Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-08-10
HIS LAST DAY OF LIFE.
8RYSON, TO BE HANGED At BOUL-
DER TO-DAY, WRITES a LETTER.

It is to His six-Ysar-Old Daughter I'm
Canada, and is to be Delivered to Her
Ten Years Hence-Good Advice for the
Child-He solemnly Asserts His Inno-
cence-A Statement to be Made ON the
Gallows To-day.
BOULDER, August s.-[Specia: to The
Miner .]-Bryson passed his last day upon
earth in prayer and preparation to meet
his Maker. For the past two days he has
shown great agitation, but to-day was
calm and more cheerful than at any time
since the announcement OF the supreme
court decision refusing Anew trial.
He was seen by MINER representative
this afternoon and said he would make q
statement from the gallows declaring his
Innocence. He also submitted for publica.
tion letter which he had just written to
his 6-year-old daughter in Howick, On
tario. The letter is as follows: c
THE LETTER TO HIS DAUGHTER.
BOULDER, August 8.
Miss Maude Chase Bryson: Ny Dear
Daughter:-I am writing this letter to you
III
ers to me and where they have judicially
murdered me, your father.
Yeu do not remember me, as you were
too young to remember me when you seen
me last. y. as.. d. d
Your mother may teach you to hate my
memory; but do not do it, Maude, for just
80 sure as there is "God in heaven" just
so sure am an innocent man.
The reason l write this letter to you,
Maude, is this-I want you to know me as
1 am-not as others have painted me.
The reason left your mother will never
be known to living person on this earth;
for took her for good, better or worse,
and I don't think ever said an unkind
word to her in my life, nor raised my
hand in anger. Still left her, and it may
all have been fatal mistake, too late to
rectify in this world.
At the same time, cherish and love your
mother; nurse her when she is old; never
say an unkind word to her.
Have heaven for your guiding star, God
for your spiritual adviser, and never de-
part from the path Of virtue and righteous
ness.
Should you marry, let your choice fall
on q gentleman, j. e., be careful what kind.
Let him be q man every inch OF him; let
him be honest, sober, courageous and up
right aid aboveboard in all his actions.
Try him we'll, and if you find him wanting
in any of these principles, discard him and
try another.
Standing on the brink OF the grave, as
am at the present time, I thought it proper
to write a letter to you-for love you
with q love bordering on frenzy.
This letter is to be delivered to you years
after it is written, for you are scarcely
years of age and don't know right from
wrong. But ten years later when it is de.
livered to you. you will haveg good sense, etc.
Would to God you could never know my
sad fate but you have heard OF it, am
positive, long before this reaches you, and
| / know you would be unhappy IL you
thought me guilty. Knowing this. Maude,
you will believe me as I am about to be
ushered into the presence OF my maker.
would not lie to you.
Your grandfather will deliver this to you
at the same time he will give you photo
graph of me which know you will be glad
to receive. This is my dying request. Also,
| if you can help assuage in the future your
grandfather's broken heart. do SO; be kind
| to him, love him, and on that day when
your grandfather departs this life-may it
| be far distant-be it your hand that cools
his heated brow and noble head and ger
forms the many little acts OF kindness
necessary to the invalid.
| Look not mournfully into the past, 1t
comes not back again. Wisely improve the
present, it is thine. Go forth into the
shadowy future with courage and o brave
| heart.
Live for those who love you,
| For those whose hearts are true;
For the heaven which smiles above you,
And the good that you may do.
With these phrases 1 close, hoping and
praying God, as he has deemed pleased to
remove me, your protector, that he will in
his infinite mercy look down upon you,
guard you from all evil and temptations
and shield you from all affiiction and
misery.
May we meet in heaven.
Your affectionate father,
GEO. DUNCAN BRYsON.
P.S.-Maude be Christian; met me in
heaven, then all will be we'll. Do not get to
love the things Of this world too much. II
you find you love any thing in this world
that keeps you from loving Jesus, deny
yourself that luxury and put it to one
side. Your loving father,
GEO. DUNCAN BRYsoN.