Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-26
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move away from a town. many things
are told which would only be repeated
sub-rosa, If such people were alive ana
we'll and active members of COM
munity. The following story shows
most powerful moral If properly APP
piled by the right persons. To avoid
any possible ocation Of town or parties
mentioned it should be said all that
follows happened in an Iowa town
more than one-hundred miles from
here, and that one of the actors is
dead and the others have moved away.
He was an old man as the world
terms It. Over go. Had accuInu-
lated several thousand dollars when
his wife died and he moved of the
farm. 10 town. Had number OF grown
up children. all doing well, prosperous
and happy. They wanted him to 1--WE
around with all OF them, but no ne
preferred to be Independent. In town
he opened q repair shop. just to have
something to do, although the sale OF
his farm. produced enough Tor MN
10 have lived on the interest OF MS
money If he cared to be idle he
secured a room in a house owned by
q man with a good income whose wife
was member of the church and In
the best society. Their 14-year old
daughter was the only child. The old
man got his meals a a restaurant, and
his children were pleased that the old
man was SO comfortably axed In his
old age.
Now Is was a matter Of common
talk. that the mother OF the girl, al
ways dressed we'll" So noticeable
were her expensive clothes that Mrs.
Grumpy was known 10 remark that
Jones must have a good income 10
dress his wife the way he did" ana
when the school girl OF IA. then 10,
then I6, began even al that early age
To patroniZe the most expensive dress
maker IN town, and TO be known as
the best dressed girl in school,, Mrs.
Grlndy again said no wonder she
follows her mothers footsteps. And
the school girl was a model OF pros
perity Stood well in her class, ana
was very particular in her boy ac-
auaintances. Oother girls got into
foolish scrapes, were talked about
this girl never. On the street she was
modest, unassuming and always
pleasant word FOR everybody. Perhaps
II was unusual for a girl OF her age
10 have go few boy and girl friends
Sh.. had no "chums." Was great
home body as we'll as great reader.
No one used the public library more.
And one day about five years allc'
thu old man moved TO town. ne suo-
denly died That he was sick only a
short time and his illness 80 slight
81.
call He was buried from the house
! where he had .'rooIned' 50 nsry years.
Soon his children began search for
his will. None could be found Then
began an investigation of his bank &C
! counts The children knew he had n
cash soon after the farm sale some
SIS. 900 The bank books showed at one
| time he had loaned to The bank in ina
I shane of time deposit, $4,000 at per
4 cent. And ihe bank books also showed
! that gradually he had drawn out has
! his money desiring the past five years
/ Frequently taking $50 and 800 bills. AT
the time OF his death less than $1,000
i remained to his credit His heirs never
found any trace o, the small fortune he
once possessed.
! Soon after the family in whose house
! ne had roomed 30 long. the place where
he had been so comfortable in mis- old
age moved away" And it seems not
withstanding the extravaganza in dress
by mother and daughter. they mad
| managed 10 save enough TO build 4
I SO. 900 new house in the town where
| they moved TO. The daughter soon
after married Well and had a 10000
house of her own. Children came, and
the young mother was no more happy
! than grandpa and grandma In the new
town they all were honored. respected
and rich. All enjoy the best OF hath.
Their Is no happier family In town.
Moral. make home FOR an old man,
make some one else's life pleasanter
and you will live happy and die hon
ored and respected. How true Is the
old saying. Virtue Is its own reward.
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