Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-01-08
STORY or A SISTERS LOVE.

few days ago was at the State Prison at Sing
Sing, where heard the facts am about to relate.
They furnish as touching an instance Of devotion
MS have lately met, and they show us that in the
hnmblest walks, even in the atmosphere of vice and
crime, there may flourish some of the puresl pas
sions, TINT ought TO win our charities and make us
respect the poor.
young man Of Nova Scotia came to the city
of New York and fel. among thieves. He became
The companion of criminals, perhaps a criminal
himself Certainly he was arrested on a charge of
crime, was tried, convicted, and sent to the prison
at Sing Sing.
His sister in Nova Scotia heard of tho fate of
her brother, and resolved to secure his deliverance
from prison. She was only a servant girl, and her
scanty purse was barely sufficient to delray her OK
penses through the long journey to the city. When
she reached New York, she learned that the only
way to get her brother out Of prison was by pardon
from the Governor Of the State and he at Al
bony. She had no means to employ counsel to aid
her in making the application, nor even the little
that was necessary to pay her own way to the feet
of the Governor. She trent 10 service in the city,
and worked faithfully till she had earned money
enough TO defray her eX enses to Albany, and was
soon there a stranger, young unprotected wo-
man, with no other recommendation than that of
having brother in the State Prison. She lnquir-
cd the 49, tho lcusc of the governor eh'~sod
nm audienle and then with all the eoquence of
known her request. The governor said that he
must have some reason for granting the pardon, or
he could not interfere
"But mybrother is an innocent man" said the girl
who had never for moment INDUCED the thought
that he could have been guilty ofcriin The gov
ernor wanted something more than her word for it,
and giving the small comfort Of words Of sympa-
thy and kindness, sent her away to devise ways and
means to p,ove the innocence Of her imprisoned
| brother.
She retuned to New York, and finding place.
again resuned her domestic service, and indefati-
gaby aborsd, as time and opportunity allowed to
accomplish what was now the great end Other life
And what yll not perseverance, and love achieve /!
Hopeless ashe attempt might appear, she found
the men win composed the jury that convicted her
brother, obSned the names of every one of them
TO paper sitting forth mitigating circumstances IN
his case aul asking the interpostion Of executive
clenency il his behalf With this petition the
devoted sistr hurried to Albany, and full of hope,
she presentd it to the governor. lie was moved
by the neEity of her purpose and the ardent
strength of Ter affection. But he still hesitated.
i "Why," aid she, you must pardon my brother.
| shall neveieave you until you do. | shall stay
just here AMI pray for ever; and if you wish me TO
i 90 away yoImust pardon him, and | well bless
yon, and Go, will bless you the longest day you
live" Her irayers and tears so far prevailed, as
to extort phmise that he would make immediate
inquiries into the case, and if they were satisfac-
tory he would transmit the pardon by certain day,
which he named, through the mail, TO the prison at
Sing Sing.
N-- $50 49, .,~hlo hoa-'ol ~ir retnrns IN her