New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-29

"Ue Is roo good for this world" That Is what
some friends say Of the young man who Is IN
hospital at Newark, recovering from Duiie'
wound which he inflicted OH himself after try
ing to kill Young woman who declined ~
marry him. Perhaps that is the way he feit
about it himself when he fired the shot. Al any
ro,o no Is said to be of a devout turn Of MIND
and Is still so satisfied with his own ana MS
victims goodness that he wishes he hao "'ne
a better job Of his pistol practice anu reno''
himself and her from the world
A pretty little romance is woven about thls
vounc follow until ii might be believed that he
had grievance against society for falling 70
respond 70 his unrequted longing Tor love ne
had had an unfortunate accident. which ser'-
ously married his personal appearance ana rem
dered him unattractive % other people, even
though they might entertain high respect lor hiS
character He had noble nature. 1t Is said'
and went about doing good, heipihg me s'h'
raising the fallen. avoiding nOtorety, and long
ing for the love which no maiden DestoW'n "P'''
him. Then he got acquainted WITH .o""3
woman who realized his virtues ana treateu hi'h'
kindly. in spite Of the opposition OF Her ian',.
TO his visits. He began to think she "'sn' ~.
q ,opy.felt want. but she told him that she could
This man who was too good for this world. drew
a revolver filed with bullets especlaily sh''p
encd for the occasion. The sense OF desoia'ioh
which filed his soul when he saw that no "oin'"
was highminded enough to appropriate 10 h'i
self his noble qualities and forget MS ho"''
face deprived him Of his reason, ana ne en-
gagged in pistol practice somewhat 10 TIE lhJu'!
Of his own and the lady's health. he knew ~
reached for the pistol in his madness pu' HIS
next recollection is Of finding himseH III NV
hospital Nevertheless. even now he Is sure 'i''
he aimed to kill; he doesn't see how ne missed
and he Is sorry that he did not succeed III Ms
nurposc The world is lonely and wicked
place for him. and he couldn't bear to leave oe-
hind him in it one whom he wanted TO love Hill
Altogether il is an affecting little story-so
affecting that one Of the young mans friends
f. moved TO say that she would like TO meet her
Maker with such character as his. winch Is
pretty high praise to bestow on any man, even
if he were not an unrcpentant would-be MUIR
derer.
II is sad TO think that so good young man
is likely to be stopped in his career OF good
works and his search for love to soace his lonell-
ness. and TO be made the victim Of hard laws
which punish attempts to kill ones fellows. with
out taking into account the representative nerves
of lovers But 1t is just possible that II mere
were not so many foolish people who loved
lovers even when they were fiourishng pistols
and ptied their bleeding hearts after they had
given their swcehearts bleeding heads. there
might be fewer lovers to take violent means or
gaining public sympathy for their unfuhlled de-
sires State Prison and no sympathy is good
for people who go about with firearms after
unresponsive maidens. They should be in re-
trement They are too good for this world