San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-01-18

Saye made q mock Of me; you would never
have spent ten civil words on such a square
toes"
But he was now fairly started on his new
course OF justification, with which he weaTied
me throughout the remainder Of the passage
No doubt in the past he had taken pleasure
TO paint himself unnecessarily black, and
made a yaunt Of his wiekedness, bearing it
Tor q coat OF arms Nor was he so illogical
As 20 abats one item Of hs old confessions
But, now that | know you are a human
oeing," he would say, al can take the trouble
% explain myself. For | assure you am
suman, too, and have my virtues like my
usighbors" | say he wearied me, for had
only the one word 10 say in answer; 'wenty
times | must have said is: "GiVe up your
present purpose and return with me TO Dur
ri.deer. then will believe you"
ThersupOn he would shake his head at me.
"Ah, Mackelar, you might live thousand
years and never understand my nature" he
would say This battle is now committed,
the hour of reelection quite past, the hour for
mercy not yet come. Is began between us
when we spun a coin in the hall Of Durris-
deer now twenty years ago, we have had our
ups and downs, but never either of us
dreamed 81 giving in, and as for me, when
my glove is cast life and honor go with it
"A liz for your honor" | would say
And bv your leave these wariike snulllludes
are something too high sounding for the mat
ter in hand You want some dirty money,
there is the bottom of YOUR contention; and
as for your means, what are theyt-to stir
up sorrow in family that never harmed
YOU, to debauCh III yOu cam your own born
NEPHEW. aud to wiring the heart OF yUur born
brother, \ fuOtpad that Kills an OH granny
in a wooden mulch with a dirty biudSeon,
aud that tor Il shilling piece and II paper of
snuf-there Is all the warrior that NOu are"
When would attack him thus tor some
what thus he would smile and sigh like
man misunderstood Once, | remember, he
defended himself more at large, and had
some curious sophlstrles, worth repeating for
a light upon his character
you are very like a civilian to think war
consists in drums and banners said he.
War (as the amcients said very wisely is
ultima ratio When we take our advantage
unrslentingy, then we make war. All, Mac
kellar, you are devil Of a soldier in the
stewards room at Durrisdeer, or the tenants
do you sad injuSticaI'
Il think little of what war is or is not, |
replied. But you weary me with claiming
my respect. Your brother is a"good man
and you are a bad one-neither more nor
less"
Had l been Alexander"-he began.
1T is so we all dupe ourselves" cried.
Had been St Paul, it would have been all
ono: [ would have made the same hash of
that career that you now see me making Of
nv own"
Il tel! you" he cried, bearing down my
interruption, had | been the least petty
chieftain in the Highlands, had | been the
least king Of naked negroes in the African
desert, my people would have adOred me. A
bad man, am - All, but | was born for a
good tyrant! Ask Secundra Dass, he will
tell YOU | treat him like a son. Cast in your
lot with me tomorrow, become my slave, my
chattel, a thing can command as command
the powers Of my own limbs and spirit-you
will see no more that dark side that | turn
upon the world in anger must have all or
none But where all is given, give it hack
with usury have kingly nature; there is
my loss"
1T has been hitherto rather the loss of
others" remarked; which seems little on
the hther side of royalty"
lilly vallyl" cried he. Even now, tell
you would spare that family in which you
take so great an interest; yes, even now-to
morrow | would leave them TO their petty
welfare, and disappear in that forest of cut
throats and thimble-riggers that we call the
world | would do it to morrow" says he
"Only-only"-
"Only whatP' | asked.
"Ouly they must beg it on their Bonded
knees think in public too" he added,
smiling. Indeed, Nackellar, doubt if there
be a hall big enough to serve my purpose for
that act of reparation."
Vanity, vantyl' moralized. 40 think
that this great force for evil should swayed
by the same sentiment that sets lassie
mincins to her glass"
oh, there are double words for every
thing; the word that swslls, the word that
behttles; you cannot fight me with a world p
said he You said the other day that | re
lied on your conscience, were in your humor
Of dstrsction might say built upon your
vanity. IL is your pretension to be un bonnie
de parole; It's mine not 10 accept defeat
Call it vanity, call it virtue, call it greatness
Of soul-what signifies the eIpressioni But
recognize in each Of us a common strain
that Ne both live for an idea"
10 will 10 gathered from 90 much familiar
talk and 80 much patience on both sdes that
We now lived together upon excellent terms
Such was again the fact, and this time more
sssiously than befors Apart from disputa
irons such rs that which | have tried to re-
prodsce, not only consideration reigned, but
| AN tempted 10 say even kindness When /
fell sick las did shortly after our great
Storm be SAT- by my berth to entertain me
with his soavsrsasion, and treated me with
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