Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-09-04

that'sia, mani by, aIlong aasays.)a Roller
out her counsels; never doi,ai thing. that
will make you ashamed to meet her in
heaven. Why,s boys, II never done bad
thing but I5heardemy mother ayoiee ire>
provin' dme; sandIneEer idonesai good
\ thipgLapd made a good, but I've seemed
70 hear her say, That's. right, Jack and
like mother, Boys, nothfn' ike amnloth2.
erLtkat's'so."'[ bHaY2 sdF .bs'9asasT!
aiAlllthis,had passed,iwhile swaiting 3 to
Iwpedo just out nofw Chicago. The great
man was swelling awith; emotions called
up from The. dark shadows Of the past;
his big rough frame sieaved like a. great
billow upon the pcean4 Tears sprane to
his deep seti andb earnest seyes=-t6ey
sYelledTup to the brim and swan round
asking to be. let fall ,as tributes to his
mothers memoryAtributes to the love Of
the past. But he choked them down,
and humming atsnatch of fan old ballad,
he thrust hisnhands down into his pock.
cts, walked back to the end, of the car,
pul'd the gigantic collar Of his shaggy
coat up around his ears, buttoned it close,
and leaned back against the window in
silence.saat2 Hsw 3R8 dsiiT ,j5IadJ
d The. cars ratified on, What amind
was there; what giant intellect, sleep
ling, buried away from light and useful
ness by rubbish Of ofprejudice.. habit and
custcm-doingsb but half W ork, for want Of
culture. .yliIn.iqsot aGa slsai 1isdi OF
as"A mute inglorious Milton,"4 or rather
Webster, going about, the world. strug-
Cling with his own soul, yet bound BY
chains offgnorance, which precluded his
doing but moiety Of the good it lay in
his power to do. sd5l . .e.aa
Ali the way through our long, tedious
journey, he had been ever on the watch
to do good. He gave up his seat by the
side of the fire to an Irish woman and her
child, and took one further back, soon
young girl seated herself by his side-as
the night hours wore on, and she nodded
wearily, he rose, spread his beautiful
leopard skin, with its sofs. rich lining, on
the seat, made pillow of his carpet. bag,
and insisted thatshe should lie down and
sleep. "
"What will you do?" said she naiyely.
"Never mind mel can stand up and
sleep like q buffalo; I'm used to it.
THAT'S sol"
A little boy, pulled up from sound
nap to give place to incomers, was paci-
fed and made happy by a handful of
chestnuts and glowing bit of candy out
of the big man. pocket. When he left
the cars for, refreshment he brought
back his handful of pies, and distributed
them among weary and wayworn look
ing group. A mother and seven little
children. the eldest not twelve years old,
whose husband and father left the cars at
every stopping place, and returned more
stupid and beastly each time, scold;ng
the little tired restless ones with thick
tongue; and glaring his furious red eyes
upon the poor grieved victim of wife,
like tiger upon his prey, "because she
did not keep HER young ones still;' "they
would disturb everybody" No bite Of
rerreshment, no exhilerating draught. no
rest from that fat, cross baby, came to
her all the long night, save when the big
man stretched out his great hands and
took her boy for an hour, and let him
play with his splendid hunting watch to
keep him quiet.
ON give yer thousand dollars for
him." said he, as he handed him back to
her arms. HH HH af.
"You may have the whole lot for
that" answered the drunken father with
swine like grunt. J
"It's a bargain said the big man,
'proyidin' the mothers willing
'Indade, sir, its not the one of them can
be had for. money was the quiet yet de-
termined response of the mothers heart.
How kindly he helped her off the cars
when7at the break Iof day. they came to
their journeys end. 8 IN e.s5 mY
Thus all night long, had he been at
tracing the attention Of The waking ones
in the cars. But his kindness and rough
polteness would have been forgotten by
the mass Of the passengers, had hesnot
,stamped.it Upon our memoriesswith his
gold. .lsli.s4l .zi!4aN qsazH l5 sss.g n.
Il wonder who he is,' where did he
get on 'Whatan interesting character
He is nobody's fool-knows. more, than
he let's on Education would spoil him
What rich furs.' Did you notice
what splendid watch he carries? 'He's
some great man aincog.' .dsaw
Such were e few Of the queries that
passed from lip to lip. But there came
no. answer; for he who alone, could have
answered, sat crouched in; his fur coat,
seeming unconscious Of all but bis own
deep thoughts. ,'s:aa ,sa1l SIS 10 sissn,
.s' 'ChicGgo! shouted the brakesmen, and
in an instant all was confusion, and our
hero, wasi lost nthe CROWD. /, The next,Ee
saw of him gas at the baggage stand
looking up p band box for q sweet looking
country CIR. who was going to learn the
rmilliuer's s trade in the city, As We pas
I,sedsto our carriage, We a discovered him
again, holding an old man by one hand,