Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-10-27

"A CIILD WAS SORRY FOR ME"-A eentle-
man was standing one morning on the platfor,o
OF railroad station in New York, HOLDING hv
Tho hand little girl seven years old IaneJJ
Alice. There was some slight detention ou aI.1.'a
the opening OF the car in which they wished IN
sit, anu The child stood quietly looking aronnd
her, interested in all she saw, when ibe sounJ
oil the measured tramp of a dozen beavv faa,
made her turn and look behind her. Then sbs
saw sight such as her young eyes had never
looked upon before--a short procession Of six
policemen, two of whom marched first. followed
ny Two others, between whom cbaineJ IN tba
wrist OF each, walked cruel, fierce looljng
man, ami these were followed by two mora u he
came close behind the dangerous prisoner
The man was ore OF the worst rufiiaps in tbe
chy. lie mad committed terrible crime, and
was on his way to the State prison, TO be iock-
ed up there for the rost of his life Alice Ial
hearu OF him, and she knew who Ii must be. far
only that morning her father had said thai hs
wouiu nave TO be sent up strongly guarded. for
IL had been suspected that some of his comrades
would try to rescue him from the officers.
- me iituc company halted qaite near her.
Rer father,who was busily talking with fiienL
did not notice them, or probably lie would have
ieu MS child away. Alice stood and watched
tue man with strange, choking feeling in her
throat, and piiiful look in her eyes. il seem
ell 80 very, very sad to think that after This one
rue IN the sunshine, by the banks of the ri, ,r.
prison all his life. No matter now ,9nn r.,
might live, even if he should become an old oId
man, he could never walk in the bright snpliobt
a free man again.
All at once the prisoner looked at her. and
then turned suddenly away. But in another
moment lie glanced back, as if he could moi re-
sist the sweet piety of that childish face. lie
watched it for all instant, his own feat,ras
WORKING ctiriously the while and then turned
ms mead with an impatient motion which told
Ailce That she had annoyed him. Her tvnder
iitie heart was sorry in a moment, and start
ing forward she went almost close to the dan
gerous man, and said earnestly.
II didn't mean TO plague you moor man
99ly tJU sf'""'' for YOU. And Jesus is sorry for
Ono or the pollcemru uuuyu. u,r u,,,,,.,v M,
anu gave her to her father, who had already
sprung forward TO stop her. No one had heard
those whispered words save the man To whom
they were spoken. But, thank God he had
heard them, aud their echo, with the picture of
that tehder, grleved child's face, went with him
Through all that long ride, and passed In beside
him into his dreary cell. The keeper won der
ed greatly when he found that his dreaded
prisoner made no trouble, and that, as time
passed on, he grew gentler and moro kindly
every day. But the wonder was explained
when, long months after, the chaplain asked
nun iii. now 1t was that he had turned out such
different man from that which they all had en-
pected 10 see,
1T is simple story" said the man. ga
chiid was sorry for me, AMI she told me that Je-
sns was sorry for me, too and her pity and his
broke my hard heart"
;, Jesus is sorry for you, if you are unsayed.-
-, ror your sake he became poor, that you through
his poverty might be rich. For YOU he al tJered
me shameful death upon the cross. Oh, NAV
tue remembrance of his great love to YOU pro-
duce the same effect on you as on thai hardened
sinner; and may his pity break your heart,