The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-11-09
E'sem AVtAars Hsms Aagasias.
BEN.J .f.HIN MAYS INCIENT
ENEMI.


bold sou, '.uny of despair or death.
There J. I,.arver - Kind of wild, s'r,ns life
In the sce,. bat lies benealh--spreadins ITSELF
away from 'He oinduw af that lonely beg r-bin
standing i'.tr ~ solitary witness nrhIm ,n life
Ia the mid. 81 i'r Wild. white drcalii,r. uf the
plains
Perhaps o.. 'ilc girl feels this. She is not
Old engu 70 consciously think 1.-THE little
gifl with .'.n sallow lace, which somehow
suggests ., in agur, htilened up against the
pane, Look np with singular alert wis,ful-
ness uyeF ipo i', white plains and through the
rushing gust" n"W. nuiil her saxe touches the
gray hufiS - 90
The win B. ,tttf 30 tiriuusiy irom the ras', like
the rlarne u ll,lcs ~ ~. Ifampling Of baiial.
ions Of arL "a, %, sui dash down With Rrfcc
roar aud nu nc 'iirk clouds of snow-nakes,
and hunt A4i ,ii., 'h,m bach and forth, aud
| iusiihrn % tucks, aud tear them apart,
and rilt - riih over the plains, making
~ the air trumpet through which the,
| thtitk iil" 80 ti~i"ff
iniii" an a,n's syicr asks sul.
denly ii'. = rliid. las uob',iy r"inr ~ sigh,
| YETI voice ! sid. aud set -iru-k
through % tgh ",th a'nuc pain and hul.
| l1wne-s IS tt't ''si ih-t ~ wutis Wrf,
nearly ent
M. % ,rr.,i ne Hti. eiil ',lr,a
| my her ih ''t tWu ii"u 'hr ~ini"w
| there D. .'rn hui the i,liudins
| snov-
"llft oi ''" a.m.''uns, .,'d 'r.
| lo.l"W 80 .' " iri" sharp. hungry,
impatient
80 tf.i .tnNs ,ni Llrs.
| that 5. a,
| TIE To- h.'..'., siii. tHi ilri. va.
| nothing i.,f, vpirr 'tai as. 1T all
| alike 'la' .oi Then 'ho speaker iufnrd
10 tie o .Ina iissh N'ni "n The cu,isrs
and c,n. '.r a,''h g., 'lr Niud"w
/ drAr. -, o.. ,,, i..'. i.ni ipuhly .,,
10 uhr y H.i '.,' .''h i. hnri.hil
sunin'f
Tie 20, g'u.fti!, ,,m'uriir., .Ntf".
! sion l'f 50. NO. afies ti ~ uurh itrL
| ui mate stst - rlfr aud srr'ns'. m,ni
| di.refuit - - tl- ipuim-ni
ca Oh" un. .ntust iu ih- oEnrr ~ tie
! log-cah.u la". inin ihe .krankrn 'au. the
\ hollow Bing ia fhst shaduw 81 ssh,
pallor Hr Neslt have isrn certain tr utau
| had lud down 20 ~ aui that the un.
/ guest WI tsIuh.t 't it'-r Ovst al thru
hoid' ha' u"w o. ihsi lonely io, 'r'lnu
out an ih ego .iHin-
Noncc noa d i,rii-f than JU.iah k.,p
| As De las with ih- atHier storm hoNii"g
outside. -h feafs 81 hi. life -oaiins uI an.
after ano 'ni standing with ihi ....nn
| rcprOsrl' ,ss fore him
F"' th. ...a i;'a had rot htvn .uS-l '.n.
! caun1' z' into 'hr lr'u,s here nf aihshne..
which hii mef aai passion which htl .icti-
/ g.! o.. p l4' thr end had come nov aud
! fhc hafi s'roa. g. wi'l had bowed its-lf "A
l,st h.'. 'a- ieaa ,.ir. utron .-irurr ecl,oin.
amid a nn,i H' iis -''u' b. glaf,d fsr
tp fac. 44l se.;A
rAo, ..,..a. .i O.. j..-ilh kri life wh,,,.
