The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-04-23
THE FRIENtEss

r,o,, ., osvb,ro spend an hour Of Wed
a,sI,, arer,.l a, his house, Go Boston.
r.. ,aa,,;fa d, each IN The way that ma
mn, or education allowed, the
49,, daoor leht. # was eyiden.lya rich
80, - ,be,n their lonely state. l;would
have done ! body's heart good 10 see and
hear them
As he IS distributing amoug them the
contents baske. Of oranges, he CHANGED
IN hear D OF the little girls say to com
MARION 70 was sitting at her side, Il know
sbv ut- has invited u 10 bis house
ii il acause We haven't am friends. /
haven pad friend come to scr me for FIVE
years
Mcnful heaven Only twelveyears old,
and nc have seen the face Of one friend for
FIVE leg years
W, have heard many sad tRleef or.
change, and thought that ne lelt symethy
| for M friendless before, bu, we never bard
world that wei, directly to the hecEliAe
ths,s--,ha, made so palpable the drea Mess
Of the long days and nights that hea'liNol.
los enc another, unenlIVened by SINE
smile or kindly tone Of one living being WI
skom the homeless can claim klndred.-
We thought, too, that we knew, Of old, somc1
thing o. sbe yaiur Of our friends, and estlma
ted, net altogether too lightly, their Joyous
and assuaging Influence upon the pulses of
the soul. but never before did our natural re.
lallscs seem SO precious to our regard or did
our heart seek 10 bind them to itself With such
/ a tenacious embrace, as since the simple
words Of the poor orphan girl have given tc
US one slight and inadequate impression o.
her uautterabe and melancholy experience
No wonder that God from bis secret
lArone has sent out so many kindly mes
sages and sacred promises of love to the
solitary and forsakeu, the parentless and the
widow for, o how much do they need the
sympathy Of Heaven, who have no friends
On earth and how pleasant 10 the angels Of
consolation 10 pay their unobtrusive aud
/ peace laden visits 70 the children Of loneli.
ness and sorrow.
| Would II not repay US richly, ay, ,hous
and fold, if We would open our doors more
lseq1eu'ly to those who have no home, and
distribute our kindly sympathles, which are
| indeed the bread of life, more freely to those
aho hunger aud thirst for words of friend
ship and looks Of affection and tenderness
= Christian Register.
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT IT.
Uncle Josey was peculiar man; he had
been in the fierce contests 81 our revolution,
ard had followed the standard OF Wayne on
his lnti9n expedilion-accoliiugly, with
all his queerness, he was a most interesting
old so.jier. remember sell, how We Ii.
tie folks Dsed to hang around him, as behind
the old stove, on winter evenings, lie re,
counted, perhaps for the hundfed:h time, the
scenes Of war.
The old man is gone-he died a Chris
tan Soldier. One lesson learnt from hin,
which | should never forget-nevert to utter
about men or maitsrs OF life wha, do not
personally know. tie was a bitter enemy
to the Hearsay family. One question usu-
ally settled matter With him, Wba, DO
you know about 1t J" His plan was to take
nothing, for which the retailer would not
consent to be responsible. Every article Of
news must be warranted Would il not be
Of gsst importance 10 society, if every man
would thIak Of this question" WHAT DO
YOu KNOW ABOUT Irl' How much scan.
d4l would be saved, bow many dark sur.
mtses, how many unknd suspicious would
be choaked in their birth. FIVE would live
comfortably 10 this busy telltal world, we
must practise 90 the old genlleman's rule.
A fashionable lady 10 this city is going to
have house built soon, on one Of the best
sites IN town. Every thing about it is 10 be
Subllmated " and Splendiierous." There
is to be " Porto RICO in front, "PIzar-
70" in the rear, and 4" Lemonade " all
round H. The water is TO come IN at the
side Of the house in an "Anecdote," the
lawn 10 front is to be " degraded " and some
large fresh trees are to be supplanted +"
10 the Erie IN the rear. This is the
same lady who told Governor Clinton how
stormy u Is apt TO be when the
sun is passing the Penobscot. = 8yfdfo-
Man.
Ne,O York Police.-Justin Matthews
was ordered to pay two dollars for being
drunk.
Is that the law p asked Justin.
II Is" replied his worship.
Then, remarked Justin, /" don't woud.
or why you gran, so many tavern licenses"
Southern Christian Advocate.
bulletin from the Army.-The LOUIS
vile Journal says one Of the female blood
hounds died IN Florida on the 9Th INST
She left five ncousoiable pups to mourn her
loss.