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Show The it irn -- mhuuii in SLoc-Iende- r. the mnttor?" 'Why, Bennie, what's t h e shot men L'r, John rounds, inqnii-tMchild of abuu. (our ,,t his littie nephew, a -- i Mttiug on a broken little in the yard where he liveJ. was years oKI, wlu bitterly. iTvinjr 'The t. ., ,..,!. lvl 11 I - iiave a g.uu l ivn, uii lanpied at my crooked ian'i nl.v . like , oilier child. cvs mm,--, i sobbed Ben- - e. for vou. Bcnnie." rejoin tut in a kindly lono, John 1'nele eJ if I cannot cheer up. Utile man, and I were a rich man, you Ju.p you. If all be soon right, but patience and would can accomplish a great j,ereveiauce be (kid, and maybe a shoe mender can doctors. Come, he a i suppose r as the shop. 1 wain tuny yo i down ioand see if I cannot u nic;i ure your feet that you will so iole w em again, make u be able to run about as much as you want Will you be a brave boy and not to mind a liifie pain, in order to get well?" Ueniiie, not knowing Ve,'' ausAt-nwhat, e promised. n m i ot sure I can cure you, Benlidded, l'ouud fear.ngio increase nie," he' he faded in the if miseries boy's s -will I but ; ry, and trying works wonders. And you must and mind try ul'oandbea good boy, work." am while at what I say S the Kind uncle lifted up the boy, and took hnu down to his little workiu a shop, a room six feet by eighteen, He gave tenement, J'.miiie an old knile and some bits of with which to amuse himself, wood, while belaid aside his own tmployineut cf mending slioi-s- , to puzzle out a mechanical tlesigu similar to one which he had heard pnysicians m hi e use ot to the disiortion. J e became so j fined v absorbed iu his occupation, that he the presence of the child, until, on nsiiig to tret a tool from a drawer, he miw the little follow had cuddled himself no in ii corner and was fast asleep. Sleep on, Bcnnie," he murmured, "nid take what rest you can, for poverty and toil await tliee, or still worse, 1 succeed not; helplessness and want, if but must and will, for your sake." He l.utl just finished his plan and was himself it would answer the child awoke, comwhen ,iiite well, of being hungry, and wanted to plaining I ek-v- 1 i 1 some-unit- 1 iveuilier-boardc- d I I l'or-p- .i 1 be taken home. 'Here i? a biscuit for you Bcnnie," said J thn, and yon must try to amuse yourself nwiiile longer until uncle is ready to take you home. You know. you tan t get wed unless you help me by be- ing a good bey. Here are some pictured iu iuuk a'," lie added, handing Beuuie a turn illustrated paper. Hut w hat are they about ?" inquired IScnnie, utter hu had looked at tLe pic- tures. "Mure wcrk for me," thought John, 'the boy must be taught to read. 1 cannot stup now Bennie," he said itloud, tipl.in them to you. but if you will be paiiciit 1 will teach you to read, some day, and then you cu understand the pictures yourself. Would you like to o learn ) replied Bennie. and goes to school. es,'" te-ul- s ..,.!,,,I ! Tom Pratt Can I go to ' Vain- - well, here plfiy father is to poor to send you to answered JoIim, if you get so as to uin ubotit, you can come every day and learn from me. But now by yourself, and let uncle John work." And thus good JoJm rounds plodded a century ago, while angels, looking down on his benevolent must have m toil, He succeed to his heart's conlejoiced tent. Bennie was cured, and ran about as "el! us any boy. Then commenced the task of teaching hiru, for the novelty 'f play and exercise made it doubly diHi-eu- lt lor Bennie to indoors and stuy twn; but by coaxing und perseverance, bdin succeeded likewise in this. It oc-"m- -d to him, however, that the child faster and be happier for a iSo he hunted 'uiiipanion. up another neglected child, and there "ped. with last and shoe on his lap, might ny day be seen John Pound teaching And the work grew on juose children "shands. Daily he felt stimulated to "ssist. others, until his room was crowd-Som- e eat on the table, one climbed upon the shelf, others logs with "em lor scale. Books, brought too, were equally ee. But John taught the children "gather the handbills from the street, Jon, which they could learn their letters. this was done he taught them to would n i The Wreck of the attend other schools; keeping the gar ments at his own house, and requiring lie children to come there and dregs a id return the clothes at night, as his uieaus were so scanty, it required the utmost care and diligence on his part to INCIDENTS OF THE DISASTER. eke out uHicient for his hcnevolent pro ject. Thus, year by year he labored on, witliout any pecuniary rewind. Moments that he could snatch from sleep were spent in making toys for the little children as rewards, or inducements (o them to learn. Besides mental instruction, he taught them practical knowledge, showing them how to mend sKoes and cook their food hen they were sick he would prescribe for tl icm, persuading the older scholar.