The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1872-11-05
The Old Mans Plot.

A FEW years since there was living in
"A Harlem an old man who relates the
following remarkable story Of himself. He
was possessed of a pretty good farm, with
everything necessary for his business, and
had but one child, who having married, it
was agreed that the young couple should
live in the house with the parent, as he was
widower. Things went on exceedingly
well for some time when the ON proposed
to his parent that he should make over to
him his estate, promising to build new
house and otherwise improve the farm.
The farmer, through persuasion, gave him
a deed or gift of it, and everything belong
ing to it. 3tr# hsf Hdl
After few years, as the father grew old,
he grew little fretful and dissatisfied,
while the son, thinking he had nothing
more to expect from him, forgot his filial
duty, and used his aged father worse than
he did his servants. The old man was no
longer permitted to eat at the table with
his son and wife, but compelled to take his
meals in the chimney corner, and was con-
tinually i'll used by them. The i'll usage of
the old man was carried ON to such an ex-
tent that he could no longer bear it, but
left the house and went to neighbor and
relation of his, declaring that if his friends
could not help him get his estate back
again, he should be obliged to come and
live with them.
His friend answered that he might come
and live with them, and if he would follow
his directions, he would help him to get
his estate again. "Take this bag of dol
lars, carry it to your room at your sons
shut it up well in your chest, and about
the time you expect they will call you down
to dinner, shut your door, and have all your
dollars spread on the table in the middle of
the room. When they call you, make a
noise with them by sweeping them from
the table into the bag again. o
The bait tookocompletely. The wife had
looked through the key-hole and toll it to
her husband. When the old man came
down, they insisted on him sitting at the
table with them, and treated him with I'M
common civility. u...fff
The old man related to his friend what
he had done, who gave him directions what
to do if his son asked him for the money.
After few days the on discovered the
old man very busily engaged in counting
out his money, and at the next meal time
he asked what money it was he had been
counting.
"Only some money have received from
the discharge Of one of the bonds had
standing out I expect more in a few days,
and / fear shall be obliged to take Mr..
Ms farm, upon which / have a
mortgage, as he is not able to raise the
money, and if the farm is sold, it will not
fetch as much as will discharge the mort
gage"
After few days the son told his father
he intended to build house ON the farm,
and he would be glad if his father would
let him have the money.
"Yes, child, all have is coming to you.
intend to give you the bonds and mort
gage, but then think it would be best
to have it put all together in new deed or
gift. will get neighbor L--- to call and
draw new one."
Accordingly his friend and cousin, who
had devised the scheme, came to the house,
and the son gave the father the deed, that
another might be drawn off it. When the
old man had got the instrument into his
hands, in the presence of his friend he
broke off the seal, and committed the witt
ing TO the fire saying: lr.
"Burn cursed instrument of my mis-
cry and folly .--and you, my dutiful
children, as the estate is all my own again,
you must remove Immediately unless you
will be content to be my tenants. have
learned, from experience, that it is best for
the parent to "hold the loaf under his own
ARMAND that father can better main
tain ten children, that ten children can
maintain father.