Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-10-20

/; age Both we're proud men in their Wa,
but the bsrGnet was the least unbendin
r of the two.
The guest commenced the conversation
"Sir John Barton, until yesterday
thought as i'll Of you as you haN 2, no doub
thought Of me. have learn. my error;
is for me to convince you Of yours. l com
to you frankly. Oar ranks in life are di
ferent, but in our grandchild We have on
great aim and object in common"
Up to this time both men had been stand
ing; but here, in compliancs with ges
ture from the Daronot, each took his ses
facing each other across the hearth rus
The GU st then continued:
II will tell you my story first, sir. ! wa
the son of an irouInonger, in largo wa
of business in Nottingham, and wGs i'll
tended by my father to succeed to hi
business. He gave ne fair education
at the grammar school OF tie place
Like most boys, l had taste 70
advUnture. ana when wa
seventeen had an alteration with my faith
er about the shop. ran away and enliste,
in the Tenth Foot. My father found on
what had done, aud wrote to offer &
purchase my discharge. but l refused. an'
I went out to India with my regiment
was a steady, well conducted mau, ant
soon obtained my sefgeant's stripes
Wncn in India heard Of the death Of IN,
father my mother had died masy year,
before also that when his bushes.
was wound up the surplus remaining VIII
very snail, few hundred pounds. which
was placed TO my credit in England. AT
ter came back / fell ia love and married
My wife was the daughter of French enli
gre. with nothing but her good looks a06
her kind heart. purchased my discharge
and with my little property bought, auc
furnished . house at Deal. where we lei
lodgings. My wife managed the house,
and gave lessons in fenceing aud drill tc
the few schools there and to casual
visitors. We had one child. When
she was ten years old lost my wife; and
after that all my feelings centered in my
child. / watched over her and loved her
as only nan can love his only child. So
things went on until your son came as a
lodger TO Us. / knew nothing of hiia-was
ignorant that he Was the only son of har.
onet p-.i heir 20 large estate. I knew
nothing of it until one day I came home
and found my child vas gone, and letter
from her saying that she was secretly mar.
ried, and telling me the rank ard position
good neFue as you could ba of yours. 81
shrank from the idea that it should be said
that had been party to my child taking
in-I knew how the world wonld pnt it
the heir of rich aud ancient family, and
wrote to say that until you Acknowledged
the marriage and approved of it, | woald
not do SO.
My pride, sir, was less deeply grounded
than yours was. Kate wrote to me from
the sctb OF France, where they bed taken
up their residence to say that you would
not relent, and that they were penniless.
Now, sir, my pride urged me to do the
thing which it had before prevented my DO
ing. | sold my house AM furniture sent
every penny to them. and set to work with
nv own hands to support myself Hush,
Sir john Baston-there are no thanks, no
acknowledgement due. did what / con-
ceived to ne my duty: you did what you
believed 20 be yours. Moaths after, let
ter reachtd tue from my dear child. Her
husband was attacked with cholera. She
had little girl, and no friends but myself.
She implored me to come on. Fortunately,
! Lad few pounds BIZ me aud hurried to
Marseilles, found Kate dying. and that
her husband had expired three days before.
She told me you had been written for at
the same time with myself. / have since
heard that you did not receive that letter
until week later. l closed my dear child's
eyes.
laid her by tho side of her husband in
the stranger cemetery at Narselliss, and
then finding you did not come, aud sup
posing you would not forgive, I took the
baby home to England. Since then, sir, |
have kept her-have brought her up, l
trust, kindly and well. At first the romad
life / led could do her no harm, but as she
grew up saw that it was for her good that
she regain her lost place in, the world.
Thought you might rrant the forgiveness
to the grandchild believed you had &c
fused to the son. 1 came down here and
found that had mistaken you-that it was
only an unfortunate accident which kept
you from standing beside your sons grave;
and then wac able to resign Kitty toycu.
secure a. least, of her future"
The baronet had listened deeply moved;
once or twice he tried TO interfere; but the
speaker stopped him with peremptory
gesture. When be ceased, Sir John Barton
rose and took beth hands OF The cthc-.
II have. rs you supposed. long mistaken
you, as you have, with greatly more r. as0n,
| mistaken me. Yours is now the triumph
Be generous sir. You give up this child &c
Ee this CHILD whom. much as | lov,
already, you must love far more. At leas
sh,sc her with ne Make tbs you- homo
| NV whole hope, nv whole aim in life nov
is in the child and her happiness. StoI
and aid me to bring her up"
II thank you, sir, the ex.sergeant said
II thank you from my heart. for fee
that your invitation is no idle compliment
but it is out of the. question. Your raul
in HE is infinitely above iaine; and Yes
/ am only too proud 10 accept position
like this.
sYour pride, then, is worse than NINE
tie baronet said, warmly. II sm. ac
IkllQwiedge, proud man; but am not to
proud to fsei without bitterness that m
son was supported b, sour generosity;tha
/ your hand laid him in the grave. that yol
have brought up his child. Think 20
that I, a rich man, With no means Of eve
spending my wealth, can ever repay sue
obligations as these? Do you think.th
sharing this home with you conld eve
make ne feel that m, debt was cancelled
| 1 And do YOU forget the child VIII you 6
away from her. and take from her th
friend who has heretofore been a father I
3 her Sir, you have thought me prou'
what is my pride to 'ours r.
: The old. soldier vas e-idertly r.ovs
, with tho tadiess and at the extreme Ga
: nestness and sincerity with which ii WI
, spoken. The bsronet saw his adyantae
and rang the bell.
: "Send Miss Barton here
There was q silence until Kitty entere
!, !, With cry of JOY she ran up to the cid SC
dier. -
"Oh, grandpa. grandpal l am so GLAD
{ kiss kittyl am SO happy New grandl
so kind to Kitty; but me want old grendp
n too." s.
o He won't stay with you, Kitty" q
q baronet said; 'he wants 10 90 away, inste,
,,ytof living here with rs. Come. sir"
said. give way. tdr Ire fsse or our de
child. .This ho;ise is large enough for
y both. You shall have your own apartmer
n where Kitty can spend part of the d
q with you. You can live the life OF b,
II NIT there If you like. Nothing can
d for you can ever make me otherwise th
y deeply your debtor. Surely the house
" large enough TO hold Kitty's two ersndp,
y eh. Kitty? Tell him so.", ,-
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