San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1880-10-02
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AN INSTRUCTIVE STORY.

There was living at Harlem, an old
man who told the following story o.
himself He was possessed OF good
farm, with servants and everything
necessary for his business, and had
but one child, q son, who havingmar
ried, it was agreed that the young
couple should live in the house with
the parent, who was Q widower
Things went exceedingly well fol
some time, when the son proposed \
the parent that he should make oveI
to him the estate, promising to build
o new house and otherwise improve
the farm. The father, through per
suasion, gave him deed OF gift OF it,
and everything belonging to it.
After o few years, as the father
grew old he grew o little fretful and
dissatisfied, while the son thinking he
had nothing more TO expect from him,
forgot his filial duty and used his ia.
ther worse than he did his servants
The old man was no longer permitted
to eat at the table with his son and
wife, but was compelled to take his
meals in the chimney corner, and be
continually otherwise ill-used by them.
The Oldham ate his victuals dnily from
o wooden bowl, which his son made
for him. His grandson saw his fath-
er make this bowl, and set to making
Just such another. .e
Being asked by his father what he
made it for, he answered "for you to
eat out Of when YOU grow as old o.
grandfather" aqs i'ie
Although this ought to have turn.
ed his heart, and made him reflect
that as.he dealt by his father, he
might expect to be dealt with by his
children when he grew old, still il
had no effect with him, and the i'll
usige was carried to such an extent
that the old man could not bear it,
but left the house and went TO rela-
ton and neighbor Of his, declaring
that if his friend could could not
help him to get his farm back again
he should be obliged to come and
live with him.
His friend answered that he might
come and live with him, and II he
would follow his directions, he would
help to get his estate back again.
"Take thus bag Of dollars, carry it ID
your room at your sons, shut it ur
well in your chest, and about the
time they will call you down 10 din
ner, shut your door and have oil your
dollars spread ON the table in the
middle OF the room. When they cal
you make q noise with them bysweep'
ing il into the bag agsin-
The bait took Immediately, the
wife peeped through the keyhole and
saw tine dollars spread ont On the u
bic, and told it 10 her husband.
When the old man came down they
insisted on his sitting at the table
with them. and treated him with un'
common respect
The old man related 10 his friend
wha. he had done, who gave him d.
rections what TO do If h.s son asked
the money from him
After q few days, the son dscov'
cred the old man very busily engag
ed in counting out ms money, and
at the next meal time asked vhA'
money it was that he had been count
ing.
Only some money I had received
for the discharge Of o1e Of the bond'
had standing cut / expect mcrs
IN q few days and I fear 1 shall b
obliged 10 take Mr.. S-s krm'
upon which i have q nCrtgsgA -
be j. not able 10 raise Tie money, and
Il the farm n sold Il VII not istei
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