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

such charitable feelings, united with the |
means of gratifying hem TO the fullest ex
tent. IL was happy day for Mr.. Perci.
val. Verify, he had hts reward 10 III"
prslse of men. How much treasure was
laid up IN Heaven by the oct. we cannot
say--we have no means OF determining
this.
About one o'clock, while Mr.. Percval
was sitting alone IN his private counting.
room, thinking pleasantly Of what he had
done for the good of his fellow men, and
bordering that significant passage Of Holy
Writ" Charity covers multitude Of
sins "a lad entered with timld look and
a hesitalins step.
Well, sir What do you want y SAID
the merchant, IN rather forbiddlng tone,
contracting his brows as he spoke.
The child paused suddenly, Ut this recep.
ton, 90 different from what he had evl.
IDENTIFY expected, and looked half frigh,en.
ed. But he gathered up bis scattered con.
fdeuce aud told his errand thus
my mother has 60, 10 money to pay
her rent, and the man is going 10 sell her
things and turn all Of us into the street.
She only owes him seven dollars. Won't
you lend II 10 her, sir I"
/ Mr.. Percisal looked a the lad moment,
really as,oni.hed al his assurance. aud
then said
"Begone, sir. | never encourage stree
begging. II your mother ism, able to pay
her rent, she had better take ou all 10 The
aims house, where you will be taken care
Of"
Saying this, the benevolent merchant
took the lad someab hat iudely by the arm
leading him 10 the door Of the room II
which he had been sitting, thrust him int
the one adjoining, through which he ha
come, where we're several clerks; sayin
10 the latter, as he did 90, 10 a rough, per
empiory voice,
Don. lie, any more beggars in here
You know have forbidden this over an
over again"
81 shall be overrun bv oil the medcan,
in town" muuered MIR. Perctval to hlmsel
as he resumed his seat. So much for ha'
Ing ones name up as benevolent man."
When Charles came 20 school that after
! noon his teacher noticed that he had bee
weeping, and taat he seemed to be in
I good deal Of distress. But. though h
asked him ms 10 the cause, the lad did n
: reply directly to his questions. Sever
times during She afternoon he teacher n
u tlced that Charles wiped the ,ears from h
o eyes, and that his mind was so much d
2 turbed that be could not say his lessons
$ He mentioned this TO bis female assistar
As Charles was leaving the school room
70 home, on the dismissal of his class, tn
young lady, who had observed hin frt
quently SINCE her attention had been Gale
70 hun, took him kindly by the hand an
said
What is the matter with you, Charles
You appear TO be unhappy"
The lad paused and looked up into he
face. HIS eyes we're foil OF tears, and hi
lip- quivered. He tried TO speak, but h
could not utter a word.
"ls any one SICK al home ~ asked tb
teacher.
No ma am" the lad family replied.
The young girl, for the teacher va
quite young, stood slen, a moment. Sh
knew that the mother Of The boy was poor
and from the peculiar way in which he va
distressed, she immediately suspected tina
something was wrong at home.
is anything the matter al home that
you would like % tell p she asked.
By this time most of the children had
left the room, and the teacher and tho lad
stood quite alone. The tears taat had
been binding the latter ever sDce his
teacher had spoken to him, nov fell over
his cheeks freely. But, in a huIe while,
he was abs 10 restrain them, when he told
Of the distress bis mother was in, and how,
If the rent was not paid in the morning, her
things would all be taken away from her
and they turned out Of doors. He also re.
lated, IN a most earnest and artless manner,
how he had called upon MIR. Percival, with
out saying anything to his mother, hoping
that he would lend them money to pay
their rent. When he told Of tie cruel and
unexpected repuse with which he had met,
his tears flowed again.
But the man certainly will not do as
he has threatened" SAID the teacher.
ooh, yes be will" replied CHARLES
" He sold every thing Mrs. Ellis had this
winter, because she didn't pay him his rent
and she had TO fake little George and Mary
and 20 to the poor house. Oh, yes HE
will do H."
"How much rent does your mother
ouel'
Seven dollars"
The young teacher was again silent and
thoughtful. II she had possessed the sum
how gladly would she have laced
t IN The hands Of the boy, and sent him
nome with glad udln.s 10 lis mother
Bot it took all Of her salary TO support n
widowed mother, in bad health, and she
lad therefore nothing to spare.
go home. Charles, she at length SAID,
lnd tell your mother that will come aud
zee her TO night, Something must be done
o proven, this man from distressing her.
The boy turned and walked quickly a
way. HIS step was much lighter than II
vas when he came TO school, tor there was