Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-12-19

ttG CuHltIGt u lHe Htlilals I8a utGi4Fgl
that II was frightened by my approaching
! It's bind quarters, and that vas the tehsbi
, why it had kicked me. tFeaf my dsa
hoy. IL d stronger passion than gratitude
! did not agrees with M father that tit
animal had been a%etuated BY fsari but ai
leg got well, and forgot my second lessor
from dumb animals,
Had NY father allowed me h g6 III d tl
bile school, | should have gained a little
moro knowledge of thB void! but the gu
rate Of ibe parish was my prseeptor, ani
he was q good kindly old man, and tie dis.
peiissf Of my fathers charity. Neverthe.
less. as ! grew up to mans sstate. did 6e.
tasionally perceive that my father did MOI
Use that discrimination ia his kind Offices
Which he should have done, aud that tho
hotl3eksepef WliU introduced the constant
claimants on his bounty appeared ofa most
unusually charitable disposition, putting
her apf0h.tO her eyes aud shedding tears
when shH came til 10 haFfhte the tale Of 1Fu
Of s3hl3 aifirtniHta person who wa ted be-
lav IN tbs kitchen ff relief and She gone.
rally received orders to give the sipplitant
a sum Of money! aud put It down in her
hook and from The blessings which she In.
y%atiahly called down upon my fathers
head, it WBtild almost Appear that she was
the relieved party. "yhe's d good womaB,
an excellent W6man-she can feel for
others my father would say, as she closed
the door; ~ shall not forget her in my
WILL tltink ths h~5Gsaktepar must have
overheard him say this more than once
She was engaged 10 be married 10 the but.
laf, and Il appeared that the butler put oil
his marriage Till my fathe s death (fof be-
WAS very Old and ihfifn, and was hot et=
peeted TO live lo6E) / presume tie butler
wished TO ascertain first what my father
leF her ii his Wtll, for one day | overheard
her say to bin, II wish the old gentleman
would fDaks haste aud walk off, # le lives
much longer vie shall be too old to marryi
he llas got d shocking cough, however.
that's s0tto comfort" When | heard this,
! was very much shocked. / would not toll
my father, as II would make lin very an
happy especially as he was very i'll 1T the
time, but | considered II d most nngratefil
wish; but, thought | on reflections / have
read Of love, although | have never foit II.
and / presume sit Is a stronger passion
than gratitude" The househeHpsr, how
ever, had her Wislt-.niy fathers malady
increased and he died, and / found my eli
III possession Of il fine property. | remain.
ed shit up for s]8getal days previous IL tho
funeral fol | afisved tuIy at his loss. Az
ter the funeral the WI was opened; letaeies
were be4Geathed to ell the servants, and
The hotseafepef was left Goo. i obsefv-
ed disappointment ia her face when tie
sum was mentioned, aud 1 was afefYafl
told that she abused ny father for bis stin.
Einess hi moi lebtibk her more. That very
day she and The butler gave warning, mud
| atfHrwafd discovered thot they had car
rted away u large %poftiopof ths linen, aud
the wines in the cellar, during the time that
/ was shut up before my fathers flaetal,
and bad since set up Ii tayen q few miles
Fl ON the town. This was d lamentable
exception to the general rulB Of gratitude.
! had d great mind to prosecute them,
but the kindly feeling toward my fellow.
creatures, which had been 50 deeply i'm.
pressed upon me 10 my bringing up, pre-.
vetttd inc from furnishing them as they
deserved.
was now o young man Of twenty-five
years Of age, with q splendid fortune. Al
my IDEAS Of tho woffi's gratitude
were not so enthusiastic as those Of nv
kind parent, | still did consider gratitude
is the general rule, and that inftataudB
was but an occasional exception to IL. /
followed the bent 0f ny pbflan-
and tried ut least to deserve the
goodwill OF my fellow.cfeatares. by Grst
was to benefit those m9fe immc-
liate Y around me, my tenants, aud those
Who resided contiguous 70 my extensive
Natural educalion had just been taken
Up IN q very earnea manner, and / resell
% to loutld schools In two Or three parish.
q but ding them, aud paying the expenses
The teachers. Az soon 40 eTet ytbibg {
vas ready for their reception, notice was ;
ent u tie poor pafisbionets lbat their Z
might receive their education era. 4
but, to my astonishment, the child On :
ID not come. / inquired the reason, and 1
'nnd tlal some won d not allow their child. /
to come bGcauso they could make two q
a.day by their work; others. AMI tic /
RAZOR potion, refused because it was char 4
y, and preferred 10 se1d their. children b. :
school where they pads penny per week y
/, tha school mist3ess. ron .onstl With
and after some little time q few we're i
to my school, but those WHO did send 4
ieir children took care to let me see thai q
considered il was q IA gor conferred on f
~ and not on them. 30 / received very !.
gratitude FOR ibis attempt to benefit =
Ie comm nifty. / reduced the rents Of all i
tenants, and invariably allowed them TO :
main in arrears when they complained Of
sd Zines or m~isf0rtunes; but ! found that
received little thanks for my lofbearance. /,
ne tenant baviog excused himself for two 4
II WIS pointed out 10 me by my bal.
f thai the ground was left untitled, and 4
Ie man was o-5ed bali lhs day. There. !.
re decided thtt il Was necessary TO act, n
I'd desired him to ply his rent. tIe sta- i
d bis inability at the time, and | asked
hen be would be abe. lie replied, cer~
inIy not that yeor, and perhaps not The ii,
following. Convinced that he was =,
cofrigible an ! lazy, | desired hin to leave 4,
farm, wishing 10 pas IN another tenant +
il he refused, and apon some absurd pre- !,
nee, because / gave notice of e~jeclment, 81
employed p~ettlfoggiDg Lwyer to bring n,
action against me. After a time be h
ma word that he would leave the farm i
| would give him $500. and, b3irg re- !.
seds he zane dotgn to Goo, then Gt00, =
ID then ESQ. Al last, fading that l had 4.
ought actions, not only for ejecfG chi, g.