The Ohio union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1849-1854, 1852-06-16

His hand clutched the air wildly. lnar.
~titulate sounds came from his throat, and
| had Just time TO catch him, when he
again tainted. carried him 10 the bed, if
bed it could be called, and then carefully
replacing the CRATE, | lifted the bag he had
dropped, and concealed i, under some mus.
ty apparel which lay in a rotting heap in
one corner Of the room.
was most anxious that he should live
TO make some beques, of his money To
some good purpose, and, with some anxi-
ETY. felt his pulse; it was beating feebly,
but there was a tolerable regular action.
left the room again, and was glad 10
meet on the staircase a girl with the wine
and brandy. l took them from her, and
returning, poured little of the former in
to the misers mouth.
In few moments returning animation
began to show itself, but | feared he was
delirious, for he talked strangely.
"They are all dead now" he muttered,
"dead, | tell you; they don't want my
gold; it is twelve years ago. They are
dead--dead!"
"Who are dcadl" said.
"Ha!" he cried. "Who speaks TO me
in the dark"
"The dark" said |.
Eyes; the night is very dark, so very
dark"
| looked at his eyes, and perceived that
the sight was gore. He was stone blind.
| feared that the other percepiive qualities
would quickly follow, and | said:
"Tell me truly. Have you any kin.
dred!"
"Kindred!' he replied.
ayes; have you a child or a child's
child!"
"a child--child" he said fallering,
shave | a child's.. child!" sDid my own
little blue eyed Emma ever iondle a darl
ing of her own, because--because, have
mercy upon me-lhat would be my child''
child"
| never shall lorgeii the burst of frantic
grief which followed these words. His
sobs were terrible. Such agony of sor-
row | never before saw. and hope never
to see again, | was deeply Affected
Grief in the young is distressing, but there
was something awful in The heartfelt an.
guish of that while.hared old man.
"Calm yourself" | said, though my
own voice was broken by emotion, "thert
may be still time to repair, in some mea'
sure, the past. Confde all to me, and
promise, before Heaven, to do what | can
in furihorance of, | hope, your newly AVA
kened feelings"
"God bless and prosper YOU" he said
family, 81 will tell alI-all"
His voice was very faint, and | stopped
over him to listen. Mingled with bro,
ken sobs and many Tears, hc thus address
ed me:
81 had a wife, whom | loved, and-and
a little blue,eyed thing, with sweet laugh
who was as happy as the day is long, and
we called her Emma. My wife the com.
p%anion of my young days, wasted away
before my eyes, and died. Then | wa'
alone with my child, my little one, bu
there CAM a chilling shadow across my
heart, and was unhappy"
"At last it shaped itself into form, and
%avarice became my passion--l boarded
boarded all, but still in misery and priva
ton, my little child chung 10 me and loved
me. The pleasure Of childhood she never
new; playmates she had none; yet she
chung 10 me, and she grew in beauty too
till she was sixteen; then she was loved BY
a mere youth. | knew him. His geniu.
was his only possession, and | scornet
him. Then one day he same 10 me; ant
she, my child, my Emma--it was her mo
Tiers name--they knelt at my feet and
asked for my blessing"
He paused, for bis tears choked his ut
terance, and the scene he had conjured u[
was too much for his feelings. Igave hin
some wine and he proceeded.
al turned them from my door and savel
my gold"
And what became of them!"
al left the place, and came TO London
but a man met me in the street, and toll
nc"
"Whall"
"Tha,my %child--my little Emma--yo,
know"
Take Tine" | said.
"Iie-he told me she was dead-ihe It'll
Thing who used 10 nestle in my breast; b
said she had died of rant in giving Dirt
10 a child-dbSoiWe pdni!"
"Can that be true!" said |.
, "llush!' he ,.cried, shear all--her al
Her young busband-he, too had kiSst
, his child and then sought a grave-an
3 | had saved my gold"
. "Whon did you hear this 7"
"The last time | chung to The railing
your house. Since then, | have not taste
food"
f "The child" | said, "yOur Emma
child; did it live!"
+! 81 know not"
"Whcre did all this haPpen'"
| "At-"
"That is a small place neal H."
"Itis."
d "Andyour daughters husbands namel
y "Was Durham"
d Immediately formed a resolve, and
sing. said:
"Be calm till return. Take a lii
d wine occasionally, and will send you
nurse and other refreshments"
flake with you the. dross which h
a. been my destruction" he moaned; "lal
= the gold"
: 81 will return soon," | sail.
81 hurried from the room Medical m