Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-04-30
FIFTY CENTS IN ADVANCE.
VOLUME 25, NO. %.

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thus allowing in'u'ne'en' '"o '0' App"oA-
lion 10 the "o'ef'oI' IN a'0o'uA"'' WIN 'h'
wishes OF the mere'iui panel
The proud and beautiful julie. had us
tened to the whole proceedings w''nou' any
signs OF extraordinary EMOTION ave tho
dea'h-like paien'-' OF her features oa'"
soon a. the hnal and fatal result hAd oeen
announced she Dispatched "o'y me's'n'
ger 70 'he e'p''o' OF the ota'e' Win es'"-
heu copy OF 'ne verdict ana po~ef'ui Pc
''uon' s's"cd oy All 'ne members OF 'ho oAr'
ana most inhnen''a' c'''teh'' enueauns iof
the pardon OF tue juvenile CONVICT ai'hougu
u seemed nsar'y imp'~'o'e "h Hr''Po"''
could De obtained IN 'eason 10 prevent 'hs
siecni'on'
sun onward " ever rolled the terrible
triumphal car OF oil conqperlng time, nov
ing on those Vlewlcss wheels OF irresistible
destiny silent as the sepulehre, soit m tho
tall OF rose-leaf' and yet strong enough to
crush all hearts, and crumble into dust the
granite Of worlds.
The day OF doom arrived, and long before
the appointed hour' an immense mui'''aae
c"''ec'ed 70 "''nes 'ne Snas'y spectacle.
karIy IN the morning strange 'csne had
been enacted IN 'he prison. Inc young
'o'er'-the poor ieIon ana wealthy HERES
were welded indissolubly Tor lie. but, oh
how brloi must that lite be Tor ono when
the last light OF evening would shine or bis
grave IL was remarked by the holy min
'''ef' VINO o'le'a'ea NJ the mourn'ai oere-
mony' 'hat"hen the bride uttered her assent
she added 10 The usual 'Aeonie response IN
tones OF the deepest iervor-" Forever aud
ever here and hereafter"
At length the crowd OF thousand. 'wayed
TO and fro. and murmured like sea swept
by strong wind. Tho sheriff appeared
With the convict, on the scaaold, while tho
weeping Juliet. hied to be widow almost
as soon as "a wife. took her plac- in cover
oi carriage near by. IL would be species
Of PROCLAMATION To Imagine her feelings, much
less to describe them IN the weak words OF
human language.
The prisoner, standing erect, hrm and
fearless as some mighty warrior, In the
crisis Of some great battle, offered brief
address, representing the .orrowfol story OF
his misfortune, rather than crime. with
patho' and eloqnence that drew tears IRON
every urtuous eye. and hllei hundreds OF
hearts with fury at the cruel spirit OF his
prosecutors.
Finally the signal was given and John
Fitch hung Vibrating thing OF horror IN
the golden sunshine 'uhoca'ing tor breath
IN Gods bcaut'lnl' bundles air. AZ tho
end OF the proper period when all tokens OF
''ta'I'y became eiunet' they cut him down'
ana the Oerea'ed young willow 'prans rom
her covered carriage aud rushing FORWARD
erici Wildly
i am h's wife and claim his corpse
Tho sheriff besltatcd. when the brutal
voice OF Col. Banks 'oelierot'i
4" You dare not grant her request, for 40
eording to the sentence the body must b
given u a surgeon. and here stands the doc
tor ready to receive it,"
{" do You hear the man h'nd' oh! 70
sons who have drawn milk from loving mo-
thers'-ye husbands who have found wives
at your happy homes do you bear this
murderous monster, that insults the afec.
ton Of the living, and wars with the ashes
OF the dead? Away With him To hell, which
his presence would pollute :" exclaimed
Jlliet, with lightning in ner looks, and in
tones tha, rang above the elamor Of tho
crowd like the blast OF trumpet in hattie.
The effect was magical. The long pen' up
wrath OF the multitude broke forth ina
shout a. appalling as thunder. Some placed
the body IN the widows carriage, while 'he
leaped IN beside, and the black driver urged
his horses to the -P"ed OF th" whirl~ind.
At the same instant Others 1Verpo~ered
the sheriff and his posse, and shut them up
in their own jail. But the mapri'y OF tho
frenIied throng vented their rage upon the
ru,hless gambler, Colonel Banks. They
pulled him hither and thiiher, in different
directions, literally trampins out the last
spark of life, and then hung hi, frightful
corpse on the eallow..
Ia the meantime the covered carriage asd
on 'o"Hu 'no u'S''n' mounH" W s"o D'ss