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AN RESTRICTIVE LITTLE srt

AN INSTRUCTIVE LITTLE STORY.
There was living at Harlem, an old man who
related the following story of himself He was
Possessed Of q good farm, with servants and ev-
cry thing necessary fof bis business, and had but
one child, son who, having married, it was
agreed that the young couple should live in the
house with the parent, as he was widower.-
Things went exceedingly well for some time,
when the son proposed to his parent that he
should make over to him his estate. promising to
build new house and otherwise improve the
farm. The father, through persuasion, gave
him deed of gift of it, and everything belonging
to it.
After few years, as the father grew old, re-
grew a little fretful and dissatisfied, while the
son, thinking he had nothing more to expect
atRer lathe worse Than he did his hiss used ms agsd
man was no longer permitted to eat at the table
| with his son and wife, but compelled to take
his meals in the chimney corner and b. continu
ally otherwise il-used by them. The old man
| ate his victuals from the wooden bowl, which
his son made for him. His &. andson, saw his
flther make this bowl, and set about making
/ Just such another.
Being aske by his father what he make it for
he answered, for you to eat out of when You
grow as old as grandfather"
Although th ought to have turned his heart,
and made b m reflect, that as ne dealt by his
father, he might be be dealt ltwith by his children
when he grew old, still it had no effect upon
! him, and the i'll usage was carried to such a
lheight that the old man could no longer bear it.
fbht left the house and went to a re'atve aud
AEneighbor of his, declaring that if his friend
4 woald not help HIM to get his farm back again
he Saoud be obliged to come and live with him.
His friend answered that he might come and
! live with him, and il he would follow his direc-
lions, he would help him TO gel his estate agar,
9 Take this bag OF dollars. carry it into yonl
room atyour sons, shut it up wellin your chest
and abour the time you pectthey will call yol
! down to your dinner, shut your door, and have
all the dollars spread out on the table, in sth,
middle of the room. When they call you, max,
: noise with them, by sweeping them from tn
n table into the bag again.
The bait took completely. The wife hal
peeped through the key-hole. and saw the dol
lars spread out on the table, and told it to he
: husband. When the old man came down. the
+ insisted on his sitting at the table with them
. and treated him with uncommon respect.
Il The old man related to his friend what he ba
: done, who gave him directions what to do il hi
son asked him for the money.
After few days, the son discovered the ol
r man very bnsily engaged in counting out h
D money, and at the next meal time asked VIII;
: money it was that he had been counting.
of sOnly some money received for the dischare
e Of one Of the bonds had standing out. expe'
,r more in q few days, and tear shall be obHge
ID to take Mr.. Ms farm, upon which | hay
e, mortgage, as he ia not able to raise the none
8 and if the farm is sold it will not fetch as mu,
A. as will discharge the mortgage"
,nl After few days, the son told the father
e. Intended to build a house on the farm, and won
b-1 be glad If his father would let him have t
le money.
ns aYes, child, all that have is coming 10 yoi
ct intend givin9 ou the bonds and mortgages
ap have, but then I think it will be best TO have
Id put altogetherin new deed Of gift. W
er get neighbor L to call here and get
IN new one. y So.
ed Accordingly his friend and cousin, who b
lc- devised the scheme, came to the house, VIII
. the son gave the old deed, that another mig
en- be drawn from it. When the old man had {
til. the instrument in his hand J, in the presence
lb- his friend he broke off the seal, and commit
ich the writing 10 the FIRE, sayings
lrd ssRnrns cursed instrument of my folly q
) miserv!-and you, my dutifuI children, as I
estate is all my. own again, you must remt
Ily ;mmediately, unless. you viii be content TO
all nv tenants. have learned. by sad experien
ity that Il Is best for parent to hold the loaf
~ der his own arm and that one father can
Her maintain ten children, than ten children
Se father. !" s8s -
III 49, Mrs. Carolina Les Hentx, the accompl
IbIe "a au}b boresz. died few days ago at Falahas
Fa., of rneumonia. - nt -
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