A Sudden Rise In Stock.
Less than a year ago, when a Virginia murderer had only twenty-four hours in which to prepare for the scaffold, a clergyman, wrestled with him a long 1 time in hop s to see him weaken and prepare his. soul tor the great change. The prisoner was calm but obdurate, and the minster finally asked t •'My friend, can it be that you do not see the guU that yawns before you ?" 4t Look>a-here !" replied the wan, as he squarely faced his visitor: " There'B a heap of betting going on out>ide as to bow I'll bear myself on the scaffold. A* Ion*: as three weeks ago odds of three to one was offered that I'd wilt •when the hour came." •'ls it possible ?" u And 1 put my brother Tom up to go around and tauten all such bets, tAßdhehfligot 1,000 dol. depending OB bow 1 act to-morrow." "Poor man! Poor man !" " That's all right. I want to be- . lie-rt I have been forgiven, and I want to think I'm not going to shed tears and knock my kn«es together and pFay bo> by and let the crowd scoop brother Tom's pockets! lorn has . stock m me, and that Btock is going to rise a hundred per cent."
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Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 51, 2 October 1883, Page 3
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213A Sudden Rise In Stock. Feilding Star, Volume IV, Issue 51, 2 October 1883, Page 3
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