Il dolore del circuito o, cinque anni di esperienza in Bedford Street Mission, Philadelphia . opay per il privilegio di alloggiare in alcuni miserabili iglù.La figlia si avvicina, dice, il sig. SeAvell, abitudine yougive me pochi spiccioli di scendere in strada ? Ben dieif abbiamo a giacere fuori tutta la notte. Avete lain fuori tutta la notte più di una volta e, Ifear, se vi do il denaro si acquista solo whiskeywith. No, infatti, pon la mia anima i soliti. Bene, Susan, va qui per un'altra prova-^ecco tencents a pagare per il vostro alloggio. E con ciò fecero ottenere riparo dal pelthigstorm, anche se non senza un forte c

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Sorrow's circuit, or, Five years' experience in the Bedford Street Mission, Philadelphia . opay for the privilege of lodging in some wretched hovel.The daughter approaching, says, Mr. SeAvell, wont yougive me a few pennies to get off the street ? Well dieif we have to lie out all night. You have lain out all night many a time, and, Ifear, if I give you money you will only buy whiskeywith it. No, indeed, pon my soul I wont. Well, Susan, here goes for another trial—^here is tencents to pay for your lodging. And with this they did obtain shelter from the pelthigstorm, though not without a sharp contention betweenthe daughter and her mother, whose thirst for whiskeywas so great that, had her daughter permitted it, shewould have expended the money immediately for the in-toxicating draught, and taken her chance upon the streetonce more, —perhaps to perish in the storm. And just think of it, this poor wretched mother wasonce a respectable member of an evangelical church inthe upper part of the city; and even now, she has a sonwho is a successfal merchant, and who has used every. u htn Bihiit U i deaths doings. 259 means in his power to induce her and her ruined daugh-ter to leave this wretched locality, and go with him to aplace of respectability and comfort. But, strange to say, such is their infatuation that they prefer a liome in thestreet with wlii%key to one in a palace without it. But who is this approaching ? Ah! it is Emma B.How pitiful she looks ! And I feel horrid indeed: I have been out all nighton the street for want of a few pennies, and I am coldand hungry. I see you are very wet. But Emma, this is all yourown fault, you have brought it on yourself. I know it, I know it; but dont scold me now; I amalmost dead. Oh, if I could only get a commitment toPrison, or a permit to the Almshouse ! But they wontgive me either, and so I must perish in the street, I sup-pose. Well, Emma, we will see if we can do anything foryou, and so saying, we went and procured for he

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• bookcentury1800
• bookdecade1850
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• bookyear1859