Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1829-12-30

ioh9 series OF years.
From tie United States Gazette.
THE HORSE.
We noticed, a few days since, a black
man attempting to induce his horse tC
drag q cart loaded with heavy green gun
logs, from the gutter. 1t was an uphill
work, and the poor beast appeared little
able to discharge his task TO the satlslac
ton Of his master. He had evidently
weakened himself by his too great exer-
tons; and the breath which he blew from
his bloody and dis;ended nostrils, rushed
oat uoou tie cold air with a Kissing sound,
hike the escape Of steam from an over
charged valve. We looked with embit
tered feelings at the poor animal. as he
essayed in vain to move the weight; and il
( the sympathy of one who had long borne
an excessive load, could have mitgated
his burther, the suffering beast would
have borne some weight less.
There was a ferocity in the looks of the
driver, which led to a belief that the whip
was to be he remuneration for such delay.
He seized he horse by the bride, and pull
{ led with atorce that almost Frustrated the
animal, bu did not nevertheless, induce
I him 10 moe the load; and amid the signs
Of fatigue from labor, and pain from
bruises, tint was evident IN the face Of the
enduring bast, we thought we could dis
cover lurking determination to resist OPP
pression-hat which in his race might be
depominatd obsunacy, but which in man
would have been called by a higher and
Inobler name. Still he offered no revenge
for injuries he only endured what was laid
upon HIM, but refused to yield further
service unter such dispensatIons. lie had
accordingly, braced himself by extending
his fore feet, his back bent TO the load,
his head auug down snd he looked like
one who lad seen the storm, and had
gathered himself to meet but not resist It.
One thing appeared out Of character-the
whip, thai emblem Of a carriers authority,
lay unemployed upon the pavement and as
the driver pulled at the creature, OF shout
ed threats in his ears, this first and last
appeal of his craft seemed overlooked. II
was neither broken nor weak; lis hickory
haulle and weighty lash, would have
served Xevsss as a scouFge ior The Hell
ilespont SIN It lay on the ground, and ITS
lerl,ima.e wieldcr was spending breath
and strength TO supply It's place. Al
/ length he seized this seeptre of his tyraB-
meal reign, and fouriehed 1t over the head
ofhis beast. But in vain; the animal had
Z tasted SO deep Gifts power, that he knew
ia buieresi. lie WINGED as the lash past
( his eve, but gave no symptom of JOY that
I he had escaped the blow, nor of deter
mination TO move for its threatning. he
had been crowded into the gutter, aud
severely dealt with there, and now he was
determined to stand the "peltiag'of the
piuiIess Storm The eye Of the driver
flashed with a most appalling glenn, but
/ he checked has disposition 10 beat the
animal afresh, aud low mutterng curse
betrayed the cause.
"Whata place this is, said he, "that a
man must DO hauled up before a magistrate
/ he beats a brute beast" And that was
tho cause that the brute man was so econo'
mical of his blows, which had else been
pleutifully showered upon has horse.
Shortly afterwards, man, seeing The
dilemma of the driver, undertook TO aio
him; he settled the tackling, patted the
beast, coaxed him, and placed the driver
at the wheel, said an encouraging word
and with a well directed effort the load
was dragged to its destination.
Spirit ofmutual kindness and forbearancC
-wherever is Thy abiding place, let me
take shelter with thee, from the yIndictIye
ness of mankind. Thou smootbest the as
( perities of life, and lightenest the burther
of the afflicted. Charity may feed th'
HUNGRY and clothe the naked; but thou
wipesi the tear from the eye Of the menta
sufferer. snd pourest in blam upon th'
wounded spirit; and when the wrongs o
man have increased, and bis leer madden
ed the sensitive, thou whlspercst eDdur
Iance, and the winds of passion and th,
waves Of revenge obey thee. Blessed il
thy influence, that lifts the smItten ant
ligh,ens the bowed down. Of burthens tina
he has not imposed and cannot sustain
and blessed is that community whose law
snatch from his hand the scourge OF tn
oppressor, aud interpose between the pow
erlul and the humble.
ucaE11
ANOTHER STEAM BOAT LAUNCH
Was launched on Saturday the 5ih inst. fro,
the Boat ward Of Messrs Muuays g. Thompson
I'M Stcubenville the steam boat Ta.iv-ho. built o
, them for Captain Turner Of Nashville. She vi
r carry I52 tons ana we understand has been bun
10 the entire satisfaction Of capt. I Her engr
has been buat by Mr.. Philips, vino Is well know
: as n first rqte manufacture m th,s Ine I'll