, 1874-12-08
TEHE CITY.
THE DEPARTURE OF CONRAD.

THE DEPARTURE OF CONRAD.
$50 t,as,cd tho morning aHay. And 10! with
soundoi hnock 81 ,ho door, mud over the tlaggtng
ARMED Will inll powers, and benrins paper from
Thropgs wsro tho cells with Tho lads without In tho
stood tau Women md kids who 1unT to tho grasngs,
Iealtn onl-lcnf c!garu anu saaago thas hu!ls FROM
Gifts far tIo Ioyoa nues who failed tho roaa"
wora cnuaht u cl5 taKinR. y &
Straight through tho crowd enno Pefor the Fraf' 'no
e.rpr se,aSf w,' t1 spsa eso Mt his future
In s st 20. q Tue 2sss s'ss eas far from tho door, e'
rc,or eheert!y proGered ha I'm, md Conrad n'odeasi5
And wue from bis oyo tho flrst tear will, Ills coat
Looked through the frecl tear that followed, OH him
on snfsa wu w ron suM hs aady With oo full
And btenat ts,a heavea un md down l'k' tho ''n"
rhop " w m.'.ty Siiort ho conquered hta painful
And smxs tn' The man who awaited tho kcy Of tho
Snake m goso iii fe,nulo qvcro md shook
Jnmr US Sr ;rn VIE Wien In tho astacs Of Divorce ho TIP
Unto biz losan, is son. and hocAons efs "0ifo ITO
Low at ur,, vas Ills voico and lender and genso and
1hsr ~ l,n warnea to h,s work tho Davariun blood
wnrnlcd within hii1. =, 49,, -
And ho npalss wltA.a vim that IN ono WHO "as
And as o"' ho s,,ssc ha words wcro o'osheard by
TR1uust: reporter: H.. .,,n.
"Pottr, forgive my onloI6nt pafaon *ao 'ea1s 'Aa1
"Thnk lint In Two short years my lot nay 10 TINT
.rca yot. vii know tho palm that nri.ea in leaving
aR,cl atsi, c,uoluunts raro for man with IN eyo
~ren suu s.,u Viii sGl and say to yourself thut tho
griof to-tlay sthnw ,,,
Was hit tho proper anu Bnabie tAlnB iof 10 saa
"poer for fourteen years hayo ruled in the glooms Of
"7l,oussnia ii lines have turnoa tho key to sna!t
Often nh have W vazei with plful oyc on to ticsa Of
"ofen S ,va sola 10 tho nmatos resers1ng ncnst1o
"sos sa liquids not'er than those which Tho county
Now, as speat, feel for Tho last imo gently ars
"Tho W Woifcuatlcel amen Of tho MONDAY priaoners'
"raAs iIi .nii Peter. aud tel mo ii In tho oaor
"you can dstins sash what nanner Of flesh our cook
Long snisrsd psur ths FIRST, and at tho facial
vntc, s',eeur,ct tho first Of hs sn.a. Old Conrad
And Win Viii ii bis eyo ho whispered. "1l'erot'
OF gaussed Poer the First Mt Tho nature Of what had
norssaesh. inxssiiI. md s1:uuh and other strange
hesh ho nny;;ested, ,o,,,,o,1 - ,naw,r
Then hu rathers tho goods had used III his duios
ecvorai pars It slackles nnd Of 1aanaclcs sduo
Also dozen ropes which ho kept as tender me-
pf tAoso ~lo had suddenly died in tho vfo~ Of him
and shc Sheriff; ,,.,.,,
These he droprcd srntly 1hto ~heeio"sro" winch
t,a had borrowed:
Once more glanced At tho tiers OF coils and the PEOPLE
Took the st pondcTos key Of the door from hs strong
4,ed fa'sd i an La sd au pathe 1t in ears of aee
And handed i. dripping with wet to Peter the First his
who 1T lin ot by tho door, and locked It securely
Loud Is ho lassei through the hallway trnniing bis
ross tba ery Of ,ho women md kids rho hung to tho
coup|ed WITH what they sa1d were au*ons to tho AL
whcthcr t.s san,c uere kindly not, THE Tn1pusE
CALLED to dsatlnguish, 60 loud clatter naao tho
As ho lowered tho rrccioua1y freighted but poorly
Down le ht Of steps that leads from, tho jail to tho
Through t.s yard ho walked, anl reached tho street
that's called Deatburn.
Turned tho wheel Of hs harrow that ut ench SLOW reso
Hcroecc aloud as With p.in at bchoding 80 sad de-
Eorthward nnt waving hta hand at tho CLERKS Of tho
Criminal cousl-House,
Austin aud Jenny Doyle aud Darrcts snd Judge. the
Also tie snte Attorney a,.l h!s elongated Assstant
Also the Sheriff. and pcpusy-Sher'1s, who smiled ut
stouy nicn, whose hearts know not the aeaaaton Q,
Hs.ened hts step, md In less than minute wan lost
round tho C0rErr.
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