Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-10-16
WHOLE NUMBER e25

nto some new fourishing village in the country
and furnished him with handsome assortment
1f goods. He did pretty well for two years
when unluckily purchasing large esmouniof pro-
iUcs, which took u sudden fall, be again became
evolved, and meeting about the same time with
1ihsr severe losses, he had TO "gys up The ship"
Tiyingham the lawyer, happened 10 be in New
York, when the news first arrived, and N order
% get into business, represented Mr.. Thompson
IS knave who had purrosely stopped paymsn,
% defrsud his creditors. A number Of his cred
tors sent their demands 10 him 10 be prosecuted,
md amongst the rest Mr.. Jackson, TO whom Mr..
Thompson owed more than all the others. On
hearing the statement, however, Of Mr.. Thomp-
ion, which was well authenticated, he bad order
ID Tivingham to withdraw his suit but before
his reached him, so he said, he had taken j1dg.
nent bonds Of Thompson-entsre1them up, and
lad swept all his properly from him, 10 the last
cent, and confined his body in Jail.
He had been confined for some monihs-ha1
,een sick, but was now on the recovery but still
without hopes Of release. His situation and that
)f his family was most deplorate, and he might
very properly have uttered something like the
Dark is this world my suns gone down,
Nor star Of hope for me 70 Tiss!
The face Of al things wear !roTn,
Or on the earth or on the skies!
90 on, Implying world, 90 on
Pour all thy vengeance on ny head,
And when the cups last dregs ass gone,
thea shall have no more u dread.
Long have toiled to liye-in vain
For life ia naught, devoid Of rest
Long struggled with the fends Of pain
To tear them from my tortured breast.
But like an arrow barbed and keen,
Their fangs work deeper in my heart
And every effort, every mean,
The wound still feels augmented smart.
Why was msdei or why thus born,
The sport Of every wsyward gale!
Launched on an ocean dark, ioI.o.ni
A leal;y shattered crazy sail
Without compass or guide;
Without q rudder in Z storm;
Without an anchor-wherc 10 ride
And chased by death in eyery sLor:a.
No home, no heayen where 70 steer:
No chart, 2 sea without shore;
No lie, buoy, light or beacon near;
No friends to weep when I'm 10 more!
Thus sung the song Of sorrow; when
4 voice from heaven came whispering low;
Place all thy hope on ME-and then
See earth and heaven with brightness glow
am the Sun Of Righteousness,
That chases every cloud away;
The gloomy horrors Of distress
Are changed to sparkling beams Of day,
Look up to ME-forsake the bark,
And fearless tread the stormy wave;
No longer grope in scenes 81 dark,
For alone have power u sare.
The minister Of the parish, ;ra'y pi3u9 an
benevolent man, had that afternoon been to Wis.
him, and poured into his wounded soul the con
solations Of religious faith.
lie attended him through all his sickness an
troubles; but Mr.. Thomson had never been st
susceptible Of pioUs resignation as he had bcel
on that day, His focs--tor let any man fall in
to trouble and he will always find enough ready
and willing to believe the worst Of him--had sue
ceeded so far against Mr., Thompson, as to de
prive him of the privilege of the Jail yard, and Il
see him locked up in close prison; but the huma
nifty of the jailer let him out on parole, and du
ring his illness he had been very kindly treate
by him in hisown apartment. News was brough
Mr.. Thompson Immediately on his family land
ing at the inn, as before mentioned, Of the horri
BILE disaster which had happened, and he felt il
agony unutterable until he saw them all yet alive
which was not long, for the boy had almost en-
tirely recovered, and they soon sought and foun
the afflicted parent. The last stroke Of thei
miseries appeared now to be struck--yet the
could not but rejoice and thank heaven that thei
lives were spared. They were informed, toe
that Tvingham had taken a robber, and SoPhi
had a glance at him and knew it 10 be the stran
ger. All were extremely anxious 10 hear the re
suit. We must therefore returntot the inn wher
we left the whole group.