Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-07-12
ArPECrlNG INTERVIEW.

!
tor Hollohan, had IN interview with his
family, in the Jail. few days ago. The
Baltimore Sun says -
The prisoner came in very neatly
dressed, and at first seeing his little boy
he said, "Franky, don't you know me Z"
The child said, "Yes. papa" He then
called his little daughter, Jeanette, and
said to her, Don't you know your pa
pa ?" She said, Yes" He then took
one of his children on each knee andre
peatedly kissed them. He would rivet
his eyes first on one and then on the
other, and cling to them as if some one
was going TO tear them from him. Du-
ring the fathers conversation with tho
! children the mother sobbed continuous
", looking at them steadily the whole
time.
The condemned man then counselled
his children as to what should be their
future career in life, and said he would
soon be away from them. lle made
each present of some Sunday school
trac,s and religious books He told
their grandmother, Mrs. English, TO have
the books read to them, SO that they
might know what they were for. He
told their grandmother that it was his
wish that they should go to Sunday
school every Sunday, and learn 10 be
good, so that they might profit by it in
after life. He then said to his children
that he hoped they would attend strictly
to their Sunday School and religious IN
structions, so that they might all be pre-
pared to meet in better world.
The prisoner took from his pocket an
old English half-penny, and holding it
up, said to his little boy, "Frankie, this
is what you gave me when first came
home, and now give it back TO you as
keep sake, that YOU may remember
me take care of il" which the boy
promised to do. Some general convei-
saton then took place between the pris-
oner and his wife and brother,and when
| the father rose to leave the room his lit
tie girl embraced him and babe him
goodbye, but she did not appear TO re
alize fully the unhappy situation OF her
father The little boy, however,appcar-
ed TO be more conscious of his true po-
sition, and on parting clmg TO his IA
TIERS neck, wept bitterly, and sobbed
as if his heart would break. The scene
was painful in the extreme TO all who
witnessed it. The boy had to be taken
from lis fathers neck. 1t was remark
ed that Nicholson, although exhibiting
much emotion during the interview, at
no time gave way TO tears.
The prisoner shook hands with all
present and babe his wife goodbye, aft
er which they all left the room. Mich
| olson was then conducted back to his
cell by officer Howard The little girl
on passing through the jail yard admir-
| ed the flowers which were in bloom, and
the kind-hearted warden plucked a num-
ber of them and gave them TO her. The
visitors returned 10 their homes with
the impression upon their memory Of q
scene they can never forget.
The prisoner on returning to his cell,
told officer Howard that he had just had
a very touching interview with his chill
iren, that his little boy cried bitterly
upon parting with him, and seemed 10
appreciate his position. 1t was very sad
and painful to him. Nicholson threw
himself upon ,his cot with wearied mir
and manner as if he had no further in
tercst in the things Of earth.
CAT TALEs-The Page, Va, Courier
says AS long as queer and odd things
will happen in Page, we mean to tell
them-is the only apology we have to
make for publishing the following "cat
tales :
Mr. Samuel Judd, of this place, has
an old cat-not Thomas cat-which
has two as gay and playful kittens as
ever "smelt mice" if they had not
chanced to be rabbits of an improved
order. This ''felinus lepus" moves like
n rabbit-by jumps-bas bob tail, and
otherresemblances OF It's paterDal origin.
Mr. Jas. ii. Judd, at Spring Farm, in
this county, has an old mouser that ex-
ercises the same motherly care over
brood of thirteen chickens that would
be expected by natural protector of
their own tribe-coyeringtbem at night
and providing food in the day. The
Young chicks, in return for such kind
ness follow her, and are as much attach
ed to her as if she was their natural as-
sociate.
But the straBgest Of all these singular
feline anomalies is yet to be told. IL
comes from the upperend Of this county
near Rockingbam-and which we
fully believe is true. The people in that
section are excited over kitten Of most
remarkable features, bearing striking
resemblance to the appearance Of hu-
man being in its head, face and feet, and
whose caterwaul is almost perfect rep.
resentation OF the human voice. Bar
mum should establish a branch Of his
museum here and collcctfhcse rarieties.
NICE WoRK or LiGHrSIxG.-ODe Of
the incest little pieces Of fine work ever
done by electricity--sometbiD impos-
sible for human hands 10 do--was ac-
complished at the residence Of Mr.. w.
w. Brown, on Fifteenth street, near
Main, on "Wednesday afternoon. On
the stand in the parlor stood toy bu-
reau, beautiful little piece Of cabinet
skill, with portions Of its corner column
gildcd. 1t was surInouatcd by q mir
ror. About foot from the bureau Law
photograph of Mr. Browns son while
Immediately opposite the picture was a
sterescope. The stand was near an