Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-06-29

Il The gambler sprang to his feet, hi
limbs .rembled, aud his face was pale II
death, for Montpelier was the home OF hi
youth, aud perhaps the wounded MAJ
NIGH, have been his playmate in child
!. hood perhaps schoolma,e-knew III.
perents, his brothers and sisters. He
chung convulsiveIy to the the table, and
with the contending emotions Of RAPID
thought, aud the weight OF the injury he
had Inflicted, he could scarcely keep up.
on his feet. A stimulan, was given ta
the wounded man and he was monentari-
ly relieved from that weakness tie body
Is so subject TO after Il severe wound
when the doctor inquired if there was
any friend III the city he wished sett Tor.
Yes" lie replied. My wiie-si'e
IS at the Guy Hotel, on the corner Of Clay
aud kearney streets Tell Mary 10
hasten, tor am badly hurt, u
A man was sent to bring his vile.
Doctor sad the CAMPER save t .at
mans life and there is my bark, and
SiOOOO i'll Burgoynes-yon shall have
it all"
The doctor felt tie pulse of the man
and probed the wound anew. The
gambler watched him with the greatest
anxiety until his inspection was flushed,
when the doctor shook his head in token
OF linpossibllity. The gambler sa, down
by the side OF the wounded man, and
bathed his mead WITH water, and staunch.
ed the flew of blood from the wound
until the arrival of the wife; she came,
accompanied by few friends, aud as
heroic women bear their mistortune>, she
bore hers. Not word Of reproach es.
capped her-words OF cheerfuiness only
came from her lips as the tears coursed
down her checks. TO her inquiry as TO
the chances of her husbands recovery.
the doctor assured her thai there was no
hope; that the wound was mortal; and
that IN few hours he would de She
sank upon her knees and invoked the
mercy of a forgiving God Ior her dying
husband and his murderer. The gam
bier asked the irogiyness ot the dying
man for the wrong he had committed,
and also that oi his wife, which vas readi-
ly granted.
"Ehls,n said he, "is for not obryng
the sacred lnJnuctlon of my aged mother
not 10 gambif. have faced death ii
thousand times, and still have escaped;
the balls OF an enemy have whistled past
my ears as thick as haIl->tones, aud the
bursting bomb has exploded at my feet,
still have lyed-oh, God. and for Mis :
High above the red tide OF battle have
carried my couniy's ensign-and that
Won for me name among men-when
not oneeomrade was lett to tell Of the deeds
IN the battle, escaped unsca,hed. VII,
was not killed like the rest! All thar
! was proud and pleasing to man have
had: and Il could recall this last act by
| living upon carton, sleeping III "A paupers
grave aud renounciny eveIY proud act
IN my life, | would do it, wa, born il,
the Same village with tina, man; wc have
been classmates together at the same
school; received instructions from the
same aged man; we were bora beneath
the same roof, and, oh God! the same
mother gave us b,rih lie mus, not die
he IS my brothrrr
And the gauIbler sank down in a sw oon
upon the floor. The wounded man rais.
ed himself on his elbows; his classy yes
wandered about the room in search of
some particular person.
"Marv,' sand he, ''ls my brother VIII
liam herei l." and the words choked
his ,hroa. the gurgllng blood stoeped his
utterance, and he sank corpse upon hls
pillow. Tne wife knet again, but it was
beside dead body, aud invoked the
mercy OF God upon his sou! aud forgive.
ness for the murderer.
The gambler awuke from his swoon
and staggered up 10 the wife and said
MARY, would it were otherwise, for
have nothing to live for nuw; the dead
aud dying do not want anything IN thi.
world; take this certificate OF deposit tt
our aged father, and tell our parents We
are both aead-but oh do not tell then
how we dled"
Before the woman could reply, or an,
one interfere, the report of ,hat p is,a
sounded aga'n, aud tue iratricde cease,
to live.
On the hill near Ricon Point we're two
graves, few years ago enclosed with ;
white picket tence, aud one tnmtn to,,t
stood at their head with the simple in
scription- 'BRorHEns.' GoMen Era.