, 1879-04-14
~, ,,st ,vrlts mo strong latter dunnin8 ma Ike

u ,r,t ,vrts mo strong latter dunnin8 ma Ike
tto,, coIIcetion ageucY.-give me hint that Tho
.s,.,encnl on ono Of tho notes Ravo you proves
~ n.vr bccn forged, and that nnlcas II IL met yon
vi hare mo dragged 10 fclon'd cell. Pntl 1t
...,o w." md I'll tnctoso It to The old lady With
.ai,ent letter TINT III sprinkle with tho hhlts
.s.,, 10 mako It seem hllstotcd with tears, and I'll
wv 0laS. snn AZ 75 she'll 10 in town In twenty.fnur
vs.. The alvieo seemed good to The creditor, and
~ .o,c The letter. and three days afterwards tho
W man n,lotcd to hts Office tho old won1hn."
~" ssns clad In Ioep mourning. and on her elderly
.u,,n,cnnnce bora signs Of tcnrs. She carried
.a,.1, old .faahfoned rctlcutc, and clung to her
."n.. ,rm ueryously. ''Alt, Robert, 1eohestt"
~ ~. .,i1 s.hcrc your c1traynEAnce and undntlfu1
a,,no vopr stomach with pFod'gnl husks has we'll
u,1 .,.S t,nuc1t down my gray hairs with sorrow 10
nv s ave, besides having 10 setl 81, 600 worth Of
~. ~ witch ID worse. All ronB are soru trial
,ns'r mo,hess1" aud aha followed tho creditor
1.a thr inner otIlco, With many tsars ard aEghs.
INV ROOT, misguided son. she said tothu moncy.
,.ndc,. has been Borrowing money from you. and
! infer from your latter to hlm that the hap1css
,outh has addsd forgery to hta other reckless
ss... This Is an awful blow to mothers heart,
s.h,,h has rocked him. m innocent babe, Ii tho
"'s,le nnd expected fondly 10 see him throncd
ssanr the erent and good u IN Alderman, OF 4
.nI,t,onnry, or something. But mothers heart,
.onlr want you to understand that II after this
arr. bo pefststs In hts evil courses and horroHs
s"nnsy u" frou, any one to sQuanIor II In rlotous
hn.ts' won't pay ncnny Of It, and wouldn't II
~ wss ]y,ng In his ccfEln before MO, 50
,.ind now what l have said to yon.
,i",E I,"@ much" At this moment tbs cred.
,nr sav tho prodtgal wInkinG ut him
t.om the outside Office, and telling the old
i,av 10 walt ono n,oment, lio stcppcd ont. "fs
.se ro,ng to pony np! said tho prodCat an1ious1y.
!. sbe is.-us o. K.," said hln creditor, - hut
nh. .a,s slo'u never do 80 sga!n." "Teli you
what " eatd the prodga1, - you give mo another
s,gm and sock It 10 her AZ $500 shell pay 1t os
.,e,. nayiuv ali. and It's my last chance. You'll
n.k. slOn on tho transnct!on. anyway" Tho
creditor considered The proposition for a moment,
ttcn handed tho young man over four e5U notes.
Win wink. "11ow much does my nnharny son
orc You, said tho old Indy. md the creditor re-
n1Ird .sJnst Sl,1hS.:2." tIawa masay!"
fried the old lady. he told mo itwasnt but
4. 400 O, 8, $50. o, Robert. nobcrt, must yott
deceive your poar. mother 10 the endf Unhappy
boy. why could yon not tell mo tho truthf only
bruurh 81, 400 with me, and I'll have to 20 to tho
tapk and cct tbs rest Of the money, " mic said,
tbu!ttne IN with snap tho rotlculo, from which
,he h,d begun 10 take rolls OF bills and piles OF
cod: "do yon think my reticule'lI ba eatc here"
lis promt4cd It would, and shs left 1t, and Lean
tpe on he, eon's arm. hobb1cd away, with many re-
nro.cbes and lamentations because Of hts anAl de-
cclt N. B.-Shc hasn't returned yet, and when
tho creditor open. tho scicnlo he'l ind 1t contans
tp,el.marka anu Confederate currency.