Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1850-02-14
MISCELLANY
THE TEST Or TRUE FIRE h nsIrIp.
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1.-THE haEd thatwled away Tie lear ot want,
The Aeati tii1t melted atanotEetk woe Il
Were hiS ana blessings EollowedIhniif Il

The Aeati tliat melted at anothetk w5eI II ia
We're bin and blessings followed him IL 1
David Wentworth had the Ikindest Of
hearts There was neither meteI nornfbSund
to his benesolencr, except inabllityH And
happy wereany men who had a iitLeIof the
prayers ihat.were offered up for the welfare
of MY friend By the unfortunate hud+Krtteh-
ed whom his hand'had relieved, I|l VI s
1Ispcak of prayers-for it Kds tbe IonIy
reward ke obtained ! mean lIeru+but- I
forgot HI IH HI 1 II,
David was paying his attentions q ali ex-
cellent young lady of his native citF. She
was wealthy, beautifubend accomplished. and
consequently had MARY suitorss IIAmdng
them were richer and Eobler lid Extraction
mean and handsomer men than David
Wentwotthsbut mimpoftc, there was kind
of frank heattedness about my friend, that
could not fal To bring him somewhere near
the heart otshis mistress even if an emperor
had been hiS rival I'LL fa II 4
The ypnIE LADY hit upon prbjcA to nut
tho charactsFs Of her lovers ID u tdst. She
had found y poor widow with. i firmly il
distress, in ono of her brseyolenI excursions.
and the idca occurred to her thbt 1t would
be a good opportunity to ascertain What sort
of stuff her aoyers' hearts were mado Off
Letters weie forthwith indited, settling fort6i
the good LIN oman stab, aud for2hr5sd To taIeI
different GET tlemen III the widow Shame, Ia
questing lan;aaswer and assissadee. Hit
al dI4s sf af aad gE5aRyludsa a i1sasss
nr,tien tbbbf the writer was MOI Adjust pmedI
e. give toLtEose he did not know Hsrbib was
from q $4,000 a year The s{coSna advised.
her to apply TO some of the believoIent soei-
cites whose, business it was to relinEo those
who we're truly in want This wasfrom one
who hadIa great reputatioa fof bencvolence
who hAi aaken leadiag patt Id The seve
fal Charitable associations, and whose thatal
saical liberslity lad been blakoned ID thu
Gazette The lady thought, that intcrested
as he was III the success Of tho e INSTITUTIONS
lie displayed avery commenda bleIFeluctanca
about taking the business out BE t1fair hands
a third frosn a good hearted and renerohs
Mind of fellow enclosed Ihef five dollar
Jill with his compliments SryeHal took Id
notice Of the poor wonan's petition. But
there vas anpther answer which tlae lad read
with fardifferent feelings i I'll war from Dal
vid, from ssGo year--and j nshd not say
like himself Kind and consolina 4 It spoLe
Of the wFituT's narrow means, HE Fule he had
adopted prless pcrsuadedIo klie object. and
concluded hy requesting an interview. 4 IT,
said lie, i find myself otherwise unalElc It'd
afford the assistance you reqIire,HI trust /
may be Of service in interesting others in
your behalfsi HI ffEE
Il Nor was this mere professionals For 1t was
but few weeks before Tile widow found her
self comfortably located, ah6 engaged III ]
thriving little business, com nenfea BIZ thc
recommendation. land carried on 1by till lid
Of my friend And all fliis vas Zone ii genI
time Scripture style. There was no spuna-
ing Of tfumrets-and the hight hand knew
not the dpihss Of the left Buthis ladyl9ye
was a silent pbser4cr of Ills EoKdnct and liz
received miay kind glance from thatquart
ter, of Fliisl he never susIcctda the cause
She began - think that the loniage of 4
spirit like kis vas not to1 bs ldspisca: and
she felt Isopething very mut h like a palpita[
ton of the heart as she qucstioned herself
respecting his intentions ~ IESI
Such was the train Of thdughH which Mas
one evening. as is often the ease.iinterrupted
By call from the person who lad been III
cause II dur after hour passed by that night
and still David fingered. Ha could not
tear himself away. g She is a most fascinal
ting crcataTe,r thought be, an4 good is she
is beautiful Can she ever Be mine N and
cloud ean;e over his featutes dnd.hc Sat for
q moment ii silence I.l1l II III Hi
This suspense must b cIdea.n he Iak
length .iho1ght He started is the clock
told elGysn 4 Hill
g YOU viii certainlY think ND insuffsrallly
tedious said be With afaiht smile, slbut i
have been 50 pleasantly engaged is I'd take
no note Of slime And the sin 6f this tres,
pass on the rifles Of good breeding must lie
at your d0ars Besides, hasc Heightened
this fisIt,H he continued after pause. 4 g I'M
der the apprehension trrt is ithas been Tie
happiess, i might also be |tbe hast il might
ever b ny good fortune to eaipy with Miss
H.
The iaay lodked !, lin vith foms s4r-
Prise
Nay,Iisal lie, stha matter tests with
yourself Viii ron forgiven vpresumptiohl
! know that pshers, perhaps MORE worthy ilof
you. at lsAst nphler andIwchltllier. and high
er ii flleEHerIds esteem. ate striving for Tie
honor 81 roar hand AndEyst|II cannot re
strain D ysclf from makingI al avowal which
though II may Be futile, is Jet kutla deserved
tribute 70 sohr worth
The l,ldy did not swoon nor turn tsAle.--
But i fash 81 Qualification passed over her
face, and liigh.ed her eyes lpf u mpment
She frankly gave him hek hand Ind hooked
up archly Il bis face. 4 The friend Of the
fatherless and tie widow, n shH said, david
blnshedl Z kannct fail 10 make j constant
iover sna hpshsnd" Hi