Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-04-06
Prom The Metropolitan Mogasjne.
TIE OLD BACHELOR

h''AaHs |
Think not the good.
Tie gentle deeds Of mercy thou hast done.
Shal uie for soiivn oil; the poor. the priSncr,
The iaiherlcss. the i~riendlcss, and the widow,
who daily own the bounty of Thy hand.
snail call to hcay'n and pull n blessing on thee"
ROWS Jane Shore.
Get me" said ! again, for about the hun!r-dih
Time. To- my still wandering fnotman "chanse for ihi~
tive pound noic, all ia silver; and mind. Thomas. rs
many siNpcnccs as YOU can with a."
Yes SIR"
What can master possibly want with so mn, h sill
Yer! Always on Saturday night. too" heard hum
say To Marha. nv pretty house maid. tnrrlinr the
note between his thumb and finger. while was slip
ping ON my new md'a-ruLbcr ~g!oshocs. reody tn sally
forh.
y guod. depend upon ia" she replied "rning out.
let the weather be What 1t will. irampins in the rain
and mud. | should just like 10 WI ich hun. tue oil.
sinner
~ invariably do the ignorant and narrow minded
lndrc of any thing tho least mysterious IN our actions
b. the wur I possible II niarl-Uicr.a as fvirtae never
sought the veil Of secrecy for ITS ~ouigoiugS
Maiha hal no idea that any thing but wickcdness
or ne good, rs The cmphatitally called H.. could take
me ir'm my comfortable Preside and bpuk, to- brave
te i~nc'cmcncy of the season: "ai my ave ,o,r' very.
ing ON seventy; "old enough Ia know better" though
Martha. most certainly, had my mn,ivcs FIR these al.
most nocturnal Families been any other than the pur.
So. the mist charitable saw by the Significant shake
oi ihoinass head. That Nartha's shrewd and ilI-na.
inrcd conjecture, found a ready echo in IN. n som
] was undoubtedly The richest oi bachelor IN the
large anal ~Topnlous market town of D in the south
OF England and am not ashamed To confess, ms wealth
was chiefly made in business.
l MAS considered raih Z mean bv some Of my nc.
qnain'nnc"' who Internationally paudcd their names
anu a le" gninca~ together. rs aunu1l slbscrtbrrs 4.
every public institution ia tho plnce. Rnt vb,I,
George Frederick T'Iump-on. Esquire" was hlnzon.
ct iurih IA all the glury ui English Iy,e." for tv,
guineas, "a friend for ton might be sen in modest
BREWER. la truth. my sole delight no,S was To I'D
good 10y stealth, and blush to find II fame"
Why was a bIchelor. with n heart $, varmIy
alive rs mine was, even NJ that lrgid rerod of life
To every tender and generns sentiment, was ow wing
alas! io the early blight of an affection which eou.,.d
me twenty years Of grief and sorrow. and which
cannot even think of now vi hnui the bite res, ,co,
feelings. '
] had Tor years. winter and summer. made 4, \
point To- attend our large mea, market Of n S,tunl,,
night with such n supply of loo-e silver in my poke,
as should precinde the possibility ct that cold an
heartlcss eNcuse-'l really would. bni have M
change" for 50 transient is the glow OF benevolent,
; Hmeimcs, n actually In be c1tiuguislIeI ot the h,r.
.dea OF the trouble of ch1nging money-(yct what q
sickness OF the sui do these few aims, unbeeI.,
words Gust The iorinrn beng who impIurcs our in
Ihrii' as ! sannt' rel lcisurcly up and down heiare
Tie tempting stalls. Illuminated b. The Strong anil VI
@'t'H . NfNAtA III I'm Nlt Oflllp-
names oi the did-ren; purrh1sers-,!,scrve IN. wish.
i"i gaze oi the poverty pinchcd moth r.. bIrrainin,
Tor that breast Of mutton (which wouLJ mako bc,
seven timlshed darlinss such n dclicinus Sunday din.
"'r' see her lips qniver with hope and fear As she Ell.
CURED The price, and detect the nervousness, or bsr
grasr, as she iremblingly and hesiia,in,lv lurned oy.r
and over again the delicate mursel. She ey,JentIv
me'honght, belonged 10 lI1i truly deservin. and indus.
