Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-08-28

I5lS, TEX,, Aug. % esler'
roon the south-bound train
,dogn from Denison one Sam
M. a painter, who once lived in
An. and who was laboring under
mental trlbulatlon. He rounded
khe q T. saloon and told Smithy,
krkeeper, that he could no longer
e the infelicities of this life,
Intended to destroy himself be-
the setting sun should hide
rlstr Us face behind the western
bn. Smitby and Dick Walsh, the
ietor of the saloon, thought the
was running a bluff" and
III him about the fully of his
He went out TO a drug store,
red a deadly dose of morphine
Returned with the package il
He showed this to Smithy and
(ated his threat to kill himself.
J told him he had better take q
Of water to wash ii down,
Williams said he thought it would
va better in company with "a
ght Of good old whisky. He set
sehange, aud the bar-keeper set
IsfoIid liquid, which ne poured
gass with due solemnity and
xdto stir in the deadly drug.
aus was done Smithy began TO
aklhe first time that the fool
sEin dead earnest, and sug-
sfil 1t would be all out of order
~ not to leave Il note
lIie and friends, explaining the
~ his untinely taking of. He
we'd the suggestion and asked for
rand pen with which to indite
II message to the world. When
gyen him he proceeded to write
iolding the paper, handed it To
~ with the injunction that il
not he opened until the writer
P the cold embrace of death. He
turned to the glass sitting
Z we bar and deliberately
1t down. While the letter wa-
written John Rowland, u by
ef' had slyly exchanged his glas.
Ne containing only whisky ant
SUI Knowing that Williams
navarro Of the change, and eX
me chilly hand of death to b'
pom hlm ina stort time, they eacl
10 talk TO him about affairs OF
her side of the dark river, ant
n the terrible torture of th,
gu suicide in that lanC
/ thermometers are no
a cuss, until Williams
nerve and begged to hav,
mug done to avert the fate which
\ nc coatted a few short minutes be
ihe boys took an ordinary fore,
WIN a short hose attached, pu
tIh tube down his throat as far a
~ ana begun to pump away un
mad their patient nearly deat
isngulation, but could recove
y from his unwilling stomach
s ,us.less attem put the patien
rsony oil fear. He begged for {
y save his life If possible an,
y mat they should attend hin
rsu' hls falling on the street
lg before relief could be Sc
Smlthy went with him to tn
M nv Jno. o. Scott and "a sool
ia,als told his story, with tn
~ repentance for his rashness
aIt poured a heroic dose OF ipe
%a,ii that in a few minute
- nlln OF the entire contents @
usch and almost brought III
saeeis by the same route
f,,a mls useless precautiOl
'nends excited a promis
uspeat his folly and the pei
nsilor took the mixed train fl
truly repentant and abash he,
Mlge land trades have taker
r s'e 10 The past few days. A
ia sn who came from South Care
I'M, years ago and improved
bIIa ID. place ofover 400 acres abou
s,e Me- east Of the city, sold OIL
sNT ana, farming Implements, iii
S 'afniture 10 Judge Ii. w
~ Macon, Mississippi, 70
An aiIppfoximating $4,000 in cash
4 cohveys one of the best i'm
M ,alil IL Grayson county, a.
,nssiuence 80 situated as TO CON
r. . . OF the city, a choice 10
81 wws among which are sewers
Ana ana two imported Holstel
,ta u also some fine and valuabl
Us Judge Foot Is the father
pmour fellow citizens Il. j. an
| Ia ~ ~ ] and it is hoped will 500
he , S TO emf the comfortabl
a. ~ secured in the garden spe
To- bean OF Farmington execute
Ia conveying about fourteen
IN acres Of land in the sout
Tue county, near Gunter'
q Co., ~ y. n. and s. 5. Taylor {
m yunty. About two hundre
III nead of cattle are sold wit
)s,sn. nd the price Ia reported I
y ,SsAsh. The Taylor brother
haks ,nsr 70 improve the premise
d saeir homes there.
her ,usmst Joe Lusk. E.q