The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-03-10

ah Jane WincmillCr was convicte,
the October term, 1871, of the
cult Court Of Upshur county, Of in
diurisni. in burning a log NEE
house, and sentenced TO three year
the pouitentiary. The meeting he
was. the one in which Rev. Ges
Brown, father Of the girls inamora,
usually preached, She was pardon
however, by Governor Jacob. on
92d of November. 1879.
But John Cole tells US about it '
more Particularly and better rhyn,
follows:
What I'm about TO tell you,
Shall be the nAard truth.
A youth did love a maiden fair,
That maiden loved the youth.
IT'S but simple story, then,
And very sad to Ielli
II happened 10 the settlement
OfFarnSworth and Piunsll.
In Buckhannon township, ind
Quite near luckhannon town,
There lived this youth offender years
Whom people called Lang Brown.
And he did WOO that maiden young,
OF very lengthy name,
OF which the first three letters were
The charming Sarah Jane.
But when their rash intentions were
Unto their parents brung,
Those parents wouldn't hear to 1t,
The children were SO young.
And Sarah took ''tonniption fitS,"
When papa went to tell her
ShA still must bear tho maiden name
OF Jenny Wipemiller.
While Lang Brown took a bride up,
Which round his neck he tied,
And went into the stable loft
Inhnt on suicide.
On second thought, that act so rash
Might make the matter worse,
lie wiiely took the bride %,
And put It on u horse.
And on that horse lie mounted up,
And gAlloped down tho lane,
Hell.bent on leaving bis old dad,
And taking Sarah Jane.
But soon his hopes were shlycrcd all,
Aud Sarah Jane went pale,
To hear Lang Brown was taken up,
And lodged III upShur Jail,
Then right unto that jail she went,
a pi,eous song she sang,
or how those iron prison bars,
Divided her from Lang.
nOh, ! will share your lot, said she,
Said faithful Sarah Jane,
His lot was at the corner then,
OF Locust aud Of Main.
Said shc 'Dcar Lang, III take a chunk
And go TO youder bill,
And Gre that little Knowledge shop,
Your father gospel mill.'
Then up she took the blazing brand,
This charming, lovely Sarah,
And burnt that old log meeting house,
Twas quite incendiGry.
And SO siraightway they took her up
And "hiktdn her oil 10 town,
And C ut her into prison with
Her ginger blood, Lang Brown.
And then be elasped her TO his heart
And swore thatshe was "his'n,"
Bu tsoon 10 grsw go sick Of love
he buStcd out Of prison.
n q wandered through the woods awhile
But couldn't live alone,
While In the prison Sarah slept,
Who was his blood and bone.
So he did leave the lonely woods
And to the jail did run,
Surrendered up himself without
The firing ofa gun.
II was u noble thing 10 see,
This lovely self.denial,
Save that so bad a thing should DC,
As happened at the trial.
Lang smiled as they acquitted him,
But soon his hopes grew wiltyi
The verdict did 70 on 10 say,
That Sarah Jane was guilty.
Aud thus 1t went, like all true love,
In channels quite contrary;
For Lang went free, while shc went 10
The PGnitentiary.
But shs no more forgot her love,
Than did old Enoch Arden:
And I'm happy to inform you all
She's got the Gov nor pardon.
And now they'll have a happy home,
In palace or In hovel.
Except lis true, this story ends
Like any other novel.