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Evening Twilight
BY MTU*. NORTON.
The holiest hour of earth! Th*n toil doth cease,
Then from the roVc tlie oen find rHeAße
'Then min rests from his many cares.
And the world teems with children's sunset
prayers !
Then innocent thing-* seek out their natural
rest,
The bib* sinks slumbering on it# mother's
breast;
The birds bonmth their leafy covering creep,
Tea . even the flowers fo’d up their bud* to sleep,
And angel*, floating by, on radiant wing*,
Hear the low sound tnebreaxeof evening bring.*,
Vatcb the sweet in. ruse as it floats along,
The infant’s prayer, the mother's cradle-song
And hear the holv gifts to world* afar,
As things too sscred for this fallen star.
ROSE QREY,
OR
PRISON LIFE.
*t mss c. iv. BAitaEK.
CHAPTER XXIV.
.rixm Miu.R.
*• A youth with fair and sunny hrow.”
‘ 1. the gentleman ready ti> go,’ said
Wr Wigger thrusting his simply hrn<l in
at the Hour •It will S'von tie shutting
out time. ’
‘ Vej, jrv Wipper I'm ready to go
now. I was just picking up to start,’ lie
continued ns lie steppeH into the narrow
passage. - I wanted to talk witli one of
your prisoners a little while aliout Itis
trial.’
‘ Ah ! the poor penth'tr.nn in Y ruler. 1
‘hope you’ll clear him sir, if you possibly
•can lie's not like some o’ cm Sir—he
J eks a heap o’ bein’ like some of ’em.
lie’s a quiet man, sir ami has a quirt
family. They never pivc any ho ly trouble
not they. I'd just as quick trust
one of ‘em as to trust my own wife. Hut
I hasaheap to contend witli lure sometimes
Sir —a heap to contend with.’
‘Yes, 1 suppose so Your folks some
times pivc you the slip don’t they Wig
p;ep? J Lea# af troublp. Jotrn here uc:a
•‘.you ;nay well say ‘occasionally’ for its
only once in a preat while, one ol ‘em pets
away. 1 keeps on them, Sir a very close
wye! Once in a preat while one of ’em
ynsnage* to scrape through—its oulycmac
in a preat winie.’
t JA’i'll
inj;, I d:trr bijt i)j.t jjirl is this ? it
sosnih str*nj;f to niftft child * sunny,
.smiling faep jn such * place.’
‘ That’js the sheriff s little gal, Sir. She
lives ligiit here in the yard, and eonies
and goes sis she has a min i to. She is
greatly beliked by tlie prisoners. They
juve to see her sunny lace lookin’ at ’em
through their grates, and men who never
sav a pleasant, pious word, to any bedy
else, urt o’ meltdown and speak decently
{n her. They call her the angel o’ the
I* * _ ,
rison.
‘ Avery appropriate name I should
think. ’
Tlie two had by this time, reached the
<>yter (Dwr, At* it swung ..pen tin-y or.
eourstcrcd l’arson Miller upon tlie steps,
lie was waiting to pain entrance. He
•was accompanied by Isis son, and his tall
form, looked more stately tliau ever, stand
jug upright on the hard stone steps.
/ Too late ! too late, l’arson, this time!’
Staid Wigger shaking his head. ‘Just
f,efldy to shot up Am shnwin’ this grn
Heinap out. Why didn't you cuwe car
Her?’
‘ I did intend to get here sooner, Mr.
Wigger, bijl was detained up town. 1 just
want to carry a kook to that man Grey-a
religious work i;; which there lurks no
treason to or State.’
’ You must come again, l’arson, we are
very alriot here shout hmtrs, and I never
varies a minute from tjj? time.’
’ Hut its just to /cave a book, Wigger—
it'll not be worth tfi.e ttjjjjcto take anoth
er trip here just for that. |fuu **” take
the volume and give it .<* i#j, !/> yourself,
§■ fwnwL—ffwrtefl to §l<m’ !§vts and Jwncc.s, S\;]viniltuvc, Mmlintlturc, Sr.
