The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-07-11

ofthe great banqueting hall. but there wa
no feasing going on IN it. The fire was ou,
the dinner table was taken away, and al
was desolate and dismal. "Here's sorry
cheer" said the Heir of Linn.
John would not give him a penny, bu
told him to GO to The friends he had spent hi
money upon foolishIv. He did so, but it die
no good. Some pretended not to know
him, and not one would lend him farlhing
or even offer him dinner. So he wander
ed about forIorn and hungry for two days
for work he could moi, and beg he was a.
shamed. At last. in his extreme misery, he
bclhoughl himself Of his fathers dying words.
81 have not sold the old house in Kipplclrin-
gan vet." said he, "ior no one would buy it.
| will GO and break open the upper cham
ber. My father told me would find relief
there. and perhaps he meant treasure. lift
should prove so, will be wiser man than
was, and not waste it upon knaves"
IN th, house, IHrn, rIr WIN '''"'..---'-- r.'-
ruur1u1r vt,r,r open. He found relief. in
deed. There was nothing in the room cx-
ceptng high stool. and directly over it, a
halter dangling from hook IN the ceiling.
lie looked up and read these words.
"Ah. graceless wretch and wanton fool!
YOU are rune forever. This is the only re-
lief for lhnse who waste their pairimony as
Won have done. BE bold. ,hen-put the hal.
ter round Your neck, jump from the stool.
and save yo1lr family the disgrace OF ending
as beggar."
"Very excellent counsel" said the Heir of
Linn. "and as must either hang or starve,
think I'll take nv fathers advice and hang.
Ii Is the shorter death ofthe two"
So he mounted. fastened the halter round
his neck and kicked the stool from under him.
But the Heir of Linn was not 10 die so.-
The board into which the hook was driven
gave way with his weight and he fell on the
floor with shower OF gold com rafting
about his ears. I will not say that he felt
no pam in his neck the next day, but at the
moment he certainly feI, none. Joy rushed
into his heart like torrent, at seeing himself
rescued from death and beggary. The
space between the ceiling and the roof con.
tanned an enormous treasure. On The up
per side nf the board from which he had
thought to suspend himself was fastened
better addressed 10 him. He hastily tore it
open and read as follows:-
"My dear son, knew your character,
and no exposlulatlons or advice can wean
You from the desperate course You arc pur.
suing. Nothing but misery sharper than
death can work the cure on yon. II, :hcre-
fore, your misl;rtunes and suffering, should
be 50 grievlous that Eou prefer death to
;he,r endurance, you Will not rashly encoun-
ter them again. You hive made the trial,
take my gold. redeem yonr land, and become
a wiser and better man.
The Heir Of Lynn did not leave the spot
without putting up prayer to Heaven tor
the soul Of parent whose admirable Wis
dom had discovered the means OF raising
hin from baaeary and despair to influence,
and weaving him from the follies and vices
which had disgraced his character. TO
evncc his gratitude, he resolved to amend
his life from that day forward, and become
all fathers heart could wish.
But first he thought he would mako one
more trial nt the false friends on whom he
had wasted so much time, his substance.
and his character He therefore kept his
newly discovered wealth secret until he
heard that John Of Scales was to give
grca, entertainment. and that all The lords
and ladies' nf Galway would be there.
When the Heir of Lynn eniercd his
fathers hall, it was crowded with richly
dressed gentry but he was IN beggar's rags.
He appealed to the charity Of the company,
saying that he was starving. TO ono he
said, you have toasted at my board thou
sand ,imsane will you deny me the crumbs
,ha, fali!l B your own?' To another, 81
gave you fair steed and trapPlngsj" to
third, u lent You thousand pounds and
never asked YOU to repay me" and so on to
all the rest of the company. But instead of
remembering his favors. they rcvllcd him
and called him spend,hrift beggar, and all
manner oi vile names. Some said il was
shame that such wretched object should be
suffered to come among them, and ono TO
whom more than all the rest his purse had
always been open called on the servant 10
| thrust hlm out of 'iOOrS.
But one man took his part. IT was mas
ter Richard Lakeland, a poor younger son
ofthe wealthy gentleman. He stood up and
said. 81 never ale al the board of the Heir
of Linn. never rode his horses or shared
his purse; or received favor from him 10 the
value of fart"ing. But what then !-He
was worthy gentleman when he had the
means. have twelve gold mobiles, and that
is all own in the world, and there are six
of them at the service Of The man whose
hand was never shut to the poor. And as
1 am gentleman. no one shall lay finger
on him while wear sword"
A glad man was the Heir Of Lynn. 10
find one man worthy to be his friend. He
took the six mobiles and advanced towards
John of Scales who was standing at the end