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Show llnH TIIE JnRYMAN's ST0,n' IflRrfffin ,it(' bfnont of court twntjfoar lltlwCnH houn,n1 iwUIfTto to one. Ttio cam Ml til HcBK "m P'ln l lrti WB ftc" llioiittht m. 11 oIhSBk a tnunUr of tttullar trocltjr bJ Urn HI an! tnromttlM aul ILmigli no liM wit- IIIJtnDi nrMlli Jfrtl rlrciitiitiQnw polntnl lo IIP nflK ,b irlutirra inillt nlth unMIInir 'wf fJULuHJI uimjr llflfflSlH TI, raiMnt Jrtrorlixlalnod out from ifflFmJ t,i" tinU 'H nfLiHfwtpll lli mtrrncr IjMlllM'r nf lU pro"" confrl tiU lanblllly to IHlfUVS rtronrtlt tL tact Hfili llw i-rviilnl'a III KiBuf lanocrtic. anil yrt n "try vol wrnt . iHiiaKI Hewlllf for rultul, IK ronJuct niu I Ifjltlffifo liifiplirAbl. It rcul I not rfult from n I I fll ilZnH incy of Intrlltrfnc for lill Iim pk hut i IMliciBH little Mt Muni cr wrll tli'n nml Ifj iifl(3 tTlnral tLorouati uEttlrrumlliiit nf tli llilinffli ThoHdh Rllll lu tli jrlm of mAnhnnl I I liSSwS ,tl1 ,x,l, wcr I'wmntur! wliltft al hi Ifl'fDS f fronaklnUrlfNiU aoiltliotigbirul 1 1 liiJLCi cxpmulon. lU might b on of Hkm h tiu I 1 1 USA nicrtnlnr)Kniplru to tU rUlitof I Kfln rlrtx to Inflict tU ili-th Knnllr. Imt no, ilHB It wm not tbat, for, lu rrplv to ucb us IJHE irrktlon. It fnnkly Mintttiil tluu 1 niUl f 9H9 inro, Ilk th Tlclou bmtrt tbry rrwnilil, f 'J'HH niiutlmntrutlMl llirougb frr,iiullhat ' r?V ilrriwiof tlMth, (li aprrm terror, Ufa f rlBl&! man cam"i tb noly avJrqtiAtc rritmlnt, ( i WRl At tb roirl f notbrr nlnltt of frolt- I t fllBl iMilmprUonnirnt lt4 tocrowfiti LJH atUnt,RDilripitaIatnl wariiilr attalint tl 'HB wLiit ftvrmd an UurrAwinabl raplloiH j I Hil Iw"' nJ "m not orrr kIn'' rp,,Mt'(a t I flH wtrcluilalcrtllniutu th ImproprMr of , I 1 H tr!fllDiwll)ianoatbllktbuuuirwbIcli fTl HH w wtnmctletf. y I BHi "Ami jft,' tLinnanwtrrl,U tlouab Di aBB roromualnuvrtib blmclf ratbrr than rv RnawH Irlllnii tba lrupuuUou, lt 1 cuuMinr aVffBfll t'mt blDtlcra tnjr roncurrrnro InavirJict f'HBBfl approrcil bmrJn(l;iniiLM OffjHjH "ilowcao tbat Uf qucrlttl acrrrtil At dDH 'Coowlencemay not Alwjdnj tofol IfinU 'ow Ju'btniriit.' uVVf Imt tier ho can know no other KiiUe." iflHH "I onco wouM li IJ tb nam " lflH "Ami wbatcbM2(l ruur opinion?" lHH MKxpfrlonc " IBMl tltrd, anj wo waltrU In allrnro tb i i Bflu iilnoatton wblch boavemnl rauljrto pl. HU9 Maatrrintf Mt rmotlon, a If In anwer to HHH our lonki of luinlrr. It foutlmiMj DM "Tnriitjrvoara ouo Um a jounarnin Hfl& ut lvitlntilng llfn, Frw luul brighter pro- Hn ItcU btiU non brlphtfr bopra. An alUcli nirnt,4UllnicfrutiirlilMb(NMl luul rlcottl ' WWHi with It object. Tliff hut ln no verUt , HEf tlcclaratlon ami arrriitamv of loro iw fur- KKs mal iitlRlttlntt or troth, but wbrn I took VWl injr dpartur to wk a hotn In tbt UUunt i Hlft wrktUwatatbliiR uolvntooil thatwlrn fH 1 bM fouiul It ami put ll In unlrr Uwm Hn toabarvlU Uf hi ll. fomt tboiubaoll HiS larr,lnottirrMir1lylonMomp 1liklriil HM R of oclfty a(TorOHl brnaturrit'tM'nit much HH Jj n onv'a atlf M form, I II vr! mora In h S th f utur than Id tb prnwnt, and liopa IIHnj ft Mi ovrr rbrvrfnl compnnlon At length jIHIltl tb llm ffttno for inaklui; tbt Uual juiy IHliu mtnt '' lioiri wllcli I hl loulit H IHlil wuutdlniorforlti Ivtajroirni ainllnnffw jH'l itmra month mjr almpl tlwrltlnir, which I HIJj IiaJ l artnl ho paltu to rrmlvr lnrltln, 'Dflflflfl ttouMlioirrarcilb) ItatnMn, uflHS "At tb land cifltc, which WMotnIxljr nHfl lallm off, X met my ohl frlMl, (tourcv KBhJH O . lit, too, bail com to trek M fort lnfB une In t b wwt, ami e w pro Imt b 1 light I laMn wUhtbvtnMtlo II bat hruui;hl wltli