The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1867-03-27
AN ECCENTRIC NABOB AND HIS
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Some two or three N lies frum7 the little
town OF Aylesbury, England, there once
lived three eousins, Of the family name ~
Barrett They W, re all malIied and settled
on farms, within mile Of each other aad
each of them hpd children growing up
around theuI they werelpot rich, hut IN
comfortable circumstances, and each bad
expectations. An eccentric uncle had gone
out to- India whenlquite a young man, and
ramnr told them that he had become very
wealthy, and would probably die,a bachrlpr
Who, then. but themselves would be heirs
70 his property?-they being at the time the
bear, ct kin. ae .t.s f-,I tti.r.eF
One day these three families were thrown
into great eonmotion by each Of them re-
ceiving letter, which contained, besides
date and signature, only these words: ...
Il am rich. Fools here Ill me naboh.
| wouldn't give sueh o. title-te-a a cat. No
inatter--I 'shan'tFiiyc slways+y-and when |
die MY property must go IN somebody. ]
au coming to England 10 find an heir.
shall come and see you, and hope ynu will
rlease me. ! hope " u are not troubled
beggars. ! don't like to sc them about"
One dark, rainy Dieht, about three weeks
after the reception of these letters by the
cousins, the family Of Moses Barrett was
thrown into a state of excitement iv2 the
appearance OF the door Of two men in liver
who announced items, Ives as The drdnt
couriers OF his excellency Joshua Barret. Of
India, who would claim their hospitality for
the night. Saying which, the messengers
put spurs to their horseS aud dashed aw1y,
without giving the a>toliirh he'd listeners time
to ask even a single question, r.., -..4-.e
Nuv Moses Barrett was hunks, his
wife shrewd. and his threr children chip of
thetwo blocks. but all undertook to change
their natures Tor the time or rather. 10 be
ready to change them m the app arance of
of the rich uncle-for what was the use Of
acting with the curtain downt ~, y. -gs,.a
"Ntw, Mose, you stingy old 6rute'i
said Ills wife, IF you know on hlch side
your bread buttere,l, it's tn be hCredyo l.
have some chickens killed for his exceiltn-
Cyl supper, which was norm you did for
Chris tMas: and some of that wlns fetched
up that you We had in the cellar. since the
year npe; and fire made in the bestFoom,
that hash been there this ten years. and
ell our nice clolhrs put on, thar am Z much,
for you d never elbow US nothing decent
And it's to be hoprd Old woman" re-y
tortcd the angry husband - THAT you il
soften down that screechIng voice ct yours
and twist your wrinkles into slnies- and
that b. something I've never seen done
since the first week of our merriage.
7 Great activity was displayed ty all the
parties concerned in getting ready. to give
the rich uncle the best reccptlen|possl1le.
and all reioced, as much as such IL hopeful
family c ,uld rejoice, that they would be the
first TO receive visit from him-horing, Of
course, that they might thus iorcstall the
Other relations III hi> good eraces 1t would
have been strange time and a strange way
for any other person 20 have made his first
visit: but then, they knew tlteg uncle was
v4ry eccentric, ami hisheing 81 very wealthy 4
made it al! light in their ayes lie might
come and stand on his head, provided he
pail for his a,,tics. '.+ .,"I 7"a ''."
/ In the u,idst Of lhetr hn~tiei Yreparations
there appeared at the door an old, feeble
looking, white haired man, thiily clad and
with his soakcd garments clinging to lis
shrvrk fnin. 81 31i.ta'si
"Will you be kind enough. good folks
be said, 10 give me something 10 cat and
a place 10 sleep to niqht?' 4. .'' ID. ~
we We Rnl fftItHlIiE tV kId''! dtiu II we
had, We don nj harbor heggarS!" v, replied the !
master Of the house, in a coarse, bruta
tone. .#"' '''. -'." "t @+
"But Tn od, and feeble, and hungry,
and wet, and tired, " said the aged applicant
in pleading tone ''and it you drive me
away, may oeiish. '"s 1 De- 1'"a
"Well, that S just Whist you ought to
have done Eng ago, Put inthe cfhSs dane. 1
when PEOPLE get ted lazy to work for an
hore living and start ont beegng,S it's
my opinion they're better dead nor alive
B sides, We expect company soon--a rich |
from India--and hahn got no
roo n, for the likes of you"
well, then" returned the old man
with sorrowiu look, "since you can't |
keep me over night, please give me some
thug to eas, and I'll go further. "''.. 81.
The dame Il ught up piece ef brown
bread, with an angry look,. and. vas q bout |
to hand it to the medicant, moe tor' the
purpose, as it seemed, of getting rid Of him,
than from any feeling OF compassion
h.r miscrly husband intesposed and said,
sharply: s .ay.5
Il told you we hadn't nothing for you,
and 20 'ravtl oHl' s2f.H
I'm set the dog on you if you don't, yon
old becgar!'' cried lad Of ten. My itch
uncles coming here to night, and he cant
bear ,eggars: so you d better be off while
your bones are wholel -lr &t
MAY heaven be more nerciful tlanyou,'
sigh, the old man, as he turned aud dis
appeared IN the darkness. Dh.' g#
Some half an hour lster, he knocked at
the door Of Stephen Barrett, another of tn
nephevs. and asked for Iuod aud lodging.
''ltisnt CO venient for us to keep you to
night, /" said TIE master of the house, in
mild, digni6ed tone. Besides, we don't
like to encourage beggars. If you are oor
and not able to work, the parish where you
belong is bound to support you, No une
need starve in this country, which the Lord,
praised be His name, has 50 hountiiully
blessed. 1 trust am not wanting in chari
ty-as humble follower of the LORD Jesus
Christ, hopeI am not-but what with
taxes for the support Of the government
and the poor, donations to benevolent So
cieties and hrathcd missions, it is as much
as | can do to live and give my family a re-
spectacle mai't n-nc', Now, my fiend if
You are poor and not able to work, (lhough
| don't see why you may not work as we'll
as travel you had better throw yourself on
the parish where YOU belong. /.
But / am tired, wet and hungry said
the old man, "and all the parishes in the
world can't do me any good TO night. I"
But yoi, should have thought Of that
before you left home, now chimed in the
good housewife, with a sanctited. aiy. "It
is sinful to tempt Providence, as it scaled;
and whoevir Gins, must expect punishn ent.
lrever 60 away without providing FOR the
Journey and, of course, I'don't expect any.
body To feed and shelter me for nothing.
II is s't1, I, O, o b. idle when one is able
to work and it is against my principles an
q true Christian, to encourage any one in
SHINING. "es's sA.s q 18 .ksA@&
ii Then ! suppose, I'm to understand
that you refuse me both food and longing?o
5a'As to food:' saidtthe pious dame, glanc.
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