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BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
AUGUSTUS R. WRIGHT,
-o ABsviLtfirsArr^
Will practice Law in the several courts
of Law and Equity in the Cherokee rircuit.
April 24. 12—ly.
CHASTAIN & YOUNG,
A*Teaa.3srasx8 at latt,
ELLIJAY, GA.,
Will practice in the counties of the Cher
okee circuit.
April 24. 12—ly.
ROBERT H. TATUM,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
TRENTON, GEO.
Business entrusted to his care in any
the Counties of the, Cherokee Circuit, wil
meet with prompt attention.
Nov. 21. 43-tf
DANIEL S. PRINTUP,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ROUE, GEO.
Also Agent tor the Bank of the State of
South Carolina, and will make advances on
Cotton shipped to Charleston, only charging
legal interest for the time the advance is madc-
Scpt. 5, 1850.—tf.
>rneya at Law,
CASSVILLE, GA.
March, 4, 1852. 4—tf.
MARCUS A. HIGGS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CASSVII1X1E, GA.
Will attend promptly to all business con
fided to his care.
May 29, 1851. 17—tf.
JOHN. AtJgBA WFOKD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Cassville, Ga.
Will attend punctually to any business en
trusted to his care.
May 15. 15—tf.
J. R. PARROTT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Fairmount, Gordon Co. Ga.
May 1. 13—ly.
WM. T. WOFFORD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CASSVIXiLE, GEO.
March 15 tf
& D. CHISOLM,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
▼ANWERT, GA.
Will practice in the Cherokee circuit, and
will transact any business entrusted to his
care.
Jan. 29, 1852. 51—ly
DAWSON A. WALKER,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Spring Place, Geo.
Refers to Kerks & Hope, Augusta, Ga.,
Wilbt, Banks, & co., Charleston, S. C.
A. Wells & co., Savannah, Ga.
April 24. 12—ly.
JAMES C. LONGSTREET,
ATTORNEY, AT LAW,
oalhoun, GA.,
Will practice in the .several courts of jhc
Chepofceercircuit.'
Refer to Hon. John P. Kino, 1 Augusta,
R. F. Poe, j Ga.
Kiceiakd Peters, Esq., Atlanta, Ga.
W. Akin, Esq., Cassville, Ga.
April 24. 12—ly.
W. K. COURTNEY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
TRENTON, GA.
Will give diligent attention to any busi
ness entrusted to his care in the Cheroke cir
cuit.
Refer to A. Garner, \ ~
B. Hawkins, \ 1 ronton ’ G *‘
G. R. Buck, ) Lexington,
Rev. T. Morgan, | Tenn.
April 24. „ 12—ly-
JONES & CRAWFORD,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CALHOUN, GA.
April 24. 12—ly.
WM. H. UNDERWOOD & i. W. H. UN-
DERWOOD,
ROUE, GEORGIA,
Will practice Law in all the counties of
the Cherokee circuit (except Dade.) They
will both personally attend all the courts. J
W. H. Underwood* will attend the courts of
Jackson and Habersham counties of the Wes
tern circuit. Both will attend the sessions
of the Supreme Court at Cassville andGaincs-
yille. AH business entrusted to .them will
be promptly and fhithfally attended to.
> Ofkt next door to Hooper A Mitchell,
u Buena Vista House,'’ Rome, Ga., at which
place one or Jboth will always be found, ex
cept when absent on professional business.
^Apnl Jfr-1.2—»y."
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
PLAIN AND
NEATLY EXECUTED AT
CASSVILLE, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, MARCH 11, 1852.
NO. 5.
I®!
&
The Standard Office,
CASSVILLE. GEO.
Such as Pamphlets, Handbills, Business
and Professional Cards, Visiting and Ad
dress Cards, Legal blanks, Posters, Blank
Notes, Bill heads Circulars, Catalogues, La
bels, Horse bills, &e. &c.
We think we can give satisfaction both in
the execution and prices of our work, and
solicit a share of the public patronage.
