Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-05-11

fore he reached Brent5 Prairie, but IN the con
fusion of the moment, that circumstance was tor
gotten He examined and found every thing as
he left it.
This discovery nearly restored him to health
but he resolved at present to contine the secret
to his own bosom 1t was gratifying Ia him to
witness the entire confileuce they reposed IN the
honor and integrity of stranger, AMI the pleas
rc with. which they bestowed favors upon one
whom they supposed could make no return but
7 thanks.
Niqht came AMI Mr.. Davis did not return, Lucy
passed sleepiess night In the morning she
watched hour after hour for his coming and
when sunset approached he still absent;
terrified at his long and unusual stay she was
setting out to procure a ne ghbor to 60 search
1 of him, when her parent hove IN sight. She ran
to meet him, and was bcstowlng upon HIM thou
sand cndeariug, expressions OF affection wheh
his haggard, wo-begone countenance startled her.
He uttered not IA word, and went into lis house
and seated himself in silence.-it was in vain
that Ley attempted to cheer him. After long
pause, during which powerful struggle was
going OF IN his feelings, he arose, took his
daughter BY the hand and led her INTO the room
where Wilson was seated. "fou shall know all, !"
said he, 81 am ruined, beggar. In n
few DAYS must leave this house, this farm which
have so highly improved and thought my own :"
lie proceeded to state that few days before,
Crosby in n moment of ungovernable malice,
tainted him with being a beggar, and told him
he was in his power and he would crush him I'M
der his feet-When Mr.. Davis; n.fed at what he
regarded only as important threat Crosby, to
convince him, told him that the patent of his
farm was d forged and that he, Crosby, knew
the real owner OF the land--had written to pur-
chase it-ani expected n deed in few days.
Davis immediately went home for his patent,
and during his long absence had visited the Land
Office Crosby was right. The patent, hes ond
all doubt was forged one, and the claim OF
tn far fl ri
Ii may be proper to observe that counterfeit
ing soldiers patents was a regular business in
some of the eastern cities, and hundreds have
been duped
II is not 70, myself. said the old man, that I
rrieve at this misfortune. l am advanced in |
life and it matters not how where pass the |
few remaining days of my existence. l have
home beyond the stars where your mother has /
gone before me, and where would have long
since Joined her, had l not lived to protect her
,hiid, my own affectionate I.ucy.-The weeping
rirl flung her arms around the neck OF her father,
md poured her tears upon his bosom. We
&c happy still, said she, for young and
,as iiy support US both.
A new scene followed in which another Indi-
,ie.ual was principal actor. l shall leave the
,eader to form his own opinion of it and barely
.emark that at the close, the old took the
land of Lucy and young Wilson, and joining
hem said. Children, l chcerfully consent to
,our union. Though poor, with good con-
cience you may be happy, know, Charles, that
ron will be kind to my daughter, for few nights
leo when YOU thought that no human could
.ear vou | heard you fervently mplore the bies-
ing of heaven upon my grey hairs, and that God
would reward my child for all her kindness to you.
Taking down his family bible, tho venerable old
nan added, st is season of aiic:on, but
lot forsaken, let us look fer support to Him
Who has promised TO sustain u.s. He opened the
ool and read. "Although the fig tree shall not C
losson neither shall! fruit be on the vine the la
ors of the olive shall fail and fields shall yield no
1cat the iocks shall be off from the folds and
here shall be no herd in the stall, yet will re- p
nee in the Lord | Will Joy in the God ofmy sal p
alton" -
Charles and Lucy knelt beside the venerable b
d mar, and while he prayed they wept tears of u
ratefui emotion
1t was sleepess but not unhappy night to +,
&c three inhabitants of the neat and cheerful ?,
yelling they were about to leave and 90 they =,
lew not where 1t was then that young Wilson
arnt the real value of money. BY means of it
could give shelter 10 those who had kindly re- :
wed him when every other door closed up -"
him. All night long he thought otthe FORGED "
TENT. There Il tew words dropped by ~
e. Davis which he could not dismiss from his
lnd-that Crosby had written TO the owner of pa
o land and obtained the promise OF deed. e'
Ii is now time for the reader to become more ha
llv acquainted with the history of the young TO
ranger. b
His father Charles Wilson, senior, Il mer- ii
IAN, of Boston who had acquired immense nj
rtune. At the close Of the late when the en-
tdiers received from the government their bonn CO
of 100 OF land. many of them offered their be
tents to Mr.. Wilson for sale. Finding that they he
ire resolved to sell them he concluded to save pr
EN- from sacrifice of their hard earnings and ed
rchase at fair price all that offered. In three all
ars no small portion of the military tract came hi:
to his possession. On the day that Charles be- se
me Of age he gave him deed of principal of
TT of his land Illinois, and he insisted that he wi
ould 90 it, and if he liked the couRtry. ,ia
tile there. Wishing him 10 become identified ser
tn the people, he recommended his son on his sul
rival IN the state to lay aside his broad-cloth ke
d dress like backwoodsman.
On the morning of his sons departure Mr.. Will va
D received a letter from man in Illinois, who -
recently written-He wished to purchase a :,
rtain quarter section at government price which -
:. Wilson promised he should have on these :,
ms. prov ided he forward certificate from the 80
lge of the Circuit Court that the land was worth
more. The letter just received enclosed the -
-tifcate IN question. Mr.. Wilson had given i''
5 tract to Charles, and putting the certificate an
l. - :. T. q. IL