The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1875-12-30

maok ID o' fn'taks the watch To- i =:
night; ind you 9Th c:aah get to bed, >.'' 3,
200 Yodp u 9 good bbO6j,"s bOy," said old .
Gotfisb. e&,aiI rnrG( a
sss;And than, I've been Jthinkipe,1f
cSatinued Railip;; ttbaaas a. tbsmorrow morrow
sI New ealaS, I Atyiacpme and,
din>''with ltuandamake IL insJiself han
POO Motbsf pefhaps'hssa aho| iioint in
the kitchen, and" .coE& .
|: s:ao;;r5a'sraptse the :s,q4fths.S, :s,f:hb j.
rwese,nojoint, bat then NE have, =
psasapd tapdaArshslfa of snaiso !; with,
lpetatees ferIA.relishj and Aslittle rice
with lAazeiAeaasso fenna osoup, and
tw4aaaks oof beer: TO-; ;drihk. Only
come, Philip, for We shall live finely
|:to;qaorrewb Naxtsw week we may do
betters for theE New Z Kear's1 gifts will
|bes seQmingsis tspdu ,Gpttlfeb's 81 share y {
swMb be aomethipsA 20, wesh ball live
grandly e. cit no !,22v!q & ,15aL'
s5:sWell, 80 much the better, dear
mother" said Philip; sebut have you
paid ithe:rent Of tho cottage yet'?'' -
old Gottlieh shrugged: his should.
era! ~! ohs<t.tn; r. ...;;::..'' @-* -
Philip laid = purse upon the ia!
4dble., .:f!5:-4fs ,.2.c+pri:r . e ~
"There are two-and-twenty dollars
that I have saved? II can do very
we'll without them; take- them for a
New Years g,ft, and then we can all
three enter on theenew year without d
Edebtore q care. iaGod grant that we
may end itiu health and happiness.
Heaxdnsin itsagoddnesa will. provide
for: both Yoaand me!'''s Il r,...,,,
! 1ekrs came into Mother Kathar-
in5s eyes as,shs Rissed her SON; old
Gottheb said! e'Phihp, you are the
prop and stay Of our old a. e. Con
Ptihus!to' be honest and good, and to
love :youripsrents, SO will q blessing
resten ysous / lean give you nothing
Tor b. New Yeaks gift bit: =: prayer
that ou,msy keep your heart pure
ana tsne;-rthia ID in year power;
!5ouwiA9beirich enough; 7lIffor q; clear
eonscience,isza'heaven insitself:" y
w So said old 'Gottlieb, and then, he
Wrote down in an: accountcb ook the
sum. Of two-and twenty dollars, that
his son had given him. = RI
+: "All that you: have cost me in
childhood is now nearly paid up
Your savings amount to- three hum
dred and seventeen dollars which
have reeeived.9 y:;'!" .:,:.:st i. >
| l "Three hundred and seventeen dol
iattss;!'l cried Mistress Katha arine, in
the greatgat eatga 5attnaaaseam1 attnaaa1em1sntt,2 san,tt2!I and then
/ turning toll fhilip ~ithhp voice full o.
tend eerlnn,essas,. ln,sa ':Ah, 'PhiIp,"1 she said,
|sthouu ogrieevest 7Iie.s1 Child Of my
hearth Yes, indeed tBdd dost.s iHadst
! thou saved that m6hey for othyself
1thoap might have Bought som ne Z land
| with! Il; and Started as u gardener on
Thy 6~tn 75it account; anaR itaR mafrif Rose.
| Nov th.a4 tilt is is iimdpodssfble:: Buts' take
6GMiffott, Gaif 1T Pbilipt:0 o wei old;o and
thoo{dr WS7inlld Win hot have to ii SUPPORT us
ion,e?: t:s2nod o'I o7sd# td1~:s4
Mother" exclaimed Philip and
he f6r,o5wxihieed 5xiie i li.tlee,' what are' You
thinking>of2 Rose ii dear to me. a,
iinys Hffe;; but I would give up a"hun.
(dred Roses rather than desert you yoiui
aud ny fathereinI shouldsnt7 7efa g. g find
ssJI6sherpsren6 in this E5~orfd but
yoa,b there are plentFo Of Roses,
althbuehbfa ~ouldsi have none but
| Mrs! Bittner's Rosej were there even
+ ten thousand otherss"'! 70 a< ."r:s
T "Yoou are /, right, Philip" said Gott
lieb glowing and marrying are no1
in the commandments, but to honor
ogdirr your father and mother is i ! duty and
commandments: 70 give up strong
passions and inclinations for the hap
pineas Of your parents l,is- the :: trues,
Egrstitude of q SON. J Twill gain, you
the blessing from above; it will mak'
you rich in Jour own heart"
i "If it were,only u snot too long fo1
Rose to watt saids Mrs. katharine
aof If you could give up tho engage
ment !altogether / u For Rose is .
pretty girl; that can't be denied; and
I though: she is poor, there will be N
want Of wooers. She is virtdous ant
i Understands q Z .I ho'psek|eepiing:" q *
i rNever fear, mp!hrr,' : replied Phil
ip = tnRosea has selemnlysNprn to mar
d rysno other man but me and that j
! sufficient. f,]HEteqE Hen mother has nothing
To- object ito meo9And2 2I was j.
1 "a IL
i business and bad money enough t
> keep a wife with, Rose would be nj
+ wife tomorrow. The e;oply annoyance
Iva Wke hhaavs IL II, that hsf mpother viii no
1T ii 4psst aften 81 a.sp3x5ssaw W whish. i h. s.;
: says frequent meetings do pnRR 20 good
p but I differ fhrom from her,o ~ and / 50, doe
Rose! fforr1 We think: mtile,etipg d, 5ofte,
does US both great deal Of. good
And wehaye agreed to meet tornigh1
ID iptttwslvesoc clock: :at;the g+ea at doc
!, Of: St. aregory's church, tor Rose
! t,hripgiag in the iYsara ast 4 friend
? house; saa 1am ia take her homo: !
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