Telegram-herald., 1890-05-16
A NAN OF FATE.
Bad Story Of . Poor Wrstoh
Whose Toueh Was Death


k0rss apOn ths aoxerY snd unfreq uent- 4
si so1 seemed almost tsseerarion- /
Snch s-est ant psrfecs sflence Is vas /
that va startled when nearing q ltrsia /
slrezm tha5 fO~ed unmumUring 81 she I
foot Of ths mountain. | Aeard cry, ss II I
from pained Il -. Aad iIss on the other
s,de beheld a nan. bens and elighted ]
with age, Who wildly waved his wtsher- |
ed hands and nosiOned mo % pause
Return" DO cried ''tor Chrisss swees
sake. return. Cross not the stream %
de2thl Go back unto your world, and
leave ras - ny lOnelinessT'
1 vas transit red Bat the scene bad
q strange and fearful fascination for me.
Wa 1 In tae presence OF mailman
'.ln The narne of that same Christ" L
cried What manner OF nan are you
taat YOU should thus adigre me?'
.sC1n8 not acr0ss the srreamT hs
shouted. "co-ne not across the streamF'
-Us lste4th to do IT," 1 cried, a.
scurrel ay horse 20 leap, Il will cross
yocr ia-al stream"
us would have eed as 7 gained the
other side. bat leaping from ny horse
seized bis arm aa3 held him back.
Wa. i..Ae AN tlA|AAt AAf P"--fL -.t-'
brought death - all I loved. IL viii
bring 1earh o. you. IL has been 50 long
SO long since last heard human
voice. or pressed a human hard. that
But here be- sunk upon the green turf
Al sobbed ike a child.
stand OF listle way" hs said, and
Jet me tel my story. r. viii ease my
b4rdencd soul 20 breathe my miseries
into human ear"
Ia wondering silence I complied.
Question ne not. said tho old man,
,'sbut listen.
IT would not willingly tread upon
worm. From my earliest youth | vas
noted for my tenderness OF heart and
love for al Gods creatures. And yet
a strange fatality has followed me
through life. an this kand-ever ready
10 defend The weak and lift up the
1allen-has brought death to al who
elasped Il
1t isA short story. but I scarce have
heart % tell IL. And yet I would fain
80 ulyself right with the world have
seemingly wronged, and ask for a NOR
eel Ot It's sympathy; or, a. least. the
sharity OF its silence before the mys-
terry OF ny life-a mystery which only
God may unraveL
Il viii not enter into details, nor
trace my history back 20 infancy; for
the tragedy OF my life, in which the
world will have the greatest interest,
began when 7 killed my father. God
knows l loved him; God knows what
devils hand guided the blow that ended
his noble lie. But 10 died By ny hand.
We were sitting IN the library lato
ono afternoon. A storm was raging
without. and with each Wild rush OF tho
wind tho walls of the old dwelling.
which had stood firm for generations,
t-embled. suddenly picture of ny
N1ther. which hung over the mantle,
f.I t1 tho foor I picked 10 up, and
called to tho servant % come and re-
Place it He did not answer. and I
learned that be vas absent. So pro-
cured hammer. and. standing on
chair. endeavored 20 replace
tho picture where IL had hung
frr years. As lifted IL 20 It's
81 pos. rion there cnne keen flash Of
] -h.niux. and a crash of thunder which
uais the building shake 70 ia founda-
tirnN Tho picture slipped from ny
grasp. sudden blindness seemed %
80 me. rocled and fell. the heavy
iron hammer In ny hand struck my
father on che temple. killing him almost
Instantly The blow was not a hard
ono. but. snfeeblcd by old age and many
infrmldes "a he vas. it still had lorco
enough -o end his life.
IL can uot describe nv feelings when
7 realized what bad done Ny mother
ard sister were proatrated bv the terri
bio calamity. and f1r weeks 10 was
Thought NY mother could not survive.
Brt t6cre was another tragedy % BE- on
acted and fate-tbat relentless fate
which followed ma With demon foot-
steus-hai willed chat she--dear BLESSED
&,ul-shou'd ~ the victim.
"iVou soe ,he tears ara flowing now
God give ue strength ~ bear up under
+hs dark ard hit-er ucmoryI K was
taking her away f-o-n her desoisted
home to enjoy the hralth-z wing breozes
of the COUNTRY. T vas driving pair Of
sriritcd horses. and a. We neured I
bridge vhfch spanaed a swollen. rnsh
f~r stream. he ar Fn,azs bacan1e rriTht
~rod. aud dashed away ~ = mad pace
sr ~ -e ma. rosher' 7 -rfea. ~ thf
4ahtaned reins rnt into sY bi,ssii -
hands Cling ~ re mother. and -
wI cross the bridge in safety b.
Sudden y shr-a came a crash. Z saw ths
Hrr7os srr.ar Pre- from che trsces. AZ
thon
Waan 7 x~oped mr vev hr-1'soi
- hIao3inr 80 who-e ~r mother iaf
u raw that sha was teat