Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1852-1852, 1852-07-13
FILIAL LOVE REWARDED.
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to say that you do not dress sufficiently genteel
to appear as clerk in fashinable store."-
Henry's face suffused with a deep blush, and in
spite of his endeavors to suppress it, tear trem-
bled On his manly cheek. did not know that
your salary was sufficient to provide more gcnteel
habiliments," continued Mr.. D., "Iwould increase
it,"
"My salary is sufficient sir" replied Henry,
in voice choked with emotion, but with that
independence of feeling which poverty had not
able to divest him Of His employer noticed his
agitation and Immediately changed the subject.
Mr.. D. was man of wealth and benevolence;
he was widower and had but one child, daugh.
ter, who was the pride Of his declining yearsSher
was not as beautiful as an angel nor perfect as
Venus; but the goodness, the innocence, the
intelligence of her mind shone in her counten-
ance, and you had but to become acquainted
with, to admire, to love her. Such was Caroline
Delaney, when Henry first became an inmate
in her fathers house. No wonder he soon wor-
shipped at her shri e-no wonder he soon loved
her with deep and devoted attention-and,
reader, had you known him, you would not have
wondered that his love was soon returned, for
their souls were congenal; they were cast in vir-
tues purest mould-and although their tongues
never gave utterance to what their hearts felt,
yet the language of their eyes was too plain to
be misunderstood. Henry was the very soul of
honor; and although he perceived with pleasure
that he was not Indifferent to Caroline, he felt as
though he must control the passions that glow
ed in his bosom. must not endeavor to win
her young and artless heart, thought he-l am
pepnyless and cannot expect that her father will
consent to our union-he has ever treated me
with kindness and will not be ungrateiul.-
Thus he reasoned, and thus heroically endeavor-
ed to subdue what he considered an ll-fated pas
sion. Caroline had many suffers, and some who
were full worthy of her, but she refused all their
overtures with gentle and decisive frmness.--
Her father wondered at her conduct yet could
not thwart her inclination.
He was in the decline of life and wished tosee
Caroline happily settled ere he Quilted the stage
of existence. 1t was not long before he suspcc-
ted that young Henry was the cause of her
indifference to Others the evident pleasure she
took in hearing him praised; the blush that over
spread 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 forebore making any re-
marks on the subject, but was not so much dis
pleased as pennies. Henry would have imagined.
/ Henry had been about year in his service.
Delaney knew nothing of his family; but his
strict integrity, his irreproachabe morals his
pleasing manners, all conspired to make him es-
TEEN 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
wardrobe, for although he dressed with the most
scrupulous regard to neatness his clothes were
almost threadbare Mr.. d. did not wish to think
that this proceeded from aniggardly disposition,
and he determined to broach the subject, and if
possible, ascertain the real cause-this he did in
the manner before related
Soon after this conversation took place, MIR. ID.
left home on business. As he was returning,
and riding through beautiful village, he alighted
at the door of little cottage and requested a
drink. The mistress, with an ease and polite
ness which convinced him that she had not al
ways been che humble cottager, invited him to
enter He accepted her invitatien-and here a
scene of poverty and neatness presented itself
such as he had never before witnessed.
"This is your father presume" said Mr.. D.
addressing the mistress of the house.
'It is sir"
"He seems to be be quite aged"
"He is in his eightythird year; he has sur,
vived all his children except myself"
"You have once seen better days"
~ have-my husband was wealthy but false
friends ruined me-he endorsed notes to a
large amount which stripped us of nearly all
our property, and one misfortune followed anoth
er until we were reduced to complete poverty
My husband did not long survive his losses, and
two of my children soon followed him."
"Have you any remaining children?"
II have one, and he is my only support. My
health is so feeble that l cannot do much, and
my father being blind, needs great attention
My son conceas from my knowledge the amount
of his salary, but am convinced that he send:
me nearly all, if not the whole amount of it"
"Then he is not with you?
"No sir, he is clerk for merchant in Phila
delpha."
"Clerk for rl,erchat in Philadelphia! What
is your sons name!'
"Henry W."
4Heury w." reiterated Mr. D., "why he
is nv clerk left him not Il fortnight SINCE
Here followed series Of Inquiries, which
evinced an anxiety and solictude that mother
alone could feel-to all of which Mr.. D. replied
to her perfect satisfaction.
aYon know our Henry" said the old man
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