;if you prefer doing it. I don't wish to
trespass at all upon prison hours.’
Just at that moment a tripping step
was heard, and Eva came down the pas
sage carryiup a large stone pitcher in
both hands. She stopped on areinp the
clergyman, aniTc n rtestl-d.
‘ Here's Key—she’ll carry the book for
you. Its just in her line o’ business.—
She deliglits,in it. Here angel, set down
your pitcher and lake this book anil run
j up the passage and give it to the poor
I gentleman in tire cell -the man that's in
here for forgery. \ oil know who I mean.
You can give it to him through the grate.
That’s a good child.’
Ufa very pleisantly p'accd her pitcher
upon the threshold, and hold tip her
hand lor the hook.
- It looks very dark in there, my dear,’
said the clergyman, - Ain’t you afraid to
j go alone.’
‘O, no Sir, there’s no danger. Tlie
doors arc a'l locked. None of them could
get out if they wanted to, and if they
could they'd be thinking so much about
getting away, that they'd not step to
iiurt nc.
‘ Ha! ha! ha ! Sir,’ said Wigger, ‘you
sec sh< understand* ’em. That wud be
just what the rascals would be up to, if
they could bust out ! but 1 looks after
• hot, I can tell you, Sir. I looks after
f/iot,’ he continued shaking his yellow
locks.
* Spencer can go with you,’ continued
the clergyman to Kva. Son, here, go
with this little girl to carry the book.’
Spencer had his head turned away at
that moment, looking at a gentleman and
lady ou horseback, who were coming up
the street, but he turned instantly to obey.
Tlie children ran together up the long
du.k alley.
* Here, here,’ said Kva, ‘ here’s where
tlie man stays. We can put tho hook
through this place in tlie door.’
Neither ol’liie children were quite ti l
enough to look through from the floor of
the passage. Kva glanc.d around and
found a stool to stand upon.
* Let me lift it lor \<ju’ said the boy.
•It looks too heavy for you to manage,’
ant! taking it in both hands lie planted it
firmly outside of tlie door.
Kva mounted it.
‘ Here .'ir Grey,’ she said, thrusting
her small frail Ifnid through tlie grating,
‘here’s a book wli.eh Mr. Millerscnds you.’
‘ Poes he ? thank him for me. Why
doesn’t come in ?’
’ J if. Wigger is ab<-n{ .to close for tlie
night.’
slid man came with fc-ble steps to
tlu door, and took tlie proffered ‘ol
ume. ‘\\ ho have you with you on the
outside there ? ’ lie asked >* lie caught a
glimpse of tlie boy's r iund ru Idy face,
uiul blue lasseli and cap.
‘ lis Mr. Miller's son, Sir.’
‘ All! is it? Get up liere boy, where 1
can have a gaol look at you. 1 want to
sec if you resemble your father.’
Kva got down, and Spence- (gogolcd
the stool.
‘ May tlie God of IJeavcn bless you,’
said tl.e old Hint) fgrycutly. ‘ You have
a good father. All that I need ask f r
you is that you may imitate his ways,
and walk in Ilia footsteps. I see you look
! IjltC liim, but tlip QUtsjde appearance is of
I small consequence, for we read that God
1 regurdoth the bear:.’
The boy did not reply. He seemed
struck with the old man's white beard,
piercing eye and venerable form, lie
noticed toa with a child's qu ck observ.i
HOI) eicry article of furniture in t|je
room—the old leather bound bible, upon
tlie table—Hose’s li tie work basket and
; Eva’s vase of flowers were eagerly scan
-1 tied. This survey finished, lie got down,
, s|id the childicn went slowly up the
i passage togolhor.
