Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1856-07-05

some acquaintance, might use his infu-
ence in his behalf The clerk, who had
given him but little encouragement, had
appointed to meet him at Browns Square.
Two hours after the appointment had
passed, weary and sorrowful, Sandy
Wright paced the street, watching and
waiting for his friend, who came not
when a gentleman who had passed him
quickly, abruptly paused and retracing
his step, fixed his eyes steadfastly upon
the old man.
"My name, sir, is Sandy Wright"
said the boatman, touching his cap.
"My good, kind friend" exclaimed
the stranger, his face glowing with
pleasure, as he grasped the old mans
hand; " often, often, have Inquired for
you, but no one could tell me where you
were, or whether you we're living or dead.
Come with me to my house in the next
square. What not remember me; il
viii be i'll with me when I cease to re-
member you'll l am Hamilton, an adj
vocate; but you will scarcely know me
as that"
The astonished boatman accompanied
his new friend to an elegant house in
Brown Square, where in handsome
parlor he saw young lady reading.
"Who of all the world have | found, ,
said the gentleman, "but good Sandy
Wright, the kind, brave man who rescued
me from perishing in the snow; and who
was kind friend to me when | had NJ
friends"
With a kind smile the lady held on
her hand, and assured him that her hus
band had frequently spoken of his kind
ness and regretted that he had no op
portunity of acknowledging it.
The poor little orphan had been kind
cared for by his fathers friends, and b
his diligence in study and his virtuou
conduct he had rewarded their care, an
secured for himself an honorable position
And now not with words only did h
show his sense of that compassion, whic
had not passed by on the other side an
left him helpless and perishing, but ha
succored him when he was ready to die
He inquired into the charges mad
against the boatman, and finding tina
they were not very serious, he invite
him to spend few weeks at his house
till he could see what could be done fo
him The weeks passed slowly, thong
he had an interested auditor in Mrs
Hamilton, who loved the stories whic
he told with humor and simplicity, an
by her husband he was treated with tn
afrectionate reverence of son. But h
was weary of the life of a gentleman
and sighed for the little smoky cottag
and the "puir old wife"
"Just stay with us one week longer,
said the advocate; "you are not as &C
tive man as when you carried me te
miles through the snow, and frightene
the tall ferryman and I will secure 70
you a passage in one of the trading yes
sells to Leitb."
A few days after Mr.. Hamilton, hi
face beaming with pleasure, and with
packet in his hand, entered the room.
This is from London" said he hand
ing the packet to his wife, who had bee
conversing with the good boatman, can
it tells us that Alexander Wright custor
house boatman, is to retire from the sci
vice on pension of twenty pounds pc
annum.
Sandy Wright, grateful and contcntcd
babe farewell to his kind friends, and re
tired to his native place, where he live
comfortably on his little income, whic
supplied all his moderate wants. III
used to say that he was sixty-year oil
scholar before he knew the meaning &
that verse: Cast thy bread on tn
waters, and thou shall find it after man
days"