The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-16

fact that ] was no longer gentleman, az
he expressed it in his letter.
ave met, fought with swords, and my
antagonist fell.
Th had widowed wife. rendered three
children fatherless, and broken the heart
of an aged mother.
"My wife still refused to give up en-
tirely, and though urged to do so by her
friends, said she would not as long as
there was one hope to redeem me.
II laughed at her for her love, and
told her l had never loved her, that l
wished her to leave me, but she bore all
and her uncomplaining, quiet manner
proved to nae how irretrievably lost was
in this world.
"My sisters husband came to me 10
demonstrate upon my evil course, and,
infuriated by drink, I shot him through
the heart.
u was tried, and the jury acquitted
me upon the plea of insanity, 70 ! was
sent to the Lunatic Asylum.
Twelve years have passed since then,
and have never, until recently, heard
one word from those so sadly injured.
"A few weeks since, while looking over
my trunk, came across deed of some
land that I then considered of little
value.
Now the city of c. stands there,
and my land is worth millions.
II tried all in my power to prove my
sanity, and be released from the asylum,
that might claim my property and leave
my children wealthy.
~ had some few hundred pounds in
money, and bribed one Of the keepers of
the asylum to buy me suit of clothes,
and hat and small wardrobe, and pur-
chase for me good horse.
'These being procured, I last night,
with his assistance, made my escape from
the asylum, and have been riding ever
since. ~
"My horse was tired, stumbled and
fell, and / was thrown and stunned by
the fall.
"Thanks to you, I am yet able to aid
my children, and my poor wife if she is
still alive"
He doeased speaking, and lay back
against the tree as if dead.
/ gave him some more water, that so
revived him as to enable him to mount
his horse and ride to the village, that
was distant about two miles.
I procured for him comfortable room
at the inn, sent for physician, and OBJ
tanning from the poor man his former
address sent a dispatch to gentleman
whom knew living near the town, and
asked him to hunt up the wife and tell
her Of the condition of her husband.
The night passed without any change
coming over the dying man, and while
sleeping quietly next morning he was
aroused by carriage driving up to the
door.
/ left the room and met my friend to
whom | had telegraphed, accompanied
by woman with a lovely though sad
dened face.
Hastily extending her hand to me she
said:
:. "oh, thank you so much. Is he yet
livingP
eyes, madam, and anxious to see you;
but let me tell him of your arrival" l
answered, and, entering the room, in
formed him that his wife had come.
II knew it; knew she was faithful,
though greatly sinned against" was all
he said. r
1t would be almost sacrilege to dwell
upon the meeting of husband and wife,
of the arrival of his two children, and of
that deathbed scene, SO / leave it to the
imagination of the reader. and will only
add that the poor unhappy man died
consoled in his last moments by his low
ing wife and children, and that after his
death a lawsuit was commenced and
gained, for the property that raised the
family from poverty to immense wealth.