South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-10-08

with the means shall feed them" OF
course, the number that came without
money and put Up, piteous tales was
great. But this was foreseen, and be-
fore he had opened his crib, Corpening
had taken pains to find out WHO were
really objects requiring his assistance.
One safe rule he adopted against i'm.
position was, not to let his charity go
too far from home. II this rule was
now generally adopted. much more
real good would be effected with the
amount annually contributed BY US of
the South. This rule, however, like
all general rules, will! sometimes work
wrong, and so it did with oEy hero
land he better deserves that name than
thousands who have gained it, by the
numbers they have slaughtered of the
human family.) A man bringing bag
with him came TO Mr.. Corpsning from
a distant neighborhood, and told the
usual story OF wife and children being
without bread, & being sorely wrought
with hunger, &c, but no corn was to be
had, and the disappointed man, with a
heavy heart, turned his steps home
ward, and for time was no more
thought Of In the course Of the az
ternoon, however, word came to old
MIR. Corpening that suspicious look,
ing stranger with bag on his shoulder
was seen lurking about his prenlises; .
few particulars more satisfied sina that
this was the applicant for charity who
had visited him that morning, and tina.
he had design to rob his crib, that
night I: accordingly himself & another
OF his family seeyeted themselves and
waited events. But they did net wal,
long before the stranger with the bag
on his shoulder was seen making bis
way towards the crib the crib was .
pened, not a dog was heard to bark, OF
the least difficulty opposed hts pur-
pose HE entered and with a dslib.
Grafton, or rather hesitation, that Sur
prised the observers, he proceeded TO
ill the bag. This being done, he lied
it, and unlike such visitors generally,
he continued at the spo, with his haad
still on the bss, apparently Ia great
mental agony T, at length, be rose sud
denly, united the bag, poured out the
corn, aud said, ~ UiH trust to Provi-
denes oss day longer" He departed
in peace, but he did not trus. to Prov
idense 10 vain old MIR. Corpsnisg be.
ing satisfied from his own observation,
that this man was indeed in state Of
extreme suffering , moreover, that he
was Of an honest hesst, seat his son on
the next mornlng with full bag Of
corn, with a message that whoa that
was out 10 let him know II, and he
should have corn whenever he wished
it.
Old Mr.. Corpening, we thiuk has
been several years dead, his whole life
we learn was Of a piece with this act Of
benevolense. He bestowed much, but
he bestowed judieioosly, and still at
his death he left fine estate to most
worthy Family. They, i, is hoped, will
initiate his charities, and, il ever they
are in want Of family motto, com.
mend the words that grace this head
-"I piN rustic ProJidesce org day
longer"
Esssrps.-Ths following profound
remark is found in the rumiaa.ions Of
P. Pilgarlick Pigwiggin, Esq.
'Life's like a heId of blackberry and
raspberry bushes. Mean people squa,
down and pick the fruit, no matter
how they black their fingers /; while
genius, proud & perpendicular, strides
fsrcely on, and gets nothing but
scratches, and holes tore In ito trow-
sers.'