Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-03-13

Q6VOtiOE TO my INTERESTS ul6Fkeu ms DUSls
ness habits, and this without display, for
his quiet and humble department was from
that time remarkable.
"At length finding his conduct invaria-
bly marker by the utmost openness and
plain dealing my confidence in him was SO
far restored that. on u vacancy occurring IN
a situation of greater trust and emolument
than the one he had hitherto Allied, place
ed him in it, and never had l the slightest
reason to repent of the part I had acted
toward him. Not only had I the pleasure
of rejecting that l had in all probability,
saved fellow-crealure from continued
course of vice, and consequent m sery. and
afforded him the opportunity Of becoming
a respectable man and useful m -mber of
society, but had gained for myself an
interchangeable servant faithful and con-
slant friend. For years he served me with
the greatest fidelity aud devotion. lis
character for rigid, nay even scrupulous
honesty, was so well known t1at as honest
as Smith became proverb among his &C
quaintances. One morning L missed him
from his accustomed place, and upon H.
quiry learned that he was detained at
home by indispositiOn. Several days
| elapsed and still he WAS absent; aud upon
Cal ing at his house to inquire after HIM,
[ found the family in great distress on his
, account. His complaint had proved ty-
| plus fever OF q malignant kind. From
| almost the commencement of his attaCt he
| had, as his wife for he had been some time
marrieaj informed me, lain in q state OF
| total unconSciOusness, from which he had
| aroused only to the rawlings OF deiirium,
| and that The physician gave up ali nope OF
| his recovery. For several days he contin-
ued in the same state AZ length message
| Was brought to me, saying that Mr.: Smith
| wished to see me, the messenger addIOg
that Mrs. smith hoped l won come as
| soon as possible for she feared her husband
was dying. | immediately obeyed the
| summon
| 500 entering his chamber l found the
| whole of his fahoily assembled to take
| farewell of him they so tenderly loved.
As soon as rs perceived ne ne m toned
for he to approach near to him, and,
taking my hard III both of his, he turned
towarI NE his dying cOunteuanCe, /! Of
| gratitude and eff, elton, aud said, Nj y
dear master, my best ear bly, frie u, [ have
sent f,r you that l may give you the thanks
and blessing of dying man for all your
goodn SIS to me To your generosity a1d
mercy | owe it that l leave to my children
II name unsullled by crime, that in after
years the oinsh CT shame shall never til st
| their theeks 1T the memory of their father.
On, God' he continued, Thou VINO hast
| meted 10 others do Thou mete unto him.
Then turnif g to his fami Y, he said;
| "' My beloved wife and children, en-
trust you without tear to the Care of thai
Heavenly Parent who has said. Leave the
fatherless children unto me, and l viii
preserve them alive, and let thy widows
tru in me- And you, my dear master
will | KIN W, be to h"m rs you have beer
to me-a guide, protector and friend
"Tnnt." continued the Kind old man
looking On Us with gistening eyes, though
mixed with with sorrow, WAS one of tht
| Yx,G,x I H4,,.
D, the bedside of the dying man, anC
looked around upon his children growing
up virtuo4a, iute!li. ent and upright. re
spec ting and honorIng, as much as they
loved -tneir father, when | saw his wife
though overcome W til grisf fer the los
of u tender aud beloved husband, ye
sorrOWlng not as one Wltho t hope, bu
even, IN that moment Of agony derivif
| co fort IL the belief that she shGu mee
| hm again i'll that worlt where 'a1ieus an
fareWels are sounds unknown" when
listened 10 his rytnt expressions Of graft
tude, and saw him calmly awaiting tn
, inevitable stroke, trusting IN the mercy q
, God, and Ill peace with his fell w men; AM
, when thought WGat the reverse OF al
: this might have been crime, misery.
/ isgraceIul and dishOGored life, and per
? haps u shameful and Violent deush ne ha
, yield, t. the FIRST impulse Of indignn
r ton, | felt u happiness which no word
{ can EXPRESS. We are told that there i
f more joy among the angels Of God owe
' one sinner that repenteth than over ninet
and II ne just persons that Iced no re
pentance. Win such a joy as we ma
imagine theirs did | rej ice over poo
Sni!h, as L cios ed lis eyes, aud heard th
attendant minister, in tervent tones ex
Claim. Blessed are the dead that die i
the Lord yea, saith the spirit for the
rest from their labors and their works d
1 follow them.
r My friends l am an old man. Durin
, long and eventtu! CeTeer in business,
= have mad Intercourse with almo ever
variety of temper and disposition, AL
with many degrees of talent, bat haV
t never found rsasun TO swerve from tn
, pri cipl- with which l set out in life, t
temper .stice w tn mercy"
Such was the story Of our lend. And
) believe theIe WAS rot one In that COmp4n
, but return d nome more disposed to judg
r len thy of the taiIIngs of bis lellO'
creatures, and. as a. az in his pJwet
t exc d to all who might fall into tenn .
latior that mercy Witch, under saml!a
: circumstances, be would wish shown /
, himself feeling that 1t Is more blessed t
give than to destr' y.