Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-12-03


forget this hour, may an the curses guilt
ever brought runpn my head fall upon me. y
He sat down then, and eat as tamished
men a,one can. John watched him.
When lie had finished, he led him into a
little room beyond, ard lid clothes before
dim: l(si1i 0o60i6J 6di Il
"They will iit yo8, believe" lie said. =
"BaIhe and rest. Ny women folks Will
| nos6e hons epiL ta-nierTqw, z There's
7 a fire work slinw-at -. They've
goneothcre i0asNannie's moihers.Y You
cen be of ca,ly'' hia3 u al.I 81 80 si'zi Z
a'Iis-its notairap. I4but I've worked
the time out; ] can prove it. There, for
gye1meo Sleep here? sjniyou afraid Iii
rob you-L convict ?pgyul. nef. aai q
| John drew tie door shut, and left him
alone. ~. -, ...,i 4.
- In the morning the man who had once
greatly sianedo against him, who had, in
dctd, greatly Injured both father and son,
was gone hp. on the table IaY a scrap Of
paper. bearing these words 10
Ell God only --leis ME live until ! have in
some way repaid you. John hcrriweather.
faryour Christian kindness, Ifshsli hope
flat Hchas. forgiven me- Good bye; if
4 dared, 1 womb, ask God 10 bless youf'
so,ihe lieggsr was gone like TIE vision
Of a dream ard il was almost as though
pssl' pss l''''' S'f "", sulL0 ,xlE5s.N 5ET
Days rolled on, and months, and years.
John had told his wife of their diehcheat
tc!crk's visit, ana she had sai /. 'sYou did
right, my cesr;' ;'Sand then they had won
dcred ror. a while what hope there was for
him; bgt at last they ceased 10 speak Of
fhim. 3s.l s nr ssiaio ID aig'1
So mary things there were 10 think Of
IS with all OF ,:s--business aud pleasure,
cradles and graves just little round bald
/ place began TO peep cut amongst John
Merriwcather's cuils. and the first baby
MAS old enough 10 send to, school, and
baby numbcr three had cni iwoiieeth. whrns
John went 10, New York TO buy certain
good .reedinl for his Stock, aud 10 hare a
holiday. .-f - .b.,,I .f' 20.
a quiet. tcnderhcaried, friendly man
was John. nsed 10 the pleasant, social lab
IFS hf- his own small town. I!u chatiyd TO
people in the cars and stages; asked ques
ions Of MN looncirg at strtttcorncrs, as
o tie namo Of that building. or the nsstor
Of that church and, scrupuiqrsly peat as
he was. carried sboHt with linn a rural air.
What WAS il? More collar and llal>llimG.
a Iooser or tighter fl. OF coai?--a longer
or shorter vest can scarcely tell; Int
something that said. Not anew q ofkcr,''
yery plainly This The gentleman in Bis. !
ma:cS gloves knew very well, as he said;I
a pleasant morning, sir.' .f-
VERY" ssid John Merriw,aihcr, beam
ing. And schGt a city Kew York is--
I'm stranger here, sir-whai 4 fine city
apd iais is lhe Cooper Institute, Iel,' -snd
that the As.or Library? Well. well, Eli,i
Advantages young people have here - 4
Its glorious city, SIR" saidil gem
ileman. 4 am proud oft. ] shIl >l c
pleasure in showing ye'l7 the ohjeesmost
worthy of a strangers contemplation. j
am a gentlemen of leisure / slisll. be iisp
py,, most happy, ;o-dev9.s the day TO your
service" m oi .sea ID II
Aud John Me!r:weaihrr thanked him.
ard away they went, ard msuy Interesting
things tLey saw, and well lhsy lhnched,
and elarmingly they, dinod; aud The gems
tlcnian of lrisnre, learning that john had
come to the city TO iirvcsi ccr;rin thou
sards, all cash. in sIock. promised TO visi.
r:lim Il his village home shortly and prof
fsred undying friendship. .......r arr >,
People do take odd fancics to each
oiher'' though, John. II have never met
nlessshler nisn. Mamie willlike him.
sq Tie day Charged 20 evening. md an>
oihrl ,Genilcmai joined lhem--one with a
white hat, oon the back of his head. who
wasss sociable as tlfc first, being his dear>
.cst friend, and who made q proposition. 4
''Youli ike to hear good preacher, sir?
All, thought so. You've heard of the
Scainan's Chapelg Well theresa preach
er beats en- aIi hollow !; service every
night, and every sailor along shore there
to hear Charming sight,! BE sure. It's
down amongst thedociss. No; aristocrstic,
but re re above such considerations I.
am - bs. ..,,,,s.l ,;,,..f..'.', i
John Merriweaiher would like 10 see
the Seaman's Chapel, of course, ard away
ihey went Night aiirawirs1 on aprace--a
dark night with murky clouds dropped
low. and behind them weird flashes ofiheat
lightning. The sheets they tIod were
crowded and foul. y The tenement houses
seemed 10 have boiled oyer in drifts and,
shoals of dirty children and uhkenipt |
ssomen. Then fherewere bfocls ofclosed
warehouses, with a 'ho, corn" man Shrek
ipg up, towards the streets sbspe,, and a
stout policeman. who turned To- look'After
them. Then only docks aid shipping
lights upon Tie lesden water. More leadcn /,
clouds dropped ON the horizon. With now |
ant! then a ghastly flash of lightning, as
though some imp Of darkness or Satar
himself peered 0n over thsm ans laughed |
Then long, bare, worm-eaten wharf. |
which one would have fancied belonged TO |
some ruined and deserted city rather than |
to, the very Queen of Colnmerce, our
money making New. York, and beyond
ghosts of bare msrts. sse ri t'o aiffa.n ip
Il don't seq -theSIariner's church,
said ,Jotn;Y'buti then I'm slightly near> |
sighted. i .i9i II
''Its all right said the friend in Bis-
marck gloves, drawing al" arm through
his al icaiiDS- sahrD2 fasn sdi to'Esis
/ The other did the same A vague doubt.
Something almost Of fear, thrilled through
John Ncrriwcathefs mind. He va,
s,andinr far ont ON the wharf aInne rv,ib /