‘That’s a strange l‘K:liing prisouer,’
said Spencer —‘a queer man any how,ain't
lie ? How white his heard is, and wlut
bright ‘jet. he Iras ! Does lie read in that
Ilihle? if lie dot-*,I should think it would
teach him to be bctiir.’
1 Why, lie’s not bad now,’ said Eva
, ‘ Everybody that knows Mr. Grv, vsys
. lie is a very pious, uud u'ever Him ’
1 Well, how came hu in prison then?
i thought they shut people in lieie, be
caiwe they were bad. i didn’t kmur they
ever put good folks in here,’
1 They don’t very often. ,Mot of them
art bad men, but now mtd then a man is
fl"fly aip'Ufed and locked ujj *o .i\vait hi,
USTEWIN’AJS’, GEOBCtTA, vV IM M E t‘), 1805.
trial. That is thought to he (he way ititll
this one.’
‘ llow ranie those flowers in his room!”
continued the boy. ‘lts a lunny place in
which to look for such things.’
Kva blushed. Some how she did not
feel like parading her good deeds before
the tall, manly looking hoy beside her.—
She was silent. The boy looked down
upon her flushed cheek and guessed tiiat
she must have placed them there.
• Did you carry them to him V ho asked.
‘ Yes, they grew in my boxes.’
‘ I thought they looked ns though they
came from your house. What have you
hail in your pitcher ? ’
‘Milk. 1 Carried that to a man who is
siek.’
‘ You must lie real.good,’ he said, 1 to
trouble yourself about these fieopie. It
isn’t many folks that would care much
whether they lived or died.’
‘ Its mother,’ said the girl apolngeticol
ly ; 1 she sends the things. She says that
we haven't a great while to live in
this world, and must do all Ihe good we
can while we are here. On our dying
beds, we shall wish we’d done more for
the unfortunate, and atiiicted. The Hi
big commands ns to he kind to all such.’
‘Hut these folks are wicked real wick
ed ain't they i’ They’re put in lu re for
stealing, aul forgery, ana house burr”
and man slaughter, and murder.’
‘ What of that ! Christ is kind to j s’
such sinners. Mo'ln r says he died to
save them.’ |
}!<■ died to .01 rr th, m .’ Kva was r'ght
Eighteen hundred years ago a slender
man bent beneath a heavy woo len cross,
on li.s way to Calvary !’ Ills face was
haggard and streaked witli bln and, for lie
luid spent a fearful hour in (lethscimiur.
and gone from thereto lovt erin.l scour
pings, uiockiuga spittings, joeis ethos, and
at last cond-innatioii. lie experienced
no pity, no love. All of his and sciples
loiseok him and fled—even Peter cursed
and swore that lie had never known him
On sl.it 1 sticwn Golgotha he m t Ids
fate. His dying thirst was quenched i
with biitor gall—His Eli, Eli, him ”
tm/jttr/ithuni was sncetin-lv on-uvrod with
let be- let wt see whether Kiias will
come to help him.’ Event h s pierced
liauds and spiked lent trickled crimson
ilropsauda liurbe t spear was tin nsj into his
side. The voice of prophesy had said, that
Ids visage sliould he more marred liian tlie
sons ol men, and on Calvary ji a\is lulliil
ed. Why, was lie thus spit upon and
buffet ted—thus mangled and bruised?
It was, (), captive to sin that Mom mights!
have deliverance —it was O, Heath ! Unit
thou mights! be b >uud.’ in prison and
loathsome alleys—ill cells where Povctry
dwells, and Starvation monks —in close
streets and dusty work-simps —in houses
where, through tears, ninusucrs b/j up
their eyes to Heaven —in c ild and dreary
garrets u bcreC'hildhood works witli hubs
ill hands and naked f et, dwell those for
w lmm all tins was dared and suffered, it
was not for tlie rich, nor the proud, nor
the great alone, nor tlie purely innocent
that tlie Lamb of find lai 1 down Ids life.
