The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-07-13
Extracts from English Papers.
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MISERABLE CASE OF A WEAVER.

MISERABLE CASE OF 4 WEAVER.
Related by M. Hunter IN the Court cf COnino1,
Council
My Hunter enforcing the object of the |
meeting (the relief OF the distressed weav-
ers) related the following case of poor
weaver in Manchester, for the truth of
which he could vonch, AS the statement
came from most respectable ma.,Ifactur-
er of that town.
A very worthy poor weaver applied 10
his master about three weeks since, begging
earnestly .or work, stating that he was in
great want, and would thankfully do amy
thing tor the means OF supporting his exist
ence. His master assured him he did not
want any more goods, his stock being very
heavy, without any sale, and that he could
not give out more work to any one The
man pressed very much, and at length
his master said, "Wcll, Jonathan, if it is
absolutely necessary for you to weave a piece
TO prevent you from starving, ! will let YOU
have it, but cannot give you more than Is,
tor it (@a. is the regular price,. for really
do net want any more goods made up for
long time to come /" Let me have it mas
ter, beg" said the poor man, whatever
yon pay me for it." The piece was given
to him to weave, and at the end of two DAYS
he brought it home, and on CARVING it 10
his master begged Of him to give him is. Cd
for it, saying how much he was distressed
for money. Hisnaster paid him : Is. 6d.
and the man went away. The master feel
ing very uncomfortable about the poor man,
thinking the earnestness of his manner must
arise from excessive want, determined to
follow him home. He went to the cottage
of the weaver, and found the wife alone in
the lower room, making little cruel over a
poor fire. Wei Mary, said the master,
where is your husband? "Oh sir, he is Just
come in from the house, and being very faint
and weary, is just gone to lie down i'll his
bed" will so up and see him Mary, and
Immediately went TO the upper room, where
he saw the poor man lying on his bed. just
in the agonies of death, with his mouth open
and his hands clasped; and after short con-
vulsion he expired. The master was very
much distressed, and came down stairs, ho-
| ping to be able to save the wife, who was ir
a very emacatcd condition; she had us'
poured the cruel into basin, intending tt
carry it up to her husband The Master
said, come Mary, take little yourself first
" N sir" said she, :" not drop will tastl
till Jonathan has had some. Neither of u
7 have had any thing within our lips but waite
I tor the last two DAYS we were weaving you
! piece; and thought it best to make littl,
= cruel fer US before we took any thing strong
er, as it is SO long since we tasted food; but
sir, Jonathan shall have it first" The mas
ter insisted on her taking some herself be
c tore she went up to her husband, but sh
Y positively refused it: at last finding that h
: could not prevail on her to touch the grue
G he was obliged to tell her that her husban
S was dead. The poor woman set down tn
h bason of Cruel, sunk on the floor and imme
K diately expired.
e A German paper gives the following ar
!, ecdote, which it is asserted was the subiet
d of general conversation at Vienna, at tn
G time of the late illness of the Emperor:
7 Josegh II. Immediately after he was pre
If claimed Emperor, repaired to Presburgh,
;, Hungary, and there learning that there We
+ a nun Of st Ursula, who predicted future {