The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-06-01

eahd began to Wander aud grow unman-
ageable again. put my hands tightly
TO my throat, rs though 10 ~ tn sensa-
ton of strangling. Then | lelt my
arms al the places where the cora would
be tied. wHnt through the iasienings
OF the rope the tying Of The hands to-
selher the thing that | felt most nyersc
10, was the having the White cap mui-
! llcd oyor my eyes and face. Il could
avoid that, the resi- was mol soYlTy hor-
rible In the midst Of these iancios, a
dumbne seemed 10 creep over my SELL
scs. The giddiness thH | Ind telt ave
way to dall slnpof, which lessened the
pain that my thoughts eve M, though
| still went on thinking. The church
clock rang midnight i was sensible Of
the sound, bal il reached we ndlsinet-
" is though coming through many
| CLOSED doors, or from far distance.
BY aud by, 1 saw the objects before my
mind less and less Clearly then only
partially then they ware GONE olIogo-
ther, Ilell asleep.
= slept TIL the hour of execution. 1t
was seven O'clock on the next morning,
when a knocking al The door Of my cell
awoke me. | heard the sound, as
though in my dreams, for some mo-
monls before WIS fully awake; and
my first sensation was only the dislike
which q weary man feels At being rous-
ed was tired, and wished 10 dozo on.
In minute after, the bolts on the ont
side my dungeon were drawn / Turn
key, carrying a small lamp, aud follow
cd by the master Of the gaol and thp
chaplain, entered looked up a
shuddcr like he shock OF electricity,
like a plunge MO "A bath Of ice, ran
through mo, one plauce was sufficient.
Sleep was gone is though | had never
slopt even as never WIS TO sleep a.
gam; WIS conscious OF my situation !
tt sid the MUSTER 10 me, in Il
subduea, mi steady tone, II Is time ior
yout rlse.' The chaplain asl,ed mt
how had passed the niehtl aud pro
posed lhat we should Join IN #tesar. |
gathered mysell0p aud rem seat
ed on III side of In he'd nj Nv
teeth challered, and my knees knocked
together, III despite oil myself. Ii WIS
barely DAYLIGHT yef . and. ~ The cell
door stood omen. / could gee into the
small paved conll beyond , the morn
inc was thlcl. and gloomy; aud slow,
ont settled, rain WIS coming down. II
y, half past seyon o.eloeE II said
the master. lnsl mustered an enlrea-
~ 10 be left alone ttl the last moment.
| had 30 minutes IN I've.
.I.,..1 -. -.
,.boa 49, a,.',a, ~. ia...,,a,1a In
hn, u,;,, ,,m. .a,l.I ~, ..,,, ,,a,,,ra
nn, n,,,' ,aaa,,,, .,,,'.l, :. - ,aaf 81 :,
a,a,,,t ,.,1 III - ,,......
49,. ,l,.s,,.,',ta= .lf..,,g. hi, .,,.,i,
na, H.. ,a,ll ,at No.. WI, H.,
iar 49, ,,a,,,,. .,,,,aJ r,a,, a,,,l - :"
La La5 gn,s haaa,'hal -. H.,
a'II ,,.,.,.',I,' -,
nn',,,,,s,,.a,J av,agaso a.5 -, a.'.'.
rhod ,oo.,l,or ~ = ,yo'. ~ l.,n 49,,
coli, ,.r7oo, Win r,y'srs,s G,l1.d ..,', 49,
,,v b,o.,,, and nv lid h,,ei,,., H..
.b,,or,na and nv boly fsl, = r :,
,yn,o '"sL ,ga,ai1 - .,a H., 49,.
nnabla f. nov, i, =, Ct, pLa -,
nn,y 'y ya. bro,l mo ,ello.g - 1.'...'ia
and the l,ah, srnIe ~ dnnaas int, ,,,. -,
dnnaenn showino ,no f,a Damn - .,an 3
n,lios and dc,ol,,o d,,1 na.,a1 0aor
'1J a, 49,. - :, ,,,a II II ,L'.'
cnmlJ 10 ! ,onld No, loa,' ,,a',l ,' Co..
nn,;,,ng ,bese ,,,g,,a ,b,n "'' II s'bn "g'
norJ;,'s, w. eon,,n',. ,' aa2 a., ,', ,,'
ncvt no,nan, / na,,e.d a,c Ian,,
which the ,a'.aIey i,,G l.o - ~, I've d lou,
'nJ ,"h,ch 49, h,,rn;ao H., 1'',l, -, nah
Ilong wick bcina ,lagaed yah ,hn chi,
and had an and ! ,Looob, IN nnsolG
ouo, =, ,l,a5 ,na,,aa, a., :, ~ -
ham f',aanood s,n,a 10 n;,i,, ' %ac.' ~
And IaaGed At ,b, hs,o 81 naloJ 10 ;ra =,