The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1875-09-02

broke into fearless moaning, repeat
ing her brothers name.
.'Oh, RAJ, my darling brother" she
sobbed nothing more for yOU in
life out bars and chains. So good, so
true, so tender to me, and you will
never know me again Help for
min '" turning to me, "did not my
father do So, and his father before
him, and have / not long known that
there Is no help for a POmfret when
the curse Of his family Overtskes him ?
You can do no good, DR.. Leroy :. you
had best leave US to cur despair"
She knew me, tuen but I hardly
gave that matter thought. l fixed
my eyes earnestly upon her face, and
SAID: 81 shall NOT leave you because l
love your brother. I offered him my
friendship before this affliction came.
aud he shall have it now. I shall
tend him To tue last"
For the first time she aeemed To
give me her attention.
"Will you let me be your friend ~ !
said, after a pause, taking the little
cold hand.
"1f you will " she syllabled.
/ could not persuade her 10 go to
rest, SO j remained by her, talking.
81 knew vino you were from the
first" she said. al have long known
Rals deIusion, that | needed watch
ing; he struggled against il, poor
boy, and still it mastered him. When
you came | was only suspicious who
you might be; thought had seei. you
but year previous, IN = railway ear
riage, asleep. / knew you sheh t0 be
8 young physician, late from Lpn1On.
Alter you came i could not rest until
I vas satisfied whO you We're; sud, tO
d0-fhis, could most effeetdally con-
vince myself by seeing you ia your
sleep. With thIs motive in view,
Ventured into your chamber last
night. / satisfied myself"
/ did not think it best To tell her
then that / knew of her visit. AT
dawn she fell asleep, and slumbered
until nearly noon.
She came to my side then, collected,
firm, and helpful. Together We
watched with poor Raj until he died
He never knew her, the darling sister
whom he had loved even in hts mad
ness but, for her sake, / was thank
full that he passed away with less suf-
fering than 1 had feared for hun.
When ali was over, she came u me
with package of papers which she
bad found in his private desk. Her
dropping little figure, which instantly
wrung my heart. placed in an easy
chair, and then l opened the closely |
folded sheets, and read them aloud.
81 have bot little time in which I'd
act with reason let me take advan- |
tage of it. First, Emms, forgive me
for the pain which 1 have repeatedly |
put to you. My dear and only sister, |
you know the curse is upon me, but |
you do not know how long il has |
worked within me. / have stru .gled |
against fiendish thoughts for months, |
returning again to reason and re-
morse, and with terror at what have |
escaped. Sometimes think 1 have |
betrayed myself tO you aud Others, |
aud you only allow me liberty ON suf- |
ferance. You cannot do that long
yesterday the third spasm overlook |
me /; Emma, you witnessed the symp- |
tom and know its meaning. 1 know
that any hour, now, / may go mad.
Oh, God so young, so hopeful have |
been, too. But there is no hope for |
Pomfret Thank heaven, I have 40 |
son to inherit the horror of my blood
"My precious sister, the time is
drawing nigh when We must part, |
The gentleman whom you know as
Mr.. RiehmOnd Is y skilIlnl physician |
named Leroy. While under the in |
fiuence OF my maIady, 1 brought him |
here TO detect in you the signs OF in
sanity. He Is a gentlmsn-a man Of
fine feelings. he offers to defend |
you when you are alone, my poor |
Emma, trust him. To him | be- !
queath my carriage and horses, my |
saddle horse and accoutsrments. Our
home is yours, you know, darling, by |
inheritance. My moneys and real
estate you VIII find bequeathed to you
In my formal will made q year ago.
"Little sister, goOd-by. / know
how good you are-how you have |
suffered. it Is better that | should |
die. You will no iss me, | know but |
the grass will grow green on my
grave at last, and the course OF our
race viii have spent its power. YO1
will not transmit it to your children.
You are our mothers child, and your
blood is pure. You have nothing to
fear; you have only to be happy when
am gone,
"IfI sm violently insane for years,
place me in an asylum at my expense;
| have arranged for this contingency.
But have not great physical endur-
ance do not think 1 shall suffer
long. And then comes rest and peace.
GOod-by, my darling sister; make
me, at last, a peaceful grave and
come there, sometimes. remembering
me not as a lunatic. but as the broth
er you played with in childhood, aud
who loved you with his last calm
thought.
"RALPH POMPRET."
The epIstle was dated on the very
day his fearful malady overlook him.
/ took the weeping girl in my
arms.
Emma, he trusted cannot your?
Will you let me try to make you hap
py ?"
She clung to me with sObbing
breath, but / felt that IL was not
physical weakness nor even desola-
ton which made her mind. / felt
that she knew how I loved her for
her goodness and purity-that she
recognized the integrity / had striven
to maintain, and loved me in return
Rails grave Is peaceful. Willows
shade it, mignOnette blooms upon it,
bees buzz above IL, and the sunshine
fingers longest there upon the hill
tops. We love to go there and think
the suffering is past for him.
My darling Is happy. We have
children, and bright and beautiful
home. The POmfret skeleton has new
er instructed among US.