Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1886-08-19

the street and implored aims. looked |
into his sunken eyes and saw-my
brother Dennis called carriage; |
took him to the hospital, and had him
washed, dressed and shaved, and called
the doctor. If it's anybody you are
interested in, Mr.. Maytham, was his
decision, you have only to make him
comfortable for few days. Medicine
can do nothing for him. And then
l brought him home"
He could say no more. l pressed
his hand; and after we had sat in
silence for some moments, urged him
to go to bed, telling him that Mrs.
Wynn should provide for watching
with Dennis, and in the morning we
would see him together.
81 do need rest" he said, very
YEARLY. He kissed me and went up
stairs. Neither Dick nor could find
words in which to say much to each
other just then about this tremendous
revelation; and as it naturally excluded
every other subject from our minds
we made the evening short one.
For what happened during the night
| am indebted to the account of Mrs.
Wynn. / do not believe that Caleb
had been in bed at all; for about
eleven o'clock he went softly into the
room where his brother-our brother
was lying, and taking no notice at
all of the housekeeper, softly called his
name. Dennis was asleep, but the
voice awakened him. Caleb drew a
chair TO the bedside, and laying his
face upon the pillow by the poor
wasted one, took hand in his own.
you're too good to me, Gale; l
don't deserve it, said a husky,
whispered voice.
"Never mind about our deservings,
Den. You've as much right here as /
have. In the morning you shall go all
over the old house again; and you shall
see Regy, who was only a little thing
when-when you left us. /"
you are very kind, brother; but l
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, -
eyes, Denny, gladly; and God will,
too, if you ask Him. But can you for
give me. Den?"
"You! for what?"
81 failed in my duty to you in those
old days when you began to be bad. l
have realized it since. and it has haunt
ed me. Voices in the night have
awakened me with the cry-where is
thy brotherp 1t seems to me now that
could have won you back, Denny, If
had tried. / was careless, indifferent
about you. Mother asked me more
than once to look after you, and-and
4 did not. Forgive me, Den.
The weak, wasted form raised up in
the bed; Calebs hand was flung away,
and the husky voice poured forth a
torrent of words.
"Cale, you don't know what it is |
ask you to 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 in here in the
night, and rihed the drawer where faith
, er used to keep money. You caught
t me at it; fired at you, and escaped
t / might have killed you; did not care
then. With this knowledge can YOU
: forgive me?"
81 knew it was you, Den, all the
7 time"
"You did! How?"
"Who else but you could know tina
, money was kept in that drawer.
< knew your figure, too, Dennis; neyel
7 doubted it was you. am glad thu
} policemen didn't get you; wouldl'
< let them in; / sent them away. Poo
r brother! indeed, did know you all tn
time. Why should not forgive you
s / am much to blame tor it all. ~
0 Their heads lay together on the phi
y low again; each had an arm throw
g over the other. Mrs. Wynn hear
y their whispered voices for some miu
S utes, but not their words. When the
|; had been silent for some time, she ar
!, preached the bed. Caleb was fas
n asleep; but Dennis--Dennis ha
= awakened to another life.
e began with Caleb; let me clos
: with him. We were together som
II happy years after this; so many, thu
@ he held and played with each of m
r children. Others said that he aget
but could not see it; to me he We
k always the same handsome, mob
Is brother, and surely, a more faithful,
d more tender heart never beat in
d mans bosom. Only yesterday | cam
D, across touching memorial of him.
r was turning over the pages of til
great family Bible, and a date on OF
lie of the margins in Caleb's handwritin
a caught my eye. 1t was the date
Dennis death.
On the same page these words we
" underscorcd:
| +" First be reconciled to thy brother.
vi Youths Companion