New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-18
though he did not want to tell me anything aoo"

Hut IT, is no use trying to conceal awning
from mothers and soon got AT ii. though HUI III
his answer had been sent 10 yon; ., low, d;son-
can pucss how his refusal must nd'c "io'P
poiutcd yuu but lac really had not GOT thc N'o'i'S
lie let me 20 10 Aunt Raby: ana 'Iur -, i,d
dous interview with the old ladN' GOV Iorc '.,S
us 600 on your fathers sccurll3' in No. 49,,
such "A scene She declared at hrst she Wouiu iio'
do it, She abused You Tor your cN S W ,,,
my dear 80 much that very nearly I"s' NY ',"'
pcr: but | know il would spoil my c."h,', Ior
iirao a. naticnt a. conld he, and DID not ha'c ci
iii cot out of her nice big check, WIN mnnTh t
| n once rushed OIL to liammonds ana got 1t pui
to your credit My poor Gar In rco,,I have
imagine how unhappy YOU nave oeeu ,i,,i ''' no
been nicturing vou tossing about. get,lhS ho
sleep. ana looking thin and Ill. ,,.,,,,, ,,ot
II am not Going Ia scold YOU, dear hnoH ,a''
thc ,ronbic you have had is severe punishment
enough feel, somehow. quite sure 'nat ~" ON
nin,r to 30 " User in future and not he !nl' 80 ~
rayaeant could not scold YOU ny a. ,1 viii
I am too happy when think no" haplN W" VIII
bc when YOU hear your worries are over. ,,.o,II
wish 80 much OIL 50 much tha' you W"t CIV
ask your Colonel u let you come nome Oh IT., do en
- ittIc Nou have been away - long, anu 90 ~
lono ia see YOU again am sure a chaiS. Mo oud
he 50 GOOD for YOU in every way. Do' uo "N "''"
get W,S much love from your father and heaps
If l,isens from Ehic iwho is growing so pretty alu
vonnc- ladyshl. and from me- ON, my uaIilnE
yon can never know how dear YOU arr 10 "i'}
beHcNe NV WV "Mary Englcthorpc."
"P. $ Old Stimson, the carpenter, was nr, e
TODAY. lie asked after you, ana says ne M" ,il
much to see you 's eaHi when T ycn ect bsc
~ / road the letter, in the dear familiar naiiu'
tho thourht of the old home life came to me llIr
the breath Of the sTSG, r"T ipopcal rocks As
rcnI tbc gentle words. telling OF love- Pll. ,nn
frustfulucss and forgiveness, coud ] 90 clsr tu"i
fail on my knees. with tears ialhlilI "1Na uS
and trv All how fccbv. from my lohS unPi'
iced ips 10 thank God again ana as'pl' ANU ~
osl, for His blessing on my KIND parents 80 I
pccting of the hidcous ia'c thaV was ~
'' Knit suddenly. like lurd flash of Hsh1ninsii
came the thought OF that awful rco'n' 50 h''i' anu
"' IL NAV have been the sound of feet on inc
.,oirs tGc uurnur of many voices which recailed
lI'y "r ,o MS "'as made up. would never Iii
S,mIlc f. living soul what had passed W,"ccn
iI.Hnsdorf and myself | rapidly smut anu re-
paccd the pistol-casc. he door .em a,ne IN
officers with scared ana Wh'c i''''
Good God. cried one 10 me- iie'"S'ofi HIS
uttered an exclamation OF horror
where? When ! crlcd. , found him
dead, Cane and SEE I'D. ..., ma "a On
no one Nill ever know what IL COST me !. ~" ,,,ob
na..ed feeling as if ! were drcainn@' HIout"
tlc little crowd Of officers ana
Which stood scared and silent, OUTSIDE lic''"'"o'
door and entered the room hi; ~ the table
49, l ne H which looked into the c9nrtNard'
"i,itc dead, his head and shoulders Oh 'ic U''''
the pistol resting BESIDE mem an,cd from his mouth
and had run To the edge OF the tlne' ""'"' -
fclI SLOWLY drop by drop on TO tne n"o ala IIcIms
Here is paper. SIR. VIII WI, ,s standing by,
doris soldicf-scryant, VINO WIS s''"'''"9
crying. 1900. ,,.ri,tcr there:
Goodby, dear boys S?IrS 10 haze come to
Dma 'T nG rS,hnr can put me right in tins world
| don't know about the neN'. ,., clio money. I
Tell Dolby ! am sorr ;Sor a%oT Is short.
