Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1845-11-29
KEEP THE LOAF UNDER YOUR OWN
ARM.

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Tho foIlowiFr is copied from n Bre York
paper printed in 1916 and is related 40 q fact.
Similar eases often occur in these Days that
a parent, having given bis all mic Inc hands
Of his children 10 obliged TO spend tho ROMAN.
der nj bis days IN poverty and want.
al this tilUa tt6rg waa living at lIaerlem,
an cid man who relates the following remark
able story If himself, lie was possessed of
a pretty good farm, with slaves and every
thing necessary for his business, and had bur
one child a aoil, who having married, ii was
agreed bat the young couple chouI1 I've in
the house " tn the parent, ~ be vas d Wild
over. Things went exceedingly well for
some time, when tho son proposed to the
parent, that he should make over to him his
estate, promjsihg 10 bntld d new house, and
otherwise improve the farm. Tho father,
through persuasion, gave him y deed u ailt
of I, aud every thing Belonging 10 it.
Alter a lew years, as the father pfew old,
ho grew u little betfuI and Dissatisfied, while
the son thinking he had nothing TO expect Of
him, forgot hlial duty, and uscd his aged fl.
her worse than he did his servants. Tho
old man Vas no longer permitted 10 eat with
his son and WIFI, but compelled 10 take his
meals in the chimney corner, and was con.
tiuuaIly otherwise ill-used by thom. The
old man eat bis ~viCtuals daily from a wooden
bowl, which the son had made for him. HIS
grandson saw his father make this bowl. and
set about making such another. Being apk-
cd by his father what he made it for. be- al.
swCred, for you to eat out Of when YOU
grow Old as grandfather. although this
ought 10 have turned his heart, and made him
reflect that as be dealt by his father, he
might expect to be dealt with by his children
when ho grew old, still il had no effect upon
him, aud the Ill .usago WAS carried 10 such IL
height that he could no longer betr il. and
left the house and went ~ a r~elafion ard
neigbbor of his, declaring fhis friend could
not help him TO get bis farm back again iisg
should be obliged to come and live with him.
THE friend answered that lie might come
and live with him, and II he would follow his
directions he would help him 10 get bis estate
back again. Take this bag Of dollars, carry
i into your room at your sons, shut it 10
we'll in your closet, and about the time YOU
expect they will call you down 10 dinner,
shut your door and have all your dollars spread
on a table il the middle Of the room. W5sn
they call you, make a notss With them By
sweeping them from the table Into tho bag
again.
"The bait took completely. The wife
had peepcd through the key bule and saw the
dollars spread out or the table, and told IL
TO her husband When the old man came down.
they insisted on his sitting down tofthe table
With them, and treated him with
ciVility.
''Tbe old man related to his friend what
he had done, who gave bin directions what
to do If bis son asked him for the money.
"After a few days his son discovered the
old man very bnsily engaged countine out bis
money, and at the next meal time asked what
money il was be had been counting.
"Only some money | had received for the
discharge Of one bond / had standing out.
! expect more in a few days, and / fear r
shall be obliged u take Mr.. Ms farm
upon which ! have a mortgage. as hs il not
able to raise the money, and II The farm iR
sold It will notfetch as muchtv will discharge
the mortgage.
safer a few days the son told tfs father
that he intended to build house on tho farm,
and no wcald be glad If his father would let
him have that money.
ayes, child all that / have becoming ID yous
| intend giving YOU ell the bonds and n1ort-
cages have. but then | think It viii! be beat
10 nave u all put tOgetlrr In 4 new deed OF
gift. ! will get neighbor Ito call
here and draw a new one.
"Accordlngly, his friend and cousin, who
had devised the scheme, came to the house,
the son gave up the deed that another might
be drawn Of ii.
"When thu old man got the instrument in
his hand, in the presence of his friend, hs
broke the seal, and committing tho writing
to the fire saying -
Burn, cursed instrument ofmy folly aud
my misery land you, my dutifuI child. az
this estate is all my own again, you muat
remove immediately, unless you be content 10
be my tenants. / have learned by sad expe-
rience that it is best FIR a parent 10 hold the
loaf under Ills oaon arm and that one father
can better maintain ten children, than caa
ten children a father"