The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1897-01-29
LETTER FROM JOHN BROWN.


Farewell words 60 Ills consin n Little
while Before His Execation-
The loan exhibition held for the
city library. says the Ogdensburg
IN. W Journal. brought TO light
vast number of rare articles, some
of them of widespread interest, and
among them n lerter by old John
Brown of Ossawattomie. written
from the Jail at Charlestown, Va, IS
days before he was hanged He
wrote:
CHARLrsrowS. Va. Nov. 10. isso.
Rev. Luther Humphrey.
MY DEAR FHIESD-Your kind letter % the y
inst, ia now before me. 30 Tar ~ my kuuEl
edgu goes n 10 cur mutual kindrrd suppose
] am the flrst since th- landing Of Peter hruwn
from th- NAY nuvrcr that has ether bvun sen
tened 60 imuri-uumsut. or to the EaiioNs
But my dear old friend. lct NOT that fact attn.
grievc you. You cannot have forgotten how
aud where cur Grand Father Capt John
Brown fell IN iss6: and that he too might have
pcrishcd On the scaffoid Rad circumstances
/ hern but very little different The fact that n
i man dies under the hand "a an cxccutioncr Cor
otherwiScl has but little % do with his truu
/ character. a. I auppo-e. John Roger pcrislrtl
At the stake n great and good man as sup
/ pS.ze: but his being -. dos not prove that any
good or otherwise
whether I have any reason 20 ''lc of guod
| chccr' Tor mott In view % my end. can NJ
| sure you that feel -. and that am totally
blinded ~ I do not really cxpeFioncc that
| strengthening and consolation yUu ~ faithful.
Il ~ implorc In my behalf. God q our Father.
/ reward your hdeiity. feel neither mortified.
| degraded. nor tn the least ashamed % my i'm.
i prisonmcnt. my chain. or my near pru-pcct II
/ death by hanging. / feel assured that moi
one hair shall fall from my bead without my
Il heavenly Father" also feel that have Ions
been cndeavourtnE 90 hold cxartiy 'ssuch ]
i fast God has chosen" Sec the passage IN
| Isaiah which you have quoted.
/ No part % my life has been more happily
| spent than that have spent here. and hum
| bly, trust that no part has hccn spent % hettcT
purpose. would no; say this hoassinEiy. bui
thanks b. unto God who givcih us the vic
tory through Infinite grace"
should b. sixty years old wcru ! 10 live tii
| May 9th. isdn. I have enjoyed much % life N
10 T.. & have been remarkably prosperous
| having early learned % regard the welfare 4
| prosperity % others a. my own have uevci
since can remember required great amount
| q sleep: so that conclude that have alruadl
| enjoyed full TN average number % ~akinl
hours with those who ruach their ''Thrr'
Score years. a Ten" I have not a. yet bccl
driven TO the uss - glasses. bus can stil ~
90 read. & write quito comfortably but mar'
than that have generally enjoyed rcmaEka
bly, good health
I might SO ON 90 recount unnumbercd an,
unmerited blessings among which would !.
some very severe Affections: a thosr tho mo@
needed blessings ~ all. And now when thinl
hcw easily I might b. irft to spuii al hAv
done. suffered In the cause % frccdom:
hardly dAro risk another vuyars. u even kz,
the opportunity.
10 u q long time since NO met. hut We shai
now soon cumo together In cur Father
house. trust LET ~ hold fast that ~ al
ready have remembering that wo ahai
reap In due time u We faint not. - Thanks D
ever unto God: who Eivcth - th- victor.
through Jesus Christ our Lord"
And now my old warmhsartrd friend Goo
bye" Your AGcetiouats Cousin
ions Bnovx.