Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-21

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a PEW so 4 ~ ~ ~ The balance
~ p60s peasant kAzed for 1 Irsdnfsnf. half |
twlldly Into tie hntliesds facenzA Slyens nh in4o
Ischair sudcoyered hh face wah his hands,
ny corG my sheep be eroaned spasmodi. |
eaIIy. 6. XIII me, and hare done with IL, 4
In Gods name, ". TanghGn, cried the wife;
spare Us them. We will leave the cot, and We |
win work with an our might until Ne pay you |
every forthing, bat do not take away our very
| means Of life, Ny poor boy will die OH ron
are rich and We are POOR
Nonsense, uttered the unfeefng man, I'm [
used 10 such stuff make living by renting
my farms, and this Is one Of the hest have 4
good man can lay up more than ten pounds
1 year here
But We hare been sick, urged the woman.
sThatisnt my fault II YOU are paupers, you
know where to go to get taken care Of Now !
don't want another word. Out you go tonight,
unless you pay me the twenty pounds and your
i COWS and sheep 60 too
was just upon the point Of turning TO my
lcompanion 10 ask him Il he would not help to
make up the sum, for Twas determined that the
poor folks should not be turned ont thus. The
| woman had covered her face with her hands,
At that moment Nathan Leeman sprang to his
feet. His face was very pale, and for the first
time saw that tears had been running down
i his cheeks st56
Look ye, SIR said he to Vaughan, how much
/ do these people owe your ssg
/ Twenty pounds returned he, regarding his
interlocutor sharply. Fl
And when did this amount come due this YEAR,
twas just due one month ago. The rent is
twelve pounds, but allowed him four pounds for
building bridge over the river -. =
/ Show me the bill.
The man, pulling out d large leather pocket
/ book, from ittook q bill. 1t was receited. Lee
man took out his purse, and counted out twenty
golden savereigns lie handed them to the
landlord and took the bill.
I believe that settles the matter, sir. observed
my companion exerting all his powers to appear
/ calm 5 aA| 4 a4.
/ Yes SIR returned Vaughan, gazing first upon
the man who had given him the money, to see
if he was in earnest, and then turning to the
window to see if the gold was pure Yes, SIR
he repeated. this makes it all right I
Then Isuppose we can remain here now undis-
turbed
But haveno surity Of any pay for the future.
Amonth has already ran on ON unpaid term
1T is right you should have your pay, surely.
Come tomorrow, sir, and will arrange IL with
you-only leave us now
Mr.. Vaughan cast one more glance around the
room, but without apeeking further he left, and
THE officer had to follow him, without having
done anything to earn fee. As soon as they
were gone, the old man started to his feet.
Sir, he uttered, turning towards Leeman,
what means thiss Do you think can ever pay
you back again?
Sometime you cam returned my companion.
/ 'Yes-yes, john said the wife, sometime we
shall surely pay him. q =
ALAS! whens s-.
slAny time within month will answer, said
Leeman. s.s PEI
i Both the old people looked aghast
i sOh! you have only planted more misery for
us, kind SIR cried the old man. we could have
borne to be stripped of our goods by the land
/ lord, better than we can bear to rob double
Il friend. You must take our stock--our COWS and
Sheep ~
3 But not yet resumed Leeman, Ihave anoth-
er way. Listen: Once you had a boy--a wild,
i reckless, hayward child.
i ST .Yes, murmured the old man. "a
/ tAnd what became of hinl?'
For some moments the father was silent, but
at length said: ss tsEs
Alas! he fled from home long years ago. One
/ ight-we lived then far off here in Northamp-
| tonshire-my boy Joined with lot of other
youths, most of them older than himself and
went into the park of Sir Thomas Boyle and car
ried away two deer He was detected and to
escape punishment he hed-and / have-not
seen him since. But Sir Thomas would not
have punished him, for he told me SO afterward.'
And tell me John Leeman, did you never hear
| from that boy?' $50 GAS.
Never answered the old man.
As soon as heard my companion pronounce
the old mans ma 1e, the truth flashed upon mt, in
an Instant and Twas not alone in the convict on.
The quick heart of the mother had caught the
spark of hope and love. At that moment the
fire upon the hearth blazed up, and as the light
poured out into the room my companions face
was fully revealed. The woman arose and walk
ed towards him. She laid her hand upon his
head, and trembling she whispered: tgt
For the love of Heaven don't deceive me-
But speak tome-let me call athan--NG-
than Leemdnp ..-..,
And l would answer, for that is my name!'-
spoke the man, starting up.
And what would you call me" the woman
gasped.
my MorHER!' ssl5 se ya9s
The FIRE cleaned more brightly upon tho
hearth, and saw that aged woman upon the boz
som of her long lost boy. And then saw the
father totter up and join them-and l heard
1 murmured words of JOY and of blessing. l arose
and slipped out of the room and went to the barn;
| and when got there took out my handker-
chief and wiped away the tear from my cheek.
! 1t was an hour before returned, and then 1
found all calm and serene, save that the mother
was still weeping, for the head of her returned
| boy was resting upon her shoulder, and her arm
was about his neck Nathan arose, and with
smile he bad me be seated. @ 9ss - :
'You know all as well as can tell you,' said
he when we first stopped here had no idea
/ nf- Erd,r horo xvhn I
| way sixteen years ago, l left them in Kings,
| thrope, upon the Ken. l knew them, OF course.
/ but wished them to see if they would know me
i But from fourteen to thirty is a changing
/ period. think God sent me here, he added in
a lower tone, for only think what curious Cir :
cumstances had combined together to bring me
to this cot 81 it ~ F -
1. 1t did truly seem as though some power high
er than our own had brought this all about. But
! at all events, there was higher power thought
of that night beneath the peasants cot, for God
was praised again and again. So aa @2iio:
On the following morning resumed my
l Journey alone, but had to promise that would
surely call there again on my return. went to,
\ Salisbury from thence to Winchester, and
thence to Portsmouth, to see the great ships of
war. i returned to the cot in eight days, and
spent night there. Money possessed some
strange charms, for it had not only given to the
peasant a sure home for the rest of his life, but
it had brought health back to the sick boy.
| An experienced physician from Salisbury had
i visited him, and he was now able to be about
| remained long enough to know that an earthly
heaven. had grown up in that earthly cot. Ma
than Leeman told me that he had over hundred
thousand dollars, and that he should take his pa
rents and brother to some luxurious home when
he could find one to his taste.
| That was some years ago. l have received
some letters from Leeman since, and he is settled
down in the suburbs of Bradford on the banks of
the lower Avon, where he has bought a large
share in several of the celebrated cloth factories
in that place, and am under a solemn promise
to visit him if ever land in England again.
/ eY A barber desired groggery customer of
4 his, one Sunday morning, who smelled strong of