American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1822-06-04

O., If over now--he has done and--so have II"
The magistrate asked him something OF his story
4 He said he had formerly driven stage coach In
be north of ireland, and that he had small share
in the proprietorshp of the COACH About that time
he married a young woman with httle properly
hu,he failed in business, and after enduring many
troubles, he enlisted soldier IN the 9Th or roy
al Irish regiment of foot and went on service with
Il his wife and four children. Henry lthe prlsoner)
\ was his second and his darling PRIDE. At the
end of nine years. he was discharged in this coun-
,rv. without, pension or friend in the woodland
coming to London, he with some trouble got en-
Moved as q paviour by g the gentlemen who man.
age the streets at Mary-le-bone.'
&C Two years ago, your honor, The continued) my
moor wife was wearied with the world and she de-
ceased from me and was left alone with the chill
dren, and every night came home washed their
faces and put them to bed, and washed their little
bits o things and hanged them O the line 10 dry
myself-for I'd no money, your honor,-and SO
could not have housekeeper to do them you know
Well, your honor, | was as happy as could be-
considering my wife was deceased from me. But
some bad people came to live at the back o! U.S. and
they were always striving to get Henry amongst
them and was terribly afraid something bad would
come of it. as it but poorly could do Tor EN-
land so made up my mind to take all my chill
dren to Ireland. IL he had only held up another
would have been saved. But now
Here the poor man looked at his boy again and
wept and when the magistrate endeavored to con-
sole him by observing that his son would sail Tor
Botany Bay and probably do we'll there-he replied
somewhat impaently, aye, 1t is line talking, your
worship-I pray to the great God he may never sail
any where unless he sails with me to Ireland; and
them after moments thought he asked IN the
humblest tone imaginable, "Doesnt your honor
I...g- e ,irrhf haIn
The Magistrate replied it possibly might and add
ed"I YOU attend this trial at the Old Baily, and
plead for him as eloquently in words and actions as
YOU have done here think it would help him still
more"
ave but then you wont be there suppose, will
YOU % asked the poor fellow, with that familiarity
which is in s.me degree sanctioned by extreme dis
tress-and when his worship replied that he should
not be present, he impa,iently reJoined =" hen
what's the use of it There will be nobody there
who knows me-and what stranger will listen to a
poor broken hearted old fellow, who can't speak Tor
crying
The prisoners were now removed from the bar
TO be conducted to prison; and his son. who had
wept necessarily all the time, called to him" Ia
Their, Fatherw repeatedly, as though lie wished him
to follow but the old stood, riveted as 1t were,
70 the spot on which he stood, with his eyes liked
on the lad and when the door had closed upon him
he put on his hat, if unconscious where he was
and crushing it down over his eyes, he began wan
derng about the room in state OF stupor. The
officer in waiting reminded him that he should not
wear his hat in the presence Of the magistrates and
he instantly removed it-bu he still seemed lost to
every thing around and though one or two gentle
men present put money into his hands, he scarcely
noticed it.
AT length he slowly sauntered out of the Office
apparently reckless of every thing.