Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1840-02-06
From tie New York Journal Of Commerce.


INCIDENTS OF THE LEXlNGroN.--The f,,-
lowing stories show on how small =, c;ro,,
stance our life sometimes depends:
when the Philadelphia mornino boat ar
rived on Monday the 18th, one of the gentle
me-. NJ. passengers called hack, and agreed
~l'a tlle driver to take him to Eighth street.
former admonished the driver that ba ,, Wv.
not zigzag about the city, but go directly r,
hlghth street. eyes sir" said the dr;yer
II Will take you first; it will not be ont ofthe
way for this gentleman When the bacI,
mad gone on some distance, the two gentle
men Tell into conversation, and the Second
one stated that he was on his way to Boston
and was then going to the Providence boat
the providence boat, sir - exclaimed
the otner; "why, we started from the yerv
ne next pier to the Providence boat, and here
thls rascal OF hackman is taking You a opr-
hey OF three miles, and you will certainly he
=. LOO ldle: Such was the fact; but the Gen.
tieman imposed upon, was out of health and
could not help himself-and so had to on tho
round, and probably pay for it too. and +.
maze 100 late besides, for the Lexington had
gone when the hack returned, and so the NAV.
life was saved. ii''h
ohe OF our citizens who was very anx;ou.
10 60 to Boston In the boat of Monday even
ing, was by series of apparently untowsrd
circumstances, prevented from finishino his
business at Philadelphia in time to return
mere on Saturday, and as he could not CON.
SSc,iec1ntlonsly travel on Sunday he remained AZ
In'adelphla until Monday. His Boston
life was saved. "' mo
Another gentleman had made all his ar
engagements on the Saturday previous. to t.Le
the boat on Monday for Stonipoton. Ru,
learning that creditor who held a small Dc.
mana against him, was watching his oppor-
Mnity to catch him, and rejecting that the
poa' would be the place at which he would
ne sure 10 be found, he determined on talk.
ing the New Haven route, and so his life wa,
saved. ' iii' 40
ffomMe Ne'O York Comm. advertiser.
iHE WIDOWS MITE.-Many affectinn in
cldentS, connected with the BURNING Of The
Lexington, have found their way into tbo
newspapers, but among them all there is not
one that has touched our FEELINGS more =.
cuteiy than alittle circumstance ofwbich our
publication office was the scene. on Mond.w
Inc reader may have noticed several advey-
easements, offering rewards for the bodies of
unfortunate individuals who persisted in that
edu caianity-the amount offered generally
ll m tiat the surviving relatives are in
"i'inei'c OF al least comfortable circumstances.
-pue III one instance the sum mentioned is
only fce dollars-the pittance of a moor Wild,
ow, who In the sudden and terrible lose RI
her husband has lost also the means of subs;s-
.ence, and amid the grief and desolation of
her bereavement, has also to encounter the
woes OF poverty-perhaps of immediate and
severe Distress "'i'
we contrasted her situation with that Of ~
thers who had suffered, like her. in this Gala
nifty. THEY can nourish their grief in The
welcome solitude of their own homes. com
mittlng all that they wish done to the cbarge
OF symPathising friends, or of agents whose
services they can Temunerate, and therefore
may command; size must take up the burden
OF her sorrow, and while it is weiohipu upon
her heart, go forth into the hustle ofthe world.
10 gather up as best she may the where-witfi
al TO sustain her own life and that of her little
one. And the first GRAND of her widowbood
was this one OF love and sorrow-to abstract
rom her little store, or perhaps to obtain from
the Kindness OF friends, willing indeed but no
better able than herself to spare it. the triaino
sum with which she hopes to buy the meIan,
choly satisfaction Of one more look upon tho
body OF her husband, and of committinp i, de-
Gently to consecrated earth. There was Some
thing In this effort of humble affection that
touched our feelings even more than all the
narrowing incidents of the burning ITSELF
We thought of the widows mite in ScY;n-
ture.
Private donations to increase tho reward.
and for the relief of the widow, to a considera.
bic amount, were called forth by the above
publication.
1me D.Brence.-Mr Van Buren, is called