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Romance in Real Life.—The Worces
ter Spy states that a few days since an
Irishman named Michael Smith, was sent
to the state Almshouse at Monson, togeth
er with his four motherless children by
Mr. Bannister, clerk of the Worcester Over
seers of the poor. Yesterday morning, a
fine looking Irish lady call *d at Mr. Ban
nister’s office, stating that she was from
Charleston, S. C., and was in search of a
brother whom she had not seen for eight
vears. She stated that her husband was a
planter, of large property, and that she
iiad heard that her brother had lost his
wife, was poor, and in this section of the
country. She said his name was Michael
Sinitln Mr. Bannister pointed to his rec
ords and showed her the name of her
brot her. She was overjoyed and sat down j
and wept, so deep were her feelings. She
stated that she left nine trunks full of
clothing at Providence, which she ha 1
brought on for the supply of her brother's
fiinilv, and she should take them all home
with her, where her brother could be em-|
ployed upon the plantation of her husband
while her own attention should be directed
co the education of the children. The lady
look the next (rain for Manson, an 1 has, ere
this, communicated the glad news of relie!
to her brother.
Preaching and Practice. —A worthy
clergyman in this city, following the prac
tice of his niini-terial brethren, recently
preached a very earnest discourse on the
hard times, enforcing the duty of retrench
ment and economy Immediately after
church the congregation took him at his
word bv holding a meeting, at which his
salerv was cut down from §1,0*30 to §6OO.
