The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-08-31


eighteen shillings, which the creditors do
clared should be paid. Ono guinea made
her happy They ihen p,ocer ded on fol.
lowed by the blessings Of the now happy
mother.
On Mr.. Wesley's inquiriug Of Mr. Bar.
ton, hIs friend, where their charity was
most needed. be replied he knew Of 10 place
where his money would be more acceptable
than 10 Glllspur street comp'er. They &C
cordlngly repaired ,hilher. ind on asking
the turnkey 10 point out the mos, miserable
OBJECT uLder his care. he answered if they
acre come IN search Of poverty they need
not 60 far. The first ward they entered
they we're struck ~nh the appearance Of
poor wretch Who was greed,ly eating some
poiaioe skins. On beng questioned he in.
formed them that be had been IN that stu.
alton, supported by casual aims Of compass
s'onate strangers for several months with
out any hope Of release, ard thu, he wa.
conlined for the debt Of hall guinea. On
hearing this, MIR. Weslcy gave him a GUN.
ca, which he received 9th the ulmos, graf.
ltude. and he had the pleasure of seer him
liberated with hall guinea in his pocket
he poor man leaving his place OF couhne.
menf, said, 'Gentlcmen, as you come here
10 search Of poverty. pray go up stairs # i,
be no, loo late They instantly proceed
ed lbiiher, aud behed sight which csled
forth all their Compassion. On a low stool,
with his back towards them, sat q man, OF
rather q skeleton, for he was literally no.
thing but skin and bone his hand support.
ed hls head, and his eyes seemed TO be riv.
eied 10 the opposite corner OF The chamber,
where lay stretched Out on pallet Of straw
ayoung woman in he las, slaee OF consunp.
ton, apparently l,feess, with an infant by
her side, .bIch was quite dead. Mr.. ives
ley imme dlately sent for medical assistance,
but i, WIS too late for the unfortunate fe.
male, ~ho expired fcv hours aner~ard.
IRON Starvation as The doctor declared
You may mag ne, my lord, the remaining
eight goiness would not 90 far 10 aiding
such distress as this. No expense was
spared for the relief OF the now only survi.
wing sufferer; bu, 90 extreme was the
weakness. TO which he was 'educed, thai sir
weeks elapsed before be could speak sufii
GENTLY TO relate his own history. Ii ap
peafed I've had be- reputable mere hcn,,
and had married a beautiful young lady
emineniy accomplished, whom be almos,
,doliz,d. They lived happily together 70,
some ,imc, ilI by failure OF speculation in
~hch his whole property wns embarked.
he was completely ruined. No sooner dd
he become acquainted With his misfortune
than he cslled all his creditor. together, and
laid before them the state Of his affairs,
showed them his books which we're in the
mos. perfect order. They ell willingly
signed the dividend excep, he lawyer, who
owed his rise IN the world 10 this mer.
chant, ; the cum vas $50 pounds. for ~hich
he obs'nately declared he should be sen, TO
jail. II vas 10 vain the creditors urged
him TO pity his forlern condition, and TO
consider his great respectablliiy. That
ceiling was stranger 10 his breast, and in
spite OF all their remons,rances he was huf.
red away to prison, followed by his weep.
ing vic. A. she vas very acconp shed,
she continued TO msinialn herself end her
husband tos some dine, solely By the use OF
her pencil, IN painting small ornaments on
cards. Aud thus they managed TO pu,
lillle aside for the time OF her confinement
Bat 90 long an llue.s succeeded this even, |
that she was completely lncapacia,ed from !
cxerIing herself for their subsistence, md 1
their scsnty savings were soon expended by /
procuring the neeessarirs which her situa
lion lacn required. They were driven to
pawn their clothes. and their resources
failing. they found themselves reduced to
absolute starvation. The poor inlsn, had
Just expired from want. and the hapess mo
Iher was about TO follow it 10 the grave
" hen Mr.. Wesley aud his friend entered,
md, as | before SAID, tho husband was so
reduced ION the same csuss, that with.
,ut the utmost care, he must have lal-
en- too and rs MIR. Wesley, who was not
OF dung things BY halves, had acquainted
himself With this case Of extreme misery,
le wen, to tho creditors and informed them
,fii. They were hey ond measure astonish.
ID TO learn what he had TO name TO them
or so long time had elapsed without /
rearing any thing Of the merchant, or his I
amily, some supposed him to be dead, and a
dhers ,ha, he had Quilted the country. .
Among The rest he called on the lawyer, h
I'D panied to him IN tho most glowing co. c
ors, the ~re,chedness he had witnessed, Il
nd which he the lawyer had been ins'ru' b
mental in causing but even this could no, h
move him TO compassion. He declared the h
merchant should not leave the prison with. a
u, paying every far,hing. Mr.. Wesley
epeaicd his visit to the other creditors, 4
Tho, considering the case Of the sufferer, .
greed to raise a sum and release him y
lone gave fl00. others f200, and ano. 4
her f300. Tho affairs oil the merchant
ook a different turn. God seemed TO pros. /,
20 him; aud in the second year he called v
he creditors together, thanked them for
heir kindness, and paid the sum so gene
ously obtained. Success continued to at.
end him; he was enabled TO pay oil his -
eb,, and afterwards realized considerable h
His sslltclions made such a deep !,