The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1882-02-25

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We iufwila Oafn ~ flffeilnt. ~.
liHtH Ntbtv uumlif I a4dfaa iat. ifHif
NE tYu WI nH ium dnsf 49, even upUn
aasriisi tH|isaifa sister
~ ihess yAN mouths hste palia,Hlg
ealiei Hullf W. ilidr ihauld ehlHa ~ mt NJ
'paki vhgu. afHf ihn vsftlei, which 4 M.
nHted tHuii w. yHi guilty ht fetaan II IN.
mHlit, I eauld M without aHauuihehdnest
Ny hett hlteia tf Tuu and ihr aalmed
inti,"
~ rrpf hruihaf M not hls own master
When III itui thai shot rafalse hin lnnh
with rumptaslun updn him aud mr
thhvasnun'ed the hnuHs fif the line whnn
! cmili huhilt say " ymt W. I have sHid ffnm
lhr inumrni when tho ieffihle nuwa was
brought ne on that dtfh day ~ fuy diIe was
ltaln tirk, dnlndei, afagtl furzlvs him, even
"a thrlh shall fnfuitn NJ ALL
ll1ih aur miftyrri President and b fam ",
having shown tirh nn etamplu ~ thnstiin
fnfiitude nni trust In the MaN lilgh NJ the
verdi may wen tevora. ci me o. hnpe that the
snnse " wuna suffered would when Tho lruih
was shown lc tempered with that meilrifnl
fufHivnc@ whIoh Ia inleed Chfist.lkA
All these dreadful We 'ka VI the Presidents
snf,rna prayed that the Fithef abve ua all
would apnu HI. life bay and night NY he
toVchlnE cry went upi "llod sa,n the pfcsl.
dlht" thuuRhl he could not dic.
Whom the nplc " ihe whnln wOrtl called
p"snan WIZ ,,hlv nln ie lnisrEo.s " ~. Sehnli,
glory" hut nlAsl thrt nlcFest oiro ~ wife,
ihlnily nnd " cnds, the ptayogs " the people
uould not m1vl the htilof oi tho un,oira 10
coun crnand The dcetrcs of llls nllwlsc pnl
inyst lonA pmvldrnnulIrould MT keep IN =
puor, deepoiled body his grunily beautiful
soul. TllF HE.I
ncapltr the yiRs, the tears AMI thu prayers
Of hls fannls, Of the Nation, OF N, wirld, the
Midnight bells woro toll u. tho midnight ciy
| was hoard, 'Trha President |, dcad.' Nii =
We Rnxed uron tho lifcleaa clay -+goue---
gone To dwell with The rnriticd saints N the
lard. Aud we-.o,lr tears hpwed without stint,
| hnd We tnidi us thpre no uudf'
Truly. u WINS Rrleymis wrnE. Thr Lord,
and lic nllne, can Judge where lies tlia moral
rosponslally THIS peoplo nrc HI IIis hnndsi
They walk on holy ppuni, y belts them
| that they 500 ~ II, putting on ther fcet the
unclcan shoes of their worldly walking, being
| rhnd with tho sandals OF rixhteuusnoss, thnt
they trond carefully tcndcrly, to the cnd ttint
Justice, nnf truth, aud mercy, shgh prevail
Ing Psa ~ay ~as Hssy T. s" " WTola "sS
| letter 10 you stating the facts In my brpihcrs
| life and even theory OF this case thinking that
both yourself aud tho President would be glad
Sssd i~sd " no Snnad % i wretch re-" a1"s !" was ns
painted. Al tho time II waa reported the presL
dent wtis intercrted w anything regarding this
terrible affair, that he cyen said one dayt +" |
| wonder what that poor fellow would think N
he know that ibad forgiven hlmf' ohl thai I
might know iron his own wife II that wdro
true. Ny heart, Ia still t1
10 Heaven we krss. m .vc nrc known; tho
saintcd Garfield knows now that hn hal iodo
suyi, Forgive Tint deludcd man, even ~
forgive him; safely keop, him from doing any
more harm, but forgive" -NT
never sent tho letter, Tho report came al.
