The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-18


A few days ago we announced the death
Of Mrs. Arnold Barber at st. Louis, and
recur to the subject again to point
moral and hold up mirror in which
Transgression may see her features dis
torted by pain and bearing the imprint Of
hopeless agony.
We shall speak no harsh word of the
dead, who wns as much sinned against as
SHINING, for although Pride with siren
voice led her into unsafe paths where the
strength of Virtue became as the feeble
ness of childhood, she is entitled to that |
charity which Christ threw like shield
ing mantle about the weak woman Of old.
One who sinned like Magdalen like her
should be forgiven.
Several years ago Mrs. Arnold separated
from her husband, and obtained divorce.
For time her "walk and conversation"
was unexceptionable but finally the
whispers of scandal began to blacken her
good name, and at last the evidences Of her
shame became too plain for longer con-
ceslment. Consulting not only her own
judgment but the advice Of friends, she
concluded to leave the city and remain abb
sent until after the birth of the child. She
accordingly visited st. Louis, provided
with splendid wardrobe and plenty Of
money, furnished doubtless by the man
who was her partner in sin, over whose
shortcoming let the fnahtel Of silence also
fall, for he, like other men, is not beyond
the power of temptati on or possessed Of
that hinty virtue, read Of and preached
about but never seen, which is cold while
il scatters at the touch Of passion sparks
of hrs on every side.
She was prodigsl Of her means, and
spent her money with most lavish hand.
She engaged rooms at one Of the best
hotels, and had in waiting upon her two
servants. She bough: gewgaws and lux
uries and treated herself like n spoiled
child. Then came pinching Want ant
drove from her her servants; drove her 4
: q less expensive hotel then to q boarding
house of the second class and then t
seek refuge under the questionable pro
lection Of two women. Will
with them her child WAS borl
|" and the sickness which robbed her Of liz
laid upon her firm hand. She lngere'
penniess for month, waited upon by tn
women who expected to obtain pay 70
their care after her death in the riches o
tho contents of her two large trunks
One day she received a letter postmarket
"Cairo." 1t contained $40-nothng else
not word of writing. She sat up il
bed and consulted with herself how sh,
: should spend the money and at las
sent one of the women to Jewelr
u store and bought II gold chain and locke
= for the child-the product of her weak
% ness. This was near the hour Of her deatl
:, which the women who waited upon he
saw fast approaching. At last they toll
her the solemn truth and asked her
they should send for II gentleman who ha
befriended her and for minister. Tn
truth frenzied her, and she cried an
shrieked and swore she would not die
that she wanted to live-that she woui
live. But Death is stalwsrt enemy
t The giants of the olden da
0 fell under his hand, and tn
O powerful of the earth-kings wit
g armies at their back, and the monarche
J. of intellect who overthrow thrones anC
n level mountains and bridge the ocean, al
are as infants in the fell destroycrs hand
I How then could this weak woman, will
y her cries and prayers and curses, driv
f him away. She fell into his arms railing
and shouting for the life she could no
a retain. And there she lay, stark and cold
E God pity her poor soul!-with no friend I,
I composs her useless limbs or drop upol
her coffin the tear of regret The womel
, moments, began to quarrel over her trunk
before the echs of her dying shrek hat
passed away Their voices became $,
loud that policeman entered the room 0
death 10 ascertain the cause of the distur
bance. A tableau this Where is the
man Of tho cloth with his moral blu
lights now, to throw upon this scene
ghastly glare that would make it hideous
ly attractive and turn it into sermon the
burden of which would bo-the wages OF
sin are death? And such death
Well the corpse WAS hustled into a
rude coffin and into an unmarked grave.
The trunks were opened and contained
nothing but pawn tickets for her clothing
and jewslry
This is the end-Gns We have but few
words TO add, and no blame to lay at the
door of the man who shared tho dead
woman's crime. He lives in our midst
and is q man offamly. Nc doubt no finds
in his own conscience lashes that inflict
punishment more severe than the slave
= receives frrm cruel task master; and to
o believe he will fail to provide for the lit
l. VIC being Of whore existence he is the au.
'"o' would be to believe him
ID e'' not OF hdeous
h. mein' but POSSESSED of n bo.r, ot .,on,
ana the inheHible m.snu.,s ~ -. All
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