Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-06-28
; I;ettke.Evil Doer Expec, Evil.

A noble Florentine, having devoted him
sejfin early lille to trade, in the course CT
time realized a. very handsome property.
When advanced ip years he took his son into
partnership, and not long after gave up his
whole mercantile concera into his hands: md
falling into,asbad state OF Health. uwiLg eth.
er to his great excrtns or f, his Sunse-
quent high living, he beca,ue unable I !ci:"c
the house.
His son, called Finccnti. who was oi Al ex-
treu,cly ayaricious disposition. Gndins HIS
father continued 10 linger much beyond the
period his covetout aud ungrateini heart
would have assigned him, took measures, un.
der pretencc Of obtaining for him better med.
cal advice than he could at home provide,
to have him conveyed to the city hospital
Yet his affairs were then in afourishing .t.c;
and everything that he possessed lie as to
this unhappy parent, whose age All irfrn.-
ties whose tears ard cntreeLies, he alika
dis,egarded. This unnaturaf SON coui not,
however, contrive to conduct tie matter So
secretly a'- to clnde the observation and re-
pluachss uf all classes Of people in tie city.
lie at first tried to impose, both upoii .,ls
friends aud the public, BY the false r., prrscm-
could not avail him, he resolved, in order SEo
better to disarm the popular. voice against
him, to send his own children, with the little
presents to their grandfather.
On one occasion he gave to his eldest boy,
about six years of age, two fine cambric shirts,
desiring him, early the next morning, to take
them carefully to his poor grandfather in the
hospital. The little; boyy with au expression
of great respect and tenderness in his coun.
tenance, promised that he would do SO; and
on his return the next day.h father, calling
him to him, inquired .wlsther he bad dciv-
cred them safe. into. the hands Of his grand
fhther. Z" Only gave him one. father" repii-
ed the little boy. =" What !'' exclaimed Vim
cent, with an angry voice, ",did not tell yon
both were for your grandfather p Yes"
returned the little fellow, with steady and
nndaunted loak, bni thought that would
keep one of them for you, father against the
time when shall Lave to send You, father, /
hope, to the. hospital" r"How," exclaimed
Vincent, would you ever have the cruelty
to send me there, my boy 2" "Why not ?"
retcrted the lad. Let him that re- evil expect
evil in return. For you know you made your
own father go there, old and ailins as lie is,
and he never did YOU any harm in his iiit;
and do you thinkl shalLnot send you, when
| am able2 Indeed, father, | am resolved
that viii; for. as / have said befnre, lei him
that does evil expect evil in return"
"On bearing these words, Vincent, giving
signs of the utmost emotion, as if suddenly
smitten by the band of Heaven, sorey re- en-
ted oflhe henous offence against humanity
and justice which he had committed. He
fastened to the hospital; he entrea'ed MS
fathers pardon on bis knees. and he'd i.iIa
conveyed instantly to his nome; ever after.
wards showing himself gentle and ohedicnt
son, and lreque:itly administering to bis aged
parents wait. with his owa hands.