most immediately Tint tho President was
worse, ani knew you would not wish 10 bc
troubled with anything from Ghiitcau's sister
had hoped BY waiting W como befOfc you
with bcttcr showing-rinfiedied 50 far NJ IN
sanity IA m excuse Tor crime, hut NY heart
burns within me, aud, Notwithstanding Thai
unjust verdict AMI barbaruus soutanoe, nus
speak. Ny poor brother shut away ffnln m,
world for month, IN tonlplikc cell; not q 10,
Of sunshine, moi n blndn VI srftsa, not u flower
nota bird, not friend 10 speak kind word
who y there To speak In his behalf, II not hii
bcart-broken rlstcrf Did not speak, the yer,
stones would cry outi
His salnied mother, the purcst and noblss
of women. TINT mother who gave her life fo
his, who suffered torture for seven long year
because of his birth, until death made hel
freei hat father, tender and kind, but mis-
taken ili his direction Of tho boy, would, n pos
slbln, make their voices heard from beyon'
the grave. Even, rs ] verify behave, woul,
, the glorious Garfield cry out In horror nj tina
verdict What OF TINT veriictf Was II 10
oording to truth, justice and mercyi Verify
no. .FNH LtN.f NH NNI
! Ihad hoped 10 he abba to cast myself at ih
feet Qf Judge Con. b. be able, 10 long as hn,
breath, 10 look up to him M the grind, tho M
ble, the tusi Judge whycouh stand ~ ilrn q
Is1;Sls-s n ,sc, against tho whole world But alas
And that juryl God only knows hoy ha,
trusted In their honesty and stcndfastnoss.
Ind watched their faces day BY day, had scoI
my brUth9r WIS reading bis lastaddrr-s, Nhei
he came "a the recitation bf thDse fow ilaes 81
the storyi John Browns body lies moldrr
Ing IN the grave, b'it his soul Eoes snarphiul
along" commencing In low, sad mclDdy o
the song, breaklDs up and cndiry IN thu weird
| hystcftcnl laugh, the awful laugh, OF the In
sane on could feel the silence. ] thnebt
surely u II cnuugh; no power on earth ear
iic, without revenge, without motive creep
10 y what he deemed the viii Of 0oi. com
niittod \ wiiiful murder
hut they dld. Thoy must have reasoned, a.
some do. that u is . good thing b hnnk q crazJ
man, as an example 10 other crazy msn.
know that my brother has Teen. in roine 90
hi- birth. I know that he Il an cIasTcrsu
Ss .sas St b.. 3. ss ss,s .ss .rs.s ~ss II
~ taiut Of insanity Ia the family, and that hs
4 now nat himself 1hs sudden. supernatural
development OF intellect In spno directions u
of itsoif Symptom on insanity.
Knowing him. understanding him, a. claim
hctter than my one elss, lassrrf and can prove
that ny brother has nlwnys inter udrd % do right
and iyc honestly. His shVrtcotningr have been
those VI an unbalanc.fi dlsfrarfed brain, Fatis
Ia - l.al Il. ~. a. n h..
Kind and tender ~ that OF q woman hut hs
has leon most nnfovtunaie. no was usItbsF
born right, reared riFht, nor married right.
Esen With hfs defective organization. had he,
maniiy. been allowed 70 obtain soci eiuss. a.
lion, entered upon some practical business
- thai his mind would MT drift Into vHrs
ries. and. most important of ell, hsd he, when
irr san aeans ~ IN mss. ss % ,. .s hpfa ,s,sss n.
70 ' II. IS.'y sISss. y afs''E ga isshsf. 'p,ss is
slast his mother died. father married
a wemah who dlslIked hls children, snd
them. was almost turn away from bis fsih.
mind, no one u r,,lde him no ono 70 car. fos
p,@ ba, 9yssii d.s " whai eeuh: = 20 bs'
with ,ofrvw nsp,akaSIe, ! look upon ~
rreak u what might bsye bceH- = 4.
/ rh8ii thf truu story ~ thHrios Uuitenu's lifs
ever he told, the eor,d will zee that hs he
ieen IN IN sinnsd against fhan rinninf. IL
has never smoked or drAnk, or rnnlbicd, oI
he'd or h.sn profane 81 been I'll AM was
vicious. Dctrrtlycs securing tho country faI
l months have found. vhatf That he did not al
ways pay his board, that he borrnwed oln
ffnin nilnlsfar which be never rrfurned. thai
he Iswaei a rstch for ~ that he slnn.d
asfiinst himself. and oniy hims-k !, rive ~
nn~prthy vumpn lcraI alyprye. D,sIa did
thlnk The time would evrf eonfs when she. th<
woman who coud not say he hsd evel
wrJnvsd her would trLsel acr % NJ cunfi
fclt 70 svrnr his llfc kray. When hs die
missed the woman he hst cnrr Iotef. with hi1
blessing. ras moved N tears. II eyer ms
pot brthr proved TINT the ffiord ~ Ger,
lrmsn How. IN his vrins be- prpyad n thru
Wfrek though hr n, was pfttid ~ him.
Ieannot elo<e shl- lettss Without ona word ol
cttiiansiloh nf cro,ise fof TIE strange fc<tlfno
ny ~ NY bruihcr. J. VI. 0tllteeu. scry mucl
fhar sifbsuRh uHiHf<nffor1i, that, thrpuRh HI
determination 10 protect the family nsfns
from the ta'nt Of insanity, be has ssrrincs<
hls oyn bspihex- In thia ha kaa been ably Acc
pnied hy the =tepmother and her family. ver.
lf. the puor, insane boy has been gr.efo,nly