Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-11-09


Prof. Schultz has written a confession
of the burning of the pavilion at Ter
race Springs, Napa. After saying he
set fire to the building to obtain the in
surance, $3.50, he says:
SNOW, who could do such a deed
such wrong deedp one who has al
ready reached the evening of life, proba-
bly, not distant far from the very hour
when night completely and forever
shrouds the earthly form-one who thus
during almost three score years has
never been accused of any act offensive
to the lawP How could do such deed
one who from the early days of student
life steadily walked in the paths of sci.
ence, literature and even art, the litera-
ture OF all nations, ancient and modern,
the vernacular of which he practically
knows and speaks? How could do such
deed one with such attachments, such
culture-one who ever since he in the
fog of battle had torn from him a limb,
returnable to mother earth, when be-
longing to a medical staff some twenty
six years ago; who ever since, say
became an able lecturer, most able I'M
structor, and as such active and success
full, more than twenty years in the pr1
vate high schools of this State, such a
the old College of California, (now tn
Department of Letters in the State Uni
versity,) the Gefunct Female College H
the Pacific, the Mills Seminary, etdI
and during his residence in this tow
in the Collegiate Institute, the LadiS
Seminary, and Oak Mound Academ
(Alas! that instead of myself anotH
were to state all this as has in the pl
been done, when, indeed, not needf
nv seemingly, and under ali other I
cumstances truly immodest self-laudp
admitting of no other apology but
being confined behind prison bars, Y
no one having as yet been able to re
voice in nv behalf.) How then, In ?,
could do that wrongful deed one 10 |
was always known-latest in this ~ |
town-to be q man exemplary lfs
habit, religious even, in harmony,
ever,-with the advanced and enllghfd
convictions of the times an ever faful
husband, good and solicitous ffr,
who purest happiness found at ne
alone; one punctual in his profesfal
duties, ever industrious and persevfg, |
affable and honest in all his deaEs.
How then? How in the name Iall
that's good and truep How coulfch
one do such a deedP A deedlost
wrong and most condemnablei nat
could make it possible, not exc1ie?
Despair! Despair! Despair unfra-
ble! Despair unknown! Despfnot
fully understood even by his ow pm
ilyi! I recoiled, wrot1lly
recoiled, and az wrongfully cotved
that by rich insurance comps the
loss of few hundred dollars wa not
be felt. I can. The condemnaneed
was done Yet when the f1an sur
rounded the massive structure, sugn
unoccupied and uninhabited, v the
flames chased darkness, illumif sky
and distant horizon all arounangs
of conscience almost overpowe me.
1 fastened from the scene. On ioi-
lowing day 1 had to, and did, phcly
dilate, not with my usual enthum In
deed, on "Beauties of Moderttera-
ture., English, German, FrenSpan-
ish and Italian, comparatively Ytnese
in the language of the ancieI 10.
day, in the solitude of my barfell,
inwardly dilate on the prosped nor
ror and privations of a staFlson'
with sufferings heightened by cease
less pangs of bitterest RENT SIC
sensper justitio! Yet might with
general weighty condemnation Vice.
light grain Of pity mingle Pr fra"-
cieco Call