Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1845-12-31

posed, mas In her lchorf0Wlng veins, one drOp-'no
bigger than a Wren's eye'-of Caude; that Eye her
self may and then have been guilty of lecture,
murmuring it balmily amongst the rose leaves.
1t may be SO STILL be it our pride never to believe
it NEVER
KEEP THE LOAF UNDER YOUR OWN ARM.
TRUE STORY.
The following is copied from New York paper
printed in the year l776, and is related as fact
Similar cases often in these days, that parent,
having given his all into the hands of his children are
obliged to spend the remainder of their days power
ty and want. s,
'At this time there is living at Harlem, an old
man who relates the following remarkable story OF
himself. He was possessed of pretty good farm,
with slaves and every necessary for his business, and
had but one child, who having married, it was
agreed that the young couple should live in the house
with the parent, as he was widower Things went
exceedingly well for some time, when the son pro-
posed to his parent that he should make over to him
his estate, promising to build new house and other
wise improve the farm. The father, through persua-
sion, gave him deed of gift of it, and every thing
belonging to it.
sAfter few years, the father grew old, he grew
little fretful and dissatisfied while the son. think
ing he had nothing more to expect from him forgot
flal duty, and used his aged father worse than he
did his servants. The old man was no longer per-
mtted to eat at the table with his and wife, but
compelled to take his meals in the chimney corner,
and was continually otherwise i'll used by them
The old man ate his victuals daily from wooden
bowl, which his son had made for him. His grand
son saw his father make this BOWL and set about ma
king just such another. Being asked by his father
what he made it for he answered, for you to eat out
of when you grow old as grandfather Although
this ought to have turned his heart, and made him
reflect that as he dealt by his father, he might ex
pect to be dealt with, by his children when he grew
old, still had no effect upon him, and iusage was
carried to such height that he could no longer bear
it, and left the house and went to neighborng rela
tive of his, declaring that he could not help him to
get his land back again, he should be compelled to
come and live with him. 1as,ts-,
His friend answered that he might come and live
with him, and if he would follow his directions he
would help him to get his estate back again. Take
this bag of dollars, carry it into your room at your
sons, shut it up carefully in your chest and about
the time you expect they will call you down to din
ner shut your door and have all your dollars spread
on a table in the middle of the room. When they
call you make noise with them by sweeping them
from the table into the bag again.
The bait took completely. The wife had peeped
through the key hole and saw the dollars spread out
on the table and told it to her husband. When the
old man came down, they insisted on his sitting at
the tsble with them, and treated him with uncom-
mon civility.
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 few days the son discovered the old man
very busily employed in counting out his money! and
at the next meal time asked him what money it was
he had been counting.
s|Only some money had received for the discharge
of one of the bonds had standing out. l expect
more in few days, and fear | shall be obliged to
take Mr. Ms farm, upon which | have mort
gage as he is not able to raise the money! and the
farm is sold it will not fetch as much as will dis
charge the mortgage.
After few days the son told the father he Dten-
ded to build house on the farm, and wonld be glad
child said he, "all that have is coming to you,
intend giving you all the bonds and mortgages have
but then think it will be best to have it all put to-
gether in a new deed of gift. will get neighbor
L. to call here and draw one.''
Accordingly his friend and cousin who had devised
the scheme, came to the house, the gave up the
deed that another might be drawn from it. When
the old man had got the instrument in his hand, in
mitted the writing to the fire, saying
"Burn cursed instrument of my folly and my mis-
eryi-and you my dutful children this estate is all
my own again, you must remove again, you must re-
move Immediately, unless you be content to be my
tenants have learned by sad experience that it is
best for parent to hold the loaf under his
and that one father better maintain ten children,
than ten children can father.
ASSAULT AND Decentralization a comcal case
of assault and battery was brought before the May
or of Akron on Saturday last. The Rev. j. ID. Pick
ands pastor of the Second Advent Church was char
ged with kissing the wife of Lyman Green, and acas
ing her feet against her husbands tciA.
The Reverend gentleman acknowledged the facts
as charged, but justified himself conclusively on
Scripture grounds that the case was dismissed. l..
" Berce Esq. was counsel for the prosecution, but
his cease in point found in the law books over
balanced by the scripture quotations of the Reverend
deendent and the case decided, not according tc
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