JULIUS M. PATTON.
AliDA JOHNSON.
PATTON &, JOHNSON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Cassville, Geo.
Will practice in the counties of Cass.
Cobb, Chattooga, Floyd, Gordon, Murray,
Whitfield and Walker. [Feb 12.
J. D. PHILLIPS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
CASSVILLE, GEO.
Feb, 19.
iLimGm (DMilDc
DR. ROBERT G. WORD,
Office.—N. East of the Court House.
Jan. 15. 1851. 50-lv
MEDICAL CARD.'
D lt. S. E. EDGEWORTH, having per
manently located at Cartersville. re
spectfully offers to the community his servi
ces in the practice of Medicine and Surgery.
Cartersville, March 4, 1852.—2m.
DR. MILES J. MURPHY,
Physomedical or Botanic Physician.
[AVING permanently located at Carters^
experience to merit and receive a lii>fcral
share of patronage. EE?” Particular atten
tion paid todiseases of females.
Office at II. M. Morgan's Store, opposite the
Cartersville Hotel. [Feb 12 \
BRICK HOTEL, '
By Wm. Latimer,
CASSVILLE. GEO.
A comfortable hack always in readi
ness to convey passengers to and from the
State Road Depot. Jan. 29.
“THE GLOBE HOTEL.”
CASSVILLE, GA.
T HE undersigned would in
form the public that he lias
taken charge of this large and
commodious House, situated on
the south-east corner of the pub
lic square, and by his attention,
d care hope to merit a liberal patronage-
.hy the Public. IIis Table will be the best
thht the country affords No puips will be
spared to make all comfortable that ra»v call.
T S. J. HIGGS, f
Cassville, Geo. Sept. 25,1851. 34-tf.
€ITY HOTEL.
ATLANTA, GEO.
Comer Loyd and Decatur Sts.
(About 100 yards from the Depot.)
T HIS establishment has been recently fur
nished from the best houses in New York
city, and no pains will be spared on my part
tr make it one of the best houses South.
Time and patronage will test the above as
sertion. A liberal patronage is solicited.
L. R BUTLER, Proprietor.
Feb. 12, 1852.
Calhoun Hotel,
By Cantrell & Higdon,
CALHOUN, GORDON CO.
This House is always'open'for the public
accommodation. No pains will be spared to
render customers comfortable. Give us a
call W. J. CANTRELL, Snp’r.
ROB’T HIGDON, Jr. Prop’r.
115“ There is a good Livery Stable con
nected with this House. Feb 26-lv.
T.a. BEBKE.
c. w. deming.
BURKE & DEMING,
Book Sellers, Stationers, Newspaper
and Magazine Agents,
Madison, Ga.
Jan. 15, 1852. 49—ly.
D2ALKR IN
DRUGS. MEDICINES,
Englitk, French and American Chemical*, Sur
gical and Dental Instruments,
PAINTS, Oils, Dye Stuffs and Window
Glass. Perfumery, Fancy Articles, Brushes
of all kinds, Bronzes, Fancy Soaps, Trusses,
Tanners’ Tools, Druggists’ Glass Ware, Ex
tracts, Dentists’ Gold and Tin Foil, Porce-
lean Teeth, Patent Medicines, 4c. -
Together with a full supply of every arti
cle usually found in the line, which I offer at
the lowest market prices for cash or approv
ed credit.
Mr arrangements with established homes
in New Yotk, give me facilities enjoyed by
few, for selling pure articles, and at die low
est prices.
February 12,1852.
BY AYT|IOKITY.
AN ACT for the government and man
agement of the Western & Atlanti
Railroad.
Sec. 1st. Be it enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives, of the
State of Georgia, in General Assembly
met, and it is hereby enacted by the au
thority of the same, That from and after
the passage of this Act, the \\ estern &
Atlantic Railroad shall be governed and
its business conducted in aeeoidanee
with the provisions of this Act. herein
after contained.
