Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-06-10
FILIAL LOVE REWARDED.

together IN the countlng-house one morning:
"give me leave to say, that you do not dress
sufficiently gentee TO appear as clerk in a
fashionable store" Henry's face was suf-
fused with deep blush, and in spite Of his
endeavors to suppress it, tear trembed on
his manly cheek. "Dd not know that
your salary was sufficient TO provide more
genteel habilments," continued Mr.. D., Il
would increase it."
MY salary is sufficient, sir" replied
Henry in voice choked with emotion, but
with that proud independence of feeling
which poverty had not been able to divest
him of. His employer noticed his agitation
and Immediately changed the subject.
! Mr.. D. was man of wealth and benevo-
lence; he was widower and had but one
child, daughter who was the pride of his
declining years. She was not as beautiful
as an angel nor as perfect as Venus; but
the goodness. the Innocence, the intelligence
of her mind shone in her counlenance, and
you had but to become acquainted with. TO
admire, to love her. Such was Caroline
Delaney when Henry first became an in
mae in her fathers house. No wonder he
soon worshipped at her shrine-no wonder
he soon loved her with deem and devoted
atten'ion-and. reader. had you known hin,
you would not have wondered that his love
was soon returned, for their souls were cotl-
genial, they were cast in virtues rureSt
noud-and although their tongues never
gave utterance TO what their hearts felt. vet
the language oftheir eyes was TOO plain to
be misunderstood. Henry was the very soul
| Of honor; and although he perceived with
! pleasure that he was not altogether indiiler-
ent to Caroline. he felt as though he must
control the passions that glowed in his DO
som. must not endeavor to win her young
and artless heart, thought he--I am pennylesS
and cannot expect that her father will con-
sent TO our unon-he has ever treated me
with kindress and will not be ungrateful.
Thus he reasoned, and thus herocaly en-
deavored to subdue what he considered an
ill-fated passion. Caroline had many sutors
and some who were fully worthy of her, but
she refused all their overtures with gentle
and decisive firmness. Her father wonder
ed at her conduct yet could not thwart her
inclination.
He was in the decline of life and wished
to see Caroline happily settled ere he quilted
the stage of existence. 1t was not long
before he suspected that young Henry was
evident pleasure she took in hearing him
praised; the blush that overspread their
cheeks whenever their eyes met, all served
to convince the old gentleman, who had not
forgotten that he was once young himself,
that they felt more than common interest in
each others welfare. He forbore making
any remarks on the subject, but was not so
much displeased as pennyless Henry would
have imagined.
Henry had been about year in his SER
vice. Delaney knew nothing Of his family;
but his strict integrity. his irreproachable
morals, his pleasing manners, all conspired
to make him esteem him highly. He was
proud of Henry, and wished him to appear
as respectable as any one. He had often
wondered at the scantiness Of his warprobe,
for although he was dressed with the most
scrupu'ous regard 10 nentness, his clothes
We're almost thrcadbare. Mr.. D. did not
wish TO think that this proceeded from a
nieeardlv disnosition, and he determined to
breach the subject, and if possible, ascertain
the real cause-this he did in the manner
before related.
Soon alter this conversation took place,
Mr.. D. left home on business. As he was
returning, and riding through beautiful viii
lage, he a'ighted at the door Of little cot
tage and requested drink. The mistress
with an ease and No'iteness wlich convinced
HIM that she had not always been The hum
BILE cettager, invited him TO enter. He &C
cepted her invitaiion-and here a scene o.
poverty and neatness presented itself such
as he had never before witnessed. The fur
niure, which consisted ofnoihing more than
was necessary. was exquisitely clean, so
that itgave charm to poverty, and cast an
air Of conf FORT on all around. 4 venerable
looking old man, who had not seemed to no
tce the entrance of Mr.. D., sat leaning on
his staff; his clothes were clean and whole.
but so patched that YOU could scarcely have
told which had been the original piece.
This is your father | presume" said Mr..
D., addressing the mistress Of the house.
1T is. sir"
"He seems TO be Qui'erged.
HE is in his eighty-ihird wear; he has
survived all his children except myself"
"You have once seen better days"
II have-mv husband wns wealthy; but
false friends ruined him-hs en- lorse@ nn'es
to a large amount which stripped lis o. near
" all our pronerty, and one misfortune fol-
lowed another mil we were reduced 20
poverty. Ny husband did not long survive
his losses, and two Of my children soon fol-
lowed him.
"Have You any remaining children?"
II have one, and he is nv only support
NV health is so feeble that cannot do much,
and my father being blind, needs great al
tention. My son conceals from my knowl-
edge the amount of his salary, but am con-
yinced that he sends me nearly all, il not the
whole amount of it."
"Then he is not with you."
"No, sir, he is aclerk for merchant in
Philadelphia"
"Clerk for merchant in Philadelphia
What is your sons name?"
"Henry W."
"Hcnry w" reiterated Mr.. D., "why
he is my clerkt I loft hin, ~ INV, house a