The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1852-02-21

! heard, too, the ripple Of the current, roun,
The massive piers. with its echo up the hol
low arch, so Silly was ;he windless night,
As continued thus motionless craninn
ever the ledge, at once the idea SUICIDE
sprang living up before my mind, Invested
OF It's ierrors, and wearing rather nm inviting
aspect
There was a refuge aBd relief from all
my torture, flowing far below, ready TO re.
ceive me into its bosom | began de.
liberaiely and philosopbcally to consider
the Arguments for and against sellmurder,
especially those could bring to bear upon
my own case. They were NUMEROUS aud
conflicting. You vii find them IN Hamlet,
solloquv. But there was Que which is not
there; Might no, this act be the portal
through which TO find my way to her onte
more
This ended the debate. was resolved
and, summouing all my lorli,ude, aud mur.
mutlng hurried PRAYER to Him to be with
me III mercy raised my knee upon the
pafapet. Ny prayer was answered. | pom
the instant heard step approaching, and
this arrested me
" shall wait thought |, "lil he passes,
and then--"
Inc step appeared to be upon The road,
about MT, yards from the end OF the bridge
by winch had approached. Il was dis
unct, firm, steady tread, rs of heavy mus
culnr man, coming up at an ordinary pace.
WIN the exception OF the ripping water
underneath there was no other sound and
could hear plainly aud count every pace.
Nearer aud nearer 1t came presently II ad.
..a"tel upon Tue bridge. declnfe I" You
marked clearly the difference OF sound AS
II lett the macadamlled road way aud came
upon The hard greensboro pavement
IT rs some laborer, thought J. going to
his happy home after his weary spell IN the
NINE aud ianc'ed HIM Tor a moment with
srn'ed lace ana clothes, ana t"'nhlinr 1T.
lie lamp Dangling IN front OF his cap, us
had often seen thetn.
But as The lo"tstep came near there was
" change IN the TINE ana weight OF the
tramp Inc walker seemed To nave seen
me- ana To be regarding me with some m
tetes' ana caution as ne e"m' on was
sun !" ,he same position on Inc wa" ~
Wn''h hau pee" arrested pS 'ne h'S' s'unu'
" Zen It had approached to ''out the dis
lance OF twenty lee' rom ne '"on1ht !
"on'd urn 'ou"d ana greet the passenger
AS he went hN, TO diFef hl' su'P'cl"ns nom
my Intentions but ere had Time to move
" muscle or eve" 10 VIII Tue ae''"' 'he
uea" WIS suuueh'N an" eNieh,eN '",'e'Neu
IA 'aWdiI' "nd weight ~ me belne'
whoever he was mao maze " "'sl,''','
rush up TO my very s'aT' 10 il'hS me "e"
long from 'he bridge
almost deemed 'e'i us tonch upon IN,
person. ana on III" moment spran@ n"ch
into Ine mia'i' OF inc roadway W'i' VIVA
scream OF ir"n'e tear ana wnhr Inc e"''
sweat h''hea my SKID ANA my no'N Pu'''f'
ed wan terror anu amaAe'n'ut ra'stu my
stuck /" stIihe down ~ defence
hnt 'hef' "'s "' one hft'' 80 '''"g
tulNS was :" re see" en- v''he' s'u' "'''s
inc u'lue"' mere WIS l'Sh' enough 10 stt
dml but distinctly to eaeh END ana eonid
mann every one 81 the stones raised TO pro
tect we pat"Pe' ""'ls ''"h Ve'eN
was 'h a ha'"f oi H'ai'n ana "hN''NN,
looked AROUND, INTO ''e a'' over u"e vans
nut ! Wns pefirouF alone
" must nave neeh o'ius'o"' s"'" >
was Vhe "''u'
mn 'u''' was VI" "'u"
II was INC N'hn' '' "'' ''F'''
hnt AL 'ne WINE "a" heatu inc 'r''o
ana th' 'lpNe %, Tue water q'''v s'i"'"'''
ana wen marked
Wa .'v ''''' , ~ "'' F
Wng against lhe WAL
b'' on Tying 20 ''P'a' !. ! cou', l'"
du1' secrecy Any s'"no ~ ",'' ANY, .' 'i'',
"'n''y u",e''"s ""'' ''p guar '''''''''
tramp o' the ''''s,'P'
ih'n came WIN awe 10 'u' '"''V'''''"'
lha' IN my extremity ""o III very ""'"
heen Vi''''' ny MN WHO "N1"S ' -
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form no conception. aud was actuated by
nm nr,cnt desire to dee to the city, and by
minrllpg among the ahodes OF men, III my
mind OF the cflrc, OF these unnatural cir
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