Morning journal and courier., 1883-06-27
Carrying Out a Contract
Of aa Unknown Young Man In Iows

The aicfda and Remarkable Statement
 Of as Unknown Young Man In Iowa.
 The St. Louis Post Dispatch of June 6 publishes the account of the suicide of a young man who gave his name as Rufus H. Eaton He blew out his brains at Delhi, Ia., the night before. There was nothing on the body to identify it save the following remark able letter, without date or signature:
 q am going to take my own life, having | made up my mind to do so more than year ago. Although do not think that anybody l cares pin about my reasons, yet it will give | me some satisfaction to state them, and any body who finds this paper need not read it if he does not wish to do so. I am 27 years ot 1 age, lawyer by profession, but not very much so, as far as practice is concerned. was bora in Baltimore, and I suppose that is more my home than anywhere else, although I have travelled all the way from Denver to New Orleans. I have always been an unlucky devil, and the only thing that has kept me from suicide long ago was the lingering fear that there might be hereafter. I have ar rived at the conclusion, however, that there is not anything worse than what have gone through, and I'll chance the future state. But I'll not preach. Two years Ggo I met 8 young lady. It don't matter where nor what
 her name was. She was pretty. was, as usual, fool. had the education of gen. tlernan, but not the means to live up to my desires. I had run through considerable money, and had not the industry to make a livelihood at my calling. Well, of course, I fell over head and ears in love with this girl. She liked me, I think, but she had sense, and she never left her sentiment;run away with
 her prospects I drank some and gambled
 some, and was as wild as young fellow usu- ally is. Though generally wore good clothes, my pocketbook was usually very flat. We'll, when her parents saw that my visits to the daughter were growing frequent, they immediately interfered. You know my child
 has been tenderly raised, said her father
 and she cannot marry man who cannot
 properly support her. I like you, but you
 see how it is. A man should not marry un-
 less he can properly support his wife The mother was just as stern, and the daughter
 was persuaded to fall in with their plans. I
 have laughed many a time at fellow who
 was fool enough to kill himself for a girl
 But that was before I was in love myself.
 see it all now. But love stories have been
 told 50 often that there is little interest in them The girl tilted me. The last time I saw her she cried little, and even let me put my arm around her waist. She loved
 me she said. but her parents wanted her to marry middle-aged gentleman, and she could not disobey.' If she had told the truth, she would have said that she loved the mid dle-aged gentleman's carriage and pair and his back account better than she did me-
 and much better than she did him. begged and pleaded, and got the same answer all the time. You know what did then.
 1T went to drinking harder than ever. l became nuisance if had never been be- fore. One day I was talking over matters with friend of mine named Jim Anderson,
 who always had more money and sense than I had. told Jim I was going to kill my self He laughed and sneered. I'll tell you
 what I'll do,' I said. I'll insure my life for @15 900 in different companies, and make the policies over to you. You pay me $2, 500 . year for two years, let me have little hur- rah for that time, and when it's over I'll agree to kill myself, and you will get the money. In that way you make $10, 900, and I have some fun' Jim laughed, but insis- ted, and finally we drew up an agreement to that effect. got out policies in the different life insurance companies. He holds them and the agreement. He paid me $200 9 month during the last 15 months, although I don't believe that he ever thought of holding me to the agreement. But he was of spec uIative turn of mind anyhow. and, although he hardly believed would kill myself, he knew that, if had the money, would soon drink myself to death, and he was willing to take the chances The time is not up yet, but guess I'll let him make the extra mon- ey. He'll be surprised and not at all sorry. Nobody else cares, for the girl mentioned has since married the bank account, the car- riage and the middle-aged gentleman. This is no case of temporary insanity. have as much sense as anybody. I made contract, and I'm carrying it out. Bury me wherever you like There is $35 in my vest pocket, and that will pay expenses and my bill so far."