Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-04-09
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GENERAL HARRISON.
"fiow f,r that lille candle throws his beams
50 shines . good decd Ia a naughty world.


"Iiow Ear thar lille candle throws his beams II
So shines good deed ia a naughty world II
The following incident in the life Of Cen Harrison
VAS related to a few days since by Mr. Blrnabas
Otis. OF this town.
Death having deprived Mr. OTIS Of all his progeny
except two male grand chdren and they. having be-
come orphans when quite young. were taken into his
family and adopted rs his own children. The elder
Of the two Henry O. Williams. having remained sew
cral wears with ms ios,eraihcr and Obtained good
common school education. the age of fifteen wears
bees me anxious o enter into mercantile employ
meni. and solicited his grandfather To send him To
NashS ille Tennessee, where. ho informed. rel
stIve OF his father resi- led Though for young
10 undertake an overland journey ofthat length.
extremely hazardous the repeated opportunities of The
boy Undue ell AIR OTIS at length to comply with his re-
quest He was accordingly despatched, first To BIS
and thence to Bal;im1re where he arrived IN May.
S25. w III. Morse. ESQ. TO whose care he /
ded, after having equipped him for hIs journey aud
given him such advice and directions his circum
stances required procured him passage IN n stage
coach and thus. that tender age did this lad
mence a long inland Journey. "a stranger IN n strange
land without friend acquaintance 10 protect or
advise him.
But the ways Of Providence orc inscrutable. and
Heaven vohchsaied send him a protector in the per
Of General William Henry Harrison. Congress
having ADJOURNED about the iimc young William lett
Baltimore. Gen. Harrison. who was member of that
la the same stage Tne solitary situation Of the boy
being apparently without protector. attracted tho a.
cnion of HARRISON he therefore, entered INTO iamili
ar conversation with him and. having learned his
name. residence and place OF destination. asked hun 81
he had an, protect him, and being answer
ed in the negative. he kindly rendered his seryi-
ces, which cheenuily accepted. As his coussc
was through Ohio. Gen Harrison kept his ward with
him until he arrived ut his scat nj "North Bcnd;
where, for the present we Will leave him and return
4 a.. Al.
has grand child. but without knowing anything of The
character OF his voluntary guardian. The Hon. Zab-
diel Sampson, then Collector of the port of Ply mouth
brother al tho present incumbent OF that office, and
like him firm supporter OF Andrew Jackson. having
r several years represented this district in Congress
while Harrison q member Also Mr. Otis had re-
course TO hun for the requisite information. After
brief recital of The circumstances. he asked MIR Samp
son f he personally acquainted with Gen Earri-
son ACQUAINTED with him. he exclaimed "Indeed
! I am" "Whlt kind of n msn is he p said Mr. o.
lie has soHi as BAG as he 'corii aud he uH
LEI any Sger 10 Loa he has poper TO gre reLicf.
was ms emphatic reply.
! Al the request of Mr. Oils, Mr.. Sampson addressed
letter Gen Harrison nquirin in,o the circumstaI-
of the hoy, which the latter promp y replied
lie stated that il his intention To have sent him
! from thence in Steamboat. he deemed il a safer
conveyance foe in his situation than that of stages
bat found his arrival that the rivers were too low
tor such navgaiion but ndheFng still TO his first plan.
ne should MN nj mouse uii the became
naNigable. Five ucnhs elapscd however. before the
boats could n-during which lime he remainsd at
the hospiiabc mansion OF his kind beneiactor Bat NJ
the end OF that period he wro,c MIR Sampson. with
whom he continued to corr sIoad that he had procu-
red him passage bard n steamboat. and supplied
him With every thing for his journey, and
that Mrs. Harrison had fully repaired has wardrobe
but requested him particularly tell the old gentle
man TO give himself uneasiness, for he required
compensation that what he had done was ouI of ten
der feelings towards the lad"
| The boy however did not then continue the jour.
ney for meeting with merchant OH board the boat
/ belonging 10 place, of which the did not
remember the name,) who in want OF a lad in his
store he engaged 10 Stop with him. General Harrison
being informed Of IL. and not knowing the person 10
whom the boy had Lei himself Immediately wrvte to q
Friend OF his belonging TO the place, requesting
him To inquire into his situation and. n was moi good
10 send hIm back 10 has house and he would pay ali
expenses. The boy sent back, however MOI
did he long continue with his employer before he again
set ont for Nashville, where he SAN after arrived Sill
anxious for The fate OF his ward, General Harrison ON
hearing OF his arrival at the latter place. wrote to ms
friend MAJOR Eaton, who subsequently, became Score
tary OF War under President Jackson. requesting him
% 10 The boz, and should he not succeed in finding
his relative or oJ.aing good situation 10 send him
20 hs seal ia Ohm and he would deiray all charges
lie was successful, however. and is a thrifty mer
chant Vcksburg Mississippi AMI will no doubt ex.
er his whole energies 10 elevate his bcnelacior that
exalted STATEN which his and talents so eminent
| ly qualify him TO I'll
This is idle tale told by an IDIOT. but plain
fact related by OF our most respectable toxnsmen
who was chosen few days since constable of the
town by the sufiages Of his fellow citizens;
an offce 10 which he has been annually elected ana
she duties of which he has discharged faithfully ans
efficiently dunng Ihrry-two years. This venerable
gentleman whose silver locks have been blsached
wi h the rUsi of Than ourscore winters ard "a Lu
was an eyewitness &C The blie Of Bunker Hill and
volunteer corps sent 10 reinforce the garrison nj
that place. related the story with that Kind OF atl
hut ehrnes'ncss OF expression plainly evInced the
feelings of the inner and he proceeded, ms
counenance frightened with animation. and IN. age
bedimmed optics sparkled with The fire Of youth
which told. IN language stronger than words that
/ his aged bosom glOwed with that heartfelt grattude
towards the benelacior of his relative, Justly due
him for the generous aud noble deed Noble II was
IN every Of the word; for f there was ever nm
act Of purely dsnieresied benevOence performed BY
man. that was maniiesily such. lie had never seen
tie lad till then. any Of his connections; he refused
any pcounary compensation; while he could not have
Il the most distant prospect Of any o,hcr reward snve
,b, ID arises from a consciousness Of having rer.
GrmcJ a rim, ons act from just motives Of which the
"pure in spirit" are In, DIV recipients, for
The quality Of mercy is no, -i.c'nedi
u droopeih the gentle rain from i,Saven
Upon the place beneath: u Is twice beSseG;
IL blesses him that gives and him that takes"
lie behcld the situation cf Inc bow and that gcncr.
Gus sympathy which rever flows bat frum the purosl
fountains induced him TO administer 10 his wants.
lie was a stranger, and he took him in; and like the
good Samaritan. poured oil and wine into his wounds
and rendered his purse should be become charge
able TO deifay the expenses; while hundreds Of such
Priests and LeyItes as Andrew Jackson aud Marin
Van Rurcn would have passed by the oIhe! side to
avoid the ncumbmnce
90 not record this n singular circumstance in
the life Of General Harrison. but one among the ma,
ny we'll authenticated evidences Of his truly bcneyo
lent characIer which already before the public
Nor do conienS' that his many virtues suporadded
10 hrs brilliant niliiary fame. which all the scrbblcrs
M The land can never iarnsh of themselves snc
bcieni 10 enite him To- the chief magisiracy Of the
United Saies; but combine with his mental abilities
and literary requirements his long experience ~ civil
Picy and i'e Stern and lnheEIbo integrity manf sed
on all The public and private Transaction Of his Life:
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