The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-01-03
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must die; do not deceive yourself.
child" The daughter said. "Fa,
shall not die" as she left the prison
night, on the moors of Scotland. at
wnyfarer stood waiting for the hC -
carrying the mailbags containing the alh
warrant. The disguised wayfarer. he
horse came by. clutched the bride I'd
shouted to the rider--to the man WI, ear
ried the mailbags. 'Dismountr' He 4la for
his arms and was about to shoot. btA the
wayfarer jerke1 him from h,s saddle. atd he
fell fiat. The wayfarer picked up the/matl-
in the darkness, and fourteen days were thus
gained for the prisoners life, during which
the father confessor was pleading for the
pardon OF Sir John Cochrane.
The second time the death warrant is on
its way. The disguised wayfarer comes
along and asks for Il little bread and a little
wine. starts on across the moors. and they
say. Poor man, to have to go out on such
stormy night. 1t is dark and you will lose
yourself on the moors" "Oh. no." he Gays,
81 will not" He trudged on andstopped
amid the brambles and waited for the horse
man to come carrying the mailbags contain
ing the death warrant Of Sir John Cochrane.
The mail carrier spurred on his steed, for he
was fearful because OF what had occurred on
the former journey. spurred on his steed.
when suddenly through the storm end
through the darkness there was a flash OF
firearms and the horse became unmanaSe-
his pistol in response the horse flung
him. and the disguised wayfarer put his foot
on the breast OF the ovetthrowD rider and
said. Surrender now: The mail carriir
surrendered his arms, and the disSu'sfd
wayfarer put upon his shoulders the ma$c
bags. leapeh upon the horse and sped away
into the darkness, gaining fourteen more
days for the poor prisoner. Sir John Coch-
raue. and before the fourteen days had eX-
pired pardon had come from the King. The
door
Cochrane was free One day when he was
standing amid his friends, they congratu-
lating him, the disguised wayfarer appeared
ut the gate. and he said. "Admit him right
away The disguised wayfarer came ip>
and said, Here are two letters; read thenS
sir. and east them into the fire." Sir John
Cochrane read them. They were his two
death warrants, and he threw them into the
fire. Then said Sir John Cochrane: "To
whom am l indebted? Who is this poor
wayfarcr that saved my life? Who is it?''
And the wayfarer pulled aside and pulled
off the jerlin and the cloak and the hat, and,
10. it was Grizel, the daughter Of Sir John
Cochrane. Gracious heaven!" he cried.
my child, my savior, my own Grizel!" But
n more thrilling story. The death warrant
had come forth from the King of heaven and
earth. The death warrant read, "The soul
that sinneth, it shall die" The death war
rant coming on the black horse of eterDal
night. We must die. We must die! But
breasting the storm and putting out through
the darkness was a disguised wayfarer Yho
gripped by the bride the oncoming darm
and lung it back, and put His wounded and
bleeding foot on the overthrown rider.
Meanwhile pardon flashed from the throne,
and. Go free. Open the gate! Strike off the
chain! Go free! And to-day your liberated
soul stands in the presence OF the disguised
wayiarer. and as He pulls off the disguise Of
His earthly humiliation and the disguise Of
His thorns AMI the disguise OF the seamless
robe. you find Heis bone of,your bone. flesh
OF your flesh your brother, your Christ. your
pardon, your eternal life. Let all earth and
heaven break forth in.vociferation. Victory
through our Lord Jesus Christ,
guilty, weak and helpless worm.
On Thy kind arm l iall
Be Thou my strength aud righteousness,
My Jesus and my all.