It V 1 li", bi "hi a um of money wbkli be 0- UP) t Irr(l to Invett In Ijd.1, ou n bleb It waa bN Hl (' pnrpo lo act tie. I rxprriivj a fctroutf 1 tf wlh to baro blm fr a nelKhbor, ami krt IB 'i lilmaconllal InrlUtlon KiaccmntHiny m IH i J mc, tflrlntjt aa mj belief llmt b coul t IBf nowber make a better Mlrrtlontlmo In HI If thkt intr He rwwlllj contentnl, ami H ll w iciout toffether Jiowl notrlJJeu H (I many mllc4 wH rn Gvotko auOiIenly rrcol B? ' iKtnl a eomtnUuIon bo bad undertaken for HHHwil a frleud, wbWi uouU mjulrn bla attend BlE ! 1 1 DC flt ft Imb'' lail(l b) on th followlnit Ij ( f Y Kxiutlnk n promt) that bo wonll WKs ,lot driayhUvlfclt louitir thn uecetwiry, B-1 ; andlavliisr Blrn inlDUteillrrrtlonhna to MJ tbe routu, 1 continue 1 my way homeward, nffi wbll be turned LacIc H ' "I waa alwut rrtlrlnff tnM on tbe nlUt M ( of my return when a mjtmiiou from with W j u " u to tb door A tdrmiyer tlj I ntked abtlter for IiIium If an 1 hit borw for tmHj I tbg nljcbt 1 ltnllcl blm In. TIioiirIi a Hri '. fctrauiftr, hi facs teamed not unfamillrtr, I i 11 w" probablyomiof tli men 1 hi 1 itn R ' j AttbelandDmco.aplBceattbattliuvmacli BR j frwjuented. OfferlnK blni a aeot I went Q to w to II horM Tbiioornulmal,a Lj j well aa I could e by tb aUrllctit, w-cmed HA to In Un hanlly un-d, lit pantlm; Mj aldiia Iwr wltni-a of rnerrlleaa riding, and I 4 treinendou hrlnkliitf at tb ally h to t Pi 9 ' touch betokened recent frlitbt On re en ! terlniitbeboiiM I found theairanser wna . cot there, lllaUeuiei(lteluoaurprlvt )' be would floubtleta noon rttura. Itwaa j little !naiilar, however, tbnt be ahould ... hT left bl wntch lylu on tbe tabic Bro i "Attbrnd of half an hour, My Kuent 'f7 not returuloK, I went afi'Iutotbeatabl tJL thiiiklnii be might hflo found hi way 1 hither lo kIvs perwnal Attnitlou toihe ' w nnta of bU huma Ileforu irolng out, from tm re. fori-o of batlt-for w wr a yt mi i(n Infeatrillty either tuternorpollntncn-! JKi took the irucnutlon of putting tbe at run Hi ' n "drawer In which I kept Hi myonmaluabUfi. lfuiiml tbeborMa (HI 1 !ad kft blm, and tfiiv blm tbe fm-l m hkb HI i m ww now kuffJctiintly cooled toUaUowtil UK I totati but bla matter m nowbereto U llftft Mu' Aa I api roacbeil tl u lioua trowil W; I ' on homUtk dubed up ami I a J ( oomniaiMlwl, In no Kmtla tonu, to .tnn,t 1 lBaitotnriaomiit I wn In th clutrhr 01 thOM who tlalnwil luu their 'prla- t itfeV wJ,JaiooinMl1MnullUiUtii.t MMk ia&lri lU "duatiou cama-u wu tcrrlblel Mrlend,wHhwbotnIbd m lately ael nut In coionrtny, bal l ',"" fll demtanl robtwd tie th epnlatwhleh I. Hit I ftlon, knew wa had arparaic! I wa tbe lt icrwti Ijiow n to I mil h him, aikI I waa now arrntnl on ii'pWn ff hU itmnler A n-areta of tb remtoea wa ImmeilUtelr liuUtuled tho waltb wm found In th drawer In wnleh 1 ha I pUrei It and waa ldentlflel a the property ot tb innrdered man. HU hore, too, wa found In my Katie for ilia animal J had Jdt put lhfrwa iioda ot her t reeot; nlted hlra myaelf wbenlMw blm In tb lisht, nbatlaatdl know not, Myeuu fusion waa taken m a I Iltlonftl atllrnce. Ami wLf'ti, nt tfnuth, f did command Inn KUftfpHnKtvean liilelllKlbl atalemmt, It wAarrorUfdwlthinceM and locird illtf, Th moh aplrlt li inherent In mao-at Ieatlnrrowi!of men Hmaynotalwaya j manlfrtt ItM-Tf la iihTfclcal violence It i eoUKtlmrftttintenttltwir with Irnchlntfa I rharactcr. Hut wbaterer ll frnt, Jt U i alwaj reInlleN, pltlleM, rruel Aa lb proof of my unlit on After an (lber.rnmetollilht,lo(rmullrlDviKra'Iii' ally srew Into a rbtnor for ttuKeineei and Imt f lb flmnicitf On mantbeoaieer wbo hail m In