The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-05-29

us an ugly Ola lnlng, Dut VIII answer
my purpose" and ignorant of the wealth
he had in his hand the scoundrel proceed
ed to fill it with tobacco, and lighting it,
passed with his comrades out of the Win
dow, bidding grandfather good light.
Bound hand and foot and unable to
move, my grandfather was forced to wit
ness the robbery. without being able to
regain his property.
So great was the effect on his system
that he began to fail at once. His APP
petite, hitherto good. was now gone,
He could not sleep, and was soon i'll.
Gradually growing worse day by day, he
died within six months, repeating with
his last breath, Its all over now: we are
all ruined ~
To say my father and mother did not
share my grandtather's gret would be
false My father made an accurate draw
ing of the pipe, and deposited it with my
mother, and then took 10 roaming over
the country, aud making acquaintances
with the lowest and worse people to be
found, in hopes of finding the pipe. Not
wthstanding he travelled through Germay
anl Holland. he returned home weary and
disappointed. to die OF fever contracted
IN ms wandering.
AS | grew up, the recollection of my
grandfather's pipe was indelibly stamped
on my memory. Had |, however. never
seen it, the drawing my father made of it
was so correct that | should have been
able to identify it anywhere
Often and often my mother told me the
story of the robbery, fearing lest should
forget it, making me promise that | would
keep my eyes open as passed through
the world, in hope OF meeting with my
grandfather's pipe
was twenty-one years old when lost
my mother, and came into the possession
of a sum of money sufficient to enable me
to begin life. | connected myself with Il
worthy man in the grain business. He
was wealthy and had taken fancy to me.
| was with him n year. when | became in
love with his daughter
| should have mentioned that his name
was Peter Krummacher and his daughter
was called Augusta. We loved each
other from the first; and | went to him
and frankly told our mutual feelings. He
listened to me quietly, and when | had
finished, said:
The only objection | have to You is
my daughter. Don't misunderstood me
l admire your character and could give
my daughter a dover large enough to
maintain you both handsomely, but do
not choose to do so. When YOU can come
to me rich enough to keep her in the style
she now lives, You may take her if she is
willing That is all | have to say Good
day."
This was Il great happiness, for it was
unexpected. | went to Augusta and told
her all
''Have courage" She replied. II will
wait tor you until | am an old woman.
What do you propose ?"
81 will 90 to some place where money
can be made faster than in Bavaria, and
as soon rs | can accumulate enough |
will return to you my darling, if you will
remain true to me-
"Have faith, have courage" She an
swered.
I dissolved business with Peter Krum-
macher, and went to France | did not
find things as good there as in my own
land, so | went to England Worse and
worse
Back | went to France. and fortune
favored me. | was one day sitting in Il
cafe at Bordeaux. when some sailors
'','o 1't,' ,I ,''
and soon became very noisy in their talk
All at once one of them pulled pipe out
of his pocket, the sight of which all but
made me faint. The fellow commenced
smoking my grandfather's pipe. I scarcely
knew how to act, | was so afraid of be-
traying my feelings. Could the diamond
tun,nlt a ra;gnod ~ NV ' hnart hp,p at that nn '
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