Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-01-16
TRUE BENEyoLENCE; Or,
att is Better 60 Give than to Receive.


''And you strip yourself Of comfort, for
the purpose of adding to this rich mer-
chants gains ?'' fl'-s.. hza s,aa 4.
=, The widow replied with a flushed
oh. 'ek. ut may seem light thing to you,
out the thought that am slowly and
sutel\v wiping every stain from my hus-
banda honor, is my grestest earthly COM
fort. 4 Ir. Miner is his last creditor, aud
God win ing. every cent shall be paid"
Her CO ars.er relative responded with an
emphatic fiLldlestick, +" and, angrily left
..At last = have it," said silvery
voice, snd a sweet face, glad and bril-
liant, brighten. I'd up the gloom. H.
"Only see. n 10 ther ten dollars all my
own; ten more m axe twenty; so We shall
have a nice little sum for Mr.. Miner"
Tears treaahled on the Widows lashes.
and elitterd on her pale cheek. /" Is it to
be the price of thy Ii. fe, my precious one?'
she thought. LIST he cauker worm at
The heart of my beaul iFul flower? Must
give thee up to wear. ioi'' a sscrlnce
upon the altar Of duty Can II De that
[, I'd requires it % 4
+. Va knelt At her mothI fs teet, where
she h. I'd fallen with all th. abandon OF
child. her glance fastened TO the SHINING
gold. d - rho. of har
Lifting her glance, she m. u INA: Oh neF
rooLIner, full CI anxiety, touch Gu WIN SoE-
Tow--, a sud den smile brok Q over her
delicatA featuI, esq., &.aL g., u, j.
II Wasionly thinking of tA Es endless
.b;noa this money would buy don't look
40 pIaye. Ia: su Oh beauty Of warm
shawl for yor, an d neat crimst N cover
for that untidV. old arm chair; b. ~ ever
90 little. of carpet. 10 put down. y tne
ned. that YOUR feet may not feel thu ; col9
floor: and a pretty cap. besides coal. euo
tea. and sugar, and such nice CONT ora
ble things. But neV or Iuind, and sne
sprang to her feet, brushed back .1 u1l
brown ,curls. and drew on her neat iN '!1e
bonnet.-" never upiuo', I'll may be W.T. "e
a hook one Of these days. that'H NAL 80
YOU and / rich. And, dear mother, 20
Shal ride, in your own carriage, and may
be those that scorn us now, only because
va a,a moor. NAV be thankful for our no
tiee. A truce to romance. she graVely
continued: +" stern reality tells me to go
directlv 70 Madison street, fin d Mr.. Miner
give him this twenty, dollars, take q re- |
ceipt, and then come home and read ana
sing to. my mother" H., =
Hurriedly Eva passed from her mouse
along the narrow streets. AS she wenS
onward, street after street diyerged into
pleasant width and paIace-lined sple ndor.
The houses of greatness aud wealth gh!-
tered in their marble bea uty under tnelE
golden sun+light. Up broad sSepS'
through portals carved and SHINING P6SsN
ed the .timid steps Of Eva Ste'rno'
AT first the pompous servant smiled
oontemptuous denial; but after mOneu:'
perhaps softened by her cfildIstl slm Ps1c!. y.
ty and winning blue eyes, he dN:emeu ~
best not to deny her urgency ana sue 81"
tered this palace of q, rich man NJ "ue'
Softly her feet sank into the iuxN 'riou"
hall carpet. Ststuarg, bronze and ma TTto' 11,
lined all the way to the staircase ne
splendor of. the room into which she as
ushered. seemed to her inexperienced
sight too beautiful for actual use, and he
who came in, with kindly glance and
handsome face, the noblest specimen OF
manhood she had ever seen. r,s.t 49,.
well, young lady" said he, blandly
.suailing, !" 70 whom am indebted for this
pleasure e. ---., f,.,.- ..--.. 81. .-.r
'.MY father, air. died in your debt,
said Eva hlushingly, speaking very softly:
By the strictest economy aud very hard
work, We, my mother and I, have been
able 20 pay all his creditors but yourself
II you will be kind enough to receiys the
balance of your account in small sums
lam sorry they must be small, sir-We
can in. ths course Of 8 very few years Ii
.quidate the debt. and then-we shall have
fulfilled my fathers dying wishes. that
every stain might, be wiped from his hon
or" She paused g moment, and said
again, falteringly. ''My father was very
unfortunate, sir. and broken in health for
many years, but, sir, he was honorable,
he would have paid the last cent if it had
left him . beggar."'
Mr.. Miner sat while thoughtfully, his
dark eyes fastened upon the gentle face
before him. After moment of silence,
he raised his head. threw back, the mass
of curling hair that shsdowed his hand
some brow and said -. .....
II remember your father we'll. I re-
gretted his death. He was fne fellow
fine fellow" he added. musingly; but
my dear young lady. have you the means
do you not embatrass yourself by ma
king these paYments-?'' s-s.4 9
Eva blushhd again, and looking up, in-
geniously replied. al am obliged to
work. sir. but no labour would be too ar
duous that might save the memory OF
such father from disgrace
This she said with deep emotion The
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