Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-08-13

PROSTATE upon his bedroom floor.
One day Mr.. ViDson went to see him.
Vinson had left notes and accounts to the
amount of several thousand dollars with Bry-
an to collect, and he was anxious about them.
His poor wife ansYered him as usual-that
her husband had gone away.
my dear madame returned Mr.. Vinson,
Il know your misfortune, and I appreciate
your feelings, but must see your husband.
If I can see him one minute I can learn all
I 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 the floor,
with a jug of Medford rum by his side -
With much efforts Vinson aroused the poor
inebriate to a state of semi.consciousness,
and asked him if he had done anything
about the notes and accounts which he had
left with him. 'Yes,' answered the lawyer,
in weak, hiccoughing voice. I've had the
money for you over month. I've deduct
ed my percentage, and you will find the rest
in that trunk. Mary's got the key
Mrs. Bryan was called in, the key was pro-
duced, and Mr.. Vinson found his money
four thousand and some odd hundred dollars
all right and safe.
In his worst moments Bryan never used
for himself single penny held in trust
Hundreds there were who worked hard to
reclaim the wanderer, but without effect
Years went by, and be sank lower and lower
yet his wife left him not Her brother,
a young lawyer, named Moses FELTON,, often
urged her to forsake her husband, at the
same time Offering her comfortable home
beneath his own roof, but she would not lis
ten.
At length all hopes were given up. Week
after week would the fallen man be drunk
on the floor, and not day Of real sobriety
marked his course. I doubt if such another
case was known. He was too low for con-
VITALITY, for those with whom he would have
associated, would not drink with, him.
All alone in his Office and chamber, he
still continued to drink, and even his very
life seemed the offspring Of his jug.
In early spring, Moses FELTON, had call
to 90 to Ohio. Before he set out, he visited
his sister. He offered to take her with him,
but she would not 90.
But why stay here?' urged the brother
you are all faded away and disease is up
on you. Why should you live with such a
brute p
Hush Moses, speak not answered the
wife, keeping back the tears. Il will not
leave him now, but he will soon leave me.
He cannot live much longer
At that moment Daniel entered the apart
ment. He looked like wanderer from the
tomb. He had his hat on, and his jug in
his hand.
'Ah, Moses, how are YEP he gasped, for
he could not speak plainly.
The visitor looked at him for few mo-
ments in silence. Then, as his features as
sumed cold, stern expression, he said, in
strongly emphasized tone:
Daniel Bryan, I have been your best
friend but one. My sister is an angel, but
matched with demon. I have loved you
Daniel as I never loved man before you
were noble, generous, and kind, but I hate
you now, for you are perfect devil incar-
nate. Look at that woman. She is my Sis
ter-she might now live with me in comfort,
only she will not do it 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, I do sincere
ly hope thatth first intelligence which reach
es me from my native place, after shall
have reached my new home, may be-THAT
YoU-ARE-DEAD
Stop, Moses, can reform
you cannot 1t is beyond your power
You have had inducements enoug h to have
reformed half the sinners of the creation,
and yet you are now lower than ever before.
Go and die, sir, as soon as you can, for the mo-
ment that sees you thus, shall not find me
among the mourners.
Bryan's eyes flashed, and he drew HIM
self proudly up. Co. he said, with tone
Of the old, powerful sarcasm '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 fire place, and while yet
thousand pieces were flying over the floor,
he strobe from the house. Mary sank faint.
ing on the floor Moses bore her to bed,
and then having called in neighbor, he
hurried away, for the stage was waiting.
For month Daniel moved over the brink
of grave, but he did not die:
'One gill of brandy will save you,' said
the doctor, who saw that the abrupt remov-
al of all stimulations from system that for
long years had subsisted almost on nothing
else, was nearly sure to prove fatal You
can surely take a gill and not take more
aye gasped the poor man, 'take gill
and breake my oath. Moses FELTON, shall
never hear that brandy or rum killed me -
If the want of it can kill me, then let me
die! But I won't die, I'll live till Moses
FELTON, shall eat his words.
He did live an iron will conquered the
messenger death sent, Daniel Bryan lived.
For one month he could not even walk with
out help. But he bad help-joyful, playful
help. Mary helped him.
A year passed away, and Moses FELTON, re-