The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1850-06-20
up stairs and into the apartment had Just

Ict me SIT here, sad the stranger, qui.
city seating himself at the foot of the bed
and shadowing his brow, which observed
betrayed some emotion and do not tell
the old man ! am here. 1t is the girl
would see aud will wait here until she
returns"
Scarcely was he seated, when. as ap.
preached the bedside the invalid awokc.
"Nou must know" said he, continuing
the subject of his history in a manner which
showed that his slumber had been light,
"you must know that ] have not always
been in the condition OF poverty YOU see
mo now in. was once IN excellent cir.
cums,ances, and enjoyed a high standing
in society"
How did you become reduced"
asked.
BY series of misiortunes, Of which
need not tell you, by degrees lost, until
became lorunelcss, quite lriendess,'
"Is the girl who brought me here, your
only childt" cnquircd.
"Ah, it is of that would speak, sighed
the sick man, pressing my hand, 81 had
another ohild-a SON
And he is dead -
\o-hut be- is dead TO me. ! lost him
through my prde-my worse than folly"
Where is he now
Alas, ] know not.
Has he deserted voui
"\o-l drove him from my door. II
was in the days of my pride and ailiuoncc
that disowned HIM and cast HIM OIL pen
niless"
The old man pressed his feeble hand
upon his feeble brow, as It to still It's throb
bing, and closed his eyes win "A suppressed
groan.
Il loved my son he continued, after n
rause--"l was proud of him, too, but
even he could not change the iinnness of
niy will. 1t is that which has estranged
us
In what manner
Can you guess Had You known hd'
ward, you would have discovered ere this
His generous soul, so mike my own was
totally free from the family pfide ana prrln'
dice 10 which | owe my rum. lie had no
idea OF the aristoeraeY o' wealth., ana
maiden Wh'm ne thouRn' n''S", NAN
nm happy ne eatta NOV ''' "'' "''''''.
condition. nut resoNea I" WIN h'' "e"''
ana hahd'
Nnd Won opposed n'1,
I irnlN -'hl'teIlN "i''"'N ol1"''''
hun exclaimed 'ie old man ne was "
mayor ana l c'ulu no, v"i"re' ny Yum
uandS' bu' '"''"''ho,' NY ''''''"''- 'H
u'''"'' WEI, J" ''','' ''l' "''u - '
meni OF calmn.ss mat t'l' honr winch S'"
HIM united To n'e poor sIf' he was "'''"T'
saw HIM $50 longer my son nu' MS S'u''
IKE InIn' was "p'Ne co,''i"sI'o'' ''',' "",
IKE mln', II sc"rneo 'l' "'"'',''''''' "
wealth. TIE believed iha' tom ana poverty
were hon"r"nl'' ana INA, worm was oi',''''
with them thAh WIN 'uNu'! """ '''-'''
lie trusted 'h' ne hau ''u''" q ~'t5''
lr"cl ~ the person " "'' "u''''F ~
loved. aud he po'a'N' uhhe'''1''nHN '"'' ',,
her his hand, although ne MIC" "o"'"
disnhert mm'
Nnd he married h'f
les-and 'f'" ''a' ",ne ! nav n''v u.
seen hlm' 'i' PROVIDED "o''' ~. ''''''S,''
and wife IN boston ana "'o'' " '''r'i ~
that he begged me To eNeuse--hc "'' NOT
say iorgivc-hls a''hR against NY "'9"'S'
but sad not worn -ho' " y '''''' ""o",
beng received once 'n"f' ~ '"S s''i ara
heir. lie ended 10y 'hNillns me 10 WISH M"
IN his now humble ahoae' an" 'Nl,'ess',S
desire that we hlshi HNe "u if''""'N
terms. WAS 700 P'""u " ''S' '''' ''V
he never saw III l" cross my "f's"o'"
again
Ana nc commune" ~
IN the same city with you ms 'a'h'r
es, Tor un'' nut f' was po"'' "'''
could not bear, presume 'he s'sn, VI
those OF his old associates VINO 'o"''" W
know hun when ne WAS u" '"n~' "''' ="
live IN style lie soorhoo '"o'' p" - rue
but ne h"'eu me s'S''' ~ '''''"' ANU ''S'N
'of' ien,oN'u ""''' Wv Wy ...,
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S"o'x w. " "'' ". Wv, "n na,' ,"o alone in tins
In, "p ~, ~" ,.;,h IL, ehiId who
u p.'a''.h on a;,har A. NV riches failed
,,a la;na s.ent au,, hv m;stortunes. nv
~ Nv, - Il~anI Ir ono nv ore and
. g;alnass L,s reduced mo 10 the helm.
~, Nv" .,','o..,.la oond,,;on IN which van move
hebnId mo There is not an individual liv.