The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-05-20

aud sutietngs Of Rich and Poor, by ibf
Rev. DR.. Claiming, cannot but be duly ap
preciaied By all who read them:
"Whcn | compare together different
classes as existing al this niOment 10 the
civilized world, | cannot think the differ
ence between The rich and the poor, IN re
gard to mere physical suffering, SO great
as is sometimes imagined. That some o.
the indlgen. dle Of scanty food IS undoubt
edly true; hul vastly more in this commu
uIiy die from eating too much than IRON
eauug too l!iile; vastly more from excess
than starvation. So as TO clothing, many
shlyeT from went OF defences against the
cold, bur there is vastly more suffering
anoag the rich from absurd and crim,
nal modes OF dress which fashion has Sane
toned, than among The poor tfOm detlcien
cy Of ra,nent. Oar daughters are oilener
brought TO tho grave by their rich attire,
than our brggars by their naGeduess. 50
the poor are often oyerworked, bot they
suffer less than mauy among the Tleh who
have no work 10 d. no interesting object
to fill up life, TO satisfy the cravings Of tran
ior action. According TO our preseu; modes
+ Of education, how many of our daughters
are victims Of emu, misery unhnosu TO
the poor, aud more inloleFable than the
WEAKNESS Of excessive toll he idle
young nan, spending the day IN exhibiting
his person IN the street, ought not to excite
tho envy Of tho oyertssked poor, aud this
cumbercr Of the ground Is found exclusive
y anloUg the rich"
IN Incident on Lake Erie Mackenzie
10 his life of Commodore Perry, "hI!s de
scribng the butlle Of Lake Ere, aud toe
horrible carnage on board the Lawrence,
relates the loloalng incident. In the hot
ties! of the fight, Yarnal, the lst lieutenant,
cane 10 Perry, and told him that the officers
in the first division under his command
we're all killed or disabled. Iarnal had
received wound in the forehead md ano'h
er in tue neck, from which the blood tioo
ed profusey over his face and person, vhIle
his nose, which had been struck by spin
ter, vas swollen to q most pofteutous SIZE.
Perry, after expressing some good homored
establishment at bis trasi comical appear
ance, sent him the required ard /; but soon
alle. he returned with the Same q nplaial
Of destruction OF his nfliccrs, to Which hs
replied, "you must endeaYor TO make out
by yourself; have no more 10 furnish you.
( In addition TO the other oddities Of larnals
appearance, some Of the hammocks were
stuck in the uetilngs, and the contents OF
the mattresses, chiefly stuffed with the down
! Of flag tops or ca! tails, we're distributed IN
The air, having much the appearance OF fall
ing snow. Tins substance, lighting on Var
nal's face, and attaching itself to the blood,
gave il as Dr. Parsons describes 1t, the ap.
Dearance Of a huge owl. When lie went
below at the close Of the action, even the
wounded we're moved TO merrIment by his
Iudlcrous appearance, and one Of them ex'
claimed, +" rhe devil Is come for his own. =
Boston Jour.
Diminution of Business. The Baltimore
Clipper relates the following instances OF
falling OF in business, and the reason there
for We are informed BY one OF our de
putty sherlls, that within tow months past
he had entirely " lost the run Of number
Of individuals who had previously been good
customers TO the State IN hor assault and
battery department. He was astonished
that these individuals should disappear so
suddenly, without returning once at least,
TO shake hands and bid farewell. A few
evenings since, howevor, hlr. Sheriff made
a discovery Of his old familiar faces. And
where, reader, think you he found them
Why, atteniively engaged in listening to
an excellent temperance address, which was
being delivered in one Of our churches to a
large and respectable body Of people, near
" oil of whom had subscribed 10 the TEN
pcrance pledge. These facts, SIMPLE as
they are, speak volumes.
Gambling dway Daughter. =" \ few
DAYS since" SAYS the Journal de Ia Meuso,
s" an inhabI,snt at Void, playing al billiards,
staked tho hand OF his Only daughter, a
| handsome girl OF Is, agsins, lbs adversary
The imprudent father lost, eud the winner
has since insisted on payment being made
claiming The young lady, fortune and all, or
else a sufficient indemnity. The daughter,
however, objects TO the validity of the bar.
gain, and gaming debts canuo. be enforced
by law"
Speaking of buslles, Says the n. J.
Trumpet) reminds US of an old lady who
was al Saratoga last summer, and who was
not up TO tie fashions. A young lady,
dressed in the height Of fashion, was sitting
near her, and the sympathetic old lady, pre-
sumed she came TO the springs for the beno'
/ fit of her health, kindly asked her if she
thought the waters would cure her
YES" said the lady, who had some
fashionable ailmeut, Z" hope they will,
"Well," replied the good woman, shak
ing her head doubtlngy, :" don't know
they do it will be a miracle, for its The aw
lules, swelling | ever saw IN the whole
course of my life !"
Erraordinary-f Irue.-The Harris
hurp Gazette tells of q soldier who, abou