Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-01-18
PRAYER.

"Ob, dear Heavenly Father have come up be-
fore you for about the last time to thank yea iOr
your goodness to me, and On. henvenly Father
and how you have kept me from sin and wicked
ness, and would break away from you. Bat Oh.
Heavenly Father. you know that was very sick
once and thougat was going to die. and you
spared my life so that might seek my Saviour
and not be lost; and then. Oh Heavenly Father
after having lived around here all my life, met a
young lady and loved her; snd Oh. Heavenly
Father, although my mother and oil wanted Ine
not to marry her. did. because loved her and
wanted to make her good woman. And then. On.
Heavenly Father when weptto the aTInyl mar.
ried her aud she was married in black dress and
my mother said that the time would come when
either would mourn for her or she woald mourn
for me- because she was married in mourning;
and, oh, Heavenly Father. she was right And
then, Oh, Lord ii WIS the 18th of August 1853
married her. and then went 10 the array and was
sick in the hospital and got well, 80 that might
have another chance TO feek the Saviour; and Oh.
Heavenly Father s,hen 1 came back my wife,
whom loved, she was with TnOther man. aud then
| took her and triedtO make her good, and eaye
her Is 10 20 to her nunt's, and then ! heard she
hadfun away. but couldn't believer H. Heavenly
Father. because she said she'd write 70 me, and
my mother sHid she bad run away and wouldn't
believe her: but the Saturday pixht rolled swiftly
round and went 10 Hudson City; but there was
no letter there. and then found she bad run
away with another man. But iorgaye her. for
Christ was then stirring in my heart and wanted
her home again. then went g. Jersey City and
saw her. but she ran away. although wanted tO
speak 10 1fr. But On. Heavenly fAtutf, ST I'm
away With young man. l was At
Chaplain-Pray 10 esus.
Pris0nef-l do. | have made ms own death; 1
have hung myself; and oh. Heavenly Father
but resisted the tsmptsiions and said 1 would
escape from prison, but resisted the temptation,
because th0ugIls7fi did escape psnishineni and
did sseape eIi.on. oh. Heavenly Father could
Chaplain -Coins. Merriz. thank Jessw for what
be bae done: lean On Him. and then ysu need not
fear.
Prisgner-Qh. Heareais Father. an, rcsdy 70
die. Nhes jesus dias Upon the cross he died =
more tcrribie death than mine. when he was taken
out 10 die the crowds went Otls 70 h.n die.
why fkeR should faintg And Jesus eaid ~ the
thief this day shalt thDn be with me IN Para
die. and 50 be says TO rae.
AT II o'clock precisely the sheriff sent
word that all was ready, and that the time
had arrived for the execution. The prison
er's arms were pinioned securely, and he was
led out by officer Lent, attended by officers j.
s. Ball, Ira Campbell, and Isaac c. Thomp-
son. The gallows stood at the further end
Of wide corridor OF the jail, ON one side Of
which are grated windows, and ON the other
several corridors Of eeIls filled with prison.
ers. Some 800 spectators stood beyond q
rope, which kept them from trenching upon
the inclOsure devoted to the attendants upon
the final scene. At the leff hand Of the
frame stood Sheriff Ricord, with his depn-
ties, accompanied by sheriff Mcsserles, Of
Hudson county. The Sheriff Was dressed
in dark dress snif buff vest, and white
gloves. Behind the scefbld stood the phy-
sieians, and Al its right was the members Of
the prezs- Ellsworth walked manhliIy but
quietly 10 bic position, and after moments