Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-12-30
it--ani she chose ra,he. TO die, r.an acluOwIeis'

the measure Of her misery.
II was midnight on one Of those cold and dreary
nights in January, when a northeastern snow
storm, adds additional horrors to the natural gloom
Of a northern winter, that our friend heard rust
ling noise in an adjacent apartment where were
stored the food Of tho family, and he hastily approa-
ched the room from whence the noise proceeded,
when, to his ustonishment, he discovered female
in the act taking from the vessels portion olther
cont euts. !Ie would have aocosted her, but al the
moment he was about to DO so, she exclaimed in an
audible voice. though she saw not the occupant Of
the mansion, My God have come TO this-and
must steal! must ! to snve my offspring level my
self with .hc vilest of the vile No sooner will
s,arve. sooner will contend with ruin."-And she
dropped the ill gotten goods and though perceived,
yet aot perce,ing, rushed from the apartment, and
gained the streets. The gentleman followed her
at distance, and having ascertained her place of
residence, determined 10 visit her the next morning,
and reward so much virtue, and save from despair
so melancholy an object Of distress. His determi-
nation, was reigou:ly kept, and soon as the day
dawned upon the world, the gentleman hastenel TO
the dismal abode ofthc suffering child of.orrow.
Ina dark and lonely apartment he found her,
with three young children, lying upon pallet Of
straw, prsyn, TO their mother for that food, which
she could not afford Them. II was melancholy
spectacle, and the gentleman would have turned
from it, had not duty told him that that was not
| the hour to abandon the wretched.
With all that dclicacy necessary to an occasion
SO interesting, the gentleman made known TO her
the object Of his visit, without discovering to her
that he was aware Of the THEFT che had contcmpla-
ted, and kindly solicited her to accept Of that aid,
which it was in his power to afford.
At first the wretched matron, still retaining that
feeling Of pride, which scorns to confess itself redu.
ced to the margin Of necessity, obstnately refused
the proffered charity, would she have received
it, had not her kind benefactor found himself con-
strained disclose to her bis knowledge of her real
situation, and the crime she had meliatei. Sulic.
lent it will be to add in the close of the anecdote
that /" comfor! came down the prostrate wretch to
rase," and that through the kind interference OF a
legitimate offspring Of disnterested benevolcnce, a
| motneV was TestoTeu 10 hdpPiuess-HeT Chiafeu
were saved from ruin and they who were once re.
ducei to the most abjcct stage ofpenury, lived to
SEE themselves elevated TO that place in society to
which by their virtues and suGerings they were
| entitled.
1t is not impossible, that there at this perio1
many among us, equally ubect with those compri
sing the family whose story we have told and it te
comes the good, the generous, and the humane, tc
| look around them, and to administer that aid they
can spare, to the exclusion Of all foreign missionary
| societies.
We have INDUCED ourselves much further than
we intended, aud whilst again salute our friend:
and patrons with the compliments OF the season. We
resume our journey towards the commencement o
new scenes of lie-fondly hoping for the benedic
iion. OF Heaven audyhilst we rrofer the hand o
friendship to friends and foes will, in the word.
Of THoMPsos, offer lowly aspiration to the Ruler
Of the Universo-
Father flight and life I! thou Good supreme!
o teach me what good teach me Thyself
Save me from folly, vanit- and vice,
And every low pursuit, end feed my soul
With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure
Sacred, substantial, never fading bliss.