The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1862-09-12
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III you wish II, my dear, certainly"
said Mr. Irving. "Why, what is the.h
ter?-you tremble like a leaf''
"Oh, my husband!' murmured Elice,
pausing as their feet touched the thresh.
hold Of the door, ''ohly remember the
Bible words: Blessed are the mrriercifuI,
for they shall obtain mercy
Hugh Irving had not time to ask an ex-
PLANTATION of her words ere he found him.
self in the ante-room, from which the SER
wants had all been dismissed. There, up
On the sofa, lay a wild-eyed man, with
dusty garb and bleeding feet, his cloths
in tatters. and his face shadowed by a
beard of several days growth. AS Mr..
Irwin approached, he gave a faint cry,
and endeavored to spring from his couch.
like one who would fee, but weakness
and approaching illness overpowered him,
and he sank back on the sofa, covering
his face with his skeleton hands And,
as he did SO. Hugh Irving knew that he
stood in the ghastly presence of his dead
liest foe, Frazer Martin.
"Have they come to arrest me?''
shrieked the poor half delirious creature.
"l have fed long, but I was not fast
enough for them. am weak and i'll. I
think l am going to die. But send him
away. Don't let him see me. l knew it
would be detected, but thought could
l
rsplace the money before he knew it!
did not dream that it would all be swal.
lowed up in that miserable speculation.
Is. it he, or only another troubled vision9"
-'1t is l, Frazer Martini" returned
Hugh, coldly "What have you to say
for yourself?"
"1 can say nothing. Ihaye no excuse
10 plead; but for Gods sake do not de-
liver me into the hands Of the law!
would have fed beyond its reach, but
YOU see how weak l ami Have mercy on
me! Oh, Hugh Irving; for hsr sake be
charitable to me! 1 shall soon be beyond
the reach Of earthly aid and pardon!
His piteous, imploring voice-almoss
abject in its entreaty-jarred on Irving's
ear. He turned to Ellice, who stood ST.
1entI5 athis side,
"Ellice, if I pursue the plans / had ar
ranged, the officers Of justice will be here
at noon tomorrow; if not"
"But you will not, dearest Hugh!''
cried his wife, whose quick eye had de-
tected the relenting change in his faOs::
l..You will forgive, as we ourselves hope
one day to be forgiven! For my sake;
dear lovei''
"For your sake; sweet Wife, and heav-
en'sp
I And Frazer Martin knew that he was
safe.
The next morning Mr.. Irving entered
the darkened room where lay the rival Of
his youth--the dogging enemy Of ripef
years. The dim eyes Of the sick man
turneds wistfully toward him; as the fee
BILE hand was stretched forth.
"Do not fear, Frazer said Hugh, en-
couragingly. 81 have sent letter to the
bank, inclosing the amount by which my
account is soverdrawn. Rest in peace,
for no act..of mine shall ever disturb your
safetyr'
/ & sudden flush mounted to the wan
cheek where health's rosy tide should new
er mantle more.
.'It is most generous-noble-of yois
Irving, and feel acutely how little it is
deserved. No revenge could cut to my
heart like this. / shall not live long, but
it would have been hard 10 eeaad my days
in prison-cell. El1ice--for I may cali
you once more BY the swest old name 81
our youth am glad you married Hugh
Irving. He is worthy of you'll neFer
was"
| A few days afterward he died. holding
| With his last grasp Hugh Irving's hand,
and only relaxing the chill pressure when.
at last, his soul passed out into the great
Unknown, where neither friendship nor
tennity could follow him. a.,
;. The Eve thousand dollars--need We
say it?--was never missed; but in its
stead there came deep peace far more
precious to Hugh. and Ellice than the
) gold of Ophir or diamonds from Golcon-
da. The sun of Frazer Martins life had
not gone down Upon their wrath.