The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-03-25

easily serhfrh The tilifI IN spite Of ms des
pertte struggles 10 escape. We tied him u
pretty tight aud locked him up IN an uppe
ronm, while Pat ran Oh Tor an officer. II wa.
\ ,ng time before he returned and while !
was voting, il occnrred 10 me that | hat
noticed certain air u good breeding about
the features Of the culprit. who was quite
young; aud thai il lie really were az unf0r-
innate boy betrayed into course ol crime by
cireum. tances, could perhaps do better
deed by him than 10 deliver him over ID TIL
clutches ni the law and the infectious CON.
p,nion,hio 81 lelons.
Pat returned, with the officer; and seein.
the District Attorney. good friend and &C
qualuance nl mlnr, passing by at the moment
asked him IN 10 get his opinion. We wen
up stairs to our Temporary jail, aud found the
prisoner quite sale. and much iat,gued with
his exertions and with CRYING Tor lis amcn-
tations seemed to have been profound and bit.
ter.
We talked with him for quite long time.
II appeared by his story that he was the son
Of respectable parents, and that he had been
well trained anil educated; that, however,
being both proud and reserved, and somewhat
hasty wlhal, he had few months belore had
difficulty with his father. who seems to have
been some what harsh and rough man, aud
not To have understood his suns character,
reproved him with great severity. and even
threatened corporal punishment that upon
the yaung mans resentng this, his father had
actually ish hands upon him, not precisely
ia the way Of chastsement, but ~ such wise
a. to be naenilurahly irritating to the youth;
that scnrning TO Justify himself, he lad ran
away, and after subsisting in the city some
time by several precari0us eDplayments, had
al last become quite destitute and desperate;
that happening 10 be wandering along The
street an this day. It had suddenly occurred
Ia him that 10 the cmpty rooms OF the houses
he might safely steal enough To support him
for time and that his inrlorn situation and
the chance Of escape tempting him together.
he had instantly slipped raund the rear Of the
house, aud had Just commenced operations
in the parlor when detected him.
Having heard this account, VIZ went down
stairs again 10 consult about il. Tne legal
luactionary was inclined to think Il a cun-
uingly devised pick.pocket's fable ; 10 which
opinion The constable agreed; but felt per-
fectly sure, myself, that II was true froin punt
/ Ia punt, and succeeded in shaking little
confidence Of the lawyer. But was for
freeing the youth. aul forthwith sending him
hom", or al least putting hm IN the way Of
earning an honest living but ultimately
compromised; aud agreed that il hr would
plead guilty to the indictment against him,
judgment might be announced aud suspen-
drd, ia order that lie might see clearly from
what a penalty he was es,aplng.
! Ihi, VA, accordingly dune; the attorney
managing To expedite matters, aud at the same
time To Keep the Transaction as private as
possible; aud in few Ilays the yOnns fellow,
naslng been kept ~ the jailor's amiy, and
+ not nnng,t the actual CRIMINALS. was set free,
having been tuld that has sentence would have
bren three years III the State Prison for grand
larceny.
4 As II had been arranged. lie now came to
NV house where his ti.aukIllness to me was
tou hing ana n,erpowering.
Wet said |, "noS @lll YOU go home
again 20
Never" he ansWered, never. could
nat possibly do that. should be of again at
I once"
Aud he spike with so much determination
4 that pressed The point ~ further. Indeed,
had a little :, wnInan nni,Oa' OF NV own,
which was ready to prupose for had FREE
seen that NY young friend would sirenuously
object To return to his own hpnr. lie hal
told ne that he had been studying for college
and was nearly ready 10 20 ihltIrr when he
had left his fathers house.
Bat" said !, I" il | should bel p you furth,
c., mIght 1e sure that sou would never be
betrayed into any criminal action; For they
are ab.uIuely unnecessary. YOU could
always get subsistence, even il YOU had TO
beg. Aud begging is better than thieying."
tie pronIsed faithfully. then inforlned
J him that ! would bear his expenses u col.
! lege aud through Il, aud until lie should be
able to support himself; only let me be as.
, .ured that he would not disgrace mr; and
spohe.to him ol his notilcr, 10 whOse stead
! was trying 10 be to him.
, Il was with many tears, md with the mn,t
affecting demonstrations uf gratitude, that lie
, heard my inteutinn. lie was very soon pre-.
. pared 70 enter, under the same legned name
: which he had assumed on leaving home; tiil
81; and-wtch IN nv upiniaa was one ol the
: tfuest proofs his parity 81 intentiun--by in.
| eessant abnr, pa.i nearly all his own sx.
!, prn.es white IN college, snl Afterwards. until
. lis profession was learned, sbj has since
], paid me Tie rerniin Ter; mJtei West, anil
+. has steadily fi,ea il his ehnsrn pursuit ever
. SINCE, ~iihaat onc DlOt upon his name. lie
a yet remrmirfs nc. as ysu will believe when
.llu. you tie present he sent upon N, last
:, birth diy. /, lies Dn Tie table tlete, neat
4 you. read IN It da,i,.'
|. u was tie mnst inasaiiCeu;ly bilnl Bible
| ever saw, anI tile best aal Clcarest pfin.
c tel.
r L,ok It the 4, leaf sail iny re,erea
{ hostess. with the tear yet IN her eve, which
!. the latter part nf her narrative had caused q
Il glitter there. ! did ~ AID read
/. "TO Mrs. s.. next 10 God, ny pre-.
b server aud benriasiOi the Inadequate git u
]. lleny {. 'rlrlton.'