The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1858-11-24

], 'Gropp?-G Gropps-GRorp?' repeatt
the old man, fixing his gaze not upt
d Jareb, but upon his wife You are n
from England. are you?' turning
/. Jareb.
G Yes, SIR answered the oobbler.
9 From what partp'
From Daventry, among the hills
!. Northampton
sAnd what was your name before 20
were marriedr the old man asked of th
good wife.
MY maiden name was Hepsebat
Munson, SIR
Were you from Daventry?'
No, sir was from Kibwarth, il
Leicester. went to Daventry to liv
when was sixteen
I You never had brother?
Yes, sir. I had one-G eorge-h,
went off to India, and there he died
Poor Georgel He was good boy--he
was very good to me. He was smart
young msn when be went away
tHow do you know he is dead?'
| Because we never heard from him
'aHepsebath' cried the old man, start
ing to bis feet, Look at me! Look at
me, sayl See if you can't tell me who
l am. / remember now of hearing that
you had married man named Gropp;
bnt couldn't fud where you had
moved. I was negligent--very. But
say, do ye know mel!
1t amt George Munson!' gasped
Heppy starting from her chair, and
trembling like an aspen.
Look at that purse. Didn't ye see
that name?' And as the old man spoke
he showed her name, worked in gold.
en- thread, but which she had not de.
tected. But she read it now--George
Munson.
Then she looked into the time-worn
face, and gradually the features of one
she had loved in years long agone were
revealed to her. It was her brother
her own brother George.
Presently Jareb Gropp saw his wife
in the old mans arms, and with one
bound he reached the middle of the |
floor.
'"here! he cried. Now seel Sup
posin' I'd taken that gold? If had,
we'd never have known George MunsoD
I tell ye, there's always a sunbeam sure
to fall upon good action. It'll come
some time ye may depend. George,
how'd de do? Amt 1 glad now that
we didn't touch your gold How could
I ever have looked my delights brother
in the face after it? How de do?--
how DE do?'
The latter half of this speech had
been made with the old mans hand in
his grasp; for even then tho thought
had not worked its way through Jareb's
honest mind that any pecuniary good
was to grow out of this.
But it was indeed Heppy's own broth
er; and one of the chief objects he had
in view when he first set out on his
travels was to find his sister if possible.
He had forgotten her husbands name,
having heard it but once in India, and |
then only casually in conversation with |
a man who had just come out. But |
tho old man was rich; and now that he |
had found the only living relative he |
had on earth, he resolved to settle down
with her.
A large house on a beautiful emf
nence, the wealthy owner of which had |
died was for sale and Uncle George
bought it; and thither be took his sis
ser's family. And in after times there
we're some great doings in that large
house. The little Groppses had com.
oetent teacher, and they became prodi-
yies of learning. Jareb was utterly
.stonished at the wondrous intellect
they displayed.
But the balance was kept up. AS
he little enes became more and more
dvanced, and threw off childish things,
Iareb and Uncle George put them on,
md became children themselves. One
ay the two old men were caught in the
ct of jumping lsap-frog over each 9TH
RS shoulders; and had not Heppy come
ut and stopped them, there is no know.
ng how nanny neeks might have been
roken. 1t was fortunate for them that
he good dame retained all her strong
ense, for there were many seasons
'hen, in the height of their childish
oy, they might have done much mis-.
hief, had she not been ever near to
'atch over and protect them; and once.
have it from good authority, } when
he caught them wrestling at side hug
be took them by the ears and led t hem {
ito the house. :
But they had to indulge in rough
ports sometimes; for as Uncle George I
ad suddenly become thawed out from I
ne ice of misanthropy and lonesome.
ess, and as Jareb had full as suddenly ,
cen lifted up from the dark depth of ,
overly aud want, they found them i
,lves moved by spirit of joy and
that wouldn't be cured. So 1
Leppy had to watch them until some
the children became old enough to