The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-12-24
oft would they come to gather the
beautiful flowers of kindly loving,
whose buds only were mine. The

LETT ont alun { 9 3"or ~ his home
i shu; IL bis fat not ~ acci lent, /
bu' unfcti'ng oasi n.
i plead tol ny life and her love, /
but in sain. was earnest, bur
eainestncss gave cGense. Others
came who we're richer than l. and
won her love She listened to
their storics-shc sat by their side
she closed hex heart and listened
to their words an6 to her head
she crowded back the love which
had SO long grown for me, aud
stood unmoved when | prayed ev-
el. for mercy at her heart and
hands.
And so--ahd so--and so, kind
friend, my lie vent out. | was
wrecked on the island | had found
in that sea | had 50 long s.rugs led
in. Like one VINO las had lamp
to guide him when lost in q dark
forest, and then lost it, SO was my
light, my hope. my strength, taken
from me Loaned by her who 50
long held it for me, to this one
and to that one | CROPPED in dark
ness. | tiled to find my way out
| prayed for help. tiled TO for
get her, hu. could not | could
not forget the enc who had drank
in my life, my hopes my love; the
one TO whom | had told all my
hopes, pans, aspirations, and
work for the future, and who had
SO often and often promised so
joyously to help me--to be my
headlight and guide.
Il tried to keep mp. tried to
take all this with stoieis m, but she
had taken ali that from noe, and it
was hers to have. It made her
happy to see me in agony. Her
heart drank in my torture as If it
were living waters. l tried to for
get her in work; bnt could not ]
tried excitement, but she vas al
ways before my vision One mo-
ment SO loving, SO kind, SO pure,
so beautiful. so affectionate as once.
the next, and she stood with cold,
Indifferent look in her eyes--those
beautiful hands and heart shield
ing arms held SO close to her. 1t
was torture. | tried TO escape it
/ wanted no more the society Of
the pure, for the gooi and the pure
had taught me that the earnest
love of an honest man was no cred
it TO him, and not What a woman
wanted to make he. happy.
And sc--and sol lost hope.
| lost my love lost my strength.
| kept up aud fought bravely as
could--but who can fight without
hearth Then ! tried to drown
my troubles III the wine-cup. As
other fools have before me. Did
say fools Yes. A fool to love a
woman who - not happy in the
love of man who gives her his
life, his hope, h, his honor.
A nd
One from who's life has been
taken A man 18th no hope for
happiness--broueht here by dis
sipation 10 which l VAS driven
when SO weak, when once bad
been SO strcno. 4 : she took my
hope, dissipation has taken II life.
| was driven nv neglect from a
home which was once mine, Ftom
arms which so long had held me
to hearth 50 loved, ! was 4
en- out from love to that sea / had
en- Others tossing on from the
home where I had gathered the
fruit Of toilsome years, which, hav.
ing lost its loye-cbatm. had no
more attractions for me than 9th
er homes, which are but stopping
places.
DO not blame me that / fell
Others have before me. OTHERS
will again. This is life 70 some.
But others will love-hav> homes
be happy There are those no
will love constantly-do you help
them, and when they would 90
apart, tell them if they truly love
If they wauld be happy, to live
only fer the one who best loves
then. Men fall when they are
weak all save love, and the
strength it trln2s 1t is the I'm
thinking hand of woman that so
oft does stab but all women a G
not thus | am dying. Will you
will you be kind to her, and pity
me, as others need PITY
And so be told us, in broken
words, his story; then told us TO 90
10 our work, to see him in the
morn, after he shall have passed
fbic fc tho Lost ono bitfar So.,,r