The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-05-18

hadn't tpibs enough ~ make hs pfos
isssipu support him and was ready ~ d.
writing ~ Hw wood t. hep ~ eke gut %
livelihood
" Ouf RHadson has brains" faftly In
irffupted my grandmother MY side
W the faulty contained M fosis, and
yours, father, wefe Whist WA termed cute
mfut
"Thefe's y beginning everywhere " ~
turned The old man pufng vigorously
Vt his pipe "Thew must bc y begin
ming"
Having delivered tbis remark with IN
emphasis which lct no doubt that he be-
lieved 10, he went On
4" Can you take that clock IN pieces
There was IN old. fashioned clock stand
ing IN the corner Of the room) and put
II together again.
" I'm no clock.maker," I replied.
That is 10 say ~ %rcjoincd he, you
have no mechanical ingenuity. One
need not be q clock maker to do that.
have done il, and ran do il again; and I
am no clOck-maker.'
How unreasonable you are, father"
suggested my grandmother.
He did not appear TO notice her re-
mark, but continued
Can you turn q sOmersault?"
II never tried" | replied.
"Then you are not as expcrt rs q
clown. For the life of me ! can't see
what good you are going to do in the
world"
And | can't see" said my dear old
grandmother, "what occasion there will
be for the boy to mend clocks or turn
sOmeraaults. To hear you talk, one
would think you had nothing to leave
him but your advice, and that is not of
the most encouraging nature"
"a young man should rely on him
self" returned my grandfather. "Riches
take wings. I've managed to hold my
property together pretty well, but how
do | know he will do so when you and /
are gone? He'll marry Miss Miller.
What sort of q wife will she make him ?
Smart with her heels, no doubt. Nimble
with her fingers at the old organ, but
those won't serve to keep a family from
going headlong to destruction.
"Sallie Miller is a very prudent and
useful girl" replied my grandmother.
81 don't see what you find amiss in her"
Don't you ?" he replied. Then he
relapsed into silence, and smoked and
looked into the fire.
By and by he got up and walked out
of the room, and then my dear old
grandmother took my hand and held it
in her own, and told me not to fret, that
she would bring my grandfather to think
better of my sweetheart.
| thanked her ever so much, but | had
little hope that she would ever be sue
cess I'll.
About this time my grandfather was
ome property in the town where
was reading law, and it became neces- .
,ary for him to go there to sign some :
leeds and receive the money for the d
vale. At his request | accompanied him. =!
1t was nearly evening when his busi. !
ness was finished. and we set out ON our a
home. Four thousand dollars, |
the proceeds of the sale, my grandfather l.
carried in bank notes on his person, rs it '
too late to make a deposit in bank. .
The old gentleman was in good humor, !
and talked pleasantly as we drove along. !
My mind was full of schemes Just at !
hat time, as to how l was to support "
Sallie Miller if | married her before my Z
grandfather died. / little dreamed that a
re we arrived home a way would be !
opened to me. We were going down a d
teep hill, and it IA now quite dark, l.
ghen the horse stumbled and fell, and in 7 =
n instant a shaft was snapped in twain. =
sprang out of the wagon and grand Il
lther quickly followed. a
The horse in his fall had become en- I"
in the harness, and lay helpless e
pom the earth. The moon was Just ris- u
~ and gave but an uncertain light, ~
sky asfull of feecy clouds, but %stillit =,
the package of $4,000 as he stopped Z,
own to free the horse. There it lay at a.
~ feet and he was unconscious OF his o.
'ss. Another instant | had picked it a.
p and was holding it behind me, irreso- III
tie how to act. You will understand =.
lat didn't mean to steal it, but some =,
Ow or other | had al indistinct idea =,
lat could make the occasion serve my "
ms. There was a large fiat stone by y,
lie roadside. ] had trapped a rabbit o
lere once, and | knew there was a con- 4;
derable cavity beneath il. An instant -
ter the $4,000 were deposited in the =,
Die. "
The shaft being tied up we got on our m
ay again, but it was midnight ere we ~
rived at home. ~,
Grandfather had not been within :,
five minutes ere he discoverd the y,
IS of his money. He didn't get angry, ~
1T was frightened. 1t was the first
me in my life | had witnessed him
I've lost my money" he exclaimed. "
he drew his hand from his coat pocket. r.,
zen he slid down, like a helpless child, oit
to a chair and the cold perspiration ";
oke out in large drops on his forehead. in
is face became very white. Grand. o.,
other was standing by his side. M
" Never mind, she exclaimed, grand Br
will 60 back and look for it, and col
re say will find it too ma
" Four thousand dollars don't lay long bu
my road, however ~unfrequented, and ma
2 road we travelled tonight has always inc
ne one passing over. No, the money dla
MT be found. All! me-" and the old sls'
lay back in his chair like one i'll. nay
For an instant my heart reproached the
g., AMI | was almost ready to confess the
trick, for my grandfather looked the ,or,
ture of DESPAIR. nav
I'll go and saddle a horse and ride Inr
k. | suppose you must have lost it wra
the horse was being freed from the sL;,
ness. IT'S only three miles back and a h,
moon is now ur. 1t won't take me the,
2 to ride it," int
| think I'll go with you," replied the mo,
man. eau
Don't think oft" l replied Crust mai
orandfathar. If can't nnend q clocE N. 4.