The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-10-01

sca:eer, the pnce rose higher and higher,
and still the old man held up his corn as some
supposed for higher pr,ce. Al length Mr.
Corpcuing began TO lie, his corn go-bu. mo-
ney could not buy Ito those who had mo
ncy he would say you can ge, something +"
preserve lie Tor your money there arc many
who hive no money. and being wl,hou. '"oo,
tho, mus, perish unless those who ar" bl''Ssco
with the means shall feed them 0t course
III" ,umbcr that came wlthouI money and pu'
up picous tales was great. Bu, tins vas
lnrcsccr, and before he had opened hrs cr'p,
Corpenlns had taken pains tu find out who
were really objects requiring h's assistance.
One saf: rule he adopted aga'ns, imposition
was, not 1T his chnr,ty go too tar n o" home
/! this rule vas now general, adopted, much
more real good would he effected NTH tho
amount annually contributed b. us OF the
south. This rule, however, like all general
rules, will sometimes work wrong, and 80 II
did with oar h,ro (and he Better deserves hat
name than thousands who have gained II. by
the numbers they have slaughtered Of the hu'
man famlly.) \ man bringing bag with
h,m came 4" Mr. ,'orpen,ns from distant
ne,chnrhood, and told he usual ory Of wife
and children, being wilhou, bread. and being
sorely wrough, with hunger, &c bu, no corn
was TO be had. ana the Disappointed man.
with heavy heart, turned his steps home
war., and for til" time wls no NOR" thought
OF. In the course ni The afternoon. howcr-
or. word came 10 old Mr. Corpcn'ng that q
, suspicious looking stranger with bag on his
shoulder was seen lurking about his preml.
scs; lew particulars more satisfied hlm .ha,
,hr> was the applicant. for charity who haa rls-
bun hit morning and that he had de-
.,sn 10 his crib. ,ha' n'sh,; accordingly
hlms |, and another IS his family sccrctcd
themselves and waited events But The, did
no, wal, long before the stranger with the
bag on his shoulder was seen making his way
towards the crib tho crib was opened. not
dog was heard TO bark, or the lca,, difficult
" opposed his purpose :: liz entered and with
dclIbcrat,on. or rather hesitation, that sur
prsscd tho Observers he proceeded to fll the
bag This bc,n. done. he tied IT, and unlike
such visitors generally. he continued al the
spo, with h,s hand s,,lI on the bag, apparcu,-
ly IN great mental agony: a. length, kc rose
suddenly. united The bag. poured Out the
corn. and said, ! srlh trust to Prurihnoe
one day lnnger." H. d'par,cd IN peace. bu.
he did no, ,Iu,, to Providence IN raln old
Mr. Corpcnins being satisfied from h'' own
that this man WAS indeed IN a
state Of extreme suffering; moreover, ,ha, he
was Of an homes, hear. sen, his son on The
mex, morning with full bag Of corn, "'tha
message, 'ha, when ,ha, was ou, to lc, him
know II. end hc should have corn whenever
he wished H.
Old NJ: Corpcnln. wc think has lrcn scr
era! years dead. his whole he VIC learn was
OF p,ccc vii, this sct ni hcncsolcncc. He
bestowed much, bu, lie bestowed lnd.clously,
and ,,ll a, hIs death be lclt fine ,..alc TO
mos, worthy family. They. it rs hoped. will
im,,a,c hr, char,,ic, and. If ever they are IN
wan' OF famiI, motto. commend tho words
,ha, grace ,l,s head" riH trus, TO Prori-
dtaee one day tnnso.