New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-08
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lie came TO himself only outside the London
terminus at which he had Ia arrive, when the
train drew up. and man came along Tor the col
lection of tickets. In a hali-daZcd condition
(which the tcl<ct-cocctor probably considered III
toNicationl, he surrendered his ticket without
word and then the train went on, ana presently
lie was on the platform. stumbling ont oi Inc SIa-
lion on his way home, but no more IN touch with
the people and things he passed among IMAM
What had he done? What had he done? To
what depth of misery and iniamy had he cast
himself? IL was impossible 10 sound the black
II have slain man 70 my wounding young
man 10 my hurt. ,
The old words rose in his mind unbddcn-rose
and sank rose and sank again. lie felt that the
Young man must he lying crushed across those
roils And il was his doing; he had not warned
The Young man OF his danger; he had consented
10 his DEATH and Therefore; Ne ma h''''' MN
Wien he reached his lonely lodging it was late:
and Inc was dull and tired. lie was conscious ol
having walked long way rounI ana 10 anu ,aD.
but where he did not know; lac strain was now
off his nerves. and dull, dead misery was upon
him. lie mechanically undrcsscd. and went Z"
bed and sank To sleep al once pui MS Sp1P w." ~
uu,cfrcshiup: if was troubled all the nl@ throu~I
with alarms and tcrrors, with screening anu
roarin. trains. and falling bodies: and when III
tbe morning he was fully awake, ms mlSPrS so'-
lied upon him like dense log oI dralh. - ti.
Tbc morning postman brought letter from ms
wife Size was in good spirits. ana me hoy was
| imnroying RAPIDLY Then tcars-hItter' pi'l'l
tears came 10 his relief and he sobbed Ill agony
VII had posscsscd him? What lcnd of anger
and hate had entered into HIM To make nun ' '"i,
nit that deed He was aghast ~ lnr m r. hc
nnssibilitirs of his own nature. lie irlI as II
rrnuId NOT look in the face of his WIG aS,il' vi
oGain venture to take her in ms arms Wou i
| She not shrink from him with horror Wir Ill., S"'
| Lno,rp And would not his b0y-hIS little i'm
| ,Ion bc orcw up Gf he ever grew up ne asf''!,'u
W, thc fathcr who had SO dishonorcd his name
oh, my Cod he cried III ms , mllS,e Of
| ,ief LET me bear the utmost punishment. V.
nv sin hut spare them Punish not Inc inh NM ;
| Win the guilty! Let my dear VIE ana c'i'o n''
| in neacc and honor before Thee!
lie could not eat mTFsci drink p fer t%o
holc Jovs-and he could not rest IN the louSilisS'
| lie wandered out with his load oil misery upo ,,n
lie was u man who seldom READ tiic hr"Hp"pir;'i
and Le did not think of buying one now, HVI ul Wv.
rn AVIAN occur to him To sean the contentSbills SCI
| outside the ncwS-vcndors SHOPS. nv nnLie
wandered on and round, revolving inc n1rt ttnu
| business that had brought HIM so low any wv"
hazel, in the afternoon faint with en-
| hausiion. ,.,..,. - 10,
| ter sci for him the mantle piece II waS ,io vi,
his friend ut Upton, and IT IS declared WIN ucils'
~, H., aftrr The stirring debate on Thursday even
| inr he Murray had been unanimously citc,cu
minister. That was the uEio % hlG comSited
| ~. sin-nav his crime in headlong WantohhcsS
| 70 think that ut the very moment WheIi he n'o o
committed it he was beng elcctru 10 Inc pr cc
u,I,;ch he had believed the young man had pccl
| i'nsnu IN fill, Bitter, bitter was his punishment
Lnonning 10 be: for, of course he could not with
the stain of crime on his soul, II not on MS lU.is
| orccnt the placc--not even to save his vile ana
child from want. " g.. - ,;, e. -,
The writer further said that it was desired thii
| no Murray should occupy next sunday the
mimi which was henceforward to De his Whai
| yas 10 be done. Clearly but one thihS-at al
coSts 70 occupy the pulpit on Sunday morning
~ law bare his soul to the people who had unanl
momsly" invited him, and TO tell them he coulo
| never more he minister either there or elsewhere
u" lie sat thus will, the letter in his hand, wneI
| tbc door opened and his wife came IN with th'
how asleep in her arms; he had omitted to wrlt'
70 her since Wednesday. lie rose TO his iee' "h'
TODD back against the fireplace.
Oh, my poor dCaF ~ she crcd when w she gi5 IaT
, .', tell me- | ielt there was something wronl
with you when | had no word She carefully
laid the sleeping child on the couch and returned
to embrace her husband.
Don't Mary" said he, keeping her back ,,s
Oh James dear" she said clasplng her ha;ds
What has gone wrong? Nou look worn IL
death" ,,,,, !
| L. Nv whole lifc's gone wrong!'
What do you ~ she asked in brcathles