The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-22

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mo style about the Clothes" he said
to me ruefully, stretching out his yellow
leg. How do you do, GregsonS Glad
t. see you, old fellow; sorry l cannot offer
you better hospitality will for the deed"
The turnkey left us, and sat down on
the bed near Brancher, who assumed an |
autobiegraphical manner. and waved a
black-edged envelope in his hand as he
spoke. =,
my dear boy" said he, "when told
you was once judge in India, re-
served the important fact that l was driven
from my judgment4seat on an absurd
charge of corruption. The man who
drove me from it, however, l should not
forget TO say, was greater thief than my
self, and only hated me because | was his
rival. returned to England almost PEN
niless, and declared war against the rich
er part OF mankind, especially hotel-keep-
ers. | determined to live on rich fools,
aud never to starve while thoy had crust.
had first tried to be. honest, tried lec-
turer, wine merchant, coal merchant, auc-
iioneer, house agent, but failed III ALL
Tempted IN the hour OF need, joined
gang OF swindlers, and soon being CONF
paratively rich. We worked grand COM
Dinations OF fraud, and divided the spoil"
AS he male this unolushlng confession,
Brancher Kept rolling small phi, about
the color ana SIZE OF the seel ot sweet
pea, between his finger I'd Chumo.
Holloway" sala 4, glancins at the pill
inqulsltveiy.
NO" sad he, smi.ins. 30 no, not
Holloway. \ lar Le.,er phi. Ii cures
Verythln5-stltches, a5ue, S0us, crdmP,
braln, sUomach, eyeryth.no. but, as was
alylng, our gang prospereI. ~ last we
got TOO daring, and Was caIeht, but
there was one ulsaareeabie conait4on en-
tailed on ali those who entered our coa.ed-
eracy, aud whe should 1aIl into the hands
OF tAe Phlllsunes. That condition have
been unpleasantly remlndcd OF this morn
ing by the letter L now mold III my hand.
Aud this condition. sald L.
Il cannot tell you. Take this letter, |
have rese4led; open it tomorrow when
you get up; you will then see, and can
act accordingly. But enough OF that
Why l asked you to come was this.
shall soon have to start tor distant coun
] try-transported, in fact. do not wan
e to leave poor Llszy and the children beg
: bgars. | have some money which WiSl
: you to take care OF and manage To
: them"
k Money!" I said incredulous. "a pris
d oner with money!
YES" said he;" prisoner with money
r Do you think an OLD thief has not two
a tricGs for every one that the thiet-takei
e has! Look!'
a He stopped down, and taking off hi
II heavy soled shoe, picked out one Of the
) sparruwDill nails In the heel, and theI
slid back sort of lid, which covered /
d Dov-shapcd hollow, constructed IN th'
i thickness OF the heel. He drew out I
small square wal OF bank notes.-the.
It were notes to a large amount.
) There" said he; that's tor LiEzy. l
was honestly got, and is not part Of m,
| spoil, SO you need not lear taking 1t"
1t did nat put out my hand.
"Gregson, said he, III you do not pit.
me, you should pity Lizzy. l swear t
t. you On this Bible, she did not know hov
" i lived. spared you too when coul
It have stripped you OF every penny OF you
W savings.
10 l stArtel.
IS ..Do you not rememb II how, one nigh
rs when you had whist party, came IN an
ii got you into discussion about monogramI
S. how We all began to try our signatures
n. and eventually went oil with the pape
l. that contained them! could have forge
n! your name to any amount, but l spare
20 YOU because we have been goood friends.
ye | took tho money and listened to his d
lg rections as to. how it was to be invested.
or BE kind" he said, "to LizEy and th
e, children--they will not be ungrateful.-
ne The boys will grow up good men. Civ
a til em and Polly mJ love"
e. But you do not 60 yet?'
"No, not YET" he replied, slowly; ''bl
I cannot bear to see them again. Al
as he said this, in a rather low voice,
mt rliyiully flhped the little brown pill
ss the wall and caught it asa!n IN his han
'e- If it were n 1t slmewhat phar saical al
~ .er cruel to preach 10 3ol at this momel
M Brancher,' said ], Il should urge you
lawent your lest oppor unltes, your
nc lred f., your ,egraded ch ldren. 1t
-, narl in theas seltisl days to rle.l3 U
% ward; it is douDly cruei, then, to take onI
- children and hurl them an ABYSS Of hol
less poverty. You had talents, you h
all that men require to fight Their way
~. ~ the sunshine"
he "And do,you think I never lamantthc
~ ~ lost opportunities ?" said Brancher. tut
A. ing away his head; lit was my mode
vT revenging myself on an unjust world"
-"But pitiful way; the world is an I
an straotion--yOu cannot revenge yourself
ard it except by injuring the innocent, a
ok, hardening and deb sing yourself" "
ces ."0ur points of view differ, = said Bran
ON er, rising, as the turnkey came back
ch- me, Goodbye. God bless you Tor
kind things you mean, | feel sure, to
Der Forget the rogue, but think of poor Lii
DOR and her children!"
! it Brancher's face looked paler, as the d
y, | closed upon him.
UNI locked my bedroom door that mig
With 1t was late next morning when | awe
[ in so late that / had just time to hurry
tail my clothes, and ran down and snate