Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1878-11-13

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Tsev aeiued IAfabvre II be would ssee
N condemned.
enc nolH Tia marshal cried. ouick.
III. s6hould / - hin. and listen to
ohe-hnN - stOry. I mleht pardon him.
and thnt nsue 1t IS done. Let him
die. GO thornndn mav q sayed.n
~ tine Axed for tho execution Of
Dsbols - the nornipr succsedinr the
~ of lii tffal. The result Of the in
toevloW With lGaxshal Iefcbvre was made
kncNa IS him. and IS ~ mot & an die
appointsd. He blamed no one, and vas
ely scsry that he had mot died on the
hat1le heId.
have tried 70 Be- I rood soldier"
~ Gid . his Captain, II feel that /
hgve doae 70 crimetthat should leave .
stain upoa my name"
IL captain took his hand, and anur-
"a him that his name should Be held in
rsspsck
II wiie and child. vere adnitted to see
IL prsoasr. This was : visit which
Jsrone would gladly have dispensed
With, - hi iselinu were already
wro9Ght up 70 1 pitch that almost nm
mansed Hin; hut - braced himself for
~ ineogyioW. md vonld have stood Il
Hin i heeO had not fittle Natalie. in the
aestneas d hsf love and gratitude,
tAfoWn heFsalf upou his bosom and
unogod e AZ n III stead. This tipped
~ beininx cup. and hh team flowed
1pGo1Y.
Pm ana Lasetts knew not what 30
~. Thsy Wept and they prayed, and
fkey would have villinsly died for The
no6ls fellow Who had bssn thus con.
denned.
Later 81 The evening came Z compan
ion. Who, n Is lived. Would at some time
yeturn q Jerume1a bovhood'a home.
Eirve Tie condenned thousht of his
widowed mother. and he sent her I mes
80 az IDya and dev0tion. Then lie
thoueht Of ) brother and ! sister. And.
finally, he thought of one-s bright.
eysd maid-whcse yinsrclsd cot tod
upon The honhxof the 6eine-one whom
- had bvsd With ! love such Is only
eruet heartn can tai.
AOh. nv dear friendp he cried, bow.
Itur ~ Nd upon his clesped hands.
ayou ri noe tell them : falschood;
but III the thtneia uomible. let them BE.
Eeye I fell in hstfleH
Hisnompanioa peumiesd that he would
do II = oonld. sud. I'd r. truth could
nj Is kept hack. it should he Is truth.
fully Md that ~ nane 81 jerome Du.
hois shculd not bear dishonor n the
minds Of those Who had loved him Il
other dayA
Noening cana, dull and gloomy. with
driving slest and snow; and, at IN early
hour, Jerome Dubois was LEA forth q
rest his lite. The place Of execution
hAd bean Axsd upon ! low, barren spot
toward the ~: and thither his division
was bsing marched to witness the fear
I'll punishment. They had Gained NOT
more than half the distance whom the
sound Of soms strange connection broke
upon the wintry air, and very shortly IN
afds-decanp csme dashing TO the hide
81 the general Of the brirsde. with the