Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1849-08-17

/ 4 am SIR Tor the time being, your landlord.
understand you, sir, but vii not long remain
your tenant Twas going to observe, however
mat there are few articles which | am anxious
To purchase: that Sideboard for instance is ia
mily relic; will give YOU fifty dollars. the price
you paid and feel assured under these circum-
stances You will not refuse ne this favor.
4 cannot take it, sir
/ Obduratc ungateln mani
w Ill You not let Pa buy my piano, sir?' hum
bly, asked Ellen; he will give YOU the price at
! which it vas sold.
/ 1T is painful for me- young lady. to refuse
even this. | will sell nothing. not even the
wood-saw in the ccIIar!'
Then Mr.. Clifford, exclaimed Mr. Suher-
! land, we have no further business here. Come.
/ my dear-Elen get Your bonnct--lct us quit
/ tins house; we are not even free from insult
/ Where is MaryF
i am here sir; the key Of my trunk is lost and
am fastening it with rope
Stop, my girl; methinks | purchased that
trunk, cooiiy observed the stranger.
! Mr. Clifford am not SO old hut that | can re-
sent an lnsult--nay, and will, il YOU carry this
arrogant. and TO me strange conduct much fur
Their That poor girl has been to me- and mine
the best, and may say the oldest friend; she has
renamed with us IN poverty, assisted us in our
49, 'N'' NV Oi w lNIl iltl putSt. Dut Will HCT
hands; She is not 10 me as servant but one of
my family, for there is thank heaven. no such
base distinction in poverty that exists in state
OF blasted wealth. Here, with nothing but what
Wo have upon our backs the master and servant
are equal she is part of my family, and
will protect her from insult That trunk is hers
and who dare take il from her? not YOU. sir +!
MI Clifford at that moment cast his eyes up
on Mary as She arr Sc from the floor; for a mo-
mcnt they gaccd on each other in silence. And
she you say has been to you a friandn
Indeed, she has, kind and noble one
MI Sutherland, stay one moment nv good
girI, put down that trunk; take a seat madam.
permit me, Miss. to hand you chair Mr. $.
will you be scated2 have vet something more
to say. When you requested me to Weld mp the
wish had 10 purchase that sdrboard, told Won
that il was my determination to buy it, and tell
you that will not sell it,
This, MIR. Clifford, needs no repetition
Aye, but 1t docs, and when that young lady
made the same request for her piano.
my answer was the same Stop. sir, hear me
oHt; no man would act so without motive; no one
particularly a stranger would court the di,rlea-
sure OF a crowded room and bear up against the
iroWna OF many without an object. Now lad
an OBJECT, and that Was--ba seated sir-madam
Your acknowledged was to buy this house and
tnrmlure for the sole purpose OF restoring them
10 YOU and yours again.
Sir, is not this 4 cruel icst?'
Is 1t possible! exclaimed the mother and
daughter at the same time
Amusement took possession Of Mary and her
trunk fell to the floor with a crash causing her
small stock OF clothing TO roll out. which size
eagerly gathered up and thrust back, without any
regard 10 The manner in which it was done.
The auctloneer,' continued Mr. Clifford. 'has
my instructions to have the matter arranged bv
the morrow. In the mcalime YOU are 1T home,
Mr.. Sulhtriand--you are in your house, AID
the Intruder
Intruder. sir? Oh, say net that will not
tell You what n relict this knowledge is to me.
bat auryot to know how am to repay you for
AL uhs-and what could have induced YOU, a to-
tai stranger thus to step forward. All! thought
strikes mc-graclous heaven! can il be? Lock on
me Mr.. Clifford, nay. start not The stranger
actually recoilcd from the glancc of Srther-
land ; eye. Look on me, sir. has that eirI-that
innocent girl-Who stands trembling there. any
interest IN this generous act Of yours! Speak, !
SIR, that may spurn your offer. and resent the
insult
i will not deny, sir, that she has
Me, father, dear father! | never before saw |
the gcntcman's face
Say not so. Miss
'Sr-l-l. indeed, father, -
Remember, ten years back; call to mind a
ligIt-heared boy whom you calcd-Brothcr
Gracious heaven! Henry. my boy!'
is hcrc--I am your long-ost SOM
Need we add morc Our readers can ina |
ginc that a more cheerful fire blazcd upon the
hearth, and that Mary the faithful servant, was /
not forgotten in the general JOY which prevailed .
on the occasion.