The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-02

suited him best, Roger ehuckled with a
deep, inward joy, carcelyclouded with a
doubt sa esa I eaam E.r
But ought to have 4 good wash and
shave before getting into anything respect
able in the shape Of clothing"
/" thought of that, so ] ordered a warm
bath, which will be ready for you in few
minutes. am deter mined to see if it is
possible to make one perfectly happy"
"You've chosen a promising subject" F"
said johnson, with smile of quiet glee.
"Pve a good natured capacity that way
and if any man is suffered to appreciate
comfort can set up the pbdest clalnIl22 y /
So the old man was put into a bath
then barberel by fellow skillful with a
razor and shears; and finally clad in gar
ments that would have beerrespectable on
Change. M ai&
Then Roger sat down in the easy chair,
which Upton placed for him before the
CRATE, and wept like chila.
" What is the matter with you ?" asked
his friend. a
This reminds me of mz better days
it brings such strange things to my mem
orylr
something else necessary to complete your
happiness" e
Nothing-nothing."
Nothing at all ? Are you sure there is
nothing more 2"
"Indeed "a cloud passed over the old
mans face" there is one thing would
like to have mended little, but l had nc
idea of asking the favor ofyou."
'sSpeak out, tell yors old man.
knew there was something Else"
"My lodging are cheerless and cold.
freeze there these raw, rawbnights; and
amt sure three meals a day, and the
warmest clothing, will be sufficient to carry
happiness into that gloomy hole"
"What will you have, then 7"
40, ask nothing; but The truth is, il
was able to rent little more comfortable
lodging" ia fap
@What would you fancy2 Twill do nj
harm to talk" a5g
"I am we'll aware that the only genuine
civilized way of living is tb have hous'
of ones own-but that of course | am no
foolish enough to think Off,
But supposing you were to have
house, what sort Of hosfe would yo'
! Z If yor mean just. suegA < shnnses as
would like-why, I'd say sonsc such hous
as this of yours. Everything seems s
comfortable here! A man ought to be a
happy as Adam i in an Eden like this"
"Now, tell you what, old man" Z"
can't think Of turning myself out Of doors
even for the sake of ph lanthrophy; but i
you will let me live here, ana have my owl
| way little, I'll give this house to be you
home as long as you live"
Old Roger johnson opened his eye
, wider with wonder.
, F" 1t shall be as if you were my father,
said the eccentric Mr.. Upton. Every
thing / have shall be at your service. Yol
shall sit with me at table, and enjoy thre
meals day; my baker, my tailor, my ser
: wants are yours. Twill be half my fortun
J to have happy man in the house. Wha
; say you to that r
g Now you are mocking me-" said tn
old man deeply troubled.
" So you thought at first but I'll teacl
. you that never was more il earnest in M
! life." s9a eW A3 o
: "But I can never pay YOU"
, "You will pay me, tell you, by bein
) perfectly happy"
1t is too much, too much"
7; Not jot too much, old man. And, tax
D my word for it, it won't be long befor
you will think of something else necessar
$ to complete your full bliss. see by you
e eye you have already thought Of somethin
-am not right ?"
$ Z" Indeed" said the old man, letting fal
s a tear, / can never think Of being happ
a until know whether my child Edith stil
lives, OF what has become OF her."
Ho, then you have ssdaughter 2"
J. II had daughter--to know that hav
; one, and that she is still fair, and good
y and happy, would be worth more than al
the blessings you have 50 lavishly bestowe
, upon me; to know that, is all | ask Q
Heaven-then Iwould be content to die
But how did you lose sight of you
> child 2"
"Oh, it would take lotg story to tel
! you that The poor things mother marrie
E me against the will of ha family, VIII
. hated me because was poYr But wa
/ furtunate in my business, and, in the cours
! of time, / was able to invite my wife
J proud parents to my own house, and trea
them as such people ought to be treated
T. Edith was our third child, and all tn
/ dearer because she came late to fill th
u places of brother and sister who, one al
s ter the other, had been taken from ou
y hearts and laid in the grave, Whan sh
> was thirteen years old failure of 4 larg
firm, in which my fortunes and repitatio
\ were staked, swept away eyerythingI ha
! earned, and left me penniless. in tn
= midst of my trouble my yPoof wifd died
= and necessity compelled md to eommi
- Edith to the care of her grandparents
Oh, the sorrow of that time Y said the ol
man weeping again. 's 70 forget il, an
u retrieve my ia len fortuh hes, | made voy
n age to the Eat Indies. 1t would take a
y, night to tell you what chances befell m,
on sea and land. Let all that pass 1t
e enough to say, that affr. an absence {
re twenty years, lreturned With broken healtl
N and poor as when Iwett abroad. The
t. commenced search for my child ;ibut he