Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-11-15

| sThs hand that wip'd swzy The tear os rzss,
| The hear, ,ns, melted :: anotasras nee,
| We.e mis-. .ad blessiazs Ss.so~e6 him-"
| David Wentworth had the kin6esi
of hearts. There was neither mesel
nor bound to his bensrolenca. except
inability. And happy were any man
who had 1.-THE OF the PRAYERS thai
were offered Up for the welfare Of ny
friend, By the unfortunate sns wretch
led whom his hands had relieved
| / speak Of prayers-lor il Was the
only reward he obtained; mean here
bur j forgot
| David was pairing assen.ioa 10 n ez-
cellent young lady OF his native city
She was wealthy. beautiful and accom-
plished, and consequently had many
suisors. Among them were richer and
nobIer lin extraction mean, and band
somer men than David. but aiUpoyfe-
there was kind Of frsnk-hssr.sdDess
about mr. friend, that could not fail 10
carry him somewhere near the heart Of
his mistress, eTea il an emperor had
been his rival
The yonng lady hi upon project
{ TO pu. The characters Of her loTsrs 10 q
lest. She had come across poor wid-
ow with family IN distress, IL one OF
her bsneTolent excursions, and the idea
occurred 10 her that ii would De good
opportunity 10 ascertain the STUFF her
lovers' hearts wsrs made Of Letters
were forthwith indicted. setting forth
The good syonsn's tale, and forwarded
to the different gentlemen in the wild
Owls name, requesting IN answer and
assistance.
The first reply was lecture On idle
ness and begging. and concluded with
the information that the writer was not
accustomed TO gire those he did not
know. This was from Sic. 900 year.
The second advised her to apply
to some Of the benevolent societies
whose business il was 10 relieve those
who were truly in want This was
from one who had q great reputation
! for bsneyolenee-who had taken a
leading part in several charitable asso-
Citations, and whose phsrisaieal liberal
sty had been blazoned in the Gazette.
The lady thought. that interested as
be uas 10 the success of these institu-
tons. he displayed eommendable re-
luctance about taking the business out
of their hands. A third from gener-
GUS and good hearted kind of fellow
l-enclosed her FIVE dollar bill with
his compliments. Some took no mo-
tice Of the good weman's petition
But there was another answer which
the lady read with far different feel
ings. 1t was from Dayid-Ssoo year
and / need not say, like himself,
kind and consoling. 1t spoke Of the
writer's narrow means, the rule he had
adopted, of never giving unless per-
suaded of the object, and concluded by
requesting an interview. off" said
he, 81 find myself otherwise unable to
afford you the assistance you require,
trust l may be Of service in interest
ing others in your behalf"
! Nor was this mere profession. For
it was but few days before the wild
ow found herself comfortably located,
and engaged in thriving little BUSH
ness, commenced by the recommends
ton, and carried on by the aid Of my
friend. And this was all done in gen.
uine scripture style. There was no
sounding Of trumpets-and the right
hand knew not the doings of the left.
But his lady love was silent observer
Of his conduct, and he received many
kind glance from that quarter, Of
which he never suspected the cause.
She began to think that the cove Of
a spirit like his was not thing to be
despised; and she felt something like
a palpitation of the heart, as she ques-
toned herself concerning his intcn-
tons.
] Such was the train Of thought which
was one evening, as is often the case,
interrupted by call from the person
who had been its cause. Hour after
hour passed by that night, but still Da-
vid fingered. He could not tear him.
self away. "Shc Is most fascinating
creature," thought he, "and as good as
she Is beautiful. Can she ever be
miner" And cloud came over his
features, as he sat for moment in 81.
lence. "This suspense must be end
ed" he at length thought. He startee
as the clock told eleven.
"You will certainly think me insult
ferably tedious" said he. with fam
smile, "but have been 50 pleasantly
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