The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-11-11
REGAINING ALARM.
A Little story with the Scene Laid
Near 81. Louis.

From the n. Y. Mercury. va
While resident of country neigh
borhood in the vicinity of st. Louis, in
the year 1860. an incident was related to
me by an aged gentleman living there,
strongly illustrative OF the unnatural
action on the part of children, exhibited
so wounderously BY him, who appeared
to understand every passion IN the human
heart in the play OF king Lear" Who
has not wept over that play2 Who has
not innately cursed those fendish dsugh-
ters2r Mr.. R" said the old man,
.this farm on which ! live, and which,
thank God row own, is probably As
valuable as any in Missouri. 1t is worth
today seventy-ive thousand dollars.
Well, ! oncesold it, or rather. gave 1t
away, with all the stock thereon and
everything i had in the world TO my
daughter Mary. on Conditiors that l
should have nome with her and be
maintained during my life. Mary had
recently married, and her and my son-ln
law lived with ne in the house. was
then sixty-tive years old, and wished to
be relieved from the cares OF farming.
Mary's bus I'D appeard to be an ener-
ge,ic BUSH, $ man, and both him and my
daughter seemed kind and consderate to-
ward me- So, Ms | said before, j made
deed to Mary OF all my property. Not
a month elapsed ere | knew marked
change in their conduct towards mo.
John. the husband, became morose and
ill.man cred, while Mary never INDUCED
in any demonstration OF affection. II
wanted horse toIride, they were at work,
if | desired a new shirt made, my daugh-
ter was too busy; If L wanted more wook
on the fire, it was too warm already; Ii
| wished additional clothing on my bed
there was none TO spare. l mention these
ss among some OF the yexations to which
| was subjected. In q few weeks after,
Johns sister. from St. Louis, came on q
visit: she was given the room l had &C.
cupied for thirty years, and L was turned
into narrow lutte chamber. But the sum
If NY unhappiness was TO come. One
day, on returning from ride.
| observed the horse to be sick. John
charged me with mslLrestIng hun. One
word led to another, and l was struck to
the floor by Mary's husband. God"
thought |. 'how can endure this life?'
That night, on going to bed, l resolved
or u plan OF rehei, if it possibly could be
secured. | walked over TO my nearest
neighbor ever warm friend, who bad
long kno~u OF the wretched life / was
leading, told him of my plan and de-
sired him Ia cooperate in carrying it out
What proposed to do was this: Mr..
70 ,yith tn lnhn's
house. and desire to see the deed | made
20 Mary; he wanted TO know about the
lines between the respective farms.
| knew thank heaven that John had not
vet had it put on record. Well. we
went together as agreed, and John, for
once oil his guard, handed over the deed
10 Mr.. Warren. We sal by the great
log fire, which was roaring up the chin
uey. Ny friend glanced over the doc
ument, and watching his opportunity
handed it to me, and while Johns back
was turned, l plunged the instrument
into the flames and sprang to my feet
cxclsimiug, i own my farm again l am
treel am freeI John knew instinctively
what had occurred. He saw the charred
remains of the deed flying up the CHM
new. He cursed me with all the bitter
ness Of which be was capable and Mary
Joined with him. l should probably
have been killed had not Mr. Warren
been present. That night Il -: in my
friends house, and in the murI.ac sent
word to John and Mor? 49, would
give them $1,000 iftury woG.i once
leave the farm and ST. LOUIS county for
ever. They accepted the offer and
moved 20 Texas, but whether dead or
alive now ! know not