Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1867-11-23
)UNTY. CAL. NOVEMBER 23 1867 NO. s.

of him. And he has mother too; she
lives at Greenbank-poor old lady. My
dear, good, noble Bob, the preserver OF
my life y And | saw Charlie nearly
crying.
Not to let US see the tears, be got up
and went to the mantelpiece. l did not
look around until | heard cry.
Great heavens . what is that p And
as | turned, Charlie had the tobacco
pouch the man had dropped in bis
hand.
where did this come from p said
he. Il feel as though [ had seen a
ghost. | gave this to Bob IEadaway the
day he saved me- We soldiers had not
much TO give, you know, and he vowed
never to part with it while he lived
How did it come, mother? p
| fell back in my chair, white and
cold, and said |, a wandering tramp
left it here, never your Bob, MY dear 4;
never your Bob. lie must have been
an impostor. | would not turn away a
person really in want oh no, no, no !;
it is another pouch, child, not that or
he stole it. \ tall fellow with blue
eyes and yellow brown hair, wounded,
he said, and going to his mother at
Greenbank. Not your Bob
And Charlie stood staring at me
with clenched hands and, said he,
1T was my Bob, it was my dear old Bob
who saved my life, and you have driven
him out in such a night as this, mother.
My mother to use Bob SO p
Curse me, Charlie said I. Course
me il you like; Tlu afraid God will
Three times he asked only for a crust
aud place to lie, and drove him
away. |, land he's lying on the
road now. On, if l had known oh, if
| had known y
And Charlie caught up his hat. I'll
find him if he's alive said he. 90,
Bob, my dear friend p
And them never saw the Girl in
such a hurry-down went Drusilla on
her knees, as if she were saying her
prayers, and says she, Thank God
dared to do it = and says she to me,
%, aunt, I've been trembling with
fright, not knowing what you'd say to
me. | took him in the kitchen way.
[ could not see him so faint, hungry
and wounded, and [ put him in the
spare chamber over the parlor, and I've
been SO frightened all the while
"IIord bless you," said Charlie
Amen says l. And she getting
bolder, went on: and | took him up
hot short cake and apple-sauce and tea,'
says she, and took him a candle, and
a hot brick for his feet, and told him
to eat and go to bed In the best cham
Der, Aunt Fairfax, with the white
counterpane.'
Alter this, Charlie, not being IN
grateful nor poor either, helped Bob
into business. And he got ever his
wounds at last, and grew as handsome
as picture, and to day week is going
to marry Drusilla
I'D give you anything I have,' said
|, and won't refuse you even DrusilIa,'
when he asked me, telling me he had
loved her ever since she was so kind to
him on the night I've told you of.
And Charlie is to stand up with
them, and | am to give Drusilla away,
and Bob's sister from Greenbank is to
be bridesmaid, and | have a guess that
some day Charlie will bring her home
to me in Drusilla's place.
l don't drive beggars away now as l
used to, and no doubt I'm imposed up
on; but this is what / say Better be
imposed upon always than to be cruel
to enc who really needs help Aud
I've read my Bible more of late, and
know who says: 'Lnasmuch as ye have
done it to the least Of these, ye have
done it unto me-