The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1852-02-19
R. T., FEBRUARY -. 1862.

, that they mi hit emo tn. advantages $
liberal'y provided for tn. poor as well a
o the rich. Charles h'r son, was advancin
t very rapi lly. and in few months sh
hoped 10 see | in in the high school. whnr
t sh meant to s''iv" ha d to keep him f'
at least two years con Sc, before he let
HON 10 learn some trade o" 10 60 into
stor'. This lad was present durin. tn
. hrief interview that prssel b tween hi
mother and h'r landlord. His voun
blood gr W hot in lis veins and he wi he !
for his moth., 5 SAX :, that he were a man
Cha : w.n' TO SCI oDl wi h h av'
h {. lie understood from what Lac
been said cl arl, the extremity in whici
his m th"r was placed AMI h. al>'
knew that th' threat o. Sc q ng upon 4 ei
tiin,s and selling them would lc cxecutrd
on the X day, unIs - ther ut w're paid
for moie than on, di>traint had take
nlace, a, tbe instance Of til man, within
the past year, and h lpless children and
widows st ippcd If thcir all without com
function, and tun into the streets.
Young as tn" c|.i'd was, h" hal be ey,.
witness 70 surh SC .nes of distress No
wonder that bis h art WAS heavy.
At scho | there was COOL deal Of talk
among til" lovs about the larg: sul>r ip
ti?n that had been raised Co tho snF.'e :
b5 ;;;a terrible fi"c in \ West rn city the
amount Of viii had b.. II pnili led in
thu mornng papers The fact that tir
Benedict Fercival, the rich m reliant, had
given FIVE Thousand d,llar-, was particular.
ly dselt upon His praise was upon al
lips aud b" was sroken OF az one of IT,,
most b nevolent men in the city.
Suddenly it flashed through the mind o
the lad that if Mr.. Percival was sn r,cl
\ and ben vol,nt as TO he able an " Him
t, give five tn yusand dollars for the r'li'
Of suffering in another city, h. woul'
| lend or give bis mother seven i liars t,
prevent her litl all FROM being take,
, from her, and she and her child ell turne,
in,o the str ct in the dad of Winter
The thought una le hi y,ung heart bea
quicker and bis che,k to bum Cnti
dinner time, he pom lered this r, bi
mind fcelin m 'rt cDnfi tent each moment
that rei;e, would be obtained if application
Vas made to Alr. Pcrcival
VIII n Charles came home from school
after iht mo. nlny session, the fac. Of hi
IN 'th r was full Of Distress hough ,h.
boy tried 10 eat VIII II h sat down to din
ner, he could with difficulty swallow hls
food. II" lett the taLle IN t, W niuatc,
anl wilho speaking Il word ,ook up hi
';.ving srhoDl, he lad inluir, d of the boy,
til. d. cetion OF Mr.. l'crcival store, ami
iowa ds tins he now i.ect, d his steps.
The ublic ann unc III ut Of Is great
liberality, unitld as 1t was, "l'h hi sh enco
niums upon hun As " one u 'ur wealth. st
aud mott b. nev' ut citiz ns," was par
ticula. y gratifying 10 B,ncdlct Pereival,
Esq lie RAD The railous pagagl aph, that
met his eyes with the llvcn ST satisfaction
and enjoy Ell higher deeroe OF S lt-cuIn-
plac, ncy than he had known for a 10 (
nm. 1t was csp" cilliy agreeable to him
to fad that tn: largest subscription made
ny any on; except ninselt, Was Oniy fv'
hund.e ed dollais; and tina, til, suu was
slbsc ibed 10y Il melchant WHO was reputcd
t, b: wJrtn sew raj hIuIteJ thousand
dollars more than hims If. lle,e was IA
tlumph e. Mt often to be had and it was
r.cnly enjoyed. Numerous w.re the con
yrai ulaio he received Tor Lemy the pos
5, s.or of such cha itdUle feelings, united
with the means ut g'atny,ng them to the
fullest extent. 1t WIS d happy day fo.
Mr.. perc.val. (e.iy, h- hau his rlwad
ia til D ai,e of men llw much easure
WIS la d up ii l,av II By the ac,, W. can
not say-wc have 40 III ans ot determining
this.
Ab,ut one clock Will. Mr. y revival
was ittins alone III h. r,va,c coun In =
room, think .ns pl asahtiy OF wha, h. had
lona lor tn g,,l oi h ; ie.i,y-m n. AMI
ponde'iug that 81 nlfcan' paosags OF i.oly
Writ" Cuanty co,e.s mul nud' #
sus"-.a lad ent :red wltn y unid LOOK
aud hesitating step.