The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-09-13
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MISCELLANEOUS.
Che Faithful Son.
Nv tale is simple. and of humble birth,
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Nv tale is simple and of humble birth,
A tribute of respect 10 real worth
You are too parsimonious,' said Mr.
Dana TO one of his clerks, as they were TO-
oerber in the counting house one morning
rive me leave to say that you do not
dress sufficiently genieel 10 appear as clerk
in fashionable store
IIenrv's face was suffused with deep
ilusb and a tear lrembled on his manly
check.
Did | not know that your salary was Suf.
fcicut 10 provide more genteel habIiments,
continued Mr.. Dana, : | would increase 1t.
NV salary is sufficient; amply sufficient
sir replied Henry, in voice choked with
that proud independence of feeling which
norr;1y had not been able TO d!vest aim Of
His emplover noticed the agitation, and i'm
medialcly changed the subject.
Mr.. Dana was man of immense wealth
ard annie benevoence he was widower
and had but one child, daughter, who was
the pride of his declining years. She was
not as beautiful as an angel, or as perfect as
Venus but the goodness, the innocence,
The intelligence of her mind shonc IN her
coun,epaoce, and you had but 10 become
acquainted with her TO admire and love her.
Such was Caroline Dana, when Henry be-
came an inmate of her fathers abode.
No wonder, then, that he soon loved her
with deep and devoted affection and rea-
der had YOU known him, you would not
lave wondered that that love was soon re-
,,rued, for their souls were corgenlal they
were cast in virtues purest mould-and al
tbourh their tongues never gave u,terance
10 What they, vet the language of their eyes
told loo plainly 10 be mistaken. Henry was
the soul of honor. and although he perceived
,hat he was mol indifferent TO Caroline, the
passion in his bosom was siifed. 81 must
mo-, endcavor 10 win her young and artless
heart. am penniless, and cannot expect
that her father will ever consent 10 our un-
ion-he has ever treated me with kindness,
and will not be ung grateful Thus he rea-
soned. ami thus he heroically endeavored 10
>ubJue what he called an ill-'aied passion.
Caroline had many suiiois, and some who
we've fully worthy Of her; but she refused
oil heir overiures with gentle but decisive
iirmness. Her father wondered al her con-
duct, vet he would not thwart her incllna-
tons.
He was ia tie decline of life, and wished
TO see Ter happily settled before he left the
stage of existence. Ii was long ere he sus-
pecled that young Henry was the cause Of
her indifference TO others. The evident
pleasure she took in hearing him praised.
the blush on her cheek whenever their eyes
mcl. all served 10 convince the old gentle
man, Who had not forgotten thai he was
once young himself that they took more
than common interest 10 each others well
fare.
Thus satisfied, he forbore making any
remarks upon the subject, but was not as
diSrlcased al the supposilion as the Penni-
less Henry would have imagined.
Henry had now been about year 10
his employ. Mr.. Dana knew nothing of
his family, but his strict integrity, his IT.
rcproachblc morals, his pleasing manners,
all conspired TO make them esteem him
highly. He was proud o. Henry, and wish
ed him 10 appear in dress, as well as man.
ners, as respectable as any one. He had
chcn wondered at the scaniiness of his
wardrobe, for although he dressed with The
most scrupulous regard TO neatness, his
clothes were almost ihyeadbare. Mr.. Da.
ma lid not think this proceeded from mig.
gard!y disposition, and he determined tc
b-oach the subject, and if possible ascer.
tain The real cause-this he did in the man
nor we have related.
Soon after this conversation took place
Mr. Dana left home on business. As he
was returning, and riding through beau
tiful village, he alighted at the door Of q
cottage, and requested drink. The Mis-
ircss, with an ease and politeness that CON
WINGED him that she had not always beer
the humble co'tager, invited him 10 walk TO-
He accepted her invitation; and here G
scene OF poverty and ncatness presented it.
self, such as ne had never before witnessed
The furniture, which consisted of no more
than was absolutely necessary was so exquis.
itIvely clean that it gave charms to poverty
and cast an air of comfort all around. A
venerable looking old man, who had moi
seemed 10 no lice the entrance of Mr.. Da
la, sat leaning on his staff; his clothes WERE
clean and whole, but so patched that yol
could have scarcely told which had been tn,
original piece
That is your father | presume 2 sait
Mr.. Dana addressing the lady.
Ii is sir
lie seems TO be quite aged
He is in his eighty-ihird year-hs has
survived all his children except myself