Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-01-22

(Concuded from the Worcester Daily Spy of Jan 2)th
They alighted before handsome brick
dwelling house, with a silver knob on the.
door, and a silver bell handle, and the name
of Upton on silver plate-as the old man
saw by a bright gaslight that burned before
the Just painted steps.
The merchant entered by means of night
key, showing that he felt at home on the prem
ises, and presently the old man was intro
duced into a snug little library, where, among
other. comforts, there was a fire glowing
brightly i'll the CRATE.
The adventure looked more and more like
reality; and when, with his own hands, the
merchant brought from an adjoining room,
coats, vests, pantaloons, and shirts, all good
and WHOLE some scarcely worn at all, and
told him to choose what suited him best, Rog-
er chuckled with Il deep, inward joy, scarce
clouded with doubt.
'.But | ought to have Il good wash and
shave before getting into anything respectable
in the shape of clothing"
81 thought Of that, so | ordered a warm
bath, which will be ready for you in Il few
minutes. l am determined to see if it is pos
sible to make one man perfectly happy"
you've chosen promising subject" said
Johnson, with a smile Of quiet glee. ''I'vc a
good~natured capacity that way; and if any
man is suffered to appreciate comfort, | can
set up that modest claim!'
SO the old man was put into a bath; then
barbered by Il fellow skillful with razor and
shears; and finally clad in garments that
would have been respectable on Change.
Then Roger sat down in the easy chair
which Upton placed tor him before the CRATE,
and wept like child
"What is the matter with your" asked his
friend
''Hhis reminds me of my better days-it
brings such strange things to my memory!'
muttered the old man.
SIS that all l thought there might be
something else necessary to complete your
happiness
''Nothing, nothing"
''Nothing at all? Are you sure there is
nothing more?
''Indeed"-a cloud passed over the old
mans face-''there is one thing L would like
to have mended little, bnt | had no thought
of asking the favor from you"
"Speak out, tell you, old man. knew
there was something else"
''My lodging is cherries and cold. freeze
there these raw nights; and l amt sure that
three meals day and the warmest clothing
will be sufficient to carry happiness into that
gloomy hole"
"What will you have, then?"
go, ask nothing; but the truth is, if Twas
able to rent little more comfortable lodg-
ing"
"What would you fancy? Twill do no
harm to talk"
81 am well aware that the only genuine,
civilized way Of living is to have a house of
ones Own-but that of course L am not fool
ish enough to think Of"
''But supposing you were to have house,
hat L,,F, l,,,,,s II L n,
eff you mean just such house as | would
like-why I'd say some such a one as this of
yours. Everything seems so comfortable
here. A man ought to he happy as Adam in
an Eden like this"
''Now tell you what, old man," cried the
enthusiastic merchant, II can't think of turn
ing myself out of doors, even for the sake of
philosophy; but if you will let me live here,
and have my own way little, I'll give this
house to be your home as long as you live"
Old Roger johnson opened his eyes wider
with wonder.
lit shall be as if you were my father" said
the eccentric Mr.. Upton. Everything [
have shall be at your service. You shall sit
with me at table, and enjoy three meals
day; my baker, my tailor, my servants are
yours. Twill be worth half my fortune to
have happy man in the house. What do
you say to that?"
''Now you are hooking me-" said the old
man, deeply troubled
$50 you thought at first; but I'll teach
you that l never was more in earnest in my
life"
But L can never pay you"
~ GU will pay me, tell you, by being per-
1T is too much, too much!"
mot Jot too much, old man. And take
my word for it, it won't be long before you
think OF something else necessary to complete
full bliss. see by your eye you have al