The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-06-04
Selfrt Stury.
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pY B; M NELL.

"foor as you are, you refuse D
II must refuse. Think of the fathers
pain, the mothers anguish" tJ
Don't blame me, then, because you
rstarve. must do the ;ob myself. III
hadn't been afraid of one OF those epi-
tlectic fits coming on, I'd yentured it at
first"
These tive men talking in whispers
were Of the same type-reduced gentle
men. Further than this there was no
resemblance. "+
Want had left the impress of its gaunt
fingers on Herbert Langley's face, but
crime had not touched him his soul was
as free from taint as it had been in hap.
pier days when be led the woman OF. his
love to the altar. In the same room with
the man, that woman was lying half stu
pe6ed with want and sickness. 59sa
InJames Bradley poverty had devel-
oped an unscrapulous nature, until in
his desperation be wss capable o. any
crime. He pointed TO the woman in the
bed ~ &. AS8fssEs
Herbert, yon love that patient wifef'
"Heaven knowsI do, jim 2"s
"Can you. not see she is dying ?. Do
you ! not see that anothermonth suchsas
the last will put her nlher coftin-if you
are able to bay coffin,ya Z sAss.sssa 10
Herbert stood up. and looking the
other full in the face exclaimed:
"You are cruel, and tempt me with. nay
love for her but I will trust in Cod I
will trust in God!' a;.ses
"Herbert Langley, I will bid you good
night; there is no arguing with an insane
answho,l with wife dyinglof starva.
ton, prates about Providence"
"Whose child is itY"
81 shall not tell yous You remember
I saved your wife's life once when she
would have drowned but for my strong
arms, therefore / have no fear that when
you'll hear of a stolen child yea will be
tray me. II you knew beforehand,
though, you might warn the parents. /
can't trust you far enough to tell you the
Without giving the other chance to
reply or plead with him, the tempter
went out into the night.
A week had gone by. Herbert Lang.
ley had heard rumors of child stolen,
of the grief of the parents, of the indig.
nation filing every breast against the
perpetrator OF the unnatural crime; bu,
the beloved one, his patient wife, whom
happier days had given him, was wasting
away. What sympathycoui starving
man, watching through the long nigh
the suffering OF dying wife, have fol
others pain ? a. '1'tN % 80 q
One evening he went out into the
streets to beg; work had been deniet
him, and what else could he do? Ha(
he been alone in the world nothing eoul;
have driven him toathat; but he coult
] not see her die. He was desperat,
man that night, and dark thoughts fillet
his heart and brain and he did not shud
der at them. .,.,....r -, 80 - -, =
AS one by one passed him, unnoticin!
his appeal or answering gruf1y, was i
strange that misery made him wild P
Was it strange that, with that figure ol
the bed ever haunting and maddenin.
him, conscience could not master de
spair2 i.fa a,Gt48 a. sarrs
i 1t was nearly twelve; for hours be hat
walked the streets, begging, and nothiuI
had been given him but insults. ;,
4 He stood in an. avenue whose block o.
block of brown.stone fronts spoke O
lordly wealth that frowned on him. as
l, -"Oh, dying wifep' he moaned. "Laz
arus gathered the crumbs which fell froI
the rich mans table, but now thos
crumbs are given to the dogs-not +
such as we y o,,. go 81, la ..h,o vi
: Up the street came gentleman an
i his wife; the lamplight fell upon the gill
tsFihg jewels she wore they stopped i
/ front of q house near which he wa
standing. ~ f4al I Il
In tone untitled for beggar he ask
ed the rich man for money, who frowne
and answered: -
81 do not give to those who demand
In moment Langley's hand was 6
; his throat, and he murmured hoarsely /: