Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1884-11-08
TERMS: 500 PER YEAR
AFTER LONG YEARS.

Dow " MANLY WIS u llCIh~D'dTItb 'it
-o.d-ra urod, wild, reckless youGg
fnl " livti er~ . small Georgia
tow He came of rod family, and
haG X.'n!. a. "s.:.. y-tIons. but he was
somewhat 100 fond of a social glass and.
when under the influence Of liquor was
inclined to be rather quick-tempered.
1t happened on one occasion, when
Manly was On frolic with some Of his
companions, that the wine b"irg in, the
wit was out, and some hastily spoken
words Of a companion gave offence, and
Manly iii a blaze IN moment, drew a
| revolver and shot the offender. The
yodng man who was shot died almost in
| stantly.
| Manly, who when sober, would have
heen the last person to commit so des-
| perate a deed, seemed to realize the en-
OrInity of his crime almost as soon as it
was committed, and appreciating the
serious position in which he had placed
himself quickly quilted the scene of the
tragedy and sought safety in flight
The affair created no little ex-
citement in the town where ittook place,
and the feelings of the people were very
much wrought up, for both the murder
ed and the murderer were held in high
esteem, aud the large family connec-
| tions of both caused a division of senti-
ment, there being anger and regret for
the loss of the one, and sorrow and sym
patny for what was considered the mis-.
fortune ofthe other. But time passed on.
The dead youth was buried. and there
being NJ tIdings of the murderer, the
tragedy passed out of the minds of those
not specially interested, until at last it
was nothing more than sad memory.
Seventeen years had rolled by, when
a stranger, passing through a frontier
town of Texas on business. stopped over
one day at the hotel. In the course of
the day, gentleman, behind a fine team,
drove up, and had some conversation
with the landlord, and then drove away.
There was something in his appearance
that evidently attracted the attention Of
the stranger, for he watched him close
ly, and after he had gone, inquired of
the landlord who it was.
"You do not know him?" said the
landlord. "Ah, had forgotten. You
are stranger here. There is no one
within fifty miles around that does not
know Mr.. Brown. Why, sir, he is the
wealthiest man in the neighbOrhood
! and at the same time is the create q
: philanthropist, the best Christian, anG
: the truest friend to everyone who need:
! h Up. that have ever known"
, "Shere did he come from"
That | cannot tell you. He was here
' | when | came, ten years ago. He lives
just two miles west of town, on a fine
i ranch, and ne has large family grow.
, ing mp around him. But you seem in.
terestedW ...... Il .- 81 .--
81 en-, though it is principally occa
: stoned by a fancied iikenrss Some
thing about his face struck me that
q had seen it somewhere" s...
, Probably not, sir, unless you have
been here before, as he never goes away
. from home He remains here devoIiDl
his time to his business and doing good
among his neighbors. Why, sir, oul
schools and our churches almost owe
their existence TO his enterprise and
generosity" and the landlord, fairly
, started. proceeded to expatiate upon the
many virtues of Mr.. Brown ..-.
1t was not many weeks after this thai
r two other strangers drove up to thu
: hotel, aud one of them inquired of the
= landlord if he would direct them to the
residence Of Mr.. Brown.
;. Certainly" said the landlord ''bu
d which Brown do you want?"
d "Oh, as to that" replied the traveller
"if I'd wanted Jack Brown or Bill Brown
I'd said so. There's only one Mr.. Brown
in this neighborhood, | take it," .- g
e BEG pardon, stranger, you are right
+ Go directly west for two miles and thu
# big house on the right of the road is his
Trees all around IT, and it's the onl,
house with portico. You can't mis-
e it." -.-..t..
n "Thank you. Good day." and they
drove off to the west.
- Half an hour later thew drew ND a
1 Mr.. Browl's door. Mr. Brown was OIL
the portico surrounded by his children
u The evidences of peace, happiness. anC
u prosperity, were everywhere around him
II As the strangers drove up, he stepped
% down 10 greet tuem and bid them u
II alight and walk into the house.
" mo, thank you" said the man whC
J. Lad carfie,. On the conversation with th'
u laadlcrd; "we car just as wen trausac
IL our business here. Mf Brown conside
yourself our prisoner" and at the sam,
,r moment he laid his hand upon that gen
L. tleman's arm, and slipped handcut
D. over his wrist. .f r#.' ~
81 "What do you mean sirw exclaimed
Ie Mr. Brown, turning pale, yet indignant
ly repelling the officer; "What is tn,
charge? Where is your warrant"
"Oh, that's all o. K. Don't fret your
self, Mr.. Brown. This here little docki
rs ment is all the way from Georgy.
sc reckon you won't dispute that and tn,
officer waved the warrant in his face.
l. "No, no! will 90. After all thes,
~ years of penance, the charge comes bacl
lie TO curse me. Oh, my God. mans sir
will find him out. .Iy wife! my chill
dren % and the Crine-haunted man fel
back into the arms of his captors in
faint.
The frightened children ran IN TO thei
|" mother The officerS restored the faint
ing man 10 consciousness with brandy