The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-01-12

was passed down che slip IN whichShsl
sat. She spoke 20 the collector and ]
saN her drop a piece Of money. When
ths bOz wa brought 70 The desk / Hk.
q tRe man what Bertha Morrison had
Said tc him, 5r7xE =
ashe told-Ma, he kplisd, with
-mOistening eyes and qutvsring lip,
A.that she gave ~ s ise So pa
ssssed in the word, " d lie hope Go
would bless it, She had kept L be,
cause her son had sent it TO her. Il
was an English shilling. and her boy
had sent It when Il was the sum Of all
he had in his purse" ''a -
aaked the man ifhe could distin-
Rulsh the piscS. Hs{salA tspouls
because It was the only piece Of the
kind in the boxI and directly afieF,
wards he brought it to me. Il was
bright, with the stamp fresh and ups
worn, and on the side bearing the
crown l noticed the letters sd. NJ"
cut in, as though with the sharp point
Of a knife, gave the collector a silver
dollar and kept the widows mite. /
not only prised 1t for Its touching assO-
Citations, but / meant to make it a sym,
Dol of devotion in my appeals in the
future tO.my fellows
This was in the winter. During the
next autumn I wasin Baltimore, wheFe
I visited the Penitentiary for the Pur.
pose of cOnversing with those poor un-
fOrtunates whom love Of strong drink
had dragged down to those prison
depths. u,a.tL1 Al
There's about the toughest case
we've gOt," said the warden, pointing
to man who sat upon a low bench, in
% corner engaged in making a boat
sail.
/ gained position where / could SEE
the mats faee He yWSs yotmg-noI
more than txo or thtee-ahd~twenty-
and the face was one that attracted me.
He had been a month in the institution
land the traces of the demon was gone,
and the hue of health had come in it
tplace. could judge that he was self
willed, and not to be driven; but thert
was native goodness beneath the sur
face. and could have sworn that II
his bosom was throbbing great gen
erous heart. I felt strangely drawn to
ward the young man, and at length
asked the warden If he Wonld send lin
to his cell, and permit me to be alen,
with him there. Consent was cheer
fully given, and,t the turnkey was call
ed and directed 70 conduit the prisoneI
away, Meantime / had been infOraaet
that the mans name was John Fhousp
son, and he was a sailor. He had beer
imprisoned as a cOmmon drunkard.
Ientsfsd tbe pHsohst ell. nd q,
door was closed and looked behind me
I took a seat, at the same time ex
tending a cheerful salutaEiOm
Look here, nate" he said, resO
Iutely, but with not a particle Of i'm,
pudence, eff you've come, here u
preach, you're On the wrong track.
don't want 70 hear q EOrd-not
word I" 'ris- y sAL
] told himsI was D6t apreacher-
that l once followed the sea, and hA,
been q poor unfortunate victim Q
strong drink. At first his face gre'
bright with sympathy, and then
dark@ea sgaih.
"So yon'ge coNe ~ talk ten,is
ance . met" be said. sOneWh.l s.
terly.
"Noth zen object I replied sfBa
. 4 came % see L You DO not thinl
there is something in you Of goo,
; worth saving. You've been drihe
: upon a lee shore, that's al. q VIII
not down helm, brace up sharp, &
sbOat and stand Of ? There's plent
Of sea-room leff.S
Aud then I told him 4 story o.
marrow escape I once had from q le
shore in q gale of wind, of the coast .
Sicily. Finally lied him 10 tell m
: soms Of his adventures; and it thu
came out that / found him to posses
not only rare intelligence, but = fic
fund Of sense and humor."
By and BY 1 ventured to ask biz
concerning bis friends and relative
e and after much effort + gained ftOl
}. him tAst all his near relatives wel
0 dead save his mother. stttNfk y
q "And she-she-may be dead befol
8 tbisl- be aid. esiBut if sheTstill live
2 she has forgotten me" He tried
speak calmly, and as one who feels b