The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1858-04-17

resolve, have become stocally in19deren
and resigned bu, they were visited often
and by those who kept them f~srfully con,
scious Of the joys, the blisses. the glorie,
which might have been theirs, but whicl
now were lost forever. Man may DO sc
caloun as to gaze on the sutferogs, the tor
lures of n friend or benefsctor; but who
can bear to see his aged father bow dow
in indispensable gtisii Or who, wshou
unutterabie wretchedness, can feel tina, h,
| is the accidental cause OF excruciaiing ant
iucurable anguish TO her who gave hin
birth There were other sufferers, an,
among them two charming maidens, who
had given their warm young hearts to the
keeping Of Henry aud William. One fare'
well visit had these broken>hearled gifls
paid to the unhappy prisoners How
Oh how did they--how could they endure
such parting
The day OF execution arrived. Time had
failed tn throw any suspicion on the ju't'
ness OF tho sentence. A vast multitude
had assembled to witness the solemn sscri-
fee to the offended laws. A May morning
sun shown with dazzling beauty on the
green and ilowery mesdows. in the midst
Of which stood n great black gallows. A
procession from tho city, preceded by muf.
fled music, was slowly nearing. A guard
ed ear Of execution bore tho victims OF
the law, and in the rear were four Grape
hung carriages A ring was cleared around
the rallows, aud guarded by soldiers. Into
this, aud under the galows, drove the car,
while The carriages took post on n slight
emuence near at hand. The chaplain OF.
leted brief prayer, after which the young
men, being allowed to speak, arose in sues
cession. What dreadful moment to the
mothers, and fathers, aud sisters who, self
torturng themselves, occupied three Of the
carriages but who were in the fourth
" no but the erewb,le rose tinted and low,
irg, though now fading and pallid Cynthia
aud Lucy Why did they not stay away I
Why, though knowing !. beforehand, did
they choose to drink the NORWOOD and
gall The yoong men exhibited no weak>
ness or fear, and though colorless aud sal>
low, their appearance was appropriate %
that dreadful hour. They arose in their
snowy death clothes and addressed the mul
utude. The words Of the dying are always
Impressive; in this case bow doubly SO J
A. their words began to How smoothly md
rap.dly, a fuddy int crept over their checks,
but il was only the hectic flush. The cons
coutse stood ~ breathless suspense, aud
whrn the prisouers--ihe young aud beNu'
tial pfiaaners ~ the face of heaven and
iu thi. awful hour. reassefted their absolute
l.I tl,n cd .t la
.b.a thair Father 10 Heaven, murmnr OF
a,.r,ui.nt OF ., sympathy, spread out through
,h.. ,,,,4uude But this was OF no avail
lhe falling hammer Indicated that the mIn>
ute OF death had arrived, The d-sth,veils
we're ned down, the ropes were thrown
over and tied to the gallows, ana. after n
dreadful moment oi silence, the Craftsman
was ordered 10 drive from under Al this
mamen dreadful scream WAS heard, and
before a .lugle soul know what was trans,
pring, a wretched, STOPPING. gfayNhalfed
man. having hutst through the guard, had
seized the horses bit, aud stepped the deaths
car Hear me hear mo y screamed he
" murder not the innocent did the deed
| reluiced in nsy escape aud roled with the
money which cost mo blood which cost
mo nv soul could bear It no longer
I'm ,onld he a heaven to the agony of
my soul am guihy Give justice her
,,c,io, ;" The multitude could say not y
word the soldier WAS inefficient TO stop the
sneeeh of this irenzied man. In another
the voice of the Governor. who oc-
cupieJ a distant position, WAS heard 10 cry
oui "S,op the execution; ares, the stran-
rer return to the prison, and appear in the
coar, at O'Clock this af.
tsrnoonl"
The fathers. the mothers, the sisters. the
bctrothed ma,dens, the prisoners themselves
VIVA, were the emotions If all these, we
will not. We dare not attempt to portray.
We will only observe that the condolences
In This case. OF time, OF execution, of kinds
of money, Of si1s OF dagger, were not al
and imurobable. When, on the evening Of
the mad prank. the law. student lelt his
room. enchanting, "rve 60, il, no went to
a slsnuhler~housc aud soaked a large hand,
k,rrhief fall of fresh blood. With this hs
stained himself and chum, took his dagger
in his hand. gave the other piece of lead.
and creeping into the dark alley, waited u
moment to rush through TO the opposite
will only observe that. Of course. the pris.
mars were released and tho unhappy man
executed in thcir place. Tho Young msd,
- a.1 r,nhi. ceaaed to droop