Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-01-16
From the kaiekerborser for December.
THE POOR RELATION.

Ivss in the carly days Of Goldman county, that Ell.
dfrd WoHhing;on swung lis upon his shoulder,
aud departed 10 seek his fortune ~ her almost untrod
den wds Like thousands ut others, the carly pon.
GERS OF our land lie kept bachelors hall, until ue
had "ulade opening, and reared his rustic cot
Them with buoyant heart he returned to the place OF
his nativity, TO claim the pghted hand Of Miss Abba
Pcfley, To become his Ae'P-mate in his future home
To those who know any thing OF the difficulties en-
ccunteed by the Tat settlers, VIII DO unnecessary to
portray the tolls and hatdsps they had to overcome
before The savage driv farther back his forest,
lair They went forward, growing with The growth OF
the place and IA series of years feaung family OF
eight sons and four daughters 1t natural wish
Of the parents tina, their children should not suffer for
want Of education, they Themselves had done in
y life and hence they yielded 10 their particular
" ishes BENJAMIN the eldest, desired TO be a limb of
the law the second VAS Tor physc and had his choice
and Thomas, the tbitd, also much gtatiicd when
str4n setnenis ado for his departure a Ugh
boring seaport 10 serve mercantis aPprenticeshiP
His atter fortunate as TO piacr him IN the hous
OF "a old acquaintance, Mr. john Howard OF the
first merchants Of the city This gentleman, having
commenced life with nothing Dat his hands had be
come extensively concerned 10 commerce IL was the
very field for the mercantile propensity of Thomas $500
He devoted himself with upeeasing Assiduiiy won
the confidence Of his employer was made suPercargo
Of his vessels IN several voyages, and finally the
good ship Ailx bound las, india voyage,
he again bads fare veil to has friends and went forth
upoA the distant seas lie Was faithful TO the impnr-
tant trusts rrposed him the ship laden and read
10 return, when to the sad dismay OF all board he
could be found Every eiiorl made Tor weeks
ard weeks, bat tbs ship was finally compelled to sal
without han.
Sad the news Tor his discon.olaie parents and
his good master, Mr. Howard. CONJECTURE followed
conjecture, but al my serous and appalling The
AiaI feiurnri again 90 the Indies TAr s,rictest ln-
functions were maze by Mr. Howard that efforts
should be waning IN The endcsNor 10 dscoveI the
fate which had beiallen his young friend Captain
Bfsd.hAw, a most sIcelcRt man, nas interchangeable
but deeply did he deplor the day that more com
PEELED HIM 10 weigh nnchvf without the slightest "a
dings TO cheer the anIoas parents Though no voy.
age ~ss made TO the luaes for many years afterwards
without AL possibe enc ises YET the Conviction had
almost riPened into oertauy that the ycubg maa had
been murdered perhaps 90 the hope Of booty al his
lsst VISIT 10 he shore, a,sgng IA unknown people
Years rolled away. The region OF Codllan county
advanced rapicy 10 settlement enterprise, aud indus.
Try. Where oncs stood lae farm OF the elder Worth
ington, nov the thriving bgs'lirg, ard en,erPus ar
village 81 Vice. 90 Shot Up 10 aspiring head. with
immense fscip,lca, IL CaPacious sores. AID snI
tasteful dweliiugs II WAS upon the banks Of q
the modest fyefs "a the wofld where iAe elder Worth
tngtan bad sagaclnusiy sst himself down, relying up
On b, are and b. Bot how htle dad hs IhihA
that hty YEAR, had rolled away, the he the
Reclaimed would be the Aboce Of thosS nds s1d him
seu ttercby Tfadegrd of The wesltAest men 81
Codfaaa caaniy. Yet lh4f "a bot Of that ta
ismAnlc PeNrf which has converted the forest into cat
zee, and gwen ihe Poof great re hes "a the NIGH
march ~ rHlsiPt's ,na1sify, and iHiri,gsnoe n ih'
marvellous realm u The Is world Wexford Lao
eeeogas place ol great note Il centfa point
Of ubds fof thr surrounding country Which sas peo
ping with Astonishing fsPe'J and al eoairbulsd Il
gave an Importance 90 t4r family of TIE Mofthingtnas
They we're not Only Very rch, bot Hsfe emiheat 90
The region round shaal' The son, had gfoNn Ut
undsf al tie tdtau'agrs Nhirh Aeslth AID eoaue 40.
could smPsn They had stgc.rd lrsIhed pfosss,i oni
a. msiief - eovrse, anc settled IN WrckfsEG RELY
tng aPon ths iuIrHse wealth ~hek the tIfsofd nan
i,s Of PfuPtny had poured iao the lap @! lhe iAm.y
hSn9f, ihickense uPoR then. BenJamia tssc'
sscSe 70 eohgrrss sEs ell the bfoghru on unes wei'
STATE psiaaltiss
ne ia'isi ,ne lao,bsr Of ,i, family wei,
no. 20 'sf vale 9; yssn. The Pta&rnes, sconolay
."PEe'ni sbicA ~oa Lac esteem Of ell, and laie
hs ioanasnan q thsif ~s.th eoaiinuss 40 ,b.a a h.
''ss @H'sses ever iassr sselIaI.T ds.s They ser,