The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-04-22
Victim Of a Substitute Broker

H. q. TrumbvIl, chaplsin ola Connc,icu
regiment. IN description Of the "Boil Pen.
IN which dsserters IRON the Potomac arm
are confined before execution. gives the foI
lowing hesrt-resding picture:
The ssddest case is The latest A boy no
lye' sixteen, born and brought Up 10 the 10
per part cf New York city. wss met Ia m.
street by a heiiish broker. and en,iced avs,
70 Connecticut 10 be sold - q subs,iiu,e. -
Like tired. homesick schoui- boy, dr,ermio-
80 70 pay trusn'; be started 10 ron home
Bei"e srrr-ted. he again silpes OF: bu, wa.
once more eaugn', as he exercised 40
rhre~dnsss ia hIs fight. B-sng tired and
sentenced ~ death, ne was Lu. into me con
cemned cell IA the evening. 90 BE- shol ,he
'olio"'ng mornns. His boyirh grief, when
'o'a ne was 70 die. wac hesrt-rendin..
Wnh unsfTrc,ss nstoralnsss he sobbed
ou' ne isment ever his own hsd lui. and
io' me dear ones AZ home Me. :, youns
70 20 outside The oress,works. and-and see
ne c"iiia snd gave there, snd then be sho,,
] don't want 70 be kid. Won't The Gen
erai Psrdo, mr" Once CONVINCED rh.t j,
va TOO late - oeiain repri.ve- no ofiicia.
si'"r, q The department cemmsno-r hav,uy
me power ~ giant Il. aud there being NJ.
''"s 20 oh'sia = from him, and having cried
~ cry ou', he quie'ed like weary ehi.d.
'"d ''stfnrd 20 all The chs plsin could 81, 10
sid 10 pF,p~riog hln iur ,Le eternal furu,e
hneeiihg % the sos ksd. swempy ground
under the dripping roo. Of ih.t gloomy CAB
-. ." 'hs dark and .i"rmy night, he folded
"s 'susred hands, sad m-esIy sid nj Iiul-
rvening prayer, and com.n,sed him--if inl
seeming confluence 10 his H-avenly Fath.rs
csre. lie cou not read but h. bsd b..,
'sughi in one ~ The blessed msssioa schools
o. View York. and seemed 10 haye -,mpls
rh'id-iike fish 10 God Probably he ID
""' been addicted 70 viciYn- habits. H.
said. when asked about the way Re -osut
~ 'sen'ncs. that he ..aixstr worked In IN,
$50 ""r" 'sru'Ne cAmri
49, 'ired. and ~ent 10 bed early (" H,s
aihrr Hnt ms'her prayed with rim, snd,i
su-hi him 20 do righs. -If ,our lite should
oe spsr'a,' '@t.d me ch.yls,n. .wouia you
'vr Ged aud nv 10 serve hinp WI, y,
ses. h- answered. II sl~s,s sid laye nm y
= 'Anngh, W his chld ike trust. he hsd 10
raus- q snn.liy wih the Fa.arr ~ snv,n
'e had BEEN trs~n a. crai.iui rr.fi enee.
Aftrr hs frs, hsrd cry. The 80 ,hto. d~sthl
10 ""' seem to occupy hln.
just bFirr- NJ went vat 10 be sl., N.
~ 'ed 70 me ehsPsin snd s-ked - in b,y
NJ curiosity 80 | cie to-day, Vim ~ souIl
~ f's''' y heaven ~ cay!' Arrving a. Tie ;
'r'd ~ fAern'lvn h. was not ~ 81. Disturbed
y me terrific Preparations. He wsIked ~ (,
. 'h- opr" grave and looked inquiriacI,
no y Win ut q sliudder. and Then 4. ,urn
= ~ RHzr - ne 6Slng party a. ,hourh ~ /
aw only kind-hesr'ed cvsnrsjs there. HeI'
"eeird asa'n % pray IS calmly ss if he
ere 70 ne Gown IN his own l,,tle crib ~, ,
ONE. Ju-' % his arms we're being bunnd !,
bird f-w hy. sud ne twisted his hesd :.
round 70 ioiIow with his gaze the bird IL !.
: n ghi. a. ihough he should like ID rnss. !
(; then he looked b-ck sgaio az the brirh,.,
'uske's wih soit ond steady eye IS before.
Lri ne kn@el on The ground snd rest On !,
y ceiii"." he sid % they fixed him in Do
'ion- mo. kneeI % the ccffia," Was the !,
'crr. 50 kneeling there he settled himself 7.
s~n intos weary crouching posture. a. \
rough he were u wait thus long aud ire !,
'me time. lie had hardy taken HE place I,
efore he fell back dead. with every bullet
the firing platoon directly through bis l,
through bic heart He uttered
ever grosn. nor did bis frame quiser.
Even such boys - that are here shot itl
icy deser'. But are they guilty ABOVE ?
lose Who send them herei
PREcccrous CHiLD -.Tommy, nv son /,
hat are you going 10 do with that ciubr' !
"Send II TO the editor Of course \.