Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-06-08
THE MIsER's HEIR;
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FILIAL LOVE REWARDED

NO -. ,,'e :, ai0hs-i shan hTe long
'er %stOp-stOP, father You have no right
m LaIk So You know could not leave YOU
ch And Agnes Brennan threw her AIMS sSon, 4,
or oio mans neck, and kissed him and then .
a. left the room. -e'
IA ITS curious how these young fools ,c,.,, ,
Old miser muttered to himself. after he +
watched his child depart. There's been t,ver
Of the sharks after the gih-twenty of 'em bc
a ehng around her like maneaters after de
ooGY' Don't know what they wanti Cant
see Aha-eant though. Ir's NY MONEY! /
D1t Agnes has never loved one Of 'em I'm N
o auatns came along. The iackanapes -
; sne wants to get married ri ght away. No
The old man bowed his head as he smoke a,
ne saw drop upon the back Of his hand Ttw.
bright drop, and the rays of the SCATTERING sr
were playing in it.
she cried when she kissed me, - he wbisne,
ed' WIPing the tear from his hard hand II Am
see "nat makes her so tender hearted. She ne1
er TOOK 1t from me. But she NAV have taIen
from 'a'e 'aAeh
Ihe od man stopped, and cloud came owe
uis WrinkIed brow, for there was pane in nj
neart' lie remembered the gentle, un.omolain
ing neing who had once been his cou1Dan5oD-
'ie ilo'her oi ms child. He remembered how
Sns became ms wife, even when the bloom o
I'm. r;.nioo9 had passed from him; how she lovet
hiin' and nursed him, and cared for hin, ~
how she had never complained even vvbiis sne 1,ic
ie,ing, and how she had died, with smiIe ~
blessing upon her lips though the gold Of h.,
husband brought her no comforts
Noah Brennan bowed his frosted heal nors
low and IN his heart be wished that he eo,,lS
1orget All but the few ieefing JOYS Of his wife
p Dut ne could not forget He could mot foyget
that It had been whispered how his wifi. n,i5bt
nave lived longer, if she had had proper eIotbin,
and proper medical attendance.
Dua 1t would have cost so muehl I saved
n; Ah-lhe reflection would not remove the papo
me other memory was uppermost
Noah brennan had pa ised that allotted ace of
-. -I,or, - - - A. r:
sparse, and the years came more ngaTirJf pod
him. he thought more-rehected more. The
sweet smile OF his dead wife was doing its mis-
sion now; and the pure 1--we of his gentle child
was a continual remembrance to him that there
were better hearts than his own
At length the miser arose, and passed out
from the room. He would have left the hut
but as he reached the little entry way, be heard
a voice from the garnet 1t was his clild's =
BE erept up the riekeiy stairs, and looked
through crack in the door. He saw Anges
upon her knees. Tears were rolling down her
cheeks, and her hands were elasped towards
heaven. And she prayed
"Oh, Cod be good to my father and make
his heart warm and peaceful Make me to love
him with all tenderness, and enable me to do
well ana truly the duty pledged to my sainted
mother l promised her / would love and care
for him always Father in Heaven, help me :
Oh help me ~
The Old man crept down stairs and out of
doors, and for whole hour he walked alone
among the trees He thought again Of his
wife-again Of his child-and then--Of his gold
And this was not the first time he had walked
alone there. He did not himself know how
great was theihhuence his child was exerting
over him
Agnes-pure, good, beautiful Agnes-wept
long and bitterly in her little garret, and when
she had become calm, and her cheeks were dry,
she caHe down and got supper. But she was
nottlIs smiling, happy being that had fitted
about the scanty board heretofore
A few davs after this, as Noah Brennan aP-
preached has cot one morning., he heard voices
from within. He Peeped through rent IN the
ccarse paper curtain, and saw Walter Adams
with his child Her head was upon Walters
shoulder, and his arm was about her.
Walter was an orphan, and had been Agnes
sehOolmate, and her fervent lover through all
the hours of opening youth. He was an hon
orabie, viTtuOus man, and loved the gentle girl
because she was so good, and so gentle, and 50
beautiful. And she loved him, not only be-
cause he had captured her heart in the time
agone, but because he was, Of all her suitors,
the only one whose character and habits prom
ised joy and peace for the future
a. cannot leave my poor cd father, Walter, "
the old man heard his daughter say. q ! must
livefo love and care for him On all the earth
l an the only one left to love him. Il is hard.
| Ny heart may break, but the pledge Of love
gave my mother must be kept"
"And so the great jOy-dream Of my youth
must be changed to this sad reality ~ exelaim
ed Waiter, soTrowingly. Il cannot ask you to
leave your father, sweet Agnes, for the very
truth in YOU which worship would be made q
lie could you do SO. But have prayer-an
earnest. sincere prayer. IPray that God in his
mercy may remove the curse from your faith
er's bended form."
THE curse, Walter"
"Aye-rHE GOLD cuRsEr' rejo;ned the
youth, fervently Il hope God may render him
pennilessi"
''Whatl PenniIess ," repeated Agnes with a
start
"Aye-penniless for then be would know
how 10 appreciate the priceless blessings Of his
sweet Anges' love, and then the crust might be
broken and his heart grow humane again. And
more than ALL Walter continued, winding his
arm closely about the fair form OF his compan-
ion, and speaking more deeply, " then would
prove TO him my love. Then would take you
To my home and could take your father to
my home-and we would both love him and
care for him while he lived. "
Noah Brennan stopped to hear no more, and
as he walked away, he muttered to himself
The rascal He'd do great thines Me pen
niless and he praying for it. The young
viIIrin -
When the old .nan gained his accustomed
walk smong the great syeamores, he wiped
80 Le hing from his eye He acted as though
mote had been blown in there.
Two weeks passed on, and Agnes grew pale
and thin She did not sing as she used to, nor
could she smile as had been her wont Still
she murmured not, ncr did her Kindness 70 her
father grow less.
'0h, God help me to love my father i'' she
prayed one night. "Let not my grief make me
forget my duty IN
And the old man heard it
One night Noah came home from The city,
and in his hand be brought a small trunk. and
piled the new hank notes upon the table
Look there. Agnes, and see how have work
ed ia my lifetime had no education, but
I've laid up monsy-noney-NosEY How