The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-09-29

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The little girl at their fresidc hId
grown into tall, handsome young
woman. Once more we enter the in
net sanctum Of their lives.
1t is fathers step mother" said
Lucy Parker, jumping up to open the
door. "Wcll father. what luck p
d" Bad enough, child, said old Paul,
mcckly shaking the powdery fringe Of
snow from his ovcrcoat Millions
down ag'n With iovcr'n aguc his wle's
poorly, aud Bruce has had stroke, so
he can't work no more
And they didn't pay you the
money Paul you were 70 II for ever
lending it, shrcikej his wife shrIlly
And what aro we to do, with law
yer Martin writn' ana writin for the
money we owe him y
We eau do nothing, wife"
we shall be sold out ut auction,
and die in a poor house yet Oh,
Paul, why didn't you pay more heed
to what I've always kept tellin
you p
" Not so bad as that, | h,pc,' said
the old man chccrly though the mus
clcs Of his lip and brow quivcrcd.
Father, is it st. Johu Martin, the
Iced, street lawyer, t. whom you owe
this money!
"Yes; what do you know about
him z"
"Not much but met his son at
severa! pirties last fall, aud II think
if you were to 90 there and tell him
Just how it is, or write, even
No use croakcd Mrs. Parker,
desparingly, "othcr folks amt 50 ready
to let 90 OF their money as your father
is, Lucy"
May be its worth trying said old
Paul, hopefully, "wc'll write this very
night aud next week we'll 90 up to
Boston and see what answer he makes
us"
And then Lucy, blushing like a
. sweet pea, ran to get the pen and pn-
per, timidly trusting in the efficacy OF
her plan.
"For his father cant be so very hard
, hearted" she thought, "and they are
so very rich that surely they will be
willing to wait for this five hundred
dollars until we can pay it,
The clegantly-furnishcd little Office
on Leeds street did not often have
such outrc cquipages drawn mp before
: it as Paul Parker's mud-be-'pIashcd
box wagon and shaggy old pony, and
= the elegantly attirei young lawyer
l who sat at the desk examining some
: popers, glanced up in surprise as the
: blooming girl aud the bent old man
eptereI together, like May aud De-
cembcr.
Q Lucy ~
"Ninian ! | thought that your IA
2 thcr-l did not know that
MY father is detained st hi' cour
try scat, and | am acting member oI
:, the firm, Lucy. lie took me into
, partnership last week; and this is
4 lie turned inquiringly, AMI with
something of II start, to the brown
! faced old man, who stood mOdestly il
; the back ground. Lucy Introduced
5 her father, and statoi their business
Y with proluSion Of very becoming
bushes. She had not expected tC
. tind her gallant young cavalier OF I'll,
,, past fall in the Office Of st, John
u Martin.
D 1--WE are 10 very strai ightcnd circum'
? stances, Mr.. Martaiu,' concluded Lu'
cy, &" and my father cannot at prcsen
] hope to discharge this debt but IN
5 soon to have very good situation II
9 Madame Elvane's school rs music
t teacher, aud we can get along and pa!
!, part at time if your father would
> be SO kind us to wait little"
Lucy stopped short her voice wa
o getting unsteady, aud she was far too
u proud to yield to the fast coming tear
in Ninian Martins presence.
}, The young man had listened in 81
lcnce, bat now he took tin box from
l its shelf 10 the safe and uolocl ea it
disclosed suudry packages of labllcl
! NOES, receipts, etc.
, Let me sec," he said, running hi
,, eye over them, e" it was n note for fivt
= hundred dollars, believe"
Is "Yes, SIR answered the old man
" fivo hundred dollars
a Is this you note ~
e "Ye., sir"
It Minian Martin tore it in two, an'
is laid the fragments on the fire. Pau
/. Parker and Lucy gazed iu astonismcn
as the young lawyer lifted his darl
e eyes calmly toward them.
IS Mr.. Parker, you will please con
is slider that you have this day receive'
q payment for very old debt. W.
d have balanced accounts.
Sir. don't understand you,' sai'
@ the bewildered old man. 81 don
/. rcmember-"
'i But | do. It is rather more tina,
Is ten years, Mr.. Parker, since you pu
i that moaoy at interest y
"Sir"
eI ~ will be moro plain with you,
said the young man, smiling PEI
'e haps Miss Parker is not aware that
,. am Only tho adopted son Of my NOR
0, than father My real name is MIN
s. Berlani. ! am an Italian by birth
y Just ten years ago was begging .
~ tho streets of Laudhill, starved an
'e peniless. A Kind hand-you kuo,
l. whose, Mr.. Parker--extended itse|