Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-04-09
MISCELLANEOUS.
i Test of True Friendship.
\ SHORT AND TRUE STORY.

The hand that wiped away the tear Of want,
ghc heart that melted at auother's We,
Were his, and blessings followed him"
David Wentworth had the kindness Of
hearts. There was neither mete nor
bound to his beuevolence, except inahili-
". And happy were any man who had
4 rvthe of the prayers that were offered
np for the welfare of my friend, by the
unfortunate and wrelched whom his hand
had relieved. | speak Of prayers-for it
gyas the only reward he obtained ; | mean
herc-but forgot.
David was paying his attention TO an
excellent young lady of his native city
She was wealthy, beautiful and accomplish
ed, and consequently had many suitOrs.--
Among them were rich and noble, (nO
extraction | mean.) and handSomer men
than David Wentworth, but n'impOrte,
there was a kind of frank-heartedness a.
bout my friend, that could not fail to
bring him somewhere near the heart of
his mistress, even if an emperor had
been his rival.
The young lady hit upon project to
put the character of her lovers to the test.
$hc had found poor widow with fam
Ily in distress, in one Of her benevolent
excursions, and the idea occurred to her
taat it would be 4 good opportunity to as
rerain what sort of stuff her lovers
hearts were made of. Letters were forth
with setting forth the good woman's tale,
and forwarded to the gentleman in the
widows name, requesting an answer and
IS stance.
The first reply was a lecture on idle
ness and begging, and concluded with the
Information, that the writer was not ac-
cuslomcd TO give to those he did not
know. This was from $4,000 year.
The second advised her to apply to some
"il The benevolent societies whose busI-
ness II was TO relevie those who arc true
" IN want. This was from one who
had a great reputation for benevolenCe-
VINO had taken a leading part in the sew
'al charitable associations, and whose
pharsaleal liberalitv had been blazoned
IN the Gazette. The lady thought that
interested as he Was in the success Of
Hose institutions. he displayed very
'onmcndabie reluctance about taking the
business out Of heir hands. A third
IRON a good hearted and generous kind of
a I'iow--enclosed her a five dollar bill
with his compliments. Several took no
no'te ot the poor widows petition. Bul
mere was another answer which the lady
read with far different feelings. 1t was
1fom David, from $500 a year-and IN
"erd no. unlike himself kind and conso.
hng. 1t spoke of the writer's narrow
"eans, the rule he had adopted, unless
persuaded OF the object and concluded by
qu's ing al interview. "f," said he. Il
nnd myself otherwise unable TO afford the
assistance yon require, trust NAV be
"' service IN interesting others in your
behalf"
NOT was tins mere profession. For il
1vaS but few weeks before the widow
found herself located, and encaced in =
thflvlng little business, commenced bv
she recommendation, and carried on by
'he aid OF my friend. And all this was
done in genuine scripture STYLE. There
WIS no sounding of trumpets--and the
right hand knew not the doinos oS the
lrit. But his lady-iove was silent OBJ
server of his conduct, and he received
many Il kind glance from that Quarter, OF
a'a:s:h lr never suspected the cause.--