Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1842-03-29

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'Nancyl' at length said her husband sternly.
She suppressed her mrth, stammered an excuse,
and added,
you will forgive me, and believe yourselves
quite welcome
THAT is well DONE whispered MIR. N, then,
my friends, he said as my wife is not acquainted
with you, will make few presentations Then
| leading her toward an emaciated creature, whose
distorted limbs unable to support his body, he
said This gentleman, Nancy, is the Rev. Mr..
Niles, who in his youth travelled and endured much
in the cause of our common MISTER. A violent
rheumatism, induced by colds contracted among
the settlements of the west, where he was en-
poyed in preaching the gospel to the poor, has re-
duced him to his present condition. This lady, his
wife, has piously sustained him, and by her own la
| Dor procured maintenance for herself and him.
But she is old and feeble now as you see.'
Then turning to group with silver locks and
threadbare coats, he continued, These are soldiers
of the revolution. They were all sons of rich men.
They went out in their young strength to defend
their oppressed country. They endured hardships,
tolls, and suferings and such we hardly deem
it possible for to endure and hve they return
ed home at the close of the war, MANNED in their
limbs and with broken constitutions, to find their
patrmonies destroyed by fire, the chances of
their property otherwise inflicted or wrest-
ed from them. And these worthy men lived inpo-
verify and neglect in the land for the prosperity of
which they sacrificed their all. These venerable
! ladies are wives of these PATRIOTS and widows of
others who have gone to their reward. They could
tell tales that would thrill your heart and make it
better. This is the celebrated and learned DIR.
B, who saved hundreds of lives during the
spotted epidemic. But his great success reused the
luminosity of his medical brethren, who succeeded
| in running his practice, and when blindness came
upon him, he was forgotten by those whom he had
| delivered from death. This lovely creature is his
only child and she is motherless. She leads him
! daily by the hand and earns the food she sets be-
fore him. Yet her learning and accomplishments
are wonderful, and she is the author of those
qusite poems which appear occasionally in the
- Magazine. These children were orphaned
! in infancy by the Aslatic cholera, and their sad
heart TO have seldom been cheered by smile, or
their palates RECALLED by delicious food Now dry
your eyes, love, and lead on to the dining
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the humping of coarse shoes, and rafting of sticks,
crutches and wooden legs, behind her, well nigh
! threw her into another indecorous laugh
To divert her attention she glanced over the ia
! Bile. There stood the dishes for which her hus-
band had stipulated, in the shape of two monstrou,s
homely looking meat pies, and two enormous plat
tiers of baked meats and vegetables, looking like
mi ghty mountains among the delicate vlands that
she had prepared for the refined company which
she expected. She took her place, and prepared to
do the table honors, but her husband after short
thanksgiving to the Bountiful God, addressed the
company with i" Now, my brethren, help yourselves
and one another, to whatever you deem preferable.
| will wait upon the children
A hearty and ovia meal was made, the minister
setting the example, and the hearts OF the old
soldiers warmed with wine, they became gar
ruous and each recounted some thrilling won
derful adventure of the revolutionary war; and the
old ladies told their tales of adventure and prvatlon
and suffering and Intervene with them the histo-
res of fathers brothers, lovers, who died for IL
berty.
Mrs. n was sobbing convulsvely when
her husband came round, and touching her Shout
der, whispered
"My love, shall we have dancingl' That word,
with its ludisrous associations, fairly threw her IN
to Mysteries and she laughed and wept at once.
When she became quiescent Mr.. n thus
addressed she company:
Il fear nv friends, that you will think my wife a
frivolous, inconsistent creature, and l must there
fore apologize for her. We were married only last
fall, and have attended several gay parties, which
our rich neighbors gave in honor of our nuptals,
and my wife thought it would be genteel to give a
dinner in return. l consented on conditions, one
of which was that should invite the guests. So
being protested minister of him who was made so
lowly in heart, followed to the word of command,
but when thou makest a feast for the poor, the
MANNED the lame the blind YOU all recoect the
| the passage. Mrs. n not knowing who her
guests were was highly delighted with the l
have provided; and do not believe there has been
so noble and honorable company assembled this
winter. My wife desired new furniture, lest we
should be deemed parsimonious, | pledged myself
to expend one thousand dollars in a manner more
pleasing to our guests, and which should obviate
any such imputation.
Then addressing the children, he said,
sYou will each be removed tomorrow to excel
lent places, and if you continue to be INDUSTRIOUS
and perfectly honest in word and deed, you will be-
come respectable members of society. Toyou, DR..
b, under God, l owe my life. did not know
your locality, neither had | heard of your misor-
tunes until fw day since. | can never repay
the debt owe you, but if you and your daughters
will accept the neat furnished house adjoining mine
| will see that you never want again. To you, pa
riot fathers and these nursing mothers of our coun-
try, present the thousand dollars. 1t is just
one hundred dollars to each soldier, and soldier S
widow 1t is mere trihe. No thanks my friends.