The national whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1847, 1847-07-15

/ concluded, by saying, " Tomorrow, Cnar-
lie, we shall certainly have letter fiom
them"
!" He, You cannot stay here, Ruth Even
if you had any place to stay, you know ia
ther and mother want you great deal more
than do"
I" | can stay here, Charlie, and shall
and they would choose it--and there's an
end on'lo
"But, Ruth, you don't know what a
place this is; nor what New York is for
an unprotected girl"
"Nonsense, Charlie; can protect my
SELF
"Wbere can you Sleep"
"Slecp! don't feel much like sleeping !;
but can lie here on the floor, or can get
that man to lock me up in some empty cell,
like this. ! can do anything but go away
and leave you that will not do"
There was a knock at the door, the bolts
were turned, and Hcnshaw told Charles that
lawyer was waiting to speak to him.
| /" Let him wait one minute," said Ruth,
and, taking from her little sack bottle Of
cologne, and comb and brush, provided by
| Miss Emma Gardiner, she smoothed her
brothers tangled locks, and restored to his
sweet countenance its habitual aspect
"There, now you look like our own Char
lie," she said.
Sandley entered, and he did not leave the
cell without being thoroughly convinced
that Charles was innocent, and nearly as
well convinced that they should not be able
to prove his innocence /; and so impressed
with the love of the brother and sister, that
he resolved to strain every nerve in their
behalf. He comforted Charles by assuring
him that he knew the matron Of the prison
that she was humane woman-that he
would engage her to furnish his sister a bed
in her own room, and to see that Miss Ruth
had every facility in going to and from her
brothers. cell.
"Please tell them,'' said Ruth, g ] will
only trouble them twice a-day. | shall
come to Charles in the morning, and 60
away in the evening"
Angel for angel glows with such regard,
Thus whole, deep, self-forgetting. Bowers Of
Witness it in the cherubs' changeless loves;
Earth sees it in sisters heart alone"
y v y
Ten days had passed since Ruth's depar-
ture for New York and on each OF these
days the parents had received letter full
of affection, and of details of every occur.
| renee that could be put in cheerful light.
Their children did not express strong hope,
for they would not embitter too probable
disappointment; but neither did they inn
part their fears. {" For, if worst comes to
worst" said Ruth, "mother will bear it
better when am with her. The deport-
ment of these young people-their mutual
affection-and the earnest devotion of the
sister--won for them unusual respect and
attention from the officers of the prison
| z Thore thoec innocent children are" said
the Turnkey, !" both innocent, ] am sure Of
that. There they are, with a pirate one
side Of them, and a murderer the other, en-
joymg themselves. If that amt innocence
don't know what is. Ideclare, if ] don't
expect some day, when unlock their door,
TO see the angel Of the Lord with them
the same as walked the fiery furnace"
An uncommon girl is that" said the
matron. g sometimes when we meet the
vagabonds going along the corridor, just
turned in from the Five Points, she looks
scared, and gathers her clothes close round
her, as if she were afraid Of the plague !;
yet she'll stay the livelong day--yes, and
till ten or eleven at night-in that dismal
cell, and talk and read, and keep up her
brothers. spirits. She begins with the Bible
in the morning, and ends with it at night !;
and between times they read out Of Dick
ems and Punch, and every kind Of nonsense
Mr.. Henshaw brings; and they laugh to-
gether; and their laugh sounds like the best
Of music in dark night. She is wise
little thing too. Mr.. Henshaw sent her a
basket full of every kind OF notion, from
the confeclioner's. She would not take them
to 80; the dear child gave them all to me,
and asked Mr.. Henshaw-and so modestly
too-if he would send her brother every
day bit Of beef-steak, or mutton-chop,
to keep up his health and spirits. She has
been what call well trained.'
The last letter received from the young
Hathaway was dated on Tuesday. Charles IS
part expressed not hope, but a cheerful cou-
rage that he was sure could not fail him,
while his friends had faith in him. "You
have trained me up, dear PARENTS" he said
"to believe that the important thing is 10
do right, not 10 seem right and now mean
to feel and act accordingly
Ruth wrote thus "The trial comes on
tomorrow morning. There is nothing new
come to light: SO we are preparing for ,he
worst. The amount of the stolen articles
put into Charles's pocket, is less than $25,
!, so that they cannot make grand larceny out
of it; and he cannot be sent to Sing Sing