The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1856-12-19
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ar In one Of tho Eorthern towns of Yer
mont, liyed e young man, Daniel Bryan,
a lawyer by profession. No one posses
sed the confidence Of their friends more
than he did. andno one was better cRlcu-
lated to secure the good will aud friend
ship Of all with whom he came in con
tact. Business poured in upon him. and
he failed not to give the utmost saIiSfac.
ton. U.iS Hir HaIHnY ..i. i.us-f
At the age Of twenty.scven, Bryan
took TO himselfa wife, from among the
most favored ones in the country. Mary
FELTON, experienced a strange pride when
she gave her hand to the young lawyer,
and il none envied her many at least
prayed that they might be equally fortu-
nate.
But ere long a cloud came over the
scene Conviyiality ran high among
the members Of the bar, and Bryan pos
sessed one Of those peculiar tempera-
ments which at length gave the whole
body and soul up 70 the demon. For
three years he followed the social custom
OF the times without neglecling much OF
his business, but finally he sunk into the
lowest pit of degradation; when at the
age Of five and thirty, he had become a
eonfrmed drunkard! He now neglected
his clients altogether for he oeuld not
remain sober long enough at any one
time TO carry any case through COURT
The only business he now had on hand
was the collection Of some debts.
l. On the evening of his thirty
birthday, he joined the Washingtonians.
and once more his bright genius shone
out upon the world. But il could not
last long amid the examples Of those who
were his constant companions, and he
sank as rapidly as he had risen. In one
short year from that time. he was mis-
cradle degraded thing. People who had
left notes and accounts with him to col
lect called at his house, and on enquiring
Of his wife where he would be found, she
woald tell them he was Awsy. Poor
woman, they could not bear 10 dispute
her, and they would gotheir way, though
they knew full well that the remains
OF Daniel Bryan were PROSTATE upon his
bedroom Aoor ~ rsIlo ar1 .-.,.
Ons day Mr. Wilson went 10 see him.
! Yinson had left accounts and notes 10 the
amount Of several thousand dollars With
Bryan and he was anxious to see him.
His poor wife answered him as usual
that her husband had gone away.
MY dear madame, returned Mr.. Vim
son, L know your misfortune, and l ap-
preciate your feelings, but 1 must see
your husband. II I can see him for one
minute can learu eli wish to know.
Mary Bryan spoke not word, but
with a fearful eye turned away, and Mr..
Vinson followed her. He found Bryan
in back room stretched at full length
upon she floor, with Jug Of Med(Ord
rum By his sideI With much effort Vim
son aroused the poor inebriate TO state
Of semi-eonsciousness, and asked him If
he had done anything about the notes and
accounts which he had left him. yes,
answered the lawyer. in weak hiccough.
ing voice. I've had the money for You
over a month. I've deducted my per-
centage, snd you will find the rest in that
trunk. Mary's got the key
Mrs. Bryan was called in, the key was
produced, aud Mr.. Vinson found his
money-four thousand and some humid
red dSllArs--all right and safe.
In his worst moments Bryan never US
cd for himself 2 single penny held IN
trust. Hundreds there were who worked
hard TO reclaim the waDdeFeT, but with
out effect. Years weat by, aud he sank
lower and loWer--yet his wife left him
not. Her brother, a young lawyer named
Noses FELTON,, often urged her 10 forsake
her husband, Offering her at the same
time, q comfortable home beneath his
own roof. but she would not listen.
\ At length al hope WAS given up
Week after week! would the fallen man