The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-08-06

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scai<br' cried. reprDachfulIy.
. You never told me % thix"
There ~ : reason; here = he
rcassn--
He opened the volume 20 the family
record There was the record Of the
births Of our father and mother; their
marriage; the births Of rs two; and b.
tween Calcb's and mine. with date
which showed the person 20 have been
name: dennis Msytham-"
] looked up in amaxemenI
Cur brother. Regy." said Caleb.
Then his strength left him; be
dropped into : great chair. covered his
lace and sobbed like . woman Twas
on the floor - his feet in an instant
with my arm around him.
TELL me al. brother" said
"In make u short story. Regy-
and Dick; there Can Be NO more secrecy
about u now-but cant bear much
more myself tonight He was wild.
bad and Maynard; be nearly broke
mothers heart and At last father dis
owned him. This was soon after you
were born ReU- ! think the sorrow
Of il fastened fathers death; and il
has been the shadow on my life Thh
afternoon . poor wreck Of = man. rag
ged and consumptive. stopped me on
the street and implorcd aims looked
into his sunken eyes and saw-my
brother Dennis. called . carriage; ]
teok him 10 the hospital, and had him
washed. dressed and shaved. and called
the doctor. III its anybody you are
interested in. Mr.. Maytham. was his
decision you have only 20 make him
comfortable for few days Medicine
can do nothing for him. And thea
j brought him home"
He could say no more ! presses
his hand; and after We had sat in
silence for some moments. urged him
20 20 20 bed. telling him that Mrs.
WYNN should provide for watching
with Dennis. and u the morning We
would see him together
Il do need rest he said. very
YEARLY He kissed ne and went up
stairs Neither Dick nor could find
words in which TO say mach to each
other just th<n about this tremendous
revelation: and - il naturally excluded
every other subject from our minds
We made the evening . shsst one
For what happened during the night
I am indebted 70 the account Of Mrs
Wynn l do not believe that Caleb
had been IN bed Is I'll; for about
eleven o'clock he went softly into the
room where his brotheT-0ur brothes
was lying. and taking NO notice -
all Of the hou>ekeeper. softly called his
name Dennis was asleep. bot the
voice awakened him Caleb drew .
chair TO the bedside- and laying bis
face upon the pillow BY the poor
wasted one, took hand in his Own
YOU'RE too good to me, Cab, ]
don't deserve H. said husky,
whispered voice
Newer mind about our deservings.
Den You've - much right here - l
have In the morning you shall 60 al
over the old house again and you shall
see Regy. who was only . Little thing
whrn-when YOU left us
You are very kind. brother: but !
shall never leave this room till they
take me out o Caleb. it's > terrible
record Of sin and crime that ! have
made for myself Can you forgive me?
Perhaps.
--Yes Denny. gladly; and God will.
too. II you ask Him But can you for.
give me- DEM
You for whaI?"
II failed in nv duty 70 you IN those
old DAYS when you began 70 b. bad /
have realized il since and il has haunt
ed me Voices in the night have
awakened me with the cry-where i
thy brother? Ii seems to me nov that
could have won you back. Denny. II
1 had tried was careless Indifferent
about you Mother asked me more
s:.~n once to look after you- and and
Il did not Forgive me. Den
The weak. wasted form raised mp in
the bed: Caleb's hand was flung away,
and the husky voice poured forth ,
torrent a words
s-Cale. You don't know what is is
ask you 70 forgive You do not know
that after wandering about and seeing
the inside Of many prisons. ! came
back here. ten years ago. WAS reck-
less. wicked. savage ! heard you had
every thing. broke il here in the
night and rifled the drawer where faith
er used 20 keep money You caught
me n it, / fired at you. and escaped.
I might have killed you: did not care
then With this knowledge caa you
forgive mey"
II knew il was you. Den. Al -
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