The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-21

Iiold shimSto 60 to his friends, hs.had spsnt
so much money upon SO foolishly. So he
did. but it did no good. Some pretended
not to know him. and none would lend
him even farthing. or even offer him a
dinner, so he wandered about forlorn and
hungry for two days; for work. be- could
moi. and 10 beg he was ashamed. Al last,
in his extreme misery. he though! of his
fA,her's dying words. II have NOT sold
.he house in Kipple,riugau yet" said he.
"for no ole would buy 1t. 1swill 60 and
break open the upper chamber. Ny faith.
er said would find relief there, and per.
haps he meant. ~ So 4-~-- 60 !
i 4
To the house he went and broks the
chamber door open. He found.sellef 10,
deed o.rtt
There was nothing in the room but
one high stOob and, diactly Nover it a
halter dangling from hook in The, cell
ing. He looked up and read these
words. oyf,
"Ah! graceless wretch and wanton
fool You are ruined forever. This is
the only relief for those who have wasted
their pa,rimony as you have done Be
hold then: put. the halter, round your
neck and then jump from tie stool. and
save your family from the disgrace Of
begeary:"
"Very excellent counsel, +" said the heir
Of Linn, "and as i must, either hang or
stsrve,I think l will take my fathers ad !
viceo and hang. II is the shortest death
Of the two."ai5ls ,jsfsaog aaa settgo.
So he mounted. fastened the halter
round bis neck, and kicked the stool from
under. Butthe heir Of Linn was not to
die so. The board into which the hook
was driven gave way with his, weight.
and he fell on the floor, with a shower of
gold ratiling about his ears! will not
say he felt no pain the next. day, but at
that moment he certainly fell none. Joy
rushed to his heart like a torrent, or see
ing, himself resraody ftom death and beg
gary The space A,etween the ceiling and
the roof contained enormous treasures.
On the upper part Of the board from
which he thought to suspend himsef,was
letter addressed him. He toe j! open
and read as iollows:- 1S4 Y t'Ac Ao y
"Dear son. | know your, character, and
no expostulation or advice can wean you
from the desperate course you are pur
suing. Nothing bat misery. sllarper,lhan
death. can work the cure. II, therefore
your misfor,uncs and sufrerings should
be so grievous that you prefer. death tc
their endurance. you will not rashly en-
counter them again. You have mad'
the trial; take my goli and redeem
your lands, and become beltel
man."
J, Tie heir of Linn did not leave the spo
without offering up "a prayer to leavel
, for the eoul of parent whose admirable
wisdom had discovered tile means of rails
) ing him from beggary and despair, TO af
! fluence, and of weaning him from tbefoll
) les and wees which had so disgraced hi
5 character. ( TO evince lis grsitudehe re
solved to amend his liie from that da,
, forward, and become oil fathers hear
8 could wish, } "sN " ''N ''''.
la But he first thought lie -would max
n one moro trial Of his false friends on whor
e he had wasted his iime,his substance an
i. Ills character. lie therefore kept hi
r newly diScosered Felt6la great secfet, ur
:, Ill he heard that John Scales, was 70 Civ
;; agrand entertainmenr and sallthe; lord
and ladies' wore To- be- thsrs,S 8 Ssso % 5os
u When the heir of Linn entered his fatf
d teEfS house itIwas cr6ydeF withnIiclh
Q dressed gonlrys butsheodwas in beggar
n rags He appealed ddo'the chatiyocf Il
e company, saying, lie was starving ~
e 10 TO one be osaid. you have dined 4
q my board Thousand times; will You a,
70 ny pe the crumbs thai iall' Iron your f
ID ble" iici 1851 80 gsN rido 1eiSR"r1
u Toanother,I gave you q pair Of steeS
I and trappihgs.' lAndto another he sail
Ig # lent you thousand, pounds and new
asked you to rppayiil;land soon toll
* res, Of the company; but instead Of r
/ msmbering his fayors,, they revilsd hir
We and called him spendtbriIt. beggar. al
IN all manner Of vile Names Some said
lis was shame that such d Frelched osje
re should be suffered to come. amoRgytbel
ly and one to whom apote. Than all q
ID rest bis purse had been VOpsneds call
It. upon a, servant 10, thrust, him out.
b. doorss % IGI .'rdi a1sFg'a Toa aaoIs1 b,,o o,
Id Blu, one ,mau teok his. part, ltw
SO mastet Richard Lakeland, q poor young
y, son Of a wealthy gentleman He sto
if up and ,said,-'I, never ate at the boa
as Of Ihe heir Of Linn;I never road his hol
hn es or shared his pulse. Of. received a tay
IS, from him to the amountofa penpy:9a B
lis what thens He-was worthy gentlsm
W when be- had tbs-meaos, a hsyeItwel
Ter golden nobles, and that is all that ] p(
ey sess I'm the world, and tbere are sit
of them at the service Of the man Wht
ng hand was never shut to the poor. Al
ny as I am a agentlemap, no man sh
he swordl' y. =, y r,. .i = ~ s,.s ss,,.
of A glad man was the heir Of Linn
nd find one man worthy to3be his fyierda
Ibe took the elk nobles and advanced
es- wards John Scales, who was standing
ter the end of the hall ,attited In gorgeous
ar parel. herassg .esI cOct90
ea' You, atleast,' said the heir Of Ii
Iae Iouohl IN raliava m " nacaAailiaa ne Voi