Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-06-22

polished table, drew from lhc pOohol
of his cloak a small object covered
with brown leather and opened IT, The
weapon now lay ut hand
Then he took the venerable bottle,
with seal discolorcd like corpsc's lip,
and filed to the brim the two thin,
delicate glasses he had desired.
But he was not thirsty. Neither did
he intend, in cowardly fashion, to be-
numb himself for the execution of his
project. He needed, on the contrary,
all his GOODNESS, to avoid by lack OF
precision, the iuiliction of any unncccs-
sary physical suffering.
In this act he paid homage to u long
lived memory of childhood and youth,
which had suddenly bumod aircsh on
this sad night
Long ago, whcn his aged and charm
ing father had some important plan TO
convey to him. or some slightly stern
rcproof to administer. he would ask
him to his bed chamber, would pour
for them each Il glass Of rare and fra
grant wine, and it was only after the
glasses had been gently clinkcd to-
gcthcr and cmptiCd that this adorcd
father. with his kind and lively eyes,
would at length broach the matter in
his thought.
The poor fellow. AS he drank tonight
in q solemn moment a glass OF the wine
his father would have loved, wished
farewell to that dear memory, that nj
least he might die with an hOuOred
name on his lips 1t was n last and a
heart breaking interview II seemed
to him that on the other side of the
table once more sat that kindly pres
cncc. the brave heart that had rescued
and consolcd him from SO many follies
in the past, this time with fearful
smile. and speaking more gently than
ever, straight home to his soul.
Bowing his head he heard the phan-
tom recall to him the days. and nights
spent by his parents. thin and palIid
with anxiety, giving the flower of life
to win health and strength for their
noble son, to-day about to destroy in
second the honest and sturdy body
which had been their pride. He would
put out the life of the child whose gay
ETY. and strength had been the sole re-
ward of their life Of labor and pains.
"Oh, father! father! forgive me, faith
er! but | mast | cannot bear the
thought that she is a stranger to me,
that shall never see her again in this
life that she docs not love
me! cannot! Gorgivo me. father!'
Sutfocating with sobs he opened the
only window in the little room. A
breath of fog wet his face delicatuly
and did him good. He stood still, re-
ceiving the rain on his brow. Deep
silence reigned everywhere, in the
street he dimly guessed at outside, and
| in tho hotel where he was agunizing
| the last moments of his life. 1t must
be very late. Opposite him. vague in
| the vapor, at the height of an attic
| window he saw feeble light.
| doubtless" said he to himself, ''it
| is light still burning in the chamber
of some miserable mortal, less an out
cast than |, however, il his heart is at
| peace
| The feeble light, a star of earth. NOV
ed slightly at intervals 1t might have
been likened to the beacon of vessel
riding at ancuor and seen from the
port.
| But he thought only of that brother
in sorrow, whom the dim lamp OF a
watcher had suddenly revealed so near
| him.
| "Perhaps." he resumed, at is not a
man, strong, able to resist his fate, but
some woman, wretched factory
worker. mother even, the victim of a
miserable sOt to whom fate and nature
had bound her. Poor creature! receive
this sterile cry Of pity from a dying
man.
| The Ettlc lipht still shonc fnnblo
and vague. With emotion he muir
INJURED:
"Ah! poor, resigned, courageous
| girl! Often at night w"cn you come
weary from your heavy task terrible
desire seiGcs your heart rs you cross
the black river, but clinging to your
miserable gown are two thin little
hands two ad"red niue hahas' the
hah"s o. the wasted ihiah' win "hom
| you are Watcn'hI at t"'' nioneht' anu
| VINO walls III ms S"u ct'"Ie liiipioTlhg
,hc war nun VI t'"' Nisse2. pu'
| nave hotnihg io't 70 io'e III my uoep
distress
| Aiter lohT si'ciCc VI p't'cr renee
tloh ne siShed ana 0eH"h again 10 t"ih
10 tne G'Hht.
Ahn YET l lee' ilySo!i more lceDie
ana seiilsh thah '"c waning INFANT up
there tortur'nS '"I 'HcAh"us'lpIc I'oth,
CT heart' les am more selil',L ana
more olihu'y co"ar"Is thah ne has
am ! anu "no' nn'c ! cEtl uonc'
h'cn' luie' n"'e io' d" ii's.""' u"'i"
inc wees Vi ''anhosH tha' !'ecoHou
TINS day 'uinihoueu the resignation oe-
Iote sune'lHs alI ,HG courage poIore nl'f''