Show A DEATHBED repentance the new york sun says that mr gould was deeply interested in the subject of religion during thelast the last years of his hia life and a little essay of his on the atonement which he wrote in a ladys lady Is album to la described as remarkable for its deep devotional spirit and orthodox faith it is doubtless true that when be found himself se secure curein in the relentless clutches ot of a fatal ailment the wizard began to realize at last what a slight alight tenure we have upon this life and how short the connection and frail the trie partition between it and the one to come it is absolutely true that he became poorer than many of the hungry and homeless prowlers who raised their eager eyes to his bia gorgeous windows and sighed with hunger as ae they thought of the grandeur and plenty within and went shivering along the inhospitable thoroughfare he was poorer than they because in the pros pres enoe of death which no amount of care and no degree of skill could ward off much longer while they seasoned to hardships sandwith and with minds riveted to the things of this world because of the want of them had no fear because no thought of death and he would doubtless have given one of his hia many millions to possess the natural appe tite which unappeased the wanderers would gladly eagerly have disposed of for but it was necessary that he learn at last how utterly poverty stricken to Is the man that has bus money and nothing else to make him useful honorable and popular necessary for the sake make or of those be has left behind that another in the long line liAe of lessons be imparted in possession ot of the vaults of croasum Croe Cro aus asue what orphans orphan Is tears have ever been dried through the use of any part of it what homeless boy struggling upward against the strong current of an inhospitable life been given a more secure noting and placed upon the pathway leading to education and eminence who is there outside bit own narrow circle that has felt elt a pang pane of regret or even an impulse of r instead ot of building up he be persisted per aly tore down men and beani property and opportunity were the figures on his lifes fifels chessboard and ahl there was no more over wrecking a 8 rival corporation or bringing a great commercial enterprise into the folds ot of his own web and devouring it than there was in buying a horse borse and pay ing for it arany or any other legitimate transaction that mr gould took a religious turn towards the last is not to be wondered at notwithstanding his bis were not the elements out of which a decidedly spiritual character would likely be evolved voltaire did the same thing so did thomas paine but these men were simply unbelievers believers un that is they did not know or said they did not showing thus that they had given the subject attention and consideration while gould seems to have been utter ly indifferent until it dawned upon him that gold could not buy eternal life or forgiveness of the most trifling wn sin even then the ruling passion was stronger than any otner other and while writing an essay on a sacred subject was doubtless clogged in his bis thoughts by the unwelcome suggestion that perhaps some of his heape dup up rains gains might slip out of his hie own family circle and be the means of doing good where good was needed still let us give credit where it Is ie due it is for us to pass upon acts another power sits in judgment upon motives ves |