The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-09-22

innocent will not suffer so keenly whe1
charged with crime as the guilty. Hi
consciousness of Innocence will suppor
and comfort him. Is not this mistake
The suffering will be different when on,
| is innocent, but that it will be less
should notsdare to say. e
lay upon my bed conscious of nv en-
tire innocence, in thought as we'll as deed
yet my suffering was such that l drew tn,
quilt over my head, while the perspira
ton started from every pore in my body
II sheard my fatherzsay, Don't talk tc
me. l tell you he shall be punished" by
which knew that the search had failed
and that vigorous measures had been de
termined upon. t+'' =
but have patience" said my mother
soothingly, .edon't be in haste. The child
has gone to bed. "bsso94a usod Ia baase
i" Yes Why did he 60 to bed an hour
earlier than common. He wanted time
to hide the money. I know what it was
for. This is an abominable thing. 1t is
a crime-ste aling. Do you know that I
Doyou Iealize?. He must learn better.
/ mean topunish him in way that'll do
him good. | mean he shall remember it
to the day of his DEATH Herbert" he
spoke to my brother, "go into the garden
and, bring me half dozen large apple
sprouts. Large-remembcr and cut
them close down. Get them wherever
you can, and make haste. Strange
Strange!"cg asdf uo4T sot aa sd va
But what if he should confess and re-
turn the money? Won't that answer ?''
asked my mother and I could discover a
trernor in her voice f2h re9s3J
1e'.It's too late,p he said, Sit won't an.
swer now.'te6.sslif,afga. 6gs.,t 81. =.
He was evidently under the control Of
his passion. w. ia'A ''''N'sA@ .'.g s.
A thousand plans fitted through nv
mind thought for an instant. that /
would steal out of the window unob-
served. But this would seem like a con-
fession of'guilt and abandoned the idea.
/ Thought would go and search the
drawer myself But we'll knew no cor.
ner would escape the vigilance of my
mother. arose and dressed as hastily
as possible. would go down and assert
my innocence. came to this resolution
hoping thereby to avert the storm. 1sa
/ found the way with difficulty in the
darkness, and came nigh falling where
Twas accustomed to walk with perfect
security when / was calm My fathers
back was turned when 1 entered the
room. th ,9&@ 1871 5tis &3iH -3 .Htt
g" Oh, Johnny cried my mother" what
have you done ?" g jig f1& aa9d rs g
Z" 1t isn't any use,' said my father, turn.
ing and seeing me as the words were
spoken. "Yhu needn't think to get of
now by owning up and making promises
Father, I don't know anything about
the money I haven't taken it," n IS
"Stop! Not a word. tell you not a
word You can confess and give back
themoney, but not a word of anything
else. f Don't make the matter worse BY
telling lies about it. Shameful, shame
full, declare p
My father walked back and forth as he
spoke, but did not approach me-
Herbert came In with the apple sprouts
which he had been sent to gather, and
laid them ON the table. 5e l14
g Father said weeping, as sure as /
live have not taken
sStopl' paa f9ast
. His face burned with passion, and he
stamped his foot fercely upon the floor
T8know you didn't, Johnny said
so do r. said Herbert 2 3pf3 q
{ sStopl all of you,' repeated my father
- - You know he took it, and he must
confess and give up the money, or will
whip him within an inch of his life ".
Father, never took one of them,'
said trembling through my tears. p
} Heaopened the cellar door. sag
) sMarch down SIR 'a'2 1858. pl
Oh, if I could spe ak the feelings
which agitated my whole being in that
moment, but cannot. 1t was some, com
fort that mother and brother Herbert
believed me innocent. 'aa f.
The cellar was large and partitioned
into three rooms. In one the, winter
vegetables were kept. One room was an
open cellar large and cold. Then there
was a small room, sometimes used for
ashes. It was of brick. floor and all,
Into this room my father conducted me.
I have no desire to dwell upon the
treatment that received in that room
on that fearful night I have on the
contrary, strong desire to pass over it
as rapidly rs possible. My cries could
not reach the room above. | have always
hoped that it did not in reality last SO
long as the time seemed to me. He used
one stick after another, until three were
gone, and then asked me if was willing
to confess. | answered that could not
confess that which was not true. He
whipped me while. anc her lasted and
then repeated the question. | made the
same reply. Ny mother came to the door
and besought the privilege of entering.
She besought in yain-She besought him
to desist. He would not I do not so
much blame hiln-I did not then. He