He had in his mind's eye those who dwell
in caverns of care and guilt—tlio-c who
are crushud with heavy burdens of sor
row and disappointment those, who in
dumbness and darkness, hear with fearful
shudders tbcrattlingof t!;ajp>iUou eh liiiu.
, i
For such. His divine heart was moved
with I’ily —to such he w ould conic even
now with healing in his touch.
When th? children reached the door,
Devons was smiling and bowing to the
i i),<i?se hack vii)i yg. Kva looked up and
saw Gonrge IV Trcvilie and his sister.—
| She thought she had never seen Hlanchc
: look so charmingly. Spencer took up
I her pitcher, mid offered to carry it to the
house. Mr. Wigger proceeded to lock
up. A* the heavy key grated in tlie door,
Spencer looked hack.
1 shouldn’t like to have that key turn
! ,io,’ he said ‘ I wouldn't stay in such
a ih : till place all night for a million o’
j dollars.’
1 Look out my son and c tiiat you nev
:cl do,’ mid tlie old clergyman. ‘ liesist
ihn first temptation to wrong doing. Not
one of thorn in there, not the most hard
• lied villain of them all, when lie was of
your ago, dreamed, I dare say of being
i/iciircernt. and ill a loathsome u 11. Hut
they gos there just as people go any.
where el'll, limply by {.iking a step at a
time. It was a little crime at first —tire
stealing of a few marbles or a pits or two,
ara half doAu ajijdcs perhaps. They
i
“A PEOPLE’S EDUCATION IS A NATION'S BEST DEFENCE ”
Wore right sure it never would come to
llgnt-~f?obody would * vrf Ire the wiser
for it, nnd sure cndtigl they did estfupe
detection. This encouraged them to go
on. They tx>k money after awhile; only
a few dollars which, thfcy intended to re
place, hut these iToII u> sWetfcd into thou- 1
sands, purloined in the same way. The
fust they knew*, the sheriff was on their
track like n hound, nnd to-night, Mr
Wiggrr’s baish sounding keys shut them
in from homo, liberty.and respectability.’
‘ Hut father I’m going to be a minister
like you. 1 made up my mind to that a
long time ago. Mother’s always prayed
that I might he a minister 1 heard her
telling u ladv so last night ’
‘ Hod grant you may become one, my
son. This world is dreadfully wicked,
and sin everywhere brings gaunt eyed
misery in its train. If it were not for
this cause, this world v. uld he a beauti
ful place—almost equal to Ilcarven. ‘lie
that wiuneth souls is wDe.’
liVa. listened very Utentively t<> this
conversation, as the little party wound
their way through the prison yard to her
mother s cottage Shdlookcl into Sprit
era l.looming, handsome, face, and
thought * l in sure the boy will make the
hot minister in the whole world. HD
mother's prayer will he ausw red.
CIIaPTKH xnv.
THK ntUL.
Mm i unjust, I t (io4 is jus* - , nml ti..al!
i-’Stioe tri*:u*i!is.” Urongrf.nfi
(V.r’f week at length’ mv\ fltul Wed
nod.iv wa. the day -Appointed for the
itnfmtiuuite (irr*/ J trial The old man
again w<nt f itli out of Jps dreary prison
house, with weak and. totfi,.*" , sr slops. —
Again the room was crowded. tVi.l) eag* r
and expectant faces, tier above tier.
Hose and her mother both wished l 1
accompany him, but the old man had de
termined to meet )iis f.,te un.mpportcd and
alone.
Again he wis carried within the bar,
and seated i ear bis counsel.
Devons V’ He Trt:vila had decided,
notwithstanding the <dd man’s weariness
of prison life, to Intve, if possible, the
c isc again laid over, and’the former made
a speech, stating that the wFnrs- n IVrred
to at a pu vious sitting of the court had
iwJ*‘d to make hD appearance, but that
strong hopes were i litiT'a'iied of his
soon being in this < *;:;try. lie asked
fora postponement of the trial.
