do � they wouldn t hear of it i went on my knees to them ay to every one of them the herself but twas all no use it s to b� no match the or and why father did you go on your knees to any of them v said i m sorry you did aa i did it on your account an i d do it on your account poor boy � well well it can t be helped but tell me a inquired honor was any of the fault your own what did you offer to do for let me alone said he i won t be about it my heart s broke among you all what did offer to do for r the match is knocked up i tell you and it must be knocked up s young and be time enough for him to marry this seven years to come as he said this the fire of blazed in his eyes and he looked angrily at honor then at the son but while contemplating the latter his countenance changed from anger to sorrow and from sorrow to a mild and se expression of affection said he sure you ll not blame ma in this business sure you won t blame your poor heart broken father let say what they will sure you won t don t fret on my account father said the son why should i blame you god knows you re to do what you would wish for me no honor i knew a� wouldn t he shouted rising up he wouldn t make a o me save me save me he shrieked throwing his arms about his neck save me my heart s s me different ways inside i can cry you see i can cry but i m still as hard as a stone it s terrible this i m � terrible all out for a weak old man like me oh what ill i do honor a what become o me t i it whatever it is don t pity me don t ye don t ye honor oh don t pity me the of li pity you said the wife bursting into tears what will become of you pray to god pray to him no one alive can change your heart but god i to the priest to day to get two masses said to turn your heart from that cursed money i didn t to tell you but i do it s your duty to pray now above all times an to hack the priest as well as you can it s the best advice father you could get said the son as he helped the trembling old man to his seat an who bid you thin to go to lavish money that way said he turning to honor and again into the spirit of o heaven but you ll kill me woman afore you have done me how can i stand it to have my hard earned � an for what to turn my heart from money i don t want to be turned from it i don t wish it money i have no money an if there s not for me i u be starved yet an is it any to be me the way you re his wife clasped her hands and looked up toward heaven in silence and shaking his head passed out to seek with whom he had not spoken that day briefly and with a heavy heart he communicated to him the unsuccessful issue of his father s interference and asked his opinion as to how he should conduct himself under circumstances so disastrous to his happiness and prospects advised him to seek another interview with and for that purpose as before to ascertain in the course of that evening at what time and place i he would see him this suggestion in itself so natural adopted and as felt with peculiar the pain of the situation in which he was placed he manifested little tendency to conversation and die evening consequently passed heavily and in silence ths or dusk however arrived and prepared himself to execute the somewhat difficult commission he had so undertaken he appeared however to have caught a portion of s despondency for when about to set out he said that he felt his spirits sunk and melancholy just he added as if some misfortune was afore or both of us for my part stake my life that things will go one way or other an that you ll never call o wife replied the other i only want you to do my message an not to be ill bad news comes too soon without your us of it god knows dear i m distressed enough as it is and want my spirits to be kept up rather than put down no but you want to your mind off of this business altogether for a while an upon my it ud be a charity for some friend to give you a fresh piece of fun to think of so keep up your heart how do you know but i may do that much for you myself but i want you to lend me the loan of a pair of shoes a of these will be together soon i get them mended in time you can t that any how me them on your own business nonsense man to be sure i will stop an bring them out to you in half a shake he accordingly produced a pair of shoes nearly new and told that if he had no objection to accept of them as a present he might consider them as his own this conversation took place in s bam always slept and kept his small deal trunk � astray the � ts t p he i a moment when this good natured offer was made 