Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-03-27

-..'.,I, "IuCitlH ulllcF I'LL uluSu:IiiN
scycrr twingc ut' the govt.
l"u have 4 daughter, sir who IS
lisa ie!-an internal lie, sir c:irt
the old man, turning almost black with rage
! hHl one once but She married brg.ail
mechanic, sir, and cnrsr,l i!rr, sir; curse;
i.er rs curs,: YOU, or any unr Else that's si,rak
OF her! Is that all sourLuxinesS with me- sir :?
Il come tn tell You, il, that har huii ant
has been seriously inj urc,l hy iii acctyn
while he was at work, and probably will ncy,
recover. His wife is sick with fever. an,
their only chilli is at the point ii; death
Anl amidst all the accumulation Of distress
they are pcan;lcss aud dependent entirely np
Oh the btii of charity! Tacy Lave not s..;
me, hn: have come 'f my o%n accnr Zee!
in. that - man of Your immense wealth vi!
no, lrt 4 child perish from ~"m.'
Think you, doctor; tllanI; y,u Tor com
ing ]" sailt tilr o.! ria::, sill: >lrus.. si.,l,
came over hi, pa. chin"n:.c'"rri face.
"rh mqS, to t;m >rrra ,t-"s..t II chail
inr the doctor, and bri::g in bottle ul my
best wine"
Tic doctor to"!i the scat AMI when The
wine came. he did not refuse to take glass
for lie thought l..at the "l mans lc;.:t WAS
,oeurd. AMI he could ~ back to the house
of distress, the bearer Of good HcwS.
F" So" said til" nll maa after he had tossed
iowa couple ot glasses Of wine =" So two
"i them are ,iag, tlr o:cr IS sick, ana all
;r,. i".nnic>s :
"lrs, sir. have spoken truly of their
condition; in fact, have Hot dcScrin the Ut.
ter misery in which found them. =
"Tske another glass "f wire dornr!!''
"Thank you, sir, excuse me; feel in haste
to bear back To them your message, which !
hope will be Of more benefit than my medi.
cine.
".Ah, ycs-a message from me Yon shall
have it directly. Who pays your Ice in this
case ?"
"No oHc, sir. a!,ouId feel ashamed to
charge ice where MY patients were in such
utter distress. Anything whicl, you have to
scn,l will carry untouched, to them
" You will, III? Will, let me sce--~it is
nov six years sine" the girl who Was mY
daughter, refuse! to HAIRY the rnan chose
f.r her-a lnan OF wealth, sir---Of H'rf'H. sir !;
and bcc;lr<c threatened to rsc Il fathers
power ran away with !. bcsearly mechanic !!
Six wears to day sir she did it. and then
came and asked me to forgive aer. Did do
it? No sir! cursal her, sr-curscl her;
and now, n0m Ito you see my curse has been
fulfilled. You want to carry i message to her
-tlo it, sir Tell her renew ms cllrs., and
she and hers may starvc, and die, and rot bat
never penny will | send 10 her Or them.
Take nv curse to her. and beyonr."
4 l
wursIS. The doctor rnsr and said:
81 will no, crush her brenking heart with
your words, sir: bat warn yuu to beware.
lor God is just, and sometimes sends b.ck q
curse upon him who curses
"rh0naS, show that man the 'lnor, and
kick him out il lie luiters one instar; almost
screamed the old man, rising unai,!ed from
his chair in his anger, Il thing which lie had
not done !or months before.
The doctor was ab1u; to leave. but Il sui
den aud fearful change in the color and lra-
lures Of the old man caused him To stop. The
face Of Ilr. lIarr.lcut turHrd 10 d deep purple
he gaSrcd for breath, staggered. and before
either the doctor or servant could spring to
his support, he fell forward upon his face.
They raised Ellm up, and the doctor forget.
ting his harsh words and utter hcarticssncss,
did all that he could tu recall the vanished
spark of lille. Bat human efforts were in vain
-he was oml.' The curse ha,lal too quickly
rccu;Iri upon himself
His regular physician was called in and CO.
inciLc! with DR.. Kimberly, that the case was
one Ui apoplcxv.
The best feature Of the case was, that he
died without awill. and Ills poor discarded
daughter, without hindrancr, ut once became