Squatter sovereign., 1857-10-24


| Joseph was called Ene. promising
young man but his condtcz vas not al s
Together satisfactory 10 bis parents He
| was fond Of dress and eompsny, and his
limpeluous Temperament, CD tHo er three.
coca sipns. having brought upon him some
been little excited h7 drink But he was
| in rsality good hesrted fellow. and like
ms .oseh iathsr, had undsvesoPea germs
o1 oesP lsnasrness Wisnin nisIs. MS IA
sners ne was Ionao sp "i.nia MIN ) his.
tno.nsr aovea ntsn win al tne enssgy o.
Shich ne. siasslsn nature was ca paole
ana notwithstanding tue anequasssies OF ms
sioaere ana caPfisiens temper, the neigh
DOTS iovea niaa aiso.
What, then, was their conservation.
when & was Tumored that On his twenty
foufth birthday, be bad been arrested for
murder: Ant alas u was true that his
passions had thus far over-mastered has
reason. He wished 10 please young
| girl 10 the vicinity, and she treated him
cotdly because rival had informed her
that he was seen intoxicated. and in that
state spoke over-boldly of being sure OF
her love. He drank again TO drown his
yexation, and while the excitement of the
tdraught was on him he met the man who
informed against him. Unfortunately an
AK was at hand. and, in the double fury Of
drink and rage. he struck with it again
and again. One hour after, he would
have given all he ever hoped % possess.
nay. would have gladly died, could he
have restored the iile ne had SO wantonly
destroyed.
Thus, Mr. Barker was again brought
into a court of Justice. on the affair of life
and death. How differently all questions
connected with she subject presen Q them.
selves now! As he sat beside tha, dar.
Hing son, the pride of his life, his only
| hope on earth, how he longed for words of
fire, to plead that his young existence
might be spared for repentance and amend
inent! How well he remembered the ju.
ryman's plea for youth and intoxication !!
and with what agony of self-reproaeh he
recalled his own hard answer {! With in
tense anxiety he watched the countenan-
ces of the jury for some CLEANS of com.
passion. But ever and anon, pale young
lace loomed up between him and them.
and gazsd at him with fixed despair. The
visions OF other years returned to haunt
him; and Joseph, his bes, beloved, his
only one, stood beside it, pale and hand
cuffed as he had been. the voice that
pronounced his son guilty sounded like an
echo OF his own-and he seemed 10 hear
Mary Williams whisper. And my son
alas was very young"
/ That vigorous off.shoot from his own
existence. so full of life and feeling, and
1nss5 ufdss ss.s
ne must ole. NO earthly power can save
INN. May the ALL-MERcIFUL sustain
tna' poor la.nef, as he watches tne heavy
siumoer oil ms only son 10 that dark prs
} on; ana while ne clasps the cold hand
remehoers SO Wen ths dinpied nngers ne
, USED to'aolu ih his' wnen little joe sat up
on ms knee ana Pfa'tied Childish love.
. And the ALL-MERcIFuL was with him
| and sent ihfiue noes to sustain him through
shat terrible agony. 1t did not break his
heart It melted and subdued him. The
, congeaied sympa;hies of his nature flowed
under this ordeal OF fire and. for the
, the first time, he had realizing sense
that every human being is. or has been
somebody's little Joe.
How kind you age to me-" said the
. prisoner, in answer to bis soothing word.
and affectionate attentions.
He replied meekly, !" Would I hai
| always been SO Then turning his face
away. and earnestly pressing Joseph:
; hand. he said in an agitated voice. Tel
me truly, my son. does it ever occur to yo,
that may have been 10 blame for thi
great misfortune 2"
) You dear father :" he exclaimed. 81
!. do not understand what you mean.
s Sill keeping his face turned away, ant
/ speaking with effort. Mr.. Barker said
=. You remember once, when was beat
a ing nv horse cruelty (you were a DO,
4 then. neighhor Goodwin remarked to ms
/. tha. was giving a bad lesson 20 nv son
was angry with him at the time an,
!. perhaps that resentmen, helped 20 max
. "a. har,I to,va,I n noor vonno frI,ov vh