The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-08-19
The MISER'S HEIR.

Il tc4l you no, Agnes L wont have
it The fellow only wants my money. L
know him kuog him. | know all
these dandGed jimercracks. They hang
around few bags of dollars, as cross do
around carrion. won't have any such
thing. Now you know.
Father, you Judge Walter too hastily.
He is good man-honored and induatrl-
Gus, and,
industrious, say you! BY the big
lump I'd like to know what he's got to
show for his industry.
He has superior education, father.
Education Fiddlesticks Can he
live on his education! Can he N axe
dollars Of it 7
Yes. He can live on 1t. He has al
ready obtaiued good situation as aclerk.'
And, will earn just about enough TO
keep him in the fine clothes he wears. L
know these fellows. But there's an end
ont. If you choose hin rather than your
poor old father, you can do SO. can
1--we alone-I can't live long-you can
.Stop-stop, father. You know | could
not leave you. Aud Agnes Breman
threw her arms about the old mar 5 neck,
aud kissed him, aud then she left the
room.
Its curious how these young folks act,
the miser uttered TO himself, after he had
watched bis child depart. There's been
twenty of the sparks after that girl
twenty OF I'm lowering around her like
mau.eaters after a dead BODY. Don't
know what they want! It's MY MONEY!
But Agnes has never loved Que Of them
ull this Adams came along. The jack
naposy And now ebe wants to get mar
ried right away Nonsense !
Tho old man bowed his head as be
spoke, and be saw drop. upon the back
Of his hand, it was a bright drop, and the
rays of the setting sun were playing In 1T
she cried when she kissed me, he
whispered, wipiug the tear from bis hard
hand. q den see what makes her Sc
tender hearted She never took 1t IRON
me; but she may have taken 1t IRON
The old man stopped, and cloud came
over his wriukled brow, for there was a
paoo in his heart. He remembered the
accomplishing being who had once been
his companion-the mother OF bis child
lie remembered she became his wife, e.
yen when the bloom of manhood had
nassed from hin, how she loved hlw land
nursed him and cared for him. And he
rendered how she bad died, with snllt
aud a blessing upon her lips though the
gold of her husband brought her no com
forts.
Noah Bremen bowed his frosted head
more low, and 10 his heart be wished thai
he could forget all but the few heetIns
lows of his wife. But be could not forget
that il had been whispered how his wife
MIGHT have lived longer, if she bad had
proper clothing and proper medical atten
teDtion.
but il would have cost SO much
saved money!
Ah-thc reflection would not remove
the papg. The other memory was upper
most. :,
Noah Bremen had passed the ALLOTTED
age of man, beiEg over three score-anu
ten and all his life had been devoted tC
accumulatiug money. lie had oen'eG
himself every comfort and his heart hac
beep almost as hard as the gold he hac
borded. But as his hair grew more whlt'
and sparse. and the years came nor'
heavily upon him be thought ana feneo
ted more. The sweet smile OF hls aea'
wife was doing its mission now; ana 'n'
nure love of bis gentle child was coD
t;nnal remembrance to him that there
were better hearts than his OVID,
AT length the miser arose, and passeS
ONT f,om The room. He would have let
the hut. but as he reached the little entrl
way he heard a voice from the garrett
II was his child's He crept up the TICK
city stairs, and looked thro' crack IL
the door. He saw Agnes upon her knees
Tears were rolling down her cheeks ans