The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-03-04

H0htns' Ihey hnVe Niied and viii M
pay FIVE cents on the dollar. On the first {
next month, my notes are due for ten thor
sand dollars!"
"How much did Webb & Co. owe youl
asked Adsm.. "
/ "Twelve thousand and over"
Q" Then you'll have to fail" sa ..
81 can't help it, But you have no, hear
4 the worst yet. Or, rather not. all. Th
worst you lave surely heard. Latan
CrimptOn have failed. They owe ne abo,
four thousand. Ihave note Of three thor
sand due day after to. morrow. and wa
looking to Latan for money to pay it,"
"Then you are about wound up" sai
the old man. .....
~ am, most essentially so." returne
Henry. "Ican bear itifyou and Sarah will
be happy" ,..., .,
"Happyl" cried the noble wife, springin.
forward and throwing her arms sround he
husbands neck. "Oh. how can / keeE
from being happy while you are well and
strong. We will work along somehow
Uncle Adam and will do all we can"
"When are you going to the city," said
the old man.
81 must 60 tomorrow said Henry.
"Then let me have pen and ink. /
have friend there who may help you. At
any rate l will give you q line to him. IIs
10 very accommodating to those " ho come
with good recommendation. ....
The pen and ink were produced, and the
old man took out his pocket book, and
took from thence a slip Of paper upon
which he wrote. 1t took him some time.
for his old fingers were stiff, and his pen
moved slowly. When he had finished il
and signed his name, he handed it to Hsn,y
saying as he did SO: Il ...
"There, you hand tina. TO the man III It
stops there, and he willsurely help you."
The young man took the paper and ran
his eyes over it. At first he started as il
something had frightened him but he fan.
cied he must have been mistaken and he
ran it over again. Yet it was the same. IT.
was a draft on the Merchants Bank for
twenty thousand dollars!
"What means this!" he uttered, trom.
bling violently.
"Why," returned the old man with d
smile. didn't you ever see one of those
kind OF documents befoEe!"s j!
"But, sir" murmured Henry, II do not
understand. Surely you would not tridc in
such matter"
"Triae, my boys" cried Uncle Adam,
bursting into generous laugh, but yet with
large tenrs gathering in his eyes. "No, of
course not. Go and carry that to the teller !
of the bank, and he will fork over the mon.
sy as quickly as he can count it,"
The young man looked up in wonder and
'stonishlnent, but when he cou d collect his
lenses enough to speak. the old man went
IN: ..
81 see, you're puzzled. Ha, ha, ha, my
boy! when you took me in and gave me
lone, you took fortune to yourself. When
LETT this country und went to Scot
and to claim q property which broth.
u Of mine had left, was the only relative
'e had, and I gained the property, amount
ng to between three aud four hundred thou.
and dollars. AS soon as had got it, re.
olVed to return to America, as | had no
riends there. But when I reached these
hores, l found myself almost as poorly
ID. l turned my steps hither, and wonder.
d i'll had one true friend left. / knew
hat some one must have my property. and
wished that it should fall to some one that
owed me. But thinks l, If they know how
ich am, they'll all love me. So deter.
mined to find some one, il I could. who
owed poor Uncle Adam Wilson, and you
now the result. All, came nigh giving
p, but fortune brought me here, snd--here
found all could possibly want. Henry
nd Sarah, my noble, generous friends, it
) now my turn to be the helper. So cheer
p. My property is all safe, and it is all for
ou. You only have proved yourselves
worthy, and only pray to God that / may be
s happy in seeing you enjoy my bounty, as
have been in enjoying your warmest and
indest love-" ,#u ...
1t required some time to quiet the feel.
ngs Of the young husband and wife, and
ghen they dared to trust their words they
lessed the old man in earnest and grateful
ones. u shall not refuse your noble Of.
er." said Henry, as soon'as he could speak
lainly, "lor know you well enough to
now that you will be happier to see US en-
oying your bounty than you would be were
Ve to refuse it."
l"Reluse il! Why, you can't refuse it,
is yours, all yours; and all that | ssk is,
hat you will let me enjoy itwith you."
For the next half hour, there was weep.
pg. and laughing, and blessing, and thanks
wing. and then the little party settled
own into cslmer, deeper joy.
In time, the story OF Uncle Adams
wealth ieakedo out, and many bitter regret
vas the ,result--regres from those who
made no home for the old pedsgogue.--
'ome envious ones even went 60 far ~ to
ay that Henry Loomis knew the old man
vas wealthy. before he ,ok took him dn in; bu, st
he same time they knew better. for they|