A Highwayman Moved By Prayer

A gentleman froni Clry county, Ky., relates ono instance wliijh miits tO sl.ow (bat there was at one time, at loast, a tender spot in the hiart of Jese James, t he noted higbway robber. A lew years ago a man and bis faaiily Iived on a part of Mra. Samuel' farm. He rented certain acres ('rom the old lady, and be and Mr.s. Samuel f'attened a beef in copartnership. Wben the beef was killed they feil out over a divi&ion of' the spoils. Eacb claimed tbe hide and (allow. The disputo waxed wanu, antil the man In ii hum, Dl' jaslun SM to Mis. SaOlUels: " Ynu are an old liarl" 'l'lie old lady, looking straight at him, said " I shall teil Jesse about this," and turning on her heel went into tbe house. The next day, as Mrs. Samuels' tenant was standing iu the road in front of' bis house, oooveriing with a man, a noise was heard in the cornfield adjoining, and in a few minutes a horse and rider juinped the rail fence, and dèsM Jame wood iu the presence of the man who had insulled his mother. At sight of Jesse the man turned pale as death. Kiding close to him Jesse said : "Didn't you know that I would kill you for the language you used toward ïuy mother? If you have anything to say, do it quickly, for you have only a short time to live." Just at this time the wife of the apparently doomed man came screaming out of the house begging Jesse not to kill her husband. V hen thu stern command of " Get back into the house, madam, quick," the woman went in, weeping bitterly, and with strained nerves she awaited the crack of' Jes8e's revolver, which would make her a widow. Turning to tbe treinbling man before him, Jesse said: "Get down on your knees and ask forgivenets for your sins before I kill you." Dropping on his knees in the middle of the publio road, the man offcred up such a prayer to Almighty God as was never hi ard in tbe old county of Clay. The gentleman present, an unwilling spectator to tiic affair, said ho never heard such a toiicbing and beautiful prayer. With the tears t-treaimng down his faee the man beseeched the Almighty to receive his Boulj and take care of his children and wit'i', soon to be without a father and husbaqdj Jesse, with drawn pistol, sat .sternly (in his borse, looking at the supplioaDt before him. At the conclusión of the prayer the man closed his eyes and waited the expected liut that would send him into eternity. But be was not detined to die. The beautiful WOTOS ofsupplïanOÖ had touched the bitter chonls of Jesse's heart, and tbe denota within him was subducd. Addressiug tbc still knceling man, Jvsse said : " 1 ougbt to kill you, but for tbe sake of yuir wife and hilaren I will spare vuur ble. I will give you six hours to pet out of the country. Qo (juii'k, before 1 change uiy mind." Tho reprievcd man arose to bis feet and pouféd out a volume of' thanks. In le thati the time giveu by Jesse to leave, the man, bis f'amily utid all their effects were loaded iu wagons and i;oing iu the