Milford chronicle., 1885-03-20


his gentle, forbearing, long-sufering I
mother. For a time her loving spirit .
seemed ever present with the father, when /
he thought Of Charles, and this softened /
his imperious temper, and made HIM
treat the lads faults with more than ms
usual forbearanca. But, after a while,
his natural state of mind returned, ana
his son felt his iron hand Upon him.
The effect was evil, and not good.
Charles hid his faults for fear of punish
ment. and indulged them in spite OF the
terrors of the rod, which he knew Wouid
inevitably follow detection. =.
The BOYS repeated acts OF dlsobedl-
ence and wrong, soured the fathers
temner toward him. He rarely saw
bim without administering a rebuke,
and never spoke kindly to him, nor
souobt as his mother had done, to win
him from his preyerse ways by love-
Often, after having been driven from MS
fathers presence with angry words, OF
perhaps punished with blows for some
elaring act Of disobedience, Charles
Would lie awake for hours, thinking OF his
mother until his heart would become
softened, and he would weep bitterly;
He generally felt better after TINS, ana
would sink into a peaceful sleep, IN whlch
dream, perhaps, of her whose image
had presented itself aud called up old
and better feelings, would make bright
the darkness in which his soul was en-
shrouded.
AS the boy grew older and all his nat
uraI tempers gained strength he openly
rebelled against his fathers coerclve
system of government, and, at his six
teenth wear, went away, not only from
his house, but from the city, determined
TO be free from all restraints. He was
pursued and brought back; but he went
off AGAIN at the first opportunity, TINS
time taking from his father about ahun-
dred dollars in money.
Mr.. Burton was deeply distressed, as
we'll he might be. He could gain no IN
formation Of Charles for at least four
n,onths when he heard of him as beng
in Cincinnati, and acting in the capacity
Of bartender in a low drinking house.
He Immediately proceeded to the west,
and with the assistance of an officer !OoA
possession of him and brought hin
back. The arrest, in a public place, oi
Charles. by direction of his father, I'M
uttered the lads feelings still more
AGAINST him. To threats of sending him to
the House of Refuge, he opposed mere
ly a sulIen silence. He made no prom
ises of future good behavior; showed nc
sign of penitence, refused to go &c
school, or to enter into any employment
and at the first chance escaped again
and left the city. For months his fathel
sought to find him, but in vain; and
inaIlv. the search was Abandoned a.
hopeless. A long time passed before thu
father and son again met.
One day, abont four years from th'
: Deriod at which the lad g t1na
leave of home, a young man, dressed
but indifferently we'll, landed at Louis
vile from a boat Just arrived from New
Orleans and took lodgings at secont
class hotel Though young, he looke'
as if he had met with some rough usag
! IN the world, and had also INDUCED him
self in sensual pleasures to excess. No
we're the marks of evil passions less ols
tinct in his face than these.
He remained at the hotel where b
had stopped for two days, going out bu
: little. when he was joined by ma
/ much older than himself, who came
. the next boat that arrived from belov
3 The two men held long conferences wit
, each other at nights, but never appeare
: together in the day time; and, II the
: happened to meet, passed without II
9 slightest sign of recognition. But tn
: appearance Of being strangers did NJ
= deceive the hotel keeper. He had see
= one Of them before, and had his oW
n reasons for believing that they unde
4 stood each other very we'll and had M
q in Louisville for the purpose OF eXecu
g in0 some we'll concocted scheme OF "
= Iainv. In this he was confirmed,
d learning from a servant that he had se'
IS one of them several times, late at nigh
: nossino from the room Of the other. !
n soon as this kind of evidence came
3, his knowledge, he communicated wa
:. the police, who soon had the TWO mt
d under close, but unsupported obserV
d ton. -.
n the arrival of the last of the two me
thew met about nine o'clock in the roc
10 of The first one alluded to. The do
4 was carefully locked, and the followlI
r conversation took place IN a low "n
y per: a,oo,s N =
IL store ?" .,
p "Ouite sure. I got it out OF tn
re talkative lad yesterday; and, to-day,
Up reply to some remark l appeared ln
IN dentally to make, he confirmed It.
as avery well. So far, so good. l
I'd never killed any one, and would ratn
It, avoid doing so, if possible. I'm 81
Us the coast is clear. But how shall
" make our entrance? The lamp OPP
es site gives too much light to tnlnK
ed irving the shutters or door, and the rt
up windows are at least ten feet from
ed ground. and overlooked by the ba
at 6uilding of the - House, from viii
there would be great danger Of obser'
ID, tion from some Of the retiring boarder
ao "I've got all that straight enougl
was replied to this. ga lucky thouG
re struck me this morning. The store
I'D Joining is vacant, you know; Cal
ny nnon the owners to-day and got
ed KEYS under the pretence of wishing
lr. rent IL. Those l took to q certain IN
ad vidual I happened to know and |
he others made: l have tried them and q
ad will omen the door. The true key
on, have returned, promising to see
Tse parties owning the store on Monday.
On The false keys were produced,
me the speaker said:
icy "yith these we can enter the vac
the store tonight, and cut our way throI
ore the wall without risk Of detection.
llu "Capitalp
The "Nothing could be better. Bet
ing three o'clock tomorrow morning we
the be dashing away through Indiana
she some ten thousand dollars worth OF J
rk- elry apiece, to the tune of Catch m
you can 2
ion The companions in evil laughed
the lently at the assurance OF success
Ved arrangement seemed to guarantee.
lis After a conference of over an houl
:, a which all the minutie of the proceed
md about to be undertaken were caref
7;,,,,ssad and settled even to the eX