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fort only she viii not do L while you are alive
yet when you die she will come to me. Thus Do
l pray that God will soon give bsr joys to my
keeping. Now, Daniel, do sincerely hope thai
the first iutslligeuOs that reaches me from my ma
tive land in myssw bone, may be ti4f-yOW-Grs-
deadf"
Bryan gazed upon the speaker some moments
without speaking. "MOses," be at length said
"yOu are not in earnest"
"As true as Heaven, Daniel, am. When ]
bear that you are dead, shall be happy, and not
till then-SO go on. Fill your jug, and"
"StoD Moses, lean reform"
"YOu eAnpOl tis-heEaAa Eaur hawAr.--,
You have had Inducements enough 10 reform half
the sinners in creation, and yet you are now low
er than before. Go and die, sir, as soon as you
can, for the moment that sees you thus, shall not
find me among the mournes."
Bryan's eyes flashed, and be drew himself proud.
ly up. "Go," be said with a tone of the old pow
erfu sarcasm that had often electrified jury, "gC
to Ohio, and I'll send you news-Go sir, and
watch the post"
With these words Daniel Bryan hurled his jug
into the fire place, and while yet thousand pie
ces were flying over the floor he strobe from the
house. Mary sank faintiDg on the floor. Moses
bore her to bed, and then having called neighbor
he hurried away, for the stage was waiting,
For month Daniel moved over the brink oi
of the grave, but be did not die.
"one gill Of brandy will save you" said thr
doctor, who saw that the abrupt removal Of slim
ulents from a system that for long years bad sub,
sisted almost on nothing else, was nearly sure tc
prove fatal. "You can surely take gill and nO
take MORE"
"Aye," gasped the poor man, "take gin anC
break my oath. Moses FELTON, shall never hea
that brandy or rum killed me! If the want of j
can kill me let me die! But won't die! II
live till Moses FELTON, shall eat his words"
He did live An iron will conquered the mes
senger death had sent, and Daniel Bryan lived
For one month he could not even walk withou
help. But he had help--joytul, prayerful help
Mary helped hm.
A year passed away, Moses FELTON, returned t
Vermont. He entered the court house at Bur
lngtoD, and Daniel Bryan was on the. floor, plead
ing for young man who had been indicted 70
forgery. FELTON, started with surprise. Never be
fore had Bryan looked SO noble and commanding
and never before had such torrents of eloquenc
poured from his lips. The case was given to tn
Jury and the youth was acquitted. The success
full counsel turned from the courtroom, and me
Moses FELTON,.
They shook hands, but did not speak. Whe
they reached spot where mono Others could hea
them, Bryan stopped.
"Moses" he said, edo you remember the word
you spoke to me year ago."
II do, Daniel"
"Will you now take them back? Unsay then
now and forever!''
"Yes, with all my heart"
"Then l am in part repaid"
Sand what must be the remainder of The pay
ment?" asked Moses.
II must die an honest and unpSrjured man.
The oath that has bound me thus far was mad
for life."
That evening Bryan was among the happy
No allusion was made in words to that strang
scene of one year before; but Moses could read i
the countenances Of bis sister and her husband, th
deep gratitude they did not speak.
/ And Daniel Bryan lives one of the most hon
ored men of Vermont. Five times has he sat i
the State Legislature; thrice in the Senate an
once 10 the National Congress. and be is yet a
ornament to society, declining all offers Of publ
Office from the fact that his profession is more Il
cratve; while plenty of Others want the ofic
which he cares not for.
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