American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-08-25

ana cAtfCmC illness, nc iGlt tnsCNslUlG 70 tho
earth. He was conveyed " the house Of his
benefactor and physician called. Long was
the struggle between life and death. Though
unconscious he called upon his mother and
sister, almost necessarily To aid him Whom
the youth was laid upon her bed, aud she head
him calling for bis sister, Lucy Davis wept and
said to him "poor sick young man, your sister
is far distant but will be to you a sister. ~
Wei! did this dark eyed maiden keep her pro-
mise. Day and night did she watch over him,
eyccpt during the short intervals when she
yielded har post at his side TO her father.
AZ length the crisis OF his disorder arrived
the day that was to decide the question OF life
or death. Lucy bent over him with intense
anxiety, watching every expression OF his lea-
tEres, hardly daring to BREATHE so teartu4 was
she Of awaking him from tho only sound sleep
he had enjoyed for nine long days and Nights
AT length he awoke and gazed up in the face
OF Lucy Davis, and family enqnircd, 'where
am ~ There was Intelligence IN that look.
Youth and n good constitution had obtained
the mastery. Lucy felt that he wss spared, and
Bursting into food Of irrepressiblc, gratetu!
tears rashed out CT the room
1t was two weeks moro before he could sit up
even Tor short time. lie has already ac-
qualnted them with his maine and residence,
out they had no curiosity to learn any thing
further, and forbid his giving his story III! lie
became stronger. His name was Charles Will
son, and his parental home, Boston.
A few days afterwards, when Nh. Davis was
absent from home, and Lucy engaged about
her household affairs, Wilson saw at the head
Of his bed, his pack, and rccollec:ing something
that he wanted, opened 1t, The first thtng.he
saw was the Identical book whose loss had eK-
cited 50 many regrets lie r0ca!lected having
placed it there the morui9g b5tolo he reached
Breut's Prairie, but in he confusion OF thc mo-
meat that circumstance was tuJg0ten. lie cX-
amned and found ovory thing rs he Left II.
THIS discovery nearly restored him to hcGiil,
but he resolved at present to conline the secret
TO his own bosom. Ii was gratifying to him to
witness the entire confidence they rep3sed in
the huuor and integrity of stranger, and tho
pleasure with which they bestowed tavo.s upon
ene whom they supposed could make no return
bat thanks.
Night came, and Mr.. Davis did not return.
Lucy passed seepless night. In the morning
she watched hour after houI for his coming,
and when sunset approached and he was still
absent, terrified at his long end unusual stay,
she was setting oHt to procure a nolghbor to go
in search of him, when her parent hove 10 sight.
She ran to meet hEl, and was bestowing upon
him Il thousand endearlng expressions OF alice
ton, when his haggaId, woe-begone counter
ance startled her.
He uttered not word, and went into his
house and seated himself in-g.lence. 1t was IN
vain that she attempted to cheer him. After
long pause, during which q powerful struggle
was going on in his feelings-~he rose, and took
his daughter by the hand and led her into the
room where Wilson was seated. "Iou shall
know all ," he said, IL ain rGined-l ain beg
gar. Ia a few daysi must GIit this house--the
farm which have 80 highly improved and
thought my own" lie proceeded to state that
few days before, Crosby, IN moment OF TN
goyernGble malice, teuntcd him with being
beggar, and told him that be was no" in hs
power and he would crush him under his feet.
When Air. Davis smiled at what he regarded
only as an impotent threat--Croshy to con-
vince him, told him that tho patent 0! his farm
was forged one, and that he, COSBY, knew the
real owner Of the land-had written to purchase
it--and expected deed in few days. Davis
Immediately went homo FOR his patent, and
curing his long absence had visited the Land
Office Crosby was right. Thepatent, beyond
all dispute, was forged one, AID the clam OF
Davis to the farm, not worth Ilrthing.
1t may DO proper to observe, that counter
fsitng soldiers patents was regular business
in some of the eastern cities, aud hundreds had
been duped. at is not for myself" said tho
old man, ''that grIeve at this misfortune. l
am advanced in life and il matters not how OF
where pass the remaining days OF my exist
ouce. have a home beyond the stars where
your mother has gone betore me, and where !
would have long since joined her, had not
lived to protect her child, my own, my attec-
tionate Lucy The weeping girl flung her
arms around the neck of her father, and poured
her tears upon his bosom. awe can be happy
STILL" said she, "for lam young anc can easily
support us both.'
A new scene followed, in which aaother in
diSidual was principal actor. l-SAall leave
the reader to form his own opinion Of it, and
barely remark, that at the close, the old man
took the hand Of Lucy aad young Wilson, and
then joining them, said, "my children cheer
fully consent to your union. Though poor,
with good conscience you can be happy.
know, Charles, that you will be kind to my
daughter, for a few nights ago, when you
thought that no human ear could hear you,
heard you tervently mplore the blessings of
heaven upon my grey hairs, and that God
would reward my child for all her kindness to
you" Taking down his family Bible, the ve-
nerable old man added, sit is a season of file
tlOD, out we arc not loTsdhefl let us LOOK IOr
support to HiR, who has promised to sustain
us. - He opened the book and read-"A Though
the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit
be in the vines, the labors of the olive shall fail
and the fields shall yield no meet the focks
shall be cut off from the fold and there shall
be no herd in the stall, yet will rejoice in the
Lord; will Joy in the God of my salvation"
Charles and Lucy knelt beside the venerable
old man and while he prayed, they wept tear,
Of grateful emotion.
1t was sleepless but not an unhappy night
to the three inhabitants of the neat and cheer
full dwelling they were about to leave and 60
they knew not where. 1t was then that young
Wilson learned the real value of money. BY
means oft he could give shelter to those who
had kindly received him when every other door