The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-05-02

DOWN OH tne llu. " Ou must know ina
this morning, having very respectfully
suggested to father some change in re.
gard to manuring that field which is in.
tended for wheat next season, he took my
remarks in high dudgeon, scolded away
half an hour at me, blamed me for pre-
tending to learn farming from books, and
finally told me | had better take my book
notions to another market. Now, as
can do that thing, think, on the whole,
| will"
"Oh no, brother, you won't do SO has
ty and unkind a thing. You'll think
better Of it."
Harry, l hate to leave you--that's a
fact. We have been more than brothers
But go | must"
Harry put both his hands to his face,
bowed down his head on the table and
wept like a child. Tears filled the eyes
of James, too, but he was firm in his
purpose. Recovering in some measure
from his agitation, Harry said, "Where
do you propose to go, and how are you
provided for the adventure ?"
mean," replied James, to 60 tc
America, and | have money enough tc
pay my passage and support me year
after my arrival"
"What is your plan of operation 90
mean to earn money enough to buy
some land /; and then l will see if there
is any virtue in my book notions"
Il pray you, James, do not act so hast
ily-so madly. There is no occasion fol
it. Stay with us. You will share the
same as myself in what father may leave
There are but we two. Why part? Why
be wanderer and an exile, when you
have comfortable home, and a good
prospect of future independence before
you ?"
There is no use to talk about it, Har-
ry," replied James, who, in fact, expect
ed nothing by way of inheritance from
his father, but still had too much delica-
cy to wound his brother by saying So
/" You know | love you, Harry, and
would gladly stay with you, but l know
also where | am going, and what l will
do"
AT least, then," said Harry, if you
will go, let me smooth your way little. y
And so saying he sat down and wrote a
check for all the ready money in his
bankers hands. the soarded sayings-in
fact nearly all the personal estate of his
kind uncle, amounting 10 sum which
would suffice TO purchase his brother a
fine tract of fertile land in America
This he handed to James the moment he
had signed it.
| cannot take it, Harry"
You must-you shall take it. | will
have no denial. Fortune has been un,
just TO you, James. My uncle did not
know your worth-my father does not
know it. No one knows you but myself.
| Will not see you go abroad like a beg :
gar or mere laboring adventurer. Take
this money and buy yourself farm. /
believe in your ability to distinguish
yourself in the country to which you are
going, by your skill and science in agri-
culture. You will do honor to the fami-
ly and the name. if you have fair play
and have you shall.'
81 can get along without this money,
Harry, and l do not like TO rob you
" 1t is no robbery. 1t is free gift.
Or, if you are too proud for that, call ii
a loan and when You are perfectly able
to do SO, you may repay it,
. But may be shipwrecked-"
" | will provide against loss from that
cause. You must take it, James. You
are my only brother; could never an
swer it to my conscience, if were to al
low you TO go away without providing as
amply as | can for your well being. |
have enough and more than enough for
myself left"
Thus urged, James received the mon
ey, and, an hour after, left the paternal
mansion forever.
Years rolled on. Harry married, had
a fine family of children growing up
around him, and all was going OH pros.
perously. when his easy disposition-his
unwillingness to say no--led him into a
series of embarrassments which brought
him TO the brink of ruin. In conse.
quence of becoming security for friend
who was engaged in extensive CONNER
cial speculations, he was compelled TO
sell the fine estate which he had inherit
ed from his uncle. and take shelter for
himself and his family in the homeste tead
of his father, now advanced in life. The
decease of the old man, soon after this
event, once more raised him 10 compe-
tence, by giving him second inheri.
tance, James having been passed over in
the final disposition Of his fathers pro-
perty.
Things now went OH prosperously for
many years, and Harry had passed the
middle period of life, when, being en-
gagged one day in overseeing the work
men on his farm. he was surprised by a
sudden shower, aud taking shelter under
a tree, he was struck bind, and reduced
to premature decrepitude. by lightning.
AZ forty he had all the appearance OF an
old man. HIS mistortunes ended not
here. A succession of bad crops soon
ran him deeply in debt, and he found
himself once more obliged to sell his
farm in order to satisfy his creditors. A
kind letter which he had received some
months before from James, determined
him TO join his brother in America, and