Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-10-02

gust YAttlay might look back aud de-
.uitslA ,iuro and then conclude that
had .4,. waited until the morrow IT,
would have been success Instead Of
failure, So 1t Is with the act they are
about to consunmate. They see another
cloud arising in'the pathway OF life,
AZ its very shadow the weary one be.
comes apprehensive and concludes TO
escape ordeal and failure by death
And so he records tho arch failure OF
all. For the darkestof clouds are only
transitory and pass away before tho
bright sunshine of tbe morrow.
The ease OF Prevost who had long
been identified with liberalism In
France Is well remembered Just be-
fore the unexpected triumph Of the
Liberal cause, Provost accepted from
Napoleon Ill the honor of minister to
the United States
Before his arrival in this country
France was q republic and Napoleon
was in exile On his arrival in wash
ington the President, OF course, refused
20 receive him. The same duy he ended
his life, BY the next steamboat came
a letter from France Offering him the
chief place in the Cabinet Of the first
President of the Second French re
public.
When Mary Woolstonocraft, after
deserving her American lover, paced up
and down London bridge In the drench-
ing rain that her wet clothing might
carry her 10 the bottom all the quicker
when she took final leave Of the world
her life seemed an unbearnblo burden.
No ray Of hope passed into her fevered
mind as she hurried on TO her watcry
grave, Yet this very hour WAS fatcd to
be the turning point Of her life. A
few days later she entered into mar.
riagc that gave her the happiest OF
homes in England twas so, too, with
the marvellous boy, the slcepless soul
who Derished In his pride" Chatter.
ton. lie poisoned himself In his garrett
Of wretchedness at the very momen,
when one was near who had come u
relieve him from his misery.
The madness of suicide 10 relief
from mental anguish was wildly Illus
trated few years ago by an incident
which occurred In an Italian town.
Moretti tailor, was sent TO prison on
charge of fraud. His sweetheart
called upon the police officer to ask
how long Moretd WAS lilsely TO be CON
fined, aud was told that It would be,
probably, Tor many yetrs. The police
man had been lnstigated 10 say this by
the girls mother, who dislilted the
match Overwhelmed with grief, and
thereby driven TO despair, the poor
girl put an end 10 her life by poison.
A few days later Moretd was released
from custody, the accusation against
him having been proved false. lie re-
turned home 10 find his aflianced bride
a corpse. Frenzied at the sight, he,
too, destroyed himself
We all know the story OF Romeo and
Juliet,which has many counterparts In
real life.
Does II take nerve TO suicideP Well,
yes. While nobody but towards suicide
they are OF that kind of towards who
have Just enough nerve 10 die. ABB
sinthe Is often favored by them az n
weapon Of death. striking instance
is reeited In Edgar Saltus, "Mr. Incon-
surs Misadyenture At least the mus.
ings and soliloquy during which sui
eide was determined upon were accom-
panied by free indulgence In tho
dangerous beverage. Lennox Leigh Is
the young man who takes his own life
as the only seemly end TO charge Of
cheating at cards, OF which no Is In.