-l-o nurse the younger Thus, in every way he labored for the elevation of the place where he lived, which was Portsmouth, England, setting an example of rare behevolence. One winter's evening, about fifteen years after the commencement of this intelligratuitous school, a gent looking man knocked at the door of John Bounds' dwelling toward nightfall. John opened the doffr and saw a stranger standing there, who accosted him with (Uj friendly exclamation: "Well, good neighbor Pounds, do you not know nie ?" "No, I do not," replied John, "but if ought to know you and memory fails me. walk in and reveal yourself." The man entered, aud after taking a sent, said : "Well, master, do you not recognize Peter Watkins, your old scholar, who sut many a day in your workshop learning to read ?" "Why, Peter, is it you?" said John, rising and taking him by the hand. "How altered you are Who would have recognized my little scholar?" "Well 1 should not be this day what 1 am, if it had not been for vou and your instructions. 1 might to. day be in pris-- ! on for crime or leading the wretched life of a burglar, had you not rescued me from temptation and ignorance." "Do vou remember the letter wrote to Mr. Filbert, asking him to take me as a clerk in ins store I it-;, yrs, i cier, i recollect you wen enough now." "Well," continued Peter, "your words of encouragement, Be honest and indus- trions, ami try to rise in the world,' sounded many a time in my e I am the thrifty them, und owner of a with a nice wife. who had a little property of her own. I have come t beg you to accept forty pounds as a small return for all I owe you," handing Mr. Pounds a bank note V 1 ! ! j ' j j j "NoIo.Peter, keep your scrip," said I labors of works love. are "my do not toil for money." "Well, enough, 1 know that," contin- ued Peter, "but it would be a satisfaction io lining i uau given you some reiurn. n aster, loll are crowinc old. and mav find it well to lay by something for sick nes. Pray take it, for 1 think you do wrong to refuse all recompense." But John was inexorable, and the mill owner was compelled to depart, taking his inouey with him. About a month nf er, a. young woman called at Pounds' shop, likewise entreating him to receive her unbounded thanks and a sum of money she hnd laid by for him in return for all she owed to his instructions and She had walked, she good influence. said, three miles from the town in which she was lesiding, that she might find him and give him this token of gratitude. Pounds, as before, refused all compensation, and told her to expend part of the money in ridiug home instead of going on foot. She said she was living with a farmer and getting good wages, and owed all her prosperity to his teachings and advice. Thus from time to time did this good man gain tidings of the result of his labors for others. But hundreds were rescued by him from misery and vice whom he never met again on earth. One winter morning in the year 1830, group of children could have been seen on the streets of Portmouth weeping as indeed. if they were broken-hearte- d John Pounds was dead. Their teacher, sympathizer, and guide was gone, and they knew it would be long ere they looked upon his like ngain. ; Courlslilp iu ISnssia. wc-m- fol-"e- 1 1 P- - "L-.ir- - . - of. en , ' to-da- y - jor thtm, that they might j suw-n.il- l. In the Ukraine (Russia) the court more generally than the men. When a young woman falls ''Connie," he would fay, "look up at in love with a man she is not in the n window; what is it mat blinds you least ashamed to Mnat you wink?" go to his father's "The sun," answered house and reveal her passion in the Bennie. Pell sun," paid a most tender John, and then and pathetic manner, his lM9on, until all the children and to promise the most submissive '"""1 spell sun. u i am moncune; obedience if he will accept her as a "nut. 1 . i , "u"iil ask nf n urn l, o.. wife. Should the insensible man ii ;l sye, answered Tommy. pretend any excuse, she tells him nen tho class tn,.Kt she is resolved never to go out of the OlitlniPS t!iP rofilott.w ... .,!.! uc .wiitiuuiio nuuiu house till he gives his consent, aud io, wita hy diiUrea kuock'"S t the the request: "I'lease, sir, accordingly, taking up her lodgings, J. remains there. If he still obstiuate-l- y to your 7 iconic -- " i refuses her, his case becomes exwas paineu to refuse UnS 1,0 "lore roomSo h ud ceedingly distressing The Church io linlin Ms number and select the most is on her side, and to turn commonly ,,I0SC who were tlie most 'Xth' n(,fJ,0Cll,d her out would provoke her kindred icioV. circumstances, or her honor, so that he has ifprDvc1,1"U0"CPS- t0 ,yse,i11 chance of to revenge , . r i, a i. no method left but to betake himself j .1 WWd r.,t,i0y Wcre a,)le t0 "ad he to fliyTit till he is otherwise disposed , t, two-maste- well-dresse- John The English newspapers yet give much space to accounts of the terrible disaster which met the Northfleet on the night of the 22tl of February. Depositions in regard to the mutter. takn bv the Collector of Customs at Dover, contain much of interest. John Beveridge, the only surviving passenger who saw the approach of the steamer which ran into the North-fleesays that she was a screw, and that after the collision he spoke the boat, telling it to stand by, as there were AGO souls on board, lie received no reply, nor did he see any boc'y on the deck of the strange boat. The night was dark and drizzling. The watch of the Northfleet hailed the steamer at least five minutes before the collision. It will hi remembered that the captain shot a man for getting into one of the boats which were reserved for women and children ; this man was Thomas Biddis, now lying in the Dover hospital, lie says as soon he knew that the vessel had been struck he sprung out of bed and ran upon deck ; rockets were fired, bells rung, and the usual signals of distress given ; the pumps were worked for about fifteen minutes, when it was found useless to work them any more. The greatest confusion prevailed; wo men were praying and screaming, but above all could be heard the voice of Captain Knowles, who stood at the wneel oivuij; orders. He shouted. "The women first! I'll blow any man's brains out who attempts to get into a boat boats on both BkiSLrV-t- J . . n i u n i i ut-iu-uwu;; lapiuiy uneu, uuu Rowing that his life was at stake, jumped into the boat at the Stern, where the captain's wife was. The captaia ordered him out, but he fuscdlt0,0' fml was fired at twice, 0110 ball taking cflcct in his leg. Others made for the boat, and, iu spite of the captain's revolver, soeu nleJ it anj wcre r0W(X away to a whicJX WJlS cominS l the Just as the tu ,was reached, Biddis, hy the gleam of the last rocket in the sky, saw the head of the Northfleet QVy mifcT the water. The crowded stern rose up in the air, aud then, with a loud, rushing noise, disappeared under the water, leaving four hundred people struggling in the waves. Mrs. Sturgeon was Rescued wth her child, six months old She was in bed when the collision occurred, and with her husband and baby got on deck in time to get into the life boat. Her husband threw her child after her aud it was caught. She says the captain's wife wanted to stay on deck and go down with him, but this, he would not permit. lie was about thirty years old and had been married only six months. One of the surviving sailors says that 3Irs. Knowles 4,was a pretty little thing, quite a girl in her ways." She had gone to bed, but when the crash came she ran on deck to her husband, who put his arm around her waist, and, calling out to the boatswain, said : "Rosen, I'm going to do my work right through up here, but just look after my wife, and sec her safe into a boat." The boatswain did so, and just as the boat pushed oflf the captain waived his hand and said, '(Jood-by- , and to my dear, good-by,- " this the wife replied, "(lood-by- , my love, I don't expect to see you any more." John- Rrown, a laborer, saw a father and two sons struggling in the water ; the father was an old man. The elder sou said faintly, "Let me kiss you, father, for my last, for we ehill all be drowned." When Rrown himself was swimming away he was pulled down by a woman who wanted him to take her and her child on his back. It was impossible, and both were drowned. A passenger says that only four of the ninety women on board got Into the boats, the majority acting as if they were crazy. Men pushed them aside and made for the boats ; the boatswain cursed and swore at them and fought them, but to no use. The Captain pulled out his pistol and said, "Get back, if you arc men, and lot the women pass. Ry O-- d, I'll shoot the next man that gets into any one , j j j d years ago Sir Robert an lluglish farmers' presented club with two iron ploughs of th best construction. Ou his next visit, the old ploughs wcre again at work. "We tried the iron, Sir Robert," said a member of this enlightened society, "but we all be of one mind that they made the weeds grow.'' of the boats," aud though he used his weapon, it was to no purpose. All the accounts agree as touching the admirable conduct of the captaiu and the officers generally. It seems certain, also, that the teamor which stove iu the North-fleeand for the discovery of which a large reward has been offered, might have saved the passengers. She disand reversed wheels her merely in the darkness. appeared Thirty-seve- n Reel t, W. A Western paper refuses to exchange with a Chicago sheet called avcnly Tidings, on the ground that it is not in the habit of looking to Chicago for tidings of that nature! Trauck. R. J. Fowlkk. 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