The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-03-24

About that time / met a man calIil
himself st. John. He was clev
AMI educated, and seemed to read
my wild, restless longinss at
glance He led me on from bad
worse till it ended in forgery !. tht
be turned Kings evidence and
was locked up. | was always vel
strong, and finding one of the bal
loose wrenched it out and dro9pe
from my window one dark night an
escaped. On my way to the sea
met st. John. might have q
off if could have let him alone. bl
| couldn't, stopped him; be taun
ed me with my disgrace told m
that Mr.. PiersoD had known of th
plan to ruin me. The young lad
throwing you was prime trump j
our hand, be added with leer.
warned him to be silent but be, a
if blinded to mis- danger, exasperate
me in every way possible. | Crap
pied with him, and remembering
trick | had learned at school, 500
threw him. My hands were on bi
throat. A half minute more th,
earth would have been rid of on,
sordid wretch: but his cries haC
been heard by some men in a neigh
boring field, and was syerpowered
This mana ruined gamester
once gentleman-had changed me
from an honest, honorable lad, to &
felon, and then, disregarding th,
honor which be said existed ever
among thieves threw me over t
save himself. | would be content to
give i've years Of my life-nay
more, | would be content to ado
five years to my life could it purchase
that one half minute of which | wa:
robbed.
"My family disowned me and made
no attempt even to secure counsel
for me All forsoek me except lit
tie Mary, from whom | got a tear.
stained letter inclosing q FIVE pound
note, her quarterly allowance, and
telling me that she would never for.
get me. Ny father had forbidden any
of them to write to me or even men,
tion my name but Mary had diso
beyed him, 1t can't b0 wrong to
write to you dear, for you are my
own brother, always
There was a flaw in the evidence
which my counsel took advantage
of, but Mr.. Pierson worked aga inst
him, privately collecting evidence for
the crown, and was convicted.
Heaven grant that there may not be
many poor wretches leave old Eng
land with the feelings with which ]
left it. III bad had tho opportunity
| would have pat an end to my
miserable existence. was taken in
q cab, strongly guarded. from the
Jail to the wharf, We passed one of
our parks on our way. l had been
10 pFison for some time, and the
fresh green flowers had never looked
30 beautiful as now, when j knew
was looking at them for the last time.
| thought Of the hedge rows white
with blossoms in Northumberland,
the larks singing overhead; Mary
perhaps in our fayoriie nook in the
orchard, weeping bitter tears ss a
last good bye, to her handsome
Teddy as she fondly called ne.
No wonder my heart swened when
| thought ofthose who in the sight
# God, were guilty Of my crime.
"As We went down the dock q
,bild passed US with q bunch Of cow
alps. DUST two years before ] had
gathered them for Lucy In the Kent
sh lanes The child looked up so
Ristfully as l passed; presently
'he run after me and put the COW
lips in my hand This was a drop
90 much in the cup already full ;
o save my life | could not keep the
ears back which rolled over my
heeks. | was handeuffed, but one
# the guards thrust a handkerchief
nto my hand with a few cheering
words grufly said. That touch of
iympathy and the ehild's gift saved
ne from utter despair. That was
be last | saw of England. My life
lere has been the same day after
lay, except the few nights | spent in
he bush the two times | got of
They mostly let me alone now.
.eep by myself, and | have never told
!. word Of this before. ! had almost
orgot wasn't Iim Brown until
.o-dsy, Did you hear how ! hurt
ny arm Z"
lone Of the men told me you
we're helping to lift stone, and that
-ou left the lever slip in some way
md got your arm crushed"
That's true as Tar as it goes q
,ang of US were working on the
Dad when a carriage passed. l
ooked up as l stepped out of the
Dad, and who do you think saw?
Lucy and her husband J She was
boxing the same as ever, only
rouder. | was so near could
ave touched her dress. She looked
t me calmly was only convict,
overed with dust from her carriage
Gheels. If she had recognized me
be color would have faded a little |
-om her pink cheeks, think.
7onder if she remembers the letter
7rote her before was transported.
tole her somd truths then. She
nows who is to blame for my vast
d-worst than wssted-life.
Twelve years didn't seem SO
lueh to me. | looked after the
arriage like one stunned. The
'ver slipped from my hand-you
NV my arm. l didn't think Of it
ntil | found couldn't lift it. Mr..
ierson got some high appointment
ere, some one said. OF course his
life will be feted and fattered. |
onder how she would like to be
,miEded of that summer in Kent.
low would she look if should stop
cr carriage and remind her of the
me she swore to love me forever,
: how often her bright head rested
D my shoulder / can feel the thrill
heflips yet ON my eheek-there,
lat isall. Do you believe in justice
do not. The cause Of the evil should
, attacked now it is only the vic
N. That woman is more guilty to-