Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-11-23

with agony, man was laid, so frightful
ly like him we had heard sentenced tC
his death hut the day before, that We
started as if his spirit had met our gaze
Bending over the bed, her face hidden
in the pillow, was a young girl, apparent.
ly about Ell hteeo years of age She nev'
er raised her head on our entrance, but
as Mr.. Roberts passed round to the side
Of the dying man. she looked iearfully mp
into his face, revealing as she did so, her
own, Of such great beauty that | have
seldom seen its equal. win he die 2
she asked, in voice Of agony In less
than four hours, fear-probably before
morning. 'Oh. no, no, no!-oh, SWEEP
Mother, no -unsonfessed, without a
priest, and this horrible weight upon his
soul oh, sir, save him! for his souls
sake arouse him Philip, Philip and
she tossed her long ringlets back, and
placed her fair hands, on which we now
saw the marriage ring glittering, on each
side her husbands head, and kissed him.
lie stirred family. Philip, do you hear
me? Annie-it is Annie shall speak ?
do you know what say may ! tell -
lie moved his lips. Bless you! God
absolve and bless you = she exclaimed /;
then turned TO us with the grace Of a
princess -
90 do not understand the form of law well, ,
she said, but you will instruct me. This man
is my husband he has been guilty of great
crime, known only to myself and one other !;
for this deed another man is condemned to die
lie came here to-day to make the prisoner s in
nocence known but the horse that brought us
reduced him to the state you see. lie is per-
iectly sensible, believe is he not, sir, TO
Mr.. Roberts) and God and our Blessed Lady
will give him strength to sign the confession ]
shall make for him. His name is Murray
Philip Murray; illegitimate son of the late
Colonel Wharton, by most cruelty deceived
mother, who, though her marriage had been a
secret one, till within a week of her death be-
lieved herself his welded wife, and Philip his
heir. knowledge of the truth killed her !;
fierce hatred sprang up between the father and
his ill-used son, and they rarely met. There
is no need TO tell you the evil habits the desert
ed one fell into-the dead, whom God absolve
has these TO answer for ; but six months since
we were II arried-Q am Catholic)-and
from that day he has striven to reform. An
opportunity of settling well abroad opened to
US, and Philip wrote to his father, requesting
the means Of doing so. No answer came and
he resolved to come here and see him. I,or-
rowing keepers dress that he might be un-
noticed if seen in the park he went there to
meet the cOlonel-he did s0--and angry words
passed between them, all which Philip bore
till the cruel old man spoke vile words of his
dead mother, swearing no child of hers should
have help from him and raising his arm furi-
ousy To strike his son, that son, in the impulse
of ungovernable passion, swung round the gun
he held, and his father fell dead at his feet
lie fled and IN our first terror (for he told me
ALIVE left the country, and knew nothing of
subsequent events but when he heard that
Mr.. Wharton was accused, and fely to die he !
returned at once, and would have confessed all I
10 save him, had il not been for this accident. 4
Now gentlemen, put this into what language |
you will, only make the truth evident /; let nv |
husband be spared the guilt of another mans
blood, and God will strengthen his hand to
'ign it,
" We did so, quickly for by the gray shade |
gathering over the tortured face, we siw death ]
vas coming and after reviving draugh, /
,iven by the surgeon, he rallied sufficiently to
lear the dispositions read, and sign them
" \ Roman Catholic priest, who had been
ent for, now arrived, and we left the room
tatoning, as mere form, a person in the
nte room as custodian Of the dying man /; bu,
With lowly reverence, We bent to the brave
nd loving young wife, who had acted 50
for we saw to whose exertions in
he right the sufferer had yielded \
80 Now for London and the Home Secreta-
W said, as the carriage drove furiousy back.
And in half ar hour, as fast as six of nv best II
horses could get over the road, Sir John Mos
yn and were on our way to town, with Phi \
Up Murray's confession. Those were no rail- \
oad days, but never had travelled at such |,
'ace before and but for such another deed |,
lever will again. That nights speed cos,
he lives of -four hotses {; | shot them with nv
'wn hand, to relieve them from the agony that
,illing pace had caused. But though nv heart
eproached me, as watched their reeling, tot
erlng frames, as they were led out from the \
races, the horrible apparlton Of an innocent
nan dangling on the scaffold extnguished the
islng pity, and on, on-faster, faster, we
vent, IN lncessant struggle, as that speed ONLY.
md barely, could save young Whadon's life. \
housing the Secretary from his bed, we hurri-
"a MN OH 10 81 James S, where, happily, the
iing then was who, alter brief consultation
With his minister, signed with gladness the /
,ardon we sought
I" A week after that, Charles (happy in the
prospect of speedy union with Minnie, now
apidly recovering) and followed the body of
Philip to the grave and as the solemn service
vas read, and ! looked from the coffin to the
wing man beside me, who but for Gods pow
riul interposition as by miracle, would have
occupied as narrow bed, vowed solemn
ow, never again TO be sure of the identity of
my human being, unless there was no posi-
lie room for even reasonable doubt. Ever
lnce then, the thought of what might have
'een, has come upon my memory, saving many
mischlei-and SEvER BE POSITIVE is en-
raven on my heart"
GENTLEMEN or THE PREss.--The Louis.
lille Journal says -
" Considering the impor,ance and tho i,au