Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1857-07-10


Fsd TaAi ;saiiaBTg olal IlTq pa 7st7s-F :
ykI THEaTENl DOLLAR PIANosHo
Ii, a beautiful achild iof seven summers
with thet golden light ofiyouth; streaming
all oyer hernbrigh cufls lchad dhooa s
fresh lastres in herfdark ewes, ands y une s.
ddestirosoton her dimp pled cheeks, came
Erushingarp to me: eii! 81 ,.bisihsai.re4
Essfs0Rs she,dtied tossing thesstfay cutls
from srlbrowj tswe'vesg the splendid
Iestanewe epiano over shemeg gcand mother
lfsaats yonato come and try it.h She says
you shsllsplay omit first" Nov I am
child c@ith hichidreh; my5hSaFt bounds, my
pulse leaps; in dinison with their sportiye
natpress whenstl1ey ate'l by. And when
Ethe docks ara silseIed DION my temples and
Emy step grows sweak on the Staircase,
when ,he,yoice ofsmy loved ones are
like remembered music. when my hands
grasp becomes trehulous like the loosen
ing tendtilso OH the dying vine, still may
the dear Lord grant to me- the trusting
tenderness of,childhood; still may the feet
of infancy patter around my knee. and its
red lips breathe perfume on my withered'
cheek. So Iey
adAways wentin and pen and up boun-
ded l to catch the hand of little Nellie,
and off we ran in at the beautiful man
sion, into room softly lighted where
Nellie's mother. who was an invalid, laid
upon her accustomed couch, and up to
the new ,pianoto I'soothe the weary sick
one with strains Of music. The instru-
off S0n
toned, full and melodious, and the soft
strains answered liquidly to my touch.
Now the sweet verse of Burns "High.
land Maryland now the sweeter music
Of Tappan's "There is an hour of peace
ful rest" occurred to my memory, and
thus l played and sang till Nellie's father
came. He was handsome man in the
full yigor Of manhood: and from him his
daughter inherited her golden tinted hair
and hazel eyes. He took seat near his
wife, and dew her thin hand into his as
he spoke to her. Then when praised
the new piano he turnedto me, e,1augh.
ingly. saying. Yes, andthe best part oft
is. il only cost me ten dollars"
l expressed my 'astonishment, and my
look of wonder drew another laugh from
him. .-.s.9
LET me tell you the story" ",said he,
drawing little Nellie towards him and en-.
circling her little form with his arm,
while she looked with as much astonfsh.
ment as myself, and he began. n "sia I.
"a few years ago Invent TO Chicngo.
had been there but a few days, when,
in one Of my morning walks encounter
ed girl someI'twehe years old. a very
Intelligent bright tcyed child, whose 81 face
wore such aIsorrowtuh expression that I
almostistoppedt ito speak her as she
passed, the morning was raw and chill
ly. the ground wet from light fall Of
snow. oand l. noticed that, as the wind
blew, her thin garments about her form.
she shiyereI ,withahe cold 80 AS she went
BY. she halfstufned. and. i had gone but al
little way beforeI heard. quick footsteps
behindi me, and stopping.5 the girl lifted
her haud! .asifsto place IL on iny arm;
drawing back ,,she said: 'aq 81 -2.aeu q
"Rlease,t siraif you could give me llits
tie moheydto1buy bread." '7 ssoI
. "Are ycufhungry? ?baa asked. iip'1
II 'hYes. siE-7rsalsiangry," and her lips
quiyeredo ysar .,idTeI',>f5aat bn' bssqI
..Doesn'tyour father work and brifE
home bread7" - - GO ola 7' cid
: 'tEathert lis sick3 she said. and mothet1
sprained her arm, and my brother Who
used TO help1ous,. was drowned not long
ago. % snussg sal H'2Ei a.eal S9S'
o Somethingsin my heart aud heF face, 1
told that her story was true. I took thef
into q baker shops bade her hold sp6t|
her { tattered apron, and filed it'HWttff
1oaves.. Then putIing Eve d6llafSs5R tHl
hand; stipulated THAT tie
poor family :MaSISto' have bread every
morning till the money .%as used dp
Then.l slipped an Other zfiVe d6lIatS into
tie girl s, hand and turned hastily away.
from :hertesrsiiled 5eye.a sp' 90 ~'0
WelI.ten dollars :Wsrclg6ne, and I was
BY no means rich enough 10 spare it; but
l felt as sif, NO doubt, the Dotd would
'makeiit mp. and az any. y.rate, ten dollars
WAS cheap enough for'the rare pleasure
of giving to Gods poor children. II
went back 10 my hotel just as the gong
sounded for breakfast, and took my seat
among a-huhdTed strangers. No sooner
bad i commenced eating than l felt
HAND slad onamy elbow. and looking up.
there sat 'an"old friend bad not met for
Jonrtecn yssrs. When last saw him.
he was a young man just starting in the
Morld.owith little means and lew friends.
II have not grown rish," he said. after
the first surprise Of recognition was over;
''but lam able To pay my debts. Do
you remember one day fourteen years
sgo. you lent me ten dollars in my ex.
tremhy, and told me never TO pay unless
| was able? How have tried to End
your address many times since but could
not. Here IA a ten dollar gold niana and