Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-02-03
Letter From New York.

Letter From New York.
New York Jan. p, 1872.
Yesterday morning as the sun shone In
his majestic splendor, and babe the COM
pliments of happy day to bright and smi
ling faees,that had .bsen bleachaG by fort
nights stay !int;sers, sSin murderer, 7seTrs,
was making Misrepresentation to comaaaend
his soul to the God from whom it came
At the appointed hour he assembled THE
scaffold and, afters long, lasting gli2ll's,
at the grim visssed walls of the jail, the
black cap, which forever shut out IL that
was beautiful and lovely of this world,
was pulled down over his face. A whack-
a thud-anG his body hung suspended in
mid air, 'twixt heaven and earth. This
last act in the drama Of life, CHASTITY, sad
and appalling, should be an omnipresent
warning to those who are the mere tools of
woman's ,rcachcry, and the subjects of
that damnable JEALOUSY in which her de-
PRAYED life likes to 5ask, for
Jealousy ~ a monster OF sacil frightfui
mien,
TO be hated. needs bat to be seen.
Bat seen too oft, familiar with its face.
We first endure, then pity, then embrace"
But, no sooner is this execution hcralGtd
to all the world, than we hear of another
murder committed in broad day light, and
in this drama ssSmaI figures IS principal,
and with vjiIat finger Which was made to
smooth the 'cGrts'ef hte, and to carcss when
pain ana anguish wiring tie brow, pulled
the trigger which sped the fatal bullet.
Again has virtue sought redress in murder,
and yet these female assassins ask not Eaer-
cy's smile nor PHYS tear, but claim as q
prerogative, as God given right, the right
to anticipate law, order and justice, and
slay him, who, either by her beguiling arts
and Establishments, becomes her easy prey
and ready victim, or by his own resort 10
apparent good deeds, kindnesses and favors
step by step advances until he accomplish
| es his ends If she be the prime actor, by
her own wiles she barters her own sancti-
ty and virtue and becomes rash or, if he
be the pritse aggressor, his conscience
which has been standing patrol within the
precincts Of his heart, to guard his. honor,
his self-respect, sickened and disguised at
! the sights it has witnessed, turns traitor,
tears of that mask which it bespangled
with stars of ostcnsible virtue tears his
heart from his bosom and brings it face to
face with his real self and from this time
on he becomes slave of passion; and, not
guarding his acts, falls q victim. Law
should not be cheated oGt Of its claim on
account of ili-timed sympathy espousing
the esuse Of the murderess; justice shall
claim hsr right, ana cscs suffer to be cheat
ed Of its Due. There ane roo many LAURA
FAIRS preying upon the vfrais Of Justice !;
and the sooner the eagle-the emblem of
libertv-sticks her talons into the breakers
of the law, a.. MAKES murder odious, the
better.
"MARK TWAIN"
Paid flying visit TO this quiet lttl,
town and by his wit, mirth and humor
excited the disabilities of quite large au-
diencc. lie commenced by saying-"it
was embarrassing to be introduced to an
audience an: be would, OH this occasion
DO it himself, then i> could rely upon get
ting all the facts in" He turtller said he
never had but one Introduction which
was to the~point and pertilca. 10 the occa-
sion. and that. of cour'e. to.i, place out
West The master of ceremonies ss:,l--I
Introduce to YOU MsRK TwAin:I don't
know anything about him, except lie has
never been in the fenitent.ary, and don't
kaoto aohy.'" He then referred to a trip
across the plains and remarked that the
only verdure that m,t the ira. clcr's rae
was the sage bud. ana 'la only Tim that
eats it was the prairie. cn, VI slot- .en;
and, in this part OF the con -" referring
to the eastern part OF tne l'aitel Sl.tes
lit was customary to call our wives, dor-
hng, duck, pigean, and the like but 'eu:
West when SAITH aske.i lows ~ GENE
and dine with him on Sunday, ne sid.
come, JONES, and bring you: 'mtqe-AelI
along with yoU.n" He saii, Governor
NYR mad Toasted the Indians uf \. ada
with beads, gew -gaws, hoop-shisis &c,
and, no. understanding, this marx vi i;tl.elly
cafe il s:ll,ying s"iSO..ias e:a:;s It'll.
diaA Wa 80 AJr5IroIs ~ e,ee"