Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-05-14

In the course Of the day | took occasion to
speak to him, and asked him why he hesitatcd
when ordered alOft 81 went sir said the
boy, "to pray" ado you pray" ayes,
sir J thought thar / might not come down
alive, and | went to commit my soul to God. ~
''Whoro did you learn to pray ~ "At home ;
my mother wanted me to go to the Sunday
School, and my teacher urged me TO pray to
God to keep me, and so / do" "What was
that you had in your pocket" "My Testa-
ment, which my teacher gave me ! thought
If did perish, would have the Word Of
God close TO my heart. 10 ChldreHs' Friend.
a CHILD IN SEARCH OF IT'S FATHER.
SCENE AT THE SING SING PRrsoN.-
The following touching record of filial aifec-
ton we copy from the Sing Sing Chronicle.
None can read it without emotion. One
evening last week, just as the bell at the Sing
Sing prison was ringing call right" and
most of the officers were about taking their
departure from the institution. little girl
about seven years Of age entered the War
dcns office On being questioned as to her
name and errand, she said that her name was
Agnes w., and that she had
"come all the way from New York to see her
father. whom her mother had told her was in
prison at Sing Sing The intelligent and
mournful looks of the child soon enlisted the
sympathy of the Warden and other officers.
and 1t was at once decided to crafty the
wishes of the little heroine
But the difficulty at once aroso-there be-
ing no less than four convicts bearing the
same name as the father, but this difficulty
was soon overcome by the little girl herself
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trade and it became apparent at once that
the J. W employed in the "Shook
Shop was the looked for father. lie was
soon brought from his cell to the office. and
the scene which took place between the con-
Wet father and his child will not be soon for
gotten by those who Witnessed IT, Accus-
toned the officers arc to affecting scenes
between the convicts and their relatives, this
one was too much for their feelings. and
tear stood in the eye Of many Of those stout
hearted men.
The story Of little Agnes to her father was
"that her mother was very poor, lived out at
service, and could not come to see him. so
She Thought She would come herself: that
she le1 New York that morning without one
cent Of moncy-walkcd through the city till
she came to the railroad that some boys told
her passed through Sing Sing that she crept
in one of the cars and hid herself away. and
when found by the conductor, he allowed her
to ride all the way up for nothing, and that
some Of the boys in the village told her the
way to the Prison.
After spending some time with her father.
she was kindly taken care of for the night by
one Of our citizens. and the next morning a
lady Of our village accompanied her to New
York and had her placed in an asylum deyot-
cd as a home to the children of the destitute,
where she will be taken care of, and properly
and kindly treated.
The story Of little Agnes search for her
unfortunate and guilty father, although sim
pie one, is, under all the circumstances, a re-
one also, and shows in glowing col
ors the strength OF flial affection, and what
even child can accomplish under the most
trying difficulties. if it make the trial with
right purpose and determined resolution.