The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-16

as a passenger. l soon discovered that he
we we s nG / sS'f tho my shores H5rss'' Of '0f En SiSn fs' fsls
n monsh n"P fn fw U'i insta 4 lS%ff'n sought ti to go into
business. | had the in2ney, but who was |.
i Ene meg we're I Know me st tnat !" Gotoe TSS f foilowe edI ms
for y couple Of days. I know that the people
g; St, nSe sSts !, ssss td M asssrii o My' ss M :iIG ms'
l went to Paris. and within three days after
W. w,n ar RI snm ! WA Ta y, r9pG Mss o ct S1 z fSsDt, Mhs mvl
iDssiltoqSsesar 70 m %sS iss"id fG not admit III hat nf' Sss
allowed 70 enjoy his plumber unmolested;.
I'll In nerli E,i 4 net Ame rhs e. from New York.
did not oyen dare to admit that was m Amer.
iiS Sssn,d ! S sSa iSan nsdq hi% 'ss.o WIZ On " w dssm "S,
henred to be good security. When | found
me to 'a 20 i ahgu d. o He w 1asS satisfied He TN IN his own own
mind that there, was, something wrong about
raSt, P !" man any s Mn'1s m na' ON IN the s shoulder decay By
mistake; spranf to my feet 50 suddenly Is
90 9yf iino ' n m 1sel lace s'i bstsay nsi fssr and mo I s"If,.
The man nroloGizcd. and I sat down and made
Sa Hrna' w %nor done M f 'howsy %: f i hseS,d snou asS
to satisfy methat was Locked anoE az = iugi.
nlso lost considerab bic sums by gambling.
While on the voyage bnck to SINGAPORE ! was
Was nm American Consul a; Singapore. hut I
dared not apply to hin. There were AmerI-
ty and hal! no claim on them ns fellow coun-
,Tym"n; There wafn't one single day f9r ths
never came without its bitter reflections.
When ilnni!y concluded that the factory
ff1rtSa"y d4 TIA" a a0' 1t sG i,art m my to sft think ! t NV
would not look upon mo as a scoundrel de-
serving OF prison bars. ~
forty years since my hight. ill this timei
have been MI, outlaw from my country. ! have
1t has seemed as i every mans, nanI was
against me-. | have been compelled to labor ut
f%S %G and SiIf hase never n"tr1 made 60 a f ifiand nv Mo aa diS
not suspect me IN time to be guilty OF, worse
efa tho %t ca sr'hei nhss ~'f frisnGIs SSs "a .ne m 1ass
without a country or a home. \ thou.
Sana cd inns 20 cd in 'h Iask f br4s yea o, ! have %v,
/ inn,ed IN tho fnited stntes and mad1s
l He'd so many years ago, The factory was
Mined Put years ago; thanks TO my robbery:
scnttered-the old stockholders not to be
f~oundnnone OF my relatives left. could
crime or hal heard my name mentioned. I
Ina been nlotttSd cut Of existence was
oSs IN 70 li fes WITH T2fl Such h1 bfir The peoi ! ssd :tr Setsi
where l had brought wreck and ruin to SO
m many. they laughed a. me when l wanted
gar. J. should say-living on the crusts and
crumbs OF charity. | am old and feeble and
can scarcely move about. but death is allow in
coming: What will It be for met 1t will 10
the, END -nothtnG more: q grave In Potter's
Field -forgetfu!ness. Do you realize what tho
first fnise step led to Tint departure from
the plain and oprn path. Of integrity which g
before all men and leads Ia honor and wealth.
wrecked half Il dozen homes and careers. 1t
outlawcd ono who might have Tiled n chair Of
state. 1t be.gared one who might have had
thousands to give In charity. Repentance
but 1t always comes too late
His story affected me deeply. While I sat
wondering over 1t he bowed his head and wept.
What could ] say TO comfort him ? There could
and ponnilPss. | could make the next few
days ~ little brighter for him, and slipped a
bill. into his trcml ling hand and went away
without a word. / did not know what to say.
When ! was II hundred steps away. | paused
ami looked Lnck. ii. had not moved. l wanted
to go back. and yet what could l have said to
bring him peace OF mindP
it, AZ essy job.:Itho Coroner said as We
tired Of life and decided 10 end ii. No money,
no papers. no identity. lis u case OF found
drowned-unknown.' Please hurry UP ms
want to get him underground this afternoon"