Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1853-12-09
VOL. xXl.--N0. 81.

Never shall | forget the look Of heart
broken anguish with which her gaze met
mine, as the flame OF the hall light fell
upon Us. Those tears are imprinted on
my very souli nor do think any man,
with spark OF humanity 10 him. would
not have answered thom in kind. I car
red him TO his chamber, and after ex-
aminlng and dressing the wound on his
forehead received from his fall, and
knowing that my absence would be most
acceptable To the true wife. | took any
departure, begging her instantly to send
freely in the event OF any trouble or new
misfortune. did not repeat my visit,
well knowing what her sufferings must
have been, and thai she wished 20 besr
them unnotlced aud alone. -...
Twas some days before again saw
them; and | fondly hoped, from short
appearance ofrsnewed attention to busi-
ness, aud seeing his wife occasionally
walking arm-in-arm with him. plainly
but respectfully clad, that he had turned
over new leaf In the blackened and de-
faced volume Of bis life. But, alas! he
soon relapsed into lower state than
ever; and often staggered by my Office.
occasionally looking In, and uttering
some meudlin nonsense. was power
less; he was like many others addicted
TO the loathsome vice, and hld not mind
enough TO appeal To. lie resented the
least hint for reform; and once gave mo
to understand would do well 20 con GEN.
trate all my mental powers on my own
business, assuring me land God knows
felt the truth Of his remark) I would
find no superiuous ability. The poor
fellow never forgaye me for carrying him
up stairs, though his suffering wife avoid
cd mentioning my nume to him cxeept
In medical light. nfs q. lis
A few months after the incident which
brought me into this family, the Cholera
OF 1899 came on. II was soun appar.
ont that the disease confined its most "a.
tai ravagos To The wrctched and dehits
toted. None will forge, the siekcpinx
and heart-rendnp scenes Of that awful
visitation. The Angel OF Death did. In.
deed spread his wing on the blast, bu,
he did not always fan away The demon
OF pain from the couch OF povsrty. ss
have ellen femafko'. True. tho
flight ot the spirit was onen ieafluly
speedy and painless IN the wrtched
and incorporate, but the alfohs man
struggled learfully agalnat tho terrible
and unknown enemy. aud the nerves ef
the dying frame were raeked, aud let
loose the strong muscles, tlll they played
terrible antics before the powefless phy-
alean, One often thought OF Lloovoa,
bat looked In vain for tho serpent. -
One evening, al Ave o'clock. az there.
abeuts, | had thrown myself, exhausted,
from my horse Into my office ehalt, alter
visit 10 my little deaf mutes IN the
AHylum, and was lndulglng In my favor
Ice luxury, q cup Of green tea, which
preferred taking away from my family,
Tor the simple reason that ne man whose
heart was IN his pfaiesalaa could take
time 10 make himself an acceptable
guest at the tea table slth such fearful
music slll ringing In hIs earsI fow ofua
indeed paid needfui attention 10 our own
personal eomiort, whateyef be our
quarrels, 10 or credit a. a body be Il said
we shrink not when the scala that eiase
the peatIenee are removed, and the poaf
demand auF aid. was hastily sppIna
my tea, when my poor young friend.
with his feeble body and slekly laugh,
thrust his head Into the Office door. and
eareleasly asked how tha cholera cane
on remnrkIng, with the usual ilppaney
Of the thoughtleas, he supposed that We
were "not particularly desiroas of ltadls-
appearance" Poor mani hIs remark
grated upon my ears, iof know the con-
diton Of bis delicate wife. and that their
chances would be at aero from the first
they should DO attacked. Something
about hla face, that every experienced
medical eye could al once detect and all
will remember, told me the hend was AZ
work within him. arose. and asking
him 10 be seated, and take some tea,
questioned him a little. aud Intended 10
advise remedy. Hs soon detected my
iears, aud joerIngly desired me not 10 DO
choking 10 sharply for business. y
Poor mani such business was not desl-
rablei our fees were mostly paid In tears.
made my evening visits. and on my
return found a message from Ills wife re-
questlng my immediate presence as her
husband "had been attacked an hour be.
fore" Not one hour could have elapsed
since his conversation with met Why
prolong the talel Every thing was done
that three Of us could suggest, one or
the other Of us was with him tili mid
night, when he dledi his poor wife
closed his eyes, hersefas fearless and al
most as corpse-like as the old form be-
fore her, Anticipating trouble from her
evident feebleness, asked her condition,
She replied calmly, and with that ex-
treme self-possesson only tobe account
cd for when the soul. subdued by sorrow
aud trIumphing over apprehensions,
looks for death as a boon from heaven,
"she was perfectly WE'LL and az soon as
we had accomplished the last sad Offices
she would try aud got some rest. +"
The next day, on my return from tho
ceme,ry, whore few Of the nsighbors
conveyed him, called in TO SEQ the
widow. aud found her already past the
stage of the frightful disease. She had
informed no one, and evidently wished
to die. Oh. how expressive was her sad
smile when again questioned her,
Again | summoned my brethren; again
we went through the hopeless routine.
Scarce u groan escaped her, her only
seeming ahAiety ueihS tue Afouote SUI
gave US. Poor child of sorrow! her
young dream of life was indie ID early
clouded. Before midnight she a.so found
rest in heaven.
Es-Mr. n. Lyons, convicted IN the
Dearborn Circuit Court. for the muir
der of John Vestel. in the town of
Florence. Switzerland county Indiana.
escaped from the Jail atLswrencebury.
on Thu sday evening. November IL.
Fifty dollars reward is offered for his
apprehension.
Es- A MAN presented himsclfat the