The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1877-03-01
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Onc time there was good old msa
living Ia Detroit His back vas bert,
hls step was slow, and men who gsFsd
upon his snowy locks aud wrinkle face
whispered 10 each oiher;-
/ he Is a good old man who has mol long
to live.
The old mAu bad been well od Ia bis
day, bu, wbeu hc found himself on the
shedy side of liic, vile dead aud home
broken NJ, he said 10 his only soai--
/ Here, William, take all have, aud lot
+ your home be ny home until die.
The son took The papcrs-you bet be
did land the father was given cory
corner hg.ehair, and eorn.ocb Pipe.
An went well for = year or 20, and thea
the son and the sous wife begaa to make
Il uncomfortable for the nice old man In
\ the corner. Thoy threw out hlnts, dc.
priyed him OF his comforts, asd, one
cold day in winler, ho was told that he
bad better 90 TO Halifax Novs Scotia.
! The old mans heart was sore as he
went oot iulo the world 10 battle against
hunger aud cold, aud when night came
he covered into doorway aud wspt
I like a child.
/ Who Is making that chiu.musio up
there called reporter, whose steps had
been arrested by sobs, aud he wsst up
the steps, patted the old man on The head
and by aud by the story was told.
| Come down TO the station With me,
said the reporter taking the old mAn's
arm. Your sou Is first cousin to tho
man who preferred buzzird TO lamb, aud
IN help you fix hIml
Next morning, Que OF tho daily papers
contained an item TO the effect that an
old gentleman named Good-heart had
been found wandering in the streets al
/ night, aud that when taken to the station
sl0 600 worth OF United States bond.
were iouud on him, The old man read
Il over three times, slapped his lex as hs
saw the point, aud beautiful smile Gov
cred his face and climbed up through hi
hair. Ia about all hour his son William
rushed into the station and cried Quit
! Father, dear father, come home a.
of us were crying all A,ght long, and IA,
wife is now lying in oomatose state on
your account!
| The old man went home with hlm
winking at the lamp-posts and smiling q,
BIO turned the corners. lie had ell hi.
comforts back, and the son bought hha
a costly pipe and pair OF box toed boo,.
that very day.
Well, as time went on, the sou w..
tured TO suggest that the bonds had BE-.
ter be turned over to him, aud every t.nu
be said bonds, the Old man would SIN
aud turn the subject 10 Patent milk-ea i,
or the necessity Of counterfeiters taking
more pains with their lead nickes -
other day, the father went TO bed 10 Il
and he smiled ofteuer than before Ms !,
lay waiting for the summons. The .
said his heart was breaking, and thr
went through the old mans clothes
lind the bonds. He didn't fiud any. u
searched the barn, and the garrct, az,
the cellar, and finally, when he saw ~
death was very near, he leaned over tbs
bed and whispered
Father, do you know me?
Oh, Yes-l know you like book. re-.
piled tho dying man.
And, father, don't you see that ibi,
thing is almost killing mel
Yes, William, see IL.
And, father those -those--bonds, you
know-I suppose you want them used 10
purchase you q monument?
Correct, William, whispered the fAtltr
winking ghastly wink, and 81 t1,i
same old smile covered biz face dea'h
came to take him 10 better home.
when evening fall aud the son and
SONS wife we're wildly searching is
straw bed to get their hands on the baa'.
reporter stood under tho gss l.rf,
across the street, aud with his thumb !
bis nose be sweetly called out; =
sold hg'iu and got the tln--neHt 9 !
sou step lorwardl