Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-12-04
Raeheps Gansrositx.

Racheps Generosity.
The Petersburg (Va.) Express relates an
incident that occurred on Thursday last, at the
railroad depot, in Richmond, just previous to
the starting of the train South.
A highly respectable female, unaccompanied
save by a little child, upon feeling for her purse
to settle for a dinner, discovered it had been
stolen. 1t contained all the money she had by
her, and a check for her baggage. Accom-
panied only by a little child and friendless,
she knew not what to do, and her distress was
so great, that upon entering the cars she wept
proiusely. The coach was crowded, many a
wealthy passenger deeply sympathizing with
the distressed woman, but none offering to dry
up those tears by an action which should speak
louder than words, and which would truly
give the oil of Joy and consolation for the seeds
Of mourning. Rachel, the great French ira
gedienne, was also passenger in this coach,
being en- route for the South, from whence she
soon departs for Cuba, with the hope of finding
relief for q severe pulmonary complaint, in the
mild breezes of that salubrious isle. She wit
messed the grief of the distressed number of
her sex, and woman-like desired to know the
cause of which, she was no sooner informed,
than she drew from her portmonnaie a couple
of Spanish doubloons, and quietly placed them
In the hand OF the unfortunate woman.
RecolIcctions or Chief Justice Marshall.
In the last number of Bishop Meade's No
tees of the Old churches, Ministers and Fami-
lies of the Episcopal Church in Virginia, pub
lished in the Southern Churchman, are the fol-
lowing recollections OF the late Chief Justice
Marshall:
baya Ynoptinpad hafnra that T,I,o NJ.
shall had no hope Of the revival of the Church
in Virginia, though contributing literally to
the efforts made for it. He lived to see him
self mistaken, and to unite with his children
and grandchildren in the services of our re-
susciated Church, in the very place of his ma
tivity, and the scenes of his early life. In my
frequent visits to Cool Spring and Oak Hill, /
often met with him, as / had done at my fathers
house and other places in Frederick, in my
more boyish days. Though not a communi-
cant he was the sincere friend to religion and
the Episcopal Church. / can never forget how
he would PROSTATE his tall form before the rude
low benches, without backs, at Cool Spring
meeting house, in the midst of his children
and grand children, and his old neighbors. In
Richmond he always set an example to the
gentlemen, of the same conformity, though
many of them did not follow it.
At the building Of the Monumental Church
he was much incommoded by the narrowness
of the pews, which partook too much of the
modern fashion. Not finding room enough
for his whole body within the pew, he used to
take his seat nearest the door of his pew, and
throwing it open let his legs stretch "a little
into the aisle. This / have seen with my own
eyes. He was q most conscientious man in
regard to some things, which others might re-
gard as too trivial to be observed. 1t was my
privilege more than once to travel with him
between Fauquier and fredericksburg, when
we were both going to the lower country. On
one occasion, the roads being in their worst
condition, when we came to that most miry |
part, called the "Black Jack, !" we found that
the travellers through it had taken a nearer
and better road through a plantation. The
fence being down, or very low, l was proceed
ing to pass over, but he said we had better go
round, although each step was a plunge, ad.
ding that it was his duty as one in Office to be
very particular as to such things. As to some
other matters, however, he was not so particu.
lar.
Although | was never much given TO dress
or equipage, yet / was not at all ashamed to
compare with him during these travels, whether
as to clothing, horse, saddle, or bride. Ser.
want he had none. Federalist as be was in
politics, in his manners and habits he was truly
republican. Would that all republicans were
like him in that respectl He was fond OF agri
culture, and TO crafty himself, and for the sake
of exercise, be purchased a small farm a few
miles from Richmond, TO which he often went.
One of my visits to Richmond, being in a street
near. his house, between day break and sunrise
one morning, | met him on horse back, with a
bag of clover seed lying before him, which he
was carrying to his farm, it being the time for
sowing such seed. But the most interesting
and striking feature in the domestic character
pof this truly great and good man, was the ten
der and assiduous attentions paid to his af
ficted companion. Mrs. Marshall was nerv-
Gus in the extreme. The least noise was some
times agony to her whole frame, and bis per-
petual endeavor was to keep the house and
yard and out-houses as free as possible from
the slightest cause Of distress TO her; walking
himself f at times about the house and yard in
his stockings without shoes. On one occasion,
when she was in her most distressing state, the
town authorities Of Richmond manifested their
great respect for him, and sympathy for her, by
having either the town clock or town bell muf-
fed.
The Mormon Doctrine I'm England
The people and the law are both against
Brigham Corey, in some parts Of England. A
late paper says:-For the last fortnight two
"eldersn of this sect have been delivering
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