Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-10-26

idly, but she having expressed desire to
visit Constantinople, they were just leav-
ing Florence for that place, and would un-
doubtedly take up their abode in Europe
until the political horizon was brighter
in our own land The sum of money
present-but my mother, what if she
should die in a foeirgn land? This much
at least she should never know, how her
child was suffering, and nerer would by
any means speak in a complaining man
ner of Edward 5 conduct
One year had passed over my head in
my home among the mountains of the
west, and what l suffered, God and the
angels only knew. My child and faithful
old Nina slept in their graves in the
shady valley, father had died with ma
lignant fever in Constantinople, and
mother, overcome by grief was buried be
side him. But l clung to my husband
through the remembrance of our once
pure love- and had it not been for him
should have been sleeping in my last rest
ing place also; but during the long Ill
ness that followed the death of my parents
and child, | clung to life, thinking only of
he one whom | had promised to "love,
honor and ohey;" for him l must live,
and with Gods help rescue him from a
drunkard's grave. As there comes time
to many of us when hope-the last ling
ering rays of hope leaves our poor de-
jccted hearts, and we are ready to curse
| God and die, so there came that time to
me- One night Edward came to our
| humble cot wild with delirium, and, with
out the least pTovocation struck mel
who had never Teceiveda chastising in my
childhood, received blows for love from
my husband. This was more than my
nature could bear-and need | tell what
| followed? After Edward S mind had been
restored he implored my forgiveness on
bcnded knees, and swore never again to
touch one draught of intoxicating drink.
But | doubted him,-how could do 9th
erwise, and Edward seeing this proposed
Il separation until he cold prove to me
that he was going TO reform To this
consented, and one morning just as the
gray twilight was hanging on the noun
tain side, we knelt beside the grave ofour
child, and l prayed as | never prayed be
fore for God to help us both; and with
my picture folded inside the pledge he
had signed Edward left me still praving
and started out on his journey to the golt
fields of the far west, and likewise hi.
journey backward to the paths of temper
ance and honor Edwards portemonit
contained a note bearing these words: Il
this body is found dead please inform
Mary Laird at Pixies Peak" and, afte
two years of toll and hardships, and weep
ing, there came to me this same not
which | had written, and another whicl
read thus: q found this bit ofpaper in tn
) pocket book of man whose name | dt
not know, but who died at our ranch las
week with delirium tremens." To thi
was attached the name of Bill Stagley
and was dated B., Nov. 1864.
l had nothing more to hope for now
and must quit this place and seek anoth
er, until the war clouds should roll ava
and l g go home to my fathers house
and secure the little there was remainin
of our fortune. Accordingly, 1 went t
Chicago, hoping there to be able to fin
t employment, and surrounded by ne,
r scenes | might forget in a measure m
4 troubles-for, go where [ would, the forr
i of Edward and his terrible death, woul
: ever haunt me. l found comfortabl
S lodging house on the North Side, and wa
very fortunate in securing sewing enoug
i to keep me above want. Day after da
|, my Singer ratified away over tucks, ruffle
/ and pufs for Chicago bellies, they lit
d dreaming that the one to whom they di,
+ tated was once petted child of fortur
+ and bore the title of belle also.
d Time wore an, and when I heard frol
o New Orleans, it was to the effect tha; N
Q fathers agent had turned my estate I'M
e money, and thence into his pocket, al
e, was gone-no one could tell me whithe
d So | must wait for civil law to take i
n course, which did, and found it a tedio1
y while to wait, but preferred remainir
N where was and earning h.y daily bre;
I'd than going to my old home to earn
e. At last it seemed as though, with ever
I'd thing else, | must also lose the proper
S. due me at New Orleans, for the on
n thing | could offer any lawyer was,
ig case he should be successful in regainil
Id my estates, goodly share thereof shou
s. be his, and found only few, whom
We considered capable of gaining the su
It's who Card to listen to my offer. Final
L my health failed me, and how I prayed
m die, My little bank account soon ga
as out-my sewing machine was pawned
as and OH God, l was beggar. in the hea
Sc less city of Chicago My landladv prov
of to have within her goodly snare
of Christian charity and allowed me to
nd main beneath her roof, and one day in t
in autumn of 1870, | summoned all /
OK strength and strolled to Lincoln Pa
,e- Here sat admiring the beautiful gold
ge tinted foliage, the blue lake spread out
ng fore me, whose breath has cured mt
th aching broWs than mine, and wishi
those waves playing upon the bea
rd would reach far up to where was sittil
So and carry me down to nameIess, pea