Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-10-05

doctors up thar said his Grim nal ncts
all come from that old hurt in his
mead After his death they made an
| examination. They found at a sDly-
ter o the skull had teen work in into
his brain all them Years since his fai,
OH II the wagon 1t finally formed 4
abscess that Killed i'm. Oh the doc.
tors raised Il big fuss about it, The;
told me yore pa had been treated
wuss'n dog. They said what he done
in violation O tie law was caused by
the hurt in his head an that he'd ncv.
er a touched a thing that wasn't his
but fer that. an when | told EN- how
honorable all yOre pas folks had al
ways been away back as fur as any
body could trace an how hard you
was strivin to live the disgrace down
they all got together an writ an sign.
cd a paper-Mr Hillyers got it-testi-
fyin' under oath that yore pa wasn't
naturally dishonest man. They say.
George an Mr. Hillyer says he'll put
it through right away-that they are
a-goin' to git the legislature to exhou-
crate yore pa.
"Judge Moore was in the warehouse
as come by. talkin' to Mr.. Hillyer, an
be come out an tuck me by the hand.
an says he. Mrs. Buckley. me n them
twelve men made awful mistake.
An says he. 'ef a case like that had
cone ~ IN q cGmi..;'iity wtar doctors
an lawyers W;3s up to the latest nGtch
iii new discoveries Il plea OF insanity
WanlC a been made an sustained.
Tut says he. the twelve jurors will
: Il II paper With me. an yore hus,
b, lI's n,;l:e viii be cleared. Oh.
George it mighty nigh breaks MY
cart. lowed ~! them years that
Scre was jest mean an stubborn i;n
l;;d OLD Nick in i'm, While the truth
was he co,s4>,nt help hissef It's goin,
to be in ali the newspapers tomorro%.
Are you glad to hear it, Geor2e?'
More than anything" Was The rep
II q low husky tone.
Il hahn, through yet" went on the
cid woman. wiping her eyes. They
all re;N MI HiIlyers letter to me abo,1
how YOU refused the combination l.
the safe. preferrin' to die ruther th:n
give in. because you wanted to SHOW
the world you was honest, an how YOU
was shot down an lay hoverin' betWiNt
this life an the rext, an | never seed
a set O. men more anxious to be Kind to
woman in a!.:ict:on. They got the
idea we WAS needy. can started in to
collect lot O. money, but stopped
EN-. told 'em you wouldn't Ike that"
No. l wouldn't" said George; but
am glad they wanted to do it,"
when | got to yore pa he was too
fur gone to know me-" went on Mrs,
Buckley. Il Jest wish he had. was
so sorry fer him when seed how thin
an wasted he was, with the prints ON
his pore ank les whar'-
She broke down and began to sob.
George Buckley sat up more erectly.
"It's the way God. Providence or what
ever it is that rules over all has OF
managing matters he said, his eyes
flashing rebeilioasly. land, for my part,
I'm tired trying to do right What's
the use? Why should that poor man
fall from his wagon while honestly en-
dcavoring to earn living for his fam
lily. and through that accident end his
life in a prison? That's his fate, while
such men as Telfare"-
Don't. don't. George" The oid
woman dried her eyes. lit may all
seem wrong, but it hain't-it haint!
NV faith in My heavenly father Is
brighter AN it ever was. don't know
exactly what il nd be fer, but feel
like ,lrappin' on nly knees an thankin'
i'm at this minute My heart is full
O. sadness Of cer,ain sort. but thar
another feelin' that | can't describe.
AS was comm On in the train l got
TO imag;nn' seem yore pore pa up in
heaven. wEar know he is. an the fam
cv struck me that our Saviour helt the
highest place up thar. bcca'se he suf-
fcred the most to help others along, an
then the thought come that maybe up
thar with Their keen. spiritual eyes the
angels had seed all the good that's
.rowed out O yo"e pas suIerin, an
was yivin' i'm credit fer his life down
here Tnar's no teilin' what the good
may be- Yore pas trouble is at the
bottom of all Mr. Hillyer's done fer
YOU. all the kindness O them men at
the prison an the sympathy that's
foodin' this town right now. beca sc
one man was so wrongly judged. Why
George, it may make the courts more
careful in the future, it may make
, doctors study diseases better, an II
will make some folks ashamed fer
fer ever sneerin' at the brave son o
such man. George. thars one heart
in this town that's tlOWin' over Will
icy-ef the news has reached her
DO YOU think so, motiier:'
"Oh, l know it, George know II
! I'd give anything to see her face whei
it's told to 'er. She's led by them 1oiks
O. ber'n to some extent. but below al
| that she's jest good. strong. sufferin
woman"
George made no answer. They were
both silent for several minutes. the'
Mrs. Buckley rose to leave. Il wan
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