The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-06-30

| thought TO suspend himself. vas fastened Z
letter addressed 10 him. He hastily tore il
open and read ss follows:
.My dear SOD, know your character,
anc no expostuis,ion OF advice can wean
/ Yen from the desperate courss yea are pur-
saing. Nothing but misery, sharper than
death can work the cure on you. If, ssefe-
/ fore, your misfortuues and saferings skou uid
be % grievous that you prefer death tetneir
/ endurance, you will not rashiy encosnter
them again. You hare made the trial /; take
my gol u, redeem your lands, and become .
better man."
| The heir Of Linn did not leave the spot
without putting up prayer to heaves for
i the soul Of parent whose admirable wisdom
had discovered the means Of raising him
from beggsry and despair to afiuencs, and
Of weaning him from the foilies and vices
which had 90 disgraced his character. To
svince bis gratitude, be resolved to amend
bic life from that day forward, and become
all fathers heart could wish.
/ Bot he first thought he would make one
more trial of his false friends on whom be
had wasted bis time, his substance, and bis
character. He therefore kept his nexly
discovered wealth . great secret, until he
heard thai John Of Sealss vas 10 eivs .
great entertainment, and all the lords and
ladies Of Galway were to be there.
When the heir of Linn entered his faiher's
hall, it was crowded with richly dressed
gentry, but he was in beggar's rags. He
appealed. to the charity of the company,
saying he was starving. To one be said,
"you have dined at nv board thousand
times; will You deny me the crumbs which
fall from your own 9" To another he said,
81 gave you pair of steeds and trap
pings" And to another, lent you
thousand pounds, and never asked you to
repay me )" and so IN to all the rest Of the
company. But instead of remembering his
fayors, they reriled him and called him
spend,hrift, beggar, and all manner of vile
names. Some said i, was a shame that such
q wretched looking object should be suffered
to come among them; and one to whom,
more than all the rest, his purse had been
open, called upon the servants to thrust him
out ST doors.
But one man took his part. 1t vas mas
ter Richard Lakeland, poor younger son
of wealthy gentleman. lie stood up and
said, !" never ate at the board Of the heir
of Linn l never rode his horses, or shared
his purse, or received favor of him to the
amount Of farthings But what then9 lie
was worthy gentleman when be had the
means. ! have twelve golden mobiles, and
that is all possess in the world, and there
are six Of them at the service Of the man
whose hand was never shut to the poor
And as | am o gentleman, no man shall lay
u finger on him while wear sword.'
A glad man was the heir of Linn to find
one man worthy to be his friend. lie took
the six mobiles and advanced toward John
Of Scales, who was standing at the end of
the hall, attired in gorgeous apparel.
I" You at least,' said the heir of Linn,
sought to relieve my necessities, for You
have grown rich upon my ruin, and | gave
youa goo bargain for my lands"
Then John of Scales began to reyile him
and to declare that he had given him much
more than the lands were worth; for he
did not like to bereminded Of his extortion
before 80 goodly a company.
"Nay," said he to the heir Of Linn "if
you will but return to me half of what
paid for your fathers estate, you shall have
it back again.
"Perhnps | will find friends who will
under your hand and seal, and l will bee
what can be done."
John of Scales knew that but few people
of the country had so much money, even if
it were common thing to lend money to
beggar, and he bad just seen what reliance
was to be placed upon friends in such case.
He had not the least idea that the heir of
linn would ever be the owner of the hun
4 ftA Ia Ia nr0
CALLED for pen, ink, and paper, and sat
down before the company and wrote the
promise, and right scodngy gave 1t to his
former master.
Then the heir of Linn strobe to the win
dow and opened it, and took bugle from
tattergabertine and blew it till the joists
and rafters shook with the din. Presently
fair troop of servants rode up, we'll armed
and mounted, and leading mule laden
with treasure. They dismounted and brought
the bags of gold into the hall. :.
"My fathers lands are my own again."
cried the heir of Linn joyously, and before
the company had recovered from their
astonishment, he had counted down to John
of Scales just the sum he had agreed to
take. Then turning to his servants he
said .s-,....
"Scou-ge me this viper out Of the house
of Linn with dog whips" And it was imme-
diately done.
The company crowded around him to con-
gratulate him on receiving his patrimony,
and e1cusing their own neglect and ingrati-
tude. But he said to them:
"Cai,iHs, slaves, dogs, begone! Pollute
the floor of my house no longer! IL you
enter my grounds again, will have my ser
wants loose the hounds upon you"
To Master Lakeland, be said ''Come to
my arms, come to my heart, my brother =
Live in mv home, and share with the heir of
Linn in all things" And the heir of Linn
became another man, and an ornament to
his country, and blessing to his tenants.
TELEGRAPHING IN 1860.
Most Of the telegraphing in our country
is now performed neither with the Morse,
Balm, House, nor any Of the visual recording
seleg.aphs, but simply by sound. Ten years
ago, each line had most complete set of
apparatus. The receiving register was
made with the greatest care, SO that the
clock work would move with the CREATES,
perfection, and the various appliances had
to be arranged in particular form. The
operator put the machinery In motion and
be read from paper the dispatch as it was
slowly received. As be read aloud copyist
near BY wrote it down with q pencil, and
when finished il was handed to the copying
clerk. who wrote it out, put it iu an envelope
and dispatched it by a messenger.
Expert sslegraphist. at length dispensed
with the copying cl~ks, and soon after the
recording instruments were laid aside
The 6rss operator who practically received
messages by sound was Mr.. Edward Barnes,
of New York city. This is now the daily
practice of all the leading telegraph sta
ton. in America, only the local or iaserior
stations having in use the recording apps-
ratus.
Mr.. Shafner states in his work that some
years ago, as president Of a telegraph line,
he made rule, forbidtins the receiving of
message. By scund, but sipce then it has
h,.1 and can yu