Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1868-12-03
6entral SnteIIieentr.
ThEL0ST RING.
Lavyy'e,r's s story.

eyes, Madam.
sItyasan elderly woman upon whose brow
clre hadfurowed many awrinlSle Shewas
dressed in homely garments, andthe strug-
gIebetweenpenury and neatness winch .ney
evnced would have been an glntefesIlls
study for aphilosopher. Hereyes were red
as though she had been weeping; and when
she seated herself by my desk the peht-nP
current OF grief burst out alresn' ,to
What Is the matter, my good woman
you useem TO be IN deep distress, lren,isrkeu'
~ the most encouraging tone1 couiucoin-
mands ? Z
Il am, SIR 1hey say the LORD Is near 70
- them tnat are suffering ana am sure nc
ought % De near me ,lL-g
u dare say he Is, maam. Pu' you Anow
that ainleuons are sent 70 US IIr oul Eyou,
and we ousht never rep ne ut the ellioi
q OF NE, however severe II nli'y solne'iines
seem 70 us
mad heard an eHcelleho seihl1h tne' my
before, asltwas Aohday, on tilpuIatioli' aliu
was Just IN the frame OF lnlnu ,or eiVins
others most excellent ADVICE, Wnlcn, per
haps should nave peen very unTllln5 i1 70
follow II the dark waters Oh trouplc nao rol-
led over me. .
II tryto oear II as Wen 'ls as ..,s can, she 10
pled, wlping away her ters WIN 'iie ooiiiei
OF herapron r.ll. l,.,. .
u don Know as am aoqs~niA'9u ~ .Ni.l
you, ma'am, 4 suggested, ior tnepurpose oi'
changing the topic and belnSlnS 1er 10 pus-
mess.
81 don't know as you are, she replied;
and she proceeded to give me very long
and very succinct account of her previous
history, beginning back some forty years.
when she was born among the White Noun
tains in New Hampshire. -t
u. tried to check her, butit was no use.
was as patient as the case would admit, and
mindful of the duty we owe to the weak, the
inhrm and the ignorant; but my patience
was sorely tried. ! will not punish tba
= reader with the long fine-spun story She
+, told me, but a few lines will suffice TO in
I form him Of the material facts
She was a widow, her name was Marche.
Z she had an only son, fhilIp, VINO was EN-,
ployed IN the insurance ONCE aud received
three dollars q week ior ms services ne
was gooa poy ana ioVeu 10 nls ~ ln9'ner, DO
son should upon tneif unlted earnings
n tney nvea very comioftaply " nn obscure
street. Where they hlrea Two rooms. MIS-
Marcne s catalogue OF ner son virtues was
certainly very ednylnS' ne never spent |
cent upon himself, never went outat nlgnts'
and attended church forenoon ana ai'er-
noon
An EVIL day mad come On ntne SATURDAY, |
f',a &c s 800 G 1ran me ne
5aeinsod ia y, Ise se,,t pb;I; ;tb y,lroe % Ne
S;Oro,,I 10, 30 tso iaIsdI,o,,s 70 hsvo ~
.o.at ~ ;,,,,;,,, ,a VOC for-,S
. DsyIe 40 ,9s,, -: dost;na3;o ~
NsSSeAAN"ASAA-
oe ,,l;ootad +ho ho1, dor;ad
5a,,;nI, S'9G oOa9 ,oceivad w. t5" ,,ns nv Carmo
bSS 1sra,. arcee sant ,;re nn a,,,s spch he errond
The how had,been arrested ona charge of
stealing the rine. and was now confined in
iail M. Carman was ready to swear he
delivered the valuable article into the hands
Of the how with explicit directions as TO
where he shonld carry Il and what should
be done with II.
1t1ooLod lilo q had ooso rba moor ,yo.
80 =, a. AZ saSiast S;s,.oss eI,a o
80 - - IL, -. ,,,1d ~ otooI
1iteJ bara,,5 ;sod sol ~ co,1id
fo. Iar CO.., i
WHEN Sbe bod oono Tco1Ied rno,, Mr.
cbrn,on fo,,,,d tbat no nos ono of tboso
Joa,oat;o o1d faIIors ,rbo ora ayo,. ,tv
tSbo ;nS Al i in,Sossih1o ,, 70 TO err ~ ovsn he
das;on orSto ,naEe 4 ynistola I tried ~
Srr,,Te ire noirt With him h1t bo would not
say yrrcb Ne toldS mo tba etorv, t,os
,sr,ya he cont tbo how and rolody alss
- a,,t,'.s5 - ,,,.y'lt ~ III
49, ;stai. ~ ',i,I. lo ia'I'o
oeon piis'ahen, ai' Ula' ie ii'u Seu' 'ne iinS "
'o.nH In o.,ee. p1ison t,.o
yGI .liAe In. ne loi " Ii sli. ~
ui:1 So'' MN 1oti Ailo" "ia1 ali aUoI'
raG SAS;a - upon lie = iooA ~
MlIneIlng coh'empI. Sni SehI Tue rIi2 WIN
!ne Doy, sn. Inc Doy nas s'oieh IT, Noth-
Ing more neeu pe saiu, BIZ
And he turned to the newspaper he had
been reading a. ~
was hoO 1ucn Piease9 WIN tne inter-
view Stew: Sas M hi9lly ii Ne1eu az IHe hau9nty
p?@in5 u lne 5eLow' anu epi, CONFESS tnatIny
Piquo 'ellolu liVie , le'iious III
NY enllchS4Is.o y, Gear my yyoutniul client
Nsiteu rnlilp III the Jall' ne was very
ond on nin ilio'nel aecount' on MS own ne
Seeile9 S5 loe " care. a more FRANK: open
Aearteu Ooy heFersaW: ne told MS story;
1hd tnou9h Questioned NM pretty severe
~ nc was CONSISTENT 10 the last'
.iliI maui tne caSe Hly own, ana WORKED un- !
oeasiI9ly, as ~ S5eheu 70 nae tnen' lor tne
: vfeltnro" sS Vi tne naughty ffesldent OF the g
INSURANCE company as much asior the sal +
yaIion Oh tne "mow ana her interesting
yoh' visited more than dozen lewelry
SHOPS INA. afternoon I @ and the next morning,
WIN VIVA. Iesuiy tne reeaer snail learn an b
ueSt 1ue pda1" don oi INC ui" WHICH came on tne
nens I,,.ly 9ay' r
,d.Sap rhnp Nv was IS. dpiy alralgnea, and hls poor
Mo- es sat " ms sue weeping ana sooOing
mas cullu ub Jue case proceeded. Il