Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1839-07-20
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ne Broken Crutch. One hot dav. il
me month Of June, poor sun-burnf III.
Tor, with but one leg, was going alonr M
road, when his crutch broke in halves. and
ne was forced 10 crawl on his hands and
knees to the side Of the road, and sit down
70 wait till some coach or cart came b..
whose driver he could ask to take him up.
lhe flrst that passed that way was stage
coach; but the man that drove Il was d
surly fellow, and he would moi helm in the
sailor, as he thought he should not be paid
Tor lt.-Soon after, the tired sailor fell a.
sleep upon the ground, and though thick
shower OF rain came on, yet still he slept;
for sailors, when on board their shins.
have TO bear all sorts Of weather. when he
wind blows, the waves Of the sea often dash
over the vessel, and wet the poor men 10
the skin,while they are pulling at the ropes
and shifting The sails.
When the lame sailor awokc. he found
a boys coat and waistcoat laid on his head
and shoulders to keep him from being wct:
and the boy sat by ia his shirt, trying 10
mend the broken crutch, with two pieces
|of WOOD and some strong twine. nMv.
good lad" said the sailor, swhy did YOU
pull OIL your own clothes to keep me from
being wet?"
ooh" said he, 81 do not mind the rain.
but ] thought the large drops Of rain thai
fell upon your face would awake YOU, aud
you must be sadly tired to sleep so sound
on the ground. See! ! have almost mend
cd your crutcb, which found broken. !
and you can lean on me and cross wonder
field 10 my uncle's farmhouse, / am sure
ne will get you new crutch. PRAY. do
try 10 60 there. ! wish was tall enough,
to carry you on my back"
The sailor looked at him with teara n
bis eyes, and said, " When / went 10 sea.
I'VE years ago, l left boy behind me; II
! should now find him such good fellow
as you seem to be, shall be happy "a ihe
day is long, though ! have lost nv ler.
and must 60 oti crutches all The days oil
my life"
!" What was your SON s.name?t tie boyI
lskeG.
"Tom White" said the sailor, and nv
lame is John White."
When the boy heard these names he
umped mp, threw his arms round the sa;.
or's neck, and said, g My dear. dear "a.
her, ! am Tom White, your own lille
oy."
How great was the sailors Joy, thus toI
leet his own child, and to find him sol
God to those who waited help!
Tom had been taken care Of Nv II.
ncle, while his father was at sea, and the
un-bumt Jane sailor found happy home
the farm-house of his brother: and
rough ne had q new crutch, he kept Tie
q one as long as be lived, and showed /,
70 all the strangers who came 10 the
rm as proof Of the kind heart Of bis
sar son Tom.
Mammoth Mound. The largest mound i
the United States is on the Virginia side !
the Ohio river, about twelve miles be- !
v Wheeling. A Western paper relates il
CT some persons living ia the vicinity, 1
10 have been engaged in the excavation A
one Of The sides, have suddenly struck Il
'on an aperture descending 10 subser. n
mean hall eleven feet wide, and nearly b
Ety feet high There are passages alto
g extremity leading to two spacious IL
ults, in both Of which human skeletons. a
vered with beads and ornaments of Gu. B
'us construction, have been found.-Ifc
nong the articles worn BY one Of these ii
hes, " there were," says the writer. So
ne thousand seven hundred ivory beads. n
g hundred sea shells, one hundred and b,
y pieces Of isinglass and five copper ed
nds, bound around the wrist, weighinpI
'enteenounces; also a small stone about
} inches ia length and one and i halfinl
It'll, with marks resembling letters and :,
lers, supposed to be the name Of the :. Z.
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90 =,
Harmony. man ID Ger. ial
ny advertised TINT 40 had an orcan ny
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