The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-08-25

from bis daughter always In anger, and from
her husband In scorn. A whole year had elaps
| that Emily was dying. hut where wns she
Pity and forgiveness were IN his heart, hut h
could not go 10 her.
II was all In vain that Mr. llarwood sci in.
quirics on foot Immediately on going out. tn,
| day advanced 10 noon and still no rlue wa'
found. AZ three O'Clock the afternoon paper
| came In. As he opened IL. his eyes fell upon iht
deaths. The first notice was in these brici
words - Emily, wife Of Henry Stanton. aged
| twcnty-thrcc.' This and nc more Mr.. HaT-
wood did not start, nor grOan, nor, indeed, make
any external sign. But barbed arrow struck
through his heart, fixing itself beyond any sur
/ geons kill 20 extract lie was still holding the
paper In his hand when woman, having the
| appearance of an Irish domestic, entered, and
| gave him letter. She looked " him in \
strange, rcpulsiyc manner.
What is II p he asked
Read Il she answered, abruptly
| lie tore open the s0iled envelope and rad
| Your daughter lies dead at my house, No
Elm street. Will you have her buried, or shall
Il be done hy ihr Guardians Of the POOR
MANY woRNLEY.
Il there any answer, .ir? Mr. lIarwood sat
90 long, with bis eyes on the letter, that the ser.
want grew inpatient. Her question hronehi
him heavily upon the sharp prcks.
| Where is Elm street. he asked III near.
est friend would scarcely have recognized his
voice. The question was answered.
will scc N u he aid and 'h' -rrvani
went away.
| The hands OF plying strangers haj l,id c
limbs dcccntly, aud clothed in scani burial gaf-
menis the wasted, but still beautiful remain Of
Emily, wife OF Henry Stanton. The room in
| which the body lay was in The third slors uf q
poorly kept boarding house The furniture con-
sisted Of low iron hcadsicad aud thin mattrcss
two old chairs, once in some kitchen small
/ square rel pine table which served both A. table
/ and wasl-hand stand and single strip OF rag
| carpet on the floor. Tho walls were dingy and
bare. Through one small, uncuf,aincd window
| with two or three of The pancs broken and
/ patched with paper, came the insufficient light
The waxcn face OF Of The dead was uncovered
Bending over Il was the young husband his face
| almost MS pale and wasted ns that upon which
his eyes were fixed Some one entered the room
but the mourncr neither turned nor moved
mans feet crossed the llOor man TODD bcsil,
/ him a man voice sOblel ont in n sudden mar
oxysm Of grief Then he started rose quickly,
and looked upon the intruder and rs he look
ed his weak, quiverins mouth grew irm ani
strong-hrc flashed IN his lmll cyos--hof houd
stained his check. lie drew himself ~ .u 20
wild feTvor OF angry rci"ciion--of hitter scoiu
| It's too late sir hc said--no, loudly hut
in a cutting undcrtonc. She asked irt YOU
last night. And, for her sake, pm, away pride
stincd the adherence fcl, for one 80 ncanly
1
which you refused 20 hear. When came back
with your savage answcr-no Christian could
have said it-she cried out with such bitter
cry that knew her heart had broken under hi
last cruel stroke from her father hand You
might have saved her bat you dii not Nay.
worse, you pushed her over the piccincv Ou ,hc
edge of which she hung trembling with arm.
stretched TO you for succor II INV mother had
lived oh how often .hc aii that u NV
mother had lived The speaker voice chang.
ed 10 a mournful cadence When mother was
DYING heard her say 10 fiihcr. Treat rns child
tendcrly. Don u he hard with her in anything
Hes forgotten all that. Sit, il was murder :
The blood OF that lead daughter !. on your gar
men,s, never TO be washed ont say 4. because
know She loved you, though you east h,t
OF and ior three long wears her crt has been
| toward YOU. 1t last YOU have listened 'o hct
cry nj last YOU have come liut she Is dead
| killed by her fathers hand And now sir. will
you 60 away = You cant do hcr any good. -
| The young man soitenCd hi' voice Your
presence hurts and angcrs mc. Leave mo with
my dead. II won't bc long. loved her IL
| you didn't. would have given my life 10 save
her nay, have given INV life in the vain effort
Ills manner changed. lie was like one who
wandered in his mind Nay, he did wander,
soon loosing himself, and Mr. llarwood was
alone with his lead child and her crazed hns-
band.
lie had never meant that il should ccine 10 this.
oh, no Anger, PRIDE and false Judgment Of
the case had hardened him towards the offenders
lie would punish them long and severely and
he had heightened the period because an innate
love OF power, which is alway, cruel had found
| delight In punishment Many times he hal re.
Tented hut always the cruel elements Ia his ma
turc prevailed over the tender aud lac held III.
child away fTOm him. that shc might suile, for
her sin against him little longer MI aivanr-
| es from her and her husband inspired him with
sudden anger. lie meant 10 abide hi own time,
| aud 10 he gracious without solicitation l:ui he
had waited too long To-day is Nurs ioi good
acts, for kindness, for forgiveness u Is LANCER
Gus 10 trus; in Tomorrow The, ir. Surr o.
disappoint US.
What awaited il that Mt llarwvud stricken
| with sorrow, with shame aud Tcpcmiaucc t0Vh
home The body 0f his lead child had il clothed
ia finest linen placed IN n silver.mouncd coffin
aud buried IN the family vault beside the moth.
er mouldcfing ashes What availci i' that hC
mns,crcd in all possible ways 'o The pliy steal
comior, % POOR wrecked being. whose mind
thrown from is balance by the closing tragedy
OF his brief welded liic never fvsnincd ils e'ini.
loisc IT, had made tot himself haunting ind
accusing memories that would rot -lccp H.
had shadowcl every day nj his future life -
lie had cursed himself with a curse that no cxoT.
cism could remove Blind with passion and
pride, he had ,ramplcd on 'luivcring hearts.
crushing the life ou; in rain md sorrow with
every stroke Of hi. iron heel tnd now hat hr
r"p"n'"'l OF this wrong. u was 600 lai'