Show 0 C RICHARDS AND JOSEPH STANFORD the with joseph stanford r appearing aXing in the local columns of tho the I 1 f Stand standard standrd wd discloses mr Stan fords opinion of C 0 Il richards ichards the words aro ar 0 not harsh there Is not a sentence couched ju hi bitter language but tho the reading public will draw from those lines ot of sorrow a mental picture of mr Rie richards hards tho the cold tho the austere tho ungrateful when 0 0 Itic richards bards was a boy ho was aided in his first efforts at self support by joseph stanford when ho he entered upon his public career ho he was I 1 cindle watched over and guided py jy joseph Stan stanford tord when lie was in trouble lie he received a hind word of encouragement from joseph stanford whenever he was in need of a friends fai sustaining staining hand that support was forthcoming from joseph stanford 7 athe the years have gone by and now jo seph stanford is an old his bis days dayi are numbered ho he Is on the brink of the grave and there are those who would topple him into the dark un nn known he perhaps would welcome a stroke that would hasten the end I 1 if if that blow were b but physical i iba force for then he could sink to his grave with honored name but he I 1 turns back from the shado shadows vs of the night that Is comin coming ato to find that the one from whom he be expected at let least forbearance Is leading a mob that is shouting thief the old gentleman I 1 stops the uproar and asks to have a word with his hl tormentors tor mentors and de famer gainers ta iners and turning to the of f his detractors he be gays god help you w when n you grow old it if your benefactions bene factions uch a re ward as h has been amne I 1 have no bitterness in my soul but I 1 am ov overwhelm r wh ed with grief why do you vou pursue me and attack my honor see my limbs are palsied and my hairs haars aro are white with age I 1 havo bavo not long to live and I 1 value the time at naught but I 1 do treasure trea gure my mv good name why instead of hurling vile ile words did you not pick up the cobblestones and beat out my life iffe that I 1 would have bave considered merciful you come to rob mo me or of my honorl go on and trample down my reputation but you might lieve h avo left this debasement for others the story of the relationship ot of the two men their earlier association and companionship and the final scone scene would make a drama dram perhaps a tragedy for the stage men and women have hed ched tears over just such sad recitals the deepest emotions are touched by this old mans ending od by base ingratitude |