South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1885-04-17
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Stephen Glover wss q successful
merchant. He had started in life not
exactly poor. but from email begin.
nings, and dependent upon his own
strength anc exsrtions. By strict at
tention to business, and by care aud
fore-thought, he had succeeded in win
ming grea, wealth, while BY his ster-
ling integrity and his truly Christian
manhood. he had gained the esteem
and the confidence OF all who knew
him.
Lewis Wightman had been Cor ma
ny years Mr.. Glover's head book
Keeper and confidential clerk; sal
beng we'll vcrsed in several foreign
lang uages, hi. eerv:ces IA correspond.
ent wers invaluable. The time came
when Lewis Wightman lay upon his
death-bed. His wife had pafsed on
to the world of spirits before him, aud
when he knew he Was soon 10 follow,
lie sent for his employer.
MIR. Glover be said, i have serv-
ed ysu according 10 nay abb ity.
have tried to be faithful. have made
your interests my own. All | have
on earth to love ] must soon leave
behind me. Ny son-my only child
will be left
'l!orrow no trouble about your son
interrupted the merchant. Il will
make him my especial charge
1t Was what the dying man would
have asked; aud with happy light
upon lis wan face, he Expressed his
gratitude.
'Alonzo il good child, he said /;
and l know he will fully appreciate
your Kindness. He is like lie moth
er-true and faithful
Aud thus it came that Alonzo
Wigbtman, at tie age of ten Years,
fell TO the charge OF Mr.. Glover
Exactly what to do with the waif
Vas not an easy matter for Ste; hen
Glover TO dispose Of. He bad, al first.
thought that he shonld take Alouzo
into his immediate family. lie had
no son-o,ly daughter, two years
younger than the boy and should no
more children be born 10 him, the
bright faced, happy-hcarted boy would
he companion for his little Isabel
But Mrs GioN er overru!cd this plan.
She did not think it quite the thing to
bring tho orphan con of the old BOOK
keeper into the bosom of her family /;
yet her heart was i'm the right place,
aud the was resolved that the poor
boy should always find true friend
in her,elf.
Mr.. G!ovcr's est &c was large, and
his gardens and lighthouses were pre-
SIDED over by Peter Frost, 30 had
been in bis employ number OF years,
and vino occupied neat cottage on
the dcmcsnc. separated from the man
s.on by only greenhouse and Il gra-
perry. Peter and h.s wife were K nd
hearted, true people, without children,
and they fairly capped with JOY at the
offer OF their master, that they give
Alonzo Wightman home beneath
their roof.
Il only propose, said the merchant,
that you shall be my almoners. All
the expense shall be mine
And 90 Alonzo came To be the gar.
denor;' and as soon as the wound Of
his bereavement was healed. he be
came happy and couten ed ana CRATE
iul-gratefnl TO Mr.. Glover. who, he
knew, was his willing guardian and
protector, and grateful to Peter Frost
Il IL 10 L.
him, aud beneath whose roof he found
shelter. But the hoy wac not the on
ly happy one. With his bright face
and bounding heart had come glow
of living sunshine into the gardens
er's cottage.
'Ah, Mr. Glover said the garden
era wife one day, when Alonzo had
been with them six months, you sent
a bit OF heaven ltself into our home
when you gave us charge of that boy
The merchant told his wife Of this.
and che was glad. She was glad be.
cause she had forcseen that her little
dat ghter must he more or less ri ".
mate with the lad. Inc epringtime
was at rand, aud rs the bright garden
was IsabeI favoiite haunt when the
flowers were blooming. and as the
gardener was her outdoor fac otum,
the fact of companionship was inevl-
table.
And the cOmpanionship came
came as blessing TO the boy and
blessing to the girl. Alouzo was gen
tie and kind and loving, aud 30, too,
was he firm in tho way Of right. IIis
influence ovcr'he impulsive, cferves.
cling girl was saluiary.
The old book keeper had been n
man of rare scholastic attaiurnents.
and hid taken erea pains in the rudi-
montary education Of his son, and as
the boy had inherited from his mother
most excellent qualities OF head and
heart, he took 20 his fathers teaching
with surprising aptitude.
Before the SHOWS Of another winter
bad come an improvement was per-
cepuble in little Isabel he was az
sprgbtly and gleesome as ever. but
her childish passions were subdued.
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