Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-01-24
Story ofa sisters Love.

A few days ago, | was at the State Prison at
Sing Sing, n. Y, where heard the facts |
am about to relate.-They furnish as touching
an instance of devotion as | have lately met,
| aud they show us that in the humbles, walks.
even IN the atmosphere Of vice aud crime, there
may flourish some Of the purest passions, that
| ought to win our charities, and make us respec,
the poor
young man in Nova Scotia, came TO the
city Of New York and tell among thieves. He
became the companion Of criminals, perhaps a
criminal himself Certainly he was arrested
on charge ofrrime. was tried, convicted, and
sent to the prison at Sing Sing.
HIS sister in Nova Scotia, heard of the fate
OF her brother, and resolved To secure his deli.
verance from prison. She was onIy servant
g'rI, and her scanty purse was barely sufficient
to deiray her expenses through the long iour
ney to the city. When she reached New York,
she learned that the only wav to get her bro.
ihrr out OF prison vas by pardon from the Go.
vernon She rent 10 Serrice in the city and
worked faithfully TIL she had earned money g.
nuugh 10 deiray her expenses to Albany, ard
was soon there, stranger. young unprotected
woman, with no other recommendation than ,hat
! ot having brother in the State Prison. She in.
CURED the way To the house of the Governor
obtained en- audience, and then with all the el.
oqnence oflove so bent IN her own bosom, she
rnaSe known her request The Governor said
that he must have some reason for granting the
pardon. or he could not interfere,
but my brother Is an innocent man said the
girl, who had never for moment INDUCED the
thought that he could have been guilty of crime.
The Governor wanted something more than
her words for 1t, and giving her the small com.
tort ofwords of sympathy and kindness, sent her
away 10 devise ways and means 10 prove the in
noccnce OF her Imprisoned brother.
She returned 10 New York, aud finding a
Pi0ce, again resumed her domestic service, and
lndeiatgsbly abored, as time and opportunity
allowed, To accomplish what was now the great
end Of her life, And what will not persevc.
rance and vencheive! Hopeless as the atemp,
might appear, she found the men who composed
the jury that convicted her brother and obtained
the names OF every one of them TO petition
setting forth mitigating crcnms'aces in his case,
and asking the lnterposllIOn OF executive Glenn
ency in his behalf With this petition the SIS
ter hurried to Albany, and full OF hope, she pres
enied II 10 the Governor lie was moved by
the intensity of her purpose. and the ardent
strength OF her affection. But he still hesita-
ted
why, said she, you mrsi pardon my bro
ther-i shall never leave you until you do. |
shall stay just here aud pray forever, and if you
wish me TO 60 away You must pardon him. and
will bless you, and God will bless Won the lon
gest day you live Her prayers and tears so
tar prevailed as TO extort a promise that he
would make immediate inquiries into The case,
and If they were Satisfactory he would transmit
the pardon by certain dav. which he named, |
through the mail, at Sing Sing, !