Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1860-11-21

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"A lass ae kars pot Sor Your q ia
ssY sha
lfcpent tasel 3 M Rlesoin ! cal 1
stand your ftil- a a
"FOr myself, ! ~ careless" replied ?
the man. "but thetis one who looks to
me with eyes Of qet and still uuchan. t
ged affection, thou she knows that I t
have brought her fnl home of com. q
fort to share the Il of an outcast and !
a beggar; wishedor her sake, to be- {
come once more reectable, to leave a
country where au:uown, and to gain
character, station ID wealth, to all
which she is SO just entitled, in for
eign land but ! hae not shilling in
the world" Herenc paused, and Mr..
B, thought be saw hu weep. He drew
out his pocket book, nd unfolded a bank
bill; he put it into tie mans hand and
said, "Here is What Ihope will relieve
you from your presentdificulties-it is
note for hundred pounds The
man started as he received the paper,
and said in a l(w, subdued tone, Il will
not attempt to thank you, sir. May l
ask your name and address" Mr.. B.
gave him what he required.
Farewell sir" said the stIanger.--
yea have @iao.od nv faults by
life @. honesty lugirtue, | will Pray
for you ti' then ] dare not,
Saying tb sc words he bonraad cy
: the hedge and disappeared, Mr, b 70
home, wondering at the occurrene
sat b. hss CITE fsad face tia Is
Il 'sr derived a pqb u fsupe fro, sa4a
arei pmlds B .ss hIlt lie Y Stp63
adventure Il save-sl u bis frie1ds, b
as they were not all endowed with Il
same generosity of spir. as himself
was rather lrugled at for bis simplici!
and - the coure Of a few years au i
is creasing and prosperous business drov
in the transaction lmost entirely from b
ty mind. Ono da7, however, about twel,
ne years after the dveuture, he vas sittir
2, with g few friol ds after dinner, when
ne note was put irto his hands, and the Sc
d. want told him the Loith carrier h;
ii brought hogihead Of claret into Il
as hall. He opered the note, and found
is to contain an order for hundred pound
e with interest up to that time, accomp
- MED with the strongest expressions
2e gratitude 70. the service done to the WI
le ter long ago. It had no date; but il
n formed him he was happy, that he vi
of respected, and that he was admitte
z partner, Of one of the FIRST mercanti
Is houses in the city where he lived. Il
n cry year the same present was conti
e. ued, always accompanied with iette
st Mr. B., strange to say, made no gre
S. effort to discover his correspondent
i, The wine, as l have good reason
ID know, was the finest that could be ha
le for many good magnum of it have
ID drank at the hospitable table Of m
IS friend.
9 al last be died, and the secret Of vi
" ths hiyslohoas scfissp0adoat inigG4
ee ssemcd i@st.trsaysog asing with ii
When the fuporal of MIR. B. had reaC
eF ed tho Greyfriar's churchyard, the pl
a. Cessiou was joined BY gentleman, VI
re got out Of very elegant carriage at t
'S' door of the church. He was Q ia
handsome man, about forty-Gve years
~ ago, dressed in the deepest mournin
30 There were no armorial bearings on &
psunel Of bis carriage, for | took t
O. trouble to examine them very partic
larly myself. He was totally unknoV
IT. to all the family; and after the Cereu
n ny, during which he appeared to
le greatly affected, be went up to the ch
10 mOuruer and said. Il hope, sir. you "
"a excuse the intrusion Of a stranger, b
could not refrain from paying the h
tribute Of respect to an excellent gent
Of man, who was at one time more q
70 bcnefactOr thaa any person living"
Saying this, hc bowed, stepped quiO
: " into bis carriage, and disappeared.
: Now this, | havs 40 doubt ID my min
: was Abe very individual WhO had !
y much excited 10y curiosity M
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