Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1879-03-13
A GOOD FATHER.

FTa.ed States AlnT IN Is, and
opcered 10 report tor dd(y so the
clnnSa6:rg cffcer 81 Fort M'ka-
Eets. Texas. There were TO rail-
roads in The western country at this
,inas, ara TIE usual wsy Of getting
% TexNs was nv the Mississippi riv-
e. 70 New Orleans. and The cUeSS-
5aC tie Gllf % stage IL M through
&c Soa;e. Dr.. Graham was very
AeslToas CT examining tee western
cc1rtTy 1.ine, alcgicaliY, 81 applied
ao6 received permission iEom the
NSr Department 10 50 by Way Of
R,ksEs..s ard lie IlGia Territory
20 us PIs,.
On lis aniyal al :. Louis he
ss.ipocG tae rrsStcr part Of his bag
gage Nv way q TIE river, and TAX
ing oo.y what lie could carry en-
b. -seGxack, started on his journey
~ ls in -. Louis, a. The Planters
10 q. he formed the acquaintance
.4an sailema1. who, learning where
heEas going. gave him a letter of
lrtroir, tion 10 his brother who was
= farmer in Arkansas. 1t is not
necessary f1r rs 70 follow him on
his ross- I q tail what discoveries
he uszsss in the interest Of s.ience
sufficient 5t IS tiiat one dag towards
dusk hs reA bed tie house of the
gentleman &c whom he had the let
Ter and diSn ,ounting, knocked at
the essr a1d presented tie letter to
tie Ircge fev eli il tLose days every
ere was q 5od, e il Alkansasl, who
would Lot hzN netde'l it 10 have
acco.dai ANA opsa-handed vel
cc7oe : fcI trsgA eleIS were 2 God
send. and ReCs was as much sought
after then as II, W. After snort
visit he rr0pos d TO 90 on TO tie
r,exr tow. Rbu &C four miles off,
~here he intend, & 10 put up for the
light. Tbs jadt 8 would not listen
10 his leaving an was so cordial in
fis desire for ain 10 stay that he
would have keen rude not to do SO.
The jadge, aste- directing one Of
MS servants IS &t end 20 bis horse,
invited hiIa iato the sitting room
where he Eas int 'o3ucedto the wife
and daughter Of IS hast, and also
toa substantial W. eSteTn supper, to
which ls did amp !e justice.
And after sappe they adjourned
tofhe parlor and entertained his
r.ex-nade fIields with The latest
news fro:z tie ont side world. The
iuare breEei SINE stiff whisky
runch. which Sra nam, socially in
clsued. Intiael qu ite heely. The
old couple retired and left thcir
daughter &c es5eI :aia h:D and
Hls6.ber i rss5 tAs IGnch or what,
M al events 10 Iaa9e hot love 10 her
z,,1 sna.is asked her 20 be his wife
.,sa 20 SO Texas with hin, 10 which
.sse CONSENTED. sie being very TN
scplisticsted ard innocent, took
everything ha said IN downright;
earnest. and with Ter it was 4 case
q lore u first sight.
Bar [ an anticipating. During
lbs night OH friend TIE dccto!
woke u, and remembered what ht
lad sad. sid it worried Lin, but
he sad TO himself, after enptyinf
his water pitcher, ''Never mind,
vii make L az right In the morn
inE. must have made a fool @
n.vse.f. She's lovely, but VIA
mast she not think OF ms" Ant
ise rolled over and went TO sleel
again Morning came, and upol
his going down TO the parior b
found the young lady alone, 70
Mhich lie blessed llis lucky stars
ard vas about 10 make an apology
when s1s said
y told Icarlzna, and she said i
was ali right Al tie same time
ririnz him Kiss which neaI!y tool
ms breath away. Papa is goin:
10 town this morning, dear, and yoI
ri.le in with him aGG talk it oyer
bas lie E0n't ctjsct. know.
'sBIst, Ey dear miss, was very
foolish and ="
s'So, indeed yoB were all right. >
well, VIII 70 TO my post, ant
sUtGUB for yoa, for must go on al
CEcc.
We can 80 with you."
Yea wea't have time"
80 YES, I viii. Papa will fi1
that. IL woaG lie such an expense
far vca TO come back al the way
lsc-o."
s>But have no way of taking
yas.
i have thought of that; that
a.rss p,,s make as,y difference. Faith
wf1 r5ve as 4 tcsgI.