The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-05-11
he 1hrss Haad1blls 81 ara1n.

The Three 0andfalls 81 ara1n.
Il was one day il The early spring Of The
rear that Gerard Sesimer called his three
sens, Adolphus, Henry and little Bernard 70
his side. In his hand he held an open let
ter. Tho tears shone in hia eyes and his
voice was very sad, A. he addressed them:
.Iou have often heard me speak, my
children, Of my brother Bernard, who. left
home many years ago, to 50 into business
in distant country
Eyes," they replied ~ they gaxed won
deringly at their parent
"Well, my sons. he continued ssyour un-
Gle bernard, having at last amasr ed a con.
siderable fortune, had determined to LEAVE
his native village, and take up his abode
with me; for we arc the only two that re.
main Of happy family Of seven brothers
and five sisters he added as he drew his
hand hastily across his eyes.
And is uncle coming soon 2 inquire
Henry in an animated tone.
HE should have been here by this time
my son." replied the father, but an all
wise Providence has ordered it otherwise;
and now he added, ~ fear that you will
that he is lying very i'll in a distant city, and
no desires me to come to him, that he may
see me once more. and that may assis.
him in arranging bis affairs"
"And will you 60, father 2 said Bernard
anxiously.
Certainly, my child. And during my
absence cousin Jacob Reimer and his wife
will come and take care Of the house, for
shall probably not return till fall, as shall
have to travel some distance and in case Of
your uncles death, there may be q great
deal for me to attend to,
Perhaps he will get well, and then you
will bring him home with you"
IL fear, Bernard that that may not be, for
he writes me word that the doctor says his
case is hopeless Listen now attentively,
my children, 10 what am going to tell you
for it 10 message to each Of you from your
dying uncle. He says, Give handful of
grain to each Of your three children when
you leave them to come to me, and tell them
to do with it what they think best during
your absence. and when you return you
will decide who has made the best use Of it.
and will reward that one according as
shall tell you.'
4 K X Il xx ~ n \
1t is autumn. The little Bernard stood
watching at the open window, when car
rage drove hastily up to the door, and the
aged Gerard stepped from it, holding in his
hand small tin box.
'Oh, there is papa! there is papa" he
exclaimed
Then the three children rushed from the
room and threw their arms around him say
ing
"Ob; we are so glad to see you, papa, you
have been SO long away"
"And am glad to see you too, my child
rem, and all looking SO we'll, replied the
aged man, as he bent forward and gave them
each a kiss.
Cousin Jacob Reimer and his wife now
approached to welcome him, and he inquired
Of each of them how the children had be-
haved during his absence.
"Oh, they have been very good boys he
replied.
They all now entered the house Gene
raj Steiner then placed the box that he held
in his hand upon the table, and taking
small key from his pocket, opened it, and
drew from thence the last will and testa-
ment Of his brother Bernard Steiner
All gazed sadly upon the old man as with
trembling hands he unrolled it, and said:
II had the sad pleasure, my children, of
closing my brothers eyes in peace, and of
laying his remains in their last resting
place In this will he bequeaths the whole
of his property to the one that shall decide
has made the best use Of the handful of
grain that gave each Of yon before left
home. Let me now hear, my children, what
have you done with it.
'1' said Adolphus, shave saved mine.
put it in small wooden box, in a dry place,
and it is just as fresh as the day that you |
gave it to me-
"My son" said his father in stern voice,
'syon have laid by the grain, and what hath |
it protited thee? Nothing! So it is with
wealth, hoard it and it yieldeth neither profit
nor comfort And you Henry he contin-
led, what have you done with your hand
Il have ground it to -four, papa, and had
! nice sweet cake made of it, which have
eaten"
"Foolish boy" he replied, land it is gone,
having given you but a moments comfort
Ind support. SO it is with money Spend
t upon thy pleasures; they also last but for
! moment" The aged Gerard now turned
owards his youngest son, and drawing him
owards him. said:
"What use has my little Bernard made of
he handful Of grain that gave him p
The child smiled, and clasping his fathers
land between his own, said:
Come with me, papa, and will show
'ou.''
They oil followed the boy as he led the
way toward the field that belonged to his
ather, but which was situated ut some dis
ancs from the house.
'See papa!' exclaimed the happy child;
see what has become of my handful of
rain Y and he pointed in delight towards
orner of the field where grew the tall, slen-
Ter corn, which, laden with his golden cars,
Vaved and rusted beneath the gentle breeze.
The aged Gerard smiled, and resting his
and upon Bernard's head, said: "You
avs done well, my son. You sowed the
rain in the earth, and it hath brought you
orth beautiful harvest to you must
ward my brothers fortune. Use it as WISE
: as you have the handful of grain Nei-
her hoard it up, nor spend it merely upon
ny own pleasure, but bestow it upon the +:
cor, upon the fatherless, and widow, upon {
ne little ones Of Christ and he shall rcmem
er it with plentcous ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I
A correspondent Of the Fairmont True
'irginian, under date Of March 9Th, writing,
rom this city, gives the following account ,
our town:
Burlington contains about sixteen thou
md inhabitants, and is beautifully situated ..
pom the slopes and bluffs upon the western /,
1ore OF the great Mississippi river IL is .
he seat of justice for Des Moines county : :
owa, and is the terminus of two great rail- :.
'ads, has good river harbor aud landing, !,
nd an extensive commerce. She has in a :
w years greatly increased in extent, in
nsness, in wealth, in influence, and in the
and morality Of her people, and :
hiie other cities have been crushed (and '
ave become literally bankrupt ben .a,i,
e monetary Troubles which recently rolled .
&c waves over the whole country, Burline-
n has stood firm, maintained her credit and
laracte-, and II though somewhat crinaIed 0