Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-11-27
NO. 291.


''Did you find anything -
'Yes, sir"
"Was it purse !''
ayes, sir"
"Of green silk 7"
Eyes, sir"
"With fifty gold guineas in itl"
81 don't know what was in it. | found it :;
and if you will go down with me, you shall have
have it."
The stranger regarded the cobbIer for some
moments in silence, and finally said he would
go. So Jareb led the way to his little cot
"Here, my love-" said the eobbler, addressing
his wife, 'let us have a candle, the gentleman
has come for his purse"
ave haven't got candle, Jareb; but have
something that will answer.
And thus speaking, Heppy went out, and
when she returned she brought pine knot,
which she lighted by the fire Jareb took this,
and turned towards the cellar, and the stranger
followed him.
81 can get it, sir"
"Go on-In follow YOU
The cobbler said no more, but hobbled down
the narrow steps, and when he came to that
part of the wall where the purse had been con-
eealed he asked his companion to hold the
torch. The latter did so, and then Jareb re-
moved the stone and drew forth paper parcel,
all damp and mildewed. They returned to the
upper room, where Jareb unfolded the stout pa
pers and produced the purse uninjured.
"Here, sir; here is your purse, just as found
it."
The old man emptied out the broad gold pie
ces and counted them-just fifty of them. He
returned them to his purse, and then looked into
Jareb's face.
"Have you suffered for want of money, dur
ing your sickness ?" he asked.
''Much, much, ," was the answer.
"And you had this gold by you all the
while ~
sit wasn't ours, sir. Oh, may have suffer-
ed, but not as would have suffered had I tax
en- that. 1t wasn't mine, it was yours. Take
it, sir; and when you remember poor old Jareb
Gropp and his seven children, and his own
wife, you'll say they weren't very larned, but
you'll say they were honest"
"Gropp !-Gropp p7-GRoPP !" repeated the
old man, fixing his gaze not upon Jare5, but
upon his wife. "You are not from England are
you !" turning to Jareb.
''Yes, sir" answered the cobbler.
"From what part Z"
'From Daventry, among the hills of North
ampton
''And what was your name before you was
married p the old man asked of the good wife.
" My maiden name was Hepsebath MunsOn,
sir"
'Were you from Daventry %
''No, sir. was from Kibwarth, in Leices-
ter. went to Daventry to live when l was
sixteen"
"You never had brother !"
"Yes, sir l had one-George-he went off
to India; and there he died Poor George =
He was good boy-he was very good to me.
He was smart young man when he went
away"
"How do you knew he is dead ~
"Because we never heard from him sir"
"Hepsebath ~ cried the old man, starting to
his feet, "Look at me Look at me, say See
if you can't tell me who am l remember now
of hearing that you had married man named
Gropp; but 1 couldn't find where you had
moved. 1 was negligent-very. But say, do
you know me 7"
at amt George Munson % gasped HepPy,
starting from her chair, and trembling like an
aspen.
s'Look at that purse Didn't you see that
name !" And as the old man spoke he showed
her name worked in golden thread, but which
she had not detected. 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. 1t
was her brother = her own dear brother
| George.
Presently Jareb Gropp saw his wife in the
old mans arms, and with one bound he reached
the middle of the floor.
There" he cried, &" now see Supposin' I'd
taken that gold? If 1 had, we'd never have
known George Munson. l tell We, there's al
ways sunbeam sure to fall upon good ac-
ton It'll come sometime, ye may depend
George, how DE do. Amt glad now that we
didn't touch your gold. How could l ever
have looked my delights brother in the face
after it. How DE do-How de do Z"
The last half of this speech had been made
with the old mans hand in his grasp for even
then the thought had not worked itself into ia
reds honest mind that any pecuniary good was
TO grow out of this.
But it was indeed Heppy's own brother; 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 lust come out. The old man was rich;
and now that he had found the only living rel
ative he had on earth, he resolved to settle
down with her.
A large house on q beautiful eminenee, the
wealthy owner of which bad died was for sale,
and Uncle George bought it: and thither he took
his sisters family. And in after times there
were some great doings in that large house
The little Gropp's had competent teacher,
and they became prodigies Of learning. Jareb
was utterly astonished at the wondrous intel
lect they displayed
But the balance was kept up. As the little
ones became more and more advanced, and
threw off childish things, ,Jareb and Uncle George
put them on, and became children themselves
One day the two old men were caught IN the
act of jumping leap-frog over each others shoul-
ders; and had not HepPy come out and stopped
them, there is not knowing how many necks
might have been broken. 1t was fortunate fol
them that the good dame retained all her strong
sense, for there were many seasons when, in
the height of their childish joy, they might have
done much mischief, had she not been ever neal
to watch over and protect them; and oncel have
it from good authority,) when she caught then
wrestling at 'sidehug" she took them BY the
ears and led them into the house.
But they had to indulge in rough sports some
times; for as Uuelc George had suddenly become
thawed out from the ice of misanthropy anC
lonesomeness, and as Jareb had full as suddenly
been lifted up from the dark depths of poverty
E and want, they found Themselves moved by
spirit ofjoy and gratitude that wouldn't be cured
t So HeppY had to watch them until some of thu
children became old enough to reason with them
and then she played with the girls in the house
and let the boys take care of the boys out o
doors. -.zlzi.Tl g.