New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-25
,s ,wo women, and a kneeling man was lighting


screams and threw themselves upon tho women at
the stake. Instantly they were torn away by the
Officers ana one OF them was KEPT IN sR die WITH
her mother. and before she could be stopped she
had flung her arms about her mothers neck again.
she r torn away tSe mS more bsd he and tue
burning portion OF her gown was snatcned OH anu
thrown flaming aside, she struggling All the wnie
to free herself and saying she would be alone IN
the world now and begging to be allowed 70 u1e
with her mother Both the girls screamed conting-
ally. and fought for freedom; but suddenly tnIS
tumut was drowned under volley OF heaIt;per n5
ing shrieks of mortal agOny.-the hing gance9
from the frantic girls to the stake, then turned
away and leaned bis ashen lace agqlnst t Sic J
have seen, in that one little moment. VIII never
go out from my memory, but will abide there anu anu
nj ghts till die. Would God had been blind I,
HendOn was watching the King. He SAID TO 20, MN
self with satisfaction: His disorder mendetn ne
hath changed, and groweth gentler II he mao
followed his won't he would have stormed at these
yarlets aud said he was King, and commanded tnat
the Women be turned loose unscathed soon nis
delusion will pass away and be forgotten, and ms
poor mind Will be whole again. God speed tne uay,
That same day several prisoners We're Dio nlgsd
in to remain over night who were being conveyed,
under guard to various places in the kngdoh'r 10
undergo punishment for crimes committed me
King couversed with these-he had made IL q point,
from the beginning. TO instruct hlinseH Ior tho e
kngly Office by questioning prisoners whenever INC
opportunity oflered-and the tale OF their woes
wTung his heart. One OF them was poor hdIic
witted woman who had stolen YARD or TWO OF
cloth from n wcavcr-She was to be hanged LOT IT.
Another man who had been accused OF s5e9 W.
ing horse; he said the proof had lalled, ana nc
had mag ned that he was safe from the haIer
but no-he was hardly free before he was arraisnen
for killing deer in the Kings PARK; TINS was
proved against him, and now he was on MS way 10
the gallows There was tradesmans apprentice
whose case particularly addressed tne NH SaJ
youth said he found hawk, one evening that nag
ESCAPED from its owner and he took IL nome Win
him. imagining himself entitled to it but the court
convicted hum of stealing 1t, and sentenced MIN 10
death.
and wanted Hendon to break Jail and fly with him
to Westminster, SO hat he could mount his throne
and hold out has sceptre In mercy over THESE IN
fortunate p, ope and save their lives ROOT chldl,
sighed HendOn, " these woful tales have prOugnt
his malady upon him agaIn-alack, but for this evil
hap, he would have been well in little time"
Among these prisoners was an old lawyer man
with strong face and dauntless MEN. lhree
wears past he had written pamphlet against the
Lord Chancellor accusing him OF INJUSTICE, anu nau
been punished for it by the loss OF ms ears ID tIe
ton had been fined $4,000 and sentenced TO lnPtls-
onment for life. Lately he had repeated his
offence and in consequence was now under SEN
tence TO lose uha remained of has ears pay lne OF
$4,000 he branded on both checks, and remain III
prison for life. ..,
back his gray hair and showed the mutllated stubs
OF what had once been MS ears .n ..,o, uosoid
The Kings eye burned with passion lie said
None believe in me-neither wilt thou But no
matter-within the compass of month thou smart
be free and more, the laws that have dishuhoiea
from the statute books. The word is made wrong
kings should go to school to their own laws. at
times, and so learn mercy"
Not only in the jails, but among the thieves aud
Migrants with whom his lot was often cast on
their forays and In their hding-places, the poor
little wandering monarch was learning the duties
of his future kingship from knowledge of the
wrongs and crueties inflicted by the law in the
Kings name. At a gathering of vagabonds in a
A.. ,Io1 ,rI,a haI alg
and that
Have any Of our friends Jared hardlyp
"Some-yes Particularly new-comers-such as
small husbar Omen turned shiiless and hungry
upon the world because their farms were t Hfe,
from them TO be changed into sheep ranges Ihey
legged and ~ ere whipped at the carts iail naked
from he grdle- up till the blood ran then set IN
the stocks to be pelted they begged again, were
whipped again, and deprived of an ear; they
begged a third thne--poor devils what else could
they do !-and were branded on the cheek WIN a
red hot iron, then sold for slaves they ran away.
were hunted down. and hanged. It's brlet tale,
and quickly told. Others OF ms have Jared less
hardly. stand forth Yokel Burns and lodge
/. These stood up and stripped away some of their
rags exposing their backs, criss-crossed WIN fopy
wells left by the lash one turned up ms half ana
shaved the place where a left ear had once been
another showed brand upon his shoulder-the
letter Wand mutated ear; the third said III.
" | am Yokel Cnce q farmer aud prosperous, WIN
loving wife and klds--uow am somewhat diHerent
in estate and calling; and the VIE ana KIDS are
maVhaD they are IN Heaven, lHayudp Hl-lh
the other place-but the kindly God be thanked,
they hide more IN England! MY good OId
blameless mother strove TO earn bread Dy nursing
the sick: one of these died, the doctors knew not
how so INV mother burnt for witch, whist
my babes looked on and walled English law =
up all, with your cups!--now altogether ano WIN
a cheer drink TO the merciful English Law that
delivered her from the English hell! Thank you,
mates one and all. begged from house to house
i and the WITHDRAWING with us the hungry KIDS
but it crime to be hungry IN England-so
they stripped and dashed us through three towns
Drink We all again to the merciiul Engilsh law =
for its lash drank deep OF my Marys DiooI am us
blessed deliverance came quick She lies there, IN
the potters field safe from all harms. Aid the Kids
well, whilst the law dashed me IRON town 10
drop to the poor kids. that never did any creature
HARM | begged agaIn-begged for crust, and got
stnmp; begged again. and here is the stump of the
other to keep me minded OF IT, ANA still Oeegea
again, and was sold for slave here on my cheek
under this STAIN If washed IT oil. yc might see the
red the bramding-ron left there! SLAVE! 10
ye understand that word An English sLAVE!-
that is he that stands before ye have run from
my master. and when am fonnd-the heavy curse
of Heaven fall on the law Of the Land that hath
com manded Il shall hang"
While the true Prince was thus storing up wis
dom and mercy from his experience among outcasts
and captvcs, the mock Esince was practicing both
in his own fashion in the palace One day he saw
from his window some prisoners going to execution
and out of boys pity and curiosity he ordered
them stayed and brought before him:
He was eager to know what sort of deadly mis-
chief the woman and the little girl could have
been about; so by his command the two TERMED
and sobbing creatures were brought before him.
What is it that these have done" be inquired
of the sheriff
" Please your majesty, black crime is charged
upon theni and clearly proven; wherefore the
Judges have decreed. according to the law That
they be hanged. They sold themselves 10 the deNll
such is their crime
Tom shuddered. He had been taught to abhor
people who did tins wicked thing. Sui, he was not
going to deny himself the pleasure of feeding his
curiosity for all that; so he asked
"Where was this done f-and whenP
On midnight, in Decemher-in ruined
church, your majesty"
Tom shuddeTed again.
"Who was there presentp