Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-11-17


ton, giving way to the magnitude of the
temptation Of dishonesty, gathered together
the remnants of both fortunes, regardless of
his father or his creditors. and departed sud-
denly none knew whittier. carrying with hm
his humbled aud sorrowiug wife.
3 The commercial world was startled for a
moment By the extent OF the failures; bu. in
a few brief weeks afterward. the thing was
almost forgotten save by those VI no sniseress.
ssss.s.sSiiase e l.css- = .
All these things 1 learned long after
ward. 1t would profit nothing to detail to
you the wearying andshumiliating outline Of
my prison life, Let pass to the close.
Il had been shut out from the world near |
y two years, and one evening was sitting on
the low bed in my solitary cell, dreamingiy, |
wandering among the gardens Of memory.
Sosrowful enough is this, even to him to |
whom time has brought no shadow Of DIS
grace. Who, while he looks into the irrevo-
cable long ago. dozes around his freside,
surrounded by those who love him, and those
! he loves; who shall say how many grim
forms of uurepepted error look out from It's
! shallow upon even the happiest man? How
much less, then, shall any tongue tell how
! bittcrer than gall 1t was to look into the past
to me. who, while yet young, had seen my
name stained Will foulest dishonor. all my
aspirations in a moment crushed, and my
dearest hopes, even in their broadest noon,
| blotted into instant night.
And so | was sitting in the glowing gloom
of that autumn evening, mentally living over
again the days that were gone, when the
door opened, and the turnkey, accompanied
by two OF three gentlemen, entered the cell
One OF the gentlemen | recognized as having
been the prosecuting attorney upon my trial;
the other l did not know.
. THIS is the man, Mr.. Cramptou,' y said
tue turnkey. rose aud bowed stifiy.
g My dear Elmore,' said the attorney,
frankly extending his hand, 'let ne cougrat-
ulatc you on your restoration 70 life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness. as the ancents
have it, You are from this moment free TO
wander whithcrsoeycr you choose Come,
let get into the open air; it makes me feel
agujsh in here.
Il was completely bewildered and allowed
myself to be led, without word, before
could collect myself to ask the reason of this
unexpected proceeding, [ found myself once
more under Gods blessed stars accompauiei
by, or rather being dragged by. the good
natured old lawyer. And what was the rea-
son? you ask. Simply this. The note, for
: the ut,ering of which | had been i'm prlsoned
was the issue of a country bank and since my
trial had remained in Zoe hcnds of Mr. CramL
ton, the attorney. : short time previous tl
= my release, Mr.. Wilson, not the gentleman
: who accompanied MIR Champion to the pris
Oh land president Of th5 bank whence the note
was issued Leih9 in hoStoh' was s.t'lng IL
( CHAMPION once "heh some casual femarf
recaiIeH TO 'he 'NG.hoFy OF the iat'er thG cir
# cnmstahces a'iHholto my Geh''c''oh' W., EFo"
Il mere curiosity nc Suo"eu Iue NoI7 10 !" -lSoo
! anu ne, 10 o''nipt0h 1S''l'S 1i'"'N'' pro
i.ou"ccu Il GenuiL'
> And so had been guilty OF no crime
7 either III thought or deed But where wa
the redress! " hat redress could there be 10
a mother murdered aad name dishonorei
= on need not be told my reason orquii
ii ting boS'on forever came 1cFe ai'er ma
re ny "auaer'nes' 1uu 10 'n.s u1y 10 SOUL tle'
"a AHU"s '~' '""' GU NI"-
. once more '"0 Gnu man f"rSSu' Ie-i'Sn!e
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as NCU "'s
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ii nan Tor housekeeper Tor nearly Jour years
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