Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1882-05-26
Volume XXXVIII.---No. 90.

same eloquent illusions to the cere
monv Of the following day.
( Mr. Dux ate heartily and drank
copousIy, and burst lnto frequent ex
plosions # good humor, which were
vastly admired by the guests. The re
past WIS Il ycritabIe banquet in its
righteousness, fete in its Joyous
spirit. Several effective selections OF
music We1e performed during the
courses on a harmonlum by the leader
Of the popular preachers choir. After
the coffee came liquors stronger than
vine, and with them came the toasts.
The shortest and most delicate OF
those Was given by the twin brother
Of George Brown in the following neat
speech:
Ladies' aud Gentleman: Our ur.
bane and much be regretted friend
James is on the eve of his departure
May the detection Of his leave-t taking
be sortentd and It's pains be abridge.' .
Dux got on his legs, and, in a ro-
bust voice, responded as follows:
Ladies' and Gentlemen This
shall ever look upon as the happiest
and proudest moment in my career.
lis Remembrance shall not quit me
till my dying hour. In many "a form
er period of my existence | was cast
down By disappointment, and often
Iaimost gave way TO despair Little
did | then imagine that | should one
day have the privilege of enjoying this
honor. II was furthest from my
hopes that | should have the pleasure
.of being entertained by such distin-
guished circle until | gave that roos-
ter, Brown, his pass-out checks for
the other side of Jordan. Then death
Of that miserable sinner has made d
nrw man Of me, has regenerated me,
and filled me, so to speak, with a
second life. From the moment my
sentence was pronounced by my friend,
fhe Judge here, | felt myself another
being-iudaed, | may safely say, with
out boasting, that | should have lived
complete Ignorance Of joys one feels
n the consciousness Of being good
auleSs | had undertaken that job
which procures me the novelty of
being slrangled to morrow. Oh, my
friends. would that you were all in
he ranks Of the just like your humble
servant, 1t is a blessed and profit
able thing, | guess, to be awakened to
he truth, TO read pious tracts and eat
spring chickens & canvas back-ducks !.
Personally, | can affirm that | forgive
sincerely all who have had a part in
my murder. | haven't an ounce OF
nlmosIty in my composition against
my of You. If were let go free to-
morrow, ! would not hurt hair of
The head Of an unborn babe No, in
Iced. | would not. But tomorrow |
shali be at home, and my buiness
prospects will be brighter than those
Of ANY c:sizen in these States, 10 NOR
cox | shall be walking arm in arm
VIA ,;Ic 1f0P1ats = 10 morrow I '%scrtft..
aot exchange my log cabin in Zion for
he White House at Washington.-
From the golden side of the clouds |
shall east an eye on YOU. poor sinners,
Town here below, in the depths of this
vale of tears. 1t is not for you to at
tain the glory shall have reached,
for you have done nothing to entitle
son to the recompense. Nevertheless,
pardon yen all. pardon the Judge,
| pardon the jury. | pardon the wit
nesSes, who by their dispositions, have
been the cause OF my premature dis
solution. | even pardon that con-
tcmptible old rooster, George Brown
himself There isn't an atom of re-
sentiment in my soul"
Everybody was melted to tears.
Here is saint" said the popular
preacher.
As for the Judge, his emotion was
SO great that he had to hide it in a
napkin behind barricade of four
empty bottles Of California wine.
As | left the room after the valedic-
tory banquet | could hear the clergy
man recommending those who had
obtained reserved tickets for the ex-
ecution to come early, and not to fail
20 bring their children with them, as
the sight WIS sure 10 te edifying.-
Tasley's Magazine.