Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-10-27

to bleed over the misconduct of her prod
ical son. She went down to the grav
breathing last fond prayer for he
erring boy"
"When all my friends had forsaken me
and had given me up as worthless vaga
bond, one yet remained 10 speak kindly
to ne-but all her entreaties have failed
and now her voice with that ofmy mothers
Is bushed in the stiffness of death.
mo, my friend you come to me too late
with words of hope. My days are dark
and gloomy, am lost to hope and mercy
"A few days ago, and while sitting
under the branches of one of these forest
trees, half doing with the stupor of in
tozication, merry robin alighted upon
one Of the branches aud commenced bis
evening song. His song aroused me, and
as l listened to his sweet notes, my
thoughts wandered back to my boyhood
days, when my young heart was as inno-
cent pure and free as bis, and when
could have jolDed him in praise of Him
"WbO tipped it's glittering wings with gold,
And tuned his heart to sing.
You come TO me, sweet sopester of my
boyhood days, mentally exclaimed. With
notes of cheer but, all you little know
how sad your song is to my aching heart.
Go sweet bird 90 to the grassy mound
xxhpra oloans
and her angel hoy, sing 10 them. They
will hear you, and join you in your merry
song, and"
Friend, friend, spare me-"
May interrupted he, shear me
through. You baye solicited this history
of my life; and when have given it TO
you, we shall part 10 meet no more.
Hear me then, for | have but few more
words to say,
MY days on earth are few. Yonder S
sun is fast declining; his pathway TO Cay
is through clear and cloudless sky; he is
going down behind yon distant tree-tops
calm and serene.
The sun of my life is setting. but Dol
as sets this evening sun. Clouds hang
heavily upou me, darkness lies before me
and storm iscoming upon me; ard wbcn
l am gone and my body lies moulderine
in the embrace ofmother earth, let this
my truthful history, be warning I'D the
Youths Of our land. Tell them Edgar
Harvey died u drunksrd, because he re-
fused the council offriends, who loved
him.
| will not detain you longer you are
ANXIOUS to go, and presume your bust
ness urges you to pursue your journey
And so saying be grasped my hand in
his, and casting upon Inc look of dis.
tress, which can never forget, lie mat
tered Tie words good bye"
We parted, to meet no moro. subse
quently learned that his death was
suicidal.
And now few words TO our reader.
and shall close.
The above narrative, which l assure
is true one, comes to you from the lips
of young man of more than ordinary
natural abilities, and classical education.
Ii comes to, young man, telling you OF
the wreck and rum of an immortal soul
and beseeching you to shun the tempting
bowl. 1t comes to you. young lady
warning you of the dangers to which you
are exposed by improper associations.
1t comes 10 you parents, prompting you
to greater diligence in watching over the
course OF your darling boy; and, finally
il comes to you, We teachers of the COM
mon schools Of our land asking you to
use every exertion and inducement in
your power to fur;ify the minds OF yonr
pupils against the incursions Of intemper-
ance.
May God speed that day when our
gloI 'ous land of liberty shall be washed
clean from the stain of intemperancc. an j
and drunkeness-and when The hundred
thousand grog shops in our country, shall
be turned into houses of prayer, and the
hearts of liquor sellers as well as liquor
drinkers, become temples of innocence
and purify.