The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-06-14
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Discovery
By RUTH GRAHAM

John Mason, young man OT fortune
devoted great deal of his time and
money to charitable work. He visited
hospitals and not only inquired into
things needed, but sat down beside pa
tients, asked what he could do for
them and occasionally chatted with one
Familiarity.
Mason was a man of liberal educa-
ton and literary tastes. There was an
old gentleman named Gorham in whom
| the young man became interested,
Gorham having been In his younger
days a publisher when magazines We're
opponents of literary productions and
not advertising mediums. Gorham had
published the writings OF literary lights
who fourished in the earlier part of
the nineteenth century and had many
interesting stories to tell concerning
authors. To these Mason listened with
great relish.
Gorham had In those days been
wealthy and at the time of his greatest
prosperity had ridden TO and from his
Office. He had a good wife, but one
thing he had not, children. The hus-
band was so engrossed In his business
that he did not miss the absence OF of
spring so much as his wife. who longed
for child and would not be COM
forted without one. Finally with her
husbands consent she went TO found
ling asylum and took therefrom baby
boy.
The clothing in which the child had
been received was OF the finest tex
ture, and there was every indication
that he had been born OF refined par
ents- He was adopted by the Gorhams
and brought up as their son, taking the
name Of his foster father. Henry Cor
ham. He became the idol OF his foster
mother, who lavished every attention
upon him.
When the boy was becoming old
enough 20 be OF still more interest to
the Gorhams he suddenly disappeared
His nurse one morning left him on the
porch In front OF the house for a few
minutes and when she returned he was
gone. The foster parents spent no end
of money 10 find him, but received no
trace Of him. The blow almost killed
Mrs. Gotham Her husband begged
her to adopt another child. but she
would not Little Harry had wound
himself around her heart and she
would NOT, 90 rather felt that she could
not, replace him with another.
In time misfortune came 20 the Cor
hams. Henry Gorbam. not content
with bis success In the publishing
business, launched forth IN various
For a time he was sue
cessful: then several OF them collapsed |
at once. HIS Publishing business wrs
carried down with them. and nom az |
fnence be and has wife fell into pow
erty. Then came old age. when men
have neither the strength nor daring to .
begin anew And hstly Henry Ger 4
ham fell "a with a lingering disease
An cd friend. an author. whom Cor
ham had launched 90 a successful ca
reer By his appreciation q bis literary /
works and who had accumulated
small fortune prc~taed an income for
The osa cogpse. vftch was barely sun !
-sent % keap them IN a small house
md provide them with food and cloth-
nc. When Gorham fell 81 he Deedsd
medical atfendspce and nursing which
be couid set only az hospital He
va removed b o1s. and his benefac-
or pzztd the eddittonal expense
One day S~hn Mason on calling 81
be hospital found bis Cd frianf IN
rreat mental nfeery. The man who
lad been paFzng his wRy hsd died sud
ierslv, and Ms widow hsd refused 20
spuftuBs MS henefsctiSD- Mason e.
eF-d % sesnd in t1s place u ne bsne-
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