The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-11-18
The Stain OF Human Blood.

81 wonder how it feels to kill q
man." said the observant resident. II
wonder if one man who has killed an
other can ever cease from thinking
about his victim. Homioids is often
justlfable. Some men deserve to be
slain for the things they do; and for
certain causes l can see how one man
would kill another with no more COM
punotion than he would kill mad
dog. Yet think the slayer, whether
his action was right or wrong, never
RECEIVERS from the effects of his act.
You will motto o that men Of the right
sort who have taken human life al
ways avoid discussing the subject;
yet few suoh men have talked freely
to me, and / have found that they
were unhappy. A friend of mine
killed man because there was moth
ing else to do. The man was low
character; he haG injured my friend
in several ways, and finally he made e
blood-thirsty attack that forced the
taking of his own life. Here was q
clear case, not only Of great provooa-
tion, but OF self.defense; yet this friend
OF mine was continually haunted by
what ne had done. He could never
remove the vision OF the stumbling,
helpless, inert body that gasped and
then lay still. His reason told him
that he had done no wrong, and yet
he tortured himself by thinking the
killing might have been avoided. He
he'd bletted out the earthly career of q
human soul, to use his own express
sion, and this kind of awed him. But
for him the dead man would have lived
on; the good in him might have con-
quered, aud he might have blessed
other lives by upright living. Mem
ory Of the deed weighed upon my
friend. It orept into ris business
life, and even in the quiet home circle
he would have to pull himaelf togeth-
er to keep from morbidly wondering
If the dead man was in hell and If he
suffered very much down there.
$50 much for the worry Of q man
who is all man and has sensible aud
not too sensitive temperament. How
about these fellove @he take life oare-
lessly OF in malice aud End, after
death, pretext .oe che deeds They
60 free-of course they 60 Yrea If they
have any money or position; but TO
say that they escape punishment is q
mockery. They know no peace; not .
one Of them who is not o brute, ever
knows any peace. Take the fellors.
Silver Greek Sam, Pearson, who was
shot down che other day in Morgan
ton. When he was very young he out
man s throat Walker was his name
and killed him The law let Pear
son 60; but 40 devils got into him and
nagged him cesselessly. There was s
restless, screaming something Ia him
all the time. he used 70 wake III The
middle; 81 the night and cay ne cculds
not forget how Walker looked whom
he fell down there at his fast. bleed
ing 80. he fought 20 Iget away from.
the spectacle and he couldn,t. He
was . big, hfawny man with the appe.,
tite Of 9 horse, vet reeSlleotion aohed.
him 70 the last.
SCI tell syou, there ID sonnet hing
ghsstly in the thought of killing d. d.
Thing that oah tank and talk and
love. and yet has sucb d Little while
ID which toS shape the destipy 81 ani
immortal Bonl. For . mere man t6
take ths prerogss siyss of Diaty ,snd Hx,
ths \ tine il When sha. Thing shall acss