Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1872-04-27

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Bring her over here,' said the Warden,
my wife is wanting little girl for help,
may be she's just the one.
So Katy stood trembling more than ever,
for few moments, in the presence of the
Warden and Jailor. Katy was pretty
child. Her large blue eyes wore an ex-
preston of intense melancholy her hair
had been so nicely curled and combed, and
some one had put good pair of shoes ON
| her feet.
We'll, my little GIRL said the Warden
kindly, for he was prepossessed in her favor,
where have you come from p
/ New York, said the child family.
The men looked at each other incredu-
lously.
! DO you mean TO say that you have come
to Sing Sing, from New York, on foot.
| Yes, SIR said the child, frightened at
his manner, which had in it something of
severity
And what have you come for y
To see my father the child burst forth
with one great sob, and for Il moment her
frame was shaken with tempest of feeling.
And who is father p asked the Warden
kindly.
| He is Mr.. Lloyd said the child as soon
as she could speak for the rushing sobs
LLOYD there are three Lloyds here
!
They may not be their proper names, >
responded the Warden.
That's so,' said the JailUr; but can
! try them all. Little one, was your fathers
name Jim =
The child nodded her head, or they
| thought she did. She was all convulsed
with the reaction brought on by the ter
mination of her Journey
If it is jim, he's bad one,' said the
Jailor in a low tone he's in irons this
morning for attempting to break jail ; he
don't deserve little gal rs looks like that
one, the william. Come, I'll go and find
| your father
lie took Katy's hand with the other
she dashed the tears away as fast as they
| fell. 1t frightened her almost into calm
ness, to the ponderous door at which the
Jailor applied the great key and the still
ness of the long stone passages; the dim
ness thrown over all the constant sue
| cession of bars and black walls was terrible
to a sensitive mind like hers.
How the heavy tread of the Jailor and
| the tread of the Warden behind him, echoed
through the gloom and space. 1t was in
/ truth great tomb in which were confined
living hearts. whose throb could almost be
heard in the awful stiffness. On, on they
went through the passage way. Every
thing spoke of crime, of fierce passion sub
dued and held in control from the grim
face of the fcrocious watch dog, TO the
sentinels all armed.
They then turned and went up ho stairs,
the Jailor holding tho scared BIRD close to
his side, with tender clasp; the Warden
! following. Another tramp, and they came
to q stand still. The Jailor raped at the
cell door. Slowly the figure of n man with
a harsh, hair covered face, appeared.
heres your little slrl, come TO see you,
sald the Jalior'
=, Little Slri mem you re green, SAID
inc man Ill Srum accents I've got no ut
te glri, or you wouldn't eaten me III this
pace hint, =.
rather : saiu INC chiid.sn voice II
s1uuaeu 50 sweet, so chllulsn III that Terri
oIe prison; puI as tne scowii!iS iace came
closer 10 inc oats, the chiid ma her nead
quickly III the Jaiior's arms, nan sopOlhg
IL WASH I MN
wen Try the next ohe.' lie walked
lurlher own, ana spoke more nieasahtly
TINS tlme' wen bondy here Is little Katy,
uoil ! you want 10 see her =
Litle Nay there was long way,
i'hoeuueu III moss received ner pause, 1
hau q hate Ohce-not niue haly-l oroke
her heart-Uod pity me- Go on, IL can't
oe me-
Again the sweet voice rang out, Father.
Inc prisoner came up close 10 the oars a
youthful lace IN which the blue eyes looked
innocent lace .taG IL seemed Sill 10
couple win ioHi deed, gazed out.
II saw tle ci'lla 5 earnest peaulhS eyes
a uark expression iollea IKE wave across
MS oro" groan came up from MS Do,
som ana WIN low moan, ne staggered
against MS Deu, crying laKe hVr away
can stahd inc slght OF anything pure
iihe that' ,,
haty hau hiuueh her lace secohd t',he'
as she 'eeoly criea II isht nm ! So they
Kept on TO the third cell. ~
Jim. heres littie SIrl' niue haty, your
daughter wants to see you.'
A stupid what = came from the 0ed
the man had prooaoiy just awakened
Il our little child.
Ihere was sound OF irons that made
the child shlVer. Dlmly appeared the lace
and outline OF well-made man - the
countenance handsome, but evil lie seem
ed not to comprehend. But as his chains
would permit, he came forward and looked
out at the anxious face blow Win loud
convulslve cry, she exclaimed, Father
Eathern and iell senseless against the