, 1866-05-25

gong to write that winch makes my heart sick
10 relate. lis a subject that have endeavo
TO Danish from my MUD altogether. need not
be told by Others that ii is horrible more horri-
ole Ihan the sin of Cain, for mine was double
murder-that Of my brother and sister, whom l
snouid have protected. And would to God that
had died before conceived this fatal determi-
nation. On the morning of the 9th of March,
stat'ed 70 Sldneys to keep my appointment.
took with me Kennedy's revolver, (of which |
had possessed myself without his knowledge, J
and the knife, Zone which have owned since /
left California.) had bought bottle of whisky
In Brownsville, some time UerUrei HuouT Tne otn
and had drank about half of it. On this morn
ing took three drinks Of whisky from the bot
tie, to try and nerve myself. The liquor did not
have much effect on me, for think was duly
sober when reached the house. When got
within half mile Of the house, stopped my
horse, got off, took the revolver from my pocket
and placed it in the breast Of my shirt, after put
ting on new caps. | had the knife in my belt,
which fastened around me. then took another
drink Of whisky, threw the bottle away, and de.
termined there that would never take another
drop ne long as lived. then felt that it was
partially the cause Of my sorrow, and trying to
compose myself, got on my horse and rode to-
ward where Sidney lived.
MEETS HIS BROTHER.
When about three hundred yards from the
house, Sidney rode up from another direction,
and said, Tom, | vas just starting over to see
if you were going to keep your word" This
excited me some, but curbing my temper, we
rode on to the house. He hitched his horse to
the yard fence .htched mine TO the corral
fence. Sidney waited moment for me, and
we went into the house together, he walking be-
fore. Barbara, Rhoda Ann and the children
were sitting in the room when we entered. Bar
bara was sitting at the corner of the hrarth far
thest from the door we came through. Sidney
sat down between myselfcand Barbara. Rhoda
Ann was sitting at the corner of the bed and
was bending over some knitting or sewing that
she was doing, and appeared to be iu deep dis
tress. The whole family were gloomy, though
there appeared to be some excitement in their
faces, which | could not understand. The chill
dren were sent out to play, SO that We four could
talk alone. After sCme remarks on unimpor-
tant subjects, Sidney said: - Now, about this
affair; RhOdI Anu, | want to know, here, be-
fore your uncle whether you and he are guilty
Of what was spoGen Of yesterday there he Sta
ted the matter in fuil), or not. She answered,
No." or Il am not. Sidney then asked
her if she denied what she had confessed to
him before She denied having told him any
thing about it, Her mother also asked her some
similar Qnestions-which she answered in the
same manner. lie! father then said, you shau't
lie to me- and took buckskin string and COM
menced tying her hands, and told her that he
was going to whip her for lying to him. She
asked me to not let her fsther whip her. felt
| tempted to try to prevent the whipping going
on, but knew that ii | did, S!daey would, per-
haps, kali me- thought he had pistol in his
pocnet then. When b. had struck her once .:
/ twice arose to go, Tcmarking that it did not
sult me-meaniag the whipping. | went out
OF the door and pulled il too after me. Rhoda
| Ann was still begging me not to let her father
| whip her.