Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1850-10-07
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=; Ths syn was setting and threw Q radien
glow on every tree and little shrub, jewel
ed BY the recent shower. Cows gfazet
peacefully in verdans hollows, birds sang,
alinle brook -rippled costly by the aRay
side, wiads played gently with the flowers
and kissed the rain drops frem their faces.
But all this loveliness passed unheeded BY
human hearts, because they had at tbs mo
a'ent no inward beautyeto harmonize with
nature Perhaps the, familiar Landscape
seemed quite otherwise 10, the, poor horse
than it would have done, had he travelled
along these gentle paths guided by wise
and gentle hand. '-'s.2y- - S'.e'F.i' lssa7
: Had Joseph continued so be litt,ei Joe,
his eager welcome and loving tprai,le
might soon ha. q tanned i.he,seyl spirit in
his fathers, soul, That night. sl ,.l,, -,s1.
But he was tall lad, who had learned
to double up his fists, and tell other boys
they had better let hin alone if they knew
what was good for themselxes. He still
loved his father better than anything else
in the world, but the charm, and power OF
Infancy was gone. He reflected back the
vexed ed'spirit like too faithful mirror. -
He was no longer a transparent uocen-
scious medium for the influence Of angels.
Indeed, parental affection gradually be-
came burdening, rather than softsning
influence. Ambition for his son increased
the love Of accumulation; and the gratifi.
cation Of this propensity narrowed hissym.
pathiss more and more. Joseph had with.
in him the unexpanded germs of some no.
BILE. qualities; but he inherited his fathers
passionate temperament with his mothers
obs.inacy; and the education of such cir
eumstances as,I have described, turned his
energies aud feelings in:o wrong channels.
The remark, 1t isn't has horse; what busi-
ness is it 10 hina?' heard in his boyhood,
expressed the views and habits Of his later
years. But his mental growth, such as il
was. pleased his father, who often said ex
ul.ingly. There's no danger Of Joe.. He
knows how TO fight bis own way through
the world
Such was their mutuol product Of char
acter when Mr.. Barker was summoned to
a jury in case involving life or DEATH
He was yexed to be called away from his
employers and had never reflected on the
fearful responsibility of a juryman.-
james Lloyd, the prisoner, was very
young man, and his honest open coun-
7tenahce gave no indicas,ion for. crime, bu,
ne was accused of murder, and circumstan-
cial evidence was strong agains: him. 1t
was proved that a previous quarrel had ex
listed between him and the murdered man,
and, that he had been seen to take the
same road as the prisoner, in state of in
toxication, the night the violent deed was
committed. Most people thought there
was no doubt Of his guilt; others though,
the case by ne means certain. Two OF
the jury were reluctant to- convict him, and
,Uished to find the evidence insufficient;
the penalty was SO dreadful, and their feel.
ings were SO much touched by the. settled
misery Of his youthful countenance.-
Others talked stearhiy ofjustice, ond ur-
ged that the scripture demanded blood for
blood. Of this number was Peter Barker.
From the beginning he was against the
prisoner. The lawyer who plead for hin,
had once been employed in lawsuit
aga inst Mr. Barker, and had gained the
causefor bis clients The Cjurym man cher
ished grudge against him for his sarcas-
tic influence on that occasion. Moreo-
yer, it SO happened that neighbor Good Twin,
who years ago had reproved his severity to
the horse, toekcompassionate interest in the
accused. He often consulted with his
lawyer, and seemed to watch the counter.
ances of the jury anziously. . 1t was a bu-
sy season Of the year and the jury were
impatient to be at their workshops and
FARMS Mr.. Barker would not have ad.
mitled it even to himself, but all these cir.
lcumstances helped To- increase his hardness
against the prisoner. BY such inconceiv.
ably slight motives is the conduct of men
often swayed on the most important occa.
sions!
TsH the poorfeilow really did com NIT the
act said one Of the jury. sit seems likely
he did It in a state Of intoxication. I was
once drunk myself; and they told me that
1 quarreled with aaman and Knocked him
down a fight Of steps; but had no recol-
lection Of it. f l had killed him, and they
had hung me for it, what an awful thing i,
would have been Tor my poor father and
mother. It taught me a good lesson, for ]
was never again intoxicated. Perhaps this
peer youth might profit by his dreadful ex.
perience, if chance were allowed him. H.
is so young; and there is nothing bad ir
his countenance. q
ofsAs for his woomanIy face" replied Mr.
Barker, "there is no trusting to that. Til,
worst villains ara not always the wors
looking. As for his being intoxicated, ther,
is no telling whether that is true or not
That cunning lawyer may have. made u
the story for the purpose Of exciting com
passion, and the witnesses inIay be NOR
than, willing enough to. believe everythin.
strange in the prisoners conduct was, th
result Of intoxication. Moreover, it won
do to admit that plea in extenuation; 70
then. don't you see that the man who want
to kill his enemy has only to get drunk il
the first place.? Ifanybody killed my Joe
drunk or MT DRINK T ehonld xyanf him