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5“Sundayfollow-“Mercybamber-ls ajar”and do Derlin. [aughec. f 01 lie,; Nelliey M a ryby Ettndap son.. 2.itrary toground ure has er dav ian has uit bis isunder-w until uble be-makers t once. At one her an-deilied hicb, if of posi-weeia i month before spring.Haute ,ed the , withimpleteTheseuthors, r type’g 'rby IdaEmmacouisea uown ms deeply lurrowed cheeks and at times his voice became choked by sobs and he was compelled to suspend his narrative until his grief subsided. His story was in brief as follows:“For eighteen years I iived with my wife and was happy. Eight children was born to U9, of whom Mary, or May me, as she was called, was the youngest. About thirteen years ago my wife deserted ine, taking May me, (hen a mere baby, with her. Sue went- oil with a tramp, who was u afterward sent to the penitentiary on a charge of larceny. After that she drifted to Terre Haute and took Mayme with her. I heard that she was keeping a questionable house in this citv a lew years later.«■ VI lost all trace of them soon after that and never heard from either again until yesterday.“On Sunday I determined to cometo Terre Haute on the following day, as my pension fell duo then. I am employed as an engineer in a flour mill at Coal City, where I have been for years and am well known. When I reached here I d: :w my money and wont into a restaurant, where I am known to get my dinner. While I was there the proprietor told me of the suicide and something told me it was my long chib1 I inquired tue . .e in- orecorpse lay and was at a Mrs.Call kept a disreputable house there. I feared the worst, but made my way there determined to learn the truth.After I was admitted to the house about the first person I met was my recreant wife. I had not seen her for thirteen years, but I at once recognized her and then I knew all. My wife led me to another room where I saw my long lost daughter cold and still in death. My heart sank within me. She was my youngest child, and only 16 years of age when she died. It was almost more than I could bear. And oh, such a hideous death! She is better dead than alive, though under the circumstances and the curse of her wastedlife falls upon her mother.This afternoon we buried her. She has a grave in Highland lawn cemetery. May God have mercy on her soul. I have three eons living here and one, I believe lives at Clinton. I am a heartbroken old man now and my life is drawing to a close. This blow is more than I deserve.—T. H. Express.200 Years Ago.Over two hundred years ago the
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Brazil Clay County Enterprise
Brazil, Indiana, US
Thu, Feb 16, 1893
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Tim C.
USA 03 Apr 2018
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