The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-02-19

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friend; ne knew her. Do you think il
was an easy matte to place myself here?
Did | not suffer scribably? My
strength failed inc even at rhe nrlsou.
gate; but thought OF my friend, of her
KISS, as at PARTING she wept and moaned
10 her anguish and became strong again
and when my spirits failed me during
this time that picture gave me courage -
"Well, well, tell your future Judges
this, as you have told us. have nothing
to do with it. Perhaps they will, in con
s'deration Of this, give you only two
years ana 500 foe
81 will everything you tell me, sir,
but you will let me go now will you not?
may return homo this EVENING"" she
p'eaded.
mol he replied, shortly.
"hust repeat it, sir? shall go mad.
must be h"me 90 night; my friend
awaits me; she numbers the moments
un. il see her again; she will die in her
sorrow ana feaI!'
"Y"ur friend receives with you the
same punishment"
What say ynu?" she screamed: you
Tell me she will suffer also? Why, she
does not even know that an here; she
believes that have e. ne to some one in
a slant place TO Intercede FIR her."
examination may prove the truth of
this assertion"
my examination" the girl repeated
oh, feel so strange; all is void liz my
hSa't, and yet it seems as il it would
break from the fu!lness of it's misery I
comprehend and still cannot realize.
Cannot be. Oh, Mr.. Inspector, you will
let me go home this EVENING""
Il dare not [ answered, as firm as |
could.
"Not?"
That word enclosed my soul in so small
Il space | cannot understand il. TIE
heart reLdlng cry she uttered will never
oe forgotten. All were silent; only the
quick brea' hing OF the prisoner could be-
heard. The judge thought she had be-
come satisfied; further words were useless,
and by motion hs oade me take her
away.
led her out by tie hand; she uttered
not word; arriving at the prison she
entered her cell IN the same silence: her
eyes were hard and dry; she did not ap--
pear to see me, but sat with folded hands
gazing into vacancy
The pressure of her troubles was too
much for tho spirit of the girl six years
had she waited for the moment when she
could face her beloved friend end say,
"You are free!''
She had constantly kept before her
mind the sprrowing picture Of their part
ing. aud then fancied the happiness her
sacrifice would bring Such visions had
kept her courageous and cheerful; now
with one fearful blow they were destroy
ed, and only the prospect If life cover
! ed with 6icnr.no RE
appealed to the judge in her behalf,
and explained my fears Ia regard to the
| ylri's reason; but one can become harden
cd through familiarity to suffering in
every shape. He anticipated nothing So
rious in consequence.
But her situation did not alter: she ob
served neither my coming ner going
t'led t. Craw her lotercst from her own
thoughts, without success. She neither
ate nor drank. Occasionally her eyes
would be raised from the floor 10 lift from
one object to another, as If in search Of
something that could net be found. 1t
was the restless wandering Of suffering
soul--tbe language of q broken spirit.
She had exhibited the courage Of man;
she had offered more than life in be act
of entering the prison; that she could not
realize the unhappy result did not de;ract
one iota from the nobieness of the in,
tention. She was not aware she was COM
hitting something forbidden; she only
believed that self sacrifice would bring
peace to her family and happiness TO her
friend.
My heart bled for her, and after eight
days the physician IN charge pronounced
her incurablc. He could NOT help her
condition and two WARE EAR tj,., c !, ff,-ar