The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-09-02

Athet ~ cheerful lNMN, an6 e our AoMC
- place NAll IL The Acarsa warmed ann
chine Hut the tather Of my Childhood al
The father ~ more aamMee1s yNNvp vors
very ds&Eswl sateraor Ne had ayoWA 81
lent sheaghttGl distracted. but not MasAse
A. hss children eprNng M around him full a
ii'e and hope, no seeMed 10 lose the ANoy
ant spirits OF his esr,icr MAnh0Ad, | asd
ne. observe tAis Al tAs time, or Mad MI
learned ~ observe and teMcct. Lin was 4
s'mele tate Vi enjoyment Trials AAa moi
QasckeNe1 wv rereertlaas nor SNllAriNg
hash, me ". aasssissA reeNdi Cor e,AerN
The home provided Ly My tAlhsr was sls
ENnt. Aew~ald have ealiea h luxurious
On Wal edasaheA sud accomplishment Nc
rSrense cad heea slArd, | had the hes,
seacsrrs~and, " cvNrst. the mort expensive,
viii aoNe hsNerwena have been sa,lalsd,
For aA@ ce.as s~,ssAliy IL reward Myaelj
A. on \ social equality With my MsAlecahls
young friends who were NV comnaNona,
and who tnaalgessa tie fashionable Wee al
derreciatiag everything that did not co,ue
VI 10 a certain Acknowledged StaNSlNrs),-.
Yearly wcAt b SamtarA or Newnov& with
my sister and AZ cost now think of with
NmaseMeAk SoanetiMcs nv mother wen,
with az, my father never, lie was mot Mile
TO leave HE bNaineaa HNsinesal How
came 10 dielike the word Il was AlwNys
"hasinesA' when We asked him % 70 any.
where with us business hurried him away
from his hastily eaten meals; business al.
ecrbed all his thoughts, and robbed IN ,vi
our father ~
Il wish father would give ap buslness,' \
1 said to my mother, one day. sson1 ~
come comfort Of his life. Mr., WoeAwpPSh
has retired and 10 now living o. ~ d.
come"
Ny mother looked ut me strangely. and
sighed, out answered nothing
About this time our father showed some
inclination to repraes our growing DISPOSE
tion to spend money extravaeAntlv il Areset
Nothing bat handred dollar shawl wonld
suit my idea. Ada White had been present
cd by her father with hundred dollar
Cashmere, and did not mean to be nut ofF
with aayeAi1g lssa -
Father, want . haadrsd dollaxs" aid
% him, 90 morning., - - Wne leovine he
house afesf eating hie break1kst Ho Ira
grown dyspepeic, and had to be careful ard
sparing in his diet
"A hundred doliarsf He looked surpri-
sed; in fact noticed that my request made
him start. What do you want with 90
much money p
Il have nothing seasonahle to wear said
4, very firmly and must have a shawl.
might as well have good one while | am
about it. 1 saw one at Stewards, Yesterday,
that is just the thing. Ada Whites father
gave her one exactly like it, and you must
let me have the money to buy this one 1t
will last my lifetime"
Isn't hundred dollars very large price
for shawly' inquired my father in his So
Der way"
'-oh, dear, no, was my emphatic answer;
"a hundred dollars is a low price for shawl
Jane Wharton's cost five hundred
'Ill think about II" said my father, and
turned from me, as l thought, rather alb
ruptly.
When he came home at dinner time. l
was alone in the parlor, practising d new
piece Of music which my fashionable teach.
er of musicsho1 leif me He was paid three
dollars for every lesson My father smiled
as he laid hundred.dollar bill on the keys
Of the piano. I started up, and kissing him,
said, with all the ard"r of pleased girl
What dear, good father You are"
The return was ample. He alwAys seem
ed most pleased when he gratifed some wish
or supplied some v mt Of his children. Ali
if we had been less sefsh-iess exactipgl
Ii was hardly 10 be eZnected that nv sis
.ers woa.d see me the possessor of hun
dreG dollar shawl and not desire q like addi-
tion to their own " ~ -rehes,
Il want u hundred deiIars" said nv sis.
ter Jane. on the next7aorning, as my father
was about leaKinEf8r has sore -~A-~-
Can spare it to-day, my child heard
him ..rswer, Kindly, but firmly.
"Nh -at ! must AaFe It. urged my sister
Il 2ete you twenty five dollars. only day
before yestsrday,' my father replied to this
What have you done with that?'
Spent j; for glSses and laces,,' said Jane
in light way, as if the sum were of the |
smallest possible consequence
Il am notmade of money, child The
tone Of my father voice struck me as unu-
sually sober-alnost sad But Jane replied
and With something Of reproact
ard complaint in her tones:
II should think you were, If you find it |
20 hard to part with hundred dollars
Il have large payment to make to-day"
my father spoks with unusual decision Of |
shall need every dollar can |
raise"
You gave sister hundred dollars, yes.
Eerday. sale Jane, almost petulantly.
Not . word Of reply did my father make. I
was looking at him, and saw an expression
in his countenance that was new 10 mean
Of pain mingled with fear. He
turned eway slowly, and in silence left the
house ~. IA "a s
Jane, said my mother, addressing her
from the stairway, on which she had been /
how could you speak SO to your
atherY' @ ~ " a. ~ ssfg8asS8 h'sa
Il have just A. good right to . hundred.
i0llar shawias Anna, replied my sister, in I
;. very undetifal toos. And What's noss, 1
r. going % have one
"Whas rs1soo did your father rive for N.
using yost request oday r asked ny
mother.
''Ccnldn'tspare che money Had 1 large
payment to make! Only an excuse.
stop, my child" was the quick, irm re-
mark, madslwith unusual feeling. "ls that
he way to Speak Of 20 good . father? OF
me who has ever been 90 kindly induigeut +
Jane Janet You know not what You are
'aying" II
Ny sister looked somewhat abashed at this II
unexpected rebuke, when my motlser took
secession to add, with On earnestnesa az mar.
aer that cssld 10 help rsmarking = sin-
gular: ~ %ts Sas "a
Your father istrosbled about somslhing.
What II u know mot business NAY mot
- going on. IsahH aatiafa0Gi0n, thing mot
Iuits improbable. Last night awoke, oud
ound him walking tho floor. TO ny qucs- L
ions he merely answesed thathe VS. wake
n Ills haal& y not a. good = formally,
md his spirits are low Don't ~ Ne pray
i0u, do anyoAing 70 worry him. Say no
sore about his money, Jane You viii !
81 Il whsnesas Il ca lle spared" III
] did not - father again until ten time Il
OCCASIONALLY husiness engagements pressed
lpon him = elussly that be did not come ii
ZONE ut theAnsnaI h0nrfor dining. He look. /
ID pale--weary--hAsganl
Dear father, mr. Jun sick y said I, lay
ng ny hand upon him. and gain intentiy
0to his e0untenaDes.
= do mot FEEL ver- wcll,' he rs,lisa. ~ II
y rver'ior HE face, ~ 4 he al ~ WiaA !
= >. u -. ~svs". tr~ chssoly Il /
; " - voss11Ay
g. ssssls 80 s-s.~a," saiA l.