Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1848-04-05
STORY OF AN OUTLAW.

There was man by the name of Hayes,
who for know not what violation of the law
had betaken himself TO the region along the
frontier, which the King of the Netherlands
thought proper TO Recommend to abandonment
three or four years ago. Hays had been well
educated, and was fiery, intrepid fellow.
"Sir," said he to me one day, 81 am sad
feilow--very childish, very wicked and ofcourt.,
very wretched. | am fool, know-but
can't help it. never see fur cap of that col
| or-pointing to his own which lay steamng On
settle, before huge roaring fre-on the head
of boy, without feeling as if could cry my
eyes out. have been what you told ne you
once were, husband and fathers proud
father and happy husband. You remember
the fires we had in 1924 Well, had camp
ed out that fall, and was making fortune, how
and with what view, is nobody's business
You needn't stare--AI saw the question rising
to your throat. Well, had left my wife no
matter why; incompatability of temper if you
like, All that have to say. is that she was al
together too good for me. Had she been more
of a woman and less of an angel, should not
not have been what am now-an outcast-a
wandefer--d hunted outia,p. Oh. you needn't
stares Eve told you about all that | mean to
tell you on that head.
Well, we separated. In plain English, ran
away, and left my wife, taking with me only one
child, my poor dear Jerry-the only child was
sure of, for between ourselves, my good sir, the
devil had put it'into my head to be jealous Of
my poor wife, and SO l left her all the children
only one that fesembied me. All, if Won could
have seen that boys eyes They were like
sunshine though black as death. Well, Jerry
and l got along pretty well for nearly three
years, when one day l received letter from
my wife, saying that Luther my, eldest boy, and
the two blue-eyed babies were in their graves
two were drowned in each others arms
the other died of broken heart-a mere baby,
but it pinned itself TO death after disappeared
she told me so, and believed her---asking for
farlef, poor farleD hundred times dav. and
whenever it awoke in the night-and diving,
literally dying, with that word upon his lips.
My wife added, that she was coming home
What could I sayf knew that had wronged
her, that was fool and madman; but what
could say.
Well, our arrangements were made. and
set off to meet herA-leaving my poor little boy
at home, with hired girl to take care of him,
until got baek. To be sure that he would
not GO astray, had tied young Newfound-
land Puppy, of which he was very fond, to the
post of his trundle bed-telling him 10 stay
there until returned with his mother, which
might be in the course of the afternoon Or to :
ward nightfall.''
Here he stopped, and his breathing changed;
but after few minutes began anew; in lower
and steadier, though much altered tone.
"Well sir, we met once more, and she for
gave me; and we were happy. And so / took
her III my arms, lifted her into the saddle; and
started together-two as happy creatures as
there were on the face of the earth-notw b.
standing the self reproach and heaviness felt,
| on hearing the particulars of what cannot bear
to speak of yet, or even think of--the death of
Luther and his two elder sisters. Poor Luther
poor baby We are already more than half
way back to the place where she was prepared
to see her little nesting asleep and dreaming
of its mother-his dear new mother, as lie called
and persisted in calling her from the lnoueht
| told him that she was coming to live with iit.
Poor, little fellow! He had almost fdrgottth
her. Suddenly, as we were descending the top
of the hill, our horses began to snort-niv wife
caught my arm, and as turned towa:,i her
saw the whole western sky in preterratttrrl
glow. The WOO Is were on fire! Before sohld
i speak, strange darkness swept by, and [ felt
as if the hand of death was upon me. ] tried
to speak but could not. could only urge nv
wife to follow, and clapping spurs to nv hors".
l rode stfatway to the fire. Once only did
turn--and then only to look back and forbid her
to follow me further.
Well, arrived at the place and there found
bear with me paliently-hrst the hired girl,
frightened half out of her senses; and hiding
under fence. asked her for. nv boy. She
stood aghast at the enquiry. Her only reply
was wandering of the eyes as il in search Of
something. At last, with great difficulty, che
recolected herself enough to say. that she seen
the fire soon enough to escape with nv bow
that being dreadfuly fatigued, though she haa
not run far, she sat down to rest herself looked
toward the path hv which were expected-ihat
some how or other she fell aseep-epd the la At
] she remembered, was something Jerry had said
, about flying back to mite poor Carlo NV
heart had died away within me. knew that
was childlese-l knew it-don't talk To mel
knew it. And it was so. When arrived a,
my house, ! found it nearly destroyed by fire.
and little way off lay nv poor boy, with Car.
10 watching over him.. The child was. dead
that is Carlo you see thsre. Ny r;fe IL j. ,hs
mad house, at Philadelphia--and herr am I
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