The prosecuting attorney —a litrl ■ man
with shrewd grey eyis— arose and ob
jected. He said that ample time had
been allowed the defendant *n l his conn
sel to ei nimunicale with end summon
any witness that they might d* sire, even
had said wit mss been at the nutipodis
He wished tfiat thu trial might procec I—
he hope! t)jo court would not consider
this?* sulhidcot reason for a postponement,
but would order the trial.
His IloiiO 1 ” a fat, Kiddy, well to do
looking personage, who wore a handsome
suit of black, a fan!.less wig. and an en
ormous pair of gold-rimmed spectacles
across his Homan na-c. decided that the
Attorney should have his wav. and order*
ud a Jury t* he ompuunclcd. Twelve
staid, grave-looking individuals, entered
the box and w re duly >\vjrn.
The ease was opened upon tim piri of
the pros, cqt ion, and Jed Joi*rdnn called
to the stand That worthy lo ked paler
than ever: his lips looked thicker hi*
brow more scowling, and bus whole figure
more bloated. He had said, boastiugly
to Hat Darlington, that ho was not afraid
of Duvet* and Do Trcvillt*—that what
lie unJittouk to swear, he could swear
through ; but as he came tip to the stand.
: nd saw the keen, scrtitiniz’ug eye if
the former fixed upon him, he could not
i help feeling a thrill of trepidation, and
I his swollen hand trembled visibly as he
| laid it upon the leatl era bound, venera
’ Ide-looking \\ ord of Hod. lie looked
I like a 111 11 who was about to do boiih tiling
i despt rate, and was trying to screw his
courage to the sticking point. TU J
promise to toll |I|C truth, tlie whole truth,
’ tso lniji nit; Uod,’ seemed to stop some
where tlpun |ii* tongue —lie could lo.rdly
hear himself urt culate, il.il Darlington
suni-ycd him cl sely with his e. Id, blue
I eye. lie evidently lot like knocking
Inin down and choking him. lint as lie
1 ptoeceded lie go’ on better : he seemed
to gather courage, and the old dogged
look eailiO back to his face. Ilis voice
• was clearer, and he swore positively when
MboWillwi* produced uud laid before
him, that he had never signed the instru
ment—that the handwriting purporting
fa he his was that of affofhcf; moreover
that lie was well acquainted with the
handwriftng <lf the deceased had often
received letters mid notes from him—
that to did “not believe Du* Will before
him could have been written or signed
by him.
In vain Devons ik Do Trovrlle cross
questioned. Nothing could he got out
of him, Hat Darlington's face grew re
lieved, nnd afterwards his wicked eye
twinkled with satisfaction, and n smile
skirted his lips. Jed came oflf the stand
with flying colors.
Two other witnesses were called, one
of whom was Kit himself. Doth of
these testified that they, too, were uc
quainted with Hilly Darlington's hand
writing. They felt no hesitation what
ever in saying that the instrument before
them had not received his signature.
O, Falsehood, what an unblushing
front hast ilton ! Nothing r >ud be ollei- 1
tod from these hardened villains by the
shrewd cros* examination of the prison
er’s counsellors; but nevertheless there
was a certain vindictiveness nf manner—-
an undisguised hatred exhibited towards
the venerable old inuii who sat with his
thin fingers cla>prd together inside of
the bar, and his head bowed down a
hatred that caused De Treville to tremble
aith ill-disguised passion, and weighed
greatly against their testimony with the
,i ury.
The proocution here closed
A tall, venerable figure was seen to,
approach the stand, lie eamo forward
with firm, slow, even s ejs. There was no
hurry, no tremor, no auitrtion visible.—
Thu prutuiior locked up with fmled eyes.
£..nothing like hope sprung up in his
In an and uent a flush over his wrinkled j
face, as lm beat I the low. solemn voice of
the ling M. bOs .'DINt taking the oath j
and reruhuimr in his c\ i Juice.
