The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1895-06-01

calm Yourself. You labor under a strange
dclusion Doctor cannot You d" some
thing to show thi, gentleman his mistake?
Il had been struck dumb by the scene
and unable Ia speak or ac, Compassion
for the father and mingled pity. contempt
and admiration for the son rendered me
incapable Of word
Doctor. why does not Hubert know
his father? Hubert - Hnhert - your
mother calls for you.
What was mos, mercitGl happened.
The old gentleman fell in swoon. |
called to the turnkey for help. and together
we bore the unconscious form t" the jail
er : quarters Bat before we carried him
out Of the cell. though Beehe bent over
and kissed his forehead then. turning.
threw himself nn his bed sent for a
physician and a> he did not regain con
sciousneSs. he was hurriedly taken 10 his
home on a cot remained with him and
his wife till he came again To himself.
finally leaving them about daybreak IN the
physician charge and hurried back t"
the prison found Beebe still lying face
downward on hi> pallet. with hi~ head
clasped in both hi> hands / touched HIM
on the shoulder
Beebe how could y"u. how could
You deny your own father
Springing suddenly from hl> bed and
confronting me his hands clenched and
hi- face twisted by passion, he tairlT
yelled How could how could ?
Why. man. how dare you What 10
you mean
n had before me picture "t Beebe
the pirate and for few seconds | never
looked into sickeder face His ewes
Shot at yuu in their 6ercene~z. and he was
terrible. terrible wa> not frightened.
in spite Of his devil ike couutenanee. and
told him Ia SIT down and restrain himself.
He -,-eu,ed 70 GAIN some e,ntrol after lit
tie but suddenly turning. again threw
himself "n hi bed in paroN ysn,s Of ~.'bbin@.
/ thought IL best to leave him for time.
~ telling the iailer that would be- back
in . couple af hour~. | went home and
slept
Ou awakiug and after light break.
fast I returned ta the Jail Bcebe was
sitting on the edge IT the bed looking very
drawn and hs.gard his elbows ou his
knees and his chin resting un his closed
hands he made no motion l> entered
bcyond faint re,,r.nitnu with his cyes.
/ "a, down on the stead aud after a few
minute. waiting for him 10 ,pegk ! said.
Beebe, d. yuu think you djl night p |
was not A, al -ure that he bad MT iUt
wauiesl To- know hi motive.
Ne~ doe,or he replied IN a h"llow
hut Otherwise natural tone, Il was best
lov could le, him know his -nu va to
die i, 4 li>..rsccd man thar putting
it mildly he couinued Would it have
l,rn any suuiiuri ta 6n,i "ut thar the ~on
who ran away after r,bbing hi aunt. was
hanged finally ~ yilllin--wor~e than a
murderer Nu u Is better even Il rc-
l.nt,,l a. the iaSt-which don Shunld
/ get free ihi, instant could NJ, be- .yod
/ ..uctimse think | IA the yery devil hia
self The DEAR nld msn VIZ =, home, and
after thi, bars, ha, passed. away he viii
w,.tpIrf after IL il he bad mi ls-eH mi,
taken he and my mothsr viii IN ,he
end reach the coueinsinD that he had b,-ea,
and will % on hoping thar perhaps HuheTt
u,ay yrt tam uP q rcpenian' sinner, to
ciRiuyt their lasg 3ay- Ai any rate they
vill nnt know that he was hanged
Having no sdvic,. ,u offer that wuuld
+ h. much better, ou the wholr than the
c,ur<.' be had pursued tr's,i 6" pse the
incident a. A lever to al least bring him
into a better spiritual state ! urged the
ingra,itule II rrfsyin. ssich SAINT Ike l"Se
and deviation by sr,fhng iuwauily at these
/ thing, that had produced them. urged
him lu joan with me IN she PRAYER ! alway,
f offered hitherto allowed by courtesy rather
+ than rr7poct Tor them. hoVja. that they
laight rr,.alI his innocent DAYS and ~ bring
al,out change in bis present character,
Used every appeal and argument bu, II
SEEMED all io no pgrlsse On my leaving
T the handsome. clrclsss smile came again
,o hi, face a. he said
Well dostor am deeply grateful
/ Jo ynu really | have uaJ rewarded yon a.
wrl a. I wish eauld have dame but this
. will ,ay. tha, wegr now free lromis,
y"a v"uld keep my wickedne,. .. much
a. possible from doing harm to other.
mere | cannot nor ever could do
went dircc; from the prison I" the
hou>,. ot Bcebe father though had in
tended merely to inquire after his health
/ and "a home. | found him eagerly await
I ins me He asked me At once. in voice
I trembling with grief and fear Doctor.
/ i" ynu really believe he was not my ~on
f The I'D clergyman here wiped hi, fore
head with hi, handkerchief aud paused.
/ have never been quite sure what told
him in answer but t;od forgive me if |
+ said ANYTHING wr,n. and thai was n"t true
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tie unused a minute and then continued
.lAs | was lyiu. half awake in bed early
next morning. | thought heard the court
house he'll ring an alarm suppo~ins Il was
a tire, but seeing NJ glow shining in the
neighborhood, | turned over and Went
+ thankfully back to sleep again While |