Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-09-01

prey 10 lue deepest depression. With
all the eagerness that youth and zal
could supply he had done his best b
raise his people, and he had failed, end
he knew it. He saw his miners, at frs
shamefacedly and then openly, stsv
away from his little church, and NJ
heart was sick within him. He was won.
dering if it were worth while stv.
ing on when his door was suddenlr
opened and a woman, disheyeled and
wild-eyed, rushed in.
"0h, parson, save my boyl" sAs
gasped, and sank on to chair, breath.
less with her haste.
why, Mrs. Mace, what on earth L
the matter?-is your son ill?" he asked
eagerly.
NO. sir, he amt i'll, but he's wurs
nor that; the men are going 10 hang
him.
What for? Surely he hasn't ben
tried. What has he done?"
well, sir" walled the woman, ahsi
got into bad company lately, and 4
man accused him of horse stealing and
and" looking fearfully around, It'll
true, sir"
Young and inexperienced as he vs
in the ways of a frontier camp, the par
son knew that horse stealing was cns
Of the deadly sins, and his face grew
pale as death.
I'm afraid, Mrs. Mace, that Il hs
men have decided to hang your son 10
word of mine would stay them"
"And you, a minister, to say that .
me, a mother-why, it's none the les
murder. and you know it. Oh, sir 81
"there's yet time to caich
them up-for Gods sake, whose vara
you preach. try and save my boy. VIZ
no one help poor mother?" She VeP'
bitterly, whilst the parson, in mag
nation, felt himself defying the nos
and also in Imagination saw the ghasul
tragedy that would ensue on his m'a'
ference.
Come. Mrs. Mace, LET us 60 and dur
ry, and perhaps we may do some gO0-
Selling his hat, he ran from the ~On
and followed the crowd OF miners Nn0A'
he saw were making for some u'''
about half mile out OF the ,Os "
When he finally caught them up ana y.
grim preparations were made ior -
execution. The rope was arouna y
shivering youths neck SIX s'a,'.
men held the loose end ready al
nal to launch the criminal into eteIngi
With his boyish face flushed WIN Al
element the parson pressed y n.
front and stood side by side WIN
man about to die. A silence fell o. q
throng, broken by Texas joe WEE
snow. parson, this amt no place u
you. Judge Lynch have had nls
and Jim Mace is going to De nAns
and that's so"
"And who are You to take upon NY vs.
self to Judge and TO executor "a
scowl at me and finger your
I'm an unarmed man. and You know
Have not you enough blood On "! =,
hands already without killing ,nis :.
who has broken your laws? Gi'e ~
one more chance, and you may US
yourself of it one day."
The Berseker fury that occas ,''..os.
comes over men of quite meek uis ~,
tons was on the little man VINO ~
defyinc the whole mob. hls MI
seemed to daunt even the men W., 49,
the rope, and it hung loose aoOu'
neck. A,;oca
the balance. and. with pis'o' ~ ~
said: "Clear him out Of the way =
or IN shoot him where he sian M. =,
"No, you won't, joe SAD ,a - IS |
son. undauntedly. You M ~. IL |
be murder. and they oOn .,.,s
YOU too much, even here 70
that" .bentss
~orn;s S' man Treiearan. shouted 7.
- l;fe for 4 life. II the parson III
Mace to live, let him be han
stead" .,..,ols-bloa
- nro ano0 =, and. selling the p,5'
logical moment. the parson s .lf.rsa
halter from Mace's neck. p'4l,i =
round his own and said; ~ 80 b
turn over a new leaf arg
town: 90. and God bless you H.. s,us
The crowd opened and A y. ~ ~
He'd away. looking neither z Z . .,spsisss
nor left. leaving his rescue
with moving lips in his place. ..h an y
Then Texas Joe said W. + 81
,rsalx in his voice for which ~. : -
, 80 aoo :, ~say, boys-tne.r p
-oing 10 be no funeral To- To-. y
3ea ..,. LAKE q South nth City viii have
without YOU in the future - and q
Fr;sco for a strong parson' sHr
- - etrike me dea' - 3
ii, int ! BIT too strong for us ..s,.ntlgT.
rer fist. parsor, ana
scood-l,v.n-St. PauIs.