Daily Republican., 1879-04-11

came TO view, his eyes filed with tears
and he exclaimed fsrvently, "Oh wha
would l give, sonld once more wande
In those aslds where these bloomsd an,
s'f;ss;Sssi f;ssH sssssi.sw.s~,s.l.. ia . sen. 4,
his father = letter II contrition. Thil
brought the following reply, which il
explanatory Of the sisters feelings TO-
ward their long lost brother:
IL have just rsseivsd your lette,
which l have communicated to your
dear sisters who wept very bitterly al
learning Of your sickness, | enclose
herewith letter they have written to
you as requested, with a few flowers
from our garden. They send their sis
terly love with their best wishes for the
recovery Of ysur health"
The letter from the sisters says:
Through the letter that you wrote
to papa, we learned Of your sad sickness
and Of your wish that We should write
to you. We are very sorry that We are
80 very far away, and OF our inability
to give you that attention which would
cheer you up in your suffering hours.
We are very
t thankful to know that you are with
such respectable aud charitable lady,
who, We trust, will understand our
grief at our Inability to do better. We
will pray to God to assist you iu your
painful hours, and We hope Dear Al
bert you will approach with your heart
nearer to God TO ask Of him only for
givsness OF your wrongs. We all home
join in prayer together for reconcilia-
tion with You from the depths Of our
hearts; and may you receive that heav-
emily blessing Of forgiveness through
our Lord Jesus Christ, who shed his
blood for our salvation. 1t is hard to
think that for SO long We have not
heard or known anything about you.
We send you here few verses from
mammals prayer book that We thought
would give you beneficial thought.
With much love we remain your true
sisters, NELLIE and LOUISA.
LINK Hcubly ~ suo CEIluk Ouo
Oh let 10 not forget.
HswsvsY darkly stained BY sin,
He is our brother yet.
Heir of tho same inheritance,
Child OF the selfsame God,
He has but stumbled IN the path
We have In weakness trod.
Speak gently to the erring one!
We yet may lead him back,
With holy words and tones Of love,
From misery's thorny path.
Forget net, brother, thou hast sinned,
And sinful yet may boz
Deal gently with the erring heart
As God hath dealt with thee
This letter, with its tender utter
ances, together with the flowers and
photographs, never left him even for an
instant; and when fatigued with look
ing at them, he would place them in
his bosom. In his sleep, and in his
irrational moments, he would talk Of
his sisters, and often his wan face
would light up with a beatifc joyous
expression, and his incoherent mutter
mgs would bs of the pleasure Of meet
ing with them once again.
lie contintAd to grow rapidly worse.
On Tuesday afternoon, a REPUBLICAN
reporter learning OF the sad circumstsn-
oss connected with the young mans
sickness, paid him visit. We found
him lying on sofa. lie was the merest
shadow of a man. The fingers Of
Death had already set their inetfaceable
prints upon the lneaments of his cour-
tenanss. His extremities were begin
ing to swell, and his every appearance
gave evidence of tho rapidity Of the
work Of dissolution. He nodded to us
~ We entered. He was too weak to
talk. Every physical effort seemed to
tire him, and 30 our stay was contract
ed. As we took our leave he reused
up, aud as lie bade us farewell, wished
us success in our labors.
These were the last words he ever
uttered TO stranger. For on Thursday
at one o'clock the soul left its
frail tenement and passed over the
into the indefnable. His
last words were words of love for his
sisters; and al the moment Of his trans
ation he turned to those by his,bedside
and murmered 81 so to meet my mo-
.her.'
The story OF this young man with its
'ad termination, is a pathetic one.
The extent of the crime--if crime it was
OR the circumstance attending thereto
.re wholly unknown to us, and for us
% Judge the actions of the father might
,s an assumption that would not only
wrong the living but the dead. OF one
hought it is certain, that what ever
t was, it was of such magnitude that
wen the son failed to hope for mitiga.
ion even to an extent that would per-
nit him to "return home to die"
The family were notified Of the
'oung mans death and Mr.. Vincent
s awaiting word from the father. In
he meantime the "erring one" will
'e laid quietly away in the Whining
on and Brsndywine Cemetery. The
uneral is to take place on Sunday
sxt.