Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1870-01-15


FIVE Minutes with Lincnin-A Blaine
Woman's itemiUIsceGce Of tho war.
The following appears IN the Portland
Advertiser
"One wotGing early in Jsnusry, 1864,
! onk % The " ashIugtan Chronicle, and
read: l'he sentence CT Ctalh recently
PISSED ty cOuiI-natlHl upon tie four
deseuers '* 4 aas been approved by
lhe President, a0d FRIDAY! y!'the 29'h IHs'''
has been fixed upon for IheII execution
Il would gladly have avoided that
parsgrsgh, bul my eye caught It's dread
Impou 100 quIckIey. cannoI Jorge! H.
| thought, and 1t Will haunt ne as he
lne apps caches. Ii was ihen !Ae GUS
tom, | believe. TO make mrlHaTy execu-
mons, which had MOI YET become cohmon
lD,be arDy, as impressive, that i to say
as gbas,ly as posslble; and. who could
Imagine The aw luI scene, even for mo:
u,enl, and. nol lose all. the "sfmIh aud
cheer OF that glad holiday sunshine.
"Il vas now Wednesday, and 'he Ge@t
Friday was the fatal day. About ten
O'Clock gentleman Of my scqusIHtance
came to my room saying there was a
woman below whose husband was con:
Gemned 10 be shot. and couldn't ! DO
something 10 help her. The woman vas
indeed here. and in great d!sfesss, Tor
her husband vas one Of the doomed foO!
He had deserted; nor will lsupPress tie
tdr!feI fac lhaiihls was The second time
lie tsJ attempted To rcJ"In hls 'amlly nor
the lpuher cifcurnsiances-a doubtful pal
hllinn.-ihat he haA done so while eXcI.
ted with dGnk. Even If he soldiers
misconduct bad made me Indifferent to
bis fale-snd'it certainly had nui-hls
Door wIle's distress would have reused
my wsrneIPympeihies.
II al some siighI scqOsln,ance with
one or TWO Senators, and even with the
Vice President, but could they or would
lhey help me ~ thIs mailer Had mol
the poor woman come to Washington 8
fortnight before, and. with Senator TO
help her, uiej III vain 10 get an audience
with The President ulI heart and hope
had failed her 49, bethink myself
of The Presidents pirate secretary, and
soon gain admission to that great man.
"Csn we see tie President |!
"lle is % busy, think II doubtful
"Or bu ;. very urgent--a mat
ter Of lie OF dealhi 60 you IhInk We can
see hin ?
IL cannot tell you, madam.
"Do yon think II prob,ble we can get
an interview, Il we waII!'
"Msdam. cannot TIL YOU
THAI was al Tie great man said, and
VIC lrh his august presence profoundly
convinced lhat be was Ihe most important
person5ge upon lie premires, excepLPer-
haps, the lscky n !Io Grsi met Us At The
door. We rstuTa to our places in the
waiting room and seeing female servant
crossing tie hall. ask :
''Wtil you CARY card 10 Ms. Lin
coln?' .....
lyon csnDotsee her /; she i' sick
u do uul u.h 10 see bsr. VIII you
carry beI card !!
The servant asserting, pencil le~
words upon 5 card. The PurporI Of which
may. be gugsseJ. Al length Secretaries
Chase, Seward and Stanton come out, go
tai know the cabinet meeting is over.
And now, is il p.fsIbIe The usher sP-
proiches Us.
"Have you any letters for the Pfesi-
denl7'
Il hand hin nne-the ieller OF iit,le
child, the daughter Of condemned. IL
uas the cliId's cxn thought, az -lre had
wrIuen ii ithout prompting or aid, and
While tie President Is reading it you may
DO The sane.
10 his Ereeiisney The Presidfnt of
The United States: Most honored and
excelleol Sir: How shall child bike ms
sliemPI 10 wrus - you on such business
as tbs coRcerCing my father, J. w. C..
who is seOienc-d-Oh, bos can | write
ito be shot! Spare his poor life.
bsseech yon. and msny thanks shall be
given yop. IT, his life is taken, ,ny, % uoih-
el caqn6I stand ,hIs heavy blow, and VII
soon 90 also, ] am ,be .oldes; Of FIVE
children; hare lGree sisters under eight