The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1878-05-10

Bread Upon the Waters.
The Brooklyn Eagle publishes the
following incident in the life Of the late
VIM. Orion, President of the Western
Union Telegraph Company: Years ago,
Q young school-teacher in one Of the
Eastern States had for salary a nominal
sum per month and the not at all du-
bious privilege Of boarding round. He
had the temerity to get a fever which
brought him TO deaths door, and not
having contracted to run hospital as
well as school, the trustees considered
their engagement with him Cancelled.
He was stricken down in the house Of
an old farmer, whose wife proved to be
devoted, self-sacrificing nurse TO the
young man, doing more than doctors or
medicines to bring the patient back TO
health. A friendship was formed be-
tween the young man and his benefac-
tors, which was cemented by an affection
on both sides, equal to the delicate and
noble service rendered to him. That the
venerable couple would not hear the re-
Enumeration of their kindness of months
was AS important as IL was q touching fact
TO the young man, for he was entirely
without means, and, when he came up
out Of the very valley Of the shadow Of
death, without the strength or prospects
to command them by labor. After
further and long period of GONZALES
cence, spent in the home Of his bene-
factors, he got chance again to labor
as q teacher, Eventually he entered on
business, and the old gentleman and
lady died in a green old age. Years af-
forwards, as man of affairs and for
tune, the former schoolmaster visited
the village where SO much sickness and
so much kindness had made a graphic
chapter in his personal life. He quietly
learned that an adopted daughter of his |
friends, 10 whom, in lieu of having no
offspring Of their own, they had devised
the homestead, had married an excellent
merchant of the village, but that bust
ness embarrassments and resolution
to be fully honorable in their settlement
had made the sacrifice Of the homestead
imminent. The gentleman with much
delicacy and firmness insisted on coming
into the case, BY right Of an obligation
and desire to interfere on behalf of
The successors of those who had ran
somed him from death. He bought the
place and gently compelled the young
lady and Der husband TO keep on living
here, nor would he let them paw any
hing to him for the privilege. His aid
enabled them to start again even with
he world. They soon began to pros
per, and, with q self-respect that was
most creditablc and characteristic, they
would not allow the gentleman Of whom
We are writing to have the deed Of the
homestead made out in their names. A
hort time afterward, they insisted on
'eginning TO repay to the gentleman in
nstallme-ts the several thousand dollars
le had, without any embarrassment to
himself, advanced to them in their
Emergency. He protested, but to no
purpose, and in the course of time they
epaid him every cent OF it. There was
veritable battle Of wills between them !
nd him; they insisting that he had dis :
harged, in loan to be paid back, all
bligations he felt toward their foster
arents for their kindness to him. he {
insisting that they should regard it as a 1
cry inadequate part payment Of an in
so Et&0s 0ut tiiCiI tiGW Vi the
ase won, and all the concession they
rould make to the gentleman's sensi-
liities was to comply with his really
Indignant demand that interest should
OF be returned on the sum he was !:
,ade to take back against his wish. !.
'o-day that self-rcspecting couple are !,
iriving in plenty and honor on the old :.
lmily farm. To-day their benefactor y
es dead across the river, and the great :
i corporations in the land, all society I
nd the Government of the nation mourn =
i'm as one whose integrity was spot :
IS, whose administrative genius was !,
the first order, whose name came to I
ninence and honor round the world. =
nd whose patriotism, courage, execu- :
We ability and magnificent energy, =
nrity and fidelity made his life fragrant ! !
ld make his memory royal and redo :.
mt with example and inspiration :
nong men. Those whom he benefited y
this one instance Of many similar in !
ances Of effective and unheralded be- !,
evidence, shall be namelcss. But he by Z Z
HON they were benefited and over y
HON the metropolis and the country
nd with blessings on his career and in
We for his character was named VIII
I'm orion. N