Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1848-07-22

V Ar ETY..
Keep the Loaf Under Your own Arm.
TRUE STORY

- ATRUE STORY.
The following is copied from New
Z York paper, printed in the year l1I7, and IS
related as a fact. Similar cases often occur
in these days, that parents having gwen
: his all into the hands of his children, y
4 obliged to spend the Remainder Of his day
in poverty and want.
: Attn time there lived at Harlem, an
old man, who related the following remark
: able story Of himself, He was possessed OF
= pretty good farm, with slaves and every
i thing necessary for a farmer at Harlem, aud
had but one child, son, who marrying, y
was agreed that the young couple shoald
live in the same house with him, as he was
/. wdower Things went exceedingly well
for some time, when his son proposed TO him
that he should make over 10 him his estate,
: promising TO build a new house, and other
wise improve the farm. The father, thro'
: persuasion, gave him deed or gift Of it,
and everything belonging thereto.
After few years, as the father grew old,
s hes became little freiful and dissatisfied,
while the son, thinking he had nothing more
TO expect from him, forgot bis flial duty,
and used him as bad as one OF his servants.
'rhe old man was no longer allowed 10 eat
at the same table his meals with
him and his wife, but was obliged To
eat his meals in the chimney corner, and
wss continually otherwise III used by them.
The old man eat his v!ctlals daily from a
wooden bowl his son made tor him. His
grandson saw his father make this bowl and
SET about making just such another; being
asked by his father what he made it for, he
answered: e
=" For you to cat in when you grow as old
rs grandfather" -
: Although this ought TO have turned his
: heart, and make hinsrenect that as he dealt
! by his faiher, be might expect to he dealt
! with by his children, v hen he grew old, il
/ had no effect upon him; and the i'll usage to
I the old man was carried TO such height
that he could no longer bear il, but lelt tho
fbousc and went to asrelntion and neghbor
fof his, declaring thatf his friend could not
help him to get his farm back again, he
should be obliged TO come and live with
them. .,s
His friend answered that he might come
aud live with him; aud IL he would follow
his directions, he would help him 10 get his
estate again.
Go,plsaid be, stake this bag Of dollars,
carry il into your room NJ your sons, shut
IL up well in your chest, md abiut the
time you expect they will call You down 10
dinner, shat your door, and have gu Your
dollars spread on d tablein the middle Of the
room! When they call you make noise
with them, by sweeping them from The table
into the bag a again, ~
The old man did as he was desired; his
.laughtcr-in-law came up to cab him 10 dim
ner, and finding the door shut, she .hai the
curiosity to peep through the key-hole, saw
shc bag of dollars, and the old man sweep
ing them Oft the table. Surprised at this,
she told her husband, but he would not be-
lieye IT, les nas a
The next day the old man again counted
his dollars, and packed up something ~ pa
per like piper money, His son went ~ %
call him down, and was surprised at what
his wife had told him. They took no no-
nee OF il 10 the old man, but when he came
down they insisted Oh his sitting Ut the table
with them. aud behaved uncommonly ciyil
towards him. fs aeaasA aes sls
The old man related TO his friend what
hesliad done, who gave him directions what
"a. do il his son asked h..a i"- the money.
After few days. Tie old man having
been very busy 10 counting his money again,
his son asked him what money that was he
had been counting.
SONY some money had received for
the discharge of one of the bonds had
standing ont. u eNptcd uihfc WI" tVN ual - 4
and fear shall be obliged 20 take MIR. !
Ms firm, upon which have a mort
gage, us he is not able 10 raise the money,
aud if.thc farm is sold, il illietch rs ntueh
rs will discharge the mortgage"
After n few days, the sou told the father
that. he intended 10 build house on the
farm. aud would be glsd IL his father would
let him have the money. rs .s-ss0
@e"Yes, child all that ! have is coming TO
you, intend giving you the bonds aud
mortgages haye---but then think Il will
10 hcstto have IL put all together IN anew
deed OF giti.---i will get neighbor L------ TO
call here and draw new onesN
Accordingly his friend and cousin, who
had devised the measure, entne 10 the house
andihe son gave the father the deed, that
another m sht 4be drawn after ".
: Whei, the old man had got the instru-
ment into his hands, 10 the presence Of his
FREUD, he broke off the seal, and commit
ted the writing TO the fire saying:
" Burn, cursed instrument os my folly
and misery And YOU, my children, as THIS
estate Is all my avn again, you must remove
Immediately, Galess you will be cop,ent 20
he my tenants. have now learned that Il
Is best for parent % bolt the loaf under
his own arm, and that one father eau better
main,aio ten children than ten children can
father" go
t-T- In the British House Of Commons,
ON m. ist ulE Lord John Rus-ell gave no
a a A H. III stxrftka AtAn