Year: 1866

The following IS copied from New
York paper printed in the year 1775, and
is related as fact. Similar cases often
occur in these days. where parent, hav-
ing given all into the hands of his child.
ren, is obliged to spend the remainder Of
his days in poverty and want


A. this tine there is living in Harlem
an old man who relates the following sto-
ry of himself. He was possessed of a
pretty good farm with everything neces-
sary FOR his business, and had one child,
son who having married, it was agreed
that tie young couple should live in tie
Aoasa with the parent as be was wild
owr. These things went on exceedingly
vel foo some time when the son proposed
to Lis parent that he should make over to
hen his estate, promising to build a new
house and otherwise improve the farm
{ Th, father through persuasion, gave him
deed or gift of it, and everything be-
longing to it.


After few years, as the father grew
old be grew a little fretted and dissatis-
fed while the sou. thinking he had moth
ing more to expect from him, forgot his
flial duty and used his old father worse
than his servants The old man was no
longer permitted to eat a. the table with
his son and wife, but compelled to take
his meals in tie chimney corner, and was
continually illused by them. The i'll
usage of the old man was at length car,
ried to such height that Re could no
longer bear it, but left the house and
went to a neighbor, and relation of his
declaring that il his friend could not
help him get his farm back again, he
should be obliged to come and live with
him


His friend answered that he might
come and live with him, ard if he would
tollo| his directions, he would help him
TO get his estate back again.


Take thia bag of dollars, carry It TO
your room at your sons, shut it up well
in your chest, and about the time you ex-
pect they will call you down to dinner,
shut your door, and have ali your dollars
spread on the table in the middle OF the
room When they call you make a noise
with them BY sweeping them into your
bag again


The bait took completely, The wife
had peeped through the key-hole, and
saw the dollars spread out on the table
and told it to her husband. When the
old man came down, they insisted on his
sitting at the table with them, a1d treat
ed him with uncommon civilty.


The old man related to bis friend what
he had done, who gave him directions
what to do, if his son asked for the money


After few days the son discovered
the old man very busily engaged in count
ing out his money, and at the next meal
time asked him what money it was he
had been counting.


''Only some money I have received
for the discharge of the bonds [ had
standing out. l expect more in few
days, and l fear shall be obi ged to
take Mr.. Ms farm, upon which l have
mortgage, as he is not able to raise the
money, and if the farm is sold it will not
fetch as much as will discharge the mort
gage.


After a few days the son told his
father he intended to build a house on
the farm, if he would let him have that
money.


'Yes, child. all 1 have is coming to
you. l intend giving you the bonds and
mortgages l have, but then, | think it
will be the best to have it put all together
in new deed of gift. will get neigh
Dor L. to call here and draw new one"


Accordingly his friend and cousin, who
had devised the scheme, came to the hous
a nd the son gave the father the deed
that another might be drawn off it
When the old man had got the instru-
ment into his hands, in the presence OF
his friend he broke off the seal, and COM
mitted the writing to the FIRE, saying:


Burn, cursed Instrument of my folly
and misery! And you, my dutiful chill
dren, as this estate. is all my own again
II. -a-,rv, ;,r-A1fese'v .l,lesg YOU WILL