Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1860-02-25


have much happiness before you with your
lately acquired money, You are fortunate
man, for, let me tell you, there are hundreds
ay, thousands-in London who exist always
under the black weight of poverty. as grinding
and crushing, and worse by twenty degrees
than that you have lately cast off; and they
have no hope--nO, not even one glimmering of
hopc--that legaces Of twenty thousand pounds
shall ever be left TO them" lie padsed, and
looked on Inc with peculiarly-excited, and
sad, and reckless expression, which ! have
since more than once beheld on the faces of
insane, or partially insane, persons, particular
" those under the dominion of strong evil pas
sion. was silent. | knew the man was him
self poor, and had learned how to sympathize
with such.
a." continued Ssvall. sam one of those to
whose long, deep, dark poverty there comes no
break of hope--no probability of good fortune.
have been poor man my whole lite--ay, my
whole life. You did not think SO, because it
was not very apparent; but that is the real
misery-to be condemned to hide every out
ward sign of the cancer which is eating away
our heart Ito stiae every groan--and look con-
tentedly and quietly on rich people, who squan-
der on useless luxuries what would make, per-
haps, heaven of our poor pinched life. But
you are rich now-I am poor very poor, and
in debit but that is no matter-you shall as
sist me now out of your wealth."
The earnest, but by no means supplicatng,
leok which he kept fixed on me did not con-
tribute to dispose me to listen to his rather
peremptory demand on my charity. inform
ed him that If he WAS so extremely poor
should be glad to assist him little, but could
not promise to do much in that way, as | had
many poor relations who had prior claims on
me; and, besides, the whole world Of poverty
at large was at least fully as much entitled to
my consideration as either he or Mrs. Sayall.
smile, which at the moment was incom-
prehensibe TO me, passed over his face; he
seemed, however, to take but little notice of
my allusion to the unkind treatment which
had 80 recently experienced in his house.
aIf fortune is blind,' he said, "that is no
reason why we, who are forsaken by fortune,
should also be blind to our own interests.
Might we not rise and struggle for an equal
distribution of good things7 Knight we not
camor Justly when we see so much going to
one and nothing to another whose necessities
are perhaps greater and strive even by force,
if we can do nothing else, for our portion-for
an equal balance to be preserved amongst those
who all come into the world equal? now
assert my claim to you--in one house suffer-
ing equally from poverty, wealth comes to you ;
therefore divide it in some degree with me-,
or --"
There was pause but was not yet alarm
ed, though was much startled
81 believe you are mad said, "or you
have been drinking to excess, which is the on
ly way can account for your conduct. You
had better go to sleep Immediately, and you
will have juster views of things in the morn
ing"
1--WE shall settle this matter now" he an
! swered, with calm effrontery which perplexed
me. HMy portion of the good fortune which
CHANGED to you in this house, | shall myself
limit, seeing know could not bring you to
the point. You shall give me the contents Of
the pocket-book which you have now ON your
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