Daily Kennebec journal., 1890-11-11
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aad hifhasss nndiseovssed Seginas peseses
this sense Of gratitude IN msrksd d<gree.
vhiis u enr sge people consideY il smaEs
eysn 70 cheat their beng efscsoT. I've seen
menbers of fsmilies. that sss highly
rpspsefabls se<m 70 bsnudgs eaeh day It
life 70 ye3saiys WHO'S bosnfies sbey had
e5joYed bas whose entire foetnne tbey
expecsed 70 share afssF that reissive's
demise.r
II doubt very much II inerssitade Is On
the tncfeass. think tie opScsite y ssue-
said he Scribe. 1--WE know thas among the
uncirilixed Esqaimsux Is 70 she custom 70
kill Of the old people when thsy become
enable to support themselves. And among
civilized people ws nay pfssume that
ingrafifude 10 no more common than in the
days Of King Lear"
speaking Of King Lear reminds me Of
avery similar occurrence in our day. which
heard related not long si1ce Our modern
King Lear vas York county citizen Of COM
siderable wealth the rssuis Of early invest
menss and foRsuitous circumstances. His
wife died and three daughters we're left -
the vidover's soiace. In the course Of
time the young ladies'. bright and handsome.
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They each liked TO entertain .spa.r and
rather Wed with each other In securing his
presence at their respective hearthstones.
Al length one Of the girls suggested the
propriety Of pas dividing his fortune among
his children. They were to receive it any
how. pa could always have = good home
smong them. and THAR husbands might as
well have the aid.of his money In carrying
on business.
Pa scquiesced, bad his lawyer split his
wealth into three parts. and each child re-
ceived her just proportion. Then things
we're different. The old mans welcome
vas not as warm ss formerly; neither were
his meals. He overheard one daughter
complaining that she had been keeping pa
for about three months, and she thought ii
time enc Of the others should assume the
burden.
The old gentleman hadn't lost his shrewd-
ness and saw what was coming. He called
on his lawyer, whose advice was to keep
quiet and work scheme. "If l send any
one to you, take up with what he may pro-
pose and decline to discuss the affair with
your children"
Next day the father was hugeing dismal
fire and inwardly suffering from the cold
looks about him. There vas . caller an
nounced to see him. The man went right
to business.
Mr.. -, 1 want to borrow some
money
Pa saw the point and asked, How
muchT
Three thousand
What securityf'
First mortgage on city real estate
Whist INTEREST,"
Seven per cent
If my lawyer approves of the security
have him fix up the papers and make
check. I'll come down this afternoon and
sign it,
Next day another borrower called, vent
through the came talk, and negotiated q
loan for s. 900.
The daughters had learned all by judi
eious eavesdropping aud the clouds which
darkened the old mans skies gave way to a
burst of sunshine. The best was not good
enough for him. Each family was now as
anxious to have him as it had been to get
rid Of him. The beet rooms, the best seat
by the flreside and the daily caresses of his
three girls came as his daily lot. So it
was to the time of bis death.
ftar ha frparol tho faw aaou
From him il was learned that pa hadn't
left cent. Then there was a paving of
the air and chain-shot denupciations from
the daughters, while the sons-in-law talked
seriously of moppins the ground with the
faithful attorney. But the lawyer had
made the old age Of his client q pleasant
Dne and was content"
II recall said the Senator, "an incident
which happened in New York that illus
Irates in no less degree though under entirely
different circumstances the ingrstitude. In
bis best days before he went to the dogs and
died pauper as he afterwards did met
Mac one of the most noted and sue
cessful gamblers of his day. He was q fine
looking man of most prepossessing man
ners and equipped with powers which
bad they been directed in the proper
channels would have made him
R leader among men. One night he was
at the gaming rooms where he
made his headquarters to Mr.. H., young
man who had inherited large fortune and
was to be married within month. After
talking for time the two men began to
play hazard, and Mac won sll before him.
By the morning the youth had lost every
hing he had in the world; and, throwing
himself on sofa, he covered his face with
bis hands and cried like a child. Listen
20 me- said Mac, touching Linn on the
Il will forego everything l have
won tonight on one condition, and that il
hat you will take solemn oath never to
ouch cards or dice again The conditions
vere accepted and faithfully observed on
10Th sides. Some years afterward Mac,
Who continued to gamble, lost everything
ie possessed, and in his dire necessity he
wrote to Mr.. H, who had married the
,irl he loved and wsxed richer aud richer,
o the following effect; you begged me,
hould / ever want a friend, to come to
'ou. as You considered all that you pos
sssed belonged as much to me as to your
elf. Without taking any such exaggerated
rev of your obligations now ask you for
ONE assistance to enable me to weather the
torm.' In reply he received a formal
tote to the effect that Mr.. H-regretted
hat he was unable to offer Mac any assist
pcs.''