Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-04-23

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degree OF strength which defed any at
tempt at entrance, unsanctoned by its ccca-
pant, at lei ast without degree Of force being
used which must have iae7itab1y led to dis
covery. Here, them dWeh Jacques Guyot,
quite alene. But far worse than alone was
he when absent from his hoGse, for the evil
repute in which he was held was such that,
as he walked the children ran shooting after
him.
tsThere goes Guyot. See the Hretched
miser how thin he is! He grudges himself
food to make himself fat, and clothes to COW
er his lean old body
Then the mischievous urchins would cast
stones at Jacques, and load him with insults
unchecked by their parents But even this
was not the worst. One day he met friend
OF at least he had been such in youth and
whom be had not seen for many year For
The moment Jacques forgot his rags and iso-
lasion--it was so long since a kindly word
had been bestowed upon him. and oh! how
he yearned to win it. Eagerly he advanced
with an indescribable CLEAN of JOY hghtirg
his pinched features, but his former comrade
skunk back, holding up his hands asif to
forbid his nearer approach, saying as he did
so 81 will not hold communication with a
| thing like you. Did you not love thy money
better than her,Who ought to be thy wife!
But you suffered a stanger to carry her away
and now the accursed thing is dearer to you
than yourself, though you have neither child
nor kin to whom to leave it. Away! touch
me not."
| Another trial came still later, and it was
! the hardest of all.A portiy dame, elderly
but sill fresh and comeiy looking, and with
fair daughter by her side, passed ieisurely
along the streets of Marseilles. They seem
ed to be new arrivals; but the elder one
was evidently no stranger, for she pointed
| out to her daughter various changes which
had been made of late. Jacques Guyot
looked earnestly at the girl, for her features
brought vividIy to his mind those Of the OBJ
iect of his one love dream, and as he came
near he heard her mother call her Madeline
/ Another glance and he recognized the elder
female as the Madeline of his youths
| Though so many yeass had gone over his
head, his pale face was IN amoment flushed.
Again he forget the curses ard the stones
I daily sboVsesed around hfns the vision Of the
lbrigYt=eyed chifd5 with the Eittie treasured
pitcher in her hand, was before him, and she
| too was for an Instant Madeline, even in
her distant home, had heard of, the miser
EGuyot, who heaped up wealth, though with
1 none to share it, and denied even the small
/ est aid to the miserable,. though surrounded
with gold. Eeven at that moment. too, she
heard the taunts of the passer-by; SO gath-
4 ering her skirts closely around, as though
his very touch wonld poison, she swept by
4 with such a look of scorn as rooted the mi
Al h,.1
Of his loneliness more terrible than ever.
i Though no inhabita MIS- of Marseilies ever
\ entered the miser's dwelling during his life
i yet am able to tell how he spent his ite
s there. / know he never entered his silent
3 comfortless home, without feeling that his
heart would leap with joy to hear friendly
voice, or fine might be permitted 10 clasp
child 10 his bosom. l know that, ia spite of
insults, reproaches, and taunts, his heart
teemed with loving kindness to his fellow
4 creatures; and often when suffering from
them, he would even smile, and murmur, at
is because they know me not; for one day
these curses win be turned into blessings" "
AYE, and that when seated on his hard
: bench, to take the food needful to prolong
j his life until the object should be accomplish
} ed for which he had given up allth could
!, tend TO its enjoyment, he prayed for bles-
: sing on his coarse fare; and know, too.
: that after each more biting proof of seorn
r from those around him he asked from the to
. same Almighty source strength to 'sendure
7 the end
r A very old man was Jacques Guyot when
' the end came, but he met it with Joy and
!; hope, for Ee had lived long enough to finish
4 his seIf-possessed tasE Stretched upon his
n wretched pallet, he smiled ard talked tc him
: self:
V .sAh! jacques" said he, s'they viii never
: more call thee accursed. The last stone
]; has been east at thy worthless carcass, foi
!, wort HESS it may well be called, since even
n the worms will scarcely be able to banquel
It on the scanty covering of thy old bones
e But. oh! what JOY to think the miser has moi
t lived in vain! And thentoo, said he, TAX
ing in his hand MadeIine's little pitcher
: ..w hast thou performed thy part Thougt
II but thing ofclay, the sight of thee has re-
d minded me each day and hour that, having
e given up her to whom thou didst once be
j, long, no greater sacrifice could be demanded
n of me; and more than that--it ever brough
II before me the memory of the one pressing
81 want which inspired the resolntion God has
sr IN his goodness given me strength to fulfil
r will indulge just one weakness, and hay
Ie taken my last drsught from thee, no othe
h lips shall touch thee.''
,r So saying he drank the water it containei
srl and gathering his remaining strength, shiv
id cred it to atoms. One hour after and th'
1t miser lay dead Only lifeless clay, sense
e less as that shivered by his last act. now re
10 manned of jacques Guyot.
e AS soon as he was missed from his daily
a hapnts, the propriety of examining his dwell
,e ling suggested itself to the town people, fol
1t there were many who would not touch hin
a while living who would gladly have acted a
- his executors. Fancy, then, the crowd a
), round the door-the forcible entrace--th
a. curious fAhsacking each room, till they a
fe last stood bedside all that remained Of thei
bitter Ioatling. The authorities of the tow
ul who led the way, took possession of a scale
ed paper, which Jacques, ere he lay down
" die had placed in conspicuous position.
IS II was his will, duly executed, ard containe
e. these words. aHaving observed from N
n, youth that the poor of Marseilies nre i'll sur
Is piled with water which can be procured fo
IN them only at great cost, have cheerful
II tabored all my life to gain them this gres
pt, blessing, and bequeath all I, possess to b
en- spentin building an aquednct fer ttei
it use."
Il Jacques had told the tretiJ. The curse
turned into blessings, and this death made
er city full Of gelf-reproaching mourn ers.-
he Many EsaR has won the name of hero
u- enc gallant deed; but he who made cor
sr- quest Of e city by the continued heroisua
he q long life, methinks deserves the name il
D j deed And thus have told Won to who