Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1867-01-01
Daniel BaYAnla Qath.

Daniel !ssyah hWl been lawyer al, Ssiii.;
nenee. bpt had h.lEenls brougl ;rss,S eIlin,s /,
leggaFy aail tyi.,:s c,saSssi0a bryan .!,ar
ils1tFs cdsiil is bester tic sister 7.l9se;
feiiuu.
AT tenegft. all itaf.es weFts s1van IN Weak
ess.s,.,is 'sigi.d illt,sl III a :. t.rqtk os
me tipeT, an i;it..' 3 =. - Asss ke
ms course; deqht stte,l l.a,iai llpS .ulse i,
I knowa. lie was tss,iog fIr cofgi ..t.t::tfY. III
. those WHOM ~ w',ssst hayO assdeiasel lSltsl
wolfia not si1inSS lSisI, han. -
All alone la his tiiiiee saAii chamber, h.
stu e9ptnge4 t. 5drink and even his very
life seemed The II sfrf,ig ot llis iuy
In early sit.i5iz 4soses Feiiea Ind call to
SO to Quo. Beltre he ~. ssast he visited his;
sister He OK red to5illss her with Elian, .but
she Yepid not -. IS
- stit ''sh :it;,, Rcd the bro; .sF.
. I a1 are iduthg aWaT, and Sciseasc IS jip;Ih
you" lly should yen hTo witlssssFcii. q
brute " ;.,,se
- lush. Moses, speak not soss'' answered tho
Vile. keepins-blEk her tears. 81 wiiIsngt
leaye him l,ow,s but lie vii soon leas,ss me-
de csHnoC 1--we much iohaet "a. ss..s
s. At that inoibent Dan .ei tqfed the apart
meat lie Looked EkSa ilsplteler Nom tje
tomb lie had his nat et a,lsi his iug-in hIss
Eiland . h Noses, aqw ate ye, he l.aSjediii
tor he con2d not spoaE pfaiilg .1E5
4 no visitor looked ititsf few niolnei,ts
an silence. hen, as. his teatnres assIRe7i u
spold, stern preston, lie sArd la a str5naiy
.ellsptlaslzsd .e tgae :lsrltil tilt
ssbeen your best re f = s:faIs is
an angel though matched With a a.remon. Il
have loved yd9, Daniel ,ias En- nepeFlayedsIna
before you were generous, noble aud kind !:
but hate you now for you are a peffect devil
incarnate. Look at that IS nv
sister lte
fort. only that she will not do-it while. you are
alive, when you die she viii. come to me-
Thus do l pray that God viii so6ii s,ive her
joys to my keeping.y Now, Daniel. lido sim.
cerely hope that tho first intelligence that.
reaches me from my native place after shall
have. reached my new home may be-THAT
-YoU-ARE pEAD'p'' l - - o st
"Stop, Moses L can reform yet.'s n. +,
"Nou cannot. 1t is beyond Your pover.--
You 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 as you can, for the moment that sees
you thus Will not find me among tho mourn-
ers." sd t-ar,!g
Bryau's eyes flashed, aud he drew himself
proudly up. Go" he sshd, in tue tone of
the old Sarcasm. SEQ to Ohio. and I'll send
, L
will yet make you take back your words"
Never. Daniel Bryan, never"
GU shall, swear it,
With th"S" words Daniel BRYAN hurled the
jug.into the fire place, and While vet u thou~
sand fragments we're q AyiRg over the aoor, he
strobe from the house.
Mary shrank tainting on the floor. Moses
bore her to the bed, aud then, having called
in neighbor, he hurried away for the stage
was waiting. u. -
For month Daniel lowered over the brink
of the grave, but he didnot die.
One gill Of brandy will save you," said
the doctor, who saw the abrupt removals of
Stilnulants from the system, that ior long
years had almost subsisted on nothing else,
was nearly sure to prove fatal. -'sY GU can
surely take gill, and not take any more
Aye, 7gasped the poor man, take n gill
and break my oath. Moses FELTON, shall never
hear that brandy and rum killed me. F.rIf the
want of 1t can kill me, then let me die; but
won't die-Pll live till Moses Felto4 shall eat
his Words
He did live. An iron will conquered the
messenger, death sent-Daniel BRYAN lived.
For one month he could not walk without
help. Mary helped him. =.
A year passed away, and Noses FELTON, re-
turned 10 Vermont. He entered the court
house at Burlington and Daniel Bryan was
on'the floor. pleading for, young man who
had been indicted for forgery. FELTON, start
ed in surprise. Never before had such tar
rents Of eloquence poured from his lips Iaic
case was glycns to the5jury, aud the youth
was acquitted. he successful counsel turned.
from the courtroom and met Moses ISeiton
They shook hands, but did not speak -.
When they reached spot where none others
could hear then, Bryan stopped. sss3osfs
g. Moses, !" said he, do you remember5the
words yousspoke 20 me a;yeaT aeo2',
81 de, Daniet.D
..Will you nov take them back-unsay
them now and forcYerg' 9l,ss7 s.,tttF.-st 6
: Yes, with all nay ihe3rt.y 2 s,s.sT
sTheifI am part repaid ~ y
~ S'And what must be the remaildcr of pay
-mentl% asked Moses. :. =
Il must die an honest, unpeIjured inan!-
The oath that has bound me thus iaf was
= That evening Mary Bryan was among the
haEpiest OF the happy G4tsistiaa Kitaess
!. REcoSsrRUcrIoN.-Ia the U. 8. Senate
last week, Mr..Ross introduced. the following
which was ordered TO be printed:
Whereas the amendment TO lie constilu.
ton OF the United States proposed IL the first
session Of the 10Th Congress, known as article
18th, and submitted to the several States for
their acceptance OF rejection, not hsyihg been
accepted by constitutional majority of the
States, and certain sections of tlje country
lately in rebellion being deemed ilIesSE,y In
danger of falling into state OF; anarehy by
reason OF their having no legitimate civil s.v-
erDmeDt, therefore be it
Res0tged by the Senate and ;Iousc Of Pep
resentatiyes in Congress assembled. That tie
Joint Committee on Reconstruction, be- direct
ed to inquire into The xpcsiieEey ilst.illisl,-