The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-09-07
Worth or Wealth.

II tell you no, Agnes wont have
it. The fellow only wants my money
| know him know him | know all
their dundifcd jimcracks They hang
around bag OF gold as crows do around
carrion won't have any such thing.
Now you know"
Father. you Judge Walter too harsh
ly. He is good man honest and in.
du u3trious and
industrious say you I'd like to
knoa what he's got TO show FOR his in
dustry
"He ha- superior education father. "
Education Fiddlesticks Can he
live on his education Can he make
money of it2"
"Yes, he can live on it, He has al.
ready obtained good situation Us clerk" "
"And he can earn just enough TO keep
him in the fine clothes he wears
know these fellows But there's an end
ont II you choose him rather than
your poor old father you can do so. I
can live alone --shan't live loug-you
can--'
"Stop.-ston, father You have no
right to talk so" And Agnes Bremen
threw her arms around the old mans
neck and kissed him, and left the room.
Its curious how thsee young folks
act" the miser muttered TO himself af.
ter he mad seen his child DEPART
There's been twenty of the sharks after
that girl-all of 'em lowering around
ike man.eaters after dead body
Don't know what they want Can't
see9 -AL~ .""'o ,hougn its my
money But Agnes has never loved one
of 'em till this Adams came along the
jackanapes And now she wants to get
married at once. Nonsepse!"
The old man bowed his head as he
spoke, aud he saw drop upon the back
of his hand 1t was bright drop, and
the rays Of the setting sun were PLAYING
on it,
"She cried when she kissed me,' be
whispered, wiping the tear from his hard
hand II don't see what makes her sc
tender hearted She never took it from
me- But she may have taken it from
The old man stopped and clout
came over his wriukled brow There
was pang in his heart. He remember
ed the gentle, accomplishing being WHIT
had once been his companion-the moth
er OF his child He remembered hov
she became his wife even when the
bloom of manhood had passed from
him how she cared !or him. and hoV
she taught her child to love anl car
for him, too. And be remembered hoy
she never complained, even while suffer
ing. and how she had died. with a smil
and blessing upon her lips, though III
gold of her husband brought her no com
fort.
Noah Bremen bowed his frosted hea
more low, aud in bis heart he wished tha
be could forget all but the heeting JOY
of his wife But he could not forge
that he whispered how she might hav
lived longer if she had had proper cloth
ing and proper attention.
"But it would have cost so much
saved money!"
; Ah-the reflection would not remoy
the papg The other memory was NJ
permost.
Noah Bremen had passed the allotte
age of man, being over three score on
ten, and all his life had been devoted
making money. He had denied himse
every comfort, and his heart had been a
most as hard as the gold he had hoarde'
= But as his hair grew more white al
o spare, and the years grew more heayi
= upon him, he thought more-re6ectt
more. The sweet smile of his dead wi
IS was doing its mission now, and the pu
love of his gentle child was continu
i remembrance to him that there were be
ter hearts than his own.
At length the miser rose and pass
} out from the room. He would have Ia
!. the hut but as he reached the little o
e try.way he heard voice from the Carr,
;; 1t was his child's. He crept up Il
{ rickety stairs and looked through Graz
" in the door. He saw Agnes on her knee
Tears were rolling down her cheeks, al
her hands wero olsspsd toward hsavs