Middletown transcript., 1869-04-17

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greatly distressed at the prospect of i'm
pending ruin. When Marshall left the
house, he left privately with friend, his
opm cheque to be placed in the hands Of
his old companion in arms. The old SOL
dier, however, impelled by a chivalrous
independence, mounted his horse, pursued
the Judge and strove to return the cheque,
Marshall insisting that the old gentle
man should keep it, and the other declin-
ing, it resulted by way of compromise,
in which Marshall took security on the
tien, but neper called for the payment
He WAS KIND TO THE POOR, and often,
like the good man of Goldsmith,
ellis pity gave, ere charity began"
"The only OCCASION" said his grandson
to the writer, "on which he ever spoke stern
ly to my father (Thos. G.. Marshall, Esq.
who was killed in Baltimore on his way to be
at his fathers death-bed, by the falling of
brick from one Of the chimneys of the
Court House) was one morning when a
poor woman who had been frequently sup
piled by his bounty, made application ut
the door of his residence in Richmond !"
He was proceeding to the passage to meet
her, when his son stopped him, ,-(for he
had already dived his hand down into his
pocket to pluck up the coin at its bottom, J
and demonstrated with him upon the
impropriety of indiscriminate aims giving,
and told him that the female might be
somewhat of an imposter, and advised him
to pause. He turned upon his son, almost
sternly, and in tone and manner amount
ing to rebukc, replied" Sir, | know
what I am about. That poor woman has
a worthless, drunken husband, and she
has little suffering children, and shall
add to the weight which is already crush
ing her to the earth, by turning her from
my door, and denying her the little pit
tancc she Graves"
Thus TO relieve the wretched was his pride"
He ABHoRRED ALL DISTINCTIONS FOUNDED
UPON RANK, INSTEAD OF MERIT.-On one
occasion when he arrived late in the eve-
ming at village tavern, the landlord not
knowing who he was, refused to make
room for him by telling him that several
lawyers had stopped there ready to be in
attendance at Court which would meet in
the town on the morrow, and that all his
rooms were engaged. The Innkeeper, in
fact, did not care to have such a rusty
looking guest among the more polished
gentlemen whom he expected to gather
around the gentleman's parlor' fire.
" Where can go, then," said the old gen.
tleman, "for tonight p "There's wa
gon stand down yonder," said the land
lord, "where they take travellers like you,
sometimes 60 there" "Thank YOU"
said the Judge, and drove his quaint old
horse, and stick gig to the waggoners'
"House of Entertainment" This Host
was as ignorant as the former, of the sta
tus of his customer, but he told him he
could stay all night with pleasure, and if
he could put up with corn bread and fried
bacon for supper, "'light and come in"
The Judge ate his supper and retired, and
slept soundly and refreshingly,
"For uustaiped thoughts do seldom dream o'er
evil.n
The next morning, Landlord No. 1,
found out accidentally the name of the
man, and his position, whom he had de-
clined to receive. He accordingly hasten
ed to the Judge, and with many an hum
BILE apology, and many crooking of "the
pregnant hinges of the knee" besought
him to come to his house, and take possess
sion of his best room and bed. "No,"
said the venerable man, "you refused to
receive mo. My friend the waggoner,
took nae in, and gave me the best fare he
had. Now that you have asoertained that
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you can find place for me, you could not
make for an aged, fatigued, and untitled
traveller. [ stay where l am"
Doubtless mine Host pondered ever af-
terwards, the injunction of Saint Paul
Be not forgetful to entertain strangers,
for thereby some have entertained angels,
unawares."
had hoped to conclude my sketch of
Chief Justice Marshall, in this number /;
but, while I am nearly at the end, I find,
that to do SO, would occupy too much
space at one time, and therefore, in brief
article for next weeks Transcript, I shall
take leave Of a subject which, if not COM
pleted to my own satisfaction, has been the
cause of drawing from literary friends in
various parts of the country, their thanks
for the undertaking. The courtesy of the
Editor of the Transcript" and the appro-
baton of my friends, amply compensate
me for any employment Of time on my
sketch, which otherwise would be spent in
rest from the every day work of g 'Coun-
try Parson." Concluding sketch in next
number.)
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