The huntsman's echo. [volume] (Wood River, Buffalo County, N.T. [Neb.]) 1860-1861, 1861-05-02
JOHN DAUET.

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man will .sometim. turn his face up.
ward, and look as though . paradise
were opening above him. Opposite a
striking picture beholder will be.
come as a statue. But a man st,nd.
ing with his back to !ie wall, feasting
his eyes upon a work.housc. is, indeed
an odd sight. Thus, however, a man
stood, and thus was he engaged one
evening. many years ago.
1t was Bramblestone Work house
which was SO singularly an object Of
pleasant contemplation. The New
Poor Law had been enacted, and Mr..
Jones. subsequently, Relieving Officer
was quite young man, and had just
been appoin'ed overseer. lie was
coming on the night in question, 10
visit the "House," when the person
first mentioned addressed him.
"Well, Mr.. Jones, making your usu.
al visit! Goirg to see John Daunt
among the rest Of the poor devils, eh |?
Ae was always demented-now he's
uncommonly Daunted, / take it. Ha |!
hal"
The tone Of Mr.. Jones' reply was
civil. and nothing beyond.
"Yes, sir my customary visit, as
you say. You are almost as regular
rs am"
'.True; l like to come and look at
the horrid. dreary walls. There's
something in the sight of those slips
Of windows which please. Old Jeri-
cho why. it's like furnace on. here
Tonight. What must il be in the rooms
with such windows as those ? But
Tell me how 10 Daunt +? ID, ing by
his time, I should think !"
Mr.. Jones' shrug Of disgust was moi I
in the partial darkness.
Eyes, he's dying, Mr.. Mayner.
But accuse me. Goodnight. I'm be-
lind time" And he hurried away.
Mr.. Mayner knocked the ashes
ron: his cigar, replaced it in his mouth
nd sauntercd away likewise.
To be eflemini,e--to be weak in
ceiling and resolve-one shrinks from
hat notion, as picturing something so
oor and mean. But to be bold and
trong, and moved by the spirit of
end, is awful. John Daunt was AMI
umb!e, shrinking creature from his
oyhood, and from his boyhood Ralph
iayner was an unscrupulous, deter
,ined william. How these two men
anne 10 love the same woman is .
ystery; but only one could have her.
Hen Leslie became the wife Of .gdlsn
haunt.
For Daunt actually ran away with
er. II for one single instant, in the
purse Of this dark story. can allow ]
'yself to smile, il must be at the tho
ght OF this enterprise on the part Of
ieh q man as Dsunt. But he was Z
rged TO II by despair. He knew thas
Hens parents were well-nigh forcing :
er into marriage with his rival
[e knew that rivals character well, !
,ere was no time TO be lost. The !
air went away by moonlight. and
ere married. "A year afterward .El. :
n Daunt gave birth 10 a son, and {
ed.
Az time rolled on additional trou. d
les fell upon Daunt. A fatality SEEM '
to hang over all he undertook
Ie had settled near Brambleston as o
nall farmer. For some years he just Y
anaged to live but an unseen influ. =
zoe was perpetuAlly dodging around .
m. damaging his character and cred. '
indisposing people 10 deal with him. ;
I'd causing him loss In various ways. 8
hough he knew il not Ralph May. i
,r was busy. When that monster u
,ard of the eDopement he said: with
great oath, "l'll never leave him ill
We crushed him. And bringing his
ute intellect and unswWying will to r