Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-02

th..G AT Ggst the men had Stunned, grew
to be respected By al, from his employer
down to Tin, the little fellow who made
Ere and did the errands Of the Office.
The old h9usekeeper, after being caught
in her second visit &C. 10 - Nicholas;
used to I'd 10 aud chat with the little
woman whose heart and life grew mar
yelously strong a. the better days coming
cleaned upon her. = ~
Hope On Der lie heavenly radiance she'd
And waved it, silver plzIons Ger her bead"
The Winter went and March came,
the month of winds end SHOWS and
halls and rains--of days that are cheer
less and lights that are gloomy even 70
the gayess hesrt-and still master and
man stood 40 firm, 40 high IN each
others confidence a. ever. Often as be
Sal alone, Hamilton Brent conceived an
Imperfect knowledge Of his pFpTerb
shining upon him, 10 the KIND sheet OF
Giles Davis; bat the fall time had not
yet eomslfor him 70 see after many
days. the wealth Of its promise.
Upon one Of those stormy days you
and I have seen 10 March. came an or
der for ship timber, which Brent must
attend to himself All day long BIO stAid
ia. that drenching and chilling storm.
That night his walk home seemed longer
than naaal--the house colder, the mat
ronly housekeeper ''crusty." His CRATE
visions we're sad ones; his dreams more
like spiritual yisitations than visions we
loved 10 have fingered around aud about
rs In our sleeping moments.
The next DAY ct mis- Office passed sad
Iy and dreariIy AT length night came,
and With IL spirit and flesh failed, and
be fell fainting 70 the door. In the ex.
citsment that followed, Giles Dayis step
ped into the position Of counselor and
nurse. Evefy one In and round the Of
fee gladly followed bis directions and
asked hia advice. He Il was whom they
agreed should support Brent home aud
stay with him. s<fsg.f a.as9
During he illness Of many weeks
that followed thai rash exposure, fiiles's
strong arm was the on6 ON which tbs
good old hoAeekeeper leaned for help
and guidance. ,etfHAiH Nsta
The aaiet litaIe woman was brought
from her humble home 10 the grander
one Of her husbands employer, 10 assist
in the enoruo Gus duties as Rurse. The
sick man, wh0aa friends--with the ex-
eeption OF an invalid aunt who lived
with her dauKhlef in Maine--had all gone
toIlhe spirit land looked in moments
Of eonscionaness and gratitude be could
not speak, every day as Giles would 70
10 the Office 10 council with Porter and
report fayorsblg 10 his employer. ~
II was mol ell April showers bad
brought May flowers that Hamilton
Brent took bis old place IN the office,
and Giles his Accustomed place in the
InEnher-yard, But the strongest, tic THAI
can bind humanity together united their
hearts, and ID bis health and, prosperity
the master never forgot that, under God,
he owed his after prosperity 70 the
"charity hand During the Sammer
evenipga, whan bis bachelor home grew
ailentihe would think with q lingering
regret, OF q pIeasanser one Ia q quiet
street, ADD Try 70 devise some plan 20
insure that as part OF hia own. II was
not till Christmas that his plan was per-
fected. Then when the other hands re-
eeiEed the ZIP Of paper with A merry
Chrietmas "on II and q ono dollar note
pinned 70 it, Giles received little pack
age, and opened II Ia bis pleasant home,
found IL to contain gift Of one-fourth
the interest Of the lumber-yard, provided
Mrs. Davis wonid occupy the home in
Beacon-street, 10 company With her hus-
band, Hamilton Brent, and her old
friends, the matFonly housekeepr, and
her son.
Mrs. Davis was not unreasonable She
went, carrying ndhina with her save the
sweet smile that made her humble home
q paradiae Cor her husband. AZ Hamil-
ton Brent injoyed the pleaaantness OF
the group that fingered .nE the pleasant
moonlight Of his ancestral mansion, bis
heart understood az length the blessed
mesa Of the command, Cast thy bread
upon the waters, for thou shalt find il
after mahy days"