The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1856-12-19

TOO low Tor convlvmlity, for those will
whom he would have associated would
not drink with him. CPS r
= All alone in his Office and chamber. HI
: still continued 10 drink, and even b hil
very life seemed the offspring Of his,iug
in early spring Noses FELTON, had 1
call to 60 to Ohio. Before he set out, he
visited bis sister. He offered to take her
with him, but she would not GO lr' q. .I
But why stay hero9 urged the. broth,
! er. You are all faded away, and disease
is upon yop, Why should you live with
such brute.
Hush. Moses, speak not answered
he wife, keeping back her tears. 4 win
not leave him now, no will soon leave
me. He cannot live much longer q
Al that moment Daniel entered the A.
lpartment. He looked like a wanderer
from the tomb. He had his hat on, and
his Jug IN his hand D. hasfs'l .i
'Ah, Moses, how are ye2' he oasped
for he could not speak plainly. .'
The visitor looked At him few mo.
ments in silence Then. as his features
assumed cold, stern expression, he said,
in strong emphasized tone. ' ,0i
Daniel Bryan, have been your best
friend but one. My sister is an angel, but
mated withR demon Ihavo loved you
Daniel, as | never loved mau before; YOU
were noble. generous aud kind, but hate
you now, for you are perfect devil in
carnate. Look nc that woman. She is
my sister-she might now live In com.
fort, only she will not do il while you are
alive; yet, when you die, she will come
to me. Thus do | pray God will soon
give her joys to my keeping. Now, Dan.
iel, do sincerely hope that the frsI in
telligence which reaches me from my ma
tive place, after | shal! have renchod nv
new home may be THAr-YoU-A ARE-DRAD.'
Bryan gazed upon the speaker some
moments, without speaking. Moses, he
at length said you are not in earne ST. '
'As true as Heaven. Daniel, i am -
When l know that you are dead, l shall
be happy and not until thenz-so 60 on.
| Fill your jug and ..t'...I1 =
stop, Moses. can reform .l 'H.
You cnunot. IL is beyond your power.
You have had Inducements enough 70
bave reformed half the sinners Of the
creation, and yet you are now lower than
ever before. Go aud die, sir as soon as
you can, for the moment THAT secs you
thus. shall not find me among the mourn
ers.' - .iI st Btf 40 JL.
BryAn's eyesfashed, and he drew him
self proudly up. CO., he said, with's
: tone Of the old powerful sarcasm that had
often electrified a juryd'go TO Ohio. and
III send you news. Go, sir, and watch
the post" .p IuI ,9,H.i, u I.',
: With those words Daniel Bryan hurled
the jug into the fire place, and while yel
thousand pieces we're flying over th,
a floor, he strobe from the house. Mosei
bore her TO bed, aud then having callet
, in neighbor, he hurried away, for th,
= stage was waiting. u.s.,
= FOra month Daniel moved over Iii,
! brink Of the grave, but ne did not die.
: One gill OF brandy win save you, said
the doctor, who saw that the abrupt re-
moval Of all stimuhnts from a system
that for long years had subsisted on al
most nothing else, was nearly sare TO
prove fatal. N', '''' ~ N.r
you can surely take g. gill and NOT
take more. y ...
Aye gasped the poor man. take 4
; gill and break my oath. Moses FELTON,
shall never hear that brandy or rum kill,
, ed me If the want of it can kill me, then
, let me die, III live till Moses FELTON,
, shall eat his own Words ''' ''.'
He did fyel an iron will CONQUERED The
messenger death had sent. and Daniel
Bryan lived. For one month be could MOI
even walk without help. But he had hel !
joyful. play fll help Mary helped him
|, A year passed away, and Moses Eel
ton returned to Vermont, He entered The
, court house at Burlington. and DAME
! Bry IA was on the floor pleading for
young man who had been Indicted fol
forgery, FELTON, started IN surprise.L-
Never before had Btyan, looked 50 noble
= ard commapding, and meyer before had
such torrents Of eloquencB poured from
his lips. The case was given to tho Jury
and the youth was acquitted. The sue.
cessful counsel turned from the court
room, and he met Moses FELTON,. .,p, 70
They shook hands, but did not speak
When they reached spot where Others
! could not hear them, Bryan stopped, mo
SOS, he said, do you remember the words
, you spoke 10 me a year ago?" 20 o.
Il do Daniel, -'r.
+, will you nov take them back7 Un-
! say them now and forever ,'"''. a. 10
Yes, with all my heart, ."'0 ~
Then ] am in part repaid, ~. .sa .
And what must the remainder Of the
: payment be7' asked Moses. a.
Il must die an no lest. unperjuIed mani
; The oath that has bound me thus far, was
made for life.' o. 3' '.' "h" s.I ,
That evening Mary Bryan was among
the happiest Of the happy. No allusion
was made in words 70 that strange scene
Of one year before; but Moses could read
in both the countenances Of his siste. and
her husband the deep gratitude they
: did not speak. s'.' " i!.oa VI. j
And Daniel Bryan yet lives, one of the
most honored men Ia Vermont. Five
times has he sat in the State Legislature
I thrice in the Senate. and once ia the Ma.
tional Congress; and he is yet an 6rna,
ment to society, declining al oAgs d
public Office from the fact that his pro,
= laceiop IL m IRA hrerafiva4 vvhfIa yIantey "a