Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1845-10-14
Keep The Leaf under your own Arm,
A TRUE STORY.

ne loiIoWlng IS cop I'd from New ork
paper printed n the year l776, and is relG-
ted as inc,. Similar cases often occur in
these days. that a parent, having given his
all into the hands of his chidren is obi ged
10 spend the remainder of his days in power
" and want.
'At this time there is living al Haerlern,
an old man who relates the following remar-
kabc story OF himself Re was possessed
Of pretty good farm, with slaves and eve
ry thing necessary for his business, and had
bat one child, "A son who having mlrried; il
was agreed lhai the young couple should
live in the house with tie parent, as he was
a widoWer. Things went on exceedingly
well fol some time, when the son proposed
to his pareni thai he should make over to
him his estate, promising to build new
house and otherwise improve the farm. The
father, through persuasion, gave him deed
Of gift of it, and every thing belonging toit.
safer few years, rs the father grew old,
he grew a little icaul aud dissatisfied. while
Tie son, thinking he had nothng more 10
expect from him forgot hial duly. and used
bis aged ftther worse than he did his SER
ted TO eat at the table with his son and wife,
but compelled 10 take bis meals in tho chin
ney corner, and WAS continually otEe wise
i'll used bv them. The oiI nan ate his Wet
ualS daily from a wooden bowl, which his
son La | made for him. Fl S grandson saw
his father make this bowl, and set about ma
king just such another. Being askod by his
fIthor what he made it for, he answered,
for You 10 cat cat of when you grow as old
as grandfather" Although this ought to
have turned his heart, and made him reflect
that as he dealt by his flther he ms GIT ex-
pect 70 be dealt with by his children when
he grew old, sill it had no effect upon him,
and the ilI-usage was carried 10 such an OK
tent TINT he could no longer bear it, and left
The house and went 10 relltion and neigh
Lor Of his declaring if his friend could not
help HIN 10 get his firm back again, he
should be obliged. to come and live with
HIM
"H,s friend answered that he might come
and live with him, and if he would follow his
direction he would help him TO get his es-
tate back again. Take this b1g Of dollars.
carry it into your room, at your sons shut it
MP well 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 table in the middle ofthe room.
When they call you,m Ike noise with them
by sweeping them rom the table into the
bag again.
"The bait took completely. The wife
had pcepcd 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 down at
the table with them, and treated him with
uncommon civiIity.
'-Thc oil man related to his friend wha,
he had done, who gave him directions what
to do if his son asked him for the money.
"Afier few days he son discovered the
old man very busiIy engaged in counting
out his money, and at the next meal time
as';cd what money it was that he had been
counting.
"Only some money had received for the
discharge of one Of the bonds had stand
ing our. | expect more in few days, and
| fear shall be obliged toiake Mr.. Ms
farm, upon which have Il mortgage, as he
Is not able 10 raise the money, and if the
farm is sold il will not fetch as much as will
discharge tho mortgage
"Ailer few days The son told the father
he intended 10 build house on the farm,
and would be glad if his father would let him
have that money.
eyes, child, 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 il put altogether in new deed
ofgf. will get neighbor l. 10 call
here and draw new one
Accordingly, his friend and cousin, who
had devised the scheme, came to the house,
the son gave up the deed that another might
be drawn Oft. When the old man had got
the instrument in his hand, IN the presence
of his friend, he broke the seal, and COM
mited the writing to the fire, saying
"Bum cursed instrument of my folly and
my m;sery!-and you my dutiiul chldien
as this estate is all my own again, you must
remove Immediately, unless you be content
10 be my tenants. have learned by sad
experience thatn is best for parent to hold
t!c loaf ahder kis oseR arm; ana that one
iatLer can better maintain ten children, than
can ten flthcr.