, 1877-08-25


DECATUR, Aug. 2o.-acandai, tho subject 50 ahly
treated In last weeks Home, IL lndeeda vampire In
the land.
Tho slmoom that sweeps over tho desert bearing
death and obstruction Oil lts wings IL not more 10
be dreaded than tho hot breath Of slander that
stoAls from no ono knows whcts. coming slowly At
Arst, but surely, gathering force and Impetus by
tho war, and anally striking IT. victim With Mo
forco Of tornado, and. alass how oftQn hurylng
heE In tho dchrls OF a ruined reputation.
4 person who deliberately, systematically, md
With ''malce aforethonsht, " s'anders> another IA
onc whom VIC all scorn, and who not only deserves
our contempt, but inertia the most seycro punish
n,snt Of The law. But here, as has been truly said,
tho lAw Is generally powazlels, for such offender
II usually strongly ntonchcd behind tl,s breast-
WORKS Of knowing looks, significant gestures, and
insinuations that nothing can bo proved against
hin, ot her.
Now, while ws denouncs sueh person, and hold
up our hnn4s in holy horror 1t nis sins, would It
not bo welt 10 look to ourselves, and SEQ 1t uome
fair girl OF woman who has fallen prostsats before
the acorchiug blast Of scandal, even ~ travellers
fall before tho dread blast Of tho sinoou. can raiso
her pals hand snd point u ont, no< ths ASSASSIN
Of her good hame, but ~ the accompllcss Of that
asssssin1 When her fair fans has been
overs,Adowed BY clouds ~ biuck ~ mid.
nlyht h.ye W meyer added orr mite
I'd e Il hss
Concerning hsEf HAYS We never ~ win folded
caFeiesyy, " her reputation has been ~ picked t.
pieces, either too indoent Or too sela.h io 20 10
her rescus BY boldly sssIkinx out md pulling up
declaring our beltsf IN her Innocence and pleading
n bel defspau. Ilaxe We held aloof iron, friend
ous y. arrow row il sSs culver of ssasrs ayo ws
81. ,aeiasranes OF our dread Of i"vhat people wifi
florstus fought single -haniod at tho bridge for
te, but a. last. exhausted and oyct1oEue hy fresh
ssfssy @ Now ro: an MY as ass
alone the scar,sful host ot sco1srs 1t, And un6e.
lievef4 ta. ho! innocsnse. 9ut thera will sarely
r. e sss ''s sa Ties
es 1sS as9 sat ss @ ss;
oi which she has beau inaocsutly accused. Wa
know thst ~, WIG .ts,l. ~ pas.s .'sal: t.s:h,
dssd. ~. aSea TT d; ;o. 1'ns@bsS s tha.
tS blowing ~ upon tie s,.ck shadow. q scandal aud
ihe mighty west wind diapels tAs storm: :eIouds.
s dn hssd of
help and sympatay. and WITH cheering wosts aud
tusgrd paths Of ths mountain Of reform Until they
stand 1t The summit redeemed aud Eansomed lromA
by shs WY. Nr. Editor, do You know. does The
public knew, aud most especially DO tho readers Of
Ths Hon,s know. taa! ws sEs threatened With =
mnediass and pefempso!y steps are not At once
taken " check IL appsosehss this calamity, witch
u present II 10 L..Ass than msns s. hana. VII
overcast with the dark clouds Of alafa,. the sun
wrecked iu tho bllows Of eoFkow, and tho star Of
" VI inc nineteenth century viii suaet ths Lo1ri.
bio scxnss " two hundred years ago, when ths
nx g ,a, ~ fs soe I'd, .I 70
a.: p:s' ss r. e 9ss
on.luou. rails u Tho wheels Of TIC carl, and
the appalling cry, uring uut yaut dsad."
Sa Il w e. .sss to '.s
ars W ihsedtsnsd, and ~ epidemic u nasn
viii lis sts mci, @ Interviewed thu andlosd., md
xuasipcI with tho womru. and know whereof |
.psak. aud !ssu ny s own experience eonaFa's al
sIsnaty sssn Il sonu of oaf psst.spirad taDls..
aunaIs q history. Ia. i become 70 popular - 10
lHnlsh aimost cvety other eatable. Like Al ava.
T. pabEs sna
nushiny, but starvation seoaaius.
sune Ins ago resolved 10 ehauas MY boarding.
hpy1s =. for my btunAcN's sxke. and stood ia
tuy room and took farewell look At tho staiusd-
wood furniture. tbs sax-eszprt. aaa gtccu. paDus
syes es' ny Gssfs thsI1isd Wiz rau, % S.d realized
how. much att.ehed ! had become 10 ny present
sesd. aariss long rssdsaee II tyr wssks, and,
vowed ! yolsmu VOW nsrss to ssmain over nlgAt
In huusc whers hssh wss surssd out daily. and
cspal thosuuxhtars. @et - scau.ia.aues q
SLo% Inquired a9 Icy ssaA direct G NJ & to ,, good POI
e. ss5 r 'Seyp ey
s.tvsur' atks4 v'stta,!y. 1'ny ;aeass.. xai5- a
"Wsn. doa:t know; ns.st Nodded" III bs.
- hs thouxhtuilJ scfsleheA lii head, .tbut we