The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-06-30

Radical band Of singers gave o,nc(
the last moment of a life thar b,a 70
slowly tortured to death by , , 1e7
administration AHA
Yea and he had his wish.
repeated wish.that he might lie rs n
the sound of the enemy's gurs =, ana
IS and Jones whom | hal - r.
assist 10 performing the Ia, 'h
the dead, were liftins II nee
cnrpse.-a CHASTITY obje.tl- F., lief
ipon the floor, until the d.,
be opened ut sunrise, atrea. -'-
!,@lpsion of artillery >hou> H.. =
Gun after gun, IN different p.~.
rity, Murdered n unison ,,t ..-
Changing Of bras, bands. the
church bells. hriug Of pl,t.t.
manner OF powder crackers
the dawn Of the "Giorioan T gr
freedoms anniversary - the
We celebrate Amid the
stool looking down Al the ua.
/. mere outline OF SKIN aul bonn.
the strong right arm which r.a
ago Vas stricken Of Ia let,u g,
South, aud on reflect az
lie had been outraged In
name of Freedom aud
Ii an Governmtn i thau,,,
1 ava attire WAS the
0 tbs brave ,oul t. the
Unknown through the ck,ui, d..
phurouS incense burut ia b.IQI ,8.
ton ut 4 mocklng lie. 'frr, 49,.
msut in name but 4 D~,,p.r.
r spect TO all who differ with The Rgrl-
Party, a. autpcratlc a, the agf.,,r,
AL the RussiaS. Note The 49,.
will remember that this W.. ar,,.
seven years <
had Il plenty of opportuuuv ~.
slier the matter, fer At IL UtIs.s
were all marched w TO the chapr. ANY,,
were made 10 SIT through near. -.
hours teach man with arm, folded ,,f
eyes Oh the floor listening to i la,+
ridiculous "gush' BY two of tb,-
p eachers, and young lawyers, wh5La3
been invited 10 "a1dres, the prisoner,
un the Glorious Fourth Their ,Hy
panegyrics on our noble Rnlers. % gar
wise, JUS; and paterull government
our best government the worIi ever
SAW. etc, etc, gave ue the ''gyrle
o an ptllcr kind as | reflected tina, here
we're more than 100 Sopthcr4 ctt.l-a,
,elzed at midnight. without warrant Id
many cases. dragged about the cJ4uin
IN handouts, aud lilally, 10y the utn
geous corruption of the courts, cou.rr-
ed into ~''convicts, and sent Thousand,
at miles FROM home, to Wear cat o.r
ives amid AL horde Of outlAw,a aud cat
casts from every country Of the giobt
Glorious Government, indeed Au4
Butcher Grant Is lis fit prophctt
When We returned from The cIlapt.
Berry lay III L rough pine box, with .
bunch Of shLviugs under his head, .nI
an old shirt half ~concealiug bis laab,
No shroud, no wrappinYs, no marks, ag
Hafne
Four stout convlcts picked up the
lude %coffiu, the door opened, shut. aud
was locked and O-csr Berry went,
forth to the ''Potters Field - Isli-
pose the Doctors don't want such a
orpse as his. A. the heavy footsteps
descended the st.irw - Dwye who had
been watch ~ the cotfln with a fl>aA4
ted gaze, fell into COMMISSIONS and be-
gan to rave at the top of his voice
"Berry's got the Box! Berry, got the
Box, He said he'd die by the Fourth
of July. and he's got the Box Oh
,ron't die! WON'T! | WONT
[ can't die | musnt die m
NEVER going out In a box |
WON r. WON'T!
IL Wa shocking L hear the pltlfl.
creature curse at Death, and chuck
that he wouldn't be carried out IAe
Berry! But ere dusk, the box camr u
again and The Irishman went out, aud
for the first night in two weeks | pot 4.
little sleep"
{ An account of Berry's life will appear next ar,,