Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-10-05

room at q boarding mousse, Cne nlgnt
| after the sale, was - 49,.
."Who bought Fleetw0od!''
81 did not know the man. sir. lie
was stranger. There were many
strangers there, and did not learn
the name Of him who purchased the
horse. He was in the house a good
| part of the time, and noticed that
he bid for number of things .t,
81 hope Fleetwood hds a kind mas.
ter" observed Mr.. Phillips, after a
pause.
The clerk was going, but returned,
after short parley with some ono ut
| the door.
"uere's man, sir. who wishes you
to meet him at the house you occ'!-
pied. at half-past nine this evening"
"What can any one want OF me
there Z" said Mr.. Phillips, with an un-
easy gesture.
II cannot tell, sir. l did not know
tho man, but from the dim glance
had of him at the door, should say
| it was the man who was bidding upon
the horse when came away: anu the
same who bought Fleetwood"
Il must go, suppose yet, II ne IS
il gentleman. should hardly think he
would expose me to the pain of going
there"
Mr.. Phillips walked to his own
house with trembling steps. lie
looked old and feeble, like man who
had numbered twice his years. He
reached the door that once opened to
his familiar touch and rang the bell.
The woman who had 50 long kept his
house opened it. and ushered him to
the sittting.room, from which. years
ago, he had ordered his boy from his
sight forever.
This thought flashed into his mind,
and was more vivid from the clrcum-
stance of his own armchair being re.
moved out of its ordinary place, and
set in the middle of the room. and a
low chair directly in front of it, on
which Samuel had leaned in passionate
weeping. The boy on that night, had
left his cap hanging ON the corner OF
that low chair ; and, as if to deepen
| the fathers anguish tonight, boy S
cap hung there again. How we'll he
remembered it How he shook with
the memories that rose up to his mind!
His fearful eyes scarcely took in the
figure of noble looking gentleman
who now entered the room, and de-
sired him to walk around the house:
every piece of furniture was in its old
place. In his own chamber, the little
arrangementso of his dressing.t table were
precisely as they always were and in
alittle bedroom beside it, were the two
small beds in which his boys used to
sleep.
lie looked up at his conductor
through his fast falling tears. Some
thing in his face, in the bright, flash
ing eyes of the stranger, went to his
heart. They had returned to the sit
ting room, and the stranger held his
hand with warm, loving grasp. lie
heard the words, This is all yours,
dear father - and then the two men
sank together upon their knees, while
the younger breathed out q fervent
thanksgiving that he had been spared
to comfort and console him in his hour
Of adverse fortune.
Stung with his fathers cruel words,
Samuel Phillips had deserted his home,
and, driven almost to desperation, had
wandered away from the place that
knew him, to far city. Providence
raised up friends to the desolate boy.
He found himself trusted, honored, re-
spected and 1T the death of one who
had been as father to him, he be.
came wealthy. lie saw the notice of
the sale in q newspaper-hurried on to
prevent it, and arrived only when it
had already commenced.
lie had heard Of his mothers death,
and from that time, resolved never to
return. But when he found that his
father was in real distress. all was tor
gotten, savethe thought that he might be
in time to save him from open disgrace
or actual want. Everything had fall
en- into his hands, for the by.standers
saw that he was determined to possess
all, they gave way to his evident de-
sire and ability to crafty it.
The reconciliation was complete.
The pride of the father was subdued.
Reinstated in his old home, his liabili.
ties all met, and his business re-estab.
lished. by the son he had banished,
his heart had melted to a child-like
humility that was touching to behold.