The New era. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1865-1871, 1865-10-05

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Strange that men will 60 on sprees,
and lose their senses, time, reputation,
money, lives - resumed one of the party
causing everybody 50 much anxiety,
trouble, agitation; and when they are
murdered, so much expense to the State,
to bring the murderers to trial.
Won't cause the State any expense
on that head. if they'll only let me
alone,' thought Brown.
Very fine water, this.o continued
one of the mysterious four. " jifafWater,
| suppose
ss1'he best ever drank was well-water;
from a deep Well-an hrtesian.''
"Strange that man ever had faith
enough to bore 50 leng for wafer IL one
spot"
If bored that well, it has bored me
long enough, mercy knows y thought
Brown. "All their thoughts are on me,
| can plainly see. hope good dinner
will give them a good nature. Why
don't they attend to it? Why don't
they leave we'll alone? / wish | was
well out of this! But | suppose | must
| treat them we'll, if | wish to get into
their good graces. I've good mind to
go in and offer them their board fornoth-
ing. | Will-hit or miss!"
| And with this-for him-eXtraordina
ry resolution, in he Went, tremulous and
obsequious, and crying hard to smile.
All, Johnl' said one. lis your
name John?o
q NeS0
:" Brown ?a
8. Nes.n
Are you rel ~
i
You look sick-hut not pale. You
are BROWNE
john Brown said having had tanned
him; on which one of them remarked:
Browns WeU!o
Poor Brown was terribly beWildered.
Every remark seemed to be speedily re-
ferriAg to the well, and the murder, and
cut like a dagger.
Course that Dagger! he will be the
death of me yet. But why don't they
speak out, and not keep me i'm torture:'
Gentlemen, we shall soon heprepar-
ed for business, after such q dinner" re-
marked one, noddine toward Brown.
You are very complimentary, gem
tlemen, "feturncd the aeonized landlord;
. and | don't sec how | can better reply
than BY asking YOU to accept of your
board gratis, while you renain-it won't
he long,
He devoutly wished it wouldn't.
Couldn't think Of 1t. BY nomeansl'
said they.
:. Al / ask in return IS, that you will
feel able 10 give a aood report of me-
he continued with significant stress on
the words "eoed report.n
You have certainly done things
brown, Brown" said one. For one
thing, you have excellent water. | sup
pose it comes from your weli?'
Brown felt that matters We're coming
10 a focus, and he experienced a burning
sensation in his checks.
q It does, said he.
We would like to see your well. Mr..
Brown. 1t contains a treasure they
say Truth lies in the bottom Of q We'll;
butt on'tmean that-you understandu5
Brown family remarked that the well
from which the water was drawn was
AN ordinary affair to look at-but he
would go and bring some fresh, If they
would have it.
But no; they insisted that they want
ed to see the We'll; and i'll his efforts to
dissHade them, he CHANGED to admit that
he had two Wells-one Of which he did
not like to show, as it had mortified him
50 much, having been q losing expert
ment.
+" You don't mean to say that yours is
what everybody speaks OF as John
Browns Well" dc You 30
He assented.
:" 1t has been the greatest trouble |
ever had, that WE'LL said he.
And overwhelmed by sorroWful emo
tions, he burst into tears.
He felt that his hour was come-and
the men |!
" It's all ~, them said one. "But
20" are we'll. What makes YOU cry so?
x man shouldn't think so much OF mo-
ney as to cry about it''
81 isn't the money ! lost" hereplied,
continuing to cry, "but the other trouble
I've had about it. | know what your
GRAND is here, gentlemen" he sobbed.
" | might as we'll say so, and make a
clean breast of it, first as last After
which you may arrest me, if you please"
lie now made a hurried but coherent
relation Ct all that had occurred in rela-
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