Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-04-11

mo, that could not be-" said the stran-
ger, startled by the old mans emotion;
sit was not this place lit was--F remem.
ber tit was another name--WeH-
Well-We elland was the place."
! The old man gave cry, and would
have fallen from his chair, but the stran.
ger sprung forward and caught him in.
his arms. There was moments si-
lence. broken only by deep groan from
the old man, and a low murmur from his
lips-"Yes! knew it--he is dead!'' s
i mo, no! he is not dead!" cried the
stranger-"he lives; he recoveredp'
"Where is he then?-Where is my
Sam?-,et me know!'-cred the old
man, recovering and standing wildly up,
I'll must see him! | must write to-.
himi" aeeau Hsg .sss.s. -e.F
"Fa,her!-father!-it is Sam!''--cried
his son Joe. 81 know him!-I know
him.--,his is he!'' b. asar. a.t a.sa,.g.a
"Where!--who!" exclaimed the IA
ther, looking round bewildered. 7s..I 81
''Heren said the stranger, kneeling,
before the old man, and clasping his hand
and bathing it with tears. "Here. father,
is your lost and unworthy son. Father!
II return like the Prodigal Son. 81
have sinned before. Heaven and in thy
sight, make me as one OF. thy hired SER
/ wants.
The old man clasped his son in bis
arms, and they wept in silence.
But Joe was impatient to embrace his
recovered brother, and he gave him a
hug as vigorous as one of those grizzly
bears that Sam had mentioned. "Ah.
Sam" he said-"how / have wanted
thee, but always saw thee slim chap,
such as thou went away,-and now thou
art twice as big, and twice as old, and
yet know thee by thy eyes"
The two brothers cordially embraced,
| and the returned wanderer also embraced
his comely sister affectionately, and
said, "You hao nearly found me out in
the garden" ID
"Ah. what a startle you gave met
she replied, wiping away her tears, ''but
this is so unexpected, so heavenly."-
She ran of, and returning with the whole
troop of her children, said: "rhere,
there IS your dear, lost uncle" a. ..,
The uncle caught them up, one after
another, and kissed them raptuously.
"Do you know said the mother, laying
her hand on the head of the eldest boy,
a fine, rosy-looking fellow, "what mans
this has! II is Samuel Warilow! We
did not forget the one that was away"
.IIe will find another Samuel in A
merica," said his uncle, again snatching
him up, sand Joe, and Thomas, the
| grandfathers name. My blessed mother
there lives again in lovely blue-eyed
girl; and should God send me another
daughter, there shall be Millicent, too"
/ Mean time the old man stood gazing
insatiably on his son. "Ah, Sam!" said
he, as his son again turned, and took his
hand. 81 was very hard to thee, and
yet thou hast been hard to US too.-a
Thou art married, too, and, with all our
names grated on new stems, thou never
wrote TO US. 1t was not WE'LL"
"No, father, itwas not well. ac-
knowledge my fault--my great fault;
| but let me justify myself. never for-
got you; but for many years | was .
| waaderer, and an unsuccessful man..
My pride would not let me send under
these circumstances TO those who had
| always said that should come to beg
gary and shame. Excuse me that |
mention these hard words. My pride
was always great and those words
haunted me-. ..a,. ,s. f....... -....s
"But at length, when Providence had
blessed me greatly, could endure it mo
longer. determined to come and seek
forgivness and reconciliation; and, God
be praised, have found both, We will
away home together father. have
wealth beyond all my wants and wishes;
my greatest joy will be to bestow some
of it on you. My early profession Of
a surveyor. gave me great opportunities
of perceiving where the tide Of popula-
ton would direct itself, and property
consequently rise rapidly in value.
therefore purchased vast tracts for small
sums, which are now thickly peopled,
and my possessions are immense. /
am a member of Congress.
/ The next day, the two brothers drove
over to Bakewell, where Joe had the
satisfaction to see the whole arrears paid
down TO the astonished steward, on con-
dition that he gave an instant release from.
the farm; and Joe ordered, that the auc-
tloneer's large posters to be placarded in
all the towns and villages ol the Peak,
and advertisements to be inserted in all
the. principal papers of the Midland
Counties, Of the sale OF his stock that
day fortnight. ~
We have only TO record that il sold
well, and that the Warilows of Welland,
and now more recently of Scarthin Farm.
are now flourishing or another and moro
pleasant Welland on the Hudson.-
There is a certain tall, town-like house
which the traveller sees high on hin
amongst, on the left bank Of the river,
as the steamer approaches the Katskill
Mountains. There live the Warilows,
and, far back on the rich slopes that lie
behind the mountains, and the richer