Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1885-02-24
Aff,,i I'AovsA, leo, go''g or Aad goH'

A. drsi I thought vas going or bal gons
mad Tho thoughts which fushet through
my mini we're dis jointsi. and vauiel culcr'
suor An Iuuocrut man arlusei Of iNe
crnlsi 10 IL tired on tho twentieth. llf
tNentlsih' ani nv t L. tho unieeuihi
Tresh sylisnoa forthcoming lhe fools -ihe
utter fools This che toastsi detective skIA'
IL arrest on su.picion. b. bring o. trial a
man shl must d. ignorant oi everything
connscfsd slth the murder What ID a. D.
donsI What can o. d1noi Oh, ny wiiei
ny po0r, darling wifei
Tisn. / t-lsvs. criei like chilL II
-a.mei o. me- that an wg l0st There Nas
but one thlng o. o. done-ons cuurso o. D.
taken Ny darling must give hcrsef up %
justice. ami by her confession irce this luck
less wretch who nos stands IN Iefl n hs
life sta must bar tha shamc n ite trial,
ami trust o. human iustioe AMI The mercy
which she hal right to etpcct oh. 10 Has
pitful. pitiful' for long while M alterua'
tive course suggested itself tO ma
Human lustiosi What 10 gusiios -
Los ID can err II can arrest, try, anl-oh,
hsrribis th0ught,-ywhaIs cundemn o.
death an innoosni mani How then souid
h fars ~iih phlAppaf Who. nos that mar.
rlasr has -sairi my lifs, was there to prove
her mainoss when shr slew that unni /
r,xel AZ tho thought n seemed o. me that
ws wsro hard AMI fast in The tolls. might
"a u true, call william, my servant, % swear
that her manner was strange and VII upon
that nirht ! might cat iha nrrsns O. prove
that when lrst they ssw her sLo uas recoF-
srinx from an attack n mania But would
,bsy b. credited Would not clever Law.
YER sOon oonvince twelve ordinary msu that
Il was not her madnes which PROMPTED the
crime. b.. tho crime which produced the
maine. We waro inicct meshei and
hound. hemm~l In on every siic. helpless
and. II seemoi, hopelessl
AMI phnipra mu-f D. t1ii this must
tell her. Hos could nerve myself o. make
the truth known % her-uow. of al times,
whsn hsr health vas al but restored. uhen
a Kind ~ AL lut placii acquiescfucc In shat
fate had wrought seemed o. l. gradually
coming over hsr, now, when ] ~rs ouce
more buIlilng up hofcs ~ happinrss 20 hsr
a. vel a. for me- for knew ali think u
thls aud pity ms-thet before another haf
wear shouh fass there might D. given o. my
wife and me- a gift which wouli - Tar %
wari sweeping away the memories u gloom
and horror which hal 20 late sTread over
our lives even darel % h0pa, - feel Ger
tain. that a. shs gazei into baby eyes, a.
m. prr.,rd a tiny bad - her tosom. some,
nav much q the lot sweetness AMI glory -
lie might return ~ my love
Think of thi.. AMI picture me lying On The
ground that DAY, with the damning intelli.
s.nc. frc.h On my mlndi Think that In
lev h0urs must return - my home and Tell
nv wife that the holt hal falieni There was
NJ alternative
No aiternaiivsi Stay. there /. an altsrna.
tivsi The lloci sccued o. courso Wildly
through my veins my heart teat herceiy,
nv liz grsw dry, AMI a choking ssnsaiion
came over me, a. for the hrst time the sim
NE vet certain way u cutting the knot ~
nv 4 firulties flashed acro~s nay mind. 70
simplr. - casY it st hrst apT-arl-i, that
laughsd az my stupidity In nj having zen
u al Onoe
Tear that accursad PAPER 10 riscs-, Basil
North Scatter tho-e ytcces O. tuo WINS
Forget what you have read. Go bacS ID
your luxurious, ho1~ -bs,leckei home Meet
the one you love with a smile uIon your
face-you have forced smil- before nos
Greet her as usual Say nothing - this
mo nine's nsws Keep your Own counsel !,
bury all you have leamsd In your -ecrst
heart D. this. aud 10 happy forever more
But the man-the man Who IN few dayS
time il % b. tried fOr another's acti Well,
auitts-i Fooii Nes. u = the fi4ht term for
one Who can bring him-,lf under suspicion.
But n Justice runs on the wrong track until
the end--if that man dis-i
What them What Il this miserable life,
What are q hundrei lives. when weighed
against Phlllppss happincssi What j. con-
s-ence, What Il right ami wrorgi What
i the phantom which men cal hOnori
What, after all, Il crimei Re silent. and
forget Yea are asked 20 40 no more You
have riches. youth, health AMI strong VIII
The fslrest woman ON the earth aiorss yol.
Why hssitatef Why let one bOOrs life
wsish In the scalci
Argue the matter In another way. Are
not thousands u men slain every wear ~ We
whlm q a monarch or q statesmanf The
thought Of their deaths troubles .lot thoss
Who seui them forth t0 fght Men I'LL each
other for revenge, for m0ney, for point "
honor aud the killer lives on Ike other men
livei Trust this man 10 the yauntei array
Of Justice lie i innocent ami will come
from the ordeal unscathed II found guilty,
let him dis lie viii not bs the frst inno-
cent man who has died, nor will he u the
last 10 die. Its but one livei lie Il nothing
10 you. think q him no more Come wha,
may, you viii always have your sunny hem.
and the woman you love. Her children VIII
grow up around you Why hesitatAt a
lifes happiness Is 70 Be won By simply seal seal.
ing your lips. Its cost u but supposlng
Justice blundsrs, % bear the burden Of one
mans death A psltry pricei
This was the Temptation with which
wrestled during thoss long hours Again
and again was on the point Of yieldinz
Once or t~ics ! rose 10 my feet with the
hxef determination OF destroying that
papsr. and lettiag things take their 0~n
cours> Once or twice l even forced my
steps sons distance In the direction Of home.
but each time l turned. went back 20 The
shsitsrsd spot threw myself again on the
ground. and fought the battle anew.