The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-06-16
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d ton of its name interested him. The doc.
tor next Inquired the name of the pIh6d
where his parents resided, J he had any.
: and he ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" :
The gambler sprang to his feet, his limbs
trembled, and his face was pale ss death,
for Montpelier was the home Of his youth,
and perhaps the wounded man might
have been bis playmate in childhood-per-
haps a schoolmate-knew his parents,
his brothers and sisters. He clung eonyul-
sively to the table, and. with the contendina
emotions Of rapid thought aud the weight of
injury he had inflicted, he could scarcely
keep upon his feet. A stimulant was given
the man, and he was, momentarily relieved
from that weakness the body 10 SO, sabieei
to after severe, wound-when the doctor
4 inquired if there was any friend in the city
he wished sent for. lasc ais q: fho,- E5aaf
"Yes,"' he replied, t"my wife; che is at the.
City Hotel, on the corner of Clay and Kenr-i
ney-streets. Tell Mary to- hasten, for / AM
badly hurt. .saaa,7ags1i .sHy 97om
A man was sent to bring his wife. ..a.9
"Doctsr," said the gambler, "saVe that
mans life and here is my bank. and Sl0,ooe7
in Burgoyne 's-you shall have it allp' 5 u
The doctor felt the pulse of the man and
probed the wound anew. The gambler
watched him with great anxiety until his in-s
spection was finished, when the doctor
shook his head in token ofimposibility; thet
gambler sat down by the side of the wound
| ed man, and bathed his head with water, and 3
staunched the flow of blood from the wound
| until the arrival of the wife; she came, ac-s
companied by a few friends, and as heroic wo-p
men bear their misfortunes, she bore hers.---
Not word of reproach escaped her-words
of cheerfulness only came from her lips as
as the tears coursed down her cheeks. To
her inquiry as to the chanches of her hus-
bands recovery, the doctor assured her that
there was no hope-that the wound was
mortal; and that in a few hours he would
die. She sank down on her knees and in-
voked the mercy of a forgiving God for her r
dying husband and his murderer. The gamb-
Ter asked the forgivness of the wounded
man for the wrong he had committed, and
also Of the wife, which was readily grant
ed. ...... . v-...b ges,s4
"This," ,said he, "is for not obeying the
sacred injunction of my aged father and
mother--not to gamble. have faced death
thousand times, and still have escaped;
the balls of an enemy have whistled past
my ears as quick as hailstones, and the burst
ing bomb has exploded at my feet; still have
liv ed--oh God, and for this! High above
the red tide Of battle have carried my
country's ensign-and that won for me
name among men--when not comrade was
left to tell the deeds in the battle--I escap-
ed unscratched. Why was not like the IS
rest! All that was proud and pleasing to
man I have had; and if l could recall this
last act by living upon carrien, sleeping in ga
apauper's grave, and renouncing every proud
act ofmy life, I would do it, | was born in the
same village with that man; we have been "a
classmates together at the same school; ra- .,r
ceived instructions Of the same aged man;
we were born beneath the same roof; and
oh, God! the same mother gave us birth.
He must not die--he is my brother!' IN,
And the gambler sank down in swoon, y
upon the floor. The wouaded man raised
himself upon his elbows; his CLASSY eyes ,,
wandered about the room as if in search of =,
some particular person.
"Mary," said he, ais brother William herel
-" andIthe words choked in his throat, i.
the gurgling blood stopped his utterance, SEQ
and he sank back corpse upon his pillow.
The wife knelt again, but ii was beside
dead body, and invoked the mercy of God !
upon his soul and forgivness of the MURDER lol
er. .s s. p. ai.,ss =se5 " aitaslosa II sah
The gambler awoke from his swoon and EAl'
staggered up to the wife and said p75s'Hea yAN'
"Mary, would it twere otherwise, for II y
have nothing to,live for now; the dead and Ii,
dying do not want anything in this world; sof
take this certificate Of deposit to our aged
father, and tell our parents .weiare both dead u
but oh! do not tell them how we di- /,
ed" .e-ss.-.ss ag 7+-.et sg +, y
Before the woman could reply, or any one Y,
the report of that pistol sounded no
again, and the fratricide had ceased to 4Ie'
live. ,.. ....-ls t.4sH .fs.a1 ha.
On the hill near Rincon Point were txoo ll
graves few years ago, inclosed with a.whiteIual
picket fence, and one tombstone stood atiga
their head with the simple inscription.--T
Brothers. p Golden Era. e.,ry saa sf!i q
wb -------------esosA---
PRESENCE OF MKD.--A lady was one eve 'o
ming sitting in her drawing room alone
when the only other inmate ofthe house, :
brother, who, for a time, had been betraying W
m unsoundness Of mind, entered with i
carving knife in his hand, and shutting the
door, came up to her and said, Margaret. sn y.
odd idea has occurred to me. I wish to ~
paint the head of John the Babtist.s and Z ,aSt
.hink yours might make an excellent study f9 ..
or it. So ifyou please. I will cut OFF your n
lead The lady looked at her brothers z
'ye, and seeing in tno token Of jest, con. 'sF'
luded that he meant what he ssid. There "a
pas an open window and balcony BY her n
ide, with strestin front; but 3 momsnk n
atisfied her that safety did not lie that way.