Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-07-17

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|. A Russian Boy Kills HIS Mother I
Avenge His Fathers Honor.
New York Herald
There is now occupying the Russia
criminal tribunals q tragedy, .whic]
h throws into the shade the gloomiest In,
aginings of the old Greek play-wrights
1t Is the murder of mother ~ her son
achild nine years of age. The story 1
one of the most appalling ip the whole
annals OF human. crime, and withaf is il
heart-touching, as showing che misdirec.
tioh of noble nature. For 3hs motive
OF the crimerwas honor, and tha,soir slety
his mother that, her blood might wash
| ont the stain her infidelity had put upon
her husband sSnanie. ~. Ifhes scase ID Al most
remarkable one. There seems 20 BE- no ev.
idence of vicious disposition son the
part Of the, boy. On the contrary, he
seems to have had loving heart, and to
have been tenderly attached to his dead
father; but cloud came over his Young
existence, when his mother, forgetting
her duty to the living and the dead.
contracted an illicit alliance with gov.
ernment employee The woman seems to
have troubled herself little to conceal
her ramours from her son, thinking that
child of such tender years would not
be likely to pay any attention to her &C.
tions. She does not seem to have ever
suspected the precocious sensibility of
her child.
The boy, however, very soon began to
suspect the true relations existing be-
tween the stranger and his mother. The
fanctionary entered frequently before
the child's eyes, and at unusual hours,
into the house that had belonged to the
dead father. The child felt himself
cruelty injured by the diSionof cast
upon his fathers memory, which had re-
NAMED enshrined in his young heart like
q sacred image. For longtime he con-
cealed his anger and shame; but one day
his indignation mastered him, and he re-
solved to make an effort to- win mis- moths
erfrpm the path of sin sa...s 3D..
Throwing aside all fear, he reproved
the widow for her infidelity to her dead
husband, and besought her TO return to
her duty by respect to the memory Of
dead and out Of respect to her son. The
mother treated the remonstrances light
ly, and burst out laughing at the child.
Without even deigning to hear him to
the end, she advised him TO occupy him.
self with matters more appropriate to-
his age. Several times he seems to have
renewed his exhoftation, always, how
ever, meeting with the same reception. q
Feeling thatit was useless to appeal to
the better nature OF his mother, the child
conceived the horrible design of washing
out in her blood the stain she persisted
in putting on his name, and which he |
knew was no longer secret from the
neighbors. Having once made up his
mind, his thoughts became wholly alb
sorbed in plans for carrying his ven-
geance into execution. Wherever he
went he carried with him this idea of
avenging the injured honor of his name.
Ia solitude he pondered over it, until it
ue snIe elTifs1 = ,,'--..s - = holy duty, Be
and executioner, thinking and planning
before taking action, Hamlet, torniented
by visions and stimulating madness, is
only capable Of exciting pity. The heart
is moved at the thought of the an
guish the child must have suffered.
First, he dug the grave. This was, for
his infant hands, long and painful
labor. When he had everything pre-
pared he resolved to execute his terrible
purpose.
One night, while his mother slept, he
armed himself with . hatchet snd silently
approached her bed. When his eyes
rested on the author of his being his res
olution was shaken. He gazed on the
face he had long loved and respected.
The sight was too much for his childish
heart, and, bursting into tears, he fell
upon his knees before his mothers bed.
There the morning light found him
stretched in slumber with the deadly
lhatchet still -clssped in his tiny hands.
When his mother rose she was terribly
frightened at the sight. She awoke. the
boy, who explained his presence BY a
peaAAxat fA6lS and then took the opportu-
nifty 10 onde more abeseechs his mother to
dismiss her lover, and return to the path
of honor. She, however, lost her tenn
per, and ordering the child to hold his
M. .a.;on oS tho. .,;.ior decided her
.on I 4" cs,rv ont a. his mnrderous resoln.
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