The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-09-10

Glorious morning! hasten on.
On the Hill Of God there standeth,
temple formed OF living light,
Pure and bright its light expandcth,
Scattering far the gloom Of night.
Earth born joys, at most, are ieetins-
Vanishing like trupic snow;
Rapturous scenes are rctreating-
Day advanceth; let me So.
MUCH MORE AGREEABLE TO ALL PAR
TIES.
When Henry Bordan was upon his dealt
bed, and he had been told by his physician
that if he had any unsettled business any
where, he had better attend to it quickly
he sent for his friend, Tobias liardgrip, al
honest but eccentric man.
Tobias. who smelt money in the affair
fastened to the bedside of the dying man
and was about to pour forth his lamentation
over him. when Bordan checked him with
grim smile. and said
"Don't do it, liardsrip, for you know j
would be all nonsense. l am dying, ant
YOU are glad Of it,"
s. Glad Of it! Why, deare friend, wha
can you mean! Have not cause to lamen
when the man whose purse has so Otter
helped the firm of llardgrlp Il Co., is abou
to depart for
:. Preciselv," said Bordan. ''But of latt
years yours has been the purse That ha:
helpcd the house Of Bordun & Son. Well
the son died last month, and now the father
must 90 after him. Your house will enjoy
IL monopoly, for who can outbld ,Iobia:
iIardcrip. when Bordan L Son are grave
dust? You are lad OF lt-you Know It
don't say no, for tell you would be very
clad, if it was | sitting SO strong Mt your
death bed, my friend Tobias" sand Dordan
writing in the sheets, as DEATH gave HIM
nip in the yltaIs, rs Il hint for him to hurry
through with all he had to say.
Il have not the least doubt of it,
groaned Tobias, 81 should be much surpri,
sed, otherwise. No doubt, it is much more
agreeable to all parties as it isl
Precisely" groancd Bordan; and then
srcaklng very slow Y, and with much diff
Guilty, he continued: Let US come to bust
ness"
"That's that's the world like bust
ness. What is :" said Tobias, moving
closer to Bordan, and producing pencil
nnd note book. " Go ahead, for your time
i. short. Bordan.'
You were ever a stony-natured man,
Tobias,'' said Dordan, bitterly. " But you
are right-my time is short. Some day,
you. Tobias, will say the same, when you
nrc laying stretched"
"Ncvcr mind all that, Bordan,' inter-
rnpted Tobias, quickly. "that's all right"
VERY well. llnrdgriD. during the sixty
nine years that have lived have amasscd
quite large property. Before DIR. Camp
bel! told me nv case was hopeless, | thought
was poor man; but now that | must
leave my riches, they seem ten times az
great"
"No doubt-ro dou1t--a very common
idea" said Tobias, nourishing his pencil.
GLOW much do YOU leaye:'
every near tw, hundred and eighty thou
sand.''
"Whnt! so much? Then why dill you
tell me three months ago, that YOU bad not
enough to bury yourself with - exclaimed
Vob,as. knitting his brows.
"To keep YOU from asking nv endorse
mcnt," SAID Bordan. "Tne times were
slirrcrv. Some Of our best houses were
cruubIinc. and | think YOU were a little
shakv them
500 YOU? Well, was not but do You
know | imagined YOU were, and was afraid
Of paper srluucd Tobias, sharpening his
pencil.
'.Preciselv. We wero afraid Of each
o,her.n continued Bordan. "Now, YOU
know nave a duughtcr-a little girl of ten
wears. Nv wife died three years agony
second vifc-l believe YOU were present
when we were married.''
Eyes. rccolect; | thought what a fool
YOU we're to marry IL young woman-you
nearly sixty, she twenty-foo.ish. vcry-go
on"
81 have willcd all my property to nv
child, except few legacics. Among others,
one to yoursclf.''
-. One to mc-thank YOU how much :"
"Ten thousand do!lars.'
:Ncry good. What am to do to earn
it: for know have a JOB on hand"
Il have appointed you guardian of my
daughter till she shall have attained her
twenty first year. If she is satisfied with
your care of her, during the interval, have
chjolnHd 1t upon her to present you with
m additional ten thousand.'
"she won't be satiSti"d-womcn never