Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1865-08-02

WHOLE NUMBER, 953.
An EXECUTION. IN rHg LIBBy-.A
R. Richardson, in bis ncwwork in his i'm
prisonment, says:
"a loyal Teunesseean, peaton, had
been kept in prison until he was nearly
dead, and quite cut Of his mind then he
was taken out to be hanged rss l.
aCaphart and Warden Wiley hurriel
through the dreadful affair as If it were
any ordinary engagement, and the SCOUT
drel detective glcwred on the prisoners,
who had been invited to witpeSs. the exc
cution. as If he regretted very much that
he could not per.orm the sanis amialle
cfiice for them.
"The estimablc twain having borne
Deaton to the scaffold, released their hold
of him and told him ta stand up. They
then decended, and ordered ar uuleriiu-
10 pull the drop The fellow had his
band upon the rope, .whch the capisin
looked around with ghastly, hall idiotic
smile. muttered something, and sat down
on the scafold Old Capha-t flew up-the
scaffold again aud shaking Dcat0u with
great fury. while his cracked and wiry
voice ? poured forth curses upon tie
Old Yankee son Of -------, -
called Wiley again TO MS assistance.
= @Oncc more Deaton was held up; aud
that timo he turned upon them, smiled
with a soft, sweet expression, that trans
figured his whole face. All the old. uu-
settled look fed Courage, love, pity
pension came back to him. He tried to
nerve himself to stand The officers re-
leased hitl, as he seemed 70 desire. He
staggered, and lac would have fallen
The momentary Inspiration past; his head
drOoped a hall erOan, hat sigh escaped
him "fIurry, hurry = cried out GAP
hurt, in his harsh, broken toaes the
,l-d Yankee will die ia our arms il
you don't hang him quick y = ',al la.a
1.-THE drcp fen, and tic loyal Tcnnes-
seean was swayirs in the alt, struggling
with death, and struggling hard. .'-'s'-l.
/ SAVING DROWNING PERsoNs.-At
this season Of ths tear, VIXEN bathing Is
the fashion, a lew sensible ideas iu re-
gard to what ought to be done ii danger
Gus times may save many lives. Persons
who swim aud frequent the water ought
to have some good plan of procedure i'm
pressed on their minds, so that III case Of
accident it might be Of service, \ re-
cent treatise on the art Of swimming says
of the rescue of drowing persons.
If you have any distance to swim. the
visest rlar Is 70 -udress, whieh caa he
done in 3 few seconds. You have Their
more freedom Of limh, and can rush
through the water with speed aud alacrity
And if the drowning persons succeed in
cluiching you. your chances Ct freeing
yourself, Being naked, are iuuumerabie,
compared with what they would have
been had you been hampered With your
vet cl5tbiug
Wher you appfcach tic drc;tii:s watch
diligently an opportunity ard seize him
by the back of the arm, below the ..shoul-
der. You will, in This position, be Ell
abled to keep hin arm'5 length before
you, and exercise the most perfect con
trel ever lis and your own movements
Ills face being from you, the temptation
to crapple with yor is removed, and you
have more facility to make to the shore
OF most conyenien. rlace Of landing =
Never attemp to seize a drcwningt person.
bv .te halt; Of the head. There Is great
danger to be apprcheuded in 50 doing, for,
as the arms are at liberty, You are liable
to be caught. in death grip in moment
FPiGHrEXED At SHADows-A iel-
low wen. to parish priest, and told him
with a long face, that he had seen a
ghost. ..,,.+
when and where ," ~. .t.o..4,
Il was passing by the church, aud up
, -. .h, VOL nF IL did | SehUld the
IN what shape did Il appear: asked
tlc priest
st appeared III the shape ef a g1e"'
! ass" he hrc r,f gn- fIc ~
Go home snd hold your Tongue about
: IT, said the pfrson; you aie a very
timiid man, and have been frightened at
yoar arm shdofov
/, q soy- Il say, printer, do ygu take gov