The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-12-04
ALEXANDRIA, Ia, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1878.

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Grandfather had his bedroom ant
library downstairs on the south sid
Of the hall. Pleasant, sunny room:
they were, opening into Others
never used, all filled with the g, gan
tic furniture our ancestors preferred
In the evenings he used tosopen bis
library door, and we could see hin
reading under the light Of his tai
lamp. when bedtime came, we sale
good night to him at his door, anf
he would pleasantly respond. aBul
one eveningthe did not answer His
book was open before him, his head
upon his breast he was dead
The neighbors came; amog others,
Mr.. Thompson, with whom grand.
father had been accustomed to5hold
long debates over tile garden wall.
He was d curt business man, kind;
but with no time. to waste He
showed as how we stood inthe world.
There was no will. 1--WE were The
heirs. ! But except a. few hundred
4 +. So,
ao}larslin thessecretary, and tile GER
titicates' Of good for nothing insu-
rance stock, there was no property
no trace Of income. IS, aGa siiaR& y
a"Most singufar!!' said Mr. Thomp.
SOM a''Howi has the old gentleman
'been7living?' 90. oiiitl tita ii,''s
edid mot know. There were no
debts: We did not even owe, the ser
wants butthat one week wages. Y
There was but fifty dollars left
when the funeral expenses were'paid.
We had the place, to be valuable in
the remote future; but how were we
to eat and drink nieanwhile2 a&3at s1s
iMrThompson said be would adj
wise US AT any time, and went home:
We girls cried. Wye said he
slfo1ldtalk With Van Aster, and get
a situation at once. He was within
a amoaths DE graduating, but IF he
could have the place III the Bank at
three hundred dollars a year he
should go now..aj stf ,,esE SOS e
This he did. Van tAster.s uncle
was thebank- president, and, perhaps,
was Influenced ID our favor. For a
week wel felt rich. Then We soon
foundthat wood COAL -four, taxes
AID things, counted up SO fast that
we were poor even IN the matter Of
clothes. Wye must look nice to
work in the bank. ~! SCR = 7 3 sai3si
Wegtew thriftfer every week, and
bylasf BY Wye said he thought We
would be sable to bring II down to a
straw a'day.. 's " l'ifsoi
Poor boy! he did have such an ap
petite. iAlI The time l had IT ID ny
heart TO hope We Should come upon
some hidden treasure, and Iscoured
every corner Of the house. Il found
old wine, d chest full Of rich brocaae
and lace, boxes Of yellow letters, But
ofthohey not a dime. byG aasii.i7f 7e'5
"Do you suppose said Beck,
chat he Gturaed his whole fo:tune
into gold, and spent it during these
yearso war? . hive heard Of such
tlfings.'' ag i4tifs gEas3!d stli II saiG-
"Ff ohea did NOT, where lis it2'a
saitl,I.s & "a absats aiadR !. st9y-
When Spring opened we estab-a
Iished sWyman in grandfather's
rooms.d They were 'pleasant,s sonve-'
nient for us and for his friends, and
gave him a certain dignity as tie
head of the house.ioA 9af ~ 84.t'l.tttsi.
We had so little oflanythiag else,
we thought much Of our family dig.
nifty. Wehadno servants, but w,
cleaned the rooms ourselves, and the
whole 'wofhjwas completely done, 'ialI
animatediby the iforlorn expectation
Of mine, of finding some hiding
place, or,aat least, a paper to throw
some Rglimmer ofElight on grand
fathers past. But nothing hap
pelneed, :. , Nothing happened till,
mouths and months AFTER Wyman
came home from the bank, sick.
Then we felt this was our first real
fright ~ and misfortune. Bunaie ran
to the end q, the street for q doctor,
and came holding him fast by the
haaad. He had nseles a friend, and,
50 it turned out, had We. He was =
young man, I found outin the course
of a few days, and he seemed won,
derfally taken witheus all and what
Of our story he learned. of7a
AS for Wyman, be was Got dan
'geroasly illhas all. Styling ID bet
was the best thing he could do. d,
needed but little .nedicine; We mus us