The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-05-23

:. Ny dear madam returned Mr.. Vim
son, Il know your misfortune. and ap-
preciate your feelings, l must see your
husband II can see him even for q
moment, can learn all that wish to
\ know 5n@a1rl27o3 s..f Tol Ets
Mary .Bryman spoke not word, but,
with tearfui eyes she turned away, and
Vinson followed her He found Bry-
man in back room, stretched at full
length upon the floor, with a jug of Med
ford ram by his side. With much effort
Vinson aroused the poor man to state
semi consciousness, and asked him if he
had done anything about the notes and
accounts he had left with him.
rz.' Yes returned thela,syer, in husky
voice. ''I've deducted my percentage,
and you'll find the rest in the trunk
Mars'a got tho key.' sa tz9 a t
Mrs. Bryman was called in, the key
was produced, and yInson found the
money-four thousand and some odd
hundred doliars-all right and safe.
4
used for himself a single penny he held
/ in trust Hundreds there were who la
bored hard to reclaim the wanderer. but
without effect. Year after year went by,
and lie sank lower ar / lower-yet his
wife left him not. H4r brother. young
lawyer. named Moses FELTON,, often urg-
ed her to forsake her husband, at the
same time offering ler a comfortable
home beneath his own roof, but she would
not listen.
At length all hope was given up
Week after week would the fallen man
lie drunk on the floor, and not day of
real sobriety marked his course l doubt
If such another case was ever known
He was now too low for convivialty, for
those with whom he could have associ
ated would not drink with him Al.
alone, ia his own office and chamber, he
drank the accursed poison, and even his
very life seemed the offspring of the
jug.
In early spring. Moses FELTON, had
call to 90 to Ohio. Before he set out, he
visited his sister. He offered to take
her with him, but she would not go.
But why stay here?' urged the broth
er. You are all faded away, and disease
is upon you. Why will you live with
such a brute 2 .a-.a
Hush, Moses; speak not so, answer
ed the wife, keeping back the tears 81
will not leave him now. But he will
soon leave me- He cannot live much
longer 7s" @ .'sse H
AT that moment, Daniel Bryman en-
tered the apartment. Even Moses Eel |
ton was startled at his appearance. He |
looked like a wanderer from the tomb. I
He had his hat on, and his jug in his
hand. .4sra
Ah-Moses-how are ye :? he gasped |
for he could not speak plainly
The visitor looked at him for few |
moments in silence Then his features |
assumed a cold, stern expression, and he |
said, in calm but strongly emphatic
tone:
:. Daniel Bryman, have been your
next best f.iend butone. My sister is
an angel-but mated to a demon. 1T
have loved you, Daniel, as l never loved |
before, for on were noble, generous and
kind, but hate you now, for you are q
perfect devil incarnaie. Look at that
woman She is my sister-the only sis
ter God ever gave me-. l wish her to
i've with me, but she viii not come while
you live; but when YOU die she viii
come. Thus do pray that God will
soon give her TO my joyful Keeping
Now, Daniel, l do sine errly pray that the
first intelligence which reaches me from
my native place, after I shall have reach
ed my new home, may be that you are
lead.
Bryman gazed upon the speaker some
without spea king
g Noses he at length said, you are
not in earnest
''As true as heaven, Daniel, am--
When | know that you are dead, shall
De happy, and not until then-so, 60 on.
Fill your jug and
g Stop. stop, Moses. I can reform
..You cannot It is beyond your power.
ou have had inducements enough
enough TO reform half the sinners of
yet you are now lower
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