The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-11-11
) lItII)U NJ.
BONN HILL.


J,hp.Anlcr~ II called
= ere Is q hard case" remarked my
friend.
.s1ked u2nn the man in the prison.
err /, ,ck lie was stan'ling w. and
ttiead guilty. To the crime OF theft. lie
Wa nam bent and infirn, though nnt
Gll Iii, garsi was torn sparse and III
tly: hi hair matted with dirt. and iii>
,tave4i f,rin s;flivered with Iellrlnn-
Certainty / nrr saw niorr n!tiahe "t'-
i.- / moved ms place. lie saw ne
move an.l he turned hi head. | iegazed
ubYf RE singh. instant and then, COW
cfla- hi face with his hands, he sunk,
nsurre-~ into his seat. 'Gond God
/ ingeial,ary circulated, starting for
ward. -Will-.
I had half eloIen h name. when
o,,ickil raised his head. and east upon
iise i.st,l; If >ach iniplnring agony tina,
l.Iy tongue WIS tied ut once. Then II
csvrre3 his face Il ,ain. | asked nv le
,,.' friend If the prisoner haa counsel.
II SID no | then told him to do all III
h ,,awer for the poor fellew benefit and
[ T0ll nnt remain ~ see HIN tried. =
tears came 10 my eyes as ! gaZed upon
him. and it was not unit L ga mel the
St.raF and walked some distance that
coH. breathe freely.
.J.hn Aaler~nn! Alas! he was a'ham
eli O. he known as his ni0tner son. =
Ia.r vas uof Til, real name; bur YOU
shah knoY him By no other. L will cali
lin ~ tie name that stands upon the
records af the court.
.y+tn Anderson was MY schoomate.
and II wa nos many years ago-n"t over
twenty hat we left the academy toecth-
on: he t.. the horne Of wealthy parents.
T. 1T doxn ii the dingy eanctum of "A
Iesvsssa, en- ntiice and then to wander oil
asrn : lhe ocean. | was gone some four
v.,ar-. ami when | returned found john
married man. His father was dead.
auj hal letl his only son prlncely Tor
tunn.
Ah. c. he said to me as he
met nc al the railway station, You shall
sec wat 4 bird have Gagged. My Ellen
i Il lark ii robin, Il very princess ut all
bird, that ever looked beautiful or sung
saaatlv
h gaS enthusiastic but not mistaken.
t5r ! folua his wife ali hr had SAID ,slmp-
IL uGifeug the poetry. She WAS one al
the rno,r beautiful women [ ever saw. =
AHl 81 gnrtl tao-So lovely and kind
Ave, ~hr 81 loved John, that she really
mIn TO ful such IA husband, for John
Anderson was as handsome as she, tall.
o.t.ril4 la5plv. high hrowrtf with chest
nut cul., and his &C as f;tntless.y noble
an beautiful "a artists ever copied. And
Il Wa good. too, and kind, generous,
an frg-.
scent a week with thrm, AMI | was
haalr al the while John mother lived
Ui5b thcu:. Il fine Old lady IA ever brea h
ell auI uakin4 herself constant jay y
d1tiar nn h,r darling hoy, "a She III
syS cniicl HIM | gave her an a,1.nunt
# ms adventures ly sea and land in for
eisu ciir.te. and she kissed me because
rgci Ter dariiug.
dill NOT zee .Tasu again for four years.
II i. ssr"Jns I reached his house =
iie ISIS uat III, but hi> wife and mother
we're here 10 receive me, ami two curly
hea i:l bavs we're ut play upon ElcI 5
easIr knew IL euce they were ny
t.c4d'~ children. Everything wa~ pleas
aut until the hale ones We're abel and
astecn anl Faen could see that Ellen
aas tgaub'al; .,ie t. tried hide II, tut a
fac - IS i - Sunshine and smiles could
rut cone. al a cloud.
At'eug;h john came home. Ills face
w. Eu~he,! and his eyes iouked lntlaned.
lie -sa,pad n- hand with {. napIy iahgh.
cattle ne '.oil fellow, ''oid dow,
sail .u,<t come anh live with him and
usHv other extruvagaHt thing. Ills
wife tried to hide her tears. while his
mother shook her head aud said
lien Soy these wild oats >non my
dlgliu. never can be = bad man.
cd grant it - | thought TO myself
ana | knew the same prayer was on b
zen li.S.
/, W., late when we retired. and we
might not have done 50 even then, had
nat John fallen asleep in his chair.
On the following morning | walked out
with my friend told hi5n | was sorry
t. see hin a saw him the night bcli're.
"Oh. said he with a laugh. that
wa nothing but little wine larty. We
had glorious time. | wish you had
been ther,
a. frSi thought would say no more,
but was i; MOI my duty: knew his m
tura better han he knew it him elf lii
itggat;te and pleasure bounded his OWL
vision | knew how kind and generous
he Wis. too kind, tho generous,
John. could you lave seen Ellen /,
f;,c.. last evening ynu would have trem
Sled Caa you make her happy?'
IL stepped me with
'Dm'r lie fol. Why should she be
unhappy?'
Because She fears you are going dcwn
hill told him.
Did she say 50 ~ he asked with
flushed face.
No: Tread it in her looks
'iethans a reflection of your own
t}In,e.htS. he suggeS'c cd
Surely thought so when you came
home replied.
Never can | forget the look he gave
mo then, 50 tull Of reproof, of surprise,
OF pam.
&c. forgive Won. for know yon
to be . friend; but never speak to me
hAe ,nai. going down hill You know
better. That can never be- know my
wants. Mympther knows me better than
Ellen DIES
Al. had that mother been rs wise as
loving, sine would hay. seen that the
''will ost>n wh5vh her son was sowing
vnqid grow up and ripen to lurni h only
sael- tar Resolving But She love him
Almost to well. or | should say, too blind
IS.
But could sayno more. I only pray
ell TIA, God would guard him. ana then
We conver>ea on other subjects. | could
speal bat d,r with him, Tut We PROM
iscd ta correspond often.
Three years passed during which John
Anderson wrote TO me at least once a
month, and ofl!er sometimes; bur al
liz end Ut that time his letters ceased
coming. ami | received no more for twn
year, when again found myself IN hi
natiyc town Il was early in the after
aa4t when | arrived and tuck my dinner
atthe hotel az