New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-05-21

adopt some less dignifed and responsible
vocation.
With this conclusion / was mot displeased
though BY NO means fattered by the reason
assigned by my worthy progenitor in tn
premises. I felt that l wss not only misur
derstood. but wronged. Strength was M
fathers grand ides ], and because was no
20 strong and robust a. my brothers va
held to be degenerate and unworthy SOC
Ny father was not of those who make tn
mind tho measure Of the man, and @ di,
not come mp to his material measure, va
condemned to Q position Of inferiority.
Under these circumstances had no diff
Guilty in obtaining permission from the hom
| government to accept q situatjon - COD,
clerk in our county court. The place
found . pleasant one, we'll suited to my
careful and methodical disposition. he,
regular hours for work, and the chief clerk
Mr.. Glover. who was q kind, considerat,
and sensible man, seemed to regard m,
with special favor from the first. boarded
at his house, and enjoyed there all the I'd
vantsges of . home. He had . small bu
select library, to which 1 had free accese
and used to be the companion of his walk
when he took his daily exercise. Without
thinking of it he was to me the best of edu
Gators. From his instructive conversation
l learned much concerning my physiological
constitution and the general laws of health
and by adopting his suggestions as to food
air and exercise, my physical system was
materially strengthened and my health
greatly improved. Occasionally I went
with him on short hunting expeditions,
which ] enjoyed amazingly. He was an OK
cellent ehot, and soon became tolerably
expert myself in the use of the death-deal-
ing tube.
But have not yet stated all the advant-
ages of my new position. Mrs. Glover was
not only the best of housekeepers. but one
Of the purest, fondest and gentlest of
women. To my inexperienced eyes she
seemed wholly fsultless, and even yet re-
gard her as the highest type of good, viz
tuous woman that it was ever my fortune
to be acquainted with.
There was no jar in the domestic life of
the GlOvers; NO chickering's; no jealousies.
Theirs was . home indeed home in
which all the endearments of earth were
found, and on which the smiles of heaven
fondly rested. However long my career on
earth, am satitfed that l shall never
again find 90 high q type of earthly bliss
a. that which witnessed in the domestic
Ii fe Of the two friends in whose home too
found . home. Their only child, little
prsttling boy Of three summers, died be-
fore l became an inmate of the household.
but the memory of little Willie was cher
ished there with 60 grandly pure and un-
selfish sentiment as to be q constant
source of refined gentleness and moral ele-
walton. incline to the opinion that am
indie bted to that child for portion of the
delicate attentions bestowed upon myself.
T hough dead, little Willie still spoke.
Even his vacant chair wac teacher of ten
derness; and, with its silent eloquence,
the disappointments OF earth
into the higher hopes of heaven.
In the happy home Of the Glovers l re-
sided for about four years. and they were
10 me years of improvement and unadulter-
ated enjoyment. During their passage 1
fire. gently visited my old home. and found
that made rapid advances in the good
opinion of my relatives. My improved
physique was my chief recommendation to
ny father, and in the good repute l had
occurred my mother and six brothers took .
pecial pride. The badge Of inferiority
'nce attached to me was, by common con-
ent, withdrawn, and l was cordially ad-
'anced to position of recognized equality |
md fraternity. That l felt gratified at |
hese changes can not be considered strange.
ret could not but remember that had in |
ONE respects been treated unkindly by my |
and that the comforts of home |
had found among strangers rather than |
eneath my fathers roof.
One day when Mr.. Glover and were ont
n little hunting expedition, curious in
ident occurred which, for the time being.
threatened to bring this eventual history to
n untimely close.
We had in our wanderings followed the
curse of mill stream in search of game,
nd at length came to a point where the
tream was damned and q saw mill had
cen constructed. Curiosity led us into
he mill, which was not running at the
me, and We there found three men busily
ngaged IN etfecting repairs. It appears
lat something had gone wrong about the
ater wheel, which was an old fashioned
continuance, and the water in the
ume was shut off by the closing of two
rye gates, intended specially for that pur.
Dse, and situated at the point where the
ume was connected with the dam.
The smaller gates, through which the
alter ran for the propulsion of the ma
linery, we're all open, and the workmen
ere employed on the floor of the fiume
yer which there were usually about eight
ct of water.
As had never seen anything of the kind
,fore, went down into the fume to ex-
nine the openings through which the
ster was discharged upon the various
heels, and just then, as ill luck would
I've it, the large gates at the head of the
inc gave way, and in an instant the en-
70 place was filed with q deluge as violent
it was unexpected.
With vague suspicion that some terrible
saster had occurred, found myself
yhtly wedged in a converging box, sadly
ggestive of an ill-ftting coffin. I felt
at l was half drowned, but knew not
nat had occurred or where 1 was. Inca
BILE of helping myself, and seeing not the