The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1877-03-15
WY The Old Nan Died With a Smile
on Hls Face.

O1e tire there was 3 good old man
living IN OstrOit. His back was bent.
MS step was slow, and men who
gszed upon his snowy locks and
wrinsled face whispered to each
other: He Is good old man who
has not long to live"
The old man had been well off in
his day, but when he found himself
on the shady side Of life, wife dead
and home broken up, he said to his
only son "Here, William. take All
l have, and let your home be NV
home until I die"
The son took the papers-you bet
ne oid' and the father was given q
cosy corner, q big chair, and 3 cob
pipe. All went well for a year or so.
and then the son and the sons wife
began to make it uncomfortable for
the nice old man in the corner. They
threw out hints, deprived him of his
comforts and one cold day in winter
be was told that he'd better 90 10
Halifax-Nova Seotfa.
The old mans heart was sore As ne
went out into the world to battle
against hunge= and cold, and when
night came he covered in q door-way
and wept like child.
WHO Is making that chiu-musie
up there ?5 called q reporter, whose
steps had been arrested by the sObs,
aud he went up the steps, patted the
old man on the head, and by-and-by
the story was told.
Come down to the station with
me-" said the reporter, taking the old
mans arm. 'fYour son is first cousin
to the man who preferred buzzard to
lamh, and Pll help you fix him"
Next morning one of the daily pa
pers contained an item to the effect
that an old gentleman named Good
hart had been found wandering the
streets at night, and when taken to
the station house $4,000 worth of
United States bonds were found on
him. The man read &c over three
times, slapped his leg as he saw the
point, and a beautiful smile covered
his face and climbed up through his
hair. In about an hour his son Will |
liam rushed into the staIiOn and call |
ed out:
Father, dear father, come home. |
All Of US were crying all night long,
and my wife is now lying ia coma
tose state on your account
The old man went home with him,
winkIng at the lamp-pOsts and smil-
ing as he turned the corners. He had
all his comforts back, and the. son
bought him costly Pipe and a pair |
of box-tOed boots that very day.
Well, as time went en- the son ven-
tured to suggest that the bonds had
better be turned over to him, and |
every time he said "bO1dsn the old |
man would smile and turn the sub |
leet. The other day the father went |
to bed to die and he smiled cftener /
than before as ne lay waiting for the |
summons. The son said his heart /
was breaking, and then went through |
the old mans clothes to find TIE /
bonds. He didn't fad any. He /
searched the barn and the garret and |
the cellar, and finally wheu-he saw |
that death was very near he leaned |
over the bed and whispered /: "Fa- (
ther, do you know me ?''
"Oh, yes; know you like q bcOk,U /
replied the dying man.
"And father don't you see this |
thing is almost killing me-"
eyes, William, see it.n
"And, se-those-bOnds,
you know. I suppose you want them
used to purchase you a monument"
Correct, William" whispered the
father, winking a CHASTITY wink, and
IS that same old smile covered his /
lace death came to take him to bet
Ter home.
When evening fell the son and the
Ion's wife were wildly searching the
Itraw bed, to get their hand on those
Free Press.