The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-01-07
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THURsDAY. " JANUARY I, 1869.
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A Firat-clsss Romance. In Ohto-An
abent ne Myaterions Farmer and
Feom The Xenia Gazette. ISa
Not many miles from Xenia resides q
wealthy land-holder, or rather model
farmer. His prosperity during the last
twelve years has often been the comment
Of his neighbors; and observing ones have
wondered from whence he has obtained the
means with which he had added farm to
farm and acre to acre until he holds up.
ward Of two thousand acres OF the best
land in the whole State Of Ohio.
Some ten years since, we have lately
been informed, there appeared at the farm
er's door . yeung and stalWart youth, who
asked, and readily obtained, employment.
Although ignorant at first 81 the duties on
farm, he applied himse' I'D in Q short
time became an adept farl.t.'. He took as
much interest in the affair of the farmer
who engaged him as did the farmer himself.
When the month of December came, the
first one after his advent on therfarm, he
informed the family that he would absent
himself during the winter, but would re-
turn in early spring and work another year.
He brought two trunks when he. came there
the preceding spring, the contents Of which
had never been displayed. These he left
with the farmer with the simple precau-
stionary remark to ssnezer allow them to
be disturbed, or, att least, unless should
be absent too years.s.1 1fgone longer, they
were at liberty to open and appropriate their
contents. He carried nothingtaway with
him except the suit he had on, nor did he
accept the summers wages when rendered
by the farmer. He took his, note, payable
in fue gears, and left. ~. .,,s~,-y ,5.s., ,..s
April of the following year came, and the
wonder Of the family over the youths
strange proceedings was still fresh, when
one pleasant morning they were all gladly
surprised to see their help again. He
brought large trunk, similarto one Of the
two he had left there during the winter.
The ensuing year the young man and the,
farmer became greatly attached. In August
the farmer purchased an adjoining farm,
and paid for, it in cash. seis -
When the years work was completed,
again were the incidents Of the preceding
year repeated. The young man took an
other note, left his trunk, and went away.
He only cautioned the farmers family, as
before, regarding his three trunks.
When April came round again our hero
returned. In May following, the farmer
purchased another adjoining farm of one
hundred acres, and paid for it in cash.
This going away and returning continued
for the last ten years up to the present De-.
cember. Each year the farmer purchased
more land. Every year, in December, the
fsrmer's help left him, taking the farmers
note, and every following April he re-
turned. he never took trunk nor baggage
away, but always brought more when he
returned.
Last week the help, now grown to man
hood, strong and sturdy in aind and frame,
left the farmer, took away all his accumu-
lated baggage, and returned the several
notes the farmer had given him-msde
present of them to child of the farmer.
The evening before his departure he in
formed his friends, who had all learned to
love him, of the secret which he had SO
long kept to himself. He was wealthy
orphan. Doctors had told him, at the age
Of fifteen, that he could not live to become
Of age. He at once left an eastern board
ing-school and came out here to the farm
er's home. He returned and studied du-
ring the winter, became interested in seeing
the farmer increase his domains, and do
mated the money with which the additions
were made. The trunks contained the
fashionable clothing he wore during the
winter months. Secresy regarding the mo-
ney received by him had been enjoined
upon the farmer during all the ten years !;
now he is released to do or tell all or lit
tie. as he pleases. @7'-
The promised consumptiye was saved,
the aggravations of disease dispelled, and,
having grown to be healthy and robust, was
satisfied with the ten years effort to pre-
vent his becoming an invalid for life. 1t
was almost useless for the farmer to attempt
to express his gratitude, unbounded as it
was, to our hero. He thinks of him now as
a benefactor and son, and looks on his
broad acres and can hardly realize that they
are his. Were we to give the namesof the
young man many of our readers Wauld at
once be convinced of the truth of the above.
This we are forbidden to do for the present.
The ART OF Nor HEARING.-The art of
not hearing is fully as important to domes-
tic happiness as cultivated ear, for which
so much time and money is expended.
There are 30 many things which it, is pain