The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-02-01

streets, and went few steps down the lat
ter street, until he came opposite the ave-
| nue. called Farmsr's Row. There pesti-
| lence had chased away every vestIge Of
business-there was nothing to Lreak the
slmost unearthly silence of the plnce, or
| give an idea that motion was all attribute of
any object within view. He stood gazing
at the buildings that contained the victims,
! living and dead, of the appalling disease,
when suddenly the approach of q carriage,
driven rapidly by black man, broke the
silence of the place. The carriage was
driven up in front of one of the frame build
ings in the row; the driver laid his whip
back upon its top, bound his handkerchief
closer to his mouth, opened the door of the
vehicle, and resumed his seat. A sholt,
thick-set man, stepped from the coach, and
went into one of the abodes of wretched-
| ness.
| Interested in the result of a movement in
volvng such imminent danger, Mr. T. pres
! sed his camphorated handkerchief closer to
his face, and withdrew as far as he could,
withou: losing sight Of the carriage and the
house. His movement enabled him to look,
| though from distance, into the door of the
tenement. Shortly afterwards, he saw
slow movement on the stairs, as if some
person was descending with difficulty. No
noise. however, was heard, nor did there
appear to be any other movement in the
house. In few minutes he distinguished
the object of his soctude approaching tho
outer door; at length he stood full in his
view on the pavement. The man who had
left the carriage had been into one of the
chambers of the house, and had taken
thence human being who had probably
been LETT without the least attendance suf-
fering with the yellow fever. The size of
The sufferer die not allow the visitor to take
him up in the best mode for conveying him.
AS they were on the pavement. the right
arm OF the man supported in part the sick
person, and his left was thrown round him
, to press the emaciated body close to him.
r and prevent his falling; the feet of the sick
man touched the ground, and his yellow,
b cadaverous face, rested against his conduc-
f tor; every breath he exhaled poured over
: the nostrs and mouth of his supporter a
e volume of putrid efflnvium, while his hair,
Fl long from neglect and knotted and matted
t with NTH, added to the disgusting and fear
[ ful spectacle. In this situation, the man
!. partly carried and partly dragged the suf.
a ferer 10 the carriage, in which, with great
= exeItlon, and after much time, he succeeded
Y In placing him; the driver, of course, refus-
j. ing to aid in such dangerous enterprise.
i The door OF the carriage was drawn to by
S the person in the inside, and they then were
r driven slowly off, the sick man lying in the
arms OF the person who had brought him
r from his wretched abode.
III Who the sick person was, Mr.. T. did not
\ inquire; but HE who risked so much to help
: human being that had no claims of con-
| sangunity or friendship upon his services
he who thus did good to others, at such an
immense hazard to himself, was Stephen
Girdrd.
To the above, we may add the following,
HIS fcltVV':s hn naed tn ne hu ranfleInan in
i The writer of this article, when unite n
lad, was one morning very early on Cliffords
wharf Philadelphia, where he stopped to
observe Mr.. Girard marking some Brandy
) pipes. he soon attracted the notice of Mr..
u. who said, little boy, can you do this !"
!. the reply was in,the affirmative, ard Mr.. G.
handed him the marking pot and brush, and
said, then 90 it" He took the pot and
brush, and after being employed about an
hour and half, Mr.. G. handed him five sill
yer dollars, saying, stake that" He ran
bone with the money, and thought himself
the richest boy in the world, but he had soon
to return with his father to Mr.. G. to test
the truth of his having received honestly so
much money. Mr.. G. replied. 81 gave it to
him to encourage his early rising and in
Gustry."-.Neio York Gazette.
A FRIEND IN NEED. Some days ago, a
singular circumstance took place in the
parish OF Alness, County of Ross, which
proves that friendship is often but a thing of
degree, and that mortal love is not always
stable as the hills. in house no great
distance from the parish church, respecta-
Bile young couple were to be Joined in mar
t rage. The friends met, and so did the
minister, when the ceremony commenced.
and went so far that the reverend gentle
man came to that part of it which renders
it his duty to request the parties to "ioin
r hands" TO this, however, the young lady
wouli. not consent. An uproar of course,
took place among the friends, the astonish-
! ell bridegroom swooned away in the arms
of neighbor, while the bride, at this criti-
cal moment, shape or shade whatever she
a was, vanished " from the presence" By
the altl Of cordials, the bridegroom was soon
D restored to a kind of doubtful existence
t and spanking young sister Of the faith
: less fair" taking pity on the forlorn lover,
boldly stepped forward, and shaking Donald
by the hand, offered to supply the vacancy
occasioned by the singular conduct of her
J sister. The generous offer was gladly &C.
cepted, the clergyman had the satisfaction
of joining them together, both seemingly
} very hnppy at the change in the aspect Of
affairs" which had just taken place. "a
friend IN need is undoubtedly friend in
deed !"-ScotSman.
! Farmers, as well as poets, ought TO Ia cl,ss.
ed among the "genus irritabile," for there i.
no season SO fine, no crop so abundant, but the
: farmer can find room for grumb!e. sinh.
stantial yeoman of Hampshire was lately con.
graduated upon the excellence of the Tecent
harvest, and the great reason he and his breth-
! rem had to he grateful. al don't know" said
e he, what be we to do for bad hay for our
1t cows '"--Engsish paper.
20 II is not every man that can afford 10 wear
shabby coat andworldly wisdom dictates TO her
: disciples the proprety Of dressing somewhat
n beyond their means, but of living within them
e for every ono sees how we dress but none see
n how we live, except we choose u let them
Bot the truly great are, by universal suffrage,
DR. exempt from these trammels, and may live or
ID dress as they please.
d. VIRTUE. There is no virtue more amiabls
e in the softer sex, than that mild, quescent spr-