Western Reserve chronicle and weekly transcript of the times. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1854-1855, 1855-01-03

he refused TO buy him tarm wld the
money his grandfather left him, which he
was bound by the will to do, as Mike was
now of age an his own masther.
"Whin we got word from the lad, we
gathered our little all together, an took
passage for Canady, first writin' to Mike
whin we should start, an the name of the
vessel an that we should wait at Co
bourg until sich time as he came to fetch
US himself to his uncle's place.
"But oh, Ma'am, our throubles had
only begun. My poor husband an my
youngest bhoy died of the cholera comm
out, an / saw their prechious bodies cast
into the salt, salt sea. Still the hope of
seeing Mike consowled me for all my
dishtress. Poor Pat an were worn out
intirely whin we got to Kinston, an left
the child wild frind, an came on alone,
Il was so eager to see Mike and tell him
nv throubles; an there he lies, och hone!
my heart, my poor heart, it will break in
tirely."
"And what caused your sons separa-
tion from his uncle ?'' asked.
The woman shook her head. The
thratement he got from him was too bad.
But shure he would not disthress me by
sayin' aught agin my mothers son. Did
he not break mis- heart, an turn him dy-
ing an pinniless on the wide world p
An could he have done worse had he
stuck knife into his heart?
"Ahr' she continued with bitterness,
" it was the gowld, the dhirty gowld, that
kilt my poor bhoy. His uncle knew that
if Mike were dead, it would come to Pat
as the ne'est in degree, an he could keep
it all to himself for the ne'est ten years"
This statement appeared only too prob
able. Still there was a mystery about
The whole affair that required solution,
and it was several years before acciden-
tally learned the sequel to this sad his
tory.
In the meanwhile the messenger dis
patched by the kind Mr.. s. to Peter
boro' to inform Michael's uncle of the dy-
ing state of his nephew, returned without
that worthy, and with this unfeeling mes
sage that Michael Macbride had left him
without any just cause, and should receive
no consolation from him in his last mo-
ments.
Mr.. S. did not inform the poor bereaved
widow of his cruel message. but finding
that she was unable 10 defray the expenses
attendant on her sons funeral, like true
Samaritan, he supplied them out of his
own pocket, and followed the remains of
the unhappy stranger that Providence had
cast upon his charity to the grave. In
accordance with Michael's last request,
he was buried in the cemetery of the En-
glish church.
Six years after these events took place,
Mr.. W called upon me at our place
in Douro, and among other things told me
of the death of Michael's uncle, Mr..
c.. Many things were mentioned by
Mr.. W who happened to know him,
to his disadvantage. "But of all his evil
acts" he said, ''the worst thing | knew of
him was his evil conduct to his nephew"
"How was that 2" said |, as the DEATH
bed of Michael Macbride rose distinctly
before me.
I" 1t was a bad business. My house
keeper lived with the old man at the
time, and from her | heard all about it.
1t seems that he had been left guardian to
this boy, whom he brought out with him
some years ago into this country, together
with little girl about two years younger,
who was a child of daughter of his
mother by former marriage, so that the
children were half-cousins to each other.
Elizabeth was a modest, clever little
creature, and grew up a very pretty girl.
Michael was strikingly handsome, and
had fine talent for music, and in person
and manners was far above his condition.
There was some property, to the amount
of several hundred pounds, coming to the
lad when he was twenty-one. This leg
acy had been left him by his grandfather,
and Mr.. c. was TO invest it in land
for the boys Use. This for reasons best
known to himself he neglected to do, and
brought the lad up to the service of the
altar, and continually urged him to be-
come priest. This did not at all accord
with Michael's views and wishes, and he
obstinately refused to study for the holy
office, and told his uncle that he meant to
become farmer as soon as he had OBJ
tanned his majority.
"Living constantly in the same house,
and possessing congeniality of tastes and
pursuits, strong affection had grown up
between Michael and his cousin, which
circumstance proved the ostensible reason
given by Mr.. c. for his ill conduct
to the young people, as by the laws of his
! aL,,rnh thn,, unra tnn near of kin fc