, 1877-01-25


One time there w!as good old man living in
Detroit. Ills back was bent, Ills step was slow,
and mcn who Eazcl upon Its snowy locks and
wrtuklcd face whispered 10 each other:
&. IIc is q good old man who has not long to
live"
The old man lad been we'll of IN Ills i]av, but
when lc found himself III ts. sl,atly sidu Ut
lifc+ vito deud and home broken up, hu faId to
IFS only tnn:
Here, William, take all have and let your
The son took tile paprrs-ynu bet he did nnd
the father was Eiyen u cuzy corner, btg chair,
md u cDr,,-coh pipe. AL went well for a year
or SO. and thcn the son aud the sons vile be-
nun In The corner. They threw out hints, de-
prtscl lim Of ILLS comforts, atll one cold day In
wtntrr lic WIS told that he llal better 10 to
1falifay-Suya srotia.
Tic old man's heart was sore as lie went out
into the world to battle against l.unyuf alu
cold, and when Night eunic lie Wcred In door
nav and wept like chill
swim Is making that rti,l.mussc up thcrc!'
called reporter, wl'ose steps hal been arrested
by thu 6obs, aud he went up tic strps, pattrtl
story was told.
"Cone tlowp to tie station with me-" eail
tic reporter, taking thu old man's arin. "your
sou is trst co.ssln to thc man WHO preferred
Next nornlnE one Of the daily papers co1l-
falueu ull Item to tile elect than au old gtntlc-
nlan nanltd tioudhrarttia1 been found wanl1rr-
Ing the streets nt nlClt. nnl that wtcis laen tu
wcrc fo,1nd ol, hitu. The ol,l .uat rc.Nl Il over
threr tilnrf, slapped his Lex IL he SAW The point,
aud beautiful smile covered Ills face anu
climbed up through IFS hair. In nbuut all hour
Ills son William rushed Into the station and
called ont:
"Father, dear father, come fouet All Of us
were crying all night loug, aHd MY wife Is HOW
lying II, eonutosc statc on Yur!r aeeouut!"
Tile old man went llotllc with him, winkinE
at the lampposts a'la smiling as llc turned thu
cor,,rrs. f[c had ali bis comforts back an the
ton bought him costly pipe and pair Of box
tucsl bouts that very tlay.
Well, Us time went on thu son ycnturcl 10
suggest that The bonds had better ts turned
over to him, at,tt every time he sud bonls ~
the old ,ll.tu would sutlc and turn the subject
to pAtent ,nikearls or t!,e necessity Of cuuntrs~
felicrA taikinC lnure palms With their lead nick.
els. Thu uthcr day tie fntlscr went to bed to
waiting for thc summons. The sot said hla
heart wls breaking, mud then wcnt through tue
old mans rtuthcs to lind the hunus. lie didn't
lind any. Iic sCMrched the barl, aud the Earrct
anil tho cellar, and f!t,aliv. wien he saw that
death was very near, liz leaned over the bed aud
)" Father, do you know me r.
"Oh, Yes-l Know you llkc i book" replied
tin Iylnl man. ..-.-
"An'. father, don't you sec that this thing is
almost killing met"
s'Yes. William, acc It."
"-tnd, -thusc-tllosc-hon you
know. | suppose yon Yaf,t them used to pur
cl,:lsu you a u,tIa1ltirntt"
"Correct, Wi!ian,n whispered tue father,
winkins d CHASTITY wink, and Us that Hainc Oil
tnlilc covered his f4cc death came to take lin
to II better home.
When evening fell and tha son nt1f tho son'f
wife wcrr wildly searching thu straw-bcL To get
their hands OIL ihust bon.ls reporter stool iii
der the gaslaup nrrt'ss the Atr,rt, mud with hls
thumb Oh lis rosv he swrttly called out:
''s,!d asin aud got the tln-next ifllal son
step lurwAru!'