Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-12-09
Mistellaneous.
JOHN WESLEY.

John Wesley was born at Epworth.
lincolnshire, June Il. 1908 [OS) His
father was rector Of the parish. and a
man Of singular pic,y. courage. learning
and talents. His mother, the daughter
OF an English clergyman, was a woman
o. rare scnsc. well educated, of uncom-
mon energy OF character, and withal a
great beauty. She had nine,e, cb,l-
drcn. Eight Of them died in infancy.
The remaining eleven were three sons
and eight daughters. The history et
several Of the dau- hters-like the ptoph-
ct'> rolls full of .amentation. mourn.
lng. and woe. With abilities and cdr
cation equal to any station. their live.
were made as wretched "a lie can be by
h'u'a, husbands. incapable Of knowing
their worth One oi them married Il
cler.ym N. named Hall She bone him
ten children. After treating her with
uniform uukindne>s, and sion,l cru,
city through many years, he finally left
her. and del miserable wretch, ex.
claiming, in his last hours, Il have H.
jured an angel an angel that never
reproachel me- ~ Mrs. Hall attcrwa,d
became the friend of Johnson, who was
so well pleased with her that he Invited
her TO become one OF his family u, Bul.
Count.
Mrs. Halls sister, Mthi,able. f,milar-
y called liatty. was 4 beauty. schoiAr
po t. and a wit. and every way worthy
of the best mani En-lanl. Swayel hv
her fathers influence. She + Iuc;antly
gave her hard to an isn1ran fellow by
the rame of Wright who hal been mod.
cratrly successful IN business. He soon
grew weary Of the virtues and intellect
Of which he never knew the value, and
took to the more conseniai society OF
the ale-house; or as she described 1t:
ITO some obscure. unc!ean retreat.
Where hend, incarnatc glad to meet,
The vile compa ions OF thy mirih,
Who when inspired BY beer. can grin
At witless ouths and jes,s obscene.
Till the most learned OF the throng
Begins tale ten hours long:
While thou in raptures with stretched Tvs.
Crownest each joke with loud ap lau,e :"
Mrs. Wright has been dead a hundred
years, yet no man Of sense or sensbility
can read the story Of her married life
without the keencst Indignation and
pain. It began in despair, continued a
living death, and ended with brok en-
heart.
Another sister, Susanna, gave herself
in marriage to morose despot by the
name of Ellison. After living with him
for many years she quietly retired to
London, where she steadtastly refused
to see him. notwithstanding his rep ated
attempts at reconciliation. Once he
had information conveyed to her that he
was dead. She went to Lincolnshire to
see him decently buried: but finding
herself deceived she returned to London.
and saw him no more,
Wesley had two brothers, Samuel and
Charles. Samuel. the Oldest Of the
three. was clergyman and poet, the
friend OF Lord Oxford. Attorney Swift,
AMI Pope. Charles, the youngest broth
er, was lyrical poet; whose sacred
hymns if not directly inspired, were
written under the reflex inspiration of
the Holy Scriptures. The bare reading
of them turns a mans voice to tune in
spite of him. as the sounds Of violin
produce an involuntary dance. There is
nothing like them.
One night, during the childhood Of
Wesley, the parsonage took FIRE. The
Aamss spread so rapidly that the family
had barely time to escape. The old
man counted his children ty the light
of the burning house. Jo n was mis-
sing. No one dared to venture in. Pres.
emily the lls,e fellow was seen at a
window, through which the smoke was
pouring. The flames were jus. behind
him. One tall man stood on the shout
ders of another tall man. and reached
out bis arms. John fell into them, and
Was safely conveyed to his mother. -
Thank God y exclaimed the father.
"ny children are safe; let the house go"
Many years after Wesley gave his por-
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