Sec. 2d. It shall be the duty of the
Governor of this State to appoint an of
ficer who shall be styled the Superin
tendent of the Western & Atlantic Rail
road, and who shall hold his office until
the first of January, eighteen hundred
and fifty-four, or until a successor is
qualified. This officer may be removed
by the Governor at any time during the
term of his appointment, and may be re
appointed from term to term. He shall
also give a bend with security to be ap
proved by the Governor in the sum of
twenty thousand dollars for the faithful
discharge of the duties of his office.
Sec. 3d. It shall be the duty of the
Superintendent of the Western & At
lantic Railroad to conduct, all the opera
tions of the Road connected with its
construction, equipment and manage-
jent. He shall appoint all the subor-
inate officers of said Road, who shall
ie responsible to him, but those appoint-
ents shall he subject to the approval of
the Governor. lie shall have power to
remove said officers, and to re-appoint
others in their stead. It shall be his
duty by and with consent of the Govern
or to establish rates of freight and pas
sage, and to make all necessary arrange
ments respecting such rates with other
roads. He shall also contract for and
purchase machinery, cars, materials,
work-shops, and all other things neces
sary and proper for the construction, re
pair and equipment of the road, and its
general working and’business. But all
XetuGract^aud expenditures vdflsh-frXfiggd.
1 the sum Up five thaasai rd" / no1!ars, shall
be subject to t)ie approval of the Gov
ernor. He shall also have power by
and with the consent of the Governor,
to make contracts with the Government
of the United States for the transporta
tion of Mails over the Road, and to ar
range schedules for running trains at
[such times, either by day or night as
■they may deem expedient. He shall
also have power with the approval of
the Governor to settle all claims against
jthe Western & Atlantic Railroad; and
[should any dispute arise concerning any
claim which cannot be amicably settled,
the claimant shall be authorized to bring
suits in any of the Superior Courts of
the several counties of this State through
which the said Road passes, against the
Superintendent of the Western & At
lantic Railroad, in bis official character,
the judgment which may be obtained
shall be against the said Superintendent,,
in his official character, and shall be sat
isfied by him from the assets of said
Road, but shall not bind his person or
individual property. The said Super
intendent shall also have power to sue
officially for any claim due the State on
account of said Road. It shall be the
duty of the Superintendent to make all
necessary rules and regulations for the
proper conduct of the business of the
Road and the enforcement of discipline
and subordination, and he may impose
penalties for a violation of such rules,
and for breaches of duty by all persons
in the employment of said Road. It
shall also be the duty of the Superinten
dent to appoint all necessary accountants
and clerks, to perform the proper office
duties pertaining to the business of the
Road, and he shall see that the books
and accounts of the Road shall be so
kept as at all times to show accurately
the condition of its fiscal affairs. All
disbursements made on account of said
Road shall be by warrant of the Super
intendent drawn upon the Treasurer, or
vouchers approved by the Superinten
dent and countersigned by the Auditor.
It shall also be the duty of the Superin
tendent to have settlements with all
agents of the said Road for all money
received by them as promptly as may
be practicable, and any agent neglecting
or refusing to make a settlement when
required, shall be discharged. It shall
also be the duty of the Superintendent
to make out and transmit to the Gov
ernor a quarterly statement, exhibiting
the transactions of the Road, its receipts
and expenditures which shall be publish-
A. ALEXANDER,
WHOLESALE ANO RETAIL DRUGGIST,
' Atlanta, Georgia. _ r . r ,
- ed in one or’ more of the public Gazettes
— X _ _ _ K HTL n (••laan
at the seat of Government. The salary
of the Superintendent shall be three
thousand dollars per annum, payable
quarterly. The said Superinteddent
shall before entering upon the discharge
of bis office taTre and subscribe in the
presence of the Governor the following
oath, which shall be filed in the execu
live office : “ I, (A. B.) do solemnly
swear that I will faithfully and impar
tially perform all the duties of my office.
ill neither make nor permit to be made
ny discrimination in favor of or against
ny Railroad Company in the State or
other persons or parties having business
connection with or relations to the Wes
tern & Atlantic Railroad.” It shall be
the duty of the Governor to make out
and deliver to the said Superintendent,
a commission under the seal of the State
and the Superintendent for any corrupt
or fraudulent conduct in violation of his
duty and the oath herein prescribed
shall be liable to impeachment.
