The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-05-08

Of lhe prosecuting attorney, would GER
ialnly have consigned him TO the
hlale'sprison, l'heolremslanoes Of Tho
then wereahoulas follows Ihoyoung
man, duringa severe fpellof sleknessl
was attended hyoneof our physicians,
who t0ollRWarm interest IN welfare,
~ soon rs cnnYnefcenl, he was I'M
yiled 10 the phyaolan'H Office, and
shortly became a frequent visitor
during one Of these Visits, while under
llH Influence Of liQunr, he purlOined a
number Of valuable books aud inslru-
lnenls, aud disposed NJ them for q
lrllle 10 secure liquor llewnH detected
confessed his guilt anl was placed IN
JAIL Tie grand jury returned an In
dlclmenl against himi bat u few
hours before his trial Tho follow
ing letter was received from
us HlHleri living IN u distant state,
Aller reading the letter. 10 bis ever
lasllng honor DO ltsald Captain Bower
moved the court 10 dismiss the case,
which was promptly done by Judge
Hare, Surely no man having such u
slHler could ho utterly deprayed aud
lost, aud with this lesson before his
eyes aud tho picture Of an angelic and
plleollOnatG sister ever IN his mind, let
II be hoped that he viii "go aud Blli no
more" Tho following II the letter, the
names being suppressed
BLANRylLLE, Tonnr April 80, 1870
DR ---j
DEARSm-l trust you viii pardon
nae for .ngaln writing TO you concern
ing my precious brother Could YOU
but know the agony that h wearing
my very life away, you would not
blame me for II, but would listen kind. |
~ and have mercy upon us MI, Dr. |
---'i our dear father IN 8Xly-aeyen |
years old our mother too, N growing |
old, and there are five girls Of us-n0 |
one that can assist our father much. ! |
want TO ask you, for Gods sake, for
ours, please withdraw the suit. We
cannot blame you for what you have
done, but plenso take II into cOnsIdera-
ton that Willie was sick, yes, suffer-
Ing (y0u know that, aud was drink.
lnB, Willie was u good boy until with
IN the past few years. when bad AssO-
cates caused him to go aslray. lie
would scOrn 10 do mean act If he was
sober, and feel that II he gets out OF
this trouble, with Gods help, ho will
he n good man. Certainly our father
In heaven Will not turn a deaf ear TO
our many cntroatles. Have you child
REM II, 80 you know not what ago
ny you may have 10 suffer- Show the
same mercy TO our darling one that
you would have Others show 10 yours
but trust you may never, In this cold
world, have TO undergo what we now
suffer In the past week God has seen
III to take one of our little ones home.
Our hearts were so sore with grief
when the summons came that we
could not grievo for the little one, now
asleep In Jesus. If this trouble had
have occurred in Nashville, where we
lre well known and have many
friends, we could have settled
the matter but the thoughts OF
his being away from home
md friends, Is perfectly agonizing TO
Is. Dr. -, ! write to you as one inn
Dlorlng for II life. | feel, dear sir that
mine Is almost Mt stake. will tell you
about myself. Until last October was
we'll and full of life. II Is my nature
% be very gay, but when the news
'ame telling me that my much-loved
brother was in trouble, | thought
Gould not stand it, and have never
been well since. When tidings came
he second time gave up. | suffer so
much IN the day, the suspense is so ter
ible, and at night when | lay down to
est see my brother, my only thought
3, "God have mercy upon Willie.
save him, Oh, God save him ~
| have n fearful cough. 1t may take
ne from here, but feel rs If would
i've longer If Willie's troubles were
ver. If it would not lengthen my
lays, it certainly would make the rest =
# my stay here more peaceful and ,,
lappy.
Now, knowing all, will you not help :,
ne? If | could only talk to you awhile, u
+ ifyou could just see me and know >
he state of my health, knowing that .
on would bring new life into this poor :,
rame of mine, doctor, | know you "
'ould do what ask you. Now will ),
on help us? y
Please answer this Do not throw it u
side, and God will forever bless you. u