation, into their once hap
py honest o! sir, l implore3 beseech
and pray yon'to retire from;a busi-
ness you blush'to own you are en-
gagged in before your fellow men, and
enter one that will not only be pro-
ftable to yourself, but to your fellow
creatures also. You will excuse me
if l have spoken too plainly, but l
could not help it when ] thought of
the misery, the mhappiness and the.
suffering it has caused me.Nn
Madam, / am not offended" he
answered, ina voice Of husky emo
tion, "but / thank you from the bot
tom of my heart for what you have
said"
Mamma" said the little girl,
who, in the meantime, had been spo-
ken to by some gentlemen present
taking hold Of her mothers hand,
"these gentlemen want me to sing
Little Bessie for them. Shall ! do
so?" They all joined in the request,
and placing her in q chair, she sung,
in a sweet childish voice the follow
ing beautiful song:
"0ut in the gloomy night sadly I roam
! have no mother dear, no pleasant home;
Nobody cares for me, no one would cry,
Even ii poor little Bessie should die.
Weary and tired I've been wandering all
the day,
Asking for work, but Pm too small they
On the damp ground ] must now lay my
head;
Fathers drunkard, and mother is dead"
The game Of billiards was left un-
finished, the cards thrown aside, and
the unemptied glasses remained on
the counter; all had passed near,
some with pity beaming eyes, en-
tranced with the musical voice and
beauty of the child, who seemed bet
ter fitted to be with angels above
than in such a place. The scene 1
shall never forget to my dying bed,
and the sweet cadence Of her musi-
cal voice rings in my ear, and the
words Of her lips sank deep into the
hearts of those who gathered around
her.