Sec. 4th. It shall be the duty of the
Governor to appoint an officer who shall
be styled Treasurer of the Western &
Atlantic Railroad, who shall hold his of
fice for the same term, and subject to
the same provisions as herein before spe
cified for the Superintendent. The
Treasurer shall give bond with security
to be approved by the Governor for the
faithful discharge of the duties of his of
fice in the sum of thirty thousand dol
lars. It shall be the duty of the Treas
urer to have the custody of all funds be
longing to the Road, and to pay out the
same upon such warrants as in this act
provided, to receive all monies from a-
gents accounting and collecting officers
of the Road, upon a settlement of their
accounts with the Superintendent and all
such sums as may from time to time be
applied by the executive authority for
the use of said Road, under any appro
priation made by law. If at any time,
from earnings or receipts of the Road, a
larger amount of money shaU accumulate
in the hands of the Treasurer, than is
necessary for the immediate disburse
ment, the Governor may order such
funds to be depostted by the Treasurer
in the Treasury of the State, or at such
other place as the Governor may desig
nate. It shall be the duty of the Treas
urer to make a quarterly statement of
the receipts and disbursements of his of
fice, which shall be published with the
Superintendent’s. The salary of the
Treasurer shall be two thousand dollars
der annnm.
Sec. 5tb. It shall be the duty of tbe
iiayt^por ia appoint. awi T Ao>litry» of- re
counts, for the Western s Atlantic Rail
road. It shall be the duty of the Audi
tor to examine and pass all bills and ac
counts against tbe Road, and no war
rants shall be paid by the Treasurer un
less certified by the said Auditor. It
shall also be the duty of said Auditor to
examine and supervise all books kept
by the subordinate accounting officers of
said Road. The salary of the Auditor
shall be fifteen hundred dollars per an
num ; and he shall give a bond with se
curity to be approved by the Governor,
for the faithful discharge of the duties of
his office, in the sum of fifteen thousand
dollars.
Sec. 6th. All bonds required by this
act, shali be made payable to tbe Gov
ernor of this State and his successors in
office.
Sec. 7th. No agent at any station of
the Western & Atlantic Railroad shall
give credit for any fseigjtk or goods
transported over said Road, or permit
such goods to be removed from said sta
tions until the freight shall be paid,
with the exception of freights collectable
by other Companies having business con
nection with tbe said Road.
Sec. Sth. It shall be the duty of the
Superintendent, to .require tickets for
passengers to be sold at every station or
depot on said Railroad ; and passengers
neglecting to obtain such tickets, shall
be charged an extra price, and every
conductor of passenger or freight trains
shall be required to make a settlement
of the tickets and passage money, re
ceived by him at the termination of eve
ry trip.
Sec. 9tb. AH the provisions of tbe
act approved February the twenty-third,
eighteen hundred and fifty, entitled an
act to provide for tbe collection and safe
keeping of the revenueFcf 1he~ Western
& Atlantic Railroad, to punish those
who may attempt to defined the same,
and for other purposes therein contain
ed, no* altered, repealed by or in con
flict with this act, are hereby declared to
be in force.
Sec. 10th. And be it farther enacted
that the term of office of the Superinten
dent to be appointed by tbe Governor
under tbe provisions of this act, shall
expire on the first day of January, eigh
teen hundred and fifty-four; and that his
successor in office shall be elected by tbe
next Legisla'ure.
Sec. 11th, And be it further enacted
that all law’s, and parts of laws, milita
ting against the same, be and they are
hereby repealed^^
jas aMPrriwether,
Rpontpr of the BfSSse of Representatives.
ANDREW J. MILLER,
• President #f the Senate.
