The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1859-05-19

"From Davontry, among the hills Of
| Northampton"
"Aud what was your name before
you we're married." the old man asked
of the good wife.
"My maiden name was Hepsabeth
Munson, sir"
"Wero you from Daventry2"
"No sir. I was from Kibwarth In
Leicester I went to Daventry to live
when I was sixteen"
"You never had n brother?"
eyes, sir, I had one-George-he
went off to India, and there he diedl-
Poor Georgol 1io was a good boy-he
was very good to me. He was q smart
young man when he went away"
Chow do you know he is deod?"
"Because we never heard from him,
sir"
"Hepsebathl cried the old man, start
ing to his feet, "look at mel Look at
me, I say. See if you can't tell who I
am. / remember now Of hearing that
you had married a man named Groppi
but I couldn't find out where you had
moved. was negligent, very. But
say, do you not know me?"
at amt George Munsonl" gasped
Hepsy, starting from her chair, and
trembling like an aspen.
"Look at that purse, Don't you
see that namc2' And as the old man
spoke he showed a name, worked in
golden thread, but which she had not
detected-Georgo Munson.
Then she looked into the time-worn
face, and gradually the features she
had loved in years long agono were
revealed to her 1t was her brother
her own brother George.
Presently Jarob Gropp saw his wife
in the old mans arms, and with one
bound he reached the middle of the
floor.
"Thcrol" he cried. "Now, see. Sup
posing I'd taken the gold? IF had,
we'd never have known George Munson.
I'M tell yo, there's always a sunbeam
sure to fall upon a good action. It'll
come some time, ye may depend
George, how d 'yo do2 Amt / glad now
that we did not touch your gold2 How
could I ever have looked my delights
brother in the face after it? How dye
do?"
The latter part of this speech had
been made with the old mans hand in
his grasp; for even then the thought
had not worked its way through Jarcb's
honest mind that any pecuniary good
was to come out of this.
But it was indeed Heppy's own broth
er; and one of the chief objects he had
in view when he set out on his travels
was to find his sister, if possible. He
had forgotten her husbands name, hay
ing heard it but once in India, and
then only casually in conversation with
a man who had Just come out. But
the old man was rich. and now that he
had found the only living relative he
had on earth he resolved to settle down
with her.
A large house, on beautiful emi-
nence, the wealthy owner of which had
died, was for sale, and Uncle George
bought it, and thither took his sisters
family. And in after times there were
some great doings in that large house.
The little Groppses had a competent
teacher, and they became prodigies of
learning. Jareb was utterly astonished
at the wohdrous intellect they displayed.
But tho balance was kept. AS the
little ones became more and more ad
yanced, and threw off childish things, |
Jarob and Uncle George put them ON,
and became childish themselves. One
day the two old men were caught In the
act of playing leap frog over each 9th
ers' shoulders; and had not Heppy come
out and stopped them, there is no know
ing how many hecks might have been
broken. 1t was fortunate for them the
good dame retained all her strong sehse,
for there We're many seasons, in the
height of their childish Joy, that they
might have done much mischief, had !
she not been ever near to watch over
and tend them; and once II have it
from good authority when she caught
them wrestling side-hug, she took them
by the ears and led them Into the house.
But they had to indulge In rough
sports sometimes for as Uncle George
had suddenly become thawed out from
the ice of misanthropy and loneliness,
and as Jareb had full as suddenly been
lifted up from the depths of poverty
and want, they found themselves moved |
by a spirit Of joy and gratitude that
could not be cured. So Heppy had to
watch them until some of the 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 Of doors.