Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-26
Master ,EnrY. sirln

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 That was the way the news came to me. So far as l can recollect, my first feeling was one of violent anger against poor Tom, who, as I imagined, was tell ing some hideous falsehood. That Hen ry could be dead was not possible. Any body else might be dead, but not Henry. Henry, my playmate in boyhood, from whom had parted only that afternoon, alive and well-Henry dead? I was al- most ready to kill Tom for saying so, as if that would bring my brother back to life.
 But after few moments of dizzy in credulity steadied myself and confront ed the truth. and with it came a won derful glow and buoyancy of strength, so that became entirely unconscious of my body and seemed to be all will and power. motioned Tom to lead the way, and he went off at run with me at his heels. We crossed the lawn and plunged down the slope into the wood. Just as we turned to the right to reach the cliff we met some one. It was John. At sight of me he uttered cry of aston ishment did not then know why, for getting that had been q cripple five minutes before.
 Come! comet" was all 1 said, and he turned and ran beside me. He asked some questions, but l only shook my head Tom. before us, lodged along be tween the trunks and beneath the boughs of the trees. It was dark, but l saw all his movements distinctly and could de scribe every one of them at thi, 'ment. Every sense was dilated and Intensified almost to the point of suffering. And when we drew near the fatal place be- lieve pushed on in advance of tho oth- CTS and was actually the first to reach the body
 With the touch of my hand upon it came a change The frantic uncon- scious energy which brought me To him was transformodinto a noleSs unnatural serenity and self possession; it might all most be called coldness. My nerves were steady, my perception clear, my voice calm and authoritative. The others fol- lowed my directions and waited upon my movements with involuntary sub mission. After carefully noting the position of the body and assuring myself that no life was left. asked for a knife, which Tom handed me, and cut off the coat and undcrclothing. laying bare the wound. It was small and dark where the bullet had entered, but in the breast was ragged hole half as large as the palm of my hand. The effusion of blood, however. had not been great-death had been too sudden.
 The left side of the skull was slightly crushed, evidently from the fall, and the left arm was fractured at the elbow. The face. when the leaves and clay which adhered to it had been removed, appeared calm i'll its expression. lit a wax match from a box that John car- ricd and scrutinized it closely. The match burned without flickering in the still air. It was handsome face-never handSomer than then-and dignity in vested it which was seldom seen i'll life Tom shrank, appalled, at the aspect of those quiet features, and John broke down and cried like n child. l felt neither appalled, nor inclined to weep. was conscious only of stern determina- ton to see justice done upon his assassin.
 Some trees had been fclled near by q few days before. WeSrlectrd some stout stakes cut from their boughs. placed the body on them and carried it slowly and with difficulty up the hill to the house and laid it on the sofa in my library. Then l sent Tom for the coroner and wrote q note to mother, which John car ried. It told her that Henry had had 2 bad fall and bade hel Iciurn at once. When he had Sonc, I was left alone with my dead brother. It was about i o'clock. and the dawn was already in the east.
 That strange serenity of mind did not abandon me, though I was fully aware of its strangeness. During the past week or two had thought of this man as an enemy. I believed he had done a great wrong, and circumstances had brought the wrong home to me to be shared with his immediate victim. I had even ad- mitted the thought that his presence, if not his very existence, was hostile to my happiness, and now, like swift answer to that unspoken thought, he was dead, and his body lay upon the same sofa where he had loungcd and smoked so short a while ago. But l felt as little fear as animosity All passions. both good and evil, were absolutely still in me. stood and looked down at him for long time. It was to b.. and I. like him, was the creature of destiny.
 l stood with my back toward the door. l heard no sound, bat was suddenly aware that I was not alone. turncd, and there stood Siulirc.