Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-06-28
. .I;ettLasEIil poer Expect Evil.

4 noble Florentiue, having devoted him
sefin early Hle to trade, in the course cf
time realized a. 7ery handsome property.
When advanced ip years he took his son into
partnership and not long after gave up his
whole mercantile concern into his hands: and
falling ntosasbad state Of heaith, owing eth.
er to his great excrti'ns or s., his subse-
quent high living, he becanne unable to leave
the house. -,
Hia sou, called Finccnt; who was of an ex-
treu,cly avaricious dispositions Gndng his
father continued to linger much beyoud the
period his covetou. aud ungrateini heart
would have assigned him, took measures, un.
der pretence of obtaining for him better med
ical advice than he could at home provide,
to have him conveyed to the. city hospital.
Yet his affairs were then in afourishing state;
and everything that he possessed he o.~ to
this unhappy parent, whose age aal irfrm.-
ties, whose tears and cntreaties he aliae
discegarded. This Unnatural son couli ne,
however, contrive to- conduct the matter So
secretly aSt cludetbe observation aud re-
proaches Of all classes oil people in the city.
| He at first tried to impose, both upon MS
| friends and the public, by the false reprrscl-
tations which be set On fool; bat fiLd,n5 ll,rSe
could not avail him, he Resolved, in order tEo
better to disarm the popular. voice against
him, to send his own children.with the little
presents to their grandfather
On one OCCASION he eaye 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 ,pooc grandfather in the
hospital. The little bpyy with, au expression
of great respect and tenderness in his coun.
tenance, promised that he would do SO; and
on his return the,next dayyhis father, calling
him to him. inquired whether he bad dcliv-
cred them safe, ,into: :the hands of his grand
fhther. :" Only gave him one, tatber," repli
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 ittle fsllcwy with steady and
undaunted loak, !" bni tho,,ght thet would
keep one of them for you, father, against the
time when shall Have to send You, father, /
hope, to the. hospital" /"-How,;' exclaimed
Vincent, "woud You ever Rave the cruelty
to send me there, my boy 2" why not ?''
.retorted the lad. Let him that d,es evil expect
evil in return. For you Know you made your
own father go there, old and alins as lie is,
and he never 'did;you any harm in his life;
and do you,think-I shalL-not send you, when
am abe3 Indeed, fai her,-I tlm resolved
that | viii; for. as ! have said before, let him
that does evil expect evil in return"
"On bearing these words, Vincent, giving
signs OF the utmost emotion, as if suddenly
smtten by the band of, Heaven, sore;y rc,er-
ted ofthe heinous offence against humanity
and justice which he had committed He
fastened to the hospital; he eatreated his
fathers pardon on his knees, and had hrn
conveyed instantly to his home; ever after
wards showing himself geutle and obedient
son, and frequeatly administering to his aged
parents wants with his own hands.