The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-04-07


ralieied IN the annals Of regiect and suffering.
was communicated TO US verbally few day.
| since by gentemanin this neighborhood. II
was one SO revolving to every feeling Of hu.
manity, SO unlike the civilized and christian
people OF Virginis, that we were increduIous
until lady correspondent, whose humanity
| and christianity are knswn wherever SHE ia
known, confirmed it In communication now
/ before us. We regret that we are forbid TO
| give the circumstance in the touching and
| eloquent language it has been given 10 u.s.
We would gladly do so, confident that il would
| be INFINITELY better done that we could do it,
But We are peremptoriiy denied this and we
| give the narrative in our own version, embody.
ing all the material facts as they have been
| furnished tous.
Some IA or Is years ago, a Mr.. Watson came
from Alexandra, and settled in King George
county, as merchant He married Young
lady OF highly respectable family in that coun
~ by which marriage he had four children
| watson was unfortunate. He became at the
same time bankrupt and widower. With
bis little children, two Of whom were dau gb-
ters, he lived on a small farm which he rented,
three miles below the line separating Stafford
and King George. During The coldest OF the
weather in the latter part of December lasr.
his children were seized with whooping cough
and every one of them prostraied Whilst
| thus confined their father was taken with Fry
sipelas, and in the same room lay the father
and children perfectly helpless. Whilst thus
confined some fends broke in his meat and
fowl houses and stole every fowl and piece of
meat on the farm. In doing SO they passed
| through the garden. levellng the fence and
thereby permitting the cattle and hogs 10 de-
stroy all the vegetables intended for winter
use. The only thing left for the support of
that family, was a small quantity of corn meal
and some untoasted coffee. In that condition
they lay large portion of the time without
| water, without fire and without food.
poor widow in the neighborhood, sent
them a small piece of meat, aud the Oldest bov
not quite as ill as the rest, did as long as his
strength would enable him, crawl to the fire
place, stir up the dying embers, halfcook some
| bread. fry piece OF meat, aud with coffee
without milk or sugar, attempt to relieve the
hunger of his dying father and sisters. On one
occasion, weak and feeble as he was, he
''staggered' through the snow to neighbors
house to procure fire. AT one time the father
| and children would be crying for water and
not drop ID the house and no one TO bring
it. Thus they lay for several days until God
in his mercy. took two Of the children. Two
days did they lay corses by the side of their
| sick parent, and no one to prepare them for
seputure and convey them TO the tomb.
man accidentally passing by, called in, found
the family as we have described them, the ia
ther blind aud insensble, with his two dead
children, tone frozen to death,) lying by his
siae and left them in that condition. Two
days after this the father died. The night
preceding bis death he had hemorrhage and
bed most profuseiy. By his side were his son
and his daughter barely able 10 raise their
heads, but neryed to the occasion they sa, by
him the whole night alone, using every means
their infant minds could suggest in stunching
the blood. A poor widow the day of Watson s
Il Of - 20 k.l
and his two dead children buried, took The
sick ones home with her, nursed them and
has since restored them TO health.
Truth, we ars told, is stranger than fiction.
| The writer OF romance, who wonld sketch
scene like this, would be thought unworthy
the refined and christian age in which we live.
But, yet, this thing is so. 1t has happened al
our door, in our midst. among a people who
| read the Bible receive its Heavenly teachings
and acknowledge the force of its sacred and
Christening influence. Our heart sickens a, The
| thought, and in view OF its revolving inhuman
ity our pen falters inrecording the deed.
King George is one of the most wealthy and
hospltable counties in Virginia. Some of the
| most intelligent and benevolent men we know
in The commonwealth, are to be found in that
county, though not in the neighborhood where
this scene was enacted. Ii becomes them to
| wipe this blot from their escutcheon-which,
in part, can be done by providing for the two
| surviving children. Let them be properly
educated. The boy four correspondent in
forms us) sis uncommonly sprightly and in
telligent," and what is most extraordinary
'relafed, on ms mothers side, to some Of the
Eedtthiest families in King George" We
hope our friends in that county will take this 8
matter in haud and do something for these
| children. They owe ii to themselves and TO
the good name of their people--Fredericks
barg Meas.
MAGNANIMITY OF WISE MANA writer
in the New York Herald, who hopes there will
be change of opinion Of the judges of the Su.
preme Court, relates the following anecdote:
This gentleman was not less distinguished
for his frankness and magnaninity than for
his powerful intellect aud vast a,tainments.-
On one occasion, when sitting in the conven-
ton of judges, Georgia then had no Supreme
C0urt.l a case had been referred 10 Judges
Crawford, Thomas and Law. When the
judges convened, Judge Crawford gave his
opinion. Judge Thomas followed. concurring
with Judge Crawford. Judge Law dissented,
and next read his opinion. As soon as Judge
Law had finished, Judge C. said-"Judge
Thomas, you are alone. / have changed my
opiBion-Judge Law is right"
The above anecdote of Judge Crawford, re-
lated to us by gentleman who heard IL from
one of the presiding judges, is characteristic Of
the man. Marshall has done the same thing;
and any great mind is ready 10 correct an errUr
as soon as discovered.
REMEDY FOR SCARLET FEvER.-The follow
ing cure for this malignant disease has been
communicated by physician tDr. William
Fields, of Wilmington, Del.) to the editor Of
the Delaware Republican. As the disease is
fearfully prevalent in some portions of the
country, we cannot better serve our readers
than to give The recipe. The writer slutes
thai il is applicable in all stages OF the disease
and " ill not fail to cure niueteen cases out OF
twenty, If strictly attended TO. Although ap-
parenlly simple, il is said to be a sovereign
RENE dy, !. and may save many oi our little CUES
from premature grave, which is aimost sure
10 follow the use of calomei, which universal
i ly tennis to increase the disease instead OF