The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-09-04
EDWARD MILLS AND GEORGE
BENTON.


BENTON.
The new Atlantis contains the tai
II Ed ward Mills and 0s,rge Bsoton. b,
Mark Twain. which 10 aeclevae Q sasir
on The sentinsatality over crime .
that sort Of gush has ever recsived
Edward Mills minded from boyhood
George Benton never did. Edvart
prospered. George always had to b
helped. They had the ssms sdoptsd
parents. Who left all the property Il
George. because Edward ce1la tn
care of himself So II vent In 81
th,ngf; even the girl that Edxari w
engaged to, dropped him, ~ it vas bel
duty to save George. Haed time
threw Edward out Of regular vorl
aud he relapsed to common labor for &
while; but George became . flourish.
ing drunkArd. We give The last part d
the story. leaving Il to the readers ol
the Atlantic to get the full enjoyment
Of the whole. -..k..,..fs u
A grand tsmpssance revival xss Rol
mp. and after soue rousing speeches
had been made. the chairnAn aid i'm
pressively. we are now about 10 call
for sisnsrs, aud think there 10 Q spec
tscle in store for you which not many
in this house will be able 70 view With
dry eyes.' There was On sloqusn,
pause. and then George Benton, es-
cortsd by . red sashed adstaShnent Of
the Ladies Of the Refuge. stepped for
ward upon the pissfnsm end siensd ths
pledge. Ths sir was rent with ap-
plsuse. and every body cried for Joy.
Every body wrung the hand Of the
new convert when the meeting vas
over; his salary was enlsrged next day
he Was the talk Of the town. sad its
hero. An account Of it WAS published
George Benton fell. regularly. every
three months, but wss faithfully res
cued and wrought sieh every siuss. spd
good situstious were fosnd for him.
Finally he wss taken round tbs cosutry
iecturing 80 . reformed drunsard, snd
he had great houses snddid 81 imoeuse
amount Of good. 'sis
lie Was 90 popular Ut home end 90
trusted during his sober tsrsals, that
be was enabled to use the tame Of Q
principal citizen, aud get . large sum
Of money at the bank. A mighty pres.
sure vas brought to bear to save him
fross tho consequences Of his forgery,
and it wss partially successfut! He
WAS sent mp for only two years. When.
ut the end Of year, the tireless efforts
OF the benevolent we're crowned with
success, and he emerged from the psni.
tentiary with . pardon in his pocket.
the Prisoners Friend Society met him
st the door with situation and . com.
Portable salary. aud all the other be-
nevolent people came forward and gave
him advice. encouragement aud help.
Edward Mills had once applied to the
Prisoners Friend Society for . situation
when in dire need. but the question.
Have you been prisoner ? made short
work Of his case.
While all these things were eosng On.
Edwsrd Mills had been quietly making
head egainst adversity. He wss seill
poor, but. vas in receipt Of . sudieisnt
and stevdy salary. - the respected and
trusted cashier Of . bank. George
Benton never came near him, and VA
never heapd To- inaaies aheut hiA
George eot 70 iudSlgisg il lasg abssa-
ces from the town; there were i'll re-
ports about him. but nothing definite.
One winters night so.s naskei bar.
glars forcsd their wsy into ths sbAAk,
and found Edward Mills there alone.
They commanded him e reveal the
combination. % they could ct iptp
the sAfe. He refused. They. thssatr
ened his life. He said his employer
truatad him, and hs could nstbs tsaiteg
to that trust. He could die, Il he must;
but while he lived hs would b faithful;
he would not give up the 'coebins-
sion.' Tho bufelafs killed. him.
The detectives hunted down the Grim.
inals. The chief ons proved 70 b Geo
Benton. A vide sSRpAtAy VA felt
for the widow and orphans Of the dead
man, end all tho naaspepees y the
land boeged shat eu ths 6Aoks = The
land would testify tAsis appeeciat1pa q
tho fidelity and hefoism OF the muir
dsrsd caahiss by ooming forward with q
generous contsi6ution of. 0eney n I'D
OF his family. now bsrsit of support,
The rcsnk was q. mAaR Of solid ApeA,
amounting 70 ppRsn1oof eoO-ogat.
eraes cf 1sorly tArso sosoiG6ohoaoe 0esal
for each bank in the union. The oash.
isr's own bsnk tsssified its gratitude By
eudesvoripg to show (bot huailita.
tinsly tailed IN 10 tAet the psssleal
servants sscsonts were ~ sQnapA an1
that he had knockeA his Own bsains oui
with . blsdgeon - seeape dstsetioa
and puniahmenk & =
George Bentos was ssraigusd To-
uisl. Than everybody ssemsd te
forget the widow and orphans i 1Asi1
soiicituds for poor 0sorga Dvssythiso
thatsnooey anA indoeeco osQA Do -
dons e ss,s IN. - : q kil16, 4
wss ssntenesd 10 dou1h. eesAiGAtwAy
the governor was bssjsgSd With pstii
tions foe connatation q pasdees the1
we're brought by ssasGal ysaag girss
by sorrowfui old maids; By depatationl
Of pathetic widows: by shoals OF i'm.
prsssi = brptAns. Hat =, the eqeerno'
-f~ ones- u0d ~ yjsld. IS
Noe. George Denton sxpesiencs(
religion. The glsd news Asw al
ssonEd. From that tine forth his col
vas always full ef eirls and woass
and fresh flowers ell the day lOol
there wss prayer. end hyms- sinsing
and thsnksgivinSs, end ho@iliss. en<
tears. with nsvsf IN iot<ffupt3Dh. exsep
IN occasional dvs-ninuts intsroissins