The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-09-15

lWlu De tOund numbers 10 Slep LOIWaIu anu
Join In alfording you tie assistance so much
desired, when they are made aware your
present extremity" . ..H. Hr
The lady made an impatient gesture, as
if my words were felt as mOckery or an
insult, and, turning from me, again walked
from the. room with firm step. Before L
could recover myself, she passed into the
street, and | was left standing alone. TO
this day have remained in ignorance Of her
identity. Cheerfuly would l have aided
her to the extent of my feelings, and awaken
ed my liveliest sympathies, and if, on learn
ing her name and making proper inquiries
Into her circumstances, had found all as
she had stated, would have felt it duty
to interest mysefin her behalf, and have con-
tributed in aid of the desired end to the ex-
tent of my ability But she came to me
under the false idea that l had but to put
my hand in my pocket, or write check up
on the bank, and 10! thousand dollars
were forthcoming. And because l did not
do this, she believed me unfeeling, selfish,
and turned from me mortified, disappoint-
ed and dcsparing.
l felt sad for weeks after this painful in
terview. On the next morning received d
letter from an artist, in which he spoke o.
the extremity Of lis circumstances, and beg.
ged me to purchase couple of pictures.
| called at his rooms, for could not resist his
appeal. The pictures did not strike me as
possessing much artistic value.
i "What do you ask for them?" l inquir'
ed. .. ''.'
81 refused hundred dollars for the pair
But am compelled to part with them now
and you shall have them for eighty"
Il | had many uses for eighty dollars, and,
therefore, shook my head. But, us he look
ed disappointed, offered to take one OF the
pictures at forty dollars. Tothis he agreed
| paid the money ard the picture was sent
home. Some days afterwards, | was show
ing it to friend. ..
"What did you pay for it?'' he asked.
"Forty dollars replied.
"rhe friend smiled strangely.
whats the NATTER" said L.
"He offered it to me for twenty-five.
"rhat picture?' ..
eyes"
ole asked me eighty for this and another,
and said he had refused hundred for the
pair"
"Though he lied. lie thought, as you
were well off, that he must ask you a good
stiff price, OF you wouldn't by"
"rhe scoundrel!'
ole got ahead Of you, certainly"
"But it's the last time," said | angerly
| And so things went on. Scarcely day
| passedin which my fame us Il wealthy citl-
/, zen did not subject me to some kind OF eX
pertinent from people in want OF money
[ employed a porter for any service, and as
ked what was to pay, after the work wa,
/. done, ten chancesto one that he dldn' touch
his hat and reply
: "Anything that you please, sir" in the
hope that l, being Il Itch man, would be Il.
shamed to offer him less than about foul
times his regular price. Poor people in a'
bundance called upon me for aid; and al
sorts of applications to give or lend money
t met me at every turn. And when |. in self.
$ defence, begged off as politely as possible
hints, gentle or broad, according to the char
acters or feelings of those who came, touch
, ing the hardening or peryerting Influence o
wealth, were thrown out for my special edi
t fcation. ...
And still the annoyances continue. Nobo
dy but myself doubts Tie fact that | an
worth from seventy to a hundred thousand
i. dollars, and [ am, therefore, considered al
lowabIe game for all who are too idle or pro
|digal to succeed in the world; or as Nature.
almoner to all who are suffering from mis-
fortune.
Soon after the publication 10 which | have
alluded was foisted upon our community a.
: a veritabie document, | found myself a secu
: II dignitary in the church militant. Pre-
, viously | had cnly been pew holder, ant
[ an unambtious attendant upon the SabbatI
A ministrations of the Reverend Mr.. .--,-. Blu
: a new field opened suddenly before me.
! was a man of eight and influence and mus
: be used for what was worth 1t is no jok,
: can assure the reader, when | tell then
G that the way my pocket suffered was truly
0 alarming. | don't know, but | have seri
e ousy thought, sometimes, that if hadn'
] kicked loose from my dignity, ] would hav'
!, been gazetted as bankrupt long before thi
time.
/, Soon after sending in my resignation n
/ vestryman or deacon, will not say which
+ | met the Rev. Mr. and the way h'
n talked to me aboutthe earth being the Lord
!. and the fulness thereof" about our havin,
"the poor always with u.s." about the dutie
is of charity, and the layingup of treasure il
heaven, made me ashamed to 90 to churcI
!. for month to come. really began to fea
that was doomed man, and that the re
|; putation of being "weathy citizen" wa
,c going to send me into everlasting pcrditior
But am getting over that feeling now. M
d cash book, ledger, and bIl-book set me rigl
II again: and | can button up my coat an
draw my purse strings, when guided by tn
rs dictates of my own judgment, without u fea
of the threatened final consequences befor
!, me. Still, am the subject of perpetu;
d annoyance from all sorts of people, who wi
lc persist in believing that am made ofmoney
,r and many of them approach mo in such
lie way as to put it almost out of my power
D. say mo" . .f. ur' aaus
They come with appeals for small amount
J. as loans, donations to particular 'charitie
or as the price of articles that do not wan
ie but which cannot well refuse to take.
n am sure that, since | have obtained m
ly nnenviable reputation, it hasn't cost me les
sgIthan $4,000, in money given away, loanO
r. never to be returned, and in the purohas
so r tI,.,,,. I .,ox,a. ,ya,,lI hnya tbnu,s,t ,