Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-06-14
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"e'er forgiye him-neverr
'e' "a hard sord, John. ad th.
sssst-isesd aiis % John Locke, az .Ls Iool-
"a 1p nonshtfron her ssvins
n. .mr,s, d..,aTdly coward, sua up,
Stop, hs'essd John remember La /,
t o'o'oeri ana ~ ths lows you b..r me
70 curse h'h lie has doos YOU
r'0ng' ALLOW, eut oh, Jobn : bs /, very
yVsns ana very 'eiiy The momsntaiy
sname y'u isit yesterday will hardly be -ip,d d
Gu, With . curse IL -ilI snly ipio,, ,on,
ell John Oh, please don't ,.y .n,,h;n.
dreadful =
Tue ,ueet-faeed womao prevailed Il.
curse tbst hang upon The lir. of ,hs 80
nsn vs not ,poksn tut siill b. aid .IiI
never forgive hin-he has done mo |. dead
y wrong
Toe Joaog man who bad provoked nj. ki,.
'erncss, bDnllei aDd r,peat.ut .ouyh, 4.
Vain for forgiveness from him whom. in .
moment Of Isssiou be had iuiar.a ,imo.,
Beyond r'Para,iOB. Johl Locke settled nj,
scAit against him.
10 his store at the yoans yil,v, mar.
shAsi. oBe pi.asADt morning. eopt,p,.sIx
reading The morning rsEsr A SQUAD ofbat.
! 5sssd footsteps approached; but he took NO no.
u9Soi IT, uuiil q heArtess Toy bars, into a..
,iois screaming At the top II b ; voice. M,
Locke JohHny Is in tbe river iittI, L..
by Locke ''"''
10 dash doun the per asd ,n,in, "a,
inc ste {, NAs the frst impulse n NJ. ,So.
n'Ied hther On on, hkca mamie he a..
hil he reaehed the bank Of he liver "a
and erased Wuh Auguish The 6r.t ,igb,
Wat me' tis syes vas little Johnny I,ip1 IN
ihs arms OF bis mother ~Lo. With her sai,
hanging disbeysied atouni her. bent v,Ialv
over Der Shid The boy was ia,, s.yei :
ne oreaieedi and opening ia, eyes smiled
hilty IN his mothers face While ale with
AeaoGibg voice Thanked God. Another form
lay iu.eosibie, stretched pear the child
IRON ~, bead the dark blood from n ehast-
soand. The man against whom John
Locke LAD sworn eternal haired, bad. at the
''I OF hn oNn life, been the savior Of tho
Suis'. lie had struck aoating piece Of
uhtiUood as he came 20 the surface With ,ba
hoy ana death seemed ineyii.b.
John Locke aung himself down on n.
gresnswaid, aud bent over the s.u,eIc. fo,u,
Save him, be cried, huskily, to the Doeto,
Nho bad been sum inoned restore him a.
couseiousbvsS IL IL be ouIy one little uom.nt
have 'oneihif iuportsRi 10 ssy to him,
lie Is rev ying,' replied the DJetor.
The Uuanded mah opened his e,,s-,h,v
met the AHx ous glaze of the broILer-in.Iav
aud tho pals Ii. = trsmblsj forth, DO Jou for
give met
Yes yes God Is witness, as / kope for
mercy aereaf,er, I freely fUrsite YOU. audi.
Ia'o ''k your forgiveness for my uuehris-
tisn coDduct'
feeble press urs q he band aud a beam.
ing sui Was ell he susuer.
Many days The brave yousg mao hung M.
on sleUdeT thread Of life ; ald usyer -,ss
there more 4. voted frisbds than those vbo
lowered over the sick bed hut v,Rorou,
eonsttdticu ,IiomPbed. aud, pale Apd chang
90 b" walked forth o. CO mote among tbs
living
"Ob, q be had died Wit nv unkinlp,,.
elouding his soul, never shGsid ksvs dared
- 3, re for me'ey from MY Father in Hssy.
co + ssid Johu Locke 90 bis wifi. o. tbsy
sat talking ov the solemn sv,nt th.th had
'hreaieped ;Aair lives With living troubl,
IN 'sr--n0E | have Astcd the saertne,s Of
i"'gi''nsss- never Sgsin will 1 cherish re-
vepgs or unkIndnsss toSards the ssriag 70,
'hs'e u nsS Deabisg in my soul 10 the
words Of our daily prayer. snd 1 see that 1
haVe osly bess eAil3og yEdgeAsA', Bpoa me.
'N while have imPtously askei, ForRiys
Us our Ucspas-es. as ~ i0Sg os !Aoss a ko
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