Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-09-18

. as tnefe was no prospect OF my BEN;
able to support. her, she had come t,
the conclusion that for the sake Of u
both it had better be broken
l know every word of that coo
heartless letter now. One remember
sucl. Things. Very soon after heard
OF her engagement to Mr.. PierSOn.
was q gentleman and he was a slob
but he had money. and l hadn't
What's Il gentleman born! Is il
shiliings and pence quoted the doc
tor, softly.
"Eh! What's that
"OnIy a quotation from the York
shire Farmer; go on.'
"Well, OF course l was curious, lyu
what good did that do me: ] thought
if only had money, lwoultl find some
means Of retcnse: but money WAS Just
what hadn't got. About that time
] met man calling llimsef st. John
He was clever and well educated, and
seemed to read all my wild, restless
longines at Il glance. He led me OH
from bad to worse, till | ended in forg
cry; then he turned kings evidence
and ! WAS locked up. | was always
very strong, and finding one Of the
bars loose wrenched it out and drop
ped from my window one dark night
and escaped. On my way to the sea
| met this nlar-St. John. / might
have got off if | could have let him
alone, but couldn't. | stopped him
he t;,unted me with my disgrace; told
me that Mr.. Tierson had known of the
plan laid to ruin me. The young lady
throwing you over was a prime trump
in our hand he added with leer. i
warned him to be silent; but he, as if
blinded to his danger, exasrerated me
in every way possible. grappled
with him, and remembering Il trick
had learned at school, soon threw him.
My hands were Oh his throat. A half
minute more and the ear II would have
been rid of one sOrdid wretch; but
his cries had been heard by some men
in a neighbOring field, and l was over
powered. This mana ruined game
ster, once a gentleman-had changed
me from an honest, honorable lad, to a
felon, and then, disregarding the
'hOnOr' which is said to exist even
saanong thieves,' threw me over to save
himself. Iwould be content to give
five years of my life-nay more, |
would be content to adj five years to
my life-could it purchase that Quo
half minute of which | was robbed
My family disowncd me, and L e
no attempt even to procure counsel tor
me. All forsook me except little lIary,
from whom got tear-stained letter
inclosing five-pound note, her quar-
terly allowance, and telling me that
she would never forget me. My father
had forbidden any of them to write to
me, or even mention my name; but
Mary had disobeyed him. 1T cant be
wrong to write to you, dear she said,
for you are my own brother, always
There was a flaw i'll the evidence,
which my counsel took advantage of,
but Mr.. Pierson worked against him
privately, collecting evidence for the
crown, and was convicted. Hea, Ell
grant there may not be many poor
who leave old England with
he feelings with which l left it. If l
rad had the opportunity, l would have
Dut an end to my miserable existence.
was taken in a cab, strongly guarded,
rom the jail to the wharf. We passed
me of the parks Oh our way. l had
,een in prison some time, and the fresh
green grass, the trees and flowers, had
lever looked so beautiful as now,
vhen knew was looking on them
or the last time. ! thought of the
ledgc-row white with blossoms in
the larks singing
yerhead; Mary perhaps in her favor
te nook in the orchard, weeping bitter
ears as a last goodbye to her hand |
ONE Teddy as She fondly called me.
70 wonder my heart swclled when l {
bought of those who in the sight of {
iOd were guilty of my crime. n
AS we went down the deck, child z
assed with a bunch of cOwslips. just t
wo years before l had gathered them t
n Lucy in the Kentish lanes! The I
lild looked up wistfully as l passed !
resently she run after us and put her
Dwslips in my hand. That was the s
rOp too much in the cup already full; I
, save my life could not have kept e
ack the tears which rolled over M, O
leeks. / was handcuffed, but one Of s
y guards thrust a handkerchief into a
y hand, with a few cheering words I
ruffly SAID. That touch of sympathy, h
nd the child's gift, saved me from a
tier despair. That was the last l saw t
England. My life here has been the p
lme, day after day, except for the few h
ghts spent in the bush, the two t
mes l got of. They mostly let me n
one now. / cpby myself, and I've b
ever told a word of this before. had I
most forgotten wasn't Jim Brown C.
it'll today. Did you hear how hurt a
V arm ~ b
"One Of the men told me you were n
.lping to raise heavy stone, and h
at You let the lever slip in some way, il
I'll so got your arm crushed n
"That's true, as far as it goes; n
ing of us were. working on the road :,
hen the carriage passed. / looked UP il
l stepped out OF the way, and who
yOu think savs-Lncy and her "
lsband! She was looking just the II
me IS ever only prOuder. l was SO t.
ar could have touched her dress. b
le looked calmly at mel was only b,
convict, covered with the dust from b,
r carriage wheels. If she had re- tt