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"I sent the letter off; and, friends, I'm here to tell you that I never felt so happy in all ht see clouds I didn't feel the shackles onof Seventy-two in his cell was as sweet as far-off celestial music I remeoes it?' and for the first tiht, Seventy-two--I'ht!' And I heard him say, 'Thank the Lord, blessed be His holy nalad to see you've been so quiet and attentive Lo and behold! One -roonified, kind- faced man It was the Governor He wanted to talk to me, he said, about Seventy-two I don't knoas, but I give you ht beyond trying to get Seventy-two pardoned Once the Governor broke in and said, 'But how about your own case?' And I told hiuilty and had no hope as far as I was concerned He put a lot of questions to me about Seventy- two, about his habits and talk to me and other prisoners; and I heard hi case; I must look further into it'

"Then I was sent back, and Seventy-tas ordered out He ith the Governor for about an hour, and then he ca Once I heard him say, 'Lord, Lord, Thou hast answered my call Justice is to be done'

"The next day it went around that Seventy-tas pardoned He put on his old clothes, packed up his things, and come to shake hands with us When he coan to cry 'It was all through you,' he said 'The Governor wouldn't have believed it in any other way' Then he told ed up here, and he wiped his twitching lips with his slender hand--"well, Seventy-two said that a look had come in my face which showed that peace wasforthe prisoners