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was clothed in apparel suited to the new
circumstances in which he was now to ap¬
pear. He received the entire approbation
of the superintendent, with his advice and
good wishes for his safety and success in
subsequent life. The chaplain then gave
him such counsel as his condition and
prospects demanded, and kneeling with
him, prayed that God would be his friend,
his keeper and guide. The large iron
door then opened before him. TIu keeper
and the chaplain took him affectionately
by the hand for the last time as an inmate
of the prison, and Jacob went out, over¬
whelmed with emotion, as he bid adieu to
these friends, and turned his eyes from
the impressive memorials of his crimes
and of the mercy of God to his soul.
Jacob was now tD try the strength of
his new principles. As he looked, the
first time for years, upon the heavens and
the earth, a free man, he actually felt
more lonely than when buried at night in
hia; narrow cell. His keeper had long
neen his friend. He had now left him,