The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-12-01

him and spcnk to him, aud ho able {,
talk about it. | wondered now that
wanted TO. but [ did Aud ~ that aw
ful Friday morning walked down to thu
jail and the sheriff IL irieud of nine
passed me iu, and | went with TWO OF
three to speak to the poor wretch that
was going to be hung.
He was young man, but such rut.
fan His hair was cropped close. and
his face had Il scar across it, and ha nose
had been broken. lie was as wicked
creature to look at as Id ever seen
didn't want to snake hands with him, but
the others did so, and wouldn't show
my disgust went up TO him slowly,
aud held ont my hand. He looked at
me, and gave sort Of grin, aud caught
| it.
Put your eur close. he said i want
to speak to you'
1t was a queer request. | looked at
the sheriff and the others They nodded.
| went close, and then he put his lips
right against my ear, and said this
1T isn't quite the place, bu; its the
borders Of it. You remember WIN: |
wrote, father
Il tainted then. When came too, he
was dead /; but they let me look at him /;
and there over the purple inc Of the
hangman's moose, saw the little red
strawberry that | had kissed 80 often on
the white neck Of my boy Jack.
'Yes-l went home drunk that night
and told her, his mother aud it killed
her. haven't been sober since, if /
could help it, All that is years ago, and
| am town nuisance-don't | know it
and yet live, and don't want to die,
Oh, no, I'm afraid I'm afraid of
meeting my boy Jack.
The Political Personal and Property
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