The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-09-05
She has since killed herself.

ana oVerWhelm!ng tate OF drunkard.
]. ALLEY.
She has since killed herself.
HE COMPASSIONATE MERcHANr.-
James, said merchant on Main street
to his clerk the other morning, $50
down to Water street to Mr. !"
and tell him his rent must be paid to
day; can't wait any longer, as he is
already two quarters in arrear.'
The clerk obeyed the direction and
soon returned with great appearance
ofmildness about the eyes Mr.
wants to see you, Sir about that rent
very much
The merchant happily was at lei
sure, and went at once to visit the ten
ant. He found him extended upon a
coarse bed, in an insensible state of a
dangerous malady. His wife was busy
over a scanty fire, apparently prepar-
ing some simple aliment for her sick
husband. Three little children sat
shivering in corner. His approach
was unnoticed.
Ma said one of the little urchins
when be you agoing to get breakfast
Breakfast, my dear child, that is
more than | can tell
The merchant advanced.
MY good woman-my good wo-
man-them-that Sand the worthy
man felt very much like choakins.
He grasped his pocket-book convul-
sively, and laid some bills upon the ta-
b!e-he opened the door and disap-
peared.
James, said he again to his clerk,
take this order to Mr. and tell
him to have the provisions delivered
Immediately.
The merchant felt much better than
he would have done if he had got the
rent. There is something in good
action that makes ones heart feel
observation-disclosures. We would
publish the good mans name, but we
know he would not forgive it, and we
could not for all the world offend him.
1t would afford us much gratifca-
ton to have the opportunity ofrecor-
ding numerous instances similar to the
above. We hope the day is not far
distant when the maxim of the apos-
tie to the Gentiles will be universally
practised upon.
Let the st;ong bear the burden OF
the weak
The promises contained in the Bible
to the benevolentman are neither few
nor of small import. sHe who gives
to the poor lcndeth to the Lord.
There is that scattereth and yet in
creaseth,' with numerous other passa-
ges of a similar nature.
The CoTToN ClRcULAR.-There is
more than satire--there is keen argu-
ment in the subjoined hit at the Cot
ton Circular, which we take from the
Charleston Mercury.
MARKET sNARLs-THE CIRCULAR.
"What shall | do with my ground
nuts!" said lod Dick, ssMrs. Dump
ling says she has too many groundnut
cakes on inland, and must pay.less for
the raw material until she can sell off
the cakes.
"Do!' replies Sambo, sswhy, hold
them back, you fool. hold them back
until next crop, and force the old wo-
man to come down handsomely
"But then | speculated on the
ground-nuts and want money to pay
for Them
"Well, I'll advance the money"
"Where will you get it?'
"Borrow 1t from Mrs Dumping, you
fool! owe the old woman money
now, and | always borrow more from
her to pay it,
s'But she'll get her nuts from other
Dealers
ssNo she shall not; for I'll advance
to them and get them to hold back,
until she comes down in the end with
a mighty price for all.''
81 don't see how the old woman can
live, if you borrow all hermoney, and
hold back that and groundnuts and
every thing
sAnd suppose she holds back too
and refuses to buy the groundnuts.
Suppose she sends to North Carolina
for her greundnuts- suppose she
turns to making cocoanut cakes, and
deals more and more with cid Roema
Samee, and Ali Pasha, and less and
less with me, till she throws me outof
her list-And suppose she stops loan
ing, what the will you dclYou
sort Of belongs to her, you know, for