ch(U I would doahtlen harcpnld the penalty of my ppnlof frnaeon th apot It wu no eympathy that actuated my protector HUheartwa i a hanl a hi oolce, Imt hcrtpmentcd lb , tnaJrtiyoftheUw aM tookaaortof Rrim 1 prld Intbepoaltlort. A much odr the Rtanoiof hi eye a before tb muiileof bt plitol, tbe cowardly clamorer drew back Ierbapath wre not aumdently 'numerous lo feel the fall effort of ibat myitf rlnu reflfx tntlueoce watch makm a crowd of men ai much won, and at tlmn ao much better, than any on of them alnuly "At the eut of aonie montb my trial came. It could bare but on rrtult llr-ciimhtancm llr-ciimhtancm ton plainly declared mycultt. I knew they llnl, Th absence of the jiry wa trry brlf. To thelrtenllrt pnkl but little beed. It wm a alnclo hideout word, but 1 hadlnntantklpatedlt,andltml no Imprrwlori A lltll ImprtMlon wa ml by th wonl of t h Jud which fo lonnl It,anl hU aolf-mn Invocation that (Jnd mltfbt hare Ibat merry upon me which man wa t Junt In touctwafe, aoillidnl HketbboUowe4tnf hollow WKk erie. It may be hard for lhcndeiiinnt criminal to mertdeaih, It I itlll lurli-r for blm who I Innocent. Tbe one, wIipo tlo flrat ahnrk U oeer, aequlewr In bU down ami itlee blmwlf to repentance tb heart of Ihe oihr, filM with rebellion Iailnat man' lujiutlce, ran acairely brltta Itixlf to aik pardou of Hod I hail ifradn ally mrermm lid feellnir.ln aplleof Iht , irooilclerityman'alrrltAllnic effort, which were mainly directed toward eilractliiK a roefoMttin, without wl kh, he likured m, be had no hope lo tfTtr "On Ihe morning of tbe riiy llseil for my execution I felt measurably relnwl I had anionic atoodfareto face with ilratti, bad ao arriNttomed mywlf lo look upon ll aa merely- momentary pane, that I no longer felt aollrltoti we that myinnn nry aboubl one day 1 vlndleaml Me for whom I had sou to prcpnr a home hid , already found on In heaven, The tldlnir of my calamity ha I broken her hrt. fc-bo alone of all th worl I hellrTeil me Inno cent, and aba had died with a prayer upon her llpa tbat the truth mlsht yet tie l.ruuaht lo llffht All tbt I had beard, an 1 li haI enuhed, a If awect Intniae, my trouliletl aplrlt. Jfcwih, bowtrrr unweb roma the Mjaiw, wa now a ortal, beyond which I coubi ee one angrl waltlnit to r-reltem r-reltem I brant tbeaonndof apiroarb Ina fiwtitrpj, and tierreil tnyaelf to metl thoeiirctetl eunimon. Tli doorot my cell nivni-d, and tb ahcrllt an 1 hi attend-ante attend-ante entered, llehel 1 In hi band a paper, Itwai jloublW my death warrant. He lKan to read It, My tbouuhU were buMl alMwber. The wonl 'full and free jr, don' wcretlinnttotrIkmypiToceulil aeiiua. They alTected the byatander more than mjaelf )et an It wai, I waa par rionrU for an often I tad ucrrr commit com-mit i Ml "The real culprit, none other, It I need. Iru to eay, than lie who bail aoujiht ami abuiHsl my boapiullly, bad been mortally wounded In a recent affray In a dlptant city, but hail lived Ionic enoiiBh to make A ditlonur, which bal Imn laid before tbe jrovrrnor barely In time to memo from a aha me hi I death and condemn me to a (hcerlcM aud t urdeuaome life. Tbt la my exi rlenco. Mr JmUtinent, a your In th cne Ivfor ti, lew la to but one conclusion, that of the rloueia RUlltt but notle cotfl lent and apparently uuerrlfuf wa tbe JudRiiitut tbat falwly pronounced my We no longer Importuned our fellow Juror, but patiently awaited our dlacberue ou tbe itmnu 1 of luabtlity to agree, which raine at lat 1 he prisoner waa tried and convict edat a idwoqurut term, and'at the laat moment coufoNcd Id trim on tbe acaffotd -LouU vllle Courier-Journal. |
