New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-02-09
nay. would gladly have died, could he have re-
stored the life he had % waneonly destroyed.

nay. would gladly have died, could he have re.
stored the life he had % wansonly Destroyed.
Thus, Mr.. Bsrker Was again broush, into Z
court Of Justice, an affair Of life and death. How
III ferenty al questions connected W tn the cub
| jscs presented themselves now As he sat oeeide
that darling son. the pride OF his hie his only hope
on earth Oh. how he longed for words Of fire, TO
| plead that his young existence might Do spared
| tor repentance AID amendment! how Wen he
remembered the juymsns plea Tor youth and
| intoxicstion and with what an agony OF senre
prosch he recalled his own hard answer! With
intense anxiety be watched the coantensnces OF
| the Jury for some CLEANS OF compassion. Bat
| ever and anon. pale young lace oomed up 90.
tween him and them, and cared 81 him with liked
despair. The vision OF other years returned ~
haunt him and Joseph. his best beloved. his
| only one, stood beside II, pale and handcaned -
he had been. The voice that pronounced his son
| guilty sounded like awful echo OF his own
and he seemed TO hear Mary Williams whisper.
And my son also WAS very young
That vigorous OF shoe: from his own existence,
50 full Of life and feeling, and. alas, Of passion,
which m sguides US all-he must die No earthly
power can save HIM. May the ALL MrsoUUL
Sustain that poor father, as he watches the heavy
slurnber o, his only SON IN that DARK prison and
while he clasps the cold hand. remembers - well
the dinpled fingers he used % hold IN ms, when
little Joe sat upon his Knee aud prai'ed childish
love.
And the ALI MERciFVL rGs with him. Ard sent
influences 70 sustain him through that terrible
agony. Ii did not break hls heart u melted and
sabdued him. Tho congsaled symparhics OF has
nature flowed under this ordeal OF ire and, for
the hrst time, he bad a realizing sense that every
human being is or has been, somebody little Joe.
How Kind YOU are 70 me. said the prisoner.
In answer 10 rs soothing words and sfectionste
attentions.
Tie r, Piled meekly, Would had always been
So Then turning his face away, and earnestly
pressing Joseph's hand. he said IN an asitsted
voice, Tell me truly, my son. does It ever occur
10 you, that may have been 10 blame Tor this
great misfortune that has betallen YOU
You. dear father ~ he exclaimed. q do not
understand what YOU mean.
Still Keeping his face turned away, and speak
ing with effort, Mr. Barker said, " Do yoa remsni.
Der once. when was beating my horse cruelty
YOU were boy OF twelve them nelshbor Gocd
win remarked 70 me. that was giving bad lee
son to my sou , | WAS angry with him at the
time and perhaps that resentment helped %
make me hard toward poor young fellow who
IS dead and gone but his words Keep ringing IN
my ears now May God, IN His mercy. forgive
me- II | have ever done or said any thing to lead
YOU into this great sin. Tell me, Joseph do you
ever think it might have happened otherwise. II
YOU had had less violent fatheri'
"My poor father Do exclaimed the prisoner.
pressing his hand convulsively, It almost breaks
my heart to hear YOU thus humble yourself before
e,
forgive me my violent ou,bresks dear father tor
in the midst Of them ALL always loved you. You
have always sought ~ DO me good, aud would
rather have died than have led me into any harm.
Blu, since | have been here IN PRISON. | have
thought OF many things that never occurred Ia me-
before. The world and all things IN 1t are placed
before me in different light IL seems to me
men are all wrOng In their habits and teachings !
see now that retaliation and hatred are murder !
have read often, OF late, the exhortaton OF Jesus
70 forgive brother his offences, not only seven
times, but seventy times seven, and 'eel that
thus II ought 20 be With human beings IN all their
relations with each other. What have done
cannot be undone but II 1t will be any sstisisc-
ton TO YOU, rest assured that did not intend tn
kill him. | was wretched, and was hol enough
10 drink, and then knew not what did. Violent
as my temper has been, never conceived tbs
thought OF taking his life
IL know IL, my son, know it, he said and
that reflection consoles me In some dsgrce.-
While have a loaf OF bread will share It with
the mother and sister OF him you - no hest
tated, shuddered and added in a low deep tome
you murdered
IL was going ~ ask that Of YOU" replied the
prisoner; aud one thing more, dear father try
10 bear up bravely under this terrible blow Tor the
sake OF my poor patient mother
81 will | will, he answered "and now my
dear misguided boy, say you forgive your poor
father for the teachings OF his violent words and
actions. did not ioresee the consequences,
my child | did il in my ignorance Hut was
wrong, wrong, all wrong
The young man threw himself on his fathers
bosom, and they had no other utterancc but tears
After his only strong link to life was broken by
the violent arm of the law, Mr.. Barker was
changed man; silent and melancholy, patient.
gentle aud forgiying TO all. He never complained
OF the great sorrow that wasted away his lie
but the neighbors saw how thin and sad he locked.
t..If ..tas.fn him
Every year she who had been Mary Williams.
received a hundred dollar note He never wins
pered to any mortal that it was sent by the jury.
man who helped 10 condemn her son ~ death but
when be died, a legacy OF a thousand dollars u
her showed that he never forgot the pale, despair
ing face that for years had haunted his dreams.
THROUGH TRAfs.-We understand that on
and after the let of March next IL 10 Designed 10 run
day train Of through from Albany and Buffalo In
thirteen hours leaving Albany at A. NJ ana reseninS
Buffalo at F. stopping by the way at the prlnciPai
places only viz at Schenectady, Pslstne brdss,
Utica Rome Syracuse &c. Sc. This will oe {rsss
accommodation to the through passengers lUucs Her
DEATH or CART. SHEPPARD.-The 81. Lopis
Republican states that Capt, Augustus l.. Sheppard, OF
the 9Th Infantry o. A. died suddenly on tho I'D ult
al Jefferson Barracks. Capt sheppard was native OF
Washington City where bis parents and relatives nov
reside
VIRGIsrA MosUaEsr TO WAsHIseroS.-The
amount In the Treasury Of Virginia applicable 10 the
erection OF q monu nsnt 10 Washington 10 e+0,o0o-
This has increased mostly from prvste donsuons'
from $4,000 In 1878, at compound interest
TassERr BgRSr.-The tsnnery and bark. mill
Of VIM Chandler, at Wilmington Del was destroyed
by ire on sunday evening about o'clock Loss 1000
and no insurance.
~ The s-Worh of Utica are going on
rapidly toward fruiuon. The entire stock has bcsu
taken Up with the exception OF shout 5000.
~ The publication Of the Ner- OrIean Eve
ming Mercury has been suspended.
EL'NL'R N(rrICES