New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-11-05
a True story.

II :
The following story is copied from New York
paper, printed in the year and is related as a
fact Similar cases often occur in these days that
parent having given his all into the hands Of his
children, y obliged to spend the Temainder Of bis
days in poverty and want.
KEEP THE LOAF USDER YoUR own Arm.
At this time there is living at Harlem an old
nlan5Wio relates the following remarkable story
of himself:
HaaTasa possessed Of d nrettv good farm with
slaves and everything necessary for farm at
Harlem, an but one child. Il son, who merging,
ls was agreed that the young couple should live in
tne nouse via HIM, as he was q widoWer. Things
went exceeding WELT some time when his son
proposed 70 him that he should make over to him
MS estates promising To build a new house and
otheFWlse improve the farm The father, through
persuasion, gaye him q deed or gift Of it and
everything belonging thereto.
Alter a few years, as the father grew a little
iretfu and dissatisfied, while the son, thinking he
had no thing more TO expect from him, forgot his
hial duty, and used him as bad as one Of his SER
wants. The old man was nolonger to eat his meals
at the same time with him and his wife, but
Obliged to eat his meals in the chimney corner,
and continually otherwise i'll used Inv them The
Old man eat Fictnals daily from wooden bowl his
son made for him. His grandson saw his father
3 make thas bowl, andset about making just sueh
another.
Being asked by his father what he made it for
he answered, s For you to eat out Of when you
grow old rs grandfather,ii
Although this ought to have turned his heart
maze 11ln fEiieCt tlaf, as he aeaIg MS
father he might expect TO be dealt by his children
when ne grew old--it had no effect upon him. and
tue illusage to the old man was carried to such
height that he could no longer bear it, but left the
house and went to q relation and neighbor Of his,
declaring that if his friend could not help him to
get his farm back again, he should be obliged to
come and live with him.
His friend answered that he might come and
live with him, and if he would follow his diree-
tons, he would help him to his estate again.
Go, says he, " take this bag Of dollars; carry
it to your room at your sons, shut it up well in
your chest, and about the time you expect they
will call you down to dinner, shut your door and
have all your dollars spread on table in the mid
die of the room. When they call you, make a
noise with them by sweeping them Off the table
into the bag again.
The old man did as he was desired. His daugh-
teFin-law came up to call him TO dinner, and find
ing the door shut, she had the curiosity to peep
through the key-hole saw the bag q dollars, and
the old man sweep them of the table Surprised
at it. size called her husband, but he would not be-
leve it. The next day, the old man again counted
his dollars, and packed up something in paper
like paper money. His son went up to call him
down-was surprised with what his wife had told
him. They took no notice Of it TO the old man,
but when he came down, insisted on his sitting at
the table with them, and behaved more than orl-
narily civil towards him. The old man related to
hisfIiend what he had done, who gave him diree
lions what to do if his son asked him for money
After a few days. the Old man having been very
busy in counting the money again, his son asked
what money that was he had baen couating
Only some money received from the discharge
of one of the bonds had standing out. ex
peet more in q few days, and fear shall be
# obliged to take Mr.. rs farm, upon which ]
have mortgage, ashe il not able to raise the
money and if the farm is soldit will no fetch as
much money as VIII discharge the mortgage. "
After few days, the son told the father that lie
intended to build house on the farm and you'd
be glad il his father would let him have that
money. & Yes, child, all that have is only com
y ing to you-I intend giving yon tlie bonds and
mortgage that haye-but tlen, think it will be
best to have3jt put altogether in q new deed Of
gift. will get neighbor L. to call here and
draw d new one.'i Accordingly, his friend anu
cousin, who had devised the measure, came to the
house, and the son gave the father the deed that
another might be drawn after it; When the Old
man got the instrument into his hand, in the pres
ence Of his friend he broke of the seal and com
united the writing 70 the freS saying :. Burn;
accnrsed instrument of my folly and misery! and
you, children as this estate is all my own again,
you must remove Immediately, unless you will
consent to be my tenants. I have now learned
that II is best for parent to hold the loaf under
his arm and that one father can better maidtain
ten children than ten children can one father
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