The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1888-07-14

FOR the night underneath the stairway
/ In hall through which the wind
/ sweeps, or lying on the cold ground.
/ He had no parents. He was pushed into
tho world by mcrciless incOgnito. He
does not go 20 bed; he has no bed. His
cold fingers thrust through his matted
hair, his only pillow. He did not sup last
night; he will not breakfast tomorrow.
An Out-cast; ragamuhln. lie did not
say his prayers when he retired; no
knows no prayer; he never heard tho
word Of God except as something 20
swear by. The wings over him arc not
the wings Of angels, but the dark. bat
Ike wings OF pcnury and want.
Scene First.-Family gathered around
the argand burner. Father, feet on
ottoman; mother sewing picturesque
pattern. Two children pretending 10
study, but chiefly watching other chill
drcn who arc in unrestraincd romp.
So many balls Of fun and irolic in full
bounce from room 70 room. Back
ground OF pictures and upholstery and
musical instrument, from which jew
clcd fingers sweep "IIome, Sweet
Home"
Scene SccOnd.-A group intoxicated
and wrangling, cursing God, cursing
each other. The past all shame, tho
future all suffering. Children fleeing
from the missile flung by a fathers
90 80 h.I \
against the wall. Fragments OF
pitcher standing on tho mantcl. 4
pilc OF refuse food brought in from tho
kitchen, torn by rae human swine
piunging into the trough.
Scene First.-A Christian daughter
has just died. Carriages rolling up TO
the door in sympathy. Flowers in
crowns and anchors and harps cover
Ing the beautiful caskct. The silver
plato marked aged 49," Funeral
services intoncd amid tho richly
shawlcd and gold-bracclctcd. Long
professions going out this why 20 un-
parallclcd Greenwood 20 tho beautiful
family plot where the sculptor will
raise the monument OF Furnished Abb
crdecn with the inscription. "Shc Is
not dead, but slccpcth." Oh! blessed
IS thnt homo which has consccratcd
Christian daughter. whether on earth
or IN Heaven.
Scene Sccond.-A poor waif of tho
street has just expired. Did she havo
doctor? No. Did sho have any
modicincP No Did shc havo any
friends 20 close her eyes and fold her
hands In death? No. Are there no
garments In the house 1t 10 wrap her
in for tho tomb? None. Those worm
out shoes will not do for these feet In
their last Journey. Where are all tho
good Christians? Oh, somc OF them
are rocking-chaircd In tears over
Bulwcr Lytton's account OF "Thc Last
Days OF Pompcii." They are 20 sorry
for the girl who was pctrilicd.
Come, call In the Coroner; call In
tho Charity Commissioner. The car
pcntcr unroll5 the mcasuring-tapc and
decides she will need IA box five
feet and II half long; two men lift her
into the box, lift the box into tho
wagon, and II starts for Pottcr's Field.
Tho excavation f. not largo enough
for the box, and the men are In n hur-
ry, and one Of them gets on the lid and
forces it down to its place in the ground.
Stop! Walt for the city missionary
until he can como and read chapter,
or say "Ashcs TO ashes, dust To dust"
NO." say the men of the spade, "wo
have thrco or four more cases just like
this TO bury before night"
"Wcll," / say, chow, then, Is tho
grave to bo filled up?' Christ sug-
gcst wny. Perhaps 1t had better bo
filled up with stones. LET those who
nre without sin come and cast stone
ut her" until tho excavation IS fillod.
Then tho wagon rolls of and see
form coming slowly across Potter's
Field. He walks very slowly, as his
feet hurt. He comes TO that grave
and he stands all day and all night,
and come out and l accost him and I
say, "Who art thouP" and he says II
am tho Christ of Mary Magdalen"
And then | thought that perhaps thero
might have been dying prayer and
there might have been penitential
tears, and around that miserable spot
ut the last there may be moro rcsur-
rection pomp than when Queen Eliza
both gets out of her mausolcum at
Westminster Abbey.-T De Vat Tai