The Daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1845-1850, 1846-12-03
MUNIFICENT DONATIONS.

~ "Aiu al tHat OIdilty has come 10 q low ahb
II such donations from men who have more left
than they know what to do with, are to be honor.
ed with such appellations We do not wish -
dlsparage the day OF small things, but 10 land
such donations as wonderful is very much aoains,
the true spirit OF charity. The charity of the
poor widow, who gave call her living, waq
something worth praising.
We would not unreasonably lower men in their
own esteem who think they are benevolent or
try to be so. But the giving Of money merely
and that from superabundance, is the lowest
virtue OF all charity 1t only proves that man
is not so much miser as he might be- But IooL
at the man 10 whom God has given success in bis
enterprises, until he has an income which If ia
laborous to invest. See him give away bvn
dredth or fiftieth a quarter of that for which
he has no use, and think he has purchased Heav
en-, and proved himself to possess the spirit NJ
Hun who was rich but became poor for the hon.
eft of his enemies
We can tell story of benevoence which
comes up to the luxury of it. We know AN Frc,
fish woman who came over here some six weary
ago to better her fortune. On the wav howevor
she lost most Of her goods and property She
hired very small shop, not half big enough 10
SWING cat, when she commenced business Ynoot
lndustrously, with the remnant Of her pronert,,
Her husband also labors constantly IN prenarin,,
an article of paint. This woman. WHOSE nattine
come is probably not over dollar dav. is a nor
son OF universal beneYolence. Her heart il
larger than that of queen. The ladies Of tbo
Church TO which she belongs, are engaged in
good many works Of benevoence, and She has Al.
ways one or two shillings TO give, which is CON.
monty handed quietly to some other ladv in nr;.
vate. She seldom attends the charity tneetinos
for she is not well enough dressed to appear VIII
the ladies', without attracting notice. Several
times on going TO a house where a meeting was
appointed, and finding it sewing party, or Some.
ut Mai n.et1
ed away, and gone back to her little room ve,
she never talks of the pride of the rich, or shows
the least pain that others better than herself
In iact she complains Of nothing but thankful
for what she has, goes about doing good.
Among the objects which attracted her hen.
eVoeht feeling some two years ago. was an Eng
lishman OF good education and good connections
d but whose disslpations had reduced
ggary. He lsfta lovely wife aud tami
ere glad to be freed even from hus.
ther, and came to this country, where
perfect loafer. Dirty, ragged, obi
so miserable as TO excite the deep
he poor woman whom we have
she fed him at her table. and OH
tanned ior nm one or two carpets TO shake. for
"hlcn ne got little money, bought pair Of
panlaioons, and made himself eft TO be seen
His patroness had not room to lodge him hp,
PAID three shilings week for that With her
kindness she cheered him; and procuring obs Of
work Tor him from the ladies' Of her acouaintanca
bettered his condition, and kindling hope again in
ms bosom Above all, she took him with her.
sell and husband to the religious meetings which
she had attended, and his mind at an .seno,,irin,
meeting" became deeply interested, while he
was told OF that Saviour who came to seek the
lost For year or more he has been thoroughly
reformed and by his industry is earning com.
Portable living, though still aided by his patron.
Nss. The three composing the family are always
remote pew of the church. al every
he do not steal their preaching. az
pie do, and by force and arms rob for
These persons all feel that il is a
to attend on public worship, and their
Jay a proportion OF its expenses They
e, therefore, as they are able. and no,
less, We believe, than six cents at each servjvc
They are all intelligent and Intellectual The
woman has read much, and reads still and has
mind htted for almost any place.
Here is an exhibition OF benevolepce worth
contemplating; though nothing is farther from
this woman's heart than the desire of praise or
the thought that she deserves it. when we con.
template such benevoence as this woman and
some other persons of our acquaintance have ev.
hibited, we feel that much of the ssmuni6cenc.v
OF which we hear, is unworthy to be called char.
ity al all, or to be named in comparison with
such "labors OF love-" Nav we fool r.. -.