The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-20

IVA \Ul'illll H.ress, the Author.
fi A.> ~ HERE was COM
n ecfVr motion in the
@IM ,ThSl barracks.
n IfI ,1Ssaal Private James
n NA<l GTS& Nolan had been
a.l[.lpr7 u" discov cred in
Z n M p his cot with his
n NV throat cut, and
:. Wing on the floor on the left
II 4 his bed, close to his dropping
az he was known to be a right
II n man, this was strange to begin
Bot as he had lately come into Il
7opey through the death of rel
E ne affair looked stranger still,
ma Nolan bore good character;
n IN ouiet. sober and inoifensive
4 man, one whom the married
Il n the regiment liked TO utilize
= ABring pictures, or other house
A he bad been a decorator-and
& |, should commit suicide almost
+ lstely after receiving the news
a ,tsscy which should place him be-
rant for the rest of his existence
a ,bitstraugc. The regiment gem
4 aid not understand it.
\ history was well known; he had
3 gis no worries, no reason what
scommit the rash act which had
&.aaturely deprived him of life of
\ VI sccord. And the regiment CON
q siily got to asking; WAS it MUIR
4 rnicide?" And the thinking por-
4 d the officers and the deceased
i. comrades came TO the opinion
( reluctantly flor, mind, it affected
ssracter of the corps) that it was
irner. They only mentioned their
amongst themselves, There is
;iste feeling amongst soldiers hat
INST never wash your dirty linen
sslc,
tihis was a queer business and one
0 touched regimental feelings to
ghs and so, amongst themselves,
Z search and inquiry was being
aase seemed plain enough for an
y mind-in fact, Il coroner's in
sald that "the deceased had com
zaicide while insane" but there
/ It'll that uncomfortable feeling,
listy taste in the mouth, that
Iennknown, at present in the
Ilt knew more about the matter
ought.
|1rate James Nolan came from Pres
lancashire, He had been born
l'eda miner, rs his folks had he
hin, afterw ards taking to the dec
Ezg trade, And he had belonged,
short time, to the militia-the
battalion OF his present regiment.
whole life could be, and was,
back to his earliest days As l
be was an inoffensivc sort of a
i and, as such, had no enemies even
AHhooldays lie was given to en-
insult and thrashing sooner than
lsag it.
Z more inquiries w c made the less
p No had to suppose that be had
asny who would proceed to such
,aienity as murder.
4 the cut in his throat which let
rs lie was, so the doctor said, GER
1, not inflicted by himself-thc de-
= 1t had begun from left and ran
: 70 right, whore it ended in a
/ ue'e rmined gash. And yet the
d was found on his left SIDE, and
~ not his right, hand was COW
sl'h blood; and he was n right
ID man,
.Ne always had a fair share of GU
y IN my nature; and, putting
{ az eXtraneous ideas divestinp
and Of every opinion promulgated
Z myself to work to solve the mys-
confess had a su spicion Of one
: out ! also must confess that it
merry info undcd, and ! felt very
. asham ed OF myself for having
'ained the suspicion.
~ was an old French minister Il
. Brought before him, from the
Jays when he was a local mugls-
ln!il he stalneL high dignities,
silyarIat&so ass: Who IS she?"
\. gleyery trouble. The correctness
I maxim | leave for others to
!
''0nally have found that in nine
Y, 'oal Of ten a woman was the mov-
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