The Lamar register., 1898-01-15

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look those gentle eyes ever gave him,
but he attempted to parry the direct
question by light speech and laughing
/ rejoinder.
/ why pet. you would not have me
4 less cautious for my very precious life
4 than other men You must know that
/ value it more highly II my sweet sis
/ does not"
With these light words Charles tried
I to hush an answer with playful kisses.
( but Ellen would not
( Brother, you must at least listen
to me. This thing is too important.
may lead to too serious results. Re
the house that through years has glad
l ly resounded TO your light step. Think
| what an inward shudder would creep
into my soul as / clasped the hand Of
blood. oh. brother. put those weap-
ons away, and leave God to care for
the life he has given. and even IL It
come TO the worst. dear as you are to
me, would rather have you take
death than human life.
member when you had that dispute
with David Hodge, you afterward said
that It was we'll you were not armed.
for had you been you would have kill
ed him instead of soundly whipping
him, as you did. Oh. Charles, how
different life would be TO you now
than It Is, even had you eyaded the
law. and that rash deed been done.
How different II would be 10 US all:
what a black pail would rest upon
True. most persons would call this
an ultra view, but / cannot forget the
anathemas of Jehovah against him
who takes human life: and would
prefer to enter the presence OF God
slain than the slayer. Murder-what
a black. hendish deed II is. yet the FIRST
men perpetraie II under passions
maddening power OH brother. put
those arms away. To me the carry
ing Of them smaeks rather OF coward
ice than bravery Granted. according
TO your ideas. that there may arise oc-
casions when weapon Is necessary to
defend ones life. yet surely the in
stances are rare in the life OF a man
who Is Just. honorable and courteous
with his fellow-man. and Il seems 10
me that true bravery would prefer to
take so light a risk to thus branding
Itself with such evidences OF fear"
Charles had never been dictated to
by his little pet-nay. scarcely advised.
To her he had ever seemed too nearly
perfect 70 need It; and now, 20 ap-
pease her fears. he took the instru-
ment from his person and laid IL
aside. although it was TO be resumed in
the quiet OF his room ere going upon
the street
Three evenings after this that house,
so blessed. so happy. so sough, for
years. was closed and darkened, The |
black pail had fallen upon II; and,
though the two old people bore up for
the sake OF their boy, that none might
say that they condemned him. the
steel was ranking In their hearts and
sore afiietion alled them for their on
ly daughter. who lay raving In Wild
delirium. a burning fever scorehing
out life's vitality. oh. what a ehangei
Their noble boy-thelr pride and hope
Ia murderer and a refugee from JUS
tlce. and their idolized daughter at the
gate of death.
Charles Tresdon and Edwin Mott,
after gay evening. with more than
usual amount OF wine coursing through
their veins and mounting TO their
heads. duarreIed over a tribe; words
became hot and Insulting; and Charles,
mad with wine and hot words. drew
and fred, and Mott. his companion and
friend. fell dead at his feet-tell dead
without a weapon about him-without
having raised hts hand against him.