Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1845-12-04
A TOUCHING INCIDENT.

The New Y ork CORES pondenl of The Wash
I"gion Union, relates the following
MY friend and neighbor--a medical man
mas an Irish Servani-glrl, called Mary, who has
only been III the country about four months.
She is Woodworking and kind-hearted crea-
ture She called on me yesterday to ask a
favor, which was conducted something after
the following fashion:
GOOD morning 10 your HONOR
Good morning Mary how are all at
home:'
All well, give your honor thanks; but
I've just called after asking favor. if Pm not
intrudlng upon your honor.'
Not al all, Mary. What is ii can do for
YOU p
wv ell. the doctor says you sometimes write
10 The old country, and wish to know if vour
'ohor cannot put me in the way list after
se"u'hs a liitle money To my poor little broth
er, in Ireland p
Certainly can. How much do you want
10 send, Mary ?
May 1t please your honor, by hard work.
} have JIsl saved G3 or SIS. | have two Door
ii"ie brothers in the poor house in Ireland.
between the ages of z and 8 years. The liv-
ing Is very poor for the poor BOYS, who've no
mother or father, hear potatoes will be
very scarce i'll the old country this wip,er :.
am AFRAID they'd suffer for something 10 pa,
ana 10 warm them, when the weather gets so
co'd. wish to send them this money. to
lake them from the poor-house, and make
them comfortable
y shall be most happy, Mary, to get draft
on good house III Liverpool, who will see
mat The money YOU lnlrust 10 me shall be
honestly and faithfully applied as YOU wish.
And more than his, though ! am poor my
sell, will add small lrlllr 10 The amoun,.
winch may help the boys 10 be more comfort.
able
'Oh your honor is very good. and don't
Know hos TO thank YOU enough k,ou
your honor means all right; but wha; is a
dran?
III is this; we pay good man in New
"rk our money, who is an agent for. or a
partner III, good house in LIVERPOOL. He
men gives us an order on his house in Eno
land' payable 10 your friends in Ireland
When IL Is received your friends are informed
OF 1t by mall.-They then tell The Livcrpool
mouse to remit To them, or their mercantile
friends IN Ireland, when they duly receive it,
his Is safer than sending the gold: because.
II one draft is lost, we can get another when
II the money should be lost, it would be zone
forever
oh bless your honor, Jus. see how it
is. thousand thanks 10 YOU. Here's The
15' ana I'd Jist wish yon to do with it as you
would for your own rcation>.'
Certainly will. Mary
"A thousand blessings ON your honor. I
must be away after my work Good morn
ing, SIR
Good morning, Mary
This poor woman had worked hard ever
since she landed 10 New York, in servilc
situation; s,ntlng herself in everything moi
absolutely necessary for her comfort. in or
der To lay by this small sum of money, to he
sent out to her poor orphan brothers, con6n-
I ed III work-house or poor-house. Her sim
! pie story was very affecting.
have no doubt there are many such thus
toillng and struggling in New York 10 earn
a Piilance, which they freely divide with their
/ poor friends left in lreland.o
/ 'Maint see you home from meeting, Peg
gyp
No you shan't no such thing Pm other
! wise engaged
well swar; guess you've miss'd it This
time, for I've got my pocket chuck full of
/ gnger~bread'
You may take my arm Jonathan
In Iowa they weigh by putting a plank a.
cross rail. with the hog on one end, and
then piling stones enough on The other end
TO balance they guess at the weight of the
stones