The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1879-04-24
4 PRISON INCIDENT.
A Female Missionary Becomes the
- Wife Of a Convict.

1t Is perhaps true that some OF
the most thrilling incidents in the
romance of frail humanity are
drawn from she gloomy surround
ing of criminal life. Il mingles the
tragic with the burlesque and wears
its startling episodes in smiles and
tears. Anaexample OF this has been
furnished recently by an occurrence
which has been widely noted by tie
pres. The fact that it possesses a
local interest and acquires the con-
sideration it attracts from sympa-
thy, will not diminish the force of
the feelings they stir into, lite. As
we get it. the story runs in this
way: One lovely spring day, about
three years ago, q party OF visitor
were shown through the Peniten-
tiary. Among the prisoners 3
young man was pointed out whose
story the Warden told To the curl
Gus sight seers. He was serving
out long sentence for embezzle
ment, which lacked at that time a
few years of termination. When
but a boy, just out of college,
through the influence OF older asso-
GATES, who, leaving the shame to
him, escaped with the booty, he
had been implicated in the misap
propristion of trust funds. On his
trial his family, which was one of
wealth and high social position, not
only declined to assist in his defense,
but publicly denounced him as a
disgrace to their name. The War
den represented him as the young
est of the convicts, the best
behaved, and the most friendless,
not soul having inquired about or
written to him in all the time of his
confinement. This story kindled
the sympathy of one of the party, in
particular, a charming belle from a
neighboring town. Amidst the did
you eversp and the "Well, L
neversr' of her companions, she
demanded that the young man be
introduced to her. She was so
pleased with his manner and con
versation that there before tn m all,
to the utter horror and despite the
protestations of her friends, she
promised to write to him. Return
ing home, she resolutely fulfilled
her promise, notwithstanding the
objections of her mother, whom she
took into her confidence. The
months passed On, the letters grew
longer and warmer, and the result
was that the fair missionary prom
ised' to marry the felon so soon as he
should be free. This, too, she was
not ashamed to acknowledge to her
mother. The other day, the one on
which the convict's term expired, a
carriage drove up to the Peniten
tiary and stopped in front Of the
entrance. Not long did it wait
ere the young fellow pallid from
confinement and the happiness
of the supreme moment, plunged
through the opening doors that
released him to love and liberty,
and dashed straight into a pair
of arms that were stretched out from
the carriage. Then, then. ah. bea-
ii ic moment! when heart beat 10
heart, and lips chung to lips, and
eyes read revelations through joys
mists, in joyous tones and accents
Stis noble maiden murmured: "But
one thing remains to fill our cup Of
joy. Quick-jump into the car.
riage and let US drive to the store
of Nelson, Dickinson d Co., the Live
Clothiers, where you can procure
the nobbiest, most fashionable and
most desirable suit of clothes foi
oh! ever such low price; then we
will seek the minister and be joined
in the happy bonds Of wedlocx. u