Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-02-09
Misttllanr0us.
THE ADVERTISEMENT.
BY FALCoNBRIDGE.

Sit down for a moment; we will not de-
tain you long; our story will interest you,
we are sure, for it is most commeudable,
brief, and singularly true.
A poor widow, in the city of Philadel-
phia, was the mother of three pretty
children. orphans Of ship builder, who
lost his lfe In the corvette "Kensington,
naval vessel, built in Kensington to- one
of the South American Republics, and
launched in 1926. The South Americans
being short of funds, the "Kensington, )"
after years of delay, was sold to the En-
peror of all the Russias, and sailed for
Cronstadt in 1880. Some forty of the
carpenters who had built the vessel, went
cut in her; she had immense but symmet-
rical spars--carried vast clouds Of can
vass-was caught off Cape Henlopen in
a squall-her spars came laundering to
the deck, Snd poor Glenn, the shipbuilder,
was among the slain.
The widow was allowed but brief time
to mourn Tor the departed; pinching pov-
erty was at her door; upon her own ex-
erlions now dcvolved the care and toll Of
rearing her three children. Cynthia, the
eldest, was pretty brunette, Of thirteen;
The neighbors thou ght Cynthia could Ego
out to work." the next oldest, Martin, a
fine, sturdy, and intelligent boy, could go
to IA trade; and the youngest, Rosa, one of
tho most beautiful, blue-eyed blonde little
girls of seven years, poeLical fancy ever
realized, "the neighbors thought" ought
mother was but feeble woman; it would
be task for her to obtain her own living,
they thought; and so-kind, generous
souls-wiCh that peculiar readiness with
which disinterested friends console or ad-
wise the unfortunate, "the neighbors" be-
came very eloquent and argumentative.-
But though the mothers hands were weak,
her heart was strong, and her love for hel
children still stronger.
1t is rather singular trait in the hu-
man character, it appears to us, that the
people possessing the ordinary attribu tes
Of sane Christians, should so readily ad
wise others to attempt. or do, that from
which Mey would instinctively recoil; the
mass of Widow GIenn's advisers might
have been far more serviceable to her, by
contributing their mites toward preserv.
ing the unity of her little and precious
family, than thus savagely advising its
disbanding.
Newspapers, at this day. were far les:
numerous, very expensive, and circulated
to very limited degree, indeed. But The
widow took a paper, a family, week.
Journal and while casting her vacant eye
over the columns, at the close of Satur
day eve, after a severe weeks toll for the
bred her little and precious ones had eaten
the widows attention was called to an ad
verlisement, as follows:
ga HoUsEKsEPER WANTED-An eld
erly gentleman desires middle-aged
peasantly-disposed, tidy and industrious
American woman, to take charge anG
conduct the domestic affairs of his house
hold A reasonable compensation allowed
Good reference required, tie applicant Il
have no membranes. Apply at thi
office for the address, DC"
The eager smile. that seemed to warn
the wan features of the widow, as sh
glanced over the advertisement, wa
dimmed and darkened, as the shinin!
river of summer is shadowed by the heav
passing cloud, when she came to tn
chilling words, "Ms applicant to haze n
! incumb anceS."
"Nol olncumbrances," D." moan4d the widow
"shall none but God deign to smile o
have mercy on the helpless orphans; ar
they to be feared, stunned, hated, becaus
helpless? Must they perish-die wit
me aIone-struggling against our woes
poverty, wreLchedness? No L kno'
there is God; he is good, powerful, mel
ciful; he will turn the hearts of some to
ward the widow and the orphan; an
though basilisk-like words warn me t
hope not, will apply will attempt t
win attention, work, slave, toll, toll, toi
until my poor hands shall wear to tn
bone, and my eyes no longer do the
office-if he will only have mercy, pit
for my poor, poor orphans-tod bles
them!" and in melting tenderness an
emotion, the poor woman dropped he
face and wept-her tears were the show
ers Of hope, to the almost parched soil {
her heart, and as the gentle dews of heave