Butte record. (Bidwell, Butte County, Cal.) 1853-1858, 1857-06-27

you, Daniei, as | never loved man be
fore, you were noble. generous an
KIND, but | hate you now, for YOU ar
devil incarnate, Look at that wo
man She is my sister, she might no,
live IN comfort, only she will not do !
while you're alive, yet when you di
she will come to me. This | do pra
God will soon give her joys to M,
Keeping. Now, Daniel, I do sincerelr
hope that the first intelligence whicl
reaches me from my native place aite
shall have reached my new home
may be that yol are dead.
Bryan gazed upen the speaker som,
nom nts in silence. Moses he a
myth said you are not in earnest
AS true as heaven, Daniel, [ am
VIII n | know that you are dead,
shall be happy, and not until then, 81
go on Fill your jug, and >
Stop Moses. l can reform
You cannot. 1t Is beyond YOU
power. You have had induceinent.
enough to have reformed, es have the
sinners OF creation, and vet you are
now lower than ever before. Go and
die, sir, as soon as you can, for the
moment that sees you thus shall moi
find me among the mourners.'
Bfyan's eye flashed, and he drew
himself proudly up Co. he said,
with tone of the old, powerful sar-
casm that had often electrified a jury.
60 to Ohio, aud I'll send you the
news. Co, sir, and watch the post.
With these words Daniel Bryan
hurled the jug into the the fire. lace
and while yet thousand pieces were
flying over the floor, he strobe from the
houGe. Meses bore his sister, who had
tainted, to bed, SID then, having call
ed in neighbor, be hurried away Tor
the S age was wailing.
For months D nil moved over the
brink of the grave. but he did tot die
'One gill of brandy will save yon,
said the doctor, who saw that the alb
rupt al of stimulants from the
system which for long years had sub
sisted 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 a
gill and break my oath. Moses FELTON,
shall never hear that brandy or run
killed me! I'll live till Moses Feltor
shall eat his own words
He did 1--we! An iron will con
quered the messenger death had sent,
and D4niel Bryan lived. For one
rnoath, he could not even walk with
out help But he had help, joyful
playful help-M ry helped him
A year passed away, and N 'ses Eel
ton returned to Vermont He en- err
ed the Court II use at Burlington, and
Daniel Bryan w4s on the fonr plead
ing for young man "ho had been in
dicted for forgery. FELTON, st rted with
surprise. Never before had Bryan
looked so noble and commanding, and
never before had such torrents Of eo-
quence poured from his lips The case
was given to the jury, and the youth
was acquitted. The successful counsel
turned from the court room, and he
met Moses FELTON,.
They sho hands, hLl did not speak.
When th reached a spot where 9TH
RS could not hear them, Br,an stop
ped Moses he said, 'do you now
member the words you sp ke to me
year ago ?
L do, Daniel
Will 1oa now take them baek-un-
say them now and forever =
Yes with all NY he ,
Then | az. IN part repaid
'And wh4t must the rem inder o.
the p,snen be = asked Moses.
Il must die an honest, unperjured
man. The oath that has b und me
thus far, was made for life =
That evening Mary Bryan was among
the happiest OF the happy. No allu
sion was made in words to that st ang
scene Of one year before; but NJ 'ses
could read in the couten nee pf hi
ster and her husband the attitude
they did not speak.
And l'ani | Bryan yet lives, one o.
the most hunored men in Vermont
Five times has be sat in the State Lr
gisIa ure thrice IN the Senate, and
once in the National Congress, and ht
is yet an ornament to society, deelin
ing all offers of pubic office, from tbs
fact that his profession is more lacra
tive, while plenty If Others want th'
offices which he cares nothing for
| LaoU1p MANuRE-This is unques
tionab Y the most valuable form in wnil
manure can be applied yet consider
able caution is necessary in its applica
ton. A correspondent Of the Countr.
Gentleman says taat be lost fine plan
tation of young aprle trees, BY drain
ing off liquid manure from a nsighbar
ing barn-yard. When used, 1T shoul'
always be diluted. Instead of bein
allow ed to run waste, as is too com
| Il. Ms SbOJii