Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1858-11-06
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but ~ following hAss . stxFtling vigor. Dapiel
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lawyer 81 ennencs but hada fallen, through idtoxi-
cation. 10 sbeggary and dying condition Bryan
had married. IN bis better days, the sister Of Moses
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s At length ali hopes were given d, up. Week aiter
week would the fallen man lie drunk On the floor,
and not day Of real sobriety marked his COURSE
doubt II another such case was known. He was
too low conviyality, for those with whom he
would have associated would not drink with him.
All alone in his Office and chamber he continued
to drink, and even his life seemed the offspring Of
his jug. rye 81 a'~ - z
It was early spring. Moses FELTON, had call to
| Ohio Before he set out he visited his sister. He
offered to take her with him, but she would not 60.
"But why stay here" urged the brother; you
are faded away and disease is upon you. Why
should you live with such brute?"
Hush, Moses, speak not SC" answered the wife,
keeping back her tears. 81 will not leave him
now, but he will soon leave me-he cannot live
much longer" -
At that moment Daniel entered the apartment
He looked like wanderer from the tomb. He had
his hat on and a jug in his hand.
"Ah, Moses, how are ye!" he gasped, for he could
| not speak plainly.
The visitor looked at him for few moments in
silence. Then, as his features assumed cold stern
expression he said with strong emphasized tone ::
sDaniel Bryan, have been your best friend but
one. My sister is an angel but matched with q
demon. have loved you Daniel, as never loved
man before; you were noble, generous and kind !;
but hate you now, for you are perfect devil in.
| carnate. Look at that woman. She is my sister !;
she might now live with me in comfort only she
will not do it while you 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,
do sincerely hope that the first intelligence that
reaches me from my native place, after have reach
ed my new home, may be-that-you- -dead!'
"Stop, Moses, I can reform"
You cannot-it is beyond your power. You
have had inducements enough to have reformed half
the sinners in creation, and yet you now lower
than ever before. Go and die, sir. as soon as you
can for the moment that you thus shall not find
| me among the mourners."
Bryan's eyes flashed, and he drew himself proud
ly up. 'Go." he said with tone of the old power
full scarcasm Ego to Ohio, and I'll send you news.
Go. sir, and watch the post. l will yet make you
| take back your words"
| "Never, Daniel Bryan, never?"
"You shall swear it !"
With these words Daniel Bryan hurled his jug
into the fire place; and while yet thousand pieces
were flying the floor he strobe from the house.
Mary tainted on the floor. Moses bore her to the
bed, and then having called in a neighbor, he hur-
ried away, for the stage was waiting.
2For a month Daniel lowered over the brink of the
grave but he did not die.
Zone gill of brandy will save you," said the doc
tor, who saw that the abrupt removal of stmulants
from the system that for long years had subsisted
on almost nothing else was nearly sure to prove ia
tai. "You can surely take gill and not take any
more'
"Ah," gasped the poor man. stake gill and
break my oath. Moses FELTON, shall never hear that
brandy or rum killed me! If the want of it killed
me, then let me die? But won't die; III live till
Moses FELTON, shall eat his words"
He did liyel an iron will CONQUERED the messen
ger that death sent-Daniel Bryan lived. For one
month he could not walk without help-joyful
prayerful help. Mary was his help.
A year passed away, and Moses FELTON, returned
to Vermont. He entered the Court House at Bur
lington, and Daniel Bryan on the floor pleading
for young man who had been indicted for fogery
FELTON, started with SURPRISE Never before had such
torrents of eleoquence poured from his lips The
charge was gwen to the jury and the youth was
acquitted. The successful counsel turned from the
court room and he met Moses FELTON,.
They shook hands but did not speak. When
they reached spot where none others could heal
them Bryan stopped.
"Moses," he said, edo you remember the word.
you spoke to me year ago?"
81 do, Daniel"
evil you take them back-unsay them now ant
forever?'
eyes, with all my heart"
''Then am in part repaid"
"And what must be the remainder of the pay
ment?" asked Moses.
81 must die an honest, unperured man! Tn
oath that has bound me thus far was made for life
That evening Mary Bryan was among the happi
est of the happy. No allusion was made in word
to that strange Of one year before; but Nose
could read the deep gratitude they did not speak.
And Daniel Bryan yet lives one of the most hon
ored men in Vermont. Five times has he sat in tn
State Legislature, thrice in the Senate and once il
the halls of the National Congress.
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