The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1852-07-08

Or" imce was hrG st,nkes ot ~ COT,
nexiioa with the prrsidsncy at tho
Loco Sssie Couveaticn IN New
tlampshirv soma time hast wias.r, and
than body sslopsed 4 tesolu,ion rrqucs.
ling ilisir uclegstcs 10 bring hini for.
ward ~ candidate. Governor Steele
in addressing the convention exp ressed
hi. qualification ., the selection. and
tsla'cd the following dNetaote y exlib.
Il the charsctrr Of the man.. We give
Il IN iho Governors own ysotds
"Sir, snii Governor Steele, Il have
knewn the whole career of Ocn. Pierce
from the day he arst toes his seat Ia
this hall. have admired his exploits
in Congress ard ia Mexico. But l
hayc an incident i' my mind sthth I
viii r'lntc. which, In my hnmblc opin-
ihn; exhibits the character of the man
III q more i!lus,rio,s light than all his
efforts in the forum or The feld
1t was something more than twen-
4, yeats aso General Pierce WAS then
somewhat younger than he is now he
was travelling through one Of the west
ern towns oi this State. and rs he en-.
itre'l the principal village he behcll
threc boys eating candy. At a brief
distance he beleld another boy sitting
alone. and ilia, boy was no, eating, bu,
he WITS crying. Gen. Pierce feeling
Interested in so strange n circumstance
inquired into tic case, and ascertnincd
iha, he was crying because he had no
money to buy candy. No sooner had
he learned :ht facts in tho case, ttan,
@i'h that noble generosity which ha,
ever distinguished Pierce through his
whole life, he pat his Aand in his pock.
ct, drcD )orth a cent, bought a stick Of
tdndy. md gaze tito tie hoy, ALTHOUGH
| TnE BOY WAS A TOTAL STRANGER TO
GtN. PiKRcE"
His nomination for tie Presidency,
taken In connexion with sucl, remark
able instance Of benevolcncc and Gn-
bounded liberaliiy towards an entire
stranger; must Je ,inother illustration
Of the proverb that " good actions meet
with their teNarJ."
II was not 10 have been SURPRISED
that n narrative as affecting rs the above
couH have psssed unnoiiced by the in-
Vulnerable tafd-singers Of the day.
and therefore We fiud one ready to ter.
der into sober and steady verse the s''g.
ges'iSe story Of his ex-Excellcnty u.
FLOWS: - ..|...s.
twts poor unhappy boy,
! All kad he wePt, SLIME,
| HIS head wns resting IN his hand,
! lie sat upon stone
| Not far removed, thrre other boys
Wnh sweetest mouths and smiIes,.
Were sucking each stick apiece
Ofcandy all the while.
II was a stranger. mah who passed;
| lie saw The mourning lad,
And kindly turning 10 him SAID,
"What makes you icel so had? p
sim poor, Indeed, I'm very poor,
! No candy can buy, >,
/ My comrades taste ,hc pleasant sweets
| While sit here aud cry"
| Twas thea noble impulse seized
Upon that stranger man,
And thus he spake, cheer up my lac
~ helpyou If cam
Then quickly down his pockets deptl,
HIS generous hand he thrust,
And forth he drew a shInin. cent
From out pile OF dust.
Then TO n candy shop he sped
With grave aud reverend haste,
For he, iikeevery prudent man,
> Nor pence aor time could waste.
The dcei was done, the candy bough
The money down was paid,
The boys bright eye and waiery moutl
Was elo9uencc unsaid.
But eagrrl, he grasped the .tick
| And placed 1t Ia his ips;
Not hall 30 sweet the flow er from wIi,cl
II The bee the nectar sips.
All, noble act nh, noble man
Now BILE ssed Ia as to give;
'?ifs story, like the widows mite,
To thy renowa shall hive.
: More glorious this than conquesis grcu
In camp and forum won
Il Far louder this shaft speak thy praise
! Than all else thou hast done.
Now learn a lesson from ih,s tale,
!: Who givesa boy cent
Yo' buy a stuck of candy with,
Shall be u President
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