Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-07-17

| Jelllale Ill NluoWSS "ecuS, ledHcu uel
head over to speaks@o the prisoner.
"Stand back, woman" said selfsuf-
ficient tip.staff, wh6Slike some Of our con.
stables, imagine theEold adagc, "necessi-
ty has no law" to mean claw has no ne.
ces=ity."
The woman threk back her veil, look
ed the Judge fullysi1 the face, and said {:
"May it please your worship to permit
me to aid my husband in his last ex-
tremity :"
The Earl thought he knew the face,
and the tone of VOICE, and therefore CON-
manded the officer t6 place her beside her
husband.
"Meg," said Brown, while the tears
streamed down his face, haggard with
guilt, "it is very kidd Of you to visit me
thus. Can you forgive your guilty hus-
band z"
"John," said the meeh-eyed woman, as
she raised her cotlntenance of angelic
sweetness to heaven,,"I was forgiven by
the son of God; Ican and do forgive
you"
The wretched prisoner fell upon his
wife's neck, and the minions of criminal
law, with faces like tanned leather, and
hearts like paving stones before the Egyp.
tian tombs, stood ptystruck, and waited
for the end of this extraordinary scene.
"Woman," at length said the judge,
while tear rested in his eye, "it is my
dreadful lot to pass the sentence Of the
law upon the prisoner. You had / ="
retire"
The wife started, ,sand looking H.
in the face, "JohnsEarl Of
recollect the parchment SER
me at HopedalepAhandir
time piece of of*eilum to
who passed it to his honor.
"My noble hearted and long lost H.
said the judge, with look Of JOY, "weli
do recollect you and your last request,
but in this case tie law must have its
course. will, however, recommend the
prisoner to mercy.
"Mercyw said Brown, "who talks of
mercy here! There is blood upon my
handw 1T
"silencep said tie Judge, "reuand the
prisoner"
snardad- song oGsoldiers and tip=.
staff, moved along 10 his cell, and the
wife followed the Judge to his chambers.
The next day pardon for John Brown
passed the seals; and the beginning Of
the week saw the husband and noble
spirited wife at Hopedale, with the judge
for q welcome guest Years of peace
and Joyous plenty rolled on. Long and
ferventIy did the pardoned criminal pray
for forgiveness, and at last, in Gods
own time, the bloody stain upon his hand
was washed away.-The farmer Of Hope
dale, for many years, was considered the
example of the country around; and at
last when he died, which was shortly y af-
ter his wife had departed for another rest,
he was placed in the same grave with
her, and over their bones q marble ceno-
taph was raised, upon which was inscrib-
cd in deep and lasting letters
"They loved in life
In dealh they were not divided"
The farm house at aopcdale has fallen
into ruins. The gray owl boots upon its
tipped chimney. The snake rustles
in the grass by the door.sill, and the crict-
ct sings in even. At evening the truant
and beated plough-boy shuns the spot;
for many white livered loon, if you can
believe him, has seen John Brown upon
the hillside, at the hour of dusk, with clot
of blood on his hand, and a murdered
traveller at his feet.
To LovERs.-The Picayune says: We
promise to tell any one who will unrid-
die the following, where he may obtain
a sweetheart"
A PRosLEM.-A witty young gentle
man living with rich farmer, fell in love
with his daughter. On hearing of this
he said to the young man that there were
three gates between his house and his
orchard, and that if he would 60 to the
orchard and get number Of apples and
leave half he had and half an apple over,
at the first gate; and half he had left
and half an apple over at the second
gate; and half he had and half apple over,
at the third gate; and bring one to him
without cutting an apple, he might have
his daughter. wish to know how many
apples he had left at each gate and the
number of apples.
THINGS WE HAVE NEVER SEEN.-We
have never seen old maids decidedly op,
posed to matrimony. We have never
seen pretty girl that did not know it
we have never seen lawyer refuse
fee on account of his clients poverty
We have never seen woman that wa:
tongue-tide. We have never seen ricf
man prefer marrying poor girl. We have
never seen but one lady use bed-wrenel
and pin to tighten he" corset. We have
eoor q narsnn who s,Ihsor;hod for q no,yc