Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1845-11-13
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KEEP THE LOAF UNDER YOUR OWN Arm.
a TR U K ST DRY

The following is copied from New York
paper printed in the year l776, and is related
as fact. Similar cases often occur in these
days that parent, having given his all into
the hands of his children, is obliged to spend
the remainder of his days in poverty and
want:
"At this time there is living at Haeriem, an
old man who relates the following remarka-
BILE story of himself.-He was possessed of
pretty good farm, with slaves and every thing
necessary for his business, and had out one
child, son, who having married, il was a
greed that The young couple should live in
The house with the parent, as he was a wild
over. Things went exceedingly we'll for
some time, when the son proposed To his
parent, that he should make over to him his
estate, promising In build new house, and
otherwise improve the farm The father,
through persuasion, gave him deed of gift of
1t, and every thing belonging to il.
ALTER lew years, as The father grew old,
he grew lit,le iret!u and dissatisfied, while
the son thinking he had nothing To expec, of
nm, forgot fillal duty, and used his aged ia
Their worse Than lie did his servants The
old man was no longer permitted 10 eat at the
table with his son and vile, but compelled to
lake his meals in the chimney corner, and
was continually otherwise ill-used by them.
The old man ate his vicluas daily from
wooden bowl, which his son had made for
him. His grandson saw his father make this
bowl, and sat about making Just such anoth-
er. Being asked by his father what he made
II Tor, he answered, lor you TO eat out of
w II. 4 Il
though this ought to have turned his heart,
and made him reflect that as he dealt by his
father he might expect to be dealt with by
his children when he grew old, still i! had
no effect upon him, and The ill-usage was
carried to such height that he could no
longer bear it, and left the house and went to
relation and neighbor of his, declaring if his
friend could not help him to ge! his farm back
again, he should be obliged to come and live
with him.
"Ihe friend answered that he might come
and 1--we with him, and is he would follow his
direction he would help him to get his estate
back again. Take this bag of dollars, carry
IL INTO your room. at your sons, shut il up
well In your closet, and about the time YOU
expect they will call you down to dinner,
shut your door and have all your dollars
spread on 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 on, OH the table, and told it to
her husband. When the old man came down,
they insisted on his sitting down to the liable
with them, and treated him with uncommor
civility.
"Fhe old man related to his friend what
ne had done, who gave him directions what
TO DO IL his son asked him for the money.
"Aiier lew days his son discovered the
ola man very busily engaged in counting out
MS money, and at the next meal time asked
what money il was that he had been count
ing.
"Oniy some money had received for the
discharge of one of the bonds ! had standing
out. expect more in few days. and fear
shall be obliged 10 take Mr. N--'s farm
upon which ! have mortgage, as he is not
aoie TO raise the money, and if the farm is
soiu II Will not fetch as much as will dis
charge the mortgage"
"Ailer few days the son told the father
ne intended TO build house on the farm,
and would be glad if his father would let him
have that money.
Yves, child, all that have is coming to
you intend giving you all the bonds and
mortgages have, but then ! think il will be
oes' TO have it put altogether in new deed
OF gilt. ] will get neighbor l. to call
mere and draw a new one.n
accordingly, his friend and cousin, who
mao devised the scheme, came TO his house,