Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-06-23
OrnujI.e Nai,g Butte Rrrorh.
TUESDAY MORNING, JUNE 28i, 1867.
4 Sudden Conversion.
A THRILLING STORY.

He was too low for convrviality, for
those with whom he w"ul have asoscl-
ated, ould not d ink with hlm.
All aIona in his office and chnmb r,
he con'inu"d to drink, AMI even his
y.fy life seemed the offspring of his
jug.
In early spring Moses FELTON, had .
call 20 - 70 Onio Before he set ut
he visited hi, sister. lie offered to
take her with hlm, but She would not
20.
But why stay here : urged the bro,
tncr. You efe all faded away, and
dis a>c i upon you. Why stay with
such brute =
Hush Moses, speak not thus an
swercd the wi'c, keeping back her tears.
III not leave him now, he will soon
.eaye me. He cannot live much long
cr.'
At that mom,ut Daniel entered the
apartment. He looked like a wander
cr from he tomb lie had his hat on
and hi> jug il bis hand.
'Ah Noses how are yc;' he gaspcd,
for h. could not speak plainly.
The visitor looked at him few mo.
ments in silence. Tnrn as his fca-
'ureN assumed cold, stern expression
he >ald, strongly rnpha>ihed tom,
Daniel Brian, have bocn your best
friend nut one. My sister Is an ng.I,
but mated Wi:h mon hav we'd
YOU, Dlmei, as never oCcd man be-
lore, YOU were NIB g, generous and
kind, bni | hate YOU NV, for YOU are
a dryil incaruat. Look at that wo-
mar. Ssc j. my ; er, she mig II now
live in comtort, ly s1c ~ll not do it
while Your" alive, yet when YOU die
She Will come to me. IhlS | do pr'y
God Will soon 1--WE her joys 70 my
k.cpua Now, Dunlel, DO sincerely
hope that the tr>t inrclh -cnce which
reach me- from my native place after
Shall have reached my ncw home,
may be that yol are dead =
Bryan glzed upon the speaker some
nom ut, in silence 'Nos,>,' he at
length said 'you are not IN earnest
y, true as heaven, Daniel, | an.
Wh | know that you are dead, |
sh.l be happy, and 40, until then, 50
20 on. Fl' your jug, and >
stop Moses, | can reform
you cannot. 1t Is beyond your
power. Y u have had inducrmrnls
enough to have reiorm"d, as have the
sinners ot crea'i,n, and vet YOU are
ow .owcr than ever before. Go and
de. sir, as soon az you can, for the
moment TIA ~ccs You thus shall not
find me among the mou.9rr*.'
Il yau, eye flashed, and he drew
hins if proudly up. 'Go.' he soil,
with tone OF the old, powerful sar-
casm that had often electrified a jury.
60 to Onio, auI III send you the
new. e., SIR, and watcn the post
Wrh th,se words Daniel Bryan
hurled the jug INTO the the tlrr-p ace,
aud while yet a thousand pieces were
fiy,ug ovei the floor, he stroie from the
nous " ses bore his sister, who had
tainted to "a b. d, sd then, having call
cd IA n Ighbor, he hurried away Tor
Tia aye was wal lu4.
For months y hi moved over the
b ink Of the grave but he did tot die,
One g'll of brandy viii save you,
sad TIA, doctor, who saw that the abb
rupt removal Of al >timuants from the
system wh,ch for long years had sub
sisted on nothing Else, was nearly sure
to prove fatal.
You can sarely take gill and not
take more.
Aye gAsped the poor man, 'take a
gill and break my oath. Moses FELTON,
snail never hear that brandy or rum
kilIed me Ill live till Noses FELTON,,
shall eat his own words
He did live An iron will con-
quered the messenger d-ath had sent,
aua j MIL Bryon lived. For one
month, he could not even walk with
out help. But he had help, joyful.
playful help-MAry helped him.
CONTINUED IN OUR NEXT.