The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1853-04-30

r. ssid EI,se~. rising to "A-v liz. piac. I,
W""in'-. VIII" DE-. ii"sA Il with ery dee,
Il hlu.h.
Remain where vnu are, Elvs-., !" ssit
. Madame Nsthsn IL will ,nnk~ room ~,
M"ni'ns t..s"i~ ne;' and then. by \ lttIs
sDax~",~nt. she WAS aide 10 accom- noists
:. her daughter Nv her .i.l.
y Thi. little incident t"pk plscs ~ quickly
that II was slmost anlcrrsiv~.i Nv ti,s
! guests nut scnrc-Dy had the lid man l.e,
. seated. whe" Ely%-e saw i'mt large tear
d were rolling dawn his cheeks. which h
= WAS v"i"Iy s"de.voring /" suppress. AZ
, frrtsd by this mute exprea.,on Of grief
, the young lsraelite WIS dssirous 10 eon.
sole him.
, This festival No doubt, recalls some
sad remembrance" said he You arc
. perhaps Iamsnting the absence Of you,
vile aud ehildrcol"
; MY wife - exclaimed the old man.
She has been dead these two years; and
~ fer childrr". have bni one son."
Aud he. perhaps. Is far away from
you !" said Eiys~~.
No, but | always consider him too
Tar away when h. il not in my arms"
The" perhaps you nrc lam,enting tue
loss Of fo',unci" ssid Msdsme Nathan.
lie who knowseAow to he rpnt.nted
with little, ia always rich MADAME" re-.
Piled the old man; snd in paint If riches
there il bat one kind 10 which attach any
value"
Aud what nSy that bel
hat OF which you are in possession,
Madame"
~ You are mistaken. sir, AID ~ \ YOU
are speaking IL my sister. Madame David.
| am Tar from being rich"
Can shs he ro"r who possesses such =
treasure ~ that =" sxid the meud,cxnt,
pointing To M"nime.
" You are very gallant to my cousin.
.ir, sail Es'h r, laughing.
Al my age. y"""s lsdy, people are not
g"llnn, they are just"
hut YOU are not so to u.s." replied Sara:
Tor W. were 10 less kind to you that
"otItue."
Yes, you were both kind to me- r.
piled III. m.ndicant. "yon both extended
your ho.p'alii. toward me. hut your cous
u" has d"ne more .be has followed. to the
very letter. the law Of Moses, VII" said:
! " ihou shalt tise up bef.uc III. hnary head,
and honor the face Of tns old man. aud
,cat thy God" She ros. ~ before me
aud n.dc the sit down !" her place. Were
ny son .ich. She /. the woman wsSl.i de-
! sire Iof his wife.
TIE conversation now berasne gemrsl,
and the stranger spoke On ever, subject
s..f ,,.t
that uadr II evident he Ind k,own better
days. W"." the supper had c"nrla.icd. T."
tnr x"axe"c"t Of the nns, r-s.es III the
aous., Tue old man rose aud returned
TIA ks, AID then gave the sig al Tor III"
s,ngn,s To he cnnn,~,,c, Il. IL - the cu--
t," nj the Jews 10 rem ,in a the table nj.
Ia the hyuins have been sung the women
tnen generally f-tlf-. aud politics mr. pab
lie sHn. arr discussed It wa. M, the
ease, however, IN this evening. the c"nver
sat,uu % the NAN wss ." attractive, that
""mr oi The female guests left the table
III. hour, however. NJ length came. when
all were Obliged To depart. AID the old man
and Eiyss~ were III. Gully remaining
I yuests. x
"iou know. suppose. S,kr- to pros
cure lodging sad Elvsse. III not. !
ca" Accommodate you II my hrSse.
~ s"' waiting ,or y friend Of mine
said the strAny. old ,p,n; - person who
! Travelled I" p~.,s with me rather al odi,tv,
~n". having l,v-d but little in the world.
t","ks 81 nothing but money. lie was
formerly IN ,,'-s-ssi"W NJ great wealth. mud
I he the" bstf"si,rd his son to the daughter
VI one al III. s,sters; hut hs has lost every
tniug. and mas now ron- here und~r the
Impression that his sister will keep her
word. and give hsr daughter Nil h- s~m-.
| did not wish to snt,saly discourage him.
sna sad w"uld wait tor hin, here; aud
il nv were not well received. We would ~
AID seek y lodging"
p" then yuu lhiuk he viii rrtu,n !" said
Mo"'"'c. VII" could not help thinking there
WA. s""'s analogy between the hi.s"sy 81
tue old mans tsIs,,i aud that III himself
IL ,hi,k hs will" he replied.
"O"s cu.id not give their Daughter tc
ruined "epasw." observed .,ad.M- David;
hu, tia. "e.d not prevent hospitality be"g
shown Ia hs iAt,er."
"But my friend will wct remain unless
his son b- accepted" said the old ma"
(" then hs will remain, am sas." said
M"",u'~.
"Msy be so." uttered her two sunts
together.
fon cav nothing. mad ,me; what 10
your "pi"ioni" inquired the nd man sd'
dressing tnaa~lf II N adsn~ Nathan.
at i, were inv cass." replied that lady.
81 would can.,.t~r my ox,. lisssaiss sacred.
aid ,hsa leave s.ss ,ssssssf 70 NY daughters
decision
~ como bsck N my Arss opinion Of y"n
vounx ladies. SAID The lid msn; you arr al
~~rsaris very pretty very s'n'Alas; hut
MoniMe p"ss~ss~s \ sapesiof mind. and
srvst-r prastsaiio. than ~ii1ssr a yoe. -
sh. alone has sessd ~ thos1A - hssw
me" II
"why. who are youl" sselaIassd Ely.
} see And VI. aunt. I'll Al once"
Ask Monms.
And. ~ every eye sssnsa towssd Nsnsn's.
h, agitation hsssWss s1trew~. HE -
,nsjss1 sil..s i,w ssssasus. Urn tsrni"g -
~ I'D msn. shs said:
/ = ~ Asast tsiis rse hat ~ ~ mt
wkst "a ssssm .haa y"a ass N sasaness'
Yes, lsnesrss. ths sss.d ~ ssss v'H~e,
a,ahs - ahlsk hat p~shsps yos ~ -----'
IAss - seolS N Jose friend y ycss avs
awa ~ - sss or snss. ~ ~
M o.