, 1865-11-15


thst, Why Do not put an end TO ny life! Beeanse.
n The dssf instance, what suffer now Is the will Of
God. God, hbM much IL not IN this word! WHAT
fa.hes If II Tss not thr uil, would not be prit
oner, would not be looked 1t spoken OF rs InonE-
ter surh - the world h&s never seen and never will
wise | se W would be la as Il es I ~
the bird Of the air. Thou and !, re two aIoue KNOW
thsi nm INNOCENT Of these terrible charges: Thou
fellow men, that never caused man to antzer and
die In consequence Of N treatment inflicted by
me, and s'nl an tired foE murder. men
have called on Thee 10 witness that thoy would teI
the truth. The whole truth. and nothing but the
tFnth; and stn they told 1ieh LIZ blaek - he'll II
tho high heavens f-why, Oh God, whyf Because It
IS Thy holy wi1l; and In humility kiss the rod
with which Thou seest proper 10 chastise me,
WIZ HE Did hot ooxHTr Suicide.
The second reason Why I do not destroy lite
self ny Amlly ny relations, even the world at
ierly devoid OF Al humanity, such fend 1ncarnaee
ye1y well that have no earthiy shoW1shat w nm "a
doomed man; but thanks be to God that 1 am en-
a5led ,stk 10 ~ With holy s.ephanns Lord sy POT
bear, and mus! ablde by It.
It makes me feel veV cory, and at The came time
could almost 1~ile M when zee men like Col Per-
careful they first we,ch every word. How afrsid
thcy, are 10 ssy something which might perhaps
tmpl'eaie themselves. pity thern.- A day win
more manly etand than THEY did. ,Pe:h.ps one Of
The hardest things hare to bear Is, Whet, / hear
such men speak noT, and recollect Nnat they have
esa h1x S,t hsy 1syv sssa s IT, Ts III,
ne; On, no, then they would visit my house and
always have despised eeHaFa. .sA 'FSp&>'' anu
Mr. wife h8a triad ar,5n n aac WA xn,3.,- 1,rt
Secretary of War has to Be present nt ihe interview
man is eick. / have heeu dcnrfyed nav lar tsYo
weeks Of almost my only 10y, 10 see my poor wife.
It looks TO me that among lie hundreds or officials
f1M to 1et a. s,cK nrisener VIZ ses H. s
vile and talk with her for thirty minutes about
their dear children and their domestic anairr. But
hearth think ought 10 be proud that a Goreto-
ment Ike the Government Of the United States
considers me Of such importance as 10 take such
permission to sec minister Of the Gospel, to rel
snch consolation as thought needed. Part or
tefay ms allowed 10 sec Res Father Boyie, is Sas
during the whole time, except while at confession,
the officer uus present. l think 1t Is high time 10
substitute bnzzard i bare heard, when was a. a
boy thai the eagle WIS The king Of birds. II he Is.
how Is It that he ftoops 70 low TO tear with his ta
snsh Is ee 9
acts arc more Ike those OF > huzrard.
AGAIN AssHGr1 HIS tSSocEScE.
he, ,,,.., ~, ostesst s. = 49, g.,
looks gloomy and dark. Can ii be possible tha}
hnsHs D E51 III adas do nGy %bsR "a s,1s vem
be ~ II II Was a thIue unhesrt] ar in history that
nen suffered the death Of Eeon Is innocent Of the
c1ines alleged as / an, md If dare to make
compafison between our Saviour and m7selI did
not &c also epHer death. True. he dIed Al an
atonemeni for sinful w0sld. True, he died viii
Ingly. lie had holy mlsz,on 10 fulal; but 1!
Why shall d!ef can only say becaussit If Code
fhou .seet 1t TO iaF on nv .boni5,.s T,yc Ts1 nnt
of,e., sfr1ei so,{rs, TTnn' enS nnn,.ti th III ~.
eommandmcn{s' iii snder now iSnocently, can All |,
snd sn1 ' 4 hhs F.,be- o'e ln'sea III 1ny nanos
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scH7HE" asaAhhs *, DoSc1RSrso s1aS H1s TRIAL Asp
October ,, 1866.
What a moclefy ID this tr1ait feel at tines as III
ought 10 speak ont aloud and teli them, Why do
larce at once: Take nc aud hing mo and be done
with it. A fey days asked 10 arrange my defence.
,is was rsnTea o. he gson1a TIT haa had smple
with rr1m de,th fnr hay and rsrefyes the anf,Te~
SnI i1,tf Treesred ~ note iu rom T viz ~ 1srt1G
ehe hnx f1ie1 IN every NAY fo 49, M hnt i,nnos.5
bic, She eays ehe 1s epirc TO her brother ia Ken.
tucky, md hopet to be ahle 10 do more {or me
there than IN remaining here. Poor deluned no.
mani What do You expect 10 ACCOMPLISH WHAT
cnn you do for me, hut rssyT Oh, what eonsoLa-
ton II IS 10 perTon In situation like mine that
there it In the vide vide world 1t least one being
that will pray for nc. les, pzay; hut pray for thy
eelE. The road thou hast to travel Is bard one.
When thou nndest ont that when you pressed my
nand two weeks ago, when thy lips touched mine,
need al the comfort prayer can give Mny God
bless you md take care OF you and the dear, dear
children. ] mast end. Everything snims b.forc
nv cycs, God, Oh, God hare mercy On nae!
utxAnKs OK TEE WITNESSES,
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pn ,beq noi ous were soWea wed fo sa,n eysrS
tIine s,,d ~ .vrTtk;nw ,nnn huI eren .1b.t tbsv
herd ofherr say thaf had sa;d IN md an. a. dnne
sneh and such ihinrt. and now whcn Win Il,
y my "tnsssfs NAT 1l,o said n1a aSns
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,bati should ;: hsi 10 aesoant htreat,rs a. nat @ 50
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