American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-04-14
| HOW PHILIP CLAYTON PUT HIS MONEY
OUT AT INTEREST.
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concluded
In half an hour Williams duties were over,
and they left the custom-house together. Young
Clayton did not ask his companions name, nor
did the sailor or tell it; though before their
walk was ended, his anxiety to know all about
his old friends had CLEANED almost their entire
history from Williams ingenuousness. Yet,
though somewhat prepared, it was shock when
MIR. Clayton stood before him weak and tremu-
lous, stricken with age before his time and he
saw Harry, the once merry and light hearted,
lying powerless and moveless on a couch with
the light Of youth fading from his eye, and its
spirit dying out of his bosom.
San old friend? ?" repeated Clayton inqui-
ringy, as he gazcd intently on the face of his
visiter.
Eyes; an obliged and deeply indebted one,
and grateful one too, Mr.. Clayton replied
the sailor. 81 Have you quite forgotten Frank
Allen, who owes every thing to your kindness"
- A feeling came over me at first that it could
be no other, said Clayton, giving him n cordial
welcome, which was warmly echoed round.
An hour swept away all the clouds which APP
peared to hang over Franks conduct to his old
friends for he had often written, but receiving
no answer he had fancied that Clayton never
wished to hear from him and when, years
after, he returned to the village, he learned that
they had left it, and could gain no further
tidngs. His own fortunes had been prosperous
during the fifteen years which had elapsed since
Philip Clayton acted so kind part to him-for
talent and diligence had won him the favor of
all he served and sailed with; and SO he had
risen until, two years before he obtained the
command of ship.
"And now | will not call it chance that
brought me to this port" he said 'it was some
higher influence guided me here, and told me at
once when heard the name to-day, that one of
my old friends was near me-though it certainly
was not William that thought of seeing.
'Ah, you would think of me- observed
Harry, with mournful smile. "But my father
and mother have but one son to work for them"
"No, Harry" replied Allen, crossing over to
the friend Of his boyhood and taking his hand;
. they shall have two sons to work for them;
| and in good time | trust that you may join us
as the third. But all | have l owe to your ia
| thers generosity; he acted towards me as a
father and deeply grieved shall be if he will
not allow me to be as to him. Surely,
| surely, Mr.. Clayton" he continued earnestly,
you will not refuse to the boy whom you pro-
tected-whom your bounty placed in the way
of winning far more than a competency-you
will not refuse to him the power Of proving his
srattude for all that you have done for him
To be a son to you and Mrs. Clayton, and a
brother to your children-this is all | wish, and
| it would, indeed, be to me a happiness"
1t was the truest gratitude that prompted the
desire, and bade him exert all his eloquence to
win, as he did at length, the privilege of devot-
ing himself as son to the protector of his boy
hood. For Henry, especially, his heart was
grieved; to see him, young and gifted, wearing
| away the spring-time of his life In suffering
and sorrow, panied him deeply; and he ear
nestly sought other and better advice upon his
a., .Ln hol 1aA
them to command. At length hope was given
that a partial recovery at least might be at
| tained.
With this hope, and the blessings Of his early
friends, Frank Allen, at the end of some weeks,
went on his voyage, happy i'll the consciousness
| that he left lighter hearts than he had found.
And when, months after he returned, there
were bright smiles to greet him back, and some
thing of the old light beginning to beam in
Harry's eye, for the dreary period of hopeless
ness was past, and he had the prospect that in
another year he might once more tread the
green turf and look upon the sparkling streams;
and, above all, essay again TO support himself,
at least instead Of remaining III the helpless
and child-like dependence which had so weighed
upon his spirit
The prospect was not deceptive, and before
Frank left them next, its promise was in part
fulfilled, and young Clayton was able to move
about with assistance.
"Philip," said Mrs. Clayton to her husband,
MS they watched from the window Harry leaning
on the arm of the friend to whose aid his re-
coyery was so greatly owing, since ii had in
volved expenses which they themselves could
not have met Philip, your fifty pounds were
put out to far better interest than all the other
money we ever saved: the rest is gone, but this
remains to bless us. Little thought /, when
so opposed you, how rich return your gene
rosty would receive!"
Nor either" answered Clayton; never
thought of nor sought return. But it has
come to cheer us in the hour it was most needed;
and now, as | look on those two, how it brings
back that last evening when Allen and stood
watching our boys; now, as then, his was the
helper Of mine and ! could almost think the
very smiles Of old, with all boyhood's cloudless
| JOY, was on their faces"
| lie guessed not yet the cause Of those smiles,
nor that Frank bad just told Harry how his own
deep, true love had won that Of Violet, and that
ere long he hoped to claim by right the titles Of
son and brother in the family of his adoption.
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