The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-07-24

great end her heart too unseinsh 10 cherish such
feeling, when others demanded her sympsthy.
Jeseir and her father were 20 acc sfnpans james
to Edinburgh. HE mother was prevailed Oh 70
remain. indeed, her strength was unequal 20 saen
Journey. But she saw her sou. such scene o.
misery AZ that meeting presented u were imposs.
bic 20 describe: and the Interview was shortened
for fear that the reason Of one both would give
away. .,x, A.
Young baker when the day Tor their morrniul
Journey vas q xed. "folka cay they're no canny
places. they big towns, for young bonnie lassie
ike you ye wsd be better an honest mans vile,
.Jessie, and then would gang WI yJu," aud he
held on. his hand to her. But Jessie did not give
him hers, though her look told how deeply she
felt the generosity OF the now repeated offer as sue
answered, sslf ye love me, dinna speak Of that
again. She does nae deserve ys that gives ye not
the arst aud best o. love she has 10 give stay aud
| comfort my mother while wero away, for shell
need comfort ssre'
The young man expressed his disappointment
only BY downcas. look, and assured her that De
would do everything he could during their absence
| TO tighten ter pother's anxiety and grief-.to
| keep her up;" ~ he expressed il. And with TINS
| assurance Jessie and her father soon after took
| their departure for the capital followed by the
| sympathy of many 10 their native town, Tor tue
| story had spread now tar and wide
The trial came on, aud, through the exeruobs
/ If several Individuals Interested Ia the young
| man, able counsel plead in his behalf Bat the iet
| ter was traced into his hands and ioana 10 a..
| possession. lie was condemned to die. James
| Integrity of character unavailingly urged 10
| his defence. Crines of q like nature hsd tecenuy
| been frequent in occIrrenee. IL was the oetfasat
OF al official trust: and ct that tune oheuses VI
' even lighter nature were punished by the ex-
treme penalty Of the lava punishment Ieariuiy
disproportionate to the Offences punishment
the Necessity for which, If. indeed, there De one'
even la days, when II 10 reserved acme lot hi'n
who imbrnes bis hands in fellow creature piood'
ID deeply to be deplored by all.
The prisoner was carried iaiDting from Inc par,
and many days of short time OF preparation
passed away before he fully realized his awia' SIT
nation. Still he chung TO hope, though ne no
| longer persisted in declaring his Innocence;
| to his father and the clergyman who attend
| cd hiai, be confessed that be took the mo-
uey bur only a loan, and with the intenuoh Oh
restoring it for which purpose he had kept tue
letter 1t was too late to plead that now, for who
| would believe 1t? Aud even more than TINS con-
rmation of his guilt the stricken father felt the
| faisehood of bis son, but upbraiding would DO"
alike have been useless and cruel
The clergyman saw that the young man nad all
| along trusted in the innocence Of his intention,
aud, 10 that trust had pronounced himself guitess
at the bar and fearful that he might trust 10 u LOT
acauittai at the hi CHER tribunal to which he was
| ha.ten.ng. he said-."Younx man. it is vain thing
| to trust in intention, for it Is written-'He thas
| irusteth in his own heart Is a fool" James re-
| membered his intention the night OF his tenn p
| tation with the fatal cards, and bowed his heao
| aud wept.
Jessie and her father spent much of their time
| with their unhappy relation, learning themselves
lessons Of resignation which they stToye 10 teach
| TO him. They knew whence alone could come III 9
| strength they needed, aud having sought they
| failed not to find it. Bot il was not until he could
| count by hours the time that interviewed between
him and DEATH that a calm settled which now
| seemed to deepen as the tine sped on.
| At last the awful moment came. James was ~
| hardened criminal, enured to shame aud scorn,
| aud though he prepared to die, shudder s1tef
shudder convulsed his Frame as he thought OF tne
| vast crowd-the hum of which already reached
| him--thst would look upon his dying struggled
| Alas! that men,-aye, aud women,-shouid crowd
| 10 witness such scene, with It's hardening IN
! fuence,--and to add another pang to the anguish
| of dying brother. however, guilty he may pc
| His father was with him that morning. jessie mad
taken her farewell the night befoIe-never to meet
/ again, be said as be released her from his arms
| till meet in a better world.
| The blind maj passed his hand over the face OF
his son, rs be was often wont to CO and feel smile
| lie could feel the ravages of sorrow and suffering
| in the sharpened features, and ere he removed II
now it WAS vet with burning tears, and james be-
| sought him to leave that he might grow calm
| again.
II will see you when We meet again. murmur-
| ed the father in a broken voice.
| We have but to relate another scene OF sorrow,
and thea this catastrophe will close. Jessie 6
friend fulfilled his promise; he did all in his power
| to comfort and sustain the afHicted mother. lie
strove to conceal the truth from her. but IN vain
After she learnt the fate that awaited her darling
| child she scarcely ever spoke, but remained LOT
| hours at q time in her sons chamber, gazing on
| the box from which had bsen taken the evil
dence of his fatal act of folly And 10 this situa-
ton, the day and hour OF his execu;ioa she ez-
| pired. Those who knew her said lit was mercy
| to her it was i"
Jessie aud her father never returned to their ma
tive town; but their kind aud generous neighbor
sold off their little property, and soon after disap
! peared himself. He had no apparent cause Tor re-
moval, and all wondered why he quilted his fou
rishing business to settle 10 distaut town. where
| it was whispered, Jessie and her father had gone
| raai1