Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1857-06-02
SfIgttes CALI.
a SUDDEN CONVERSION

Tue confidence OF his friends more than ~
old, and no one was better calculated :,
secure the good will and friendship Of n
with whom he came Ia contact. Bushes
poured IN upon him, and he failed not +,
give the utmost satisfaction.
At the age of twenty-seven Brvan tool
10 himself "ife from among the most ia.
Yored ones OF the country. Mary FELTON,
experienced strange pride when shg
gave her hand to the young lawyer; a..c
II none enVied her, many at lasse orava5
mat they might be equally fortunate.
but ere long cloud came oy II the scene
ConTivlality ran high among the u4rn-
bers of the bar, and Bryan possessed one
OF those peculiar temperanenls which st
length give the whole BODY and sonl t.r =
tie demon, For three years he followed
The social custom of the times without peg-
iectIng much of his business. but i1aITy
he sunk INTO the lowest pit of degra 3asio1.
When at the age Of FIVE and thirty. lie
had become confirmed dru1kard. H
| now neglected his clients altogether, for
| he could not remain sober long enough al
any time to carry any case through court.
/ The only business he now had on his
hands was the collection Of some debts.
/ On the evening Of his thirtv-ffIh birth
day he joined the Washingtonians, and
once more his bright genius shone out
! upon the world. But il could not last long
enough amid the examples Of those who
were ms constant companions; he sank as
rapidly as he had rscn. Ia one short
year from that time he was laiseraJiy
degraded thing People who had lef.
notes and accounts with him 10 collect ca! !
ed al ms house, and upon inauiring os his
wife where he could be found she would
tell Ihem he was away-Poor woman.
taey could not bear to dispute her, aud they
knew full well that the remains Of Daniel
Bryan were PROSTATE upon his bedroom
floor
One day Mr.. Vinson went to see him
Fluson had left notes and accounts u
The amount Of several thousand dollars
With Bryan 10 collect, and he Was anxious
| about them His poor wife answered Lig..
as usual--that her husband had gone
away.
Ny dear madam returned nj.
NlnsoH, i know your misfortune. a1G /
appreciate your feelings, but mus. see
/ your husband. If can see him To- one
minute, | can learn all wish 70 kLo.5
Mary Bryan spoke nota word, bur ~ies
| & fearful eye turned away, au3 1Iz Wa
son followed her. He found Brvaa N u
| back room stretched at fuli Iengs-- apo.
the floor, with q Jug Of Meafocd cuya by
! bis side With much efo-t yl-s31 ar4u-
sed the poor llebrato - s.at- O. semi
coasciousu, 8, and asked -.u !. he had
! done anything about the notes a.& 4ecau u. Is
which he had left with MIA 'sE s a.
Swered the lawyer, in a weak. lug.
! ing voice, "pye had the ugr E9r ID
! over a month. I've G5duJ:eG .- -ar a---
tag-, and you viii fad the res. IL .--
trunk. Mary's got tie key
Mary Bryan was called n. 81 ky
produced, and Mr.. Vinson foam. s.a --.-
ney-fouT thousand ana SOM a.1 lu-
dreds Of dollars-altrigl: and sa-a.
In his worst moments Bryan a-v5- used
for himself 2 single penny he'd Il tr1s..
| Hun ireds there were who wcr.- & hard 4
reclaim the wanderer, bur wl5laa- e1a ae-.
f, Years went by and he sank low aud H.
er, yet his wife left hln not. sa aee-
Their, a young lawyer, ,uamel Moses
often urged her 10 forsako l-- -G--.-...,
at the same time offering ha-- com s1E- D.
bic home beneath his own ro-L. 0u. she
would not listen.
At length ali hope was girouug
after week would the fallen uila 81 d ~ul.a
on the floor, and not day of real so0r.-
ETY. marked his course. l doah- I sucA a.
mother case was known. lie was too iow
for conviviality, for those Win whom ne
would have associated would not drink
with him.
All alone in his Office and chamber .ha
still continued to drink. and oY4a us very
life seemed the offspring o. Lis Jug
! In early spring Moses Aogoa haG a
call TO 90 TO Ohio. Before Ill out IL
visited his sister. He offered 10 ak ha1
with him, but she would 10. go.
But why stay you here: urge1 ia
/ brother,"Y Y ou are all faded away, and dis
ease is upon you. Why should you i've
with such brute?" Hush Moses; speak
not answered the wife, keeping bach
the tears Il will not leave him now
but be viii soon leave me. He canno
live much longer
At that moment Daniel entered the a.
partment. He looked like Wandered
from the tomb. He had his hat on, anc
his Jug in his hand.
,'Ah-Moses-how are yea" he gasp
| ed, for he could not speak plainly.
j The visitor looked at him for a few
moments in silence. Then, as his feature
assumed a cold stern expression, ae said
in strongly emphasized tones:
Daniel Bryan, | have ever been your
best friend but one. My sister is au ange
but mated with a demon. | have love-
: you, Daniel, as Ineyer loved man before
you were noble, generous, and kind, bu
hate you now, FOR you are perfect dev
il incarnate. Look at that woman. Sh
is my sister-she might now live with N
in comfort, only she will not do Il whil
you are alive; yet when you die she vii
come to me,-Thus do | pray that Go
viii soon give her joys TO my keeping
: Now, Daniel, do sincerely hope that Ii
first intelligence which reaches nae iron
my native place afserI shall have rsaghe
my new home, may be -THAT--E0U-