Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-08-17


ful of the day Of diversity, he too oilcasuil red
the worthy to pass unIelicyed. The generous
heart of Mr.. Durham was panied by such man
ilestatiOns of selhshngsa 80 he SAID nothing
but pGrsucd the even tenor o. ms way. Ihang,
IS Cunpr nos, and then ovvrtGe political nurlzuu-
at first no larger than a man hand, but spread
ipg deeper and broader as they pass. Crops
sometimes fail, from drought, and the Ike,
making the "stail oi life a Specializing com
modify. Anxious Ia avail himself OF the bcne-
fits acCruug from investments on commodities
ia such pressing demand as bread stnils durln"
a season of scarcity, Mr.. Smith ioreaiallcd tho
market and held on. for the sake Of greater pro-
it, The poor clamorcd ior brcad,-hut tio \
means to meet the cXhorbtant demand were
wanting. Value is prldlcatcd on demand, - L
50 reasoned hr Smith, and tins rcc"nclicd
h.m 10 th. perfect honesty OF h.s course. Inc
press now and then limited at the morality Of
the thing. Public spirited men complained Of
the speculation as q cruelty but what Of that /
/ The foundation of il all WAS in the dlsappon,-
ment they felt at securing the same chance 10,
themselves. Mr.. Durham joined his remon-
s,ranccs with Others, bat then Mr.. Dunham
was a peculiar man, and would as soon give
away hIs property a. keep II. The demand
was great, the profits great also. famliy o&-
pcnses were large. Mrs. Smith and the child
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ustlfablc means oughLcerainly TO be resorted
to to crafty them.
H Public feeling at length reached n crisis
/ The warehouses of several -four dealers were
broken open. Barrels of the ab0ocd article
Il were rolled out and distributed TO the distressed
Efforts TO stem the tldc were unayalllnc
Bread bread was the waichword, aud found
its ccho in lnultudc5 Of hearts. The police
, were inefficient rs in fac, might he supposed
',-,hcmsclycs sympath.zng Of necessity wnh
the tumuluous mob. Every feeling heart
mus, Of necessity pray, that such an occasion
may never return, rs much that Is 10 be deplor-
ed follows closely on the heels of popular tum-
, ult ln virtue Of his position ncghbor and
- friend, Mr. Dnham cXpos,ula,cd with Mr.
Smith on the improperly OF his course, III al
= length finding argument useless. he offered to
purchase half his stock At fair profit. a
r. demand so reasonable could not be refused,
S but no sooner was the purchase made, than
IS the -four was thrown into market 1t hall lts
n original cost.
The demand had by this time abatcd, so thai
< apcculatoT~ began TO fear for thor profits, ano
x >'cu hv siep carno down 10 a fair Cluv;ilcnt--
is NJ Smith was among tho last to yield, bu
g. lid 50 with pad gracc--scrupIlng not WIN
d., in abusing Mr. Durham for his undue sale OF
+ the article. Fearless however, Of the failure
Z ,hc generous DunAam pcrscvercd IN his
i practice of relieving rs far as possible the
ncccasi'Ics Of others. lis days were spent
= in Efforts 10 mitigate IN some measure the
b amount Of human suffering, and lessen thereby
l. the temptation TO crime. Would that many
is more might be found walking in his footsteps
2. ,mulliing his noble example, the end OF l!v
a. iup y.ol,d nr more pe,,oo;ly attained Tie cen
IIs,pusucs3 of having done wen would bo the
/. ''rewarl %, the self denying, mingled now anC
then with the blessings oi those ready TO per
,c ish.
Of In due process Of time ,hr ncphbors were
'o gathered To- their fathers, and slept IN silence
Is The generous loua,ic5 Of Mr. D.uham, while
e., living, had exhausted his oycrpIus ot property
" so lhat 20 his disease no heightened codicI i'
Y, his will told OF generous bclucsis 10 missions
4 or CndoWmCats - colleges. a lew poor pco-
,c' ule were remembered, who received and ap-
10 ropr.d,cd his gifts according 10 their ncccSsl-
D. ucs No gorgeous pageant attended his l"uf-
at ury from his dwelling 10 the tomb, hut the
1r tears uf grateful recipients Of his bounty mos
Pc tened the sod that covered him. lils aiHlly
ii emuated his seli-dc1yng example, aud su'-
rs fcrcd his suir TO live again IN thcr own efforts
~ to follow in his footsteps.
4. 1 Mr.. Smith, on the other hand, by hs lie
a. lone rlryim of domestic charity, was able io
nm b,s,oW magnificent donations 20 various Irsu.
a-. i.uons. The name of the generous donor wa.
b'a2oned In lhe public plints--hls parsnon'ou.
~ c,o5c-fstcduaas with his fellows was all 'orGot
- ton-or rather, The long catalogue ol hls glt
I'd surogl 10 coy'I lhcu. no matter II he mas
al 81 D. sowu seed be- ,le v'yedc. though hi
l-,a3 hal never been cast upon the waters
,r-" sill Il was found aiD. many dg,s, aud ia,
in mca.H were Aus furnished TO enlarge many
he building, and pay many fat salary to I!z
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