The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1853-11-03

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more to offer, come on with them"
This challenge was sufficient. Goats
came off and the sleeves we're rolled up
in minute. saw that my friend would
be apt TO get the worst of the fight, and
forcing him in corner, exclaimed:
'Genllemen, one word if you please
1t would be cowardly for you all to attack
this man; will not see it done. And i
you will attempt it, have something here
tapping my breast significantly that will
stop it. He IS not to blame he has only
resented an insult, which any OF you
would have done, You have all insulted
MN because he has conducted himself
strangely; let him explain his conduct,
and perhaps we can make up our quarrel.
lie owes you an explanation---it not to
you, he certainly does 10 me. And now.
slr' said |, turning 10 him, i demand il
of you as right ls
He hesilated moment. Come, my
friend said |, let US have it. whatever il
is, and at once put an end TO the quarrel
well, gentlemen said he. i am not
disposed to lay my private affairs open to
the public gaze, but | suppose | must do
it for once. You must know then, that,
from my earnings ! must not only support
myself, but my mother, two sisters. aud
three small brothers, who reside in IA dis
tant State. | could earn enough at home
to support them well. bur my reason for
coming here is this One of my sisters
who is now beautiful girl OF sixteen, and
the pet OF the family, has been blind from
birth. We mad no hope of her ever ac.
quiring the faculty of sight and were con
tent to abide by what we thought adisPen.
sation of Providence. But recently
have seen case similar to hers-a
young man--who was restored to sight
by an emine physician Of Paris. have
corresponded with that physician. and he
has high hopes that. in my sisters case.
he can effect a cure. This. gentlemen, is
what have been laboring tor since have
been hereto raise sufficient 10 take her
10 Paris. ! owe snat 81 ter as | do my
own life b.. sfs3 labored day and night
have depf,s,i myself Of many comforts
and borne your taunts and jeers for her
sake. But hear Them no longer. lfyou
don't warn you TO beware Of the conse'
quences. Aa. .sa
'zeke. had risen to his feet and heard
all my friend had said. As he listened to
the Quaker | could ser The moisture
coming to his eyes; and wh2n he had fin.
ished, he stepped forth, and grasped Qua.
ker's hand while the tears trickled down
his face, he said, in voice quiverlng with
emotion @
MY noble fellow, we have wronged you
deeply, and for one ask your forgiveness
Had you bu,told US what your ooject was
we would not have placed an obstacle in
your way,
# 10 give you freely, sir-I forgive you
ALL said Quaker 'Ha.f "@ HA
And how much have you 10 raise yet.
| asked, before you have the requisite
sum 2
About one hundred and fifty dollars
lf | have nv health and continue to make
good bills, | shall be ready 10 start for Eu.
rope in about two months
You won't have 10 wait that long, said
Zeke, laying the money he held in his
hand upon The stone, if my weeks wa.
ges, every cent of which you are welcome
10, will help you any. Come boys. he
he added, how many of you will follow
suitP
w ell there's mine, said Jim. laying an
X upon the pile, and mine and mine,
said dozen voices. as each hand depo'
tied an equal amount until they had made
a pile oil Uank bills. r- i
There, stranger, take that, and may
God prosper you, said Zeke, rendering
him the money
No, gentlemen answered Quaker.
/ thank you Tor your iberaIity but ! can
not take YOUR money; am no begger; ali
/ ask is that | may be allowed 10 do my
work without being distributed
But you must take it,, urged Zcke,
growing warm, we owe ito you, and ou
shall take it. We've done you great
wrong--we've We abused you--and we have
no other way OF making amends. Be
sides. If you don't take it. i will be spent
before Monday morning; and know that
for my part it will be much pleasanter to
commence the week with the conscious
ness Of having appropriated my money in
a more sensible way, than with foggy
head, aching limbs, and empty pockets,
which always follow free and easy.
Still the stranger hesitated.
'Take-tak it for your sisters sake,
said two or three voices. il.I lsA.
L accept it, gentlemen. said Quaker,
'as you say, for my sister s sake, and
nope to be able some day to return it
principal and interest ~ ~ 6u .
Quaker left for Paris shortly after; in
a few months we bad the satisfaction o
hearing that his sister was completely
r stored to sight, and that they were OF
their way home 8sa t.A
/ have heard from him several timei
since. His Zines have been drawn il
pleasant places, and he is ne-g g judi
cial functionary in neighboring State
Kentucky, M vaI l
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