Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-05-19


make another appeal on her behalf She
said there was only one person, an old
school fellow, who, she was sure would be-
friend her, if he was still alive, and had it
in his power. "What is his name, and
where is he to be found p asked Mr. Rae.
"His name is William Thomson he sailed
for America forty years ago, where, | be-
ieve he settled, but have never heard Of
him since "'rhis is wide address, and
fear hopeless chance" said Mr.. Rae but
he is not easily ballled when good to de-
serving and suffering fellow creatures is the
object. lie knew some thing of worthy
aud benevolent Galloyidian citizen of New
York, MIR. Johnston i and he at once
penned letter, detailing all the circumstan-
ces of Widow Cunningham, the Mary Sharpe
of other years, addressed it civilian Thom-
son" and despatched it under cover, to Mr.
Johnston of New York. Mr. Johnston
knew Judge Thomson, of Broome Co.,
who, he thought, answered the description
given by Mr. Rae He forwarded the let
ter to him, and he was the man Read his
letter, OF which | enclose a copy.
may tell you that Judge Thomson is
now dead IS but the widow Cunningham
still lives He left her af600 by his will ::
which will render her comfortable in her
old age, and probably leave a handsome sum
to her daughter, Gan unmarried woman) who
has for, several years, attended her mother
in the most dutiful and alIectionate manner
AIN, &c. A. ID.
LETTER. H.
Lctfr from Judge Thomson to Mr. Rae
Binghamton, Broome County, State of
n. y, August %, lSll
John Rae, Esq.-Dear sir-Your favor
Of the 18th uli. reached me on the 18th inst.
am truly happy to hear that my
dear aud early friend, Mrs Cunningham, is
/ well. The explanation you gave me of the
institution where she resided was perfectly
satisfactorily. l should like to know the
name of the beneyoleW founder. hope
! your business will permit you to see Mrs.
\ Cunningham frequently. Say every thing
kind to her for me. In November, our
mutual friend, John Johnston, forwarded
you a draft for her use, (say $40 sterling. }
I You will oblige by sending occasionally a
Galloway newspaper. After an absence
of sixty years, it does not appear that much
change has taken place IN the landed prop
erty, in the stewarty, or in agionshire-
You are DESTROYS to know my native place
NY father was from Dairy, my mother from
Borgue. Fortune brought them together
about the middle of the last century as SER
wants. at the house Of Mr.. M'Milan, OF
Rarwhnnoek, in the parish of Tawynholm.
They were married there and went TO live
as cotteTs with, o. who
have often heard my mother say, was one
OF the cruelest and proianest of men. My
parents soon left Iochlergus and went into
Borgue, in the same humble capacity
There | was born on the 18th of July, l765
ARer being some years at the parish school
there, was put to board at an uncle's who
iarmed at Castlecrave in the parish of Der.
wick, and walked three miles daily, in the
summer, to Mr.. Gordon's school in Kirkcud
bright In the winter | boarded at the
house Of Hugh Johnston, in the Milburn-
recollect a family OF your name there, that
were wrights.
Durng several summers passed the
house of Adam Sharpe, Mary's father; anC
his children, of which Mary was the eldes
also went to Mr.. Gordon's School We
generally went and returned together, anc
formed an attachment founded on the mos
innocent love and youthful friendship; anC
had been the heir of the iairest estate il
Galloway, Mary would have had the offer o
my hand but alas poverty was an nsu
t perable bar, and we were children of about
) fourteen years of age. Mary's parents were
both from Borgue, and there was only few
months difference in our ages. | cannot
consent to my friendly feeling to my school
mate being made public The good ole
bookseller is not to let The left hand know
; what the right hand doeth. My means o
lberality were all disposed ofprevious tC
my knowledge of Mrs C's situation. wisl
she could get her daughter to write a letter
for her to me. ! have, if my executors arc
honest-which hope they are-secured tc
Mary $500, which will support her in com
fort, and something be left to reward hel
, daughter. My schoolmates that | recolect
were James Mitchell, son Of the ancien
DR.. Mitchell Alexander Gordon, son of our
schoolmaster Thomas Bean JAS Liddes
das, David Nc Lellan James, John, anc
Robert Clarke, sons of Dr. Clarke viii
/ lam Johnston, aud his brother John, wen
to Mr. Monnochs school. My health il
such that have little prospect of surviving
the coming winter. Should it be so, can
not complain; my days of pilgrimage hav,
already surpassed the ordinary age allotte,
to man. My ancestry are truly pebian
: and my poor father, out oftwenty years
penurious economy, laid up what paid 70
a Storage passage for me in Glasgow
5 ship to Jamaica, where landed in May
, 1888, poor lad unbefriended and pennyless
lived there fourteen years, and left il
, August l was one of "a young met
t who were my fellow passengers in the Glas