Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-31
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4 bea,,, was near midnight. on nm. =, =,
n iiui summer evening" ~. ~ IN.
Is 49,, ss our Western lana ~ ae. brood
= which near TO Paradise
Who hs eah be realized only by ,hnsa
d OF tho Witnessed them-that onc
h thrones numerous strangers ,hat
0 Riyia tue waters of IN nn,iN
| before paused on its upward course
bank sliah town which law uno, a. !,
s ot the aforesaid strea,, No., ~
! na my wa. mad effected landinc " ~, KY,
Z ch a who, either blind 10 ~
,hesi 80 " Morpheus, or more ,,it,, ~
; s srese Oh sundry packs Of cerds ~ ~
OF the ,,ns nv tables OF the social hair
enjoy q image stepped upon shore 10
Iage moonlight view OF the WI.
a gro,. nnong the number wna.
witSasp oil three individuals who
ras'" ullwing from the resi- s,.onni
s,s.i,y along one OF tho rr,no,,'ai
tnrn,, until they arrived AT n crnss
.an' uown whose short but secinda,
raslSa several buildings. evidently Ia
n, OF the most wealthy nnr,in,
"a me inhabitants, were s,tns,a1
n nieg passed into THIS hoan,Is,T ~
n,aIVeiul retreat, n siirbt ,,tiIi. ana
nnerw PRESENTLY broke forth infn in,,3;
| in,s words. disturbed the si,,,, iuup
e. echoes Of the night ''u'''"e''
1 win ma; YOU Layton, 1t Is Impossible,
as You IHe nrd IKE e fool, and mill,sop.
| youT v,hi MI there is a way 10 gton
II IN nor shs sGruples, aud curse me
,r SuiSN as thought the first s,o,,.,..
exciaf u, ana confronting his eomno,,i',a
pnssian IN a voice trembling Win
IL s,es I'm Ay, there is a wav 1a WIZ
fro ~. pug devil, even i'm NV co,,,,,rl
an INT ,,l put your threats fan repor,1iasi
ia nrot Ut while have this good mad
bo,aio,i,,v',ts me- and long, gllttering
'"Sa Oh the harvest moon. ''''
4, ny heavensl believe Won hon, J..
~ mao! Put up your knife prni,a w
~. , you, Layton, keep your i1go,,Ssi 4
,,,os Wlthin your teeth. unlesa ,,n,,
"a't 70 nave this goodly town ,t1o,,t
Uul ears This soothing sneoci, -
apoAvn by the third, and hitherto s,i,,,, |
rpt,,pall9n; and while tho nlterontlon IL
P ,,o,,i esslhg In lower tones. Won nv
~ S'ig render, shall have a dnguerrra.
H. fs, sneteii OF at least one Of IN, pnrn-
81 ,,g spencer was tine son of ono
OF the most wealthy ana nrIs,orro VIZ
hunters IN Louisiana, but moternoi at
.yv'l9h ne never knew. az loast vgos no.,
luscious OF II. his mother hnyIn,s to,,,
nhtvhed away at his childhood h,. nn.,
~. 'ne FEARFUL epidpmics pecull1. a.,
.nIt portion OF the South. ma fatba,.
I. 4 Ehiig,.h-prlneipled, undetermined man
endowed with the warm blood
,,.,,,, ~ gus feelings Of the SOUTH
IL, J., having thus lost what he CON
he ,,,l,, W better part OF his life, gave
y, 70 u'uiNlaed heart to this sole sclon
u ms Stock and for his boy'a saltn Nm
ee9nu lady darkened his halls nr rnst
, shuuoW over the golden gunliybt ~
,nt young heirs youthful existrnr,
nus lohqly nurtured and cberishsd
very wish INDUCED TO The utterm,,st {
nv Young Bradley grew apace. but Z
YIN an MS paternal prejudice, the I'll. q
Wy, spencer could not but note tho !
is V Jani hots and vacillating mind OF !
outh, the indecislon of tho man wiz /
lophetic sorrow, he saw the consc.
unnees entallcd on one. who. ovcr Il
,llllhs TO follow, had no profect5 10 u
others. fH''N '''"Ae :
no eradicate this "crying evIl" thu y
10Y was sent, at the age OF i5 10 col. Z
80 mere, at least, argued the par- y
t' ~ WIZ learn independence OF u
widely was he mistaken A nrt,,orsai 81
iVorite among his classmntcs. win. z
inS golden opinions" from an bv Ne Il
Ilhht disposition and suayity of nan y
ers' ana being allowed an uniimitad GO
UNI Tor his passing oNprndItnrss la n
ore the palm and reigned anvtbtno u
W despot over his more iirmiV, l'
llhIed companions. IL is not our in. "a
utloh 10 follow him through the =.
lhHes OF college life. and we pngs I'm "
lence over the four succeedlng Voorg II
men, at the age of 49,, he was re-, ~
iled, TO receive the last blessing ond ~
junction OF a dying father san w
ne 10 MS erroneous system of indui, VI
nee, Mr. Spencer left his propert,J Ia ~
e undivided control OF his son. fondiv ~
laBining that unlimited sway would W.,
vIGpule tue imbeelle principles of rs
,uth and teach him that armness ~ =,
ind and stability OF purpose So ss' ne
initial to manhood. en-
Youth Is the season Of LUXURY mud u
Joyment. JOY is eVanpgennf ma @
LEI, In the young bosom. IL but tbs 49,
dden Decreasing OF a summer sky.
e cloud passes away, and the bow az
oHlise II Dent IN the smiling heaV.
9. Thus was II with Bradley's GRIEF
few short weeks IN New Orleans
wondersi they Initiated him In the
,nders and delights OF the gaming
bic; they did more: they introduced
n to the lowest haunts Of vice ana
amy. cloakei, lndped, for the de-
Y OF this rich windfall: but so thin
d flimsy was the protecting veil OF
zeney ana morality that any other
IN Bradley Spencers eyes would
We pierced the willy folds and laid
re tho monsters lurking behind
m. Thus early possessed with the
al passion OF gaming, night after
hit saw the infatuated youth wound
iper and deeper in the tolls OF Ills
rayers. Mortgage after mortgage
s given. though not having
dow Of legality about them, they
re accepted as eagerly by these hui
n leeches as the red gold FOR which
y had sold their souls 10 perditlon
men with whom It was Spencers
, 10 become connected We're most
them from 30 to 40 years of age. ,
y. unprincpled villains, well oalcu, lie
ID 10 govern the simple youth.
an they remoselessly plunderod
N at his present command and ae- was
.el his honor for the reYt, when he had
nld become Of age. At The end OF and
short years his property was for for
" yielded by his passive guardian, tena
the day that gave him house and eyes
stock and slave. saw him resign tual
O the nends who had possessed niue
with love Of all that was de- ture
ling to human nature ana taught who
10 scot at all who were truly nrou
and yirtuous. nted