The Phoenix — Dover [N.H.], 1793-02-23 00:00:00, page 1

New-York, January 5, 1779.
-~'A ''" ''"e there is living at
*, l Haerlem, an old man who re
lates the following remarkable story
of himfelf : -He was possessed of
a pretty good farm, with slaves and
every thing necessary for a farmer
at Haerlem, and had but one child,
a son, who marrying, it was agreed
that the young couple should live in
the house With him, as he was a wi
dower. Things went exceeding
well, for some time; when his son
proposed to him that he should
make over to him his estate, promi
sing to build a new hotife, and other,
wife improve the farm. The father
through persuasion gave him a deed
, of gift for it, in'd every thing be
t , longing to it.,
After a few years, as the father
£ rew °!d, he grew a little fretful and
diffatisfied, while the son, thinking
he had nothing more to txpe& from
him, forgot his filial duty, and used
him as bad as one of his lervants.—-
—The old man Was no longer per
mitted to eat at the tame table With
him add his wife, but obliged to eat
his meals in the chimney corner,and
continually otherwise ill tifed by
them. The old man eat his fapann
daily but of a wooden bowl his fori
^had made him: his grandson saw
ras father make this bowl, and set
about making just such another, be
ing asked by his father what he
made it for, anfweted, for you to
eat out of when you grow as old as
grandfather. Although this ought
to have turned his hearts and make
him reflect, that as he dealt by his
father, he might expect to be dealt
with by his child when he grew old
—it had no effeCt upon him ; and
the ill usage to the old man Wal car-
I tied to such a heighth that he could
LTOldnger bear il, but left the house
■ ,went to a relation and neighbor
■ ,his, declaring that if his friend
Ifould not help him to get his estate
[,back again, he would be obliged to
& come and live with him. His friend
£ H
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BOL. 111. Numb. CXXXII.]
Keefe the loaf under your own arm.
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The old man did as he was desired
—his daughter-in-law came up to
call him to dinner, finding the doot
(hut, (he had the curiosity to peep
through the key hole, few the bag
cf dollars, and the old man (weeping
them off the table. Surpriled at it
.Ilie called her husband; but he could
not believe it. The next day he a
gairi repeated counting his dollars,
and packed up something in" paper
like paper motley. His son went
up to call him down, was surprised
dt what he saw, and convinced with
what his wife had told him. They
took no notice of it to the old man,
but wheel he came down, infixed
bn his eating at the table with them,
and behaved more than ordinary ci.
til t© him. The old man related to
his friend what he had done; who
gave him directions what to do if
his son asked him for the money.-
After a few days, the old man hav
ing been ver, billy in counting the
money again, the son allied him,
what money it was he had been
Counting ? Only some money 1 re
ceived in for the discharge of one of
the bonds I have standing out : I
expert more in every day, and fear
I (hall be obliged to take Mr.——'s
farm,upon which I have a mortgage
as he is not able to raise the money,
and if the fartri is fold, ft will hot
fetch as much as will discharge the
mortgage. After a few days, the
son told the father, that he intended
to build a houle on the farm, and
would be glad his father would let
him have that money, yes, child,
answered, that he might come and
live with him ; and if he would but
follow his directions, he would help
him to his estate again. Go, fays he,
take thii bag of dollars, carry it to
your room at yout fon's, shut it up
in your chest, and about the time
you expert they will call you down
to dinner, shut your door, and have
all your dollars spread on a table in
the middle of the room. When
they call you, make a noise with
them by sweeping them off the tl
ble into the bag again.
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SAT URDA Y February 23, 1793
have it put all together in a new
deed of gift, I will get neighbor—-a
to call here and draw a new one.—
Accordingly his friend and cousin,
who had advised the measure, came
to the house, and the son gave the
father a deed of gift that another
might be drawn after it. When
the old man got the instrument in-'
to his hand, in the presence of his
friend he broke off the seal, and put
the Writing in the fire, faying, burn I
cursed instrument of my folly and
misery ! and you, children, as this
estate is all my own again, you must
remove immediately, unless you are
content to be my tenants. I have
now learned that it is best for a pa
rent to hold the loaf under his own
arm ; and that one father tan better
maintain ten children, than ten chiL
dren one father.
fays the father, all that 1 have will
only come to you ; 1 intend giving;
you the bonds and mortgage I have
—but then J think it will be best to
,FOR THE PHENIX.
% Mr. LADD,, „ : ? ;
IN yout last I observed a piece
quoted from " Montague's tra
vels, and as Lawyers was the fub
je&, I with you to give to the public
my sentiments, with regard to that
part of the country, through your
truly impartial paper—and although
like your last correspondent, I am a
countryman, and ignorant in com
parison to gentlemen of the bar, yet
as 1 only speak what I think, 1 with
it may have that credit given te it
which it justly deserves.- —A good
lawyer is an honor to his profeffion,
and a ufeful member of fociety,who,
when he is applied to for advice, in
stead of contributing by ever, means
in his power to set the tomtriunity
at war, by giving this uniterial an
swer to every perlon who applies to
him: " tofue them," will on the o
(her hand, use his influence over his
client, and endeavor to fettle the dis.
pute without so much trouble and
expence—will Write to the opponent
endeavor to gain a meeting between
the two parties, to give them a right