The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1875-08-14
Selett STORY.
WORTH OR WEALTH.

around Dag OF gold as crows 40 arouh'
carrion. wont nave any such thlng
NOW you know
Father, you Judge walter too harShiy
lie Is good man--honest ana industrious
and
Industrious, say you Ia ike 70
kno" what mes got 10 snow ior MS IN
uus'ry'
lie mas a superior euueatloh' Ia'her'
Education fiddiestlcks can nc
iiVe on MS education oan ne make
money OF III
les ne can ilVe on H. lie mas al
ready obtained good situation as CLERK
Ana ne VIII earn just enough 70 keep
him III tne nne clothes nc wears kno"
theSe ieiioWs' Du' there : an emu on T.
you CHOOSE MN rather 'na" your poor
OLD h'ner you can 40 So l can i've
aione-snan hSe iong-you can
o'oP-s'oP' 'a'hef LOU nave w
riSh' 70 taiA So lou KNOW couiu no'
,ea'e you Anu agnes nren'" 'nre"
her arms arounu Tue o'u man NECK anu
Kissed him' ana ielt the room'
its curious now 'hese young iolNs
ac', inc n'ser nu..ereu 70 himself a''ef
ne had seen MS cn'ld depart' lhere
peen twenty Oh 'he SHARKS ai'er 'ha' sn'
An OF EN- hO'ering arouha ner IKE
lnah-ea'ers ai.er ueau oouy Don
know what thcy want cant see
Ana eau l, 'noush "s my money
pu' agnes mas never 'o'ed one Oh em
'iii th'S ADAMS came aionS--'he Jac1a
hapes u ana no" she Wants 10 ge' mar
riea NJ once nonsense
Inc old man oowed MS head as ne
spoke, and he saw drop upon the back
oil MS hand' IL was a orisht drop, anu
the rays OF the setting sun were playing
on H.
She cried when she Kissed me, ne
whispered, wiplng the tear from his hard
hahd' Il don see what makes her SC
tender hearted ohe never TOOK II from
me, But she may nave taken II rom
Inc OLD man s'oppeu' ana a CLOUD came
over ms wr'nN'ed oro"' lhers was
pang III MS heart' ne remempereu the
gentle, accompanying oeing VINO hao
once oeen ms companlon-tnc mother oi
MS ehiid' lie rememoered now she De-
came MS Wlie' even when tne ploom Oh
mahhood hau Passeu from MN now she
loved HIM, nursed him, and cared ior MN,
ana now she taught her ehiid 10 love ana
care for him, too' And he remembered
now she mad never complained, even whiie
suffering, and how she had died, with a
smile and a blessing upon her Ups, though
the gold oil her husband Drought her no
comicrt'
Noah Bremen bowed his frosted head
more low, and IN his heart he wished that
he could forget all but the rev Meeting
JOYS OF his WIFE, But ne could not forget
that 1t had been whispered how his wife
might have lived longer IT she had had
proper clothing and proper medical atteu-
tion.
But 1t would have cost so much' l
saved money
Ah-the reflection would not remove
the pang. The other memory was upper
most
Noah Bremen had passed the allotted
age OF man, being over three score and
ten, and all his life had been devoted to
making money. de had denied himself
every comfort, and his heart had been al
most as hard as the gold he had boarded.
But as his hair grew more white and spare,
and the years grew more heavily upon
him, he thought more-rehected more.
The sweet smile OF his dead wife was do
ing its mission now, and the pure love of
his gentle child was a continual remem-
branee to him that there were better
hearts than his own.
At length the miser rose and passed
out from the room. He would have left
the hut; but as he reached the little en-
try-way he heard voice from the garrett.
1t was his child's, He crept up the rick
ETY. stairs and looked through crack in
the door. He saw Agnes upon her knees
Tears were rolling down her cheeks, and
her hands were clasped toward heaven
And she prayed:
"Oh, God be good to my father, and
make his heart warm and PEACEFUL Make
me love him with all tenderness, and en-
able me to do well and truly the duty [
pledged to my sainted mother Iprom-
ised her / would love and care for him