The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1859-08-25
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THE NILE OF GRACE.

The sources Of the Nile in secret lie,
Unknown to man, like God, a mystery,
The human soul, and Egypts flooded
mould,
By inundatlmg grace their germs unfold.
The sccl Is moistcned; soon from grow
ing sprout
UpshoolS the lofty stalk, its leaf buds
out;
The husk, brown tossclIcd, cloaks the
golden grain,
And labor plucks conlentment once
aga'rn.
The soul drinks grace, the vine cnlwincs
the tree
or faith, with tendril love and charity
Its blossoms sweet shall, culIed by him,
outpour
In Paradise their fragrance evemoTc.
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EXrcuTioH OF Cor. HAYNE Among
the distinguished men who fell victims
during the war of the American RcvoIu-
ton, was Col, Isaac lloync, of South
Carolina; a man who, by his amiabiIty
| Of character and high sentiments of honor
and uprghness, had secured the gool
will and affection Of all who knew him
| He had wife and six small children
the oldest a boy oil thirteen years Of age
His wife, to whom he was tenderly at
lachcd, fell a victim to disease; an even
haslcDei not improbably by the inconvc
nicnccs and suhcrngs incident to a state
Of war, in which the whole family largely
participated. Cot. Iiayno himself was
taken prisoner by the British forces, and
in a short time was executed on the gal.
lows, under circumstances calculated to
excite the deepest commlseralion. A
great number Of persons, both English
and American, inccrccded for his life
The ladies of Charleston signed petition
in his behalf; his motheress children
were presented on their bended knees as
humble suitors for their beloved father;
but al in vain. During the imprisonment,
oG the father, the eldest son was permitted
to stay with him in prison. Bchodinl
his only surviving parent, for whom h,
felt the deepest affection, loaded witt
irons and condemned to die, he wa:
overwhelmed with CONSERVATION and sor
row. The wletched father endeavored tC
console him, by reminding him that tn,
unavaiing grief Of the son tended on y tC
increase his own misery; that we came
into this world merely to die; and he could
even rejoice that his troubles were so
near az end. morrow" said he,
81 set out for immortality. You will ac.
company me to the place Of execution;
and when am dead take my body ana
bury it by the si,Ie Of your mother. -
The youth here fell on his fathers neck
crying, "Oh, my father! my father! will
die for you' ! will die with you" Col
Haync, as he was loaded with irons, was
unable to return the embrace OF his son
and merely said to him in roply-"Live
my son, live to honor God by good life
live to serve your country; and live t
take care Of your brother and little sis
ters." The next morning Col. Hayn
was conducted to the place Of execution
His son accompanied him. As they cam
in sight ofthe gallows, the father strength
ened himself and said: "Now, my son
show yourself man! That tree is th'
boundary Of my life, and all my liIe''
sorrows. Beyond that, the wicked cea'
from troubling and the weary are at rest
Don't lay too much at heart our sepera
ton; it will be but short. To-day die
and you, my son, though but young. mus
shortly follow me-" ayes, my father,
replied the broken hearted youth, al shal
shortly follow you, for. indeed, lee
that cannot live long" And his mel
anchoIy anticipation was fulfilled in
manner more droadfI! than is implied in
the mere excitement OF life. On seeing
his father in tho hands Of the executloner,
and then struggling in the halter, he
stood like one transfxed and motionless
with horror. Till then he had wept in.
cesson,Iy; but soon as he saw that sight
the fountains Of his tears were stanchel
and ne never wepl more. He died insane
and in his last moments often called upol
his father, in terms that brought tear
from the hardest hearts, Philadelphi,
Press.