The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1860-08-11
A WIDOW IN TROUBLE.

tnat some 5,OOO persons were present. Hlgn
| Henry is up and doing
A WIDOW IN TROUBLE.
Many excellent clergymen when rescued from
| temporal toll, and called to their eternal rest,
leave little dover to console their widows. That
our spiritual guides and guardians tins live poor,
labor poor, and die poor, is fact, whatever
may be their gifts, not pleasing to the generous
mind. To this rigid rule, the late Rev. George
d. Mclean, Of Princeton, KY, afforded an ex-
ception. Who the Rev. Mr. Mclean was, except
that he was married man and minister we
know not; nor do we know what particular
creed was his private weakness. We only know
that, upon his translation, he bequeathed to his
inconsolable relict "a black negro (named Har-
rison) weighing one hundred and seventy pounds,
with some of his teeth out; reader and 4
preacher" Also, ''Lanra, wife OF Harrison, with
a freckled face and straight hair--a bright mn-
latto." Also, ga girl child Of laura, NEARLY
WHITE" So, we suppose, when the Rev. George
ID. Mclean discovered that his lungs were giving
out, he derived unspeakable consolation from
the fact that he left behind him for solace, one
hundred and seventy pounds Of preacher, with
reasonable and proportionate weight Of Laura
and child. The bequest was really handsome
one. Harrison without estimating his theo-
logical requirements, was worth, at ten dollars
per pound, not less than seventeen hundred dol
lars. Laura, only twenty-five years old, would
be good stock till forty, aud with care. would
produce, Providence also smiling, from twelve to
fifteen valuable parcels, worth in the grste the
sum of three thousand dollars The .'g;rl childn
being ''nearly white" would, if reasonably pref
ty, be worth at fourteen years Of age, in the New
Orleans market, about twenty-five hundred dol
lars. The sum total of the legacy left by this
faithful minister of the Gospel may be stated,
therefore, at about eight thousand dollars, which
is a comfortable sum Tor a mourner. There was
Harrison to preach and administer spiritual con-
ISOLATION TO the widoW Mclean; there was Laura
to wipe away her tears and get up her caps and
there was the ''girl child" to divert her by its
bounding friskiness. But sorrow never comes
singly in this world. The entire legacy OF the
Rev. George D. Mclean has stampeded The
widow Mclean is left to exrlaim: "Insatiate for
tune would not George suffice 7" 1t seems not.
The first thing that the widow Mclean did, or
the first thing after seeking the Throne Of Grace
was to rush to printing office, where she or
dered the appropriate hand-hill with portrait
OF Harrison" represented with bundle on his
shoulder, with his left leg feloni0usy elevated,
and his right foot, with malice atorethought pro-
jected-in that posture, in short, technically
known as 'levanting." For the apprehension OF
the entire absconding estate the widow McLea an
offered a reward of 5000. Having procured
these placards, and, as we hope, paid the prin-
ter, Mrs. Martha Mclean proceeded to that
temple in which her husband, while in the flesh,
was accustomed to minister, and affixed one OF
the notices to the church door, and perhaps put
others upon each of the horns of the sltar-a
proceeding which must have been SO soothing to
the perturbed shade Of the Rev. George, that
we surprised not to be informed that he rap
ped his approval upon the communion table il
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make all the brethren acquainted with her loss,
For in the first place, it gave the successor of
the late pastor an opportunity Of emitting neat
discourse from the Epistle to Philemon, showing
the depravity.of human nature in general and OF
black human nature in partcular--the rascality
of this Harrison, who could thus desert widow
in her grief, and the propriety OF offering dog
EN- or two OF short prayers for the speedy arrest
aud return Of Harrison, Laura, and the little girl
who was nearly white, with vow of unbounIed
gratitude for the restoration of all three, and Of
p:oportionate thanksgiving for that of the man
only, the woman only, or the child only. Wedo
not know what formula is used in tue Princeton
(hy.) Church upon such tremendous occasions
Our liturgical knowledge affords us many meth
DDS of prayer for the sick, the dying, the dead.
the bereayed, for all things necessary 10 the DO.
dy and the soul, but we do not remember any
prayer for the Capture Of Runaway Negroes
But we suppose that the Pastor OF Princeton
n.y., was ingenious enough to invent one for the
nonce We can imagine him setting forth the
spiritual desolation in the house of Mclean. in
consequence OF the absconding Of Harrison the
Preacher, who was no longer at hand TO do thc
little cheap praying for his mistress when com.
manded. We can suppose him passing from the
Family Altar to the Laura-less laundry. and ex.
hibitng to Heaven the wietched condition of |
Mrs. Martha McLean's linen; while the ..eirl
child about eight years old" il economically
tucked into short sentence lust before the |
Amen All thi, put up with proper nnctuos;. |
ty, should, by all the laws of Southern Christi.
anity, bring back the whole little flock IN can.
ter. 1t is just possible that Harrison NAV Ia
done the preaching for this church, as well -
for Mrs. Martha and her household. Nav b. shc |
let him, upon moderate terms-taking her nav
half in cash aad half in prayers-for this yery
purpose II so, it is evident that The church Il
not less bercayed than the widow. II i alto.
sether singularly unfortunate affair. calling IL
We may venture to express our opinion. for the
most vehement and united praying in ali the
,hurches dedicated to the Gospel accordin. d
.aul and Onesimus Aud If any Northern gen
leman devoted to that sort of divinity wishes d
ON IN the supplcati0n, and desires to pray with
'srfect accuracy, he will find an authentic scopy
1 Mrs. Aci4eah's hsad-bill, kindly forwarded u
Is BY some friend Of this much-bereayed family.
{ this oiice.-tNew York Tribune.
The Bsll-Evsrett State Convention Of Oonnec-
lieut. nas cous on The New Haven Journal
ays, mere wsse aRy-aix persons present, by.ac-
ua, ceons, ana psentions - 'among the uOre
'cnve men. Acanrx Ebencxer Jackson. II. q. Il
keWia John Dunhnn anA !. ..,...A-r