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

narlon. knew the folly of any such
'Iepen lcnce upon G., but "a my rot for
week, past had been to encourage Der
~. | IN not feel like throwing cold VA
er up,n h. Frightening h,pes, e,
pecually a his cousin. a warm hearted
little woman who hii married Congress
mn Powell ClI, % /, OF Arkansas. Wa
Abol It to axe another appe ii t. the
neM Secretary OF Nlr. ". W. Blk
zap
DaIEiV A,D HEAiTBaokES.
Crawf,. l. term expire /, aud he
went out IA ie rel with Berry's gifts,
AMI lavinc a store OF sole an promises,
one Of wh;ch vas that he would write
4 long letter "within a week. During
the next seven days,-ten days. dozen
dav,-Berry> eyes glI>tened with the
luri light of Ii pc fever; watching
the dor, Il a cat watches a mouse hole,
an | listening for the mouse-like tread
OF the Head kerper who wore quilted
slippers. an delighted IN surprises.
Alas a the ten days, twelve days. -
fortnight passed, without word or let
tI-the weak soul sank slowly, and
was ready for the final blow. Ii soon
cIme,
Ii came on the 30.h OF Jane, in the
aha ne of a letter from Powell Clayton
stating that he had visited Sc Rotary Of
War Belkuap, who not only refused To
grant a pardon, but hooted at the idea.
ani denounced Berry IN vehement
terms, declaring that hi great regret
Vas not being able to take HIM out OF
prison aud hang hun!
tNurE 1t seem. like retrlt ItIve
Justice. When We reflect that Belk-
nap, only one or two wears later
was exposed in the face Of all
The world a. a thief, sni bride taker,
who went down on his knees 10 beg for
mcrcy-the mercy he had not shown 10
his dyin- c,lntrymlu for Bclknap al
So wa, Il * -ntuckian, but was hurled
from his high office into obscurlty and
disgrace! Berry stated To me the mo
tive of Belknaps hatred of him, and
they We're purely pers Dnal reasons, bat
| forget what they were.)
HIS WISH REALIZED.
Alter rea ling Clayton's etter, Berry
cluIe To NY desk and laid it before me
aud then. with a moan of uuutterable
anguish, tottere To his cot, aud laid
down to dc. | am III bad plight To
comfprt any one. is | have not had d
letter from the South In four or five
months (which may be due to Grants
detectives. but Is | fear due to neglect
and lndift .rence. save In the case OF my
beloved father, and Gen Leventhorpe,
and two or three lady friends; still ]
talt fb,t N Efa W., ~ St.Ea and s.t
myself at work to drive off the lethargy
that was creeping upon hun. | babe
him remember that he had only a year
and an halt longer TO serve, aid that /
shout be here probably four years lou
ger; aud though his wife and his pa
rents were dead. he had Il young son TO
live for, and a brothers home to 20 to:
and above all his own maine to vlndi
cate, and his enemies to punish
1T is too late HE gasped II once
felt like you, aud | swore to keep up,
till my ten years were over, 50 that |
could 20 back, and meet the Villains
who have ruined me. But, don't you
see? NY mind is weak as my arm
-(he held up a shriveled limb thai
looked like a blackened pipe-stem
80 it's all useless | might as well
have died eigh. years & before !
suffered through it all They said
they'd kill me by inches, aud they've
done it Not much Of a victory for
this great free government, SIT
He turned upon his side, and that was
his last conversation. Shortly after
wards he fell into 5 comatose condition,
breathing heavily, but UNCONSCIOUS. |
watched with him that night, and half
Of the next night, and all night of the
Bird, for my assistant, or slop-man.
Jones, was himself sick and after sitting
up half of the 2nd, broke down, or pre-
tended to.
The night of the 3rd was a wretched
one, indeed. Both Berry, and Dryer.
an Irish convict, were ia dying conli-
ton, and their loud c~onvulsive breath
ing filled the room till near midnight
keeping me in a nervous culver for at
every slight cessation Of the stertorous
Wheeling, [ fancied death had come,
for one, or both Of them. Outside
there was a great deal Of noise, firing,
shouting, cracker-popping, &c, the
drunken up-roar OF a great city begin
nipg its annual Saturnalia Of Salt Petre
in honor of Patriotic Gush
Towards midnight, there was a ten
porary lull, without aud WITHIN. The
occupants of the long rows of cots. one
by one fell into slumbers the lights
were turned down and shaded from the
,leepers eyes and then, noiselessly, |
c~lambered to the high window over
looking the city where by clinging with
one arn around the iron bars, | could
perch upon the ledge, and get a little
fresh air; for when the doors are lock
ed, at seven O'Clock, there is very little
draught through the hospital-as all
the windows, except one face westward.
| will add that one advantage of being
up here is that We can hear the sounds
of exterior life; whereas down in the
cells you are completely buried. the
thunder OF cannon barely makes a muf>
fed defamation, as | have elsewhere
noted IN connection with the cruel salute
for Greedy election.
MIDNIGHT MELODY.
think | must have fallen asleep.
clinglng to the bars though | was for
as the city clock changed the last peal
of the noon OF night, the quiveriuy
chimes merged into d strain of gloriou,
melody vocal and orchestra) that
swelled upon the breeze, aud seemed to
bill the whole blue arch Of Heaven with
thrilling effect. 1t Was the most Gu
tranclng muolc | ever heard. Not like
awaking to the loud clamor Of a sere
made but as if one standing alone upon
one of our Western mountain tons "a