The Sun.
London, England, 1826-05-25 00:00:00

REMARKABLE OCCURRENCE.

The following singular
,fact may be relied.on, as
being literally true
_ _

X" few years ago a tradesman of this town having
been unfortunate in business, went to reside in
London, where he endeavoured to commence business
again, but one of his creditors arrested and threw him
into the king's Bench prison. His wife was then
entirely destitute, with a family of young children, and
another at the breast, and she was; yeduced to the
greatest distress. After a time, however,, she managed
to hire a little shop and parlour, as thoSe dark holes in
London are called, in one of the lowest streets in East
Smithfield. Here she tried to set up an eating house,_
and sometimes she managed to get a Joint of meat'of
the most ordinary kind, and dress for sale. At other
times she was unable to accomplish even this. It hap-
pened that one day an old man, a common'beggar, came
to her door, and solicited alms, and she gave him a crust of
bread. A short time afterivards he came again with
the same request, and she relieved him, observing that
she had but little to spare, but what she had he was
welcome to. A third time the old man came, and
again asked for charity, and, as she was looking up
the mouldy crusts, he said to her, " Mistress, it
seems to me that you are more in want of assistance
than myself." " Indeed I am," replied the poor wo-
man ; " none knows my distress but myself. I have
these poor Children to support, and my husband is in
gaol. ." Then I will assist you, my good woman,"
said the mendicant, and he pulled out a purse from
beneath his old tattered garments, and gave it to her,
telling her at the same time that he, notwithstanding
his miserable appearance, had a great deal of money,
and she might use what he had given her freely. ." I
am old," said he, " and my. days .must be short ; pro-
mise me only this, that I shallnot be left forlorn and
desolate on i bed of death, and all I have I. will
leave to you ; and the silent tear glistened in his eye
as his Arembling lips added, " for I am .alone
in the : world. In what terms- of gratitude.
and
.thankfuiness the poor woman expressed her feel-
ings, I' shall leav'e the reader to imagine. It was a
gleam of sunshine passing through the desolate mintl.
In a few days the shop was painted and cleaned, and
a jolly piece of roast beef decorated the.window. The
old Man lodged in the bowie, and every attention was
paid: to hiS comfort .by the good woman. Her busi-
.ness increased, and found herself getting into
comfortable circumstances, and to add to her happi-
ness, her husband was, released from gaol, and con-
ducted the business with spirit. . One day the old
tnim Went 'oat, and was seized with 'a fit in the street
At .a.,
distance from his home. He was,conveyed to, au
hospital by the bystanders fin a state of. insensibility.
As soon as he recovered he raved for his landlady,
and with considerable difficulty he made some of the
people in the hdspital understand where she was to be
found. She was sent for, and on her arrival the old
mendicant addressed himself to her, and.expressed his
sense of the kindness she had shown him. " Get a
Pen' and
saidhebe‘ yours."‘ The
lwillkeewpOlmllanp:onmplise,
i 74 and all I shall
to the people of the place for ink and paper, but they,
either had none, or refused to give it her, anti she left
the hospital for the purpose of obtaining it. . During
her absence, however, the old man expired, and as
she had nothing to show that she 'had any claim on
his property, she lost the whole, Which the trustees of
the hospital claimed. But. it is some, satisfaction to
know, that in consequence of his . former bounty the
people are doing extremely well, and are ,even beenut.
ing affluent.-114hiou Gazette.

The long-contested case between the parish of Port►
eea and the Board of Ordnance, relative to the rhea
of seeming South Su Common to the poor-rate, lies
been determined by ihe Court of King e. Bench in fiw
your of the parish.