Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-27

people indeed positively refused to give
any aid. ~ must go back tony work.
said one; 81 have no time to lose" said
another," old Darnell is rich enough to
bear this triaing loss"
He went to his daughter; the shock
and alarm had brought on fever, and
soon it was declared that she was dan
gerously i'll. Mr.. Darncll employed
every care, everything that medical
skill could offer, but i'll vain. 1t was
the will of God to take from him one of
the only objects he had ever loved, or
upon whom he had ever bestowed
thought that was not wholly selfish.
He was truly an object Of compassion,
but there were few to pity him. II
deserve it ALL" thought he" should
have my child still had not been so
cruelty selfish. Had effort been made
at once, my child would be now alive.
1t was the imminent danger, the utter
Indifference about me that killed her. l
all indeed punished. No one to give
my misfortune one regret, one tear"
Some time after he lost his daughter,
he wrote to recall his son from London,
and was now in daily expectation ofhim,
when he received a letter, bearing the
post mark of one of the small French
towns. He broke the seal and read as
follows:
"Sir: have to ntrudc upon you with
sad news. You must prepare for the
worst. Your son is no more. There was
a great riot here few days ago; the
mob attacked all the strangers in the
town, and from insultprocceded to blows
and violcncc.-Your son was passing,
with some friends, through the square
where the rioters had assembled, who
fell upon them and handled thom most
roughly. A scutllc ensued, but numbers
and fury were both on the side of the
mob, and the strangers were obliged to
seek safety in flight. But vainly did
they attempt to take refuge i'll some of
the ncighboriny houses; no one had
courage enough to harbor them. Your
son, though severely wounded, was at
first so fortunate as to escape FROM his
assailants. He ran down NARROW street,
| but his strength soon failed, and he
stopped at the door of a house, the ap-
pcarancc of which bctokcncd the opu-
| lencc of its owner, from whose conpas-
sion he implorcd an asylum. But he
was wlctchcd, selfish creature, and he
told the unhappy young man that he
must not stop there-'thc mob would at,
tack my house if | admitted you'll dare
not run the risk
But | am not now pursued, and no
one will see ne entering your house.
Take pity upon me. lam faint from the
loss Of blood-my life is in your hands.
BE off with YOURSELF said the hard
hearted man; lit would very soon DC
known that had harbored you, and the
people would always owe nc Il grudgc
Every one for himself in this world
'Your poor son had not the power tt
continue lis useless pleading, Or to seek
another asylum. He fell to the ground
and, some few minutes after, expired
under the repeated blows Of the rioters
who had tracked him to the spot"
Mr.. Darnell read these terrible words
, and tainted. His servant carried him t.
bed, where no lay i'll wild delirium TO-
several days. When he recovered hi
son was seated at his pillow.
\ "Charles, my child, you are yet aliye
, Oh, l have had such a frightful dream
l thought you had fallen victim to TIT
| fury of mob
i "It was not a dream, dear father; bu
G you see am safe. escaped with onl,
| a slight wound. The writer mistook Ill
for one of my friends, :who, through
: the selfish cowardicc that denied hin
: refuge, was killed by tho rioters
}. Happily, knew a good man i'll TIN
c very place in which they assailc'
n me. | asked shelter of him, an,
he opened his house, his arms, his hear
| to me. He bravcd the fury of the mob
c and was rescued. Think you that Ii
was ccnsurcd for imprudence? The yer,
:, ASSISTANTS, when the popular fury hat
Il Gained down, respected him for his gen
1 erous forsetfulncss Of self; while he wilt
, had abandoned my poor friend to his sat
fate, is universally rcprobatcd for hi
o cowardly and hcartlcss conduct
|. "Scvere have been the lessons | hav
t received, my son, but l trust | shall pro
!, fit by them. am forever cured of thi
9 most odious of all faults Of character
t which, if suffered universally to rule
Il would turn this world into wilderness