The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1839-09-19

when tney learned thAt new misfortune.
unable to pay the rent for the house
which we occupied, they removed % an
obscure allsy,thete % suffer alfihe mise
} l.s ofsDckoess and poverty. Then
began to learn the bitleres. lesson 81
my life--to disnuss and hats mankind
My mothers distress pierced me 10 ihs
heart. The basensss of the man whp
had beggaFed us,-the unkindness Of
our former friends, sionished me- ard
hated them with an intensity psoPoF- /
toned to my misery. In the inpocenl
cop6depce Of childhood, | had never
suspected that such sel6shness could
exist 10 the human heaEt3 and these de-
Of il were 10 me as the |
fret view Of cursed and barren earth |
was to the outcasl inhabitants Of Eden.
Having disposed Of the Last cent which
che possessed. any mother resolved to
see our hesrtless debtor, ,hinking that
il he disregarded the claims Of justice,
pity nigh. exist in his heart. You may
ask tho robber for mercy who meets
you with pistol, or the pirate who
boards your quiet bark al midnight, for
they are men Of honor compared with
the fraudulent bankrupt. They attack
mon who may resist, and tralnpllng'
fearlessly on the Law, they risk the PEN
atty Of their ruthless deeds. But he
sits down and plans how he may de-
fraud the widow and the Orphan--hcw
he may take the humble pittance from
the poor, and still escape the hand of
Justice. AS well you might ask the
tiger for his prey, as such man for
mercy. accompanied my mother to
his house, splendid with all that wealth
could purchase. After waiting few
minutes. tho daslatdly owner entered.
He looked on US with anger and sur
prise.
Madam said he, did you wish to
see me -
tshe spoke briefly Of the illness Of
her husband and Of the deep distress
into which the loss of the money en-
trusted 10 him, had thrown US, and en-
treated him to assist her. He replied-.
ri am surprised, madam, that you
should come here with such an errand.
You should know ,ha. ! have other
creditors, whose demands are as just as
yours /; and have nothing 70 give il
lchsfity.'
NY blood bailed win 81 5s:aion
Springing from my seat, as he turned q
leave the room, threw my cap fierce
ly in his face, exclaiming- 'Daslardly
wretch mean, despicable robber MAJ
the curses Of Heaven rest upon you
Nav the lightning Of Heaven blast you
When my arm is strong 10 protect my
mother, may you beg for bread, whsl
none will give you'll
( Without regarding my imprecations
he left us; Turning to my mother,
took her hand; and WE returned 10 ou
comforilese dwelling. She bore he
misfortune witt calmness and patience
worn down as she was with care Ant
anxiety, she labored night aud day, ant
the beautiful productions Of her pencl
enabled her.io supply the pressing ~an.
Of her family.
| MY father died /; and from that dA,
my mother faded like flower who's
stalk is broken. She felt that the ham
Of death was on her; but she could no
I die in peace, leaving her children trleEd
less as they were.
She wrote 10 my uncle, Sir Albert Pear
son, describing her forlorn condlnon
bu,-can you believe It T. ehe received
no answer. As a last resource, she up
piled TO those ladies whose daughter
had been ber pupils. By this meane,
was received into counting room. an'
IN, sister into Iady's family. Thes
were days full Of misery 10 me.
j, Though many years have since pass
ed away, and ] am sadly changed, yet
cannot even now recall that period
without feeling those emotions Of angu
and mortified pride which were aim"'
i bursting my young heart To see m
+ beautiful and accomplished mother base
iIly deprived Of that which was jus.l
hers, forced to labor for a miserabl
compensation, and az lassNto lean q
support on the cold hand Of charity
/ It was almost enough 10 excite me |
madness. j followed her 10 the grave
} and dearly as loved her, ! looked vi!
: pleasure on that quiet resting place
{ where she could sleep, secure from th
y evils Of life.
' my master had a con, more than
year older than myself regarded hi
a from our fret acquaintance with ave-
!. sion, for he treated me with insc!snct
: but when he came to me frequent
il to owrlte his exercises, because n
}. knowledge Of Latin was better The
: his, contempt was added to my HI
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