Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1848-11-24

cave uo siI.'i' uuifisd lhsl humanity and us.aii
"a SAN ean devise 10 d.ftul Il.
he Nrx.eon var, ino. While IL neceSsfilf
led 20 The dcslrucuon of many valuable lives
4" pubic INJURY aud puj'ir suticune- how n,,irh
ihai Nas noble "a nai4rr. DID it oxhihii How
much that Nas yiuurus ia lr.lug aud penst -
90 soui Much, muth murr Than We could Ia
he present upid sksirh even glance ~. One
Instance however, may srrye TO iluslruie ths
ruth Of thepostulate wiih which We commcreed.
aud thai We will proceed 10 rarrate, uyoidit all
'''rmpis NJ effect and elaboration, TO indulge 10
Whlch We are forbidden by our rtesent preseri.
Ded spnce. There come down 10 this city in
ihe month Of November lest an Old man in tho
capacity ul a wagon driver 10 the service Of The
Jnhsd States. lle Was from the interior of
heniucky, where hs had entered on his new
vocation, agreeing TO 60 IL for the term Of SIX
mon'hs or longer. Hi,hairswcre grey and few;
his iure was iurroWed more even from sorrow
Than irnm age, though time, TOO, had lel its Ira.
ces upon hIll. lie was irieHgent-evidenilv
educaicd--and Unsuiled BY previous habits Tor
the station which in ibis ins ance he had nssum.
ed. Having to pou himself 10 Capt. B.
IN this CITY. belore cmburkug Tor Mexico. that
gentleman was struck vnh his intelligent and
s.il respectable though carewOrn appearance.
He
questioned him the story Of his Iire,"
which be tricfy to'd, and which we shall sill
more briefly repeat. lie was bred ph, siciop;
married when young, one whom he loved and
by whom be vas beloved, aud seultd in p
county, kenIucky. 40 only son, who was the
iruil oi that mbrriuFr--Ihe onIy pledge of that
mutual love. Following the bent Of wavWard
inclination. he emigraied 10 Texas, while tbat
country was yet province Of Mcxco-jus, be.
fore lis people proclaimed their independence.
Though young. be played a daring if not con.
sPlcuous Pau in The early struggles Of the colo.
nlsis 10 sustain their freedom, and was made
prisoner BY the enemy 10 one Of the earliest
balIIes--iEat Of San Antonio de Bexar, we be.
heye. Tie vas carried of captive 10 the CITY
oi Mexico, there immurcd in dungeon. and
hna'iy sentenced 10 work prisoner for life in
one OF the Mexican mines. The knowledge of
his melancholy fate was too much for his moth.
er. il preyed upon her mind, End through her
mind upon Constitution nol naturally robust.
She Pined in grief for her only. absent child
she slrkenet, she died. The father finding him.
self thus bcrelt Of his household god8-lha
branches Of his homestead Topped OF like
blasted Tree on desert heath. neg, cted his pro.
iessioG-Gt times resoned 10 the bowl as tenn
porary assusger Of his gres, and finally be.
came burden on his hospilable neighbors, who
knew him in his better days.
When our army had entered Mcxico-before
even 1t reached the capital lis captive son was
enabled to write him Letter telling him thar
Tor ransom Of six hundred dollars he could
secure his liberty.
How or where the old man was to get the six
hundred dollars under Heaven he knew not.
but like Major Miller when asked if he thought
he could capture a certain battery Of The enemy,
he would tryl As a first step, then in the ac.
Of an enterprise SO dear TO him,
he enlisted or registered himself US L. States
teamster Tor SIX months.
Capt. B, having heard this touching but
truthful story, at once felt the force Of that
strong parental affection hichal hisuge promp.
ted him 10 undertake such TASK, and under,
TOO, such unpropitious auspices. lIe was not
the man, however, 10 dampen his aspirations for
The Liberation Of his only son. lie rather felt
inclined 10 inspire him with hopes Of s1ctess;
and with this view prcmotcd him TO the rank of
wagon master. This gave him an increase Of
pay aud position lllle, at least. more suited
10 his wears and his former condition of life. In
good lime, having expressed his gratitude 10
Captain b. for his sympathy and kindness, he
sci out Tor Mexico, invested with his new com.
maud. He landed al Vera Cruz, proceeded up
with one Of the trains, and reached Mexico
Without meeting an accident or subjecling him.
self TO a reprimand.
By this time his story became known 10 Gen.
s. Of The American army, who interested
himself in his behalf. lie also enlisted in tho
DID mans favor the sympathies of an innuen-
a Mexican General, and through the mutual
efforts and cxerIiors of both, on the payment of
hree hundred dollars--one half less than The
sum originally stipulated for--he prison doors
Of the prisoner OF San Antonio de Bexar, afler
weIve years captivity, were thrown open, and
he first use he made OF his liberty was TO rush
10 the arms Of his devoted father.
About three months ago, the father and son
passed through this city. They called on Cap.
B. The old man, with tears in his eyes, thank
I'd him for bis Kindness: the son expressed his
aud bolh left for their home in The
west on the next boat. No adfelIed General
eft Mexico happier man lnun the father did.
-N"He 'e' he hlu aNh'e'eu greater triumph
han the son. They are living in the village
where that son was born--the father has resu-
med his profession aud lives happy in the re.
spect of his peighbors and the love of his rescu-
I'd son. The latter has raised marble slab at
he head OF his mothers grave in the village
church yard. on which in single sentence, is
;aryed sons affection.
GOLDEN SANDS OF THOUGHT.