Delaware advertiser & star. (Wilmington, Del.) 1832-18??, 1832-07-05

and indifferently furnished, as every one
would expect, from the poverty of tho
place, and very scanty salary.
But the humanity and open hearted
hospitality of the curate and his wife
made amends for all. Having kindlec
up generous fire, they dried the gar
ments Of their weather-beaten guests
sat before them the best fare their hous'
afforded, lodged them as they were able
and here they tarried, till the storm was
over.
Ormond was very much affected will
the kind reception he had met with, as
! he was entertained with the peaceful con
tentment which reigned in this humble
abode. He inquired out the name of his
host, which was Joseph r. He ask
ed some questions respecting his circum
stances, and, on his departure, promis'
ed to remember him. His secretary,
at TIE same time, gave the curate diif I,
tTeBs where re mig At find his gIestsy Il
he should come to Dublin.
We are now to follow the noble Duke
to his government, where that soon be-
fel him, which has happened to many
others, in similar situations. Variety
of business, pleasures and amusement
crowded from his mind his humble, gen.
erous benefactor, and the promise he had
made him
The curate waited long to hear from
the Duke, but in vain. At length, reused
by his wife, he resolved to push his for
tune; and having equipped himself as
decently as he could, set off for the Irish
metropolis.
Though obscurely stationed, he was
known to the Dean as man ofno con-
abilities, and, of course, was
introduced to preach at the Cathedral,
where the Duke attended, with many
of the nobility of the kingdom, and other
persons Of figure and distinction.
He had prepared sermon to his pur-
pose, and this was his text: Gen. XII %,
ssyet did not the chief, Butler, remem-
Der Joseph, but forgat him." He dis
coursed, as his text naturally led him,
upon the sin of ingratitude, which he
painted in lively colors, especially the
ingratitude of the great and affluent, in
forgetting the friendly Offices they might
one time or other, have received from
persons in humble life.
He observed, however, that this neg
ligence might not arise so much from
innate depravity ofheart, as from par
ticular causes;--from deep engagement
in ,jdsiness-ffiofs. tife enausennents. and
dissipation of high life--perhaps, from
the many solicitations Of mercenary Fsy-
cophants, ever pressing to be heard.
He came to his application, and ask
ed his honorable audience whether some
among them, had not, in the vicissitude of
human affairs, received important Offices
of friendship from people in far hum
bier circumstances, but blest with gene
rous hearts; and whether they had, in no
instance, forgotten such kindness, in
stead ofrewarding it ten-fold.
He brought up the case of shptoreckI
where the affiuent have often become de-
pendent on the poor, and led his hear
ers each to put the question to himself,
'swas ever in my life exposed to the
rage of the. merciless elements, where
all nature seemed to conspire my de-
Did | ever see my compan-
ions buried in the devouring deep, and
myself brought safe to land, with sur
viving few! And did any poor, but
man, with his kind hearted
wife, receive me, with my shipwrecked
and warm, and comfort us, to
the utmost of their power, and wished
to have done much more; and never suf-
fer us to depart, till serene skies, and
genial sunshine, prepared our waye-|
And have suffered such benevolence tol
go unnoticed and unrewarded, and my
benefactors to remain, perhaps, to Ian
guish under the pressure of friendless
poverty"
Ormond was all attention and his)
heart smote him, when, on a closer ex-
animation of the features and counte-
nance of the preacher, he recognised his
generous landlord of Anglesea. Turn
ing to his secretary, ais not this our
honest friend Joseph" said the Duke.
81 believe it Isl replied the secretary.
Upon this, orders were Immediately CIV
en- to invite him to dine.
I When he came into the Dukes pre-
sence, he frankly confessed, (though mott
without modest blush or two) that he1
thought he had one opportunity in his
life, to put him in mind of his promise,
and he had embraced it. "You are a
deserving honest man, replied his Grace,
and ordered an immediate inquiry into
the vacancies of the Church. A living
of three hundred pound year was found
vacant; and to this his Lordship imme-
diately advanced him.
But how short lived is human powerf
And how sudden many times, the trans
itions of fortune? At the succession. Of
George /, Ormond was Invested of all