Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1860-08-09
NUMBER 33.
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Ut 'h' oHobS as ne shl1 this, no " he sus-
pected that there was comething in his
mind
1T would be such handsome improve.
ment," was suggested, "srd IL the house
we're not too costly it would readily find
purchaser. ... f
A shadow dnrkened over the rich man,
face. Mr.. Siong saw his lips close tightly,
and noticed that his hands were shut, and
that his fingers worked vnessily ngsin,, TN,
palms.
"No, sir" he answered, with marked feel
ing-"no, sir; will not sell this property,
sirf' and be turned suddenly upon Mr..
Strong, his couutenance showing much aQi-
tsiion. "Sir! bought this peice Of ground
more than twenty SIX yasrs ego-zhppsff 4
on the day my daughter was 99t j ~ cid--.
bought i FOR her" The ,naseis OF his face
quivered almost conyulsiys;y. He paused,
stiIl looking at his companion stesdly--"po.
sir"-more cmphatically,I will not sell tbi.
lot as long as liver
This was revelation not expected By
Mr. Strong. lie saw deeper into the heart
Of the rich man than he he'd ever seen before.
and gained knowledge Of what he knew
would give him increased power over him.
power that he meant 10 use only for good.
They walked down from that greenly
swelling eminence in silence, and neither
spoke again until they bad reached point
where their ways divided. Then, As they
stood still again, Mr. Strong said
| "Yuu are right, sr--dO MT sell that prop
erty; but"-and he .ooked earnes,ly a, Mr..
| Logln-"for Az that, 5plldl' ...
They had clasped hands, as friends do,
about parting. Nothing more was said;
but ihey-looksj at each other steadily for a
few moments, hand closed tightly upon
hand--then the grip was re.axed, they turn
ed from one another, and each vent his own
way. . ....
"Build--buid," nurmereJ the rich man
! to himself as he walked slowly homeward;
"what does he meanl" Some light must
have dawned upon his mind. giving birth to
purpose; for one day about three weeks
alterwurd, as Mr.. G,rong was passing ia tbs
neighborhood of the ground just mentioned.
he was surprised 10 see half dozen men
4 busily at work. On approaching nearer,
) he preceived that they were digging for the
foundation Of house.
$50 you are going to build" said he to
nr. Logan, on meeting him two or three
days aiterward.
s"ies; your suggestion pleased me or re-
Election. The spot is beautifully situated :.
and mean to improve it Handsomely"
AS Dir. Logan did no, seem to be disposed
: to Communicate anything further al the time.
Mr.. Stroug was cai eful not to press him with
any questions
Steadily the improvement wen. on, and
at the end Of four or FIVE months an elegant
and commodous house stood forth in all its
Z fair proportions. Then the grounds we're
laid out in the most tastetul style, choice
q shade and fruit trees we're planted, and vines
{ and shrubery scattered around profu,ey. ie
seemed as if Mr. Logan did not know whers
to rest the work of ornament.
One day he was standing alone on the
: piazza OF the house, locking over a grassy
, lawn that stretched away 20 pleasant little
T summer honse, sgsinst which newly planted
, vines were just beginning o spread out their
). deiicste green leaves, when a little boy
about six years old came singing along one
!. ofthe graveled walks. The child did not
:, see Mr.. Logan until he came within few
= feet o. him. Then he stood still &. looked up
), into his face. He had dark, lustrious blue
eyes, broad, white forward, and .oft. low.
ing mouth. At first there was startled look
!. in the child's conntenance, and a shadow
. like fear in his eyes; but these vanished in
U a moment; he came q step or two nearer
still looking pp at Mr.. Logan: then punaed
II again and said, in q musical voice. en- 1
free, confiden. way, ~Wp
: saint you my grandpal" -
>. Nothing could have taken Ir. Logan
"a more by surprise than this question. In
the hardness of his heart he had refused
y even to notice his daughters children, al
.. though their grand.Dothsr occasionally
IA brought one and another OF them homs
a v ith her. in the faint hope that their pres.
N ence might stir in his heart some tender
/, emotions. But Dir. Logan had suspected
q. her motive, ands SO held himself sternly aloof
He cid nat, therefore, know this child when
, ! its tender little hend WAS first uplifte6 TO his
r. But the word grandpa" went like an electric
n. throb to the ceatre Of being. There was
v. no ms,ak'ng the chi.d-his daughters eye,
m looked up into his. A strange sofnes,
%. came over him, a tenderness that SCENE,
ss foreign TO his nature; bis heart swelled il
h. his bosom, his vision wss dimmed. Fo
Mt some moments he stood looking at the fai
nd creature before him, with no answer upo
w. his tongue. Then sitting down he reache
IT. ou, both hands and the child came and lai
Al. his soft little hands within them, still loos
10. ing up, half doubtingly, half lovingly, in th
nIi mans faca
no "Aint you my grandpsl" The questio
, n unexpected more earnestly than at hrs
,th p The fingers Of Mr. logan closed tight
%. on the little hands that lay within then
IRE and bending down, he left kiss on the boy
np pure forehead.
lis. 81 knew you was my erindpa," said 'h
child innocenty, and he began striking Nj
ter Lugan's beard and patting his cheeks in
an fond, familiar way. Each touch of that III
Mt. tie hand wss like giants stroke again:
he the ice barrier which pride, seiishness, on
he. averice had built up between him and h
,ad long estranged daushter-and in fe'
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