\\ ha* he said was simple, l ut i; carried i
with it weight, and conviction to tin* j
hearts of all. lie stated that lie was a .
clergyman, and had known the jris mcr
at the bar many, many years —that he
had in ycars ag.;**e been a member of his
chmch, and tlu)t his piety was so un
doubted that he had be< u spok< nos oftesf’
as suitald .* | er>oii for the office of Hu
ilng H der. 11 is rm*\il to another part
of the country was th • only thing ill and ,
prevented bis appointment to that < flioe.
IF had known Mr. (jry not. only in the
church, but out of it lie h and traded
with him, ami his family had traded with
j linn at the counter. lie had always i
j found him strictly honest and upright— j
I irT fact he had the character ol bring
; peculiar in that respect: lie was cailed |
• The honest Scotchman’ through all the |
j region round about. He had never felt |
I such surprise and grief in bus life us lie!
! exper'u need v. hui he first saw tbe pi Don :
| era venerable form in that Court room j
j and learned that he had been arraigned ,
i for such a heinous oTense as fugery
He ha 1 \isircd the pi Doner repeatedly [
in his cell, t o f .*r as he could perceive, j
ihe was unchanged in character—he was
a pious and upright as of ohj.
A little bow.nl down, hump hacked
I imi|), with waxoy fingers and struggling
thin hair, wa* so;n mounteo in the cler
gyman's jhice There could hardly have
been a greater contrast imagined than
the uii” joesciiteo by I?i s little o'd man,
to the tall, vncmbltf figure th it hid pre
ceded him. He spoke i:i a cruuhml, treble
voice, nnd yet the Jury lent an attentive
ear to his testimony, I,r he was ex'en
sivcly known ;jnJ uirv.iv.iTy respected.
lie, toe, lud known the prisoner a lon.,
—a very long t ine. He remembered j
when he first came from the old country
i—he had witnessed his mairlage—lie
had traded at his store lie had had an
J ( ye on him for years —lie had been pre
sent ut a sale where he had sacrificed all
J • tin* luxuries f life, nnd many of its
I comforts, that he might he? enable 1 to sa!-
j -t\ creditors whom he might very easily
have cheat* and out of all tin* r just dims.—
He had never doubted drey's integrity
himself —be had never, until recently,
| Inaid others doubt it. It D hardly ne
cessary to statu that this little man was
! Turn Danbds. the w orthy shoemaker.
One or two nun who ha 1 been among
i the broken merchant's creditors, were
ummuucd. ‘1 hey too, had always looked
upon the Scotchman's integrity as unim
peachable: they had weigh*d him, and
be hid never Lecu Iti r/ They
would not bo afraid, even now, to trust
■ him with any amount ot money.
A fanner in a rough suit ot home-spun,
| next appeared. 11c had known the de*
ceased intimately had had frequent
: business transactions with him, and had
oft an inspected hi HmtJ writing IJo
felt very sure that he had not only signed
his name to the Will under consideration,
hut had written the whole instrument.—
The writing would compare with letters
; and papers which he had received from
1 flie deceased at different times, and which
he would produce. Hereupon ho drew a
large bundle of old yellow papers from
his pocket, and laid them before the
t’ouit. These papers were signed by
Hilly D; rlington. .led Jourdnn grew
paler than ever when he saw how cloudy
the writing on these papers and the sig
nature at the bottom resembled the pen
manship in the Will He felt somehow
as though a net had begun to entangle
him Hut Darlington's eye grew more
* \tctoiis and unreadable than ever.
Three other nn n came forward ami
swore to the same fact, and showed simi
lar I ttiT j . In addition to this, they de
dared they ha 1 often bought wool of the
prisoner—that they had often received
letters from him, and that the instrument
before them in no manner resembled
these c| isib's—the writing was very dis
similar. They, too, produced a bundle
of papers and handed them over for in
spt ft’on.
