New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-11-01

could not resist the temptation. Only for
that ALFRED time-piece, l should have
died of hunger, Ikea man, before IWould
have dreamed of robbery. 1t was more
than imprudent-it was downright i'm
moral on his part
!, ''The Browns were always too fond
of ostentation," loudly declared a fat
lady with a red face who was no other
than the Presidentess of the Society for
the Protection of Penitent Assassins.
''Poor man." she resumed, turning
toward Dux, ''you are dying a victim
to the deplorable vanity of our relative.
! For my part, am Of the emphatic
opinion that it is high time to pass a
law interdicting the parade of articles
of value.''
''That' fact,'' assented Mr.. Hiram
X. Anthropologus, Secretary of the So
ciety. "a saint himself could not re.
sist. Brown was entirely to blame. He
only got what he deserved. But you,
Mr.. Dux, tell me, please, when the
temptation assaulted you to kill George
in order to get his watch, did you suffer
much?''
Terrible, sir; terrible. When saw
him pull it out to look at the hour. I
thought he wanted to rile me. That's
thing, you know, no citizen of this free
country can stand without getting his
dander up. 1t sort of affected me in the
stomach first, then in the legs, and then
| in the head. 9 tried to resist, and even
made an attempt to run away. But l
can't tell how it came to pass. l want
equal to it; and when calmness returned,
l was STOPPING over the man, sledge
hammer in my hand, and his skull was
smashed! No matter, it can't
be helped now that it is over. 1 forgive
him from the bottom of my hearth
''Poor man!' cried all the ladies pres
ent in a tone of profound commiseration,
and then began rivalry between them
as to who should give farewell token
to the condemned.
do take this portemonnaie,' said
one.
':And this flask of smelling Salts"
said another.
''Here is my box of pulmonic wafers,"
added third. ''They are sovereign
remedy against asthma and difficult
breathing"
Dux took everything that was offered
him, but all went the way of the bou-
quets before long.
A tumult in a corner put an end to
these illusions of friendliness. An un-
fortunate wretch, all rags and patches,
his cheeks hollow from long fasting, was
struggling in the clutches Of some half
dozen persons.
Il have caught him?' screeched a
female voice. ''He was attempting to
steal the venison pasty sent for James
| Dux!'
Gentlemen, if you please, ladies'
gasped the poor beggar, Il have not
tasted food for two days, and-and /
have never murdered anybody"
He was flung neck and crop out of
the room.
A negro domestic here entered and
announced to Mr.. Dux that dinner was
served in an adjoining apartment.
The company filed out into the dining
room of the Governor of the jail, which
had been amicably placed, together with
the Governors plate and French cook
at the disposal of the prisoner and his
| friends for the occasion.
The condemned man took his station
in the seat of honor, Judge Blackstone
on his right, and the District Attorney
on his left. A popular preacher said
| grace before meat, and made an I'M
promptu prayer, in the course of which
he introduced some eloquent illusions to
the ceremony of the following day.
MIR. Dux ate heartily and drank copi-
ously, and burst into frequent explosions
| OF good humor, which were vastly adj
mired by his guests. The repast was
veritable banquet in its Righteousness,
fete in its joyous spirits. Several cffec.
tive selections were performed during
the course on harmonium by the lead
re of the popular preachers choir. Al
ter the coffee came liquors stronger than
wine, and with them came the toasts.
The shortest and most delicate of those
was given by the twin brothers of
George Brown in the following neat
speech:
ladies and Gentlemen: Our urbane and
uch.to-be-regretted friend James is on the
eve of his departure. May the detection of
abridged"
Dux got on his legs, and, in a robust
voice, responded as follows;
ladies and Gentlemen: This shall ever
look upon as the happiest and proudest mo-
ment in my career. Its remembrance shall not
quit me till my dying hour. In many former
period of my existence Twas cast down by dis
appointment, and often almost gave way to
despair. Little did then imagine that should
honor. 1t was furthest from my hopes that
should have the pleasure of being entertained
by such distinguished circle until gave that
other side of Jordan. The death Of that mis-
cradle sinner has made new man of me, has
regenerated me, and filled me, so to speak,
with second life. From the moment my SEN
tence was pronounced by my friend, the Judge
mere, felt myself another being-indeed, /
may safely say, without boasting, that should
joys one feels in the consciousness of being
good unless had undertaken that job which
procures me the novelty of being strangled to-
morrow. Oh, my friends, would that you were
servant! 1t is blessed and profitable thing,
guess, to be awakened to the truth, to read
back ducks! Personally, can affirm that /
forgive sincerely all who have had q part in my
murder. haven't an ounce of animosity in
my composition against any Of you: If were
let go free tomorrow, would not hurt hair
In the head of an unborn babe. No, indeed, 1
would not! But tomorrow l shall be at bone
than those Of any citizen in the state. Yes, TO-
morrow shall be walking arm in arm with
the Prophets.:tos,morrow ], would not exchange
clouds shall cast an eye Of pity on YOU poor
sinners, down here below, in the depths of this
glory shall have reached, for you have done
nothing to entitle you to the recompense.
Nevertheless, pardon you all. pardon the
es, who by their dispositions, have been the
cause of my premature dissolution. even
pardon that contemplate old rooster, George
ment 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