The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-08-15
For the Union.
For the III
An Incident OF General Cass.
BY THE" BREAp-BOY,"

Trhes oft speak the greatness of the heart.
During the Black Hawk war; and while the govern
ment troops being transferred think it happened
that Cen Lewis Cassthe distinguished candidate for the
presidency, then Secretary of War under Gen Jackson
travelled through the State of New York Them not
now, might you breakfast in the city of Albany and step
on board railroad car with certainty in twenty hours
of being seated at the board of Buffalo hotel three
hundred miles away but rather by
eboat on the Erie canalwhich, by the way, at five 10
six miles per hour at that day conceded to be Fright
smart" getting on by water.
1t was in 1882, think, the time of which speak, and
summer The rocky village OF Little Falls, eighty
miles west of Albany, has been the wonder OF all
passes through; and especially of those who travelling
canawise, have better opportunities Tor noticing the al
most nsurmountable obstacles of h and rock, and
chasm, and swamp which were finally overcome in
peting that mammoth channel
The, packet was passing through the village above
named, when, was his custom, boy OF some nine
ten years OF age, with basket of brown bread swinging
upon his dropped in among the crowd of passengers
aThe Bread Boy" as he was familiary styled, having
made sale of his brown oaves, returning but, upon
hearing the name of General Cass mentioned, turned
look upon the distinguished man who directing all
those troops and the Black Hawk In his cageness
to catch good view OF the great man, he by accident
dropped his purse into the CANAL containing the proceeds
of his entire satellite to many, to him much This
loss which brought tears to the eyes of the poor
"Bread Boy" yet he senced his feelings and looked
upon the object of his admiration with tears still rolling
The great had witnessed the accident; and as the
unfortunate boy turned to leave the deck of the boat the
heart of the General seemed to feel for the boys misor
tune. Stepping towards him. he said
'.My fine boy. you have met with misfortune; what
amount had you in your purseH
.'Three shillings and ninepence, sir" answered the
''Bread Boy"
swell, little man, do not cry any more here is sill
yer dollar to make up your loss"
And the BREAD Boy" received from the hand of Gen
Cass silver American dollar, the prompted gift of
whose goodness of heart him to "feel for
others woes" That generous, dsinterested could
never be forgotten. The manner in which done,
proved beneVolence with him act seldom per
formed and the deed better than the gift the
smiling boy. He who the "Bread Boy" is one no
longer now, has been for many long years. and, al
though he has until recently done battle the field Of
whgery in more than solid way he is proud to
do battle for democracy under the standard OF the hero of
1919, the maintaner of free trade and sailors rights,
against English usurpation and the patriot of his
Staethe next President of the United StatesGeneral
Lewis Cass. tue s-I
Oft yield great gifts, to make foolish show;
But dearer is that gin, not givn all men TO know
Who gives his thousands, gives, oft, but for name,
And, falling thus oreer despars of fame.
The widows mite in meekness given, in sight
OfGod, much richer is than thousands just as BRIGHT
Tho given by lord, possessed of kingly part
Trfes oft show the greatness OF the heart
WASHINGTON, August I, 1913