Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-05-02
For Fathers Honor.

how it would be !" said Mr.. Sterling,
looking up from the morning paper, with
a most unpleasant expression upon his
face.
"What is gone 2" asked his wife.
"That money was foolish enough to
lend Mr.. Granger"
"Why do you say that ?"
"He's dead" replied Mr.. Sterling,
coldly.
"Dead ~ The wife voice was full of
surprise and pain.
ayes, gone, and my money with him.
Here's a notice of his death. was sure
when saw him 90 away that he'd never
come back except in his coffin. Why
will doctors send their patients from
home to die 7" w
"Poor Mrs. Granger Poor little or
phans ~ sighed Mrs. Sterling. what
will they do?" &c.,
GAS well without him as with him.
was the unfeeling answer OF her nus
band, who was only thinking OF the
three hundred dollars he had been over
persuaded to loan the sick clergyman,
| in order that he might go South during
the winter. az,
"Oh, Harry how can you speak sol"
demonstrated Mrs. Sterling. "a kinder
man in his family was never seen. Poor
Mrs. Granger She will be heart-bro-
| ken"
"Kindness is cheap and easily dis
pensed," coldly replied Mr.. Sterling,
nHe would have been Of more use to his
family if he had fed and clothed them
better. reckon they can do without
him. If l had my three hundred dollars
| wouldn't"
But he checked for shame-not for any
better feeling the almost brutal words
his heart sent up to his tongue.
"Poor Mrs. Granger Poor little or
phans !" Well might Mrs. Sterling pity
them. When her mercenary husband
was signing over the loss of three hun
bred dollars, the young widow lay sense
less, with her two little children weep
ING over her in childish terror. The
news of death found her unprepared.
Only a week before she had received a
letter from Mr.. Granger, in which he
talked hopefully of his recovery. 81 am
stronger" he said, "my appetite is bet
ter; have gained five pounds in flesh
since l left home" Three days after
writing this letter there came sudden
change of temperature ne took cold,
which was followed by congestion OF the
, lungs, and no medical skill was sufficient
for the case.
Mrs. Granger was gentle, retiring
woman. She had leaned upon her hus-
band very heavily she had chung to him
hn hon
felt most anxious about her. "She has
no mental stamina" they said; "she
y cannot stand alone"
,, But they were mistaken love and hon
,, or made her heart stsong. Only wee
after Mr.. Sterling read the news of the
news of the young minister's death, hi
y received note from the widow.
= "My husband" she said, twas able tt
90 South, In the hope of regaining hi
3 health, through your kindness If b'
had lived, the money you had loaned
him would have been faithfully returned
q for he was man of honor. Dying, hi
left that honor in my keeping, and | vii
# see that the debt is paid. But you vii
y have to be little patient with me-"
y CAN very fine" muttered Mr. Sterling
n with a slightly curling lip. owe hear
It Of such things before-they sound well
a People will say Of Mrs. Granger, Wha
). a noble woman What fine sense G
o honor she has = But shall never Sc
re the three hundred dollars was loolisl
8. enough to lend her husband"
1t Very much to Mr.. Sterling's surprise
4 and not little to his pleasure, he dis
" covered about three months afterWar
that he was mistaken in his estimate {
y Mrs. Granger. The pale, sad, fragil
III little woman brought him the sum {
10 TWENTY-FIVE dollars. He did not see tn
.. tears in her eyes as he displayed he
q husbands note, with its dear, familis
20 writing, and made thereon with col
or siderable formaity, an endorsement {
m the sum paid. She wolld have give
" many drops Of her hearts blood to hay
%. been able to clutch that document frol
,le Mr.. Sterling's hands. Els possession
Mt it seemed like blot or the dear, lo
to ones memory.
at There was another period Of thr
IS months, and Mrs. Granger again Gale
C. upon Mr.. Sterling, and gave him twel
iii ty-fve dollars more. The pale, thin fa
a made strong impression upon him.
fa troubled him to take money from Il
us small fingers. in which the blue veil
ell shone out through the transparent SIX
We as it was counted out. He wished tn
,at she had sent the money instead of cal
em ing. 1t was on nis lips to remark, Il
on not trouble or pinch yourself to p.
faster than is convenient, Mrs. Ora
ur GER" but cupidity whispered that 81
IRE might take advantage Of his conside
". ate kindness, and so he kept silent.
I'VE 'No, dear, it is for fathers honor +;
life can't spend it.n
lot Mr.. Sterling was passing fruit she
use where two children were looking in
me the window, when this sentence stru
! upon his ears.