Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1869-01-21
A First-Class Romance in Ohio.

A First-C Glass Romance in Ohio.
Not many miles from Xenia re-
sides wealthy landholder, or rath-
er model farmer. His prosperity
during the last twelve years has
often been the comment of his
and ewing ones have
wondered from whence he has OBJ
tanned the means with which he had
added farm to farm and acre to acre,
until he holds. upward of two thou
sand acres of the best land in the
whole State of Ohio. .... ...
Some ten years since, we have
lately been informed, there appeared
at the farmers door, young and
stalwart youth who asked, and read
lily obtained employment. Although
ignorant at first of the duties on a
farm, be applied himself, and in a
short time became an adept farmer
He took as much interest in the
affairs of the farmer who engaged
him as did the farmer himself.
When the month of December
came, the first one after his advent
on the farm, he informed the family
that he would absent himself during
the winter, but would return in early
spring and work another year. He
brought two trunks when he came
there the preceding spring, the con-
tents of which had never been dis
played. These he left with the far
mer, with tie simple precautionary
remark, to "never allow them to be
disturbed, or, at least, unless
should be absent two years" II
gone longer they were at liberty tc
open and appropriate their contents
He carried nothing away with him
except the suit he had on, nor die
he accept his summers wages wher
rendered by the farmer. He tool
his note, payable in five years, ane
left.
April of the following year came
and the wonder of the family ovel
the youths strange proceedings was
still fresh, when one pleasant morn
ing they were all gladly snrpriset
to see their help again. He brough
a large trunk, similar TO- one of thu
two he had left there during th'
winter. The ensuing year th'
young man and the farmer become
greatly attached. In August th'
farmer purchased an adjoining farm
and paid for it in cash. e
When the years work was com
pleted, again were the incidents o
the preceding year repeated. 1h
young man took another note, lef
his trunk, and went away. He onl.
cautioned the farmers family, a
before, regarding his three trunks.
When April came round agail
our hero returned. In May follow
ing the farmer purchased anothe
adjoining farm of one hundred acres
and paid for it in cash. The goinI
away and returning continued TO
the last ten years up to the presen
December. Each year the farme
purchased more land. Every yeal
in December, the farmers help lei
him, taking the farmers note, an
every folio wing April he returned
He never took trunk or baggag
away, but always brought NOR
when he returned. ....s-.
Last week the Eelp, now grow
to manhood, strong and sturdy i
mind and frame, left the farme,
took awav his accumulated baggag'
and returned the several notes tn
!. farmer had given him-made a pre-
ent Of them to child of the farme
The evening before his departure h
infromed his friends, who had a
learned to love him, Of the seer
J which he had long kept to himsel
He was wealthy orphan. Doctor
had told him, at the age of tifteel
that he could not live to become (
5 age. He at once left an Easter
} boarding school and came out he
: to the farmers nome. He returne
: and studied during the winter, b
: came interested in seeing the farm'
: increase his domains, and donate
the money with which the addition
} were made The trunks containe
the fashionable clothing he wo
during the winter months. Secre:
t regarding the money received /
: him had been enjoined upon tt
S farmer during all the ten year
1 now he is released to do, OF tell, {
: or little, as he pleases. .- a:
l The promised consumptive W
4 saved; the aggravations of disea
f dispelled; and, having grown to
healthy and robust was satisfi'
o with the ten years effort to preve
his becoming an invalid for life.
t was almost useless for the farm
t to attempt to express his gratitud
C unbounded as it was, to our her
a He thinks Of him now as benefa
: tor and son, and looks on his bro
e acres and can hardly realize th
e they are his. Were we to give t
r name Of the young man, many
It our readers would at once be co
n vinced of the truth OF the abo,
Il This we are forbidden to do for t
r present.-Xenio Gazette 18TH.
4 -e Taking it CoOlly.
8 Old Squire Hopkins was a p'
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