Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1882-02-16
"ONLY A NEWSBOY.'
Here's your Neays"

uttered that sentence, scarce ten
years had passed yet, briefas they
were, fearful were the traces left
of their presence.
! Upon the low, expansive, swell
ing forehead, darlened by burning
sun-ravs heavy wind and rain,
and shaded by tresses of the deep
est imaginable hue, which fell in
reckless gracefulness over the frail
shoulders. were "viderces of want,
anxiety, and suffering sufficient for
three, score years. The purely, del
icately carved lips wore lines
deep lines-cnt by the unmistaka-
BILE hand of sorrow, and the eyes,
like southern purple seas, when
wrapped in the wondrous grandeur
of the moonlight, held look of
hopeless longing that would have
been pitlable even in age.
Many months had this fragile
boy trodden the crowded thorough
fare, the poor little unclad feet blis-
tered, bleeding from the scorching
sun of summer or biting cold Of
winter ; trodden in from the early
morning, with weary, throbbing
head and aching limbs, till not one
pur chaser could be found.
| Bravely, without a murmur had
/ he borne she jeers, taunts, blows Of
the low and vulgar and the scorn.
reproaches, and bitter unkindness
of the lofty. Often his only sus
tenance had been a 'cup of cold
water and a morsel of bread: yet
it was not delivered in the name of
the Nazarene.
| Uncomplainingly the heroic spir-
it battled with the clouds of de-
spair which threatened to enfold
him-battled, while, oh. how fee
bly,, burned in his life's horizon
hopes star. Sometimes adown his
3 cheek. grown thin and wan from
disappointment, trial. anguish
would course tears, SO wild and bit
ter, he wondered that their crystal
hue was not crimsoned by his
hearts blood; but, with a mighty
will, worthy of manhood, they
were suddenly dashed aside. She
should not behold them m-sile, his
: beautiful, angel-like, invalid moth
er, whose idol, next to her God, he
was.
Through her veins ran the fata
poison OF the destroyer, and with
h fiendish jov he watched the ruin
he knew would be inevitable. The
large, soft eyes, naturally radiant
at times glanced with splendor al
: most unearthly the lovely roses
blossomed upon the oval patriciar
face, till the child believed health
, returning to his beloved one; but
deceiving and valueless were they
as the beautiful fruit of the still
still sea, and that form which had
glided through halls of wealth and
tame, cynosure of all eyes, had los,
its exquisite roundness, unless it re
eembled nearly as mucl, All inhabi
tant of the 'city Of the dead as tie
living.
Sorrows crown OF sorrow is re-
nembering happier things!'
Dwelling npon the halcyon past
when JOY, deep as 'mortals know
was hers; when father, mother
| husband, children clustered abou
her tondly. her soul, in its almos
unendu,able grief. had often ex-
: claimed:
Ny God! my God! why has,
Thou forsaken meg
\ That husband, oD far and CORY
: field OF Tennessee, after the desper
ately-tought, victorious battle, il
L all honor exchanged the believe,
. gray for the white uniform oil ths
! home of him who seid: We vii
cross over the river and rest in th,
shade of the tree"
Both parents and a lovely daugh
ter soon after left for the land O
the hereafter and only one sta,
was left her. A stay III its fnlles
meaning wac that noble, self for
getting boy.
" By war and horrible injustic
8. this delicate woman had seen he
I'd elegant home and large possession
Ill torn from her, all powerle ss to re
sist. Sometimes the monster grant
ed her a respite from severe suffer
: ing, and at such periods the din
light Of her miserable tenemeu
room was extinguished only q
!, mornings brightness crept th,oug
the drsary window.
The slender, wiry fingers, Wine
were wont to execute with brilliar
cy the ravishing music of Moza
and Beethoven, and nestle anon
the fabrics of Persia, now washe
and ironed filthy linen for comuo
! laborers.
! How could she have prevente
: it? Could she have sewed for
livelihood Had she done SO, IL
,sa rsa remainder of her existence woul
sna a, not have heightened into months.
ra. Where were the warm, influel
fiot hoorfs rooI.,