The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-06-03

hutton. set forth on lhe errand Of mercy
shs had proposed to herself, which was To
Obtain, IRON such persons as she knew, and
ell Tree TO call upon, sum sufficient TO pay
the poor widows rent. One or two upon
whom she called, declined giving any h,ag,
saying tina, if the woman wos not able to
pay her rent, she had better 90, with her
children, to The aims house, where she and
they would we'll be taken care of. They
dlsapproved from principle, Of private char
lGes-t did more harm than good. OH.
ere gave her small sums, such as quarter
and half doars--and one poor widow put
in dollar from her little store. ThoIe
who were most able gave the least. II was
past nine o'clock before the sum needed was
made up.
With a light heart, the noble minded
young girl started Tor the humble abode Of
The distressed widow. o. her way ;hi,her,
bending 10 the fierce gusts Of wind and
snow, she passed The splendid DIV cling Of
Benedict Percival, Esq, the benevolent
merchant. He eat in hrs luxurious parlor
with his family around bun, musing upon
y
ed mos, Of his thoughts, more Than half IN
clned 10 think that the public dd not fully
appreciate what he had done, aud in an in.
clpienl state Of repentance for having thrown
such large sum Of money away, when a
thousand dollars would have done Just as
! well. While the young girl hurried by in
the storm, her heart u.ready receiving tho
; rich reward that true beuevoleuce il sure
to brlng-a reward incompatible greater
than VIVA, comes as the result Of deeds OF
, charity, no matter how munihceu,, done for
. the praise OF men.
0 U-ually, Charles retired early but this
evening he sal up, hopefully awaiting the
9 coming oil the teacher. Since seveno' clock,
: he had eagerly listened 10 The sound OF ev.
cry approaching footstep, and often had his
= young heart grown almost sick with dlsap.
d pontment.
Hadn't you better go TO bed, Charles,
$ said his mother, long before nine o'clock.
{, tits too stormy a night for your teacher to
/. come OUT am sure she will not be here"
"Oh, yes, she will know she will
come" replied the boy. Anl thus he an.
n sseted, every tiue his mother urged him
a % 90 10 bed,
e Time had stolen on, until it was near ter
OF O'clock. The wind roared without, and TIC
al snow rushed aeains, the windows. The
o. widow looked up from her work, and va
is aboa repeating her reques, tina, Charlie
IS woutd 20 TO bed, when she observed tina
= he had fallen asleep in his chair. Hel
It. heart was touched as she looked at the IN
10 conscious boy, and thought Of the share il
is her troubles that be had voluntarily assam
3 ed. While her eyes still rested upon him,
d there came low rap al the door. Ga
d opening It young and slender girl stepped
IN lew PAGES, saying as she did So
promised your little boy that would
call and see you tonight | thought 10
II have been here earlier, but couldn't get
IS round sooner. Heaven has sen, you, through
e me, enough money to pay your rent to NOR.
row. Here il is. She handed the widow
e a small package Of money. Il comes from
those who have hearts TO feel for Others"
"lt is late, and must hurry home.-
5 Mother will be uneasy at my staying go long
e away. Good night. Charles, see. has
i; fallen asleep, but be will know ! have been
5 here. Good Digh,l"
t And ere the widow could utter word of
thanks she was away,
That night, Mr. Benedict Percva Law
awake for hours, unable TO sleep for think.
ing of the error he had doubtless commit.
ted, in giving FIVE thousand dollars for the
benefit Of those who had suffered by the
fire, when one thousand would have told
quite as we'll upon the public. Moth and
dust were already beginning TO corrupt the
treasure he bad laid up on earth.
The head Of the young teacher bad no,
pressed lis pillow long, before all her senses
we're locked in gentle slnmhA- So.
dreams accompanied her through the night,
and when the sun smiled IN al her windows
in the morning, she blessed the day and
was happy. She had LAID up treasure in
Heaven.