Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-03-14


SEAT muurriug some Qurrr Yankee
ohjurGAUon
"Nr,us,ou" }r ciaeuGwtN ID 1S9@gh.
al. : a very usual ,1gm a, mrug,l
diSra~e ~ imagine onrS self the SN>u
al SnN)H eminent person. Observed the
d~IW III the iudinrreut tone Of one
uurruS Il mild pauudN Arr You
Al present undHr mnlicAl tUcaglneutF"
no, sir" w,uynaI The lad, rrxaiu-
tn1 his mental pojSe; q ann rs Souui
IN mNi and body rs i man cylu
possibly hr; NUi | know myself 10 be
your SON. and | am here tN claim my
rights AS such"
"r.lr facts Of Your birth ar, we'll
known in Maihnurnc." continued the
dram m the same iUiiNrNnt tone,
They are such ;lS revHrruyr tor lMl>
EMS Il virtue, | fear, not N,uhulcl
in Your adopted country should load
y"n to 'eav,yll and. t possible, forget
! rHmNuher the circumstances fully
| hapt,"d you myself that is ii Nnu
arc rhr person You claim 10 be"
u am nov surprised that you should
diSoWN me before the world" Slid the
youth; AMI own tNNt 1t is i'm
possible 10 speak uInn the subject
without some irr>vErcu,r uuhe,<rmiuS
Il Son; but hid you ask Your con
science, sir whose fault ii is that |
can rnt refer to my birth without
tmpuung blame 10 my parrutS? bid
YOU further ask Your tuuSrjeuVr how
NNu are To answer at the bar or Divine
Justice II You add to the sin which
brought mc into the Word. Il father
less NutcaSt, With the instincts OF a
higher mink warning With the barron
urrcSSjtcS of his life. the further sin
of nHGlN'tiug the Responsibilities YOU
mShly incurred Oh | have nn legal
rights that | know we'll; hut have |
no natural rights | who have tn,,
hhwd oc an ancicnt Family IN my
veins, the instincts of hong line Of
gentlemen? Have no rights in the
sight of Him whose eternal laws were
broken by the sin which gave rise
to my being, aud ot which was en-
tr,Iy tnnocent%"
1t M;lS Il strange reversal of parts.
til" son admOu Shing the father, the
layman rrhmkug the priest. the sup
posed pcuitcnt accusing the cnufoSSNr;
but tho youths fiery words struck
homo, amd the dean uuivrcd vjsihly
beneath them, and for the moment he
could summon no reply lo his ashrn
lips
81 am sorry "a he obliged Ia distress
Won, sir, continued the young man,
W tin some compunction but YOU win
see ON reflection that | ask nothing
unrwSouahc. | merely ask you to re
pair the wrong of my birth or rather.
to fulhll the obligations incumbent on
a parent | have grown tn manhood
with no aid or recognition from Won.
| ann alone in the world; for my
mother has a mortal diSrlir ~, and has
come home only to de, simply ask
for this start in life, which you must
be wen able TO give; ask no further
recognition. Believe me, sir. the time
may come when You will be glad Ia
have some claim on the duty, e not
the affection, Of a son. and am not
llnglHtrful."
The dmn rose 10 his fCet, quiverlng.
"S1lcncc" he cried, in deep tones of
compelling intensity, 81 can not bear
this, he added in voice Of angu al.
which escaped him against his win
This Is intolcrablo, to he inSulicd in
ones own house! Go sir and re
member that In this country conduct
so outrageous as yours is likely TO
lead you TO Imprisonment IN lunAttc
asylum"
Now uhat he was standing he seemed
t" be gradually rcgainlng the mastery
OF himself which for the moment he
had lost Young Lee rose, but did
not withdraw.
II go" he replied Il have said
enough for the present, but you win
hear Of me again until ! gain my
will, In the mcattimc, here Is the
letter my mother bid me deliver into
y"ur own hands. and which needs an
answer"
The dean took the lcticr with an
inward shudder at the sight of IT. and
brought out some glasses, which he
affected to wipe and arrange before
reading 1t, though In reality he needed
no glasses; he only wanted to gain
time and composure.
''By the way, Mr.. Lee" he observed,
quietly, your mother married, be-
lieve, some groom before leaving Eng
land. Is he 1ivingf"
"She married Charles Judkins, who
WIS n kind stepfather to me lie
died some years ago. leaving my
mother and myself well provided for"
your mother, then, has no other
childrcn?'
None, sir"
The dean had at Last arranged the
glasses and unfolded the letter, "
ing one swift glance at his visitor,
who had walked up To one OF the
engravings, a sweet and guilelesS Ma
donna with a thoughtful child and
was examining 1t with interest. Never