Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1827-05-19

was not so very horrible! In the midst OIL lhsos
fancies, numbness seemed TO c,esp o way
senses, The eiddiness tina, had feit gave va;
~ d,u s,nnor which lessened the pain tha'
" ,sonoT,s .ave me. though Is,ill went on
,b;nt;no The church clock rang mia"isn.
,"as Sensible Of the sound, but 1t reached me
;.a;a,;n~,v-as though coming through many
.Iossa doors or from far distance. by anu
NV law the objects before NV mlna 'es' sna
~ ~. sI.arly--then only partialiy--'hen INC!
800. cone altogether. nell asleep.
ct s,sn, mill the hour Of execution. i' was
-. ",r,oct on the next morning, wheh d
sn"ct;np at the door Of my cell awoSe me
- the sound: as though In my dreahS' ~,
y. a. ,omen,s before was fully awake; anu
-" srs, sensation was only the dislike when
xearv man feels at being reused; was 'ireu'
Wished to doze on In minute alter, inc """'
ON the outside my dungeon were drawn: ,"' =,
kew, carving small lamp, and followed D!
The master Of the gaol and he chaplain eh'efr
ed: looked up-a shudder like the shocN u
el,c,rici,y-Iike plunge into bath o. ICE
ran through me-one glance was suHlo,e"
Sleep was gone as though had never SNP.-
even as never was to sleep again "es ~"
,c,ous of my si,uation b, saia 'n '
,ro.,er RI me. in subdued, but steady tone, i,
is lime for YOU to rise The chaplain asNeu
me how had PASSED the night ana propose
that we should il1n in prayer. gathered M.
s.If,n. and remained seated on the slae o' '"e
he'd Mace NV teeth chartered, and my Knee
knocked together, in despite ofmyseh II was
ba,,lv day,iph, vet; and, as he cell door ''oo'
onen could see into the small paved court oe
vond. the morning was thick and gloomy anu 11
slow but settled, rain was coming down, ~
;e h,,r mas, seven O'Clock, r.! SAID the
m.s,er I lust mustered an entreaty TO De Iel
.Iona in ,he last moment. / had so minutes
10 live. vh.r
aJ ,r;ed To make another Observation when
Tho n,s,er was leaving the cell; but, thus umt'
| could not get The words out; my tongue ''u.~
>, he roof Of nv mouth, and my speech seem
ed pone. | made two desperate efforts; ou, !.
| would not dol could not utter W" e" Nv
| !, f. me | never stirred from my place on ."e
bed was benumbed with the co'o' P'oo-
! Div from the sleep and at me uhaIeu''o :,
| exposure, and ! sat crouched 'oge'"el' 90 ~
were, to keep myself warmer, win my "i'"s
folded across my breast, and my heao ha"s"s
down, shivering; and my BODY iei' as
! such weight tome, that was uhao'e ~ nv.
! Il. or stir The day now was ofeaKihs' Ieno"
and heavily; and the light stole by degrees INV
nv dungeon, showing me the damp '''".
walls and desolate dark paved tioor, 's'ra"se
! as i, was-with all that could do, eou'u "o'
/ keen myself from noticing these 'r'hi"s '"'"s
/ though perdtlon was coming upon 'he ~.
very mex, moment. noticed the lamp VIM"
nhe turnkey had left on the floor, and which was
1 burnine dimly, with long wick, being c'os
4 ped with the chill and bad air, anu 'nouh"
4 TO myself-even at that moment-lna' nav
I no, been trimmed since the night before. INV NV"
= the dungeon aud at the scrawls and WHITING
upon The wall, that had been drawn by former
prisoners; and put my hand to my own pulse,
! and it was so low that could hardly count II
] / could not teel-though tried 10 make my
! self feel it-lhat was going 10 DIE. In The
mids, of this, heard the chimes OF the chap
ell clock begin 10 strike; aud | thought-Lord
! take pity on me wretCh!-lt. could not be
three quarters after seven yet! The clock went
over the three .quar,ers-it chimed the fourth
| quarter, and struck eight.-They were In my
cell before preceived them. they found me
in the place, and in the posture, as they had
left me.
"What have farther to tell will lie in a We.
ry small compass; my recolleclions are very
minute up TO this point, but not al all so close
as TO what occurred afterwards scarcely re-
cosc, very clearly how | go, from my cell 10
the press-room. / think two little Withered
men, dressed in black, supported me. | know
| tried 10 rise when saw the master and his
people come into my dungeon; but could not.
81 the press-room were the Two miserable
wretche thai were 10 suffer with me; they
were bound; with their arms behind them, and
their hands together; and, were lying upon a
bench hard by, until was ready A meagre.
looking old man, with Thin white hair, who was
/ reading to one of them. Game up, and said
! somethng--'That we should embrace,'cI did
not distinctly hear what il was.
The great difficulty that had was to keep
from falling. | had thought that these mo-
ments would have been all Of fury and horiot,
but felt nothing of this; but only a weakness,
as though my heart, and the very floor on
which stood, was sinking under me. could
| lu.t make q motion, that the old white haired
man should leave me; and some one in:erteIed
and sent him away The pinionng of my hands
and arms was then finished; and beard an Of
! hoer whisper to the chaplain that 'alt was rea-
! dy.' AS we passed out, one Of The men in black
held glass Of water to my lips; but / could
not swallow.
This was the last moment, bit one, Of full