Approved January 15tu, 1852.
HOWELL COBB, Governor.
tion as would under the existing laws
authorize an attachment to issue for an
individual debt, that upon oath made by
the creditor, bis agent or attorney at law
or in fact, an attachment may issue in
the same manner and upon the same
conditions as in ordinary cases of attach
ment against such partner or partners,
joint contractors, joint promisers, and
may be levied in the same way as though
the attachment had been sued out upon
the individual indebtedness of such part
ner, joint contractor or joint promiser,
provided the said deponent shall in ad
dition to the oath required by law in ca
ses of attachment further swear he has
reason to apprehend the loss of said debt,
or some parts thereof, unless said attach
ment shall issue ; and provided further,
that the sueing out of such attachment
shall not affect any remedy that the at
taching creditor may now have at iaw in
equity against the other partner or part
ners, joint contractor or contractors, or
joint promisor or promisers; provided
that the attachment shall not issue when
the joint promissor or obligor, or part
ner, shall reside beyond the limits of this
State at the time of creating tbe debt,
nor when the said joint promissor or ob
ligor or partner is only removing Beyond
the limits of any county and not beyond
the limits of the State.
Approved, Dec. 30th, 1851.
Spring is Coining.
by w. c. b.
Hark! I hear an angel sing!
Angels now are on the wing,
And their voices, singing clear,
Tell us that the Spring is near.
Dost thou hear them, gentle one ?
Dost thou see the glorious sun,
Rising higher in the sky,
As each day he passes by r
Just beyond yon clift of snow,
..Silver rivers brightly flow ;
Smiling woods and fields are seen,
Mantled in a robe of green.
r
Birds and bees, and brooks and bowers,
Tell us all of vernal hours;
There the birds are weaving lays,
For the happy Spring time days.
Spring breezes kisses bring
From the ruby lips of Spring—
And her choir, of warblers made,
Soon will give a serenade.
Look ! oh, look ! the Southern sky
Mirrors flowers of every dye;
Tripping o’er yon flowery plain—
Spring is coming back again !
Winter’s toggery is old,
Rotten is its very fold—
And our portion of the globe
Soon will don a fairer robe.
. ’ e - . - . * -
Spring is coming, shout for joy!
Man and woman, girl and boy;
Soon yotfll hear her busy hums—
Yes, she comes! she comes! she comes!
€‘jit ftonj-C'rlirr.
AN ACT to amend tbe attachment laws
of this State.
' Sxc 1. Be it enacted by the Senate
and Souse of Representatives of the
Sitateof Georgia in General Assembly
That I will make no appointment nor i met. and it is hereby enacted by theau-
do any act from fear, favor, reward or} thority of the same, That from and after
tbe hope thereof, but that in all things] the passage of this actg-whenever any
( I will be governed solely by regard to.. ope or more partners, joint contractors
" the interest of the State of Georgia, and! or joint promisers may, or shall place
Blankt for Sale Here. that in the discharge of my duties, I 1 him or her or themselves in sueh a poei-
A Wedding.
The wedding was over, the guests bad
departed, and the happy pair had retir
ed to their chamber, and were snugly
ensconced in bed, when Jack, in the
coarse of a quiet conversation with his
wife, unwittingly alluded to bis favorite
subject, by casually speaking of himself
as being a democrat.
“ What!” exclaimed she, turning
sharply and suddenly toward him, “ are
you a democrat ?”
Yes, madam,” replied Jack, de
lighted with the idea of having a patient
listener to his long restrained oratory—
“ Yes, madam, I am a democrat; a real
Jeffersonian democrat, attached to the
great progressive party, a regular out
and outer, doubly dyed aud twisted in
the wool.”
