Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1882-07-11
RATS cELLANE E0us.
A NOBLE BOY.

I'm one OF the many bridges in Client stand
~ two large brazen images of father and son,
who obtained this distinguished mark of the
admiration of their tellow>citizens by tho fol-
lowing incident:
Both the father and the son were, for some
offence against the State, condemned to die.
Some favorable circumstances appearing on
the side of the son, he was granted q romis>
sion of his sentence under certain provisions
in short, he was offered pardon on most
cruel and barbarous condition-nameIy, that
he would become the cxecutionor of his
father.
BE at first resolutely refused to preserve
his life by means SO fatal and dctostablo.-
This is not to be wondered at !; for let us
hope, for the honor of our nature, that he
spurned with abhorronoe life sustained on
condition SO horrid and unnatural.
The son, though long infexiblo. was at
length overcome BY the tears and cntreatios
OF his father, who represented to him that.
at Gil events, his (the father's) life was for.
feited, and that it would be the greatest pos-
sble consolation for him in his last moments
to think that, in his death, he was an instru>
ment of his sons preservation.
The youth consented to adopt the horrible
means of recovering his lie and liberty; he
lifted the aZe-but, as it was about to fall,
from his hand. Had he Us many lives as
hairs, he could have yielded them all, one
after another, rather than again conceive.
much loss perpetratc such an act. Life, lib
erty, everything vanished before the dearcr
interests of filial affection he fell upon his
fathers neck, and embracing him, triumph>
antly exclaimed, "My father my father
We die together" aud then called for an
other exoou1ioDer to fulfill the sentence of
the law.
A sudden peal of involuntary applause,
mixed with means and sighs, rent the air
Tho execution was suspended and, on q
simple report of tho transaction to the au.
thoritles, both were pardoned. High re-
wards, honors were conferred On the son
and finally those two admirable brszcu images
were raised to c0mmemoratc transaction 30
honorable to human nature, aud transmit it
Tor the instruction and emulation OF poster
ity. The statue represents tho son in tho
very sot of letting fall tho azo
No TINE TO TELL A LIE.-Jcsse G. had
tho reputation of being the "biggcst liar" in
Georgia, and vas mover known to come out
behind. One hot dsy Bill II. sat on the
shady side of his barn. After dinner ho saw
joss riding in great haste towards town. Bill
hailed him and went to the gate. jess asked
him what he wanted. 'rstop and tell us n
big lie," said Bill. "No time for lying now"
said joss. Your Uncle Soil died suddenly
an hour ago, aud I ar1 going for a coroner
and a coffin" And on he went Bill went
to the house aud told his wife She gathered
up the children. He hitchod the horse to
the wagon, loaded in the family and posted
of four miles through the hoat and dust to
Uncle Soils. On arriving he found the
family and two neighbors in the largo ktoh-
en-, Uncle Soil buriod-to the eyes in half q
big watermelon. Tho surprise was mutual,
and explanations followed. "Wel," said
Bill, 81 asked jess for big lie, and not
only got it but was fool enough to believe it.
wouldn't believe him again if knew he
was dying"