Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1858-10-07

maj leave, ana departed from place
where he was evidently ill at ease.
Jessie's pale face-for tears had wash
ed away its bIoom-fushed burning
crimson, as she answered "No," to her
brothers. question, il Allen ever came to
see them at home. He had won the
heart of the Innocent girl with his pro-
testations of love, and she felt pang at
the thought of his heartlessness; but her
present grief for her brother was too
great and her heart too unselfish to cher
ish such feeling, when others demand
ed her sympathy.
Jessie and her father were to accom-
pany james to Edinburgh. His mother
was prevailed on to remain; indeed, her
strength was unequal to snch a journey.
But she saw her son. Such a scene OF
misery as that meeting presented, it were
impossible to describe; and the interview
was shortened, for fear thatth reason OF
one or both would give way.
Sac ye're gaen to Edinburgh, Jes-
sie?" said the young baker, when the
day for their mournful journey was fix
ed "Folks say they're no canny Epla,
ces, they big..towns, for a young bonnie
lassie like you; we wad be better an hon
est mans wife, Jessie, and then l would
gang WIZ you;" and he held out his hand
to her. But Jessie did not give him
hers, though her look told how deeply
she felt the generosity of the now re.
peated offer, as she answered, eff we
love me, dinna speak of that again.
She does nae deserve ye, that gives we
not the first and best O. love she has to
give. Stay and comfort my motherwhile
we're away, for she'll need comfort sare.''
The young man expressed his disap-
pointment only by downcast look, and
assured her that he would do everything
he could, during their absence to light
Ell her mothers anxiety and grief-''to
keep her up" as he expressed it. And,
with this assurance, Jessie and her faith
er soon after took their departure for
the capital, followed by the sympathy
of many IN their native town, for the sto-
ry had now spread far and wide
The trial came on, and, through the
exertions of several individuals interest
ed in the young man, able council plead
ed in his behalf. But the letter was
traced into his hands, and found in his
possession. He was condemned to die.
James integrity of character was una
vaisingly urged in his defence Crimes
OF like nature had recently been fire.
quent i'll occurrence. 1t was the betray-
al OF an official trust; and at that time
offences of even lighter nature were
punished by the extreme penalty of the
lava punishment fearfully dispropor-
tionate to the offence-a punishment,
the necessity for which, if indeed there
be one, even in our days, when it is re-
served alone for him who imbrues his
hands in fellow creatures blood, is
deeply to be deplored by all.
Fhe prisoner was carried faintine from
the bar, and many days of his short time
OF preparation passed away before he
fully realized his awful situation. Still
he chung to hope, though he no longer
PERSISTED in declaring his innocence to
his father and the clergyman who at
tended him; he confessed that he took
the money, but only as loan, and with
the intention of restoring it, for which
purpose he had kept the letter. 1t was
too late to plead that now, for who
would believe it? And even more than
this confirmation of his guilt, the strick-
en- father felt the falsehood of his son
but upbraiding would now alike have
been useless and cruel.
The clergyman saw that the Young
man had all along trusted in the limo.
cence Of his intention, and in that trust
had pronounced himself guiltless at the
bar; and, fearful that he might trust in
it for acquittal at the higher tribunal to
which he was Fastening, he said:
Young man, it is vain thing to trust
IN intention, for it is written, sHe that
trusteth in his own heart is a fool .
James remembered his intention on the
night of his temptation with the fataI
cards, and bowed his head and wept.
Jessie and her father spent much Of
their time with their unhappy relation
learning themselves lessons of resipna
ton, which they strove to teach him
They knew whence alone could conc
the strength they needed, and, having
sought, they failed not to find it. But
1T was not until he could count by hours
the time that interviewed between him
and death, that calm settled, which
now seemed to deepen as the time sped
on.
At last, the awful morning came
James was no hardened criminal, Injured
to shame and scorn, and though he was
prepared to die, shudder after shuddel
convulsed his frame, las he thought of the
vast crowd, the hum Of which already
reached him, that would look upon his
dying struggles. Alas! that men-aye
and women-should crowd to witness
such a scene with its hardening infuenc
es, and to add another pang to the an
guish of dying brother, however guilty
he may be. His father was with hin
that morning. Jessie had taken hel
farewell the night before, never to meet
again, he said, as he released her from
his arms, till we meet in better world
The blind man passed his hand over
the face OF his son, as he was wont otter
to do, and feel smile. He could fee
the ravages Of sorrow and suffering il
the sharpened features, and ere he re
moved 1t now, it was wet with burning
tears, and James besought him to leave
HIM that he might grow calm again.
Il will see you when we meet again,
murmured the father, in broken voice
We have but to relate another scene
OF sorrow, and then this catastrophe vii
close. Jessie friend fulfilled his promise
: he did all in his power to comfort anG
sustain tie afiictedImother. He strovt
to conceal the truth from her, but in vain
After she learnt the fate that awaited
: her darling child, she scarcely eve
spoke, but remained for hours at tim,
IN her sons chamber, gazing on the boz
from which had been taRaD Tho o1;daDo.