Frostburg mining journal., 1883-08-18
Selett Sturp.
HIS WIFE'S HUSBAND.
IN Incident in a Mans Life Not
to be Forgotten.


of Arkansaw. Il cana here" said
the judge, 'just after I had been ad.
mitted 10 the bar in Northern State.
Like the average young lawyer, / was
poor and actually 'hirsted for a case.
Shortly after I arrived, l went to a
mountain district and stopped at
small town where there was consider.
able excitement over the trial OF a
young man who had been indicted for
murder. The older lawyers were 10th
TO engage in the prosecution, so the
young Prosecuting Attorney was
working single handed. | met HIM
the second day after my arrival, and
VIXEN he learned that was a lawyer
he ssid:
81 am at present prosecuting, for
murder, young fellow named Dawes
He is guilty as guilty can be, and
should by all means hang, yet l fear
with so much opposition, that | will
not be able to assist justice to a roper
punishment of the terrible crime.
Now, what ! want you to do is TO
assist me-
II studied the case carefully.
made every point SO clear that | could
see the jurymen shaking their heads
when an Illustration was striklngh
vivid. The counsel for the defer Sc,
composed Of old lawyers whose fame
had long since been established, looked
at me in astonishment. They met mt
and wanted TO compromise. | knew
nothing bat justice and Justice knew
no compromise. Finally the case
went to tn, jury. Within FIVE minutes
aiterward a verdict of guilty was ren,
dered. The young man was hanged
moved TO another part of the State,
where | soon established coed
practice.
"One day about three years after
wards | met at a Northern watering
place. beautiful young woman whose
husband was dying of corsump' ion
The conoCmptive grew worse rapidly
but his wife was still hopeful, for h;
would talk Of what he intended to d
whsn he recovered. One night aboul
IL o clock was sum noned 10 the poor
fellows Toom. He lay Gasrlng for
breath, and his wife, even beautitGl II
4riei, sat iolding LIS hands The :
soon came, and I saw her bow her
magnificent head N despair.
II did not see Mrs. Delu,e, the fail
wild wv, for few days after th'
| funeral. Then she came TO tell m,
good by.
"When the mem ory of your hus
band affords melancholy plea ure
ins ea' o. a deep grief, will you 10
write 10 me?' | asked.
81 don't Pnow, she replisd. :
don't feel as though | shall ever agar
feel disposed to write, but | thanl
you for the deep interest you hav
taken in me, and hope some day t
meet you again
II returned to Arkansaw and re
sumed my rractice, but business care
did not remove the image of tia
beautiful ia e. Two years passed an,
| heard nothing from Ella, as l Ea'
learned to thirk cf her. At last
determined 10 60 again to the water
ing place. One evening after l har
been there lew days, l was stlolliue
on the mountain when | chance.l to
stroll near D lures grave. Hearing
voices | approached cautiously.
stood tehi tree. The moon cam.
out, and saw Mrs. D, lure and +
man sitting near the grave.
1 cannot marry you, she said
You have been very kind to me, ami
have greatly aided me in getting my
school, but cannot marry you.
Do you ever expect to marry
again he asked.
al don't know. There is one mar
whose memory | love. He was with
me when my huebsnd died. If were
ever to marry any one | would marry
him. | promised to write to him, and
have tried dozen times, but each
letter seemed like love letter.
81 could stand no more, and ex-
claiming Ella, ! rushed from my
hiding place and caught her in my
arms. The man looked on for a
moment and turned away.
Our arrangements were soon COM
pleted. Our wedding was quiet and
simple. and Immediately after IL g
ooronoonu ,ra o+..Il r.