The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-19

with men and women and children in every i'm
aginable kind Of country vehicle. and with men
and women on horseback, some OF the women
with babies in their arms; put here and there In
the crowd q black or Il white fakir, with u stand
in front of him.. loaded down with imitation
silvcrwnre, gold watch chains. diamonds. and
every conceivable kind of spurious iewelry-
imagine them all yelling at once. or ST. ging or
shouting, and punctnate that part Of the tur.
MOL with tho loud shrieks Of u hundred or more
youthful fakirs on foot, each with a bundle OF
printed matter in his arms, and each shout.
ing, Last and only true confession of John f.
Morgan" Here you arc. only o. 10. 10 cents.
or 20 or % CENTS" as tho case might he. Tho
first confessions were the cheancst. Tho last
Of Ripley rs viewed from the Court House steps
was to provide the days pleasure for this crowd
was shivGring in his cell; praying ana singing
ness. In front of the jail. within fifty feet OF the
coll where Morgan was confined. there was q
Punch and Judy show; run by BY : bn negro = h %hS wore too'
and he was in the jeWelry business: ,nm.
Ladies and gentlemen he bawled aftera
what he's got. Here's this beautiful little peck
etbook, worth TWENTY-FIVE cents; We will PIT In
in ono pair Of adjustable link cuff buttons. Here
we have "a magnificent rolled gold watch, chain
mans money, and we will cap it all with n key
ring and let you havo it all for twenty-five
Talk about pusiness! Why. he could not fill
up those .pockethooks onc-qnnrtor Fast enough:
Tho people Just focked TO him ana threw their
Near him was a Hebrew with corn salve. and
corn salve Tor 30 cents. They threw their money
at him. Below him again was another Hebrew
chat a. he sold any where from i cent to 81. Those
arc just three Of the fekirs who were within
hearing distance Of the cell where John F. Nor
AS the morning wore on the hilariiy increased.
Counter attractions came. The whole SQUARE
sober people in the town Of Ripley who didn't
Just exactly approve Of the hilarity. One OF
One after another he tackled the fakirs and de-
nounced them. He came to the negro. He
m aoh." SP he said ID y know you people,. You
como around here ,a-swindling us citizens.
carcass care Of the public. say you are 6uzzsrd
preying upon tho carcass of tho public. You
have got no license
THE FAKms AND THE HYMNS.
"Ain't IT. bawled back the negro. and he
held the paper in his face and danced a Jig or
his box as he sang in a tanializing manner
won't come down" "Sh EIiss Jane, VIVA,
makes you look SO plain Then ne Went EN-. on na
"Atintcrvais. when the noise diod out a little
trembling voice, pitched in n high key. and twt
stronger voices singing:
M TSSo aai iam iSe Of c az tA'
Saviour divine.
Now hear me while pray
Take all my sins away.
Oh. let me from this day
lie wholly Thine.
For an instant tho crowd would bc hushed
Then would come the twanging OF the negro
banjo and In n stentori1n voice:
ing OH rival fakir; There was never such
bargain IL Your life' gentlemen Never such
Asaain The negro's voice would be in tho al
: cendani, and he would sing In a high.voice
tone "Ciimbing Up tho Golden Stairs or some
thing else equally appropriate. and as ~ die
away there would come again from the Jail:
Nearer. my God, to Thee,
, f fs@sf though o. i nc a cross that ralseth me.
Nearer. NY God, TO Thee.
. "oh. he's a%.singin' for bis precious soul
/, n msEs his T reass s" With ! 81! sata no." 'ss eastpih eG : so SG,' {
Jane. what makes you look so plain, and III
crowd would shout and roar with laughter an
again throw their money at him, t~orgettin
o temporarily the miser.hle wretch ~ his cell.
a Eight O'Clock came-thon nine. The crowd wa
Governor had ddesidsa to respite Morgan a,. The :
Q E sSItsi ,a Ero"TH Re women joined item, and the
were ugly, too, The sheriff was on hand, n
!, were around, and. while they did not displa
y any guns, they were prepared for anything
a When owen Shtnn gives his, word. he'll hang
U 10 THE Sun reporter the sheriff said:
II "Sow, lion you, l was goln'to hold this thin
% off until the afternoon train got here; You se
here Is q train Ih" h, S9n tSS, IL r at MI, lIi bTin ana i at
II people that wants to see this hanging. Now. ]
bold her Oh ali right 70 accommodate them pc