The New York herald., 1871-12-23

The Wnnderings Of q Guilty Pair-"HelI ON
Earih,,-htory OF M Iown stNte Senator.


Earih,,-story OF M lown stRte Senator.
From the Davenport tIowal Gazette, Dec. 19.l
All the readers OF the Gazette who have resided In
State Senator A. M. Larimer OF lie Clare lie re-
presented this county IN o Senatorial capacty IN
mncn respected and quite influential in both bodies.
Few men In the county were more highly esteemed
than he. He was building contractor, Q splendid
mechanic, possessed q competency, ana was STU
prospecting finely, wnen he. WIN one infamous act,
[ul1Sa p tega!ap0n sRanSonsG O passnJjl y ia
family, and put brand upon hrs name
that cannot be erased, and which wall prove
no no matter where u he may wander. lie mad
WIFE. Two sons aud daughter in happy home IN
Le Claire, anu from them ne ed with paramount a 1O
Robinson was her name. The guilty pair took with
them boy OF Larimers, aged ten years, and three
dren they went westward, and three weeks after
wsrd were seen ut Cheyenne. Wyoming Territory,
to to fecognize. THAT was the last heard from them
until recently when Larimer and ms Oldest son
divorce iv s IN our District Court aief tHe apd Sc
win hm rue son sraauated at arswold Collese
in this city, and then became printer. He was
working ~ in Chicago Tnen as great q re threw nm
brother in the streets. He accosted them. At nrst
aided h,m, and exclamiis GOOD God IS i you =,
the recreant father erasped his sons hand ana
VINO had been With his father in all his ourneyings,
was overjoyed al the meeting. the father insis!ed
House, where he was stopping. There Larimer told
his story. II was the old tale OF the misery which
cings to eyll doers and renders the workers IN this
Alter being recognized at cheyenne as above
dren, Immediately lett the place and pursued
their journey westward. They went across the
na TOOK asr @ ao IN cDr
Larmer saw one day an article IN California
paper credited to me Davenport S gazette giving giving
alarmed; before this she had bewailed her fate.
Then the guilty parties went TO san Francisco, took
where they @ stayed ed few weeks until he could earn
more money, Tor his funds were becoming too low
a steamship and sailed for New York. Larlmer
knew he was not safe in tnat city, for Davenport
woman became nervous, iretIul, AFRAID and would
not consent TO remain any place long at time sne
wherc-no rest for conscience, when saw detec-
tive IN every man who glanced at her. bold move
ns daea Mss BY % nS ne psaed for
ns Iae ryes 100 20 sa ow asr d shnw home ,nep
selves often on the principal thOroughfares.
The complaining psramour. OF the wretched
man became more UNHAPPY than ever. Nothing
knew that this expense without income could not
last much longer. lie must take up residence in
woman must cease her everlasting, torluring com.
paints. The day OF honeyed words had passed,
Of se ans s
sharp tongue freely, and 80 they quarrelled like
s @es 70 S
OF ST. Louis, and there found rest for awhile. The
asa ,ors e Sysg eighteen months
gea puSng aroad SRss an" oSep sGS4
w0rk Ss as S9na ha, name s aa asgms4
lebanon his name IS i. a. Stevens, aud
ne Is accord acGora,SY Is his own story. regarded
rs an. 6ntefbflslng, prcsperous citizen; He was
s s sss!Is y 81 RaIsai e Se sss
her. S.'s not ER5Wng wha; kind Of q reception she
"oue % a &c s@ 9s% Sam w n she
should send for them And there he was face TO face
with his elder son, INTO whose ears ne poured the
their comfortable homes ana faithful partners in
peace for him anywhere. The presence OF his young
boy was = continual reproach TO nlm; and as for
m 81 s
they went they found nothing but "hell on
dren, 'S and then then there would be chance Tor
not be known ~ IaTimer met another Of his children
IN St Louisa daughter who married after he left
blocks from his hotel With his sons he visited her.
and again told the story Of his wanderings. We
The erring fathers agony seemed greater than he
could bear At the close the elder son insisted upon
his ~ brother hom @ t%er
dhffng which time he has been mourned as one
comparatively happy once more. The eiect Of his
wickedness IS visible enough in Larimer. lie looks
twenty years older than at che Time he forso0k his
honor, forfeited the respect Of his neghbors. de-
serted his home, for the ltfe Of vagabOnd with
shameless woman. He has had no peace since.
And II now mis- crime fs revealed to MS present
neighbors, and ne ID denied the confidence OF his
fellows, who snail he blame Dnt himself as he again