I ‘1 lo re came yet other witnesses who
said 1 at they knew .1 and Jourdan that
v •
tlr ..\vd in the same neighborhood
! wirVvfem: that t!y liad formerly looked
upon him ...s a kind of negative character,
neither very g >od nor very bad; but that
recently he had done many things which
had slink* n their cmfid nee ill him, and
concluded by saying that they would mu
Implicitly bol.eve .ini even under oath
He had in irr e 1 ands •emed flush of
I mom y of late, whereas he li.nl always
j been look* 1 upon as a p or man.
I! a Di rli ii >g: tin here east down hDeyes
and Jed's agitation was plainly visible
The testimony had now been all given
in—the prosecuting Attorney arose to
speak. Ills i;. eV ey et-k ilidlel bis little
lithe firm became elect —each iron grey
li :ir seemed to s‘ irt away from its fellows
—h.s sallow cheek g owed and burned,
and his eiear silvery voice rung like that
• and ahii.le ‘J'lie audience li lined forward,
to catch I.is words—the jurors sat as if
i litr..He ’d lie shook his skinny linger
at the jr snmr, and as he spoke with
subtle art, the yl 1 man linked up won
deringly, as ill utgh surprised to find
i that lie ha I indeed been ali his lif time
j closely wrapped in a veil ol deep, damn
ring hypocrisy. Ills religion became a
three —his reptit and li me.-ty a cloak under
wh :!i one of the vil st of hearts had hid
| ‘len itself—l.is grey bead which ought to
| have b-'Ctt to him a crown of glory, liar.’
j uvid.ut.ly Inc.iclied with anxiety, lest bis
trickery ami double dealing with man-j
j kind should be di.-e iven and file old mini 1
* ivv ti iin si 11’ a burdened old viil lit), under
.he eovi r of darkness forging that Will.
In* pen did not tremble in his hand—
every stroke in the instrument attested
the strength of nerve that had marked
its writer —the oid grey headed criminal
now in court : who did not, who would
not blush for such mean avarice such
c nisiim ite vi.laiuy ‘! ’
The piisoner became deeply agitated,
lie had never thought if himself in this
light before lie had never r able 1 th it
otln rs thought thus meanly of him. Fi
lially, lie leaned back in his chair, and
covered his eyes with bis fingers, while
ars stole down and li II upon his faded
wjistco.il. Do Treville’s eye. was upon
him pityingly, lie arose irid gave him
-a glass of water,
‘i lie litilu ulrcy man i-xli itistel him
self at Isogi.li and sat down. There was
i.realhloss Ailoneo in tho court room. Mr.
Millin’ worn a Concerned lo vk : the shoe
maker fi'lgotcfi in hiss'll—.Jed Jour.lan
’ . I
hit le'ieved—lt.it Darlington glance I ut
tlicglevply ini pressed jury, and smiled
triumphantly,
Charles Ih vnis’ till, graceful form
arose. ‘J'liero was no hurry—no agitation
in li s niunner Ills handsome fnuc was
sometimes grave, but never sevore : it
now looked almost smiling ill its aspect
I Ashe r.iisod hit white aristooratie looking
hand to toss back a lock that hud fallen
strngglingly over his forehead, a narrow
hand of gold shone on his litllo finger.—
I)e Trcvilie knew that it was ldlauoho's
( ’I EN DOM.AKS SIX MOS
) Invahiahi.y in Advance.
* (ivntfrmrn of the jury* he began, in
that clear sweet voice which lyul so often
rung through that spacious and densely
: crowded room, and enchained his listnere,
“Truth crushed to nrtli *t istt rise
The eternal j\.r .'f • i ?ue her*
’ Ititt error uttflru wriom*. In pntn
Ami dies nm .|
* Truth is mighty and will prevail’ —i
fear nothing in regard to lltc issues of
this ease. Honesty, as found embodied
yonder in the form of my venerable cli
ent, will vindicate itself and Religion,
outraged and abused, shall triumphantly
raise her assailed head from the dust/
Ju>t here the speaker was interrupted.