-Dm,'as. .'..! i.ti .4..r- 'htn si the other.
aul 'f0u + .e H IaI- .g,- lated ti,' comm. nee
fa.ut o. &. atuu. ,4re,r although the s-li-will.
cl t,eA.,-, Passionate hp. mood and youth nd
/ riieuci .s'p ia hard zlts.i drian, manhood
H,r. fpt % s suiii iircni 90 sty that h- hai
oyefr,isls! is partner "a q manner Which the
law c.a.i uaf take bold o. he bad to save his
own iatiga" completely arrckesi the other and
the wfona hai uoi ended ilefe. u had been the
means q atFins h.s partner young Nife--a
ine-s.ul,' srn-i'ise woman Ito madncss and 10
her grave
A0etwaii. josl.l Keep had prospend for
years g.. sraieacc = not always exeCutcd
! speedily against an evil work but NJ last bis
goods aad possession hgsn 10 fall away from
him
H. bad passed the meridian Of his life when
misforiuncs overlook hin The his aih anA
one aud -liher cf his chlldrcn di',i u h.-sir,.
came upon The strong man sui ii.e .unrl, ln.
cabin o. the plains where he bad Lui e,i himself
f0g couple o. years, aud The ,'Ir iiitle stlloN
checked laughter Who remained 81 eli the brave
s1as and iair girls who had called hui father
tell ihe ret oi the sad story Of Jusi,h kr~p
IN la'ff .ie tie partner, who's tOuhg Inan-
hood be hsd So cruelty blighied. mad rr,sslsrcd
on ever. hanl-a good man, With ripr. tender
nature. toll Of broad synpathies, such ~ one
does net often see Everybody s'ii this -
BENJAMIN dtt
And taa Of tliee weeks before. tn sigk alan
had learned through neighbor that busines. had
brought hts former partner 10 the town nesFcs;
10 his log-rah,n. and only fifty miles away At
first It seemed 80 him that the world itself could
not hire him 20 look IN the face Of ono whom he
had SO wrou aged bui as the end drew near aud
FemorscfUl memories crowded fast upon him, this
! frs; feeling was superseded by q great hunger
aud craviu. 20 hear benjamin Mays voice say
| that he forgavc him for Tod is NOR turTciiul
than men thought Josiah Keep.
So two lays bc;orc, be had hired a ncishhoT
10 60 in quest Of benjamin May. desiring the lat
ter TO come 10 him, as be hoped for mercy Ia lbs
last cy,rom v and not daring even then tu dis
close his re name, lest the old bitterness shonli
riss up ia soul Of the other, aud be would ~,
fuse 10 graf what he would deny 20 no other
man--thc ,yer Of Josiah Keep.
10 he lay here, with the tide Of his lile g"ing
out, anl 'h' ieh's burning low, while the s'"'"
shouted icF' outside aud death and that yonnr
girl watched ny the sick man
'nessc, - called a; lasi-and she wss ., hIs
side IN inomcnl.
lloe .i,a ,ou do look, father, smoothing
| the iron -.at hair with one hand, aud looking
a. him. her small, sallow face fall Of ere.; p'v
aud grief. although Bessie Keep had no idea OF
that unseen presence just nov crossing the thrcs-
! bold
'nesslc. poor little Bcs.ic, what will become
Of ,en ? said the dying man, looking with q
craving tenderness which Il seemed must have
turned stones To pity. on the little girl.
Whatever his faults had been, he had loved
hcr ihc last Of his family. the delicate, einging.
hclplrss child, who still of all the world clung
fast io him in unwaveFing faith and tenderness,
NJ. never mind me, father dear. shall get
along stii enough II youll oul, grow heiter.'
Trafs strained themselves into the child's oyes
! ,hr pul hcr cllc,h down TO her .a,hsT's aud won
3 Il AZ. as H..
closer unud him, aud the storm lhundcred on
outside. aud the Wind fappcd white banners of
snow lhro ilc air. aud Josiah Keep lay dying,
dying dying
suedenl, lhc child lifted her head. "a hear
something father, that Is no, like the wind, she
said Il sounds Ike horses feet, y aud shesPrang
/ 10 the window
! There, cioss At hand iolllng through the beat.
ing wind and driving snow, she ssw wagon
with two occupants The men, worn out and
halfifczcn, spraag from the wagon Just afier
Bessie joyful shrek, that reached them above
/ the bowling Of the storm They are here Oh,
father they are here T.
\ man a little pas, his prime, sisong aud hale
with white hair ahoai a faee which never lofi
any enc Who studied Il doubt Of the heart be-
meath Il, waa lieujamin May.
lie cauio up nov 10 the bedside, and with his
fret glance al the face lying there, the face drop
! ped, and drawn in the ashy pallor OF death
| benjamin May fofgo, all the chin aud wearlaess
which had ppssesscd him.
! MY friend, have comc 10 hear what yOu have
10 say, he answered, bending lcndcrly over the
| dying man
Josiah Keep looked up IN the face Of the man
he had wrongci 80 vitality more than a score of
yeats ago. Despite the cheerful, kindly counie.
nance, there were lines there which he had helped
| TO carve.
no you know me -
Ienjamn May looked at The ghassly face. Some.
thing familiar struck him In the sharp features.
Ills memory half eleaFed up yet he shook bis
| head No
~ am---Iosiah Keep"
| The listener covered his face with his hands q
moment. "Ah, dear God ~ he said, bat not
lightly, even In the shock aud horror OF that mo-
meni
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