Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1859-11-26
MI friend said to him,

uuCo HI Il oH nOffg " w hiu htft iOt ntT pteo
ence would make this room brighter for you ~
no smiled and repliei.
II have written 10 her the reasons why she
should not como but she was very kind-vcry
kind ~
Some questions we're then asked as to tbs treat
ment and care he had received to which he
said .tAAA40Hat tAe
IL wish it to be understood by everybody, that
/ have been very kindly attended ; for if / had
been under the care Of father or brother, l could
not have been better treuted than by Capt. Avis
and his family"
Capt. Avis is the jailor. of whom all tho report
speak in high terms for bis humane and courteous
conduct not only TO these but to all his prison
ers. . .In...H. '. ....
When another allusion was made to Mrs. Child.
Capt. Brown remarked |: -.. sr r .-re.
THE reason why l did not wish her to come,
and why | did not wish my wife to come, was for
fear lest they would be harasssed and annoyed, and
that on this account | would be troubled myself"
BUNCH OF LEAVES. 81
Mrs. s. had carried with her into the Jail n
large bunch of autumn leaves, gathered in the
morning from the woods. There was no nail on
the wall to hang them by, and she arranged them
between the grated bars Of the window. She gave
to the sufferer a full blown rose, which be laid be-
side his cheek on his pillow. The old man seemed
to be greatly touched with these tokens of thought.
fulness. lie is said to have always been a great
lover of nature, particularly Of the grandeur Of
forest scenes.
Mrs. s. drew a chair near his bedside, and
taking out her knitting, sat by him for an hour.
She has preserved his complete conversation, OF
which / can give only a small portion. She
says:
II never saw a person who seemed less troubled
or excited, Or whose mind was less disturbed aud
more clear. His remarks are pointed, pithy, aud
sensible. lie is not in the least sentimental, ant
seems to have singularly excellent common-sens,
about everything"
She asked him the direct question-"Were you
actuated, in any degree, in undertaking your late
enterprise. by a feeling of revenge padding
that q common impression to that effect had gone
abroad.
lie manifested much surprise at this statement
and after pausing a moment replied
81 am not conscious of ever having had a feeling
Of revenge no, not in all the wrong done to me
and my family in Kansas. But / can see that g
thing is wrong and wicked, and can help to righ'
it, and can even hope that those who do the wrong
may be punished, and still have no feeling Of re
veDge No. / have not been actuated BY am
spirit Of revenge !"
He talked d good deal about his family, mani
Testing solicitude for their comfort after he wa,
gone, but expressing his great confidence ant
) trust in Gud's lind prov;dapca in tb,;r bobolf
When some allusion was made to the ~sentenc,
which he had received. he said very deliberately
and firmly, and as my friend says, almost sub
: timely
, 81 do not think I can better serre the cause Ilop
. so much, than to die for i'll"
- She says that she can never forget the impress
u sise manner in which be uttered these solemn
: words: She replied: ..r
, 1T is not the hardest thing that can happen I
a brave man 10 die: but it must be q great hard
ship for an active man to lie on his back in prison
disabled by wounds Do you not dread your cor
fnement, and are you not afraid that it may wea
is you down, or cause you to relax your conviction,
or regret your attempt, or make Your courag
. fail?" 20"
II cannot tell" be replied, "wbat weakness
may come over me. but | do not think that 1 sba
deny my Lord and Master jesus Christ, as / ce,
: : tainly should if l denied my principles again.
= slavery"
When the conversation had proceeded thus ia
as it was known outside the Jail that a Norther
+ lady was inside, a crowd began to collect, an
!, although no demonstration of violence was mad,
=. yet there were manifest Indications of impatienc,
i. so that the sheriff called to the jailer, and the jai
er was obliged to put an end to the interview.
no A SECOND INTERVIEW IN PRISON.
n. A second visit was made on the second day a
terward. The popular excitement had grown g
is great on account of the first visit, that on the il
tervening day it was deemed unadvisable to attemy
another. Mrs. s. says:
"a, "Whan | went into the prison the second time,
&C. found Capt. Brown sitting at the little deal tabl
al engaged in writing. lie had JUS. been addin
he something to lis letter to his wife. l shall new,
er forget his appearance. lie seemed perfectly mob
and grand. Ills countenance seemed as if it ha
been illumed by the letter which he was writiu
His expression was of great earnestness. cheerfu
ness, and faith. The memory of this brief ;nte
fs' view is even more vivid than of the other"
In Mrs. s. designs, at some future period,
n publish 40 entire account of these two interview
DIV with full details of Capt. Browns conversations
er II have written, quickly and roughly, the
m random notes Of my friends visit to the prison al
'n' the prisoner, and of my own conversation with Il
Fr hero's wife, preserving. as nearly as possible, h
exact words Of the narrators, and certainly n
~ missing their true meaning and spirit. They ser
'' to show, what scarcely need be added as a col
IT. ment; that Capt. John Brown is a noble old man
"s that he performed his daring deed from the mol
~ move of a long cherished purpose to do his utmr
for the d, liserance of an oppressed race-and III
IN his name. as it shall pass from the gallows in
history, will carry with it a clear record Of a pu
and honorable lfe;-whi'e his sterling integri,
he his rare decision Of character, aud bis sumblir
ri Christian faith, show him 90 be a true son Of /
Pilgrims, whose ancient Puritan blood will aow
his veins now only for a few days more!