There was a great buzz in the court room
near the door. The excitement spread
throughout the apartment. * Meijurm
has conic I M Queen has come!’ flew
Irofu tongue to tongue.
The orator turned his eyes towards the
door where th- sound h.i-l <•’ : inuted A
bald headed, L>w n. i;h .. tdee round
l am! smifiirg n** .. m nfv ’l 0111 TV m,
was coming up the aisle, with a dusty
‘ overcoat hanging upon one arm. He was
evidently just in from a journey, fur his
j linen was none of the ch aucst, and liis
bald head wore streaks of sweat and dust,
lie came forward with his eyes fixed smi
lingly upon Devons’ face, as much as to
say, 4 stop my man— I'm an important
character here—l got a word or two to
Isay in this case—l c.m get you out of
I iliis trouble in a tr ee ! ‘
4 Great God! murmured Jo 1 Jourdnn/
iwo are ruined. 4 The veins on his fora
head suddenly swelled into cords, and ho
! bowed his Idee upon both hands.
Hat Darlington ground his teeth, hut
never utter* and a sound, He snt as up
j right as ever.
4 3lay it pl *a -• \ir ILm r,’ s.ii-l Doy
ens turning low.ml-, ilie Judge, with
, that easy g ruce which characterised allot
his movements, ‘anew wit mss has ar
rived upon the scene. Iw i l not close my
argument in behalf of tin* prisoner, un
til lik testimony has hern given.
4 Very well! said tlie .Judge raising
his spectacles and then readjusting them
as if to have a good look at the new comer:
j * I t thii witness be sworn ! ‘
J btz McQuofti, evidently knew what
he was about. Hi* broad form stood very
firmly in its plac—his round face did
not lose its pleasant honest smile.
4 Did you ever sco this instrument of
writing’ •fore?’ quet b*d the examining
lawyer
4 Ye, 1 have aceu it • •• •
4 \Y here ? ’
* In Hilly Darlington's room.’
j 4 \Y lien ? ’
4 On the same,! iy on which it was dated?’
4 Is tins your signature: ’
4 Yes I signed my name tliero.’
4 Who signed it with you ? Who was
the other witness or witnesses?’
There was only one beside myself. Mr.
Jcdediah Jourdait was present, and sign
ed the instrument also.’
‘ Can you prove that h: also signed
tills, Mr McQueen ?’
‘ 1 think l can Sir. it is written in
the good Hook yonder, (lint in the mouths
of two or three witnesses every word
shall be established. I knew of two men
to whom ,T iUnf.ui acknowledge 1 that ho
wrote his name tier*, and at tlie time of
Mr. Darlington's death, ho said to them
that be wondered what had become of
:bis Will! he asserted in their presence,
that such an instrument had been drawn
V
up by Mr. Darlington, the deceased, and
that be had signed it.’
‘ Where are those men ? Can they bo
produced ?’ / ,
‘ They can. I brought them to town
with me to day. They are in one of the
lower rooms of this building.’
Tho lawyer turned inquiringly to llio
judge, mid from him glanced at the pris
oner. Tho old man Mi l sat with hi; face
Covered.
‘ Let these man he suinmjuod and
brought into court’ said the Judge. ‘.'Jr.
I’uriw: you will attend to this,’
Ned Forest went out, and sron return
ed with a man by the name of Ncvins—■
a distant relative of Jourdau's wife, anl
another by tho unmo of White.
These men were sworn, anj testified to
the truth sf McQueen's declaration. N’ev
iua when crass examined, said that he
hud desired to keep from rendering in
this evidence, on aocount of being related
to Jourdan, through the marriage of the
latter, but that now, being under th oolh,
ho must tell the truth. White was a
frit ad f Ncvttw, and had designed hcef-
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