Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1868-01-15
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RELEASED PRISONER.

liifNi IN lNflI separate cells. IL happened. now
ever, that she had been absent since the prisoner
had been so III as to be confined to bed, and she
had hitherto known nothing Of his case.
81 have been hoping you would come, Miss
NJ, said the governor; 81" We have got a sick
man just now whom the chaplain can make nothing
oi aud ! do not like TO think Of his going out Of
thc world like dumb beast, as be seems TO be
doing
is he dying. taen?"
dying as certainly as ever man was The
doctor says he cannot live tii his term OF impris-
onment is over, and that IS in a month from this
time. Tie is consumptiyc"
"W who is he ~ said Miss NJ.
" That is mere than nyof u.can tell you,' re-
piled the governor. " lle CALI himself John Hill,
but he owns that is not his ieal name. He will
not say where his native place is, or where his
friends are, because be b. afraid De shoull let them
know of DIS hopeless illness and he SAYS he has
been such a disgrace 10 them all. ticy would wish
nothing better than hit ho sbould die and be bur-
Va in .omD aiat8at place, eaai they could never
hear of him again.
" Poor fellow =" said Miss ~
Alb, bat you ought TO know ho has been avery
bad fellow, too. He ha, had twelve months here
for burglary, aud thc only thing we really know
OF him ,, chat be has been several gaols before.
We traced hm back Sis or seven years. and the
most OF that time he ha, spent b. prison for differ
en offences, aud bis conduct in here has not been
,inco :, has been IN ,;.i', wan, ~ ss. 6,n, h,
r',,.s t.. maj, t. d'i,., .,J a., ho',,5 20 da
What can 5 ,.. 1,,. - . .,,J J.,, ,, ,,,,..,
not suppose expect you 10 be able 10 move him
one way or the other; Le - a. sulleu and dogged
with the chaplain and the rest of us a. ever he can
be- lie is past reformation; YOU may depend
iI.,, 0 "'' away
"WeI. shall be glad to 90 to him .r said Mis-,
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nnloeLed tbe door ,.,i ,ys,t ;,,o e. ~ .he
hoard lin, 80 a., H., ,,-;.,..-
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that you mind vonr r,tnpers and don't turn vour
bact on h,r as' ,o,, 10 or tb. r,orso,' 50
He belJ tbe door oman for ber mi She nassea in.
and then went ont cl6.ino il attar him ANA ,a,ing
tb,t he would r,u,sin y;,;r cll IN .b was r,.,
to leave tLe ceU
Mas NJ sat lov,n he.il. the nri.crer who
was now Wing with M. hand, clasprd above his
head. nazinr up at the window. and he turned I.s
ewes mon ber' ss sbe took ber ri,cc ,,itb beIf
indifferent LOOK of .,,r,ris. snI c1ri,.it,. NJ
without the slightest change fs.the expr,ss,5n M
doegel hopeessness which was the marked char
actcistic of has face As she looked on the gull
~ despairing man before her, diving ia rhsstly
defiance OF an those who might have given him
hope iu bis DEATH her heart went out TO him I'm a
tenderness, which shune IN her ewes
aud thrilled iu her voice, as she addressed him In
,he gentlest of accents. She told him how She
1rieyrd 20 scc Lim SO IN, how very hard It must
be for him % lie there suffering day aud night
aud how much She iclt for Hui in all hc had to
endure. Not word did She attempt Of religions
teaching; not the slightest allnsion did She make
10 his position as a criminal She spoke TO him
AS She might have done 20 hcf own brother had be
lain there suffering before her. aud the look Of
surprise iu the prisoners ewes deepencd AS he list
aued 20 her. The hopeless gloom OF his face did
not tighten however as he said
" be mortal bad, sure enough but shall new
er be better till get OUT of this awful place
" II must indeed. be dreadful for YOU to be
here, She answered. " / puy YOU 50 much. for
know you must long for the fresh air and the
green fields