Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-09-24

his eyes, II Gin never pay you for the noble
! kindness you have shown me. / may at some
time pay you the money, but cannot pay you
all, for the bare money is nothing compared with
the knowledge that | have such generous friend
to stretch out his saving hand in the hour OF
4 gloom and misery"
Talk not of money to me-" returned Uncle
Absalom, earnestly and warmly. If it served
j you am already more than repaid. The bless
| ings of man are cheaply purchased when so
| slight sum can do il; and Moreover, have been
more than repaid in the very knowledge that
1 nave been of service to a suffering fellow
4 Even Kate was surprised by this but she
knew that it was real, and she was glad.
When they arose to depart, at the end of an
hour, Martha followed them to the door. and here
she biest the old man again. lie was moved by
| a generous impulse, and he took a golden half
eagle from his pocket and handed it to her.
NO SIR she said, drawing her hand back,
what you have already gwen will suffice I'M
/ til father gets out. But there is one who would
be blessed with the gift, and if you will permit
me viii relinquish the gift in her behalf The
Widow Wildredge is very low, and her daughter
IS SICK. carried them over some food this
morning. and found them quite destitute
But uncle Absalom was a stubborn man, and
he would have his own way.
| Take this, he said, and we may find another
for Mrs. Wildredge. Your father will not be
able to work for some time yet. If you will. /
/ wont move n stem only towards bome
Martha took the money with toarf,,l nvaa and AR
| Burr heard more blessins.s ~ he tnrned AWAY Wid
ow Wildredge's dwelling was not far of, and thith-
or the uncle and niece turned their stens They
found the mother a woman, of s,une tfty reors sii
ting by the bedside of her sick daughter She arose
as the visitors came in. and bcr connfenance nIain
y showed that she wondered why Absalom Burr
| called But she saw an aupel in Kate's mild
blue owes ~ "o' "
! AhssIom o,a tho ,,,;5, 49, ,.o- ,o
and the ice was soon broksn CripJnsIIv ,be nncio
| and niece drew f,rtb a. -, g ,J ,,s,,a,,s 80
| terngs and then the old man tnot ont bIs nocLat
49, ~ t, , ~. oiu ,sh 'ooh 1u. hs pocket
..iIora ;, ha IA nc po h,ae '1, 'oiais'
| s.tbis NAV serya to Eh.an - hnrJo 80
am able. while Won are needy Tax md rememhor
that YOU NAV look TO me ngain when need comes mn
| ON vou'
| Mechanically the woman took the money. and
having oazed frat unon the charmed notes and tben
! unon The donor sbe hown1 har bead and fhanLcd
| God for the blessing And tben ,vhiie tho te,,s
pushed forth she cansbt tho old man hv the hand
I'll n5 fsiS G7,i ,o '''' ma" W ''0 i'''i'
| When Ahsalnm Rnrr sa, DIV, ~ his sunnar that
uybt that shade unon his soc was 81, aft M The ra
dance of the sett;ne, ann Hi Cd yras e,tan viii
1 keen relish. and he cold now rcfnrn Rates smile
And an that nbt too rs iroa,ns yaro more ,,loas
| ant tb.n oyar r'0''
| Some fine apr;n, tho ror+ dor Koto coro, ~,
from tho ccer and asre her ,a"io ,hot that d.
| vouIt va Co.. ~ 49, ~ 1850 ~ ~
HI HI, IA a. ~ IL GA ;. 10 :;
| Tic door WINS nartlv ooan - YUMA "'"'"'
| ~ ~ - ""e P"itiy oPet
| -, did forget 10 lock H. remember now.
, nut ". Wnat ~ II uncle unGie
Inc oiu man nlaiiy co1hessed 10 hatc, lhal ne
- 'ei '"0i'' ''ii'"'"''N "oii"'' ''o"Sd away
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'a 80. ~ ~ ~. -. a..
t os'oa IT, ~ siEe ,a !. ano9 ~ very t
nt \ - rs IL ou III oIo .i III; - "HN "'' anu
'a ~ ' Y t t'no oi Ir iilan
von bo tayad tar ,,hot yoo,a~ o. nv" '''N0" "ouiu
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it, ''-
w. o,a huo :; a. so ;loo1 ,,, -. IL,
| ,;sad e. - &c tort' e.. ,Jly 10 iu ~ y -,
s ~ ~ W - s u ~ ~
ny nv p Pc Gun iaAo ny 'ie nv .housul
ai e' nciii IL. INV you no' hNc 'housanu
nioTe lyihs luie somewhere
,a eih"Ps 80, salu t ne oiu "ah thou Shttaly
linen , iooh a. II, mus you would not only DC
cod 6t o nnid a. 4 to ~ Sieus puGno
t,yeya bn1drad and sft %oilas ',ao NC ' ~,
do not now COT cent ND aaa; W., az go
many have cot tbrongb with rho money x"n cn,
built bonses here in t1s town ayarv AM. ~ which
Will lot az aoon ss fn;shed nI ~ 60 v1 VI Thii
al Tho Same fine rondar;,a III ~ m ahI -, ho
tonr j.; ha;. oh 800 10 , M ~ :; 81;
,,,ont shoiI J;.,;;,,o Ill - -. 49, 81 So -, -
~ sI ' n;ond ne It sio NAE,
face how much eosIcr v would fe t na ,ha
your money was safe, than to be Worrying all the
while for fear some one will come in tho n,eht and
rob you
This last hit touched a vulnerable point and Alb.
SALON said he would think of IL And he did think
of it to some purpose for ON the very next mo,nino
he started off for P and having found the prop
or officers, he told them that he could accommodate
them with the desired loan They were much pleas
ed and In short time they had the money in gold
aud current bills, and AbsalOm had the notes and
good security. He went home with better opinion
OF his fellow and of himself, than he ever had
before, for he had been thanked by noble gentle
men for his kindness and his opinion had beenask ed
on various important matters, and he had partially
promised too, that if the new road wanted more help
he would givet. Six months passed away, and the
Troublesome niece still lived with her uncle. They
also Inhabited the same little house into which Kate
had fret come On the morning of the day which
tho sixth month from the time of giving the ten
! dollars TO Martha Allen pass away, Kate came into
the room where her uncle sat, ana in hcr hand she
heid ten doliar note.
/ Uncle Absalom, she sad, You remember
what told you when you gave that ten dollars to
Martha Allen. The six months are up and have
come to redeem my promise. Here is the money
Thank you, said the old man, as he took the
bill and put it in his pocket II am glad you are
so punetual" This all he said, and then he
took his hat and went out. Kate was puzzled, but
not astonished, for she noticed twnkling in the
old mans eye which meant more than ten dol
isrs amounted TO-
Ii was near the middle of the afternoon when
Uncle Absalom returned, and under his arm he car.
ried a small box which be gave to Kate, saying as
he did so;
from your uncle" There was a tear in his eye, and
his voice trembled; and then the bright eyed girl
kissed him and wept outright.
She hurried away TO her little room md opene
the box The 6rst thing she saw was n letter di.
rected To herself and in ber nncIa's bond ,vr;ting
The next was a neatly embossed ebony casket
| within which she found n GOLD watch with sna n
locket attached within which was miniature of
| Uncle Absalom. Below hi, was n small hook
i which She fonnd tn be a bankbook and NV looking
into Il She discovered thai ON that day the
Of ten thousand dollars lad been deposited in her
name ct sy ner cent interast 70 be drawn nv her
in whole or in part at will AS soon as she could