Squatter sovereign., 1857-09-05

1 'Hush. Moses, speak not" answered
the wife. keeping back her tears. 81 will
not leave him now, but he will soon leave
me. he canno, live much longer"
AT that moment Daniel entered the
apartment. He looked like wandere,
from the tomb. He had his hat on and
his Jug in his hand. sae
.Ah. Moses. how are ye I" he gasped
Tor he could not speak plainly.
The visitor looked al him for few mo-
1 ments in silence. Then, as his features
assumed cold, stern expression, he said
IN strongly emphasized tone:
"Daniel Bryan have been your bee,
friend but one. MY sister is an angel
but mated with demon. / have loved
you, Daniel, as never loved man before :
you were noble, generous and kind bu,
hate you now. for yea are perfect devil
Isincarnate. Look at that woman. She is
my sister-she might now be living with
me in comfort; only she will not do il while
You are alive. yet when you die she will
come to me. Thus do pray that God will
soon give her joys TO my keeping. Now.
Daniel. / do sincerely hope that the first
intelligence that reaches ME from INV ma.
tive place. in my new home. will be that
you are deadr'
Bryan gazed upon hin, some moments
without speaking. Moses ne at length
said, "you are not in earnest
As true as Heaven, Daniel, am
When hear that you are dead shall be
happy, and not till lhen-so 60 on. Fill
your jug. and"
Stop. Moses. can reform"
"You cannot,ii is beyond your power"
You have had inducements enough TO re.
form half the sinners in creation, and vet
you are now lower than ever before. Go
and die. sir, US soon as you can, for the
moment that sees you thus, shall not find
me among the mourners."
Bryan's eyes flashed. and he drew him.
self proudly up. 60" he s:il with +.
tone of the old powerful sarcasm that had
so often electrified jury ."go to Ohio. and
I'll send you news. Go. sir, and watch the
post"
With these words Daniel Bryan hurled
his jug into the fireplace, and while vet a
thousand peciss were flying over the floor
he strobe from the house. Mary sank
fainting on the floor. Moses bore her to
a bed. and then having called neirhbor.
he hurried away, for the stage was waiting.
For month Daniel hovreed over the |
brink OF the grave, but he did not die.
Que gill of brandy will save you"
said the doctor, who saw that the abrupt
removal OF spirits from system that for
ong years had subsisied on nothing else,
was nearly sure TO prove fatal. You can
surely take gill and not take more;''
AYE gasped the poor man, take a
Elll and break mys easil. Moses Felton,
shall never hear that brandy or rum killed
ne If the want of il can Kill me then le,
ne die But will not die. I'll live till
Noses FELTON, shall eat his words 80
He did live. An iron will conquered
he messenger Death had sent, and Dan.
el Bryan lived. For one month he could
lot even walk without help. But he had
prayerful help. Mary helped
i'm.
a year passed away, Moses FELTON, re- E:
lrned to Vermont. He entered the court Z
ouse at Burlington, and Daniel BRYAN I
vas On the floor, pleading for young man {
rho had been indicted for forgery. FELTON,
iarted with surprise. Never before had I
Bryan looked so noble and commanding. | 8
nd never before had such torrents of eio- I
uence poured from his lips The case d
vas given to the jury. and the youth was s
The successful counsel turned y
-om the courtroom. and met Moses FELTON,. =
They shook hands. but did not speak,
When they reached a spot where none 9TH b
RS could hear them. Bryan stopped. n
'Mosrs. said he, "do you remember
lie words you spoke to me year agoa" o
Il do. Daniel" il
''Will you take them back, unsay them +
ow and foreyer?" s
"Yes. with all my heart" u
''Then | am in part paid" a
And what must be the remainder OF E
e payment 2" asked Moses. b
81 must die an honest and unpeIiured &c
an. The oath that has bound me thus y
T was made for Iife." CT
That evening Bryan was among the d.
lpPy. No allusion was made i'm words to
that strange scene of year before bu, c
-oses could read in the countenances OF p
{ his sister and her husband, the deep p,
attitude they did not speak. in
And Daniel Bryan lives, one of the
ost honored men of Vermont. Five times
$ he sat ia the State Legislature, thrice
the Senate. and once in the National
And he is yet an ornament DC
society, declining all offers of public of. sa
e from the fact that his profession is more IN
:rasive. while plenty of others want the
led which he cares not for. SO
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