“Jug double and twist yourself out
of this Led, then,” interrupted his wife;
“ I am a whig, J am, and will never
sleep with any man professing tbe abom
inable doctrine yon do 1”
Jack was speechless from absolute a-
nuzement. That the very wife of his
bosom should prove a traitor, was horri
ble 1 she must be jesting. He sasygep
strated—in vain; tried persuasion—
’twas useless; entreaty—’twas no go.—
She was in sober earnest, and the only
alternative left him was a prompt renun
ciation of bis heresy, or to a separate
bed in another room. Jaek did not hes
itate. To abjure the great and estab
lished doctrines of his party, to renounce
his allegiance to the faith that had be
come identified with his very; being, to
surrender those glorious principles which
bad grown with his growth and strength
ened with bis strength, to the mere whim
and caprice of a woman, was utterly ri
diculous and absurd, and he threw him
self from tbe bed and prepared to leave
tbe room.
As he was leaving the door his wife
screamed out to him—
“ I say, my dear, whon you repent
your heresy and repent your past er
rors, just knock at my door, and perhaps
I will let you in.”
The door was violently slammed, and
Jack proceeded wrathfully in quest of
another apartment.
A sense of insulted dignity, and the
firm conviction that he was a martyr in
the ‘ right cause’ strengthened his pride,
and he resolved to bold out until he
forced bis wife to capitulation.
In the morning she met him as if noth
ing had happened, but whenever Jack
ventured to return to the rapture of the
night previous, there was a * laughing
devil’ in her eye, which bespoke her
power, and extinguished hope. A sec
ond time he repaired to bis lonely couch,
and a second time he called upon bis
pride to support him in the struggle,
which he now found was getting despe
rate. He vented curses ‘ loud but not
deep,’ on the waywardness and caprice
of tbe sex in general, and at his own
wife in particular—wondering how much
longer she would hold out—whether she
suffered as accurately as be did, and
tried hard to delude himself into the be
lief that she loved him too much to pro
long the estrangement, and would come
to him in the morning—-perhaps that ve
ry night, and sue for reconciliation.—
But then came tbe recollection of that
inflexible countenance, of that unbend
ing will, and of that laughing, unpitying
eye—and he felt convinced that he was
hoping against hope, and despairingly
he turned to the wall for oblivion from
the wretchedness of his own thoughts.
The second day was a repetition of
the first; no allusion was made to the
forbidden subject on either side. There
was a look of quiet happiness and cheer
fulness about the wife, that puzzled
Jack sorely, and be felt that all idea of
forcing her into a surrender must be a-
bandoned.
A third night he was alone with bis
thoughts. His reflections were more se
rious and compassioned than on the night
previous. What they were, of course
were only to himself, but they seemed
to result in something decided, forabout
midnight, three distinct raps were made
at bis wife’s door. No answer, and the
signal was repeated in a louder tone,
still all was silent, and a third time tbe
door shook with violent attacks from the
outside
“ Who’s there ?” cried the voice of
his wife, as if just aroused from a deep
sleep.
“ It’s me; my dear, and perhaps a
little the best whig you ever did see.”
Tbe resolution in his opinions was
radical and permanent. He removed
to another county, became popular, and
offered himself as a candidate on the
whig ticket fer the legislature, and was
elected, and for several sessions repre
sented his adopted county, as a firm and
decided whig.
man heart bade tbe wretched boy go
forth in such weather and sueh storm.
The condition of a friendless, motherless
little one, is to our mind tbe most de
plorable on earth, and the being who
could ill use or neglect an orphan most
assured ly suffer^-eit her in tbb world or
the future.
“ I’m a little bound boy, now,” alas!
how mournfully eloquent those few
words; “ I’m a little bound boy, now.”
