Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1857-06-04

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tirsiy, bst me aud neither bsld = eoress, aod
decided that a. she vas setting old and blipl
Ike, IL tax too loBg, and cost too nuch 20
ses ap the lsgs Of my trousers, and 90 ps,
stop W l, ssd concluded that six foo, Sve
would do for fellow that souidnt afsid the
expensive luxury Of wife to make lis
bresshss. Itwas ouly my love for m moth.
or that stopped my growth lfId a bad an
idea Of sewing machine, there's no telling
what / might done ..I
Teu have 80 many gold pieces In your
pocket. you can sfierd 70 set year trousers
made usw Why don't yoa aai your s.sosLst
hold another caucus. aud see VIA, you can
eel III she vosld let yea expand yourself.
you night sell out To Bsruun, ssd make q
fottaus travelling With Tom Tksub, and
take the old woman alsng'
Stranger. said the roagh, great, en-, and
his whole face lO0asd up sith mis glsd ex.
preston Of psin and pride, stranger, I spoke
word here Ididn't mean 10 aslightJ word.
like, about my mother. youid give all tbs
gold IN ny pocket TO bring her back far one
hour, TO look upon this country ss IL is nou.
She bad her cabin here when Chicager WAS
nowhere; here she raised her bsys--she
ooaldn't give them hrnin,' but che ,tsught
Us better things than books can give TO Be-
honest, and useful, aud industrious She
taught us 20 be faithful and true 10 stand
by friend, and be generous TO an enemy
las thirty years, stranger, since ne dug ser
grave by the lake side here, With our ouB
haods; aud With many tear and sob termed
Ourselves away FROM the ssbiu where we'd
been raised tho Indians had killed eur "a I
thsr long before, aud we'd nothing TO keep
as--and 90 We went cut 10 seek our fortunes
M y brother, he took down 10 Sc Louis. add
got married down there som'ersi aud Just
went where the wind blosed, and when I'd
sersled money enough together, / can back
and bought few acres Of lasd aroaDd my
mothers old cabin, for the place where I'd
laio her bones vas sacred, like. Well, In
the course Of time, il turned up right in the
middle Of Chscager l eouldn't staud that
II loved my old mother too well to let on
niousses rattle over her grave, so sum
back about 6fteen years ago, aud quietly
moved her away TO the baryin GrOaDd aud
then went back 10 Texas, and wrote 10 an
Aesni srtaruard to sell my land Whit cost
few hundred % begin on, sold for over
forty thOasaad--if I'd q kept 10 tiil peN
tSould have been worth ten times thst;
hafs 20, but l got enough fort I soon
turBed that forty thousand into eighty thoa.
sand, aud that into tWics - much, ana 80 90,
Till dent know nor don't care What Pm
worth tAdfsSo. work hard, sm the same
rough customer, reDenber every day Of my
life What my mother taught me, never dripk,
gamble nor fight; wish didn't swear and
chew but tksm's gOs to be kind Of second
nstur' like, and the ouly thing that troubles
me is my money -hayn't got no wifs nor
children, and s'n gOiug now 20 hunt ap my
brother and kis foika III his boys il clever
and Industrious, ART ashamed Of NV big
boots and old old fashioned xSyB, and bis
gals Is yoHpg Women Aad not ladies II they
help their motbsr, aud aon'tput on mors'n
two froeks day, III make EN- rich, every
enc % 'em. 2fI y y
Nay, gsptlsaen, 'tsint efton ,I'sa led 10
tell on ysslf after this fasbioD Blu, these
old places, where trapped when was a
boy, made me feel like = child Agia-and I
jast fslt like tellisg these youngsters hsre
about the changes aud chances q fsiieT may
meet 10 life, If he only tries to msks ths IpDst
Of himself
Bat, boys, said be, turning TO party Of
young men, there's some thing better than
money. Get eaucAtiAn why, boys, IL bad
Is much lArnin' as m0Rsy, could bo Pres.
ident 10 1857 just ss cosy Why, I osald
buy up half .hs North and sot miss il cot
Of my pile. Blu. get larnin'; don't oSaW
tebueee; dent take 20 liquor don't swear,
and mind your meshers-that's The advies
Of . real live Sucker, add IL you miad What
! say you nay Be mea, land It Amt every
fsllsT that wears g,atee aud breeches that's
amsn by long Hays) FOlier cut her Coun-
sells; never do thing that will make you
ashamed 70 meet her ia heaven W6y. bsys
| never done bsd tkisg bot heard nv
mother's voics feproViB' me; aud I never
dope = good thing sBd made good move,
but I've seemed 20 bear bsr say That's
right, Jaei, and, That haS been lbs best oe
all kothin' like mother, boys, n0tSiu'
like q mother-tbat's 80
All THE hsd passed while waiting 60 wood
jast out ef Chieags TIE crest nzn wss
swelling With ometions called up fron Tho
dark shadows % the Fsst, his big rOsgh
frame heaVsd like a great bill0E upon tbs
oeesu Teors fpfaog - bic deep sst and
ssraest syes--thsy sueilsd up 70 tbe bfin ~
and swan round asking % - les fall - tFi.
butss ~ his methers nsmory --fribates to
the love Of the past iiut Ne sheked them
dsVn, and ban niinga snatch ofan old ballad
hs thrust biz hands dogn into biz poskets
walked bsek " tbs sad of tbs ssF pulisd tie
gigantic collar 81 his shaggy cost sr0asd kis
ears, hutiobsd it close, and lesued back
against the uihdou 10 silence.
The ears fai,lsd 90 What mind vas
there, shat gisnt iatsllect slespisg huFisd
avsy ffom light aud assfalBess 81 rubbish
n pftiadics. habit aBd cuftom- GoinR bnt
half work, for vast - eaItufs
"A mute inRlsfious Hiiloa, ofrsthsf Web
sisF, going s5sui ihs uofia struggling with
his osn sgul. yes bousd ~ chaias sf gao.
Tssee, which PFecluded BE doing bui moi
ety n iho good il lsy IL BE poHer 70 Do
All ths Wsy tbtopgh ouf lopg. tedious
journey, be had been ever On The asteh %
Do good lie gsvs up be sust ~ the 6rs -
80 Irish vo4ss aud bsf etila. aad took oas
farther iaek soou y5aag gil ssatsa Der
eslf ~ BE side aa tie Biaht seurs wefs o.
sd shs osddsd usanig, Sc ross, spfsad Ne
besutifui issPsFd skin, sith its ssa, rish
li1ipg, on she ssst, msSs . piles 81 Ne
ssypsth hsg. 80 iasistsa thss she shsuls ~
tsHh ana sleep
fWhai uiii you aoT sti3 rhs nsirsly
Never sind mel cso ttsu3 % ssa sIssp
he baasis i'n usea - H. Thsiass
A liils boy, palisd - fran ssaBs nss
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