The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1865-09-30
gMiissJc('Je,llalIlIItlI.el''ulI1ts. / VI .
Daniel Bryan's Oath

Daniel Bryan had been q lawyer oil. emf
nenee, but had fallen, through into xication,
lEto beggary and dying condition, Bryan
had married in his better days theIsister Of
Moses FELTON,. III
At le6gthI all hopes were given up
Week after week would the fallen man lie
drunk on the door and not a. day oflreal
sobriety markedI his coufse. II doubt if
How for conviYiality, for, those whom he
1would have associated with would not drink
lrwitfr himad bsd eme1 s'He1qIf fi4@ssN 81
FnD4lraFone in His office and chamber, he
still continued toadrink, and even his very
life seemed the offspring Of his jug.
In early spripg MoseslFelton had call
| togo TO, Ohio Before he, setpgtj be- visit
ed his sister. He offered to take her with
him but she would not go. ii saI -
| eli But why. stay here p urged the brother
! You are fading away, and disease is upon
your Why should you live with such a
brdtes?'pdo 2hI .2salilDo ols21 ~ a'.1'.
Hush, Moses, speak not answered the
T wife, keeping back her tears. II will not
leave him now, but he will soon leave me.
He can nntliye much iongers9nT 1oa e.
/ a. At that moment Daniel entered tho
apartment. 10 He looked like wanderer
from the tomb. Il He had his hat on and his
lug in his hand. 'Ah, Moses, how are ye r
| he gasped, for he could not speak plainly.
The visitor looked at him a few moments
in silence. Then, as his features assumed a
! cold, sterngexpression, hesaid ina strongly
iemphasized tonei:zo7d rit a'ii 80 ei0fi2s /,
f. daniel Bryan, have been your best
| ffiend but one. My, sister is an angel,
Though matched with a demon. i have
| loved you, Daniel, as I never loved man
before you were generous, noble and kind !;
but hate iyon now; for you are perfect
devil incarnate, Look at that woman. -
Shells my ,sister-she mightnowl live with
me In comfort, only that she will notado it
while .yoti are aliyel; when you die she will
/ come to mea Thus do Ipray that God Will
! soon give herjoys to my keeping. Now,
] Daniel, I do sincerely hope that the first
4 intelligence that reaches me from my ma
tive place after l shall have: reached my
! new home may be--THAT--YoUi ARE DEAD u
i saStop, Moses 81 ! can reform yet.nosl Ia
dilo9FY ou can not 1t is beyond your power
FIYouI have had inducements enough to have
reformed half the sinners of creation, and
you are lower, than ever before, Go and
die, sir, as soon you can, for the. nome Mt
d that sees you thus will not find ME among
97thes smOurners., .;.,,,..f..J e ,{o7y0.l3E
4 l.ss Bryan's eyes flashed, and he drew himself
zproudly up. "a &C.,, he said. in the tone of
i the old sarcasm.fos Go to- Ohio, andn I'll
] send you news.H Go; sir, and watch the
post. Twill yet make you take back your
Words ,MAkA 1 4tEE-A
4u ,sNever, Daniel Bryan, never r aiTGa
psi kJ iiNsHA 10
= with these words Daniel Bryan an hurled
F the Jug into the fireplace, and while yet q
a thousands fragments were flying over the
ID floory he strodelfrom the house. d'Ti..o 81
Mary sank faintihg on the floor. % Moses
bore her to, the, bed, and then, having call
I ed In a neighbor, be hurried away, for the
stage was waiting. -,
For aJmonth DapielJ moved over the
brink of the grave, but he did not die.
: negill ofbrandy will save you, said
4 the .doetAT who saw that the abrupt remov-
al of stimulants from a system that for long
years had almost subsistedIon nothing else
was nearly sure to.prove fatal. You can
surely take gill and not take any more. :,
d a sAyeis gasped the poor man, take q gill
, and break, my oath, Moses FELTON, shall
4 never hear that brandy and rum killed me
If the want of it can kill me, then let me
die: ! but Iwon't die--IllIllive5 till Moses
FELTON, shall eath wofds3a .ai3d
He did live. An iron will conquered the
, messenger death sente- Daniel Bryan lived,
:, For one month he could not even walk
without help.uo Mary helped him. u :,
A year passed away, and Moses FELTON,
returned to Vermont. He entered the
Courthouse at Burlington, and Danlal
BRYAN was on the floor pleading foray young
man who had been indicted for forgery -
FELTON, starEedsin surprise. Never before
had such torrentsiof eloquence poured from
his lips, The case was given,to the jury,
) and the youth was acquitted, III The suc-
. abcessful counsel turned from the courtroom
Il md met Moses FELTON,. lis. Jli1 gtnao9 .
q aThey Shook hands, but did not speak, =
4AWheenns they reached a spot where none
others could hear, them, Bryan stopped.
I'M oses, Ae said, do yops sreRember the
words you spoke to me q yearaa aagoE ia !
y Il do. Daniel, l.,on,ijis;i lo 9isl .ils70T iop
lliiWWill you now take them back--unsay
a now and foreverg ''%ai6 ','lal4oIl 80
~ yves, with all my heart 3 aiiJ.' 1i. 5
4 iUThen am in part repaid tl5a. 4gnL6l ?
0'And what must be the remainder OF pay
= ment ? asked Moses. 1~.q.
Il must die an honest, unperjured man
Da oThe oath that has bound me thus far was
made for life ' II i' ll.gls",ss ST IS 5slq
That evening Mary Bryan was among
I the happiest of the hpppy'+Chrsst'a'' W't
ness. -yahohis'l