The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1859-12-13
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dent.
Six years ago. says the Milwaukee Gazett
a young man just entering on life, under she
influence of rum, committed Q crime against
society, was tried in this city, convicted, and
sent TO Waupun, where he served out his
time behind the prison bars Before his
trial fair girl had promised to link for
tunes with him, and cruel was the blow to
her. But she loved him. All through his
elk years did she wait for bis release. With
u true woman's heart, she believed him in
Dooent--innocent, at least, before God and
like the magnet, she held on her steady way,
her heart ever pointing to the future. Long
were the years to him. Slow passed the
hours. Seconds we're minutes, inmates were
hours, hours days, days weeks, weeks
months, months years, and years were like
ages. Every tolling Of the prison bell struck
deep upon his heart, and every sunset took
another thread from the long skein. Nor
vera the hours less weary to her. Hope,
that blessed angel, sat by her day by day,
and repossd on her pillow by night. Some
there were who laughed at her holy love, who
sneered 30 meanly ut her lover, q prisoner
miles away. But little il mattered to her !;
others might laugh--she wept; others mi rht
point To man in prison garb, toiling away
from morn till night, with but one star to
guide him on. She saw but the honest soul
that might be saved, or lost, and, woman
that she was, nerved herself to hear their
jIbes and jeers.
Blessed words came TO him in his lonely
cell, words of love, of kindness, and strong
or grew the heart of him who had truly his
better angel to watch over his broken for
tune. Each word from her lghtened the
hours as they slowly went by, and larger
grew the day on which liberty was to come.
Men visited him and with careless word or
speaking eye, threw into his cell madden
ing thought on which his soul must feed and
tremblingly shrink to tho darksst corner of
his living temple. Thsn letter from her
would dash asidsth the dark curtains and beck.
on him on to q spot OF sunshine outside, and
beyond his present reach. So passed the
years. Friends died and he wept over them.
The sin was long since atoned for, and at
last the little spot of sunshine crept into his
cell, and entering by the key hole Of his
door led him forth into the bright rays OF
liberty. He was conducted to the Office OF
the prison by McGraw, and citizens dress
in place OF prison suit gave him, and led
into an inner room where stood she who,
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his. What meeting!
On the evening .rai. The .=c arrived ia
this city, and were, by one Of our divines,
joined in marriage. We were witness TO the
ceremony and never shall forget it. Never
forget the eye moistened with happiness, nor
the throbbing Of the heart that had 90 long
waited and trusted. Saved, saved Nav
the future be oil the brighter for the dsrk
cloud that has 80 long hung over 1t, and trus
friends ever ready to lend q helping hand
We believe in woman's love--in woman's de-
voton the more after knowing the facts
above stated. God bless the true heart
wherever found.
a. parson Brownlow, Of the Knoxville
Wing, writes from New York that be has been
to bear Henry Ward Beecher preach, and
says, 81 came to the conclusion that he was
not a bad hearted man and crazy AZ he Is on
the subject Of slavery, those Of our friends 10
the South who are fortunate enough TO get TO
Heaven, need not be astonished to find Henry
Ward BeeOhsr there.'