Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1846-02-06
MONEY WELL EXPENDED.

Capt. S. G. S. of Portland WIS one day
passing through one of the streets of Boston
when he saw a poor sailor lying upon the
side walk, with his feet in the gutter, in
such a position as to ondanger his limbs If
not his life. Capt. s.. pulled him out Of
the gutter, aroused him, and by degrees got
his history. He was from a good family,
who resided in the eastern part of Maine, had
been well educated. and exhibited even now
the wreck of a brilliant intellect and an ami
able disposition. lie had been sick, he said,
and staid his time out in the CHARLES town
Hospital, and had that morning been dis
charged without a cent, and in so feeble a
state as to disqualily him to 90 to sea again
at present. ..1Then why don'iy 90 homer
said Capt. S. 81 cannot pay my passage; |
have no money!" answered the Responding
sailor. "Have you found any body who
would give you any breakfast" said the
Captain. ''No;" was the reply 'but l found
Il man Who gave me something TO drink, and
as | was very weak and very hungry, the Ii
quor overcame me; but | am not so much in
toXicated as | seem to be, | have my SEN
ses perfectly WELL" elbow much will take
you home" inquired the Capt. There isl
said the tar, ga vessel lying at the wharf,
which will take me within two miles of my
home for one dollar, and | would go if | only
had the money. snow shipmate,'' %contin-
ued Capt. s., ''give us your hand. Look
me straight in the eye. Now promise me
upon the honor of a sailor, that you will new
er drink any more of that poison-stuif, and
I'll give you some breakfast and pay your
passage home" The sailor clasped his ema-
ciated fingers around the rough hard hand of
the Captain, and pronounced the pledge
Capt. S. handed him a bill, and saw him safe
in the nearest public house, and wenthis way
Some three years after, as Capt. S. was
passing Exchange street, in Portland, some
one behind him called out-"Cap'n; | say,
Cap'n; Halo, Cap'n. Capt S. turned around
and 4 well dressed stranger grasped him hear
tily by the hand, and inquired if he knew
him. He confessed he did not recollect ev-
or to have met him before. The stranger,
after several Intellectual attempts to refresh
his memory, finally brought to his recollec-
ton the scene narrated above, and confessed
that he was the sailor to whom he had thus
acted the part of the Samaritan, and insisted
on restoring four-fold for the money which
had been bestowed on that OCCASION. All
remuneration was refused, and the young
man was eXorted to go and do likewise. IL
Will with all my heart" said he, as the tears
g%athered In his eyes; but owe you a debt
l can never discharge. | have never bro
ken my pledge, and by the help of God |
never VIII. | went home after YOU left me,
and by, the e%ntreaty of my friends, | com
menced trading, and am now here to pur-
chase goods. have been prospered in bu-
slness; and have been lately united to the wo-
man of my choice. You saved my soul and
body, for ] trust | have lately been made ac-
qualnted with the blessed Saviour of sinners.
U, If my poor old father could get hold of
your hand, he would almost wiring it from
your body for gratitude" The generous
heart of the Capt. was melted, for he loved
the Saviour, too. The floodgates of his soul
were opened, and they wept together like
two children, shook hands again, exchanged
a hearty "God bless you," and parted.-.uor-
ming Star.