The Irish standard., 1895-11-16

script, and read the following, oouched
in plain and delicate hand:
II Ronsard Redclin. have q history.
Will anyone be proAted by It's relation?
Perhaps 1t may prove should anyone
ever find 1t by my bones, that the wages
OF sin il death and that he who sows to
the wind Will reap the whirlwind. And
he who TO- thoughtful may look farther
and learn another lesson. feel my rea-
( stood by the sea and sew the tide ebbing.
I have endeavored to fight Oft the feeling.
but 1t stays, and with It horrible sug-
gestion to commit suicide comes. Fearful
that something may happen, and de-
sirous Of having nay ohild's bones pro-
become interested in her innocent. but
lonely life, state that was born In
Louisiana. and for many years lived
. In New Orleans. was q musician, by
profession, and at one time my friends
had hopes that"-here the writing became
undecipherable. Then 1t continued: II
married a beautiful lady of the same
city, and for few years we lived hap
PLY; the only barrier being my inability
TO support her In the style to which she
had been used. This worried me So that
In an evil hotir I committed forgery
not through depravIty. but for the sake
Of her. could not brook look Of re-
erty to her. Being detected. I was sent to
the state prison. away from my wife and
child, Ruby.
!. Serving out the sentence, returned
home fondly expecting my wife's love
and sympathy in my hours of hu1nilia-
ton; TOR I had suffered for her. But
what was my surprise and despair to see
her turn from me In scorn and hate.
absolutely refusing to see me- She used
to tell me In words which interpreted
to be spoken in Jest, that I had mes
msrixed her into becoming my wife.
and that when was out of her sight she
did not love me 40 well. Remembering
interview with her, hoping that might
exert a power over her, but she kept
we'll out Of my sight
. There are many things coming up In
life to wound IN, but there 10 no pang
SO poignant as that caused by the eyes
with indifference or hate. Some men
have gone mad for this.
Crushed already BY disgrace, after
life was burden. After wandering over
the state q few months, the idea took
possession of me to abduct my child
and leave Louisiana forever. carried
It AoMt, and we strolled and wandered
Z i've years-and now feel the end u
hearing. Ruby, coffned and buried By
my, own hands, sleeps among Gods nrst
temples and Twin follow soon. Trisndsl
this ~ my only request: Send this let
ter 70 my: wife in the beautiful city Of
my. birth, where happiness sun rose
and set, and ask her to have the Body Of
the child Of dead love placed Ia The
family vault OF the Redciins. AS for me.
desire TO sluu1ber here until tho dawn
breaks, ii 1t ever can break to life
gone DOWN in such black, despair. ''t5$if
What could the incident mean ?hgHad
been asleep, and while wandering in
that state found the manuscript III
some crypt or niche? I have never
been able to this day to account for the
letter but in this way: The next morn
ing, at the mouth Of a cave along my
route, discovered dead man, . violin
by his side. His hair and beard were
long, his form gaunt and his clothing
very Indifferent, and from indications
I believed that he had been dead bnt
few hours. Mesmerism was mentioned
IN the letter. Perhaps the dead man
was. .RedcliK; perhaps his hypnotism
may have: thrown the spell about me
and compelled me to follow him until
the letter was placed in my hand. This
is,mere superstition, but / know the ex-
istenee. Of the letter TO be fact. have
Il now, having sent 1T to New Orleans,
and finally received it again from the
deed letter Office.
b But Redclin yvas death ! welcome
or farewell?