"'r rot nv accounts wrong soon dir' c "'"H
,,.or and never could get them night afan Eo %,
NV, Inv SLOW old williams - lie - "H"-
inc my lamp 'rst Here GOES .,,,.s flor
iG ii r ' rcmembcr anything fer some days AFTER
MI II seems that swooncd after reading '"' ie''e'
ana was csl''u NO 20 one tina, should be 50 much
,,I,oi H., thc terrible end Of one who was WEI"
known 10 have been my dcAIcS, iricc, il lying
TLr FIRST subsequent event IccIh'c, - N,,I
800 ,L unt, in my room. the kind ola icelhich'"'
emrg"on bv nv side bathing my ncad; $50 ,,,I
The colonel e9r"es with me ,i'p nI pnno ant
90 YOU t'u , tno,y Won have not been quite 50
stcadv in your habits ~ YOU mithi nave nFh'
hc aided with a look fall of meaning though ''''
o' r3nn'rc 10 hc PIT on board tomorrow The
sLoc; has fred vou a good deal 49,
I'm doctor" | added with Shnnd'T' j.
80 p"9,' W,yc they mean the funeral.
TI. old surgeon. face grew very sad.
There wa, no funeral. poor lad' ne Si'I
qravclv "Thr coron"rS inquest wHirh Sa' r'utI L
verde. of fclo Il" -. ! tired T." show that ~ '
cnnId rot have been IN lis right mind ~ me nm.
Indc,d ( don't thlnl, he was; The letter was
very lncohcrrnt. and | pointed thiS OUT !" 'hr
.,urt ,y.r1 | rave my evidence NJ SAM III y
would wrifc about the lampl litter being slow ~.
s,ci, "a time. and TALKING ahout his lamp hclhI
ToLtcd' What could he mean l'ni no on,
viii ever know what the poor fellow meant now
bc added. signing
iUnr a pausc hc continued g did my best,
hut If vas useless The money was wronG "-
vo,d % oouht. end we could not 2ci any cFl'"i,'L
10 show hc was not sane cNrcp' me '''rT' ;" I''
entlorSly give verdict other tlhh me one 'h'N
What have they done. them" ! gaSpcd' What
d,o. il ,ncan-tlcir verdict ''
III cyplainS." said She old doctor sadly. why
,lcrr was no funeral Poor IIclmsdort did "a
fclon's deed. aHd he lies iu irlunN grave; Ih'y
carried INN ont last night NJ midnight ana hufir.l
hin, beyond the lInc~-- Bot That - Tool am =
he hurst ont cXcltcdly. a, he saw how terribly !
WAS aeI'atcd. Calm yourself my dear BOY
calm yoqrcrlG'" Ard no woman could have
soothcl me more kindly or more patiently
Nfy story T., done need not go on 10 say how.
when ! reached home, ! found tho love 80 niue
deserved awaiting me UNCHANGED; nor how. Ia
escape terrible memories. ! exchanged 10 another
regiment and. q changed man IN heart and soul.
stInvr 10 live uohlcr and worhicr life
II has stirred me. ~ | nave written tins more
than have ever been stirred since the awful day
itS.lf, but IL my be- for ny GOOD
lool, ND once more ~ t,.c onward signs OF hon
or~ and successes ~ life. ] see the miniatures
of the little faces of my childrrns children. aud
every sign and symptom pi happy and honorable
old age. but the p9ocS ! have inst written, sill
TEN. remind me Of what. but for Gods mercy and
goodness 10 me, mi.ht have bccn.-tIhc Cornhill