The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1848-06-09

oiu 'tuy was sh'NS H"ietiy III tho ooil't
knitting a stocking and smoking her pipe.
The old gentleman, laying aside his pa
per, and seeing the fire well burnt down,
told James to bring in some Of them beech
backlogs." But James, who was deely in
terested in an article that he was perusiDg,
addressed his two brothers that were play
Ing fox and geese:
"Bob, wont you and Joe bring one in
I've got piece here want to finish"
s'rll learn you to do athing when you are
told" Numbered the old man, giving him a
cuff on the side Of the head, sand not try to
put it of on your younger brothers. guess
they've got game they want to finish too"
The young man Indignantly threw down
his paper, took up his his hat, and left the
room. But he didn't stop a. the wood pile,
but hurried on, he knew not and cared not
whittier, determined to leave forever the
parental roof, and try the world Oh his own
hook.
Nine years passed away. Our hero,
who by enterprise and honest industry had
prospered in the world, was now an aflluan,
and highly esteemed citizen of Lawrence
county in the extreme south part Of the
state, and was, withal, member of the
state legislature from that district.
While at Columbus, attending the session
Of IS, he resolved to visit his parents, who
still lived at the old home stead few miles
ont of town, and who had never heard
from their son since the dreary winter eve
ming when he had been sent after the beech
backlog, until they hadrcad in the papers,
few days before, that James, ----- Esq,
was elected member from Lawrence.
Having made particular enquiries con.
corning his parents and the family, and
learning that they were all alive and well,
and had been in excellent spirits since they
heard from their son aud brother, and soon
expected a visit from him, he ordered his
horses and carriage and started out on the
old road that he had often travelled in his
b w Hbub. anu vi WHICH lt ltu HuuICu 10
market many load ofhay and corn.
1t was just such an evening as that on
which he had SO abruptly left father and
mother, brothers and sisters, nine long years
ago. And at the old homestead, just such
another fire was dying away in the same
old sitting room. and Just such group were
gathered around il; but it was not the same.
Bob and Joe were married, each had love.
ly wife and lot of promising young tow
heads TO grace his own iiresi,le. The little
Shavers that lie had lief, building cob houses,
were now young men, and two of them
were playing the same game he had left
Bob and Joe at. And another set Of youth
ful architects that had been brough, upon
the stage Of existence since he left was now
engaged in rearing those towering monu-
mentS of youthful genius, tier on tier, and
cob on cob, towering upwardS-up-
wards towering to the very-,he very tops
Of the chairs. The old lady was sitting in
the same corner in the same old armchair.
smoking the same pipe aud knitting the
samc-no, guess in was another stocking.
but it was the same color and looked just
like ii. The old gentleman, frosted over
with age and care, was sitting quietly by
the window, smoking his pipe and looking
ont upon the front yard and the gate tina,
opened into the road that led to town.
] The member from Lawrence drove up 10
the gate, alghted from his carriage, hitched
his horse to the post, and entered the fami-
liar old yard, where hehad often played UNI
der the shade Of the old locust trees in his
carly infancy.
The father saw his Scnteel and stately
looking son coming along the walk, and
had his eyes rivetcd upon him to see wheth-
err he could certainly recognize the features
of his son. The young man passing by the
wood pile, noticed large beech BACKLOG
that had just been cut of and was ready tc
be carried in. lie gathered it upon his
shoulder, and proceeded in. The old gen.
tlcman now certain who il was, and seeing
the joke he was intending to play, jumped
up, took the fire shovel and went to hauling
forward the Goals and ashes In bolted the
Hon. Member from Lawrence. bending un.
der his load, and calmly said, "Hcre is thai
beech bdck'oy," $50 SEES cody replied
the old man, "bm you're becn a ID Of q
long rhiie getting ii here, IMould think
Just PIT IL on behind there"
While Gen. Taylor was spending few
days among his friends at Donaldsonville in
Louisiana, among other good things he
gave the following toast:
Tho Ladies' of Donad.onvillr- Unsurpassed in
beauty and gracc--hcalh and prosperity Tor lhos,
who have husbands, and early marriage Tor those
who have not.
Those are the same girls, that in III
sweeiencd up the soul of Henry Clay with
the sacred nectar Of their ruby lips.
----
Poeiicdl.-In the house of representative,
is Washington, there is white marble sta.
me aqeClio, the "Musc of History" repre-.
,or, o o',,h icording the passing events OF