Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-10-03
APLEAsING INCIDENT-

n EhEAS1NG INCIDENT. --
Some three or four months since. a
poor, emaciated, care worn man called a,
the residence ofsonai6f tour citizens to SO.
lIcit the job Of carrying in load OF v GOD
which he e'observed lying before the door
The lady of the house, who ever has a
Kind word and a helping hand for the
poor and needy. having a curiosity (mosl
women ARE more or less curious to learn
the cause of his misfortunes, ouestioned d
him concerningis. Seating himself, (for he
was scarcely able to stand and while
tears filed his eyes, he told his story
He had emigrated 10 this country from
the city Of New York, where he left q
wife and three children in good circum.
stances, to seek home for them in the
far off West. On arriving at MarysvilIe,
he was stricken down with sickness, and
being stranger, he applied and was ad
mitted into the hospital, where he laid
someume-till his money was exhausted
and his health somewhat improved, when
he was discharged. After wandering
about the streets for two or three days,
Vainly seeking for work enough to pro
cure food sufficient to satisfy the cravings
the door, aud as a last resort, had appli-
ed for the job of carrying it in, which he
was willing to do for crust of bread. A
torrent of tears gushed from the poor in
valid's eyes at,the close of his story as if
his heart would break. A few kind
words soon rallied his dropping spirits,
and smoking hot breakfast in an incred-
lble short time afterwards lent strength
and vigor to his Ianguishing body. The
work was completed and paid for. and a
few days provisioning given him. when
he trudged off mountain n-ward with n
light-heart, heaping all the thanks on his
fair preserVer that grateful heart could
suggest.
Now comes the sunny side of this 'o'er
true tale A few days ago we'll dress.
ed, hearty looking gentleman called on The
lady above alluded to, with smile on
his face and his honest hand extended !;
but not remembering ever to have seen
her visitor before, he was compelled to
revert to the incident above described in
order to bring his identity to her mind
He took up the thread of his story where
he left OF three months previous, and
finished it in substance as follows: His
wife had learned OF his misfortunes, and
like true woman, Immediately sold her
property in New York, and took passage
with her three children for California,
whore they arrived in safety with a snug
little sum Of money. They found the
husband and father prospering soon a
ranch was bought and paid for, few
piIes from MHrysville. and now he had
dropped in to leave her load of wood
basket of eggs and roll OF fresh butter
all of which was produced on his own
ranch, and hauled to town with his own
horses and wagon-saying I" he would
never get done paying her." Thus. in
the short space of three months, hns II
penniless wanderer been converted into a
prosperous valuable citizen. The above
story is but poorly told but it is done
more for the purpose Of showing that
among the many unworthy applicants for
charity there is occasionally found one
that serves to verify the saying of the
good book" cast thy bread upon the
waters. and after many days it shall res
turn to hee."-NarysVil!e California Er-
press