Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1858-04-02
CLARKSVILLE, TENN, FRIDAY. APRIL 3, 1858

.iW Hea ~ belsH1l rN ~ his
children, i'll know their hearts. Her,
is my hand, Mr.. Williams, in token Of for
givness. You lose a fortune, but instead
you shall find friends and competency.
The guilty man could say not word
but stood abashed and trembling willis
each ofthe family shook his hand, AM
gave him assurance of forgivness.
"And now, Mike, said Wilmer, "releas,
your prisoner and show him the door.
know his incurable depravity, and it de-
pends upon his own department. whether
or not ! prosecute..him for crime the pen.
atty for which is long confinement in
the Penitentiary." 1sHs0oe iil 7}f
"Come, Mr.. Whats-yer-name, you hear
the orders-narch out, and eff iver gil
my han on yer collar agin, you'll see stars,
or my name amt Mike Sloan. Yer fgger-
he'd amt captivating no how, and I alters
spicions man whats got eyes close on to
his nose and one on em is alters watchin
'tother. Howsonever, / 'spose you war
born so, and the meanness what Gums that
way cant be shuck off, but you kin take
yerself of-so good night, yer gimlct-eyed
thief" With this parting salution, Mike
gave Grip lift that hurried him forward
a little faster than his own powers Of loco
motion could have carried him, and then
shut the door with chuckle that was
never heard except when he was particu-
larly pleased with himself.
Servants were then called in, and prepa-
tions for sleeping made in the best man
ner that the disordered condition of the
household would allow; but the joy of the
family at finding themselves once more at
home, and happily united under the same
roof, made them more than content, with
accommodations so far superior to the
blanket and the open air. Mike, alone,
seemed dissatisfied, and asked permission
to sleep in the portico, declaring he would
"sufficate' in the house, and "Meb be" in
night or two he could stand the hall.
His wish was gratifed, ofcourse, and after
finishing the bottle he found on the table,
was prepared to sleep almost anywhere.
Mr.. Williams selected room in the rear
Of the house, and retired to it as soon as
possible, anxious to hide himself from the
presence of those whom he had SO deeply
wronged, and whose ready forgiveness was
a severer punishment than any the law
could have inflicted for his misdeeds. But,
though abashed, frightened and confound-
ed it was rather by detection than consci-
business o::guilt. Still, hardened, as he was,
in wrong doing, he was not long in max
ing up his mind that there could be no
peace for him in the vicinity of those whom
he had SO deeply injured and as he had
amassed considerable sum during his FIVE
years possession Of the estate, he conclud-
ed to draw that from his banker and emil
CRATE. Accordingly he packed up his
clothes, and when morning dawned, he
was gone. But as his history can be told
in few words, we will dismiss him with
its brief details. a0.f
Charles Wilmer had informed Judge
Wilmer of the discovery of his parents, and
knowing that Williams had amassed quite
a large sum, and believing that he would
abscond with the same, as soon as he was
dispossessed of the estate, requested the
Judge to take the necessary steps to pre-
vent the withdrawal of the money from the
bank until the question of right was de-
termined. This was done and when
Williams reached the city and demanded
his money, it was refused, and the banker
added that he was in danger of arrest upon
charge ofswindling. Driven to despera-
ton, the miserable wretch buried beneath
the waters of the Mississippi his guilt and
despair.