The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-06-03

l HoIH'h1 l" say W prevent u, except reiterated
declaration of his innocence; and he bcsought the
court, that the time previous to his execution might
DO made rs brief as possible, in mercy to his be-
rcaycd parent, who would he but dying continu-
al drah, while he survived, 1t was accordingly
/ fixed to take place on that day three weeks,
CHAPTER V.
1t was near midnight of That important day, the
busy llroug which the trial had collected together
were Dispersed, and the moon, high in heaven was
wadmg on her silent course, through the clouds of
"A wiuIry sky, when Charles RWington, startled
Iom an unqaict siunher, 10y lancied noise ut the
door Of his prison., and sitting up in bed that he
might more lutenry listen, heard his own name
whispered from the outer side,
'NiII YOU awake, Mr CharIes' was softly Ut
tered in the sweet accents of our little Irish ac-
IunmlUncp, Judy. Was there ever the Hker
continued she, amt he sleeping at that rate when
his friends are opening the door for him.
DE quiet, Jud,,' responded Il na,culime voice,
hut modUHlcd to lis socst tones, 'nnd stand more
in the shadow. The Dociorll wake fast enough,
IA soon us get this bolt sawed OUT but irye al
HE tavern keepers dog barking, there's not tel
ling but it may wake the jailor, instead ofthc Doc
tor
And Your are right, Jimmy dear responded
Judy; there now, leave 90 with your fingers, man
you can't pull it oil, that ere way, Here TAX This
hit of a stake for pry; and now, That's your sort,
continued she, adding hen strength to his, aud Il
large end Of the log TO which the t,scuings of the
door were appended, fell TO the ground. 'Now,
one more pull, Jimmy, and the day S our own
They accordngly made one more eXerlion of
united strength, when the prison door n,ing open,
DurEhom and Judy stood before our prisoner.
] IA, all t,1l
about It, but fist take Innly's nag, that's down in
The hollow, and git clare us well as yon can,-
'lhnre's steamboat, Jimmy says, at -, Louis,
goiu, Iiqhi down the rivcr,aud here's all The mon
cy that we could er, bu. It's enough to pay your
passage, any how said the Nlrciionatc gir, tears
Standing in her eyes, as she reached 10 her rcspcc-
ted, and, as she believed, gurss master, ali her
own hoardin!s, together with the sun, which Buck
horn lwd been occumulaliHgcyer since he became
u sui ur Cor the hand.
! You are Kind and excellent gil, answered
Riyinglon, ,cushy affected By the herosm and at
racAucnl Of Ills domestic, and You are Il noble el-
( low, iiupkhorn: bat y0u forget that by lyina
should only couiln, those in the be,icfo( my suilt,
who ARE wovcrin. now; besides, could hardly eA-
pacl to uscapa--lor my life being forfeit 10 the law,
a proclamation would ha Immediately issued. and
uppgehrnSion and death, then Us now would be my
doon Ne, 10, my good iirnds YOU mean me
well, but cannot consent 10 i've, unless can i've
with an unusllied name
An, dear docior,' subhrd out poor judy, whose
heat seemed almost breaking, 'whal's the use of
Speaking about it, lryou s,ay. you'ye but few
DAYS To live, and if YOU taxi youl chance now. who
knows but the real murderer NAV be found Mis-
/ ter Charles aud al would 20 well again.'
THAT is Il nowcrlul argument. iuly: bnt ms
fu, il in Him who hcholds all our aclinns, re-
turned our hero 'nnd must confess that can-
not diyest myself Of the hone. that the truth will
vet be broyulh 10 Ijght. bcfprc di, the death of
cian'
/ sDortor RiyinaiOn.' sail DucLhorn. ooino I'M ia
him and nlipr him warmly BIZ the hand I've been
wayrrior all ulonu uhou, Won: but I'm sor,in no,v
The man rha, murdered SiIyersirLt in cold LlooJ
yrpl,l,'i we ,nnir, Tn stand shilIy-el,ry and ,bn
mil door wide anon ol,yoys ,y,s dnI,nps ohon,
il. ,honoh the prpor seemed So sure Nv p,r il
down in ihc Inflow. with saddle hnrs ON Lrm and
Jndr filed ,cn tpll or vour cn,hs. ,on ,r,v ,,I,o
him. Doctor. five w;,l': Won may t,l,e the monny
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