Maryland free press., 1866-06-28

'.The case is clear, that he is not sick. 1t
is only ruse to get money for evil purpos-
es. If you comply with his wishes, you
will waste your money and, do him an in
jury. Write to him plainly, as only a
mother can, and should write to her son.
Let him know that you have discovered
the double game he has been playing, and
rebuke him severely for his dishonorable
conduct. Depend upon it, madam, reso-
lutte bearing on your part will be best for
him. There should be no temporizing, no
sign of weakness, no appearance of any
thing but stern indignation athis falsehood
and baseness. Pardon me for speaking so
plainly" ....
"Mr. HIS right" said Agnesa. in
firm tone. "To send him money, is like
pouring it into sieve. He has spentall
his own fortune recklessly and riotously,
and has commenced spending ours in the
same way"
1.-The simple TRUTH" remarked Mr.. II.
Take my advice, and either write to him
in stern denial and rebuke, or remain
wholly silent. Throw him upon his own
resources, and let him earn his living as an
honest man. Withhold from him the mon
ey he demands, and his false friends and
evil associates will drop from him like
leaves from frost-touched tree. Such an
abandonment will be blessing. It would
remove him in degree from charmed
circle, or rathera a whirling vortex, in
whose centre is the pit of destruction Ne
cessity will force him to some useful en-
ployment, and in that lies our only hope"
i Acting upon the suggestion of Mr.. H,
Mrs. Raynor wrote plain, rebuking let
ter to Charles, denying any further ad-
+ vances of money. With anxious suspense
she waited for an answer to this letter, q
thousand vague fears haunting her imag-
ination. Her son was in strange city
without money, without friends, aud with.
out skill in any useful work. How then
was he to sustain himself? What could he
then do in the way Of earning his own
livelihood? Might not this abandonment
drive him to ,speration-to crime? A
low shudder crept through the mothers
heart, as she thought thus in regard to hel
son.
II fear," she said to her daughter, a.
she sat with the one thought of Charles il
her mind, THAT we have done wrong il
!, following so closely the advice of Mr.. H
if your brother is without money, and a
mong strangers, what is he to do? How
p, is he to help himself? What if he woult
do some desperate act? I shudder to thinl
of it! The thought haunted me all through
, the night. / could not have slept al
hour"
; just then the door-bell rung, and tn
mother and daughter listened in silence
while servant answered the summons
They did not hear the door shut again af
ter it was opened, but the servants step
came back along the hall, showing that
messenger was in waiting for an answer
!, He came in holding letter in his hand
and said, as he handed it to Mrs. Raynor
IA dispatch. nam, and the boy wishe
to know if there is an answer"
A death like paleness overspread tn
face of Mrs. Raynor. las she caught eagerl
'he missive, and opened it with hands tina
y trembled like aspen-leaves. There was
. moment of breathless suspense; then, wit
! cry of anguish, Mrs. Raynor fell back il
her chair, lost to all present consciousness
I 40 '"S uisPaeCu icl IOHu ueE uanuB, AR
y y mes caught it up and read it at glance
= !, Her brother was dead. A pistol shot ha
II ended his feverish life, though by who's
); hands the fatal ball had reached his heart
the communication did not say. But tn
} sorrewful truth came too soon-he had fal
len by his own rash hand. Thus the leg
" acy of his father had proved to him
curse instead of a blessing. If he had re
:. ceived with it right principles. a CAREFUL
!. !. trained mind, and habits of industry, hi
~ wealth might have been the means of hap
), piness to himself and usefulness to Others
But money without these was
him, as it is to all others like him, a pow
> er for evil instead of good.
Is there any question as to which of tn
two legacies was best; any question in tn
i mind of the young man, who has the worl
!, all before him, with only his strong hands
u clear head and honest purposes, by whic
: to reach its high places; any question i
the mind of the father, whose love for hi
children prompts him to seek their highes
good? There can be none!