The organizer. (Oxford, Miss.) 1845-18??, 1849-06-23

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TRUE STORY.
The following Is copied from 4 NJ
York paper, printed in the year l777,
and is related as a fact. Similar Cd
SEES often occur IN these days that 4
parent, having given bis ali into Tie
hands Of hiq children, IS obliged 10
Spend me remainder Of bis days id
poverty andWanl.
AT this time there lived At Harlem
an old man, who related the following
remarkable story Of himself He was
possessed of a pretty good farmfwith
slaves and everything necessarf lor 4
farmer at Harlem, and had h..l one
child, a son, who marrying, Il mas
agreed that the young couple should
livein the same house with him, as he
was5a widoweP. Things went exceed.
ingly well for some time, when his
son proposed to him that be should
make over to him bis estate, promis,
ling to build new house, and other.
wise improve the farm. The father.
Through persuasion, gave him deed
or gift ofit-and every thing belong.
ling thereto.
After few years as the father
grew old, he became q little fretfnl
Iand dissatisfied. while tho son, thinks
ling he had nothing more 10 expect
from him, forgot his filiaI duty, and
used him as bad as one ofhis servants.
The old man was no longer allowed
to eat at the same table bis meals
with him and wife, but was obliged
to eat his meals in the chimney corner.
and was continually otherwise in. |
used by them. The old. man eat his
Ivictuals daily from a wooden bowl
his son made for 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:
''For you to eatin when you grow
as old as grandfather
Although this ought 10 have turned
his heart, and make him reflect that
as he dealt by his father, he might ex.
pect to be dealt with by his children,
when he grew Old,it had no effect up.
on him; and the i'll usage towards
The old man was carried to such a
height that he could no longer bear
Il, but left the house and went to
-elation and Deighbor of his, declaring
hat if his friends could not help him
o get bis farm back again. he should
% obliged to come and live wif,.
hem. La
His friend answered that he on
'ome and live with him; and n be
would follow his directions. he would
ssisthim to get his estate again.
&C., said he, take this bag Of dol.
lrs, carry.it into your room AZ your
on'si shut il up well Ia your chesf,
nd about the time you expect they
I'LL call you down 70 dinner, ShutYour
cor, and have all your dollars spread
y a table in the middle OF the room
When they call you make noise with
iem, by sweeping them from the ta>
lie into the bag again"
The old man did as he was desired;
is daughter-inslaw came up 10 cali
i'm to dinner, and finding the door
nut, she had the curiosity 10 peep
trough the key hole, saw the bar
dollars, and the old man sweeping
ZEN odthe table. Surprised atthis,
10 told her husband, but he would
II believe it.
The next day the old man again
united his dollars, and packed IN
inpaper like paper money.
y son went up 10 call him down
ID was surprised at what his wife
d told him. They took no notice
II 10 the old man, but when "a
me down they insisted on his sitiihe
the table with them, and behaved
lcommonly civil toward him.
The old man related 70 bis friend
bat he had done. who gave him al,
ctions what to do IL his son asked
N for the money.
Aflera few days, the old man hav>
been very busy in counting bic
'ney again, bis son asked him what
'ney that was he had been count
only some money 7 had received
the discharge Of one of the bonds
Iad standing OF; expect more IN
CIV days, and fear shah be obi.t
4 80 take IN Us farm upon
lichI have mortgage, as be Il not
Ie 70 raise the money, and IL he
m issold il will fetch as much a.
! discharge the mortgage
Afer 9 few days, the son told the