The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-12-20

l WONiu not De DelOlupH 10 nlin 1Ol
IA fayOr-nOt to save the lite O
every member of my family! Nc
sir The thought of it makes N,
shudder. feel indignant at the
mention of it. take letter frou
Mr.. Benton 81"
" "Stop, stop' said l; "that is
the old man speaking IN you. That
is not the spirit in which to in
dulge. know how you feel"
And while he was raying and
protesting and declaring, by all the
saints in the calendar, his purpose
to accept nc favor from Col. Ben.
ton, | turned round to my desk
and addressed note to Benton,
something like this:
Dear Sir-I am aware of the
disputes, personal and political,
which have taken place between
yourself and the bearer of this
note, Mr.. john Wilson. But the
gentleman is now old, and goin.. to
California, and needs IA recommen-
dation. | know nobody in Cali.
fornia to whom could address II
letter that would be of any service
to him. You know everybody, and
a letter from you would do him IA
great deal OF good. | have assured
Mr.. Wilson that it will gi"e you
more pleasure to forgive and forget
what has passed between you aud
him, and TO give him a letter that
will do him more good tnan 1t will
him to receive it. | am going to
persuade him to carry this note,
and i know you will be glad to see
him."
Wilson got through his protest
ing, and | read the note. Then |
said:
81 want you to carry it to
Benton"
81 won't," he replied.
| coaxed aud scolded, and rea-
sonrd, and brought every consid-
eration-death, eternity'and every.
thing else-to bear, but it seemed
10 be OF no Use. | SAID:
Wilson, you will regret it,"
After awhile he got a little soft
eDed, and tears flowed, and at last
| made him promise, rather reluct
antly, that he would deliver the note
at Col. Beutou's door, if he did not
do any more. He told me after
ward that it was the bitterest pill
he ever swallowed. Col. Benton's
house was not far from mine. vii
son took the note, and be atterward
told me, went up with trembling
hauds, put the note with his own
card IN o the hand of the girl that
came to the door, and ran away to
his lodgings. He bad been scarcely
half ap hour in his room, trembling
to think what he had done, when IA
uote came from Col. Benton, saving
he bad received the card ana uOtp,
and that Mrs. Benton aud himself
would have much pleasure in re-
ceivIng Mr.. Wilson at breakfast at
nine o'clock the next morning.
They would wait breakfast tor him,
and no answer was expected.
.The idea y said he to himself,
"that | am going TO breakfast with
Tom Benton /! John Wilson, what
will people say, and what shall
say The thing cannot be thought |
of. Aud yet | must / have de-
livered the uOte aud sent my card. |
If | don't 20 now it will be rude. | |
wish | had not taken il. 1t doesn't |
seem to me as if could go aud sit
there at that table"
81 lay awake" be said afterward
to me, that night, thinking Of it,
aud in the morning | felt as man
might feel who bad sentence of
death passed upon him, and was
called by the turn key TO get up
tor his breakfast. rose, however,
made my toilet, and, after hesitat-
ing "a great deal, went to Col. Ben
toms house-my hands trembling
as rang the bell. Instead of tue
servant, the colonel himself came
to the door. He took me by the
hands and said.
"W Wilson am deliobtea to see
,ou. tbis il the h4n,i.st m..tiny |
i, ,.y,. h,J for tua,,ir y.,rs a.,
me xour hand. Webster has dom.
the tin,,es, tbiuy ba .v.r diJ in MI.
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