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md sensitive mind. But all this WIS ns nothing
compared to the horrible wbippfngs inflicted upon
his naked person. Forced to lean forward over
then with eole-leather ttrap, eighteen inches In
length. two Inches vide, and about three-eighths
Of an inch thick. soaked In water and fastened to
sometimes daily. sometimes four times day, for
Lot Performing heavier task than it WIS possible
tor rim to do IN his state Of health. He was given
from Two to one hundred and se7en lashes at .
time. Sometimes be would escape dogcing for
1is hsiar whipped Dnlius Pa:d tse time ne be WI
eae he .hsasana aIF'' ues asq beea9s
be had not rula'led, through weakness and eI.
nausslon' ioe task imposed upon him. On one
nefato2; oafl9g the last Ttnter, keeper named
Eth the prison management, had directed x1r.
Ea.irhans .,. to cotp up = lot Of wood. While doing
.nls, I'M, an nnder gseper named Jefriea came along
anu asked Mr. +: roughly what he was doing that
70 lor H. NJ; replied that ne wss doing II by order
u u u ~ Hhlteside. Jeftties ordered him MT to
;n s19a Up 1t any mole wood and M.; Fairehtd reply
officer highest III autbor;ty; Jeaties, In
= fragc. seized 3 atick Of wood, and
~ nnGk NJ F. over the temple blow that cut to
which placed him in the prison hospital for several
Weeke. and from hich, owing to the shock to the
elaio. as 10 the case Of the assault upon Senator
snmnsF BY bully Brooks, he has not yet fully re-
Bow many times the heart OF the poor prisoner
banK Wathin MINI how many times he prayed
earnestly that dcaih might end his sulfenncs: Eow
he Was kept alive, and wus permitted to hope on,
and live, Is known only to hrs God. Yetit Is 4
ersat Eonder how the mind could have been pre-
served nom inter wreck and r1fn-how 1t was that
insanity did not deprive him long eince OF ali con-
sei0nsnees Of the cruel wrongs be was obliged to
suffer and endure.
But have we not the explanation IN the know.
ledge that ne surely possessed, that there was q
loving and devoted heart, INSIDE sll the nure loY.
ing; M DEVOTED and constant. BY big civil bondage
It not that be knew, had faith to believe that her
efforts n his behalf would never cease, AMI that
he owed 1t to her II not to hinsel to endeaYor to
bear with christian patlence and manly for1itude,
the Tevlous Affections which he was compelled to
1t tbe time Of the imprisonment Of Rev; Mr..
Aandeua Tileston, Of Williamsburg. Maas., a
young lady Of rare pereonal attractions and mental
enfoWmepte. And the qualities, both Of heart aud
best Illustrated BY stating that during ali the time
ol his imprisonment ftrom November, 1851. to
april, 1eG4) Mr. F. vas the one particular object
q e. ahasr thouEbts and all sf devoted affections.
az Inc staff OF life to hml Though stripped Of all
his macy, clothing and property when he was
lmprntoaed. and after his other means tailed, ehe
tent him money with which to supply Ills wants
tnrnts6ed fua bed him bed. bedding, toxes, linen and
& e 70 s9Sppy 9p T f. snsh
m,sht @ Hos be obliged to eat the mtserahle prtson
1Ae walcn was supplied By tho Warden. Hhe
visited hin IN person. In 1883 1855 1851, 1850 1865
making constant eIorts to procure his pardon.
At length, amer twelve 5eare, QUE month and
tf1 days dreadful imprisonment In tho State
Prison at Frankfort, besides the four months be
was In jail In Louisville, Nr. Fafrbank received
pardon ftom Lieni. Gov. Jacobs, OF Kentucky,
and was restored to biz liberty.
DURING the ak last years, Miss Tf1cston has
been residing in Oxford: Ohio, as teacher, where
abe might be near Mr. F. and where she could be
enabled 10 furnish him With continued means. As
soon a. be was Bet ut lbsty, he repaired at once
to ner plaes OF residence, rhese they married
On leaving the prison be was furnished with dye
dollars, from the prieok fund and an old
suit OF clothes, such , az a hod.carrfer
might wear. None q his personal property was
surrendered to him, the present keeper rcl~f1,. to
gve It to him, saying to him, all this property is
held and kent BY the warden, New lon Crafs. And
after almost thirteen years Of Imprisonment at
hard labor, stripped Of all his ueans. be bosriinc
himself during his incarcer1tioa he is again Ireei
What martyr to the bcneToltot Impulses Of the
human heart. has he not been Whit m iilustrs.
ton Of the barbartsm Of savc.yf 10 bis history!
What an example Of true womtnhood. What IN
Instance OF that constancy, devoad Affection. and
Eefesc1ifcing epirt which is the tue Ornament Of
the gentler Eek, the rare exhibition OF which in
lhese degenerate days, makes this illustr1pQa 10.
stance Eta nd out In tanecendant besuty and holi-
ness. r.