Bob Younger's Fate — page 219: what you’re looking at

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210 BOB YOUNGER’S FATE. During seven years of this time he has devoted much of his leisure to the study of medicine, which | he took up systematically and thoroughly, reading / text-books and subscribing for periodicals on the subject. , Many an hour that should have been given to rest of bodily and mental powers has been applied to a course of study which ae could hardly hope to put in practice. It is true that his friends have made many vigor- ous and determined efforts to secure his release from prison, a largely-signed petition having been sent to the Governor of the State with that object in view; and Bob’s efforts to educate himself may have been with the ultimate idea of putting his acquired knowledge into practical operation should he be pardoned; but fortunately or not for him, fortu- nately or not for the world, the pardon never came. The Governor in his wisdom saw fit to disregard the petition, and as an example to all evil doers we would commend him for his firmness and sense of right. If the administrators of law in all our States were thus firm in performing the functions of their office without fear or favor, there would be fewer criminals and fewer crimes. When the news of the Governor’s refusal to inter- fere came, with a resignation that was wonderful he laid aside all hope of life, all hope of being able to walk the eae earth again a free man. Perhaps the knowledge that he had not long to live may have solaced his last hours, and taken off the keen edge of grief at being forced to die in the prison cell. The way of the transgressor is indeed hard. A year before his death Bob’s health began to fail, and a listlessness that had heretofore been foreign to him ensued. It was not long until it became painfully evident both to him and his friends that he was within the grasp of that foe to which so many fall victims, consumption. | When it was seen that human remedies could only EGOMIGEDOOKS). EO