Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-07-31
FAYETTEVILLE, FINN: THURSDAY, JULY 81, 1856

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The rent is twelve pounds, but I
allowed him four pounds for building
a bridge on the river.
"Show me. the bill"
The man pulled out a large leather
pocket-book, and from it took bill.
It was receipted. Leeman took out
his purse, and counted out twenty
gold sovereigns. He handed them to
the landlord and took the bill.
Il believe that settles the matter,
sir" my companion said, exerting all
his power to appear calm.
eyes, sir" be repeated, ''this makes
all right. "aaa IS N ssaag !
y'HThen / suppose that we can re-
main here now undisturbed."
@But have no surety of any pay
for the future. A month has already
run on an unpaid term" |
at is right you should have your
pay, surely, Come tomorrow, sir,
and Twill arrange it with you-only
leave Us now.' -
Dir. Vaughan cast one glance about
the room, but without. speaking fur !
ther he left, and the officer had to fol-
low him without having done anything
to earna fee. AS soon as they were
gone, the old man started to bis feet. |
''Sir," he uttered turning towards
Leeman, "what means this? Do you
think / can ever pay you back again?"
''Sometime you cam" returned myI
companion |
"Yes, yes, John," said the wife,
sometime we will surely pay him"
.Alas when?"
"Any time within a month will an
swer,'' said Leeman. ]
Both the people looked aghast. !
"Oh! you have only planted more
misery for us, kind sir" cried the old |
man. "We could have borne to be |
Of our goods by the landlord
better than we can bear TO rob noble
friend. You must take our stock
our COWS and sheep"
"But not yet" resumed Leeman.
II have another way. Listen. Once
you had boy-a wild, reckless, way
ward child"
"Yes," murmured the old man.
"And what became of him?''
For some moments the father was
silent, but at length he said
"Alas! he fled from home long years.
lgo. One Might've then lived far
IF in North Hamptonshire-my boy
oined with a lot Of other youths,
most of them older than himself, and
vent into the park of Sir Thomas
Boyle and carried off two deer. He
vas detected land to escape punishment
le hed-and / have-not-seen
linn since. But Sir Thomas would
lot have punished him, for he told
ne so afterwards" ~
Sand tell me-. John Leeman, did
fou ever hear from that boy!''
"Neyer!" answered the old man.
AS soon as / heard my companion
pronounce the old mans name, the !
ruth flashed upon me in an instant;
md I was not alone in this convic-
ion. The quick heart of the mother
lad caught the spark Of hope and
owe. At that moment the fire upon
he hearth blazed up, and as the
light poured out into the room, my
S face was fully revealed.
The woman arose and walked towards
lin. She laid her hand upon his
lead and tremblingly whispered:
"For the love Of heaven don't
deceive me. But speak to me-let
ne call Observation-Disclosures Lee.
nanr' A
'And shall answer, for that is
ny name!" spoke the man, starting up /
"A0d what would you call me?'
he woman gasped.
.My MOTHER s v
The fire cleaned more brightly
lpon the hearth, and ! saw that aged
woman upon the bosom of her long,
ost boy. and then I saw the father
otter up and join them-and / heard
nurmured words Of blessing and
oy. I arose and slipped out Of the
DOM and went to the barn.
1T was an hour before ] returned,
md then | found all calm and serene.
ave the mother was still weeping!
or the head of her returned boy was
esting upon her shoulders, and her
I'm was about his neck. Nathan
rose as / entered, and with smile
le bade me be seated. ee II
s9You know all, as well as / can tell |,