Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1871-01-21

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and it was all about Kshogue--as we
heerd after--but could not make out ut the
time--and no wonder and in troth Kish-
! o2ue never done half Of what that dirty
little attorney was rcadin' about him
barrin' he knew lies about him and Kisl,-
o@ue himself poor fellow, got frcckened at
| last, when he hccrd him goin' an at that
rate about him, but afther bit he took
| heart and said
:" BY this aud by that never done the
! half % that, anyhow"
Silence in court ~ says the crier, put
I TIM him down that-a-way. q, there's no
justice for boy at all.
Oh. murthcr," says Kishogue, is n
mans life to be sworn away aither this
manner, and he mustn't spake word 7"
" How'd your tongue ~ says my lord
the Judge. Aud so after some more lab
bcrin' aud gibberish, the little man in spec
tncits threw down the paper, and asked
kIsho2uc if he was guilty or not guilty.
never done it, my iord,' says klsh-
oyue.
Answer as you are bid sir" says the
spectacle man.
I'm innocent, my lord, says Kishogue.
Bad cess To you can't you say what
you're bid 2" says my lord the judge.
Guilty or not guilty ~
Not guilty. says klShoCue.
" don'L believe yOu," says the Judge.
Small blame to YOU" says kishogue :;
you're paid for hanging people, aud you
must do something for your wages"
ou've too much pratc, SIR" says my
lord.
"FaiX, then. I'm thinkin' it's Yourself
and your friend, the hangman, will cure
Inc % that very soon, " says Kshoeue.
And true for him. faith he wasn't far
out IN sayin' that same, for they mur-
thrrcd him entirely. They brought Il ter
rihlc sight of witnesses against him, that
swore away his life on the crOss-uxamina-
ton altogether | seen, Oh, they swore the
bowld witnesses that he wGlid swear
hole III an iron pot any day in the year.
Not but that Kisho9ue's friends dore.Lheir
duty by him. Oh, they stud by him like
mtr, and swore Il power for him, and they
sthru&t'Fo make out Il lullaby for him
MANN ~ that same thts. he was asleep in
another place ut the timG--but it w0uldn't
do, thry couldn't make It plaZn to the
Judge and Jury ana my poor ki3ho@ue
was condimned for to die and the Judge
put on his black cap, and, indadr, ii was
not heconin. and discOurscd the height of
that he would swear II hole in an iron pot
any day in the year. Not but that Kish-
NV good advice that il was mortal pity
kishogua didn't get sooner, and the last
words the judge said was, The Lord
have mercy on your sOwl."
" Thanll'Ce, my lnrd,n SAYS kishoguc,
Though indeed it's few has luck Of grace
alter your pra5er2,h
And sure enough, faith; for The next
Saturday kish"gur was ordered out to be
hanged, and the streets through which he
was to pass was mighty throuGcd, for in
them days, you sec, the people used 10 DC
hanged outside Of the town, not At all as
one is now, when were hanged geutceiiy
DOT o. jail ; but in thin days they did not
attind tu the comforts Of the people at all,
but put them into n cart. all as CONTRARY
pi% gOln' to market, and stravaiged thru'
the town to the galIOws, that WIS fell
mile beyant ii (; but to be sure, when they
came to the corner Nv the CrUss-StrcetS,
where the Widow llOuInghan's public
house WAC then, alorc them dirty swaddlurS
Knocked it down and butt meetin'- house
there, bad cess to them, sure they're spoiin
divarshin wherever they gO-when they
KEN there, as | was tellin you, the process
sion always stopped, and they had llddlrr
and mulled wine tttr the Giyarshin of the
prisoner, for to rise his heart for what he
VAS to go through for by all accounts it
is not pIazin' 10 be gUiGi - be hanged, sup
posin' you die in Il good cause itself, as my
uncle jim tOwld me when he suffered for
killing the Cauger Well, you see, they
always stopped ton minutes at the public
house, not to hurry Il man with his drink,
and besides, to give the prisoner an oppor-
tunlty of saying an odd word or SO TO Il
friend in TIC crowd, to say nothing of its
being mighty improvin' to the throng, 10
see man lookin' pale at the thought Of
death, and may be an idilicatiuu aud Il
warnin' to him thlt was Inclined to sthray.
But however it hGppeneG, and the ike
never happened atU" or since but as bad
lack wood have it .Eot day, the devil Il
fiddler WAS there when Kishogue druye up
IA the cart, no WAYS dauntcd at all but
the mint the cart stopped ru!iin' he called
out as stout as Il ram, Sind me out Tim
6ry,n says he, that he may rise my
heart with The Rakcs o. Nalow - for lc
Was Maliuw man by all accounts aud
mighty proud OF his town, Well, OF cOorse
thu tune was not to be he'd, bekasu Tim
Riley was not there, but was lyiu' drunk
ina ditch ut the same time comm home
from confession, and when poor kishngue
heId that hG could not have his mvorite
tuur, il wiut u his heart u that degree
that he'd hear no comfort in lite, aud ho
bid heie dhrivc him on, aud put him out
o! pa.r 90 wrnst. 90
Oh, take tie dhriuk, ony how. n aroog, 70
says the Wildly llouaghan, who was very
/ tcnder-heartcd, aud always attiud, the
man who was goinl To- ~ hanged with the
dnrluk herself, it he Was ever SO CRATE a
stranger tut ii he was ever friend of
/ her own, she'd 90 every tut Ia the gallows
/ wid hin aud see him sutltr Oh, She was
I y darliut Well" Take the dhriuk, my
Klshosuc, my jewel" says she, haudu'
him a brave big mug - mullcd wine, NJ TOR
a lord, hut he wouldn't tou,A H. Take
Il out a. my sight. " says he, tor my heart
is low bgkase Tim Riley drsaiyed me, Nh,u
| expected tu die game like one oi the rlkcs
ul Mailpw Take IL out ~ nay sight SAYS
he, putin il away Wild his hand, aud suru
twas the nr.t time hlshngue wu8 ever
known to ri,'sc a dhrop ~ drink, aud
many remarked lbpt u was the change b..
fore death eJu'irg over hlm.
Nvll, away they rowled 10 tho gallows,
whore tnvru was no delay ln lliu br the
pr,sauyG aud tho sh, yiil askcd Elm u he
had ans ghlug lu SAY halnru he suffered ,
hut hlshuguo hadnt a word 10 thruw tp a
ltuf. and All taDrsr La Woullui sav "A MuIl