Did be remember when tbe light of •
mother’s love was continually sunshine
to him? when he was the star of her ax-
istence, when his little lips wreathed in
smiles, were pressed again and again by
her lips, and his eyes were mirrors for
her love beaming free ? Did he remem
ber the time when a place on her bosom
on which to pillow his hoad was recom
pense for all his troubles, when her
sweet voice soothed him to slumber, and
tbe depths of her beaming eyea were
graves for all bis disquietudes V- Then
doubly heart-rending the thought and
the feeling that he is “a little bound
boy nowhe cannot loap over tho
door-step as of yore, and fearlessly cling
to the haud of his mother; no 1 he moves
with a cringing tread within the stran
ger’s dominie; he starts at the smallest
request, for the tones of the Btranger are
cold and icy; there is no music in them
as there used to be iu tbe voice of his
mother, tbe sweet request is changed to
the peremptory command, and he flies
over the pavement to execute the tyran
nical order, as if every brick were a live
coal beneath his feet
Perhaps be remembers the titaff when
be harried from school happy bat hun
gry, and awe of the welcome slice of
good, Bweft bread; bat
is almost starving, he dares not ask with
the trusting familiarity of one who knows
his every reasonable wish will be sup
plied.
“ My mother Is dead ;” oh 1 the al
ter desolation of spirit which a child
mast experience on beholding the death-
cold brow of an only parent. He stood,
perhaps, by her bedside, and felt the
heavy pressure of her band, heard her
wild prayer, and clung to her cold, life
less clay. Then, it may be, he was con
signed to the house of charity, from
thence he was bound oat, God help him,
where the milk of haman kindness flow
ed not through human channels for him;
bound out; to toil where the children
of his own age, in tbe same family, were
sheltered from tbe rough winds of heav
en, and cared for so tenderly.”
The vision of that desolato child,
standing in the drifted sno.w heaps, the
tears freezing on bis cheeks,- bis poor,
hands red and numb, his limbs all trem
bling, has often since obtruded itself on
our vision ; aud that plaintiff wail, “ I
am a jittle bound boy, now,” oh T bow
does its searching pathos penetrate our
inmost soul. We look sometimes upon
the rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes of
those near aud dear to us, and picture
such a fate for them,' and the blood
shrinks back to our heart What! they
sleep in tbe broken garret where tho
snow sifts through ? they feel the hard
hand of anger upon tbeir quivering
flesh ? they pass long, terrible days, and
dark, lonely nights; and no sweet kite
dimple their cheeks, no soft, loving arms
enfold them, no heart beat close to theirs?
And yet, we shudder while we write,
such is the fate of thousands, once as
carefully reared as they; no older in
years, but in bitter experience, aged—
tbeir souls seared, blackened, by unkind-
ness; the elements of hatred burnt into
tbeir very hearts by tbe crnel taunt, and
the unfeeling sneer. Be careful ye who*
have charge of sueh unfortunates; be
kind to them for the sake of your own
dependent offspring, for in God’s myste
rious providence, they may in future
years be laid hi the grave, leaving tbeir
little ones to heartless charities. We
had rather be deceived, thank God, than
tarn from tbe child-beggar with * cat
ting sarcasm, or tell it to go about i’»
business, or start back with honor if its
soiled garments touch our uugioveaed
hand ; yes, we bad rather tew thousand
, times be deceived, and pity those unfor
tunates who appeal to ns foi sympathy
by the very minuteness of tbeir misery
—pity and aid them. '
“ I'm a little bound bog f' the sun-
“ I am a Little Bound Boy
Now.”
BT HRS. M. A. DENISON.
We do not know when we have read
anything so touching as the subjoined in
cident.
The Philadelphia Sun relates that as
one of the Police officers of that ci|y
was proceeding along tbe sidewalk on
Sunday afternoon, wbile tbe snow was
falling thick and the wind blowing in
eddying gusts and piercingly cold, the
sobs of a child attracted bis attention.—
He soon found a poor little boy iq an
alley standing up to bis middle in tbe
snow, and benumbed with the cold.—
The little fellow told tbe officer that he
had been sent out to clear away tbe
snow from the alley 4 “ Go in the house,”
said the officer, 44 and tell your mother
that she ought lobe ashamed of herself.”
“ My mother,” replied the boy, “ is
dead. I'm a little bound boy now.”
Poor little orpbaD ! No kind mother
would have set her own child to expose
j life and health, even to earn a penny
with which to buy bread ; and no hu- 1 pie words need not gesture, Rfit tcarr-,