Washington telegraph., 1855-08-01

panied and pleased hope and fear. JOY and
grief, filed his heart, alternately but from
| thence his eye beamed brighter, his step was
lighter, and hope seemed to dance in every
nerve.
Days passed, and at last there came
man to the prison. rushing frantically into
the Office. demanding to see his boy.
MY boy My boy. Oh. let me see him."
The clerk. who knew nothing of the mat
ter, calmly asked him for the name of his
son.
mo such name on our books-your son
| cannot be here
'.He as here, Show him to me Here
sir is your own letter; Why do you mock
me W
| The clerk looked over the letter-saw at
| once that Arthur Lamb was the convict
wanted, and rang the bell for the Messcn-
ger.
''Tbere is the Warden. sir.-it was his
| letter you showed
Too much of good thing is often un-
pleasant The old man embraced me and
wept like a child A thousand times he
thanked me, and in the name of his wife.
heaped blessings upon my head. But the
rattling of the great iron door, and the gra-
ting of its hinges, indicated the approach Of
Arthur, and conducted the excited parent
into side parlor. l then led his son to
his embrace Such half shrek and ago.
nizing groan as the old man gave. when be
beheld the altered appearance of his boy. as
he stood, clad in the degrading stripes, and
holding a convict's cap in his hand, L never
/ heard before, have seen many similar scenes
since and become Injured to them, but this
one seemed as if itwould burst my brain
1 drew up and signed petition for the
pardon of the young convict-and such a
deep and favorable impression did the peru
sal Of the letter wrote in answer to the
advertisement make upon the Directors,
that they readily joined in the petition. tho
it was long time before Mclean consent
ed. He was exceeding cautious and pru-
dent. but the old man clung to him, follow
| ing him from his Office to his country resi-
dence, and there, in the presence of his
family. plead anew his case. At length,
excited by the earnest appeal of the father,
the Director looked over the papers again
| his wife becoming interested, picked up the
answer TO the advertisement, read it. and
then tears came to the rescue Mac said,
rather harshly, that the Warden would let
all those young rascals out if he could
| Those who know Governor Wood Will not
wonder that he was easily prevailed upon
in such a case.-anI the pardon was grant
ed
Need describe The old mans Joy How
he laughed and wept. walked and ran, all
| impatient to see his son free. When the
lad came out in citizens dress, the aged pa
rent was too full for utterance. He hugged
the released convict to his bosom, kissed
him, wept and prayed. Grasping my hand
be rendered me bis farm-bis gold watch
anything | would take. Panied at the
thought of pecuniary reward, | took the old
mans arm in mine, and his boy by the hand,
and escorted them to the gate, literally bow
ing them away.
never saw them more But the young
man is doing well, and long may be live to
reward the flial affection of his parents
This case may be but one among hun
dred where the Innocence of the convict is
clear; but even where guilt is clear there
should be pity for youth, and some proper
means taken to restore them to the paths OF
rectitude and honor