Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-04-17

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Isn5s i lust I ds|at1 lFe. ~
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afraid tadif. hailuiH DOT iirf ln
Do. AsipsssoI IHhrr l'a h'"
ever. end inn ihs nnrllHlti t'm
lany lryoai coo i.atl, | desire io
a,lminisior a Harlins 90 ihe lunhf
men of my eluniry, that thcy MAY
tara ~ COED .rtouuE Il
I have liyo dong enough 70 Alie.'
from my own Uxl,i isnre thai I. h'a 2 !
nro inrAurahle' ani
that they make hin what he L. No.
man is independent oflhe company
ho keeps, lao may yainiy ihink So
but before he is aware II 4, that com
pany, be il go,l or bal, has mo1'i-
.i him into H. own Image, Nonns
men, these words issuing irtm tho
trembling lips OF a dying man
are worthy ~ earnest ationlloh
Whilo vet a bay, mingled in had
company, AMI | oan SEQ no.7, TOO late
10 improve the lesson Il brings how
over, that my miRd and morals took
ono a bias, tina, liio the hand OF IN
Welding destiny has led me TO this
sad and solemn hour OF nay prohuesS
history. | played at cards and soon
was lei into gambling. l took tho
social glass with my friends but
soon detected the presence Ola iond'
ness for tho celebrating sIlmniant'
Ii grew into u habit with me- and
not uniroquently, ! WAS beastly or
wildly intoxicated. was an habl'
tual aud persistent Sabbalh-hreaNer'
and oiten without tho knowledge or
consent Of my parents, would steal
OF from homo 10 play at cards or
fish on Sunday. j have lived n
wild and wicked life, While tho
war was going on, WAS with avery
wicked companion, and ! did many
things along wilhlmy comrades that
| ousht not havel done. Altor tho
war was concluded by n peace, !
went back home in Missouri, but l
was pursucd and driven away from
home; from political differences ana
private preludiccs, | could not i've
ihore in peace. / then came to Texas
thinking would mako this State
my home; but not long afterwards,
Iwent back 10 Missouri, but could
not stay. Last fall ! returned to
Texas and felt almost desperate. i
Ind been to your State but n short
time when / aided in the commission
orthe crime for which l am presently
10 suffer and die. am deeply sor-
nv / did it, but cant undo it now;
As to Mrs. Mallow, with whom i
was boarding,shc is a good woman
and entirely innocent OF any connec,
lion whatever with our crime. !
thought for awhile that l was safe IN
the wickedness | had done-that no
ono would accuse me ofdoing tho dood
but somehow the eye of God seemed
tobc upon mo, and my sin has found
mo out. i do believe that man 8
sins, sooner or later, blood hound
like, will sccnt him up and hunt him
down. / have been running in sin
n long time, but it has overtakon
me at last.
And now, young mon, as l turn
away from you to die, lot mo beseech
Won to avoid drinking, swearing,
Sabbath-breakingand gambling, the
sins which first started me down
the hill of crime, amid the shadows
of whose base | must surrender the
life | am unworthy TO keep. l hope
mono of you will feel bitter towards
me when am gonc. To give up
the life 1 have forfeited is the highest
price could pay for my sins; and
as the promised flowers of COM
ing spring shall presently bloom
over my sleeping form, rs tho per-
fume-laden breezes are to sing my
only lullaby, as cant now brush
the tears from the cheeks ofthe wild
ow and ophans whom have helped
TO deprivo-tho ono of q husband
and the other of father, and as l
would live better if my life could be
spared,-I pray you do not send
your personal hatreds into the grave
aftcr me. My friends, a kind but
long FAREWELL JOHN THOMPSON.
Inst Words Of william o.
BLACKMoRR.
March, 26th, 1869.
T confess I was concerned in tho
murder of the man, for which ! am
to die by tho law ofthe land. l am
heartilysorry, and l know it is but
iust that ] should die.
But before l do die, want to say
n few words to the young men OF
nv country as warning to them.
In nv childhood my parents taught
me nv duty to God and man. They
didn't even allow me to play mar
bles on Sunday. 1 was a good boy
up to my fifteenth year, when l
went into tho Confederate army.
Unfortunately for me, ! went into
a company of very wicked men;
they were my companions, and step
by step l initiated their example,
nv conscience often checking me,
until / committed the crime that
brought me here. Young men, II
YOU Keep wicked, profane, drinking,
gambling company, you VIII Ger
tainly rush to ruin too. The differ
ence between you and me is-you
are looking forward upon life, and l
ann looking backward upon it. !
can see danger where some Of you
do not see it, and with my last
breath warn you to keep good COM
pany or nonel
understand that some people
have in some way, accused Mrs.
Mallow ofknowing something about
the crime we have committed or
some of the money not yet reported;
and / feel it my duty 10 say that
both charges are wholly false; she
Know nothing of the whole thing.
boro yva given her any of