The Dillon tribune. [volume] (Dillon, Mont.) 1881-1941, 1886-04-03

said. We'll, the SUI J. "lI maks will !.
inst ss great as If it had done it.' y
Then he replaced the bottle in thu d.,
onened the window. sat down in a,
chair. and neither spoke no. moved tsS'
long time
Presently he rose. closed tho windou
naced th, room, theu sat down at h;.' d saa
and did $ very unusual thing began r"M
ing &c, himself IN loud whisper. >A1
IN John, not to-nig ht---to-,uor,cu
me say Tomorrow. You must put th;1
straight for your brother. and wr:ts lug
letters---you must see Nolan, too 0as
Nolan was a confideb1ia fr;an1
solicitor.
care you going mad, Jobne No ,rn,;.
to your senses, ehs You have bean w
for five years. mad and ,niserabl, w aa
YOU are to have rest aud peac,. All 1os o'
If poos men cnly knew th,: bliss ~
honest life they would never desire n ~
rich. II had at tins to c.,,ne over nr.,s !"
Why couldn't / have had dream es co.
ago, like that old man in the story ~.
have awakenel in title to turn bac :, ~ua
form. to follow the other reals"
He arose ana looked at himself in 49,
ror. sat down again, began to writ. ~ a.''
leaned back in his chair to WHISPER apa, Won
himself like one i'll dream:
Tomorrow night. John. ~ars. ths7 =,
ali abed-midnight. You eaa wali "
Hampstead OF take cab. S,meho3v =. "
find you the next morning when tn h. s%
are ring ing for church. Why not he,a a
ycur own house! No. On Hampstead he.h u
I walked there one day last week to th;ns
it was very peaceful. ana the ar vas s-s.
walked to think and think, au. | s,wn'
end-the end as 1t will he o-up,ry,v n,s
and Sunday morning. Now. gull voarss
together, John, and b, man..
He pa<e1 the room again, then sat On,
and wrote letters for Oh honr, sza;ino q,
letter with black wa1. Wnan bs had
ished he did not place them N the bor n
post, but locked them in an iron scfe ths
was built into the wall OF the r;cm '''"
THIS was ono of the letters which b.. loct.a
away with the rest:
my DEAR BRorHER-To what sloupb
of insamy have my steps directed mo- and
nc W there is no going On CT r.trea.ing,
am u criminal Of the worst class, thu causa
Of the ruin Of thousands. many Of them
widows and orphans, all OF tksn persons
who have trusted to my honor.
LAT this moment (,nd indeed for a
long time have felt it, l I'm deeply
sensible Of the misery and wretched.
ness have caused and shall cause
could bear any punishment. but not ths
wretchedness of bein, a witness Of all
the trouble that is about to fall on nj
dupe;. II is best that should not live; for
though l might escape to some foleip
country should die OF rem or ;e, go mad per-
haps; certainly could not live, my crius
being ended and discovered.
II am alone guilty. have had no con
federaee have cheated and swindled Oh
my own account Nolan aud the others Coz
nected with me have no knowledge Of ny
deceptions. my false deeds, nv forgers
all committed in the hope that | mis- ht
trieve my losses.
t'Ah. my dear brother, it was a sad d
fer all OF us when came to London 4
"You and my first political friends "
now know why | threw item over aud too
office; it was last desperate chance to r
;rieve my self. and if I dared nare watei
and been patient it would have Srccees4
II could have lived M embarrassmens
own until had become secretary Of The
treasury my frauds woull never have ben
known; l should have put all straight. Nov
ii will be with difficulty that | can even
leave sufficient information behind metz
let you all know the extent Of my defaca
i,ns and robberies.
II authorize you to take possession Of ali
my papers, and you will find written men.
ora -da that will help the solicitors to soms
kin o. understanding Of them. When
have written this letter, shall go round to
SDe club and take my dinner in peace for
h, first time for years remember The
pride with which / first walked into the Re-.
form Club, the false pride; have dnsd
there every day these last two years when
IN town, and having no private engage
ments at home or else where, and tonight
go to take leave Of it ana my friends-soms
OF them already look askance a. me After
wards | shall come back to my room to make
my last notes for your guidance ] an
writing to Nolan to meet M here to-mo.
row at twelve for last conference with
him; then If I could go to chapel and to COZ.
tession, and if the psnitent thief on the eros
could be forgiven, surely | can; surely
surely!
''Oh. that had never left ireland! Oh
that J. had resisted the first temptation 70
speculate Oh, being in financial ditieuI,,
ties thu. hal had the courage t. stop and
confess, Ga. the folly. tic nl.sery Of tn'
first fraud! oh, the difficulty there is togo
back! Once launched ia crime the devil hs
the power to hurry ycu On and on Us he has
hurried me.
''lf | had had more solid tirmness, less
talent, less ambition. might have been ~
honest, happy and prosperous man, at
mlred and beloved OF you. | might bas,
hved to bless my father aud mother u
thalr old age, instead of bringing down
their gray hairs to the grave and blasting
forever the wreichel name CT
'JOHN NEEDHAA
10 my brother, Henry Nee;!ha,n. of 1D
flrs, County Mayo
When the writer of this last dyns
speech and confession" returned from W
last dinner at the club he was u w.
different frame Of mind to that in which
nan designed the means and manner o. ~