Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1845-02-04
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81, very busy, and all iOr yOu,' and be
kindly Patted her cheek. But now.
MsRgy, can't you give me some supper
The daughter rang the bell and order
ed the supper TO be served. Il was such
one as an epicure would delight in, Iusi
the supper for a traveller on a night like
that.
Pa said the daughter, when it was
flushed, Il hope you are in good bumOr,
for | have a favor TO ask Of you )" and she
threw her arms around his neck, and
looked up in bis face with that winning
smile and those beautiful dark eyes Of
hers, 4 wish TO give a ball OF my birth
day-my eighteenth birth day. II will
cost, Ohf sight Of money, but you are
a kind, good papa, and ! know you have
been successful or you would not have
been at your lawyers
Yes, my darling, , he said fondly, kiss.
ing ber, 'Ihe cotton speculation has turn-
ed out we'll. | sold all | had Of The arIi,
Gle this afternoon, received the money
and took it TO my lawyers, telling him TO
invest il in roal estate. | think shall give
up the business.
'Oh! do, do, papa: But you will give
me this ball, won't youf'
You little tease, said the father, bui
be spoke smiliDgly; and putting his hard
in his pocket book, he took out note o.
FIVE hundred dollars and placed il in his
child's hand. Take this--if it is not
enough you must have another, i suppose.
But don't trouble me about it any more
The next morning broke clear, but the
snow was foot deep, and here and there
lay in large drifts blocking up the dOro
ways. Al ten o'clock the rich merchaIn
was on his way TO his counting ROOM
He turned down the same street up which
he had come The proceeding evening
A crOwdhad gathered round The open
cellar door Of a ruined tenement. The
merchant paused to inquire wi at was the
matter.
"A woman sir, has been found dead be.
low there said one Of the spectators;
she starved to death, it is said, and they
have sent for the coroner. Her daugh-
ter has Just come back, after being out
all night. ] believe she was begging
Tha,'s her moaning
tAbr said the merchant, and pang |
went thro' his heart like an ice. boi::, for
he remembered having denied petitions
er the night beIors. He pushed through |
the crowd, and descended the celIar-steps
A girl covered over an emacialed corpse,
that lay on heap of straw in ono corner
Of the damp apartment. 1t was the same
girl he had feared 1t would prove. The
merchant was horror-siruck.
my poor childH he cried laying his
hand on her shoulder, you must be car
ed for-God forgive me for denying you |
last night. Here, take thiS!' and he put
bill into her hand.
The girl looked up aud gHzed vacant
ly at him. Then she put back the prof
fered money.
sIl will do no good now she said, |
mother is dead, ,'and she burst into byster-
ic tears.
The mevchsnt, ct that moment, would |
have given half his fortune TO have re-
called her lie.
The lesson thus learned he never fot'
cot. The merchant personally saw that
q decent burial was provided for the
mother, and afterwards took the daughter
into his house, educated her for . high
station in life and on her marriage, rrer
ssnted her with a proper dowry. He
lived to hear her children lisp their grati'
tude.