Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1859-01-26


Iex7r ." iefe the speaker overcome by feel
mf, ,hai rhosed his uuonn'e, for moment
ipg.ed. Finally, mastering his sympthies b
,0niinlei "Rut language is unavaHlug, we
are wasting dime. As we are 10 draw, boys,
lefs bs atii' Suitirg the action TO The word,
and in anticipation OF aoy command to do 90,
We calmly ndya e,d 10 he crock, and thTusting
his hand into the mouth of the vessel, drew
Ihith a vlite h'in, Sn likewise did his com.
nanlor, Wm, r. Wilson Tho next names
called were Cnp'ain William Ryon Nud T. u.
Gibson,
II will not he surprising II, an an occasion ll"
'his, We should have bger constrained 10 q
brief rcyicw ol our past career. There stood
I the cay,cnlUIcd, omirous lopSing ciocl;-,hc
six handkerchief cuu'ully f,ldicd over th"
Ton preventing mortal vision from peeung IN
10 i's fearful secrets, Perhaps ihn, Udo aui-
clc of o1r'hware was the urn in whc, was
buried all ogfhoros OF ne CNh pleasing dreams
n future h1Npincss, Perhaps in is DARK
chambers lu.aei hr evil genius OF our doSriuy
the sp.r,r q summon US away toa dread
icprnily. We cat n Lightning glance through
lhs vistr of pasi yraE. Many nets thronged
The s,nrchnusc of husv memory Of which We
deeply aud most sincerely rePca;ai, Bur 'hc
mirror whi'h reflected the deeds of hy.gcne
DAYS exhibited no prcmcditaicd cnornily Of ire
rcp1rah'c wrong. ln the atoning blood oi Il
blessed Rclnemer there was sufficient Ultica'
lev Tor the oNpinuon Of our siis even though
they were il, scrrlet We remembered our
numerous escapes from imminent peril
Thrnulhout the vicissitudes o. a cgrcC; more
iamiljar with the storm thlu wi j the sunshine
of lirc, the Protecting hand Of Providence had
been over us like cloud. We did not believe
our tilae had come, and only thought oi thos-
to whose lips would soon be commended the
bitter cup Of death
while Ryon stood before The crock he said,
"Judge, ms my right hand is in limbo, while
ycnrs IS free and sou are geDerolIy lucky,
please draw for me-" Not being Passionatcly
fond Of such amusclncnfs, we prom pity, but
respectfully declined taking two chances but
as Ryon was entitled to the tliyd p,ip2fgs, we
suggested to him the comfort there might be
in the Rory OAore doctrine OF "Iuck> in odd
numbers" which ho soon realized, as the tx
hibi,iou Of white bean grasped between The
thumb and (orefa1ar proved. The writer's
experience wQs accompanied BY the same SAT-
isac'ory result Bot roor ENstlanl who
came oeyt was rot s" 'aTf""nt';; Hs onnG'H1- "a,
t'1 MS re- nn'' rs he;e%Pe'''d, Gre" O'"c"
bean. Ai'er b'm the '"''o'' OF me pri$qpefs
drew ns thejr na,6'S wg-r eaiita, dSp.a yng
am pnShrini1ge hrno'3" OF spirit when ro'6, %,
ding but scrz'. ot cH"EcIo'7 fe'hooe eou,u
impart. Inde5T io the'ase Of re t~o BgRrda
~ 'C,.'e,p' :" ,";" H. L,ns ', r oor,rn,
,,"'..o, nl,l b.,.. h,aa ,arne,rstod bv fbe
l,or:oI no.:',i ,, ey.n,,,e of lo0y hcIoi,m,
I oo,'ou ', ,,rnaroIa, bro,horI, dayoion, nnsur.
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