The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-08-03

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Brother Edwards. mrrnr,-..,s q . = 81
y, They wers not Ssh shsv 800 8 sos. ss,e9a-
Poor fellow, 80 Sc i, i, v.,.,.a
There must be another blisler m - .sk,n sks..-
~. Edwafds, eompassionalelv. ~ tSS.ed
time another blister was nat on. sna - j-.nss
mad been administered. Joel's e yer - - =.
reduced that ne vas able to collect his tbon.A,.
ana attempt . descriptions Of the p,o d;S,c.s -
sSsnes ne had gone through. Why, that wa
o'I Maunew Filkins and his two big sons
MON on took for demons" !" shouted III. IA.
wafos, es he listened attentiveiy 10 JoeIsa - /.
count OF his midnight adsenluree. : m = :
.eetotalisr, and thinks nothing Of parcel;nr :
man 70 Beelzebub if he gets drunk: s.: h.
s1 ,h.s ourselves, brother Joel, do not think
,hs h:.s h:.as.new is tar wrong, for druukennese e
we 4. nW,gn road to ruin at eli times.-
.p e, yes, know that eroaned Ioef.-
Du. tney put me 10 4 coffin. snd ros,eJ =.
doo;,,.a now DO come heref On. I an :
M, - I.n: nsn: am doomed man! i sh.II
~. ..No, " ,ccs out Of my real cofin.i'
reni;ed n. ko on ike this, my brosher.n
q ser;ous =, Iuwslds' sv' lnpressively, and with
CONFUSION on the head. besides o,hs, ;n;..:ss.
ana Is absolutely necessary that Won be t.n.
quiet, and discard these foolish fanc;es M
Matthew t'iikins is our only uuder,aker ~ Nv
aDouts; his workshop and wood d-vs,d -.
close to the river side, and BY water he -.
quenuy conveys his dismal bat needful bnr.
gems. The wooden box in which he laid van
Ior % safety was required urgently for the BODY
| OF poor lad who died Of Infections feye.
| ano was lald IN his mothers hovel midst liy.
| ns oso.ners and sisters. Mat is kind hearted
ne would have scrupled TO do for rich on..
| tnough night or day on the river is al the
same to him, for he could guide boat blind-
| ioid: man and boy, for seventy years, Mat
| new Filkins has journeyed on that highway.
ne thougat that he was doing best BY YOU:
ne iound, by a letter in your coat. pocket thar
you came from The Swan Wood End. ana.
as ne dropped down stream past our door. he
deposited you. brother Joel, ON the threshold
where we found you, in sad state indeed.-
l oeileve old Mat considered his dismal boz
tainted from having had one in your state il
II, lar more SO than when it contained the
| tined"
"And so it was. SO it was, brother Edward.. -
exclaimed the penitent and humbled Joel:
and before am put in coffin again, de.
serve to be buried alive if l am not a reformed
| man. When get drunk again, NAV / be
hurled into the pools of Ell, ndeen, along with
the little misses Of respected memory. But
! say, brother, we must keep this mishap
secret from Patty, for she would be hard Of be-
lief as 10 it's being reality, as you say il is
she would stick to the warning, and make sure
was doomed man."
Very grateful and pleased was Patty, az Tins
progressed and temptations multiplied, to End
that her dear husband was proof against the
strongest. Never was he known to be in the
least degree inebriated after his return from
the memorable expedition to Wood End; and
not even to keep the "cold out" would he sip
drop Of" "fre-water" undiluied. The swarm.
ing" had moi been in vain; and long while
after the events recorded had taken place, when
Patty was made acquainted with them by her
loving husband, who detes,ed all concealmsnts
from the partner Of his cares, she exclaimed in
plying tones, at was very natural, my dear,
that your thoughts should run on the terrible
story about those precious babies, you that
have little ones Of your own. For my part,
nothing in the wide world would tempt me
to 60 a-fshing in those deep dark pools Of
Ellendeen; should expect, every time pulled
up heavy weight TO see dear baby instead
of fsh!'
"But my DEAR" deprecatingly returned Josl,
"sven il the tale be true, ii happened . century
back, you know"
"Ah, 10, Jo!" cried Patty, with ely smile,
"f bad . brandy flask ia my basket, psrsg
hops ! might forget that important fact.n