Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-10-08


or at least he had been such in youth, an
whom he had not seen for many a long year
For the moment jacques forget his rags an
his isolaton-it was so long since kind wor
had been bestowed on him, and oh how h
yearned to win it. Early he advanced, wit
an lndescrlbable CLEAN of joy lighting hi
plnched features but his former conrad
shr1nk back, holding up his hands as II to for
DID his nearer approach, saying, as he did 50
+" Will not hold communion with thing lik,
you. Did you not love your money more thai
her who ought to be your wife2 But you suHer
ed strangerto carry her way,and now the ac
cursed thing is dearer to you than yourself
though you have neither child nor kinto WHOM
to leave it. Away touch me not i''
Another trial came still later, and it was th,
hardest OF all. A portly dame, elderly, bu
still fresh and comely looking, and with a fai
daughter by her side, passed loisurely alonl
the streets of Marseilles. They seemed to bt
new arrivals but the elder one was evident
| ly no stranger, for she pointed out to he
daughter various changes which had beel
made Of late. jacques Guyot looked earnest
ly at the girl, for her features brought vividl
to his mind those of the object Of bis love
dream, and as he came near, he heard he
mother call her Madeline. Another glance an
he recognized the elder female as the Made
line of his youth. Though so many years ha
ment flushed. Again he forgot the curse
and the stones daily showeFed around him
Inc little treasured pitcher in her hand, wa
before him, and he too was for an instan
4 young but for how brief an Instant! Madelin,
even in her distant home, had heard of the
miser Gnyot, who heaped up wealth, though
with none TO share it, and denied even the
smallest aid to the miserable, though surround,
ed with gold. Even at that moment, too, she
heard the taunts of the passers-by so gather
ing her skirts closely around her, asthongh his
very touch would poison, she swept by with
such look OF scorn as rooted the miser TO the
spot, and brought back the sense of his luneli-
ness more terribly than ever.
Though no inhabitant Of Marseilles ever en-
tered the miser's dwelling during his life, yet
am able to tell how he spent his life there.
know he never entered his silent, comiortless
home without feeling that his heart would leap
with joy to hear friendly voice, or if he might
bo permitted to clasp a child to his bosom. !
know that, in spite of insults, reproaches, and
tannts, his heart teemed with loving kindness
to his tellewcreatures; and often, when suffer-
ing from them he would even smile and mur-
mur, s'It is because they know me not; for one
day these curses will be turned to blessings.'
Aye, and that, when seated on his hard bench,
to take the food needful to prrlong his life un-
til the object should be accomplished for which
he had given up all that could tend to its en-
joyment, he prayed for blessing on his coarse
fare and know, too, that after each, more
biting proof of scorn from those around him,
he asked from the same Almighty source,
strength to ssendnre to the end.''
A very old man was Jacques Guyot, when
the end came, and he met it with joy and hope
for he had lived long enough to finish his self
imposed task. Stretched upon the wretched
pallet, he smiled and talked to himself. S'Ah,
jacques" said he, ssthey will never more call
thee accqrsed. The last stone has been cast
at thy worthless carcise-for worthless it may
be called, since even the worms will scarcely
be able to banquet on the scanty covering Of
thy old bones. But, oh what joy to think the
miser has not lived in vain And then, too,"
said he, taking in his hand Madeliue's little
pitcher, t'well hast thou performed thy part.
Though but thing of clay, the sight ef thee
has reminded me each day and hour that, hay
ing given up her to whom thou didst once be-
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