The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-06-06
HAT HE REMEMBERED.
Rne ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Act of His Life.

n m Beavers Falls. For several
|ns 3 member Of the Legislature, and
lee Governor Of the State, his name
widely known and universally re-
cited; and his friends, many of whom
FED their acquaintance with him from
Fhood, sad he was strictly upright
pr and had never done anything
pm, dishonest, or cruel.
yut there was an incident of his early
tn Of which they knew nothing, an
ideff he had never mentioned to any
and Of which he could not think,
N at sixty years ofage, without ting
in his checks, and feeling OF
pest shame and contrition.
was connected with his sister Susan.
though Susan never alluded to it in
way aud seemed to cherish only
kindest feelings toward him, George
sure that she remembered it to the
of her death, and that the remem-
nee was MS painful to her as to him.
he was only his half-sister, and there
difference of nearly seventeen
RS IN their ages. George could not
nember either Of his parents, for they
died when he was an infant; but he
never felt their loss, so tireless and
hplete w.,s Susan's devotion to him.
ORD ssakc she had given up her
PANS OF becoming a teacher, and had
EN- up the laborious occupation of a
pndress; and that he might be COM
tably clothed and sent to school, she
q denied herself almost the necessi-
i of life
f8rd as she was obliged to work, and
as We're her, pleasures, she never
Explained ard was so bright and
erful Away that George, when a
|le fellow, tIok it as matter OF
arse that she should toll for his main
lance, and nevey thought to thank OF
" her.
But as he grew older he began to re.
nc his obi cations to her, and to wish
u he could take on his own shoulders
Il burden hers had carried so long.
ben he graduated at the High School
Beaver Falls, he begged her to let
4 heart was ~ an h;s nno ~ 'u u
5,ple of wears at the Din / Tator ood =
~, and she would not listen to any
ker plan.
<.nS,>, " she said .,a,d i WON. ~ an ~
A welt fitted TO take vonr nlaoe IN tL be
a A yood education IL of 10 e 1n
portance 10 n man ana INV ,no Is .
bwed Won To leave scbool now T v,o,,,d
(rrt ii as lo,srsr-ssI lived Never min" n';nd
kutkmv working 90 hard I'm msnd
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II ~" " ~
k,eoroe wont 20 tho A.. dow =,
a water and his hrova innsniIt;s ~ 4,
a continued 70 wash 80 unas,nsl'
roud that her Iahors. sao,,rsJ ~
- educat;on sha oons;dono 81 v,
baramonnt in,nortanoo ''eo'0' Vi
her letters to b;m urara ao,. :,
arf,,lness arJ ann ,, VIZ n'o.'eis %
a. no mention of Tho saua,.r s'n h. sle
ny ~ Dh;aL "t s' VI Ine severe mead
hours or the terr'bie a p NC o nu'
ch She did NOT feel '" ahIe - sh h',,,
roe conld onlv o,oss a. ~ " ouy
Che made fo, 5;n, VINO '''0'
|ver the mantal in Srson,s r+t1o =.
room bunr Gno 'nhs.a a,uno si',
erya naatiu f,.an,ad no "tla =,
Fer deorost aanth1,. " 9an s"iuo, ,
sChr;stmas ~ ~, my possess'oh' anu
4 thad mish h, ;,he IN ~ was always
roa Ia no. u - "piiy anu III sililiaN.
-, 80 ~. hnow now frequently
oIi ey.s soeSn' ma. pictured
49, .;s s,.s, ~ nei sewing nor
nnayi '.'no - sii 1I iei' ler washtup 10
t .ooS az u, ne lauSIleo one gay
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r I ~ wv, "ne l., ,ann II oowh W ias1eh
olu inoio seoureiy'
ou sno" hloie resPec. 10 mat pct
=, %a S,..nA a sioa. ueai Vi Ut
10, you can iiiiaSihe now
~. ANSWERED susan, warmly
u, ,, " comfort 10 me when you
o.: :. :,
''iN o"sh' 10 nave ono Vi yo~'
~ one iusheu Paindullyl
Tears rose 20 ner eyes; SOME
l. Wii'cn nau occurfeu "heI
w NJ 1piy sru years " asu' a''l
"h.sn no hau never osoil 'oiu 4
en i = poor ousans lace ~
Wy ~ nau evGl possesseu. say. v.
'i,oii s''ouo III noi Sen,ie' earies'