Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1886-12-17

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at NAV NJ ,,
no one has ,,o. IT,, ""''l '''eu
butt the nmo r,,. ,.' ~ ''0 me ye''
bpto me AMI ,-.iI '.' ''P $
Ioos, nv bs, .G.'i 5,''' ~ 7,e me
would eel M .rn,..,l gu" "'''
It +. an ss.s..in, I,
move then I'm - ~ =, ~ '''.''
burp Nj. tor. O'"'N '".y
he does I'M send 1.s, g., .,.,.'.. ~,
costs m $500 '''' -
As hcm.v.l ,,,... ...,.
.'1'' AWAY ON hls route home
L s'''' '"'n5 followed after lie made
''' ~ '''' oaf"Som' commons. 1t
"'', -, 's'a''''' Il" siowel up as he
''' '0e " !. 'u'A'ea street. lt was mo
nearer W .i'i'--no farther away. Under
''V ~ + ulsappamel entirely but
Us iie '''e'sa upon hls own dark street.
10 'ii' something was nearer to him than
0'lo'e' ne heard no footsteps on the
WAN except ms own. There was no
woFa Or 'ustIo Of garments as they en-
tered Inc gate side by side and passed to
Iuo oooL There was no presence beside
hin'' ana yettherew was. il was nothing,
ana yet was a something. lie was
aWed ana heightened, but at the door he
turned at bay and struck out furiousIy
ana shou.el I;
lack Conway! You mly believe me
ola and helpless, but III grapple with
the strongest man and fight to the
'''ifn Iia st,noi, anil. ..n.,,.......,,
.ho .l,l~1-' - |',' '"'P "''' ,''ouS u
~ 'l'''''" ""s ~ hl' eloo"' u TOOK
''i' my from MS hand' unlocked the
uooi' anu nc was forced TO enter first.
he heard the key turn in the lock again.
The something was locked in with him!
''Ies only ONE trick 10 scare me. he
whispered; cor else my long walk in the
cold has made me nervous and near
sighted. As soon as l strike match it
will be gone"
A candle soon shed its light over the
room, AID the old man threw some fag-
OTIS on do fire which was nearly dead on
the hcath
"Therp he whispered as he looked
about hin. otis gone! It was some trick
by the boys. They hate me and like to
annoy me- Yes, it's gone"
"lps herem answered a voice. and To-!
the shadow stepped into view cn the
hearthstone.
In is amozement the old man was
silent for moment, and before he had
found Us voice the shedow-the some
-, -
INV been with you Tor half cen
tury, butneyer before this night have
you seen ne"
"And-and why tonight" asked
Miser John in trembling voice.
Because your life ends with the yearl
When the bells ring out the old and ring
in the new you will be no more on
earth. John White, what has been placed
TO your credit on the books of HedvenW
"Whl-why, I've obeyed the law,
haven'tI! And Inever done nobody any
harm. I amt no Christian, but I've
tried tolivo right"
'pye been with you all these long
years, John White! You have been an
usurer You have let avarice triumph in
your heart. selfshncss has chased all
pity from your soul. The widow, the
orphan and the poor and unfortunate
have appealed to you in vain"
They wanted my money" whined
the ,GI 0Ia man
.t,-l.. sr "''' i'''"'u % h0'o you ana
chlldren to shun you,' continued the
-" nave so'u niooon away out
YOU H"'s no ir,enos' II your soul was to
pass from earth tonight there is not one
olmat.a. n'luh D''as N nli tins world who would
.. so.uu''VI 10 '0I your years upon the
uJaa's' ,uho !. u.,, .nu'en oel = Folnt me to one
~" ~ 'ou menu zen me the name OF
on0 ,,n,, how: you nave Oei[onded' Il
5nman,, - ,'a,p s'yl p0a@ one Flnd act towards
reco~dsi ~ sl'.tN .t.,, " II INA. may nave 1t
He ,vonn ' IONS o' INC anger IN
The od m,o Va. .;,o,+
''You have been an nsnror Of tbo -io,
IA robber Of the noor Evan ! tbis '.V llI4
you went forth to oIoot oror tbo t.o,,IIas -, : -
and misfortune. ~ > fs,,,,. D'ei 'l,o ''ouoigS
to the winter winds, FsoI thaaola 'la'
creeps in tbronob or,o,. a,I ~ -, % :,
And yet. i ada ; fa,r doIla.. ,l tlo.i's. = ,I,
hoard Won va',,G .',.' . lew 9o,I'rS 70 your
o"1 rS :, doors
IhoFe was never a word from the shiv-