Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1859-03-26

loved 30 dearly, and she meant - l1o ~
tighten the lie end - oaee - q
she had heard q the buFdsay ~ ~
my husband { low ~ kngnEo
suffered" ss he bent aoWn hls hoa1 - -.
shoulder and cried teffible mans t -. s:.li:i.
"Gcd 10 thankfali" be sd .. i ~ s...ssi
You know all, and you do not shrink tIo11lsil
have beenl Suffered Yes--0ul ~ .6ae1Ek
to drive me mad; and " had but beS1 651vo,
| might have been spared ell this long twelve "
months Of agony. But Il is right should y
have been punished. And you know h even
before We were married, when you migAthaSS ?
drawn back !" i-f. . iiif ,
II could not you would not have hFolaM
off your engagement with me, would yOu, Ant 4
der the like circumstances, II our casss had
been reversed" .@.ll . .s,,. /,
~ do not know. Perhaps might iug Iem
not SO brave, 90 strong % you, my AaFHl gqtSTT
How could bei Let me tell You more VI
wandered about my mother and /, thankful
that our name was such common one, but
shrinking from every allusiOn-in . wsy which
no one understands, who has not been cot.
scious Of an inward sore Living 10 en- assibB !
town Was torture: commercial one MnsH
" as bad Ny father was tie S3d. ~ : dignls
fed clergyman, well known to hIs brethtSagU
SatuCutW tOWu WaD " " SNVuASNAf 0SS@e!.88
there the circumstances Of the Dean 81 Sal66
Botolph's son having been transpaRteA, 49,,
sure to be known. he'd 70 be odueatoas
therefore we had to live in town; foC ~
mother could not bear TO part from me, AhaH
was sent to day school. WeWers veg hooR
for our station--nOl- ~o had 10 Glalioa swo
were the wife and child of aseomviot tr-aiiW no
poor mothers early habitat sh0ulA kaNn niiA
But when Yves about fougAeun mE hohm d1eA
in his exile, leaving, - cnpVicta % lhanR dyW
sometimes did, . large i6FtuHe leaIl csniStl
US. My mother shut herself up. and evied and
prayed for whole day. Than she called me
in, aud took me into her counsels. We ~.
emnly pledged ourselves to give the in0nSy ~
some charity, as soon 90 was legally Of 80
Till then the interest was laid By, every pskny
Of It: though sometimes We were In sOrs dlss
tress for money, my education cost % mDchs
But how could We tell how the money -
been accumulatedf" Here he dropped No
voice. "SOOn after I was one-and-twsnty, -
papers rang with admiration Of the uuknoWu
muniRccnt donor Of csrtnin suu1s. lon1ho&
their praises. ShTank from GIlTTSesilurn
Of my tather. / remsmesred bin dlmlgs -
always as angry end violent with my moi,otA.
My poor, gentle mother Margaret che Iepea
my father and, for her sake, I have t1s0A
since her death, to feel kindly towards hi6q
m6ry. Soon after my mothers death, benM
to know you, my jewel, my TREASURED" ~
After awhile, h0 began again. "But O lgaE.
garct even now yOu do not know the worst.
After my mothers death, found q bundls ak
law papers-of newspaper reports about NY
fathers trial, poor soul Why sho had ktSa
them, cannot say. They were covered eNar
with notes ia her handwTitings an0 ~ sAae
reason, l kept them. Nwas % ton1Al ts'
read her record Of the days spsat " h6P tm
her solitary innoCeNcs, while b was enhguils
ing himself deeper and deeper n cSlmod u
kept this bundle In secret drawer efmR
bureau but that wretch Crawford hneNsA,
hold Of il. / missed the papers thaE g1lgtl
morning. The loss Of them WAS in0ni,1SR
worse than the loss Of the money; and peP
Crawford threatens TO bring out the onG ~
rible fact in open court, IL he cans And ~
lawyer may do II, believe. At any nta ~,
have it blazOned out 10 the World II VkA
have spent my life in fearing this ho1rl HE
most OF all for you, MargaretI EtiIl-if o1lk
it could be avoided-whO win employ IL ~
Of Brown the noted forgerl ! shall IUtS ~
my practice. Men will look askance q IAsGA
enter their doors. They win drive NJ enane
crime. sometimes Scar that crime -
itaryl o Margaret, what am 20 d. - As
"What can you do 2" shs asked 80 s'rl
can refAAse to pFOsecute." ssas64
"Let Crawford 90 free, yOu knowing hlM
to be guiltyl" -l-2a...-
"I know him to be guilty. aa..t !.
ThOn. simply, you cannot do thia khinW,
You letlOOss criminal upon the puhlinm'. m'.ssh
"But IL DO not we shall come ~ dhaWM
and poverty. Il 10 for yOu mlna ~ IN
"Listcn to me, don't care ~ q 1
and. as for shame, I should Asl Il tWSSI1 i,s
more grievOuSly if you and haa con nt 81 ~
screen the guilty nom any fear o. l6F hnvJ 4
fish motives Of our own. dOnt pref a
shall not feel Il when first the truth y m i
But my shame will turn into pride u ! W6tEA
you live it down. You have been yoli
morbid, dear husband. bv having ncuAetl'Is
=" a.: your life to conceal. Let the word kh6G
the "Gtl, ana say the worst. ron IN "a
forth free, honest, honorable man. ~ g .
your future work without fear" - .sltsi
"That scoundTel Crawford has aeut ~ O.
answer to his impudent mote" t" said C1N,sns
putting in her head at the door. ~ eaN4sd
"Stay may write its" said Ne
J "Yesl" \ euisni
, She wrote: 1i, sfanaaa,
"Whatever you may do q uay. VhsVwln
one course open to us. No threats ead
your master from doing his duty. AAsH .saI
GAMiitim4R Dno q aF
"There" she said, passAIR h 10 IN hB.
band "he will see that | know all am4 RnIa,
Pect he has reckOnsd something ON yp 60
deaness for me-" .sa,,sfs
Margaret's note only enEaged a. -
) daunt, Crawford. Before 4 week Wna ~
cry one who cared, knew that DocloR
the rising young physician, Wt4
3 notorious Brown, che toFgefs q
: quences took place which Is ~ =
Crawford had t. suffer q eeVoet i
: Doctor Brown and his viz ~ -
house and 60 to . smaller eaS ~
!, pinch and 70 screw ald66A d
I ously by the hithfal Oate1
? Brown was lisAestskaE
9 been bsesee ID Ne .Gsn1
}. foot IVES now alunl =
d and every sAsps - 60
4; People did eay eheA
+ IL thoaa. uaSse Al
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