'l"uS cilss' called "char-lNurncn' out all the week
worE'ig I,ke a slave to procure a few comforts for
Iha .IlaFI g
seven with her children and husband, a brickl,v,rS
lab'rer, perhaps thpushIless and imnrviJ,p, mil
ing nearly all his scaniy wages ia beer and tnl,,cc,,;
NJ, he was her hus'and-ihe father of her chill
dren-ihe handsome Richard Of her early lave. aim, :,
d "''''so''e now ahd 1t was np hardship To toll for
creatures ~ precious To her hear"
Al rhe mineni she WAS convinced il was ;.J..,
beyond her small means, AMI she was rurnin, hone.
ie7Sly away - seek a less dainty anI chcapcr hit. uut
came The "ddiiI'nal shilling ar siNpcncr. as might De-.
!" complete The necessary purrhas and The meat ua-
W hrt h'SNei' and the tear of gratitude in hor eve
"Go.' whispered, slipping Two mare sl,iilinrs in,o
hcr hand. "and buy l !i'lc l ice tea and sugar. am
sure yol like it," "
! "aiird Tor no thanks from The wondering woman.
! had no desire TO be assured Il was an arpcl of g,,J.
ness ] knew was bat a frIiI and orring mortal and
was co'''eni 10 he blessed ia her prayers. aiming only
Die man. ~
il'i'i ~ man. VINO. when the distant upor
Need help, denies them nothing but hs name"
wi! candidly confess. hat when I first common
CO" these peIamhularions, I had no fxnd ,urpo,o q,
hcnchhlns my suffering fellow creatures; was in.
iuenccd more by a wish 10 divert myself from tho
solitude aud anguish Of my own thoughts. blcndcI
WIN a NnSne sort of bencvOlenrc; hut when, after n
iiiilc Time. | perceived the real good I was able IA
ehr'i' At The smallest possible slcnGre of trouble and
money, tie numbcrlcss hearts I gl,Idcned. oud tho
~iFesid'sl made cheerful and happy. it became Inc ne.
i've principle Of my life. and a rich and abundant
harvest did j reap Er M labDrs in the sweet n,l
tranquil reflections Of a self approving Conscience
The am"iio'aung hanI Of charity plucked the horn
from my midnight pillow. and sDo,hed The b;,ferncss
OF my carewUm existence.
OIc evening | was particularly struck with n voppc
and rather genieel looking girl, enquiring most car.
Mostly "ioT a nice dcliraic swceibrcad" She couL
not he more Than sixteen, and IN the broad plaro oC
TIE ianins gas ! saw that she was ex1uisriely fair
AMI beautiful. The eagerness Of her mnnner. and the
evident superiority Of rank over the general ~ Of nor
spus who frequented the stalls At that late hon, b,J
an uninvon5le effect on the young butchers TO whom
she applied, and many was the rude aud hcarfless ice,
she had To endure frm Them. Sill sho wont f,,m
siaI To stall. with n degree Of unJaunted perscyer.
anre winch would have awakened a feeling nT diSyusr
~ INV own bosom for cOaduct so unGe1,iniue had I
moi observed That she frequently and furtiyelv dried a
tear with the Iaiiered remains Of a once costly f,rcig,
shawl.
"She u no imposier!" ! mentally calculated. feeling
NV own eye become suddenly dInmcd Nv n tear in1
g THIS Is The tear Of modest misery, The hardened il,
deception would { q gl'dly parade It's grief q, excite
commiseraiion and pity followed her like a shad.
as her slight nrile figure fitted aImost noise.
Iessly from place to place. with The mpst intense In.
.efcst and curiusiy. AT last she came 70 a stall con
almost every joint Of veal. and I saw her ewes
'7arkel with renoyatsd hope A. she exclaimed broatb.
es.lv. "hayc you The swccibread SIR"
UTI.sa U.H.f. Iii .D. .... l. - .-.-Rr
GLOW much do you nskf"
Five shIlilnrs. will you give ihail'
"Od, moi gladly! II you will trust me parl"
The mans brutal laugh literally rang through tbo
WIDE square, as lee replied. "Cume, that's capiialr,-
Then adding. with n piece of popular slang fUp vulrar
10 repeat and which happily she could not possibly
NO. mis-, ! can't give no msi-you look
.py suspicious for me"
WY arc you 50 anxious ~ procure swccjbrcaiy"
]. geniy touching her shoulder as she yet linger