Little Falls transcript., 1884-06-27

sof u upon ma Dou lesa the
way of the world !, but snch ttlhiings ara.
hard to bear y,
5I She Gid not leays her chanlb ber for an
hour hen Eae ioiined her ttlaar,
IL WAS but no one
save sIssrsellf knew how slii6cult il was
ID maj ain it. ssE8
81 other 4 slle said Is III over
between MI. ]. IRiiyers md II i. IL
& ii true her her asked id be-
swild lderment.
Read Tint letter and Won VIII know 4
Isl con temp d i''s comne netlted
{ { Mrs. Carton. indli AMI didnt
think d ohm Bi Biyers would behave SO dis
honorable g .sIsa 3.2s2
tt was of course the same afternoon
that AN old man, poorly dressed tot
tered to Mrs. Carlton 3 door. 5# II 1
Caroline, for they had no servant
now, answered his knock III 4. 81 81.
She looked with some surprise at the
bent figure before her. 5 b 5s..
Does Mrs. Carlton live here? 2" asked
the old man. a |E@ IF. Z = . s5
Yes, sir. 5.ass Il III. h \ z
/" 1 am her Uncle Benjamin 2 ~ IN /. u s5.
Come in, then, said Caroline kindly !;
".she will be glad to see you" =$ss 4 F.
She had often heard Benjamin Carl
ton spoken Of. He had wandered away
from home years before, and no one
knew what he was doing or how he Jared.
But now, broken in body, and to al
appearances poor, he had come back.
s'I am glad to see you, III uele Benja-
min, said Mrs. Carlton, kindly; you do
not seem very we'll" j. I'll 4. .... -.
No, Tam feeble. I think I have not
long to live @.&I -. :
4Let us hope you are mistaken, uncle" "
aCan ! stay here?" asked the old
man, almost imploringly. Il have
no home" %.rs @a.41
You are welcome to stay with us,
and share the little we have, said Mrs. |"
Carlton. - IE<
"The little!" Yet you live in ahand-
some house. I thought you must be
rich =, $
Appearances are deceitful," said
Caroline. "Ths house and furniture are
all that my poor father left us, and there
is mortgage on it that will swallow up
the whole. Then we must shift for
ourselves" .lf. lff.sj,
':Indeed! am sorry to hear that
I am afraid [ ought not to burden you I"
1T is no burden, Uncle Benjamin, !"
said Caroline, "God will care for us, and
while we have a shelter, you shall share
it," .s-1. ,."
"Who is your lawyer" asked the old
man. E& '/ - ~
"Mr. Brief" .* 4.
s"Does he live in this village?" ~.
Eyes; his Office is next to the post Of
flee. g.: s.5"s& 49, s,.r.: II a..s,%
The old man retired early. t,~.e
The next morning he took his hat
and cane, and prepared to walk out.
Where are you going, uncle 2" asked
Mrs. Carlton. ~1@-@ 'l~
"For a little walk, !" he said.
Are you able?"
81 shall not gofar." ..
He returned in couple of hours, and
seemed quite exhausted He went to
bed and slept heavily. 1t was clear
that he had but little strength left, and
that the end of his mortal pilgrimage
must be very near. <
The doctor was summoned, but said
that he had no particular disease. Old
age and general breaking up OF the
bodily powers, had come upon him, and
for this there was no remedy. "
During his illness, Mrs. Carlton and
her daughter attended him with assid-
uous care. 4 %5'GG' e.. '' ar#.
'.Poor old man. said Caroline. "He
is evidently destitute. It is lucky for
him that he found us. We can soothe
his last days" W r. :"
One day, perhaps week later, Caro-
line entered the old man IS bedchamber.
He was propped up by pillows, his face
CHASTITY, his skeleton hand resting
nevertheless upon the coverlid. &
s'He is dead!" she exclaimed in alarm
and approached the bed.
/ Indeed it was SO. i The old man had
only returned in time to die. a& ~
Three days later the funeral took
place "a small one, for the old man was
popuiarly supposed to be a pauper, and
no interest was felt in him. ~
A day after the funeral Mr.. Brief
knocked at the door. .,.,....::y.e
IT suppose you have come about the
mortgage, 2 said Mrs. Carlton. Have
you found purchaser for the house?'
II was not sure whether you would
wish to sell. it, = he answered, .5i# ga,.s,
Itt is not a matter of inclination" !"
said Mrs. Carlton, sighing. eve must
leave it," .s
sI am not so sure of that H EE<
"But you know how we are left"
"Yes, know, but doubt ii you do. "
what can you mean, Mr.. Briefy p ~
81 mean that your Uncle Benjamin
has left you all his property"
"His property! Poor old man! he
was penniless." "a. Ss II. s. 81. s..ss ID.
/" BY no means. He left in my hands
bank shares to the amount of twenty
thousand dollars, and a will which sdi-
yides them in equal shares toy your daugh-
ter and yourself. You see, therefore,
you can remain here, II you like. =
The astonish hmeIt and Joy Of Caroline
and her mother may weil Be imagined.
The establishment and cbaggrin Of
John Rivers may also be conceived. u He
at once called upon Caroline, and
sought to renew the engagement, but il
was too late. She received him coldly,
and decisively refused him. a year
later, she married q yonng man who was
better worthy Of her and the fortune
which she brought him.
Climatic Eccent cities.
The very renlark able climatic eceen-
tricities, if 50 they may be termed, that