The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-08-14

farmers will be compelled, at any and every
cost of convenience, to abandon the st.
Louis market, altogether. II is growing
and most exaspcrating species of villalny,
and honest men must stamp it out or suffer
the consequences.
Charley Glaso, who is to be hangc din
this city, on the 10Th Of September, pro-
lesses to have undergone complete change
of heart, and dcvotes much Of his time to
meditation and prayer, People Of his color,
men and women, are with him evorv day, all
urging him to prepare for the fearful end
that awaits him. Our reporter was among
the number who called yesterday afternoon,
and recognized, the doomed man, desired
1t to be proclaimed TO the world that men
might rend and break his old body; but
God would save his soul Then addressing
the crowd, through the gratings of his cell
door, he said i've been tole the wicked
ness of my ways God has been
here and done something Tor me. I'm glad
to know He's been here | am now lust
waiting Tor that morning to come. I'll
be glad when it gets here, Ny days are
numbered. And now to prove that God
has been here and done something for me,
last night | was sound asleep in my bunk
and it was dark as dungeon, and ! set up
IN my bunk, and my little child that has
been dead seven years come and sat on my
knee, and my old wife who's been dead
four years, and who | didn't think much
of until after she died, she come here and
throwed her arms around my neck, aud
said Charles, come to gloryw and that's
what makes me believe God has been here
and done something for me- "Charles,
come to glory and yes, bless God, I am
going to glory, and they may tear and
break my old body, but my soul is bound
for glory, The other evening ! was pray
ing, and some boys come to the winder
and said Glass quit praying, you'll nevcrget
any justice from God, you for don't deserve
IT. but voice came out of the darkness
and it said Glass pray on" and | said
Lord, here am; just as | am, take me;
and the Lord said He didn't hear me at
first, but it wasn't His desire to send Inc TO
hell. And then the devil come He come
like q scorpion, like rattlcsnakc, he come
like dice, like cards, he come dancing on
the floor In q ball room; and all at once
jumped up and shook myself, and the cell
and all around was lit up with brightness
like the sun, and the devil was gone, be.
cause God was with me and was my pro-
tector.' He then INDUCED in G. little ex.
hortation 81 want you all to 60 to God.
God wants you. You are no better than
was. No one can tell what dear Savior
have found. was ashamed for awhile to
let EN- catch me praying. When
the little girl would come in Ia
jump up and pretend to be
fixing the cell; but now bear my cross.
bless God, and fear no one" At this point
a colored woman in the crowd named
Fletcher, spoke up and congratulated him
on his change Of heart. II have a bad son,
and his name is George Robertson. You
and George have gambled, and drank and
run after bad women together; and have
prayed and keep on praying that George
might stay away from them outgoing wo.
men. Bad company leads to bad places |
Try to live a good woman. Good bye, dear
Charles; if | meet you no more on earth |
hope to find you in heaven" And with a
hearty amen" the visitors left the cell,
and Glass retired TO his bunk. We entertain
no doubt whatever that the doomed man
will face death, as he says he will, without
fear or trembling"