Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1857-04-04

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in a strong emphasized lone.
Daniel Bryan, have been your best
friend but one. My sister is an angel.
but mated with demon. | have loved
you, Daniel, as never loved men before;
you were noble, generous and kind but l
hate you now, for you are perfect devil
incarnale. Look al that woman. She is
nv sister--she might now live in comfort,
only she will not do it while you're alive;
wet when YOU die she will come to me.
This DO pray, God will soon give her
joys TO my keeping, Now Daniel, DO
sincerely hope that the fret intelligence
which reaches me from my native place
after shall have reached my new home,
may be that-you-aTe.dead!
Bryan gszed upon The speaker some
moments in silence. Moses, he al
length said, you are not in earnest.
AS true as heaven. Danie.l am. When
| know that you are dead | shall be hap.
pv, and not until lhen--sO GO on. tIt
your ing and"
Stop, Moses, can reform"
.You cannot. It is beyond your pow
er. You have had inducements enough
TO have reformed half the sinners "I crea-
,ion, and yet YOU are now lower than ever
before. Go and die, sir, as soon as yon
can, for the moment that sees you thns,
shall not 6nd me among The mourneTs.
Bryan's eye flashed, and he drew him
self proudly up. Go he said, with a
tone OF the old, powerful sarcasm that
had often electrified jury. Go to ONO
and I'll send you the news. Go, SIR and
watch the post
With these words Daniel Bryan buried
the Jug into the fire place. and while yet
thousand pieces were flying over The
floor. he slyode from the house. Moses
bore his sister, who had tainted, 10 bed
and then having called in neighbor. he
hurried away, for the stage was waiting
> For months Daniel moved over The
brink Of the grave, but did not die.
'One gill of brandy will save YOU, ssi'
the doctor, Who saw that the abrupt re
7 mova Of all siimuiants from a system TO
? long wears had snbsisted on almost moth
r ing else, was nearly sure 10 prove fatal.
: You can surely take a gill and not take
, more
Aye gasped the poor man. take gil
; and break NY oath. Moses FELTON, shall
never hear that brandy or rum killed me
III live ill Moses FELTON, shall eat his
own words
He did live An iron will conquered
the messenger death had sent, and Daniel
BRYAN lived. For one month he could
not even walk without help. But he had
help Joyful playful heiP--Mary helped
him.
A year passed away, and Moses FELTON,
returned 10 Vermont He entered the
court house at Burlington and Daniel Bry-
an was on The floor pleading for young
man who had been indicted for forgery.
Feton started in surprise. Never before
had Bryan looked so noble and command
inc and never before had such torrents ol
eoquence poured from his lips. The
case was given TO the jury and The youth
was acquitted. The successful counsel
turned lrom The court room, and he met
Moses FELTON,.
They shook hands bu, did not speak.
When they reached spot where others
could not h.ar them Bryan stopped
Moses he said, do vou remember the
words you spoke TO me year ago !
Il do Daniel
'Will you now take them back Un.
say them now and forever! ?
Yes, with all my heart
Then am part repaid.
And what must the remainder ol the
payment be 2 asked Moses.
i must die an honest, unpeIured man
The oath that has bound me thus lar, was
made for lIie.'
That evening Mary Bryan was among
the happiest of The happy. No allusinn
was made in words 10 that strange scene
of one year before; but Moses could read
in both the couIlenanee Of his sister and
her husband the gratitude they did not
speak.
And Daniel Bryan yet lives one OF The
most honoIed men IN Vermont. Five
times has he sal in the State Legislature;
thrice in the Senate, and OBre in thr
| National Congress, and lie is vet an Orns-
menl 10 society, declining all offers Of
public office, from the fact that his pro-
fession is more lucrative. while plenty Of
others want the offices which he cares
nothing for.
The most potent labor saving machine
is large fortune leli By your aunt.