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Marion, Suuirer,’ jSjffifj-titfd LBsj He will also ,
continue tt> practice in the following tommies of the
SouUiorh i Oircnit^l i ulnsk^ i ' r lWttii',,lr-i''in ? ;.'iJl^)jiitts,.
I ..U lull 1 Inn I|. v. ih und Applin-.
I)CO. 12th. ISM; ‘ ‘ * “s—ts
ATTORNEY AT Uff AM) NOTARY iTLLK',
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ATTORNEYS AT LA \V
Oglethorpe. fia.
WWT IU. riiA(';TICE in tUeVtiperiov('purls of nil
T* rhe civil tics of the MncmiffircViti’Yli lire,
linker nmi-Sninter. <>i tlnASouth AUe.-tpvn ('irisi ii,
and in Marion.mid Taylor q£ the t litv!.h|h(MH;hec
Circuit. Alsu in the eiupivmo Ctnir* fttyJlacofi, Db-
Onliir, I ‘oh.oihp* n-fi] ■Atn-riol'..-.
sTKi>m:?i i’. .vtu.m:!:, rtuntLiau.
scdteinJb^aflißwjpnjßwlßMlßßWiHßSßß
“ w. (Hi!
Attoninj at Xino.
■ ‘ r, '-'A'V^J3S--t?p.THJiBRT > Cijf
..a his ser-
JOgr vices to the citizens obOglet.lioi po iiinl vicinity,
s Airs. Baws.irrij ImtMe, on ihti cor
ner of ‘Ojuiifimti and Miu-on (there h _>nay he
found at all times, nidesa absent.on.pi’ot'driunnil bu
aiiieSs. A ~ )Jau. 80. .
Alz hi'OTICE. ‘•
FRANCIS S.RITfI, IK IK S.,
tOmkate of It*tyltmorr of Oential Surgery,
agraarau, HAS rojnovcd to‘Oglethorpe and rcs
mmmßt ...vtf.niv -tiMft i
Q-UTTTy community generally to call on him.
He has just returned- lrein Hallimorn and is in JiOS
HCsaion of nil the new nnd latest lifypraVglgefltp in
Dentistry, such in* Air i'hnniber Suction pint**?, tor
ontirc setA 1 ; Jaw tuid- w>etli, entire acts, with
out springs, &.e. msW* wishing work clone would
do well to exfunim* his now styles. Ofhoe
at present, ’at the Pavilliutt House.
May 7, 1852 *— tr
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENI
Macon Sheriff* ttales.
WILL Dp sold before the court liotiaOj.d
the town of Lanier on ilii? Tuef.
February be I ween the legal hours of sale, tl
lowing property to wit:
Lots No. three and four (3 * 4) in block i
(U)wext, Oglethorpe levied on by virtue of a ti h
Macon Superior Court in favor of Carson. Gr.
Cos. vs. James M. Foster, property pointed b
plaintiff.
Also, lot No. two (2).sqnnre fourteen (14) ini}
megtt-tlioi l ull
.Macon Superior Court ill favor of Carsitnl! Gt,
Cos. vs. lfpvis Gwinn, property pointed qi
Knslrr •
tamy4ivo ftlJiar,. ‘'ff-';’
at'i'il willi mi in :•! • >: lin
•lay o'tDetoh.fr,’ dj tort tl t tL>- u!n
is ii triu- copy ii-fB iay ifccket, ad ian ull A.
uiiik aLcoim.K. u rx RI , fj ~
A true o.vtjMPH*ia tlio (stray ttls lids Deei ij
her 141 li 1 W. . CUL ts C’lk 1, V.
ro H;,4RB-2, 8-j—:im.
UROtGII, Mrcoij ttinty.
VAyIIEUv.AS, Henry Aieltou*] o In ale for lei
**.ttTß Os Aiinliaistrutipri'-bn H ‘'’ ate of Sinio
Hiiihins late of -said coußv dociw These 1 nr
therefore to cite ttli<l .OiSreiiisli id <- .ue inlere.A
Oil to te ahu appear at. ny Oißci ii da the Lout
prescribed by law, to sfoW cause ai f exists why
said litters should not b.fernrjtto \
Givou under uiy,hand pfHdaffy \
v Vl ’ 1 ‘ li.l S Drdiimry. ’
Dec. 16. ISSah-’ Bg r lWd \
§!XifY’ uiiys after did appliea r will' I be imdii
tolhe onlinaiy of S inter coi r for r le%ve to
sell a portvni of the pCTt mal proj y of Ifcmy 11.
LuinpHii fold ifeoetiseU fir the bet of the Loirs
and creditors of said dci -used
iUILII’ fOK Adm’r.
With 1 the Will annexed I ‘ I
Dot. 80, 1852. J l— wlm
OGLETHORrE, GEORI’dA, THHISMY, JANUARY 6, 1863.
JfiMAMIIM
■Old dla.vtuck.o ]
*Y
1 : 4 CHAPTKIt 1.
Among the older residents of Logan couni
, there are few but, Itno.w personally, or bt
putation, the eccentric individual known tii
dd Blaylock.’ THfe last time he w*vs aetui
’ the writer of this aueetjote, wsts .iftjdMliab
iny, day, in the (till of
man of perhaps sixty-five years of age, bow-
Idowtt and infiipn. His-bnir was quite gray,
s face Was flusned, as if by inttMOpeviince
•and his eye had a strange restless glare, be-m
leaking a'pertu*bed spirit. Ffl? many yehfjr.
I am coifeetfy infiaam a, ne fiad lived clortbs
a hut sojpew here in the vicinity of Lake
pen.cer. T'r lied soon after the
giiated, a childless ? desolated okij
His reputation among his ncg-iboi s w.-s far
■cm Inting enviable.. Many believed'that he
as engaged'in- coining,’ and leircutostanyes ‘
endured flie plausible. ITe.lcH
eon known to promis'd his creditors ntoitey;
tTi special time, aud-lvvhen the.V Would i-fijl
>r it he would pay them Spanish ddllarsjkot
sis fresh from five dies.- lie was several
imes arrested ami .examined; but'it was ei
lw?F guiltless, or so expert in themanufacUire
f niohey, that ho could pet b detected:—
Vfieri his dollars wbi-e ofle'n'd.” •'n • evideftce,’
lOne. woOkl swear tliat'they-V,-ere spurious.—
)fhcrg equally .uncharitable, ait ibukd to (lid:
ifaydock the diabolical arts of the sorcerer.
Idlieving that he had league and coiupaiiion
;hip with the.'evil one, l(is rjrjsciioc.wus shun
ted by tnany with su{n>rftitious dread.
But tlicf<) \\ ta'e cffcunistnnces.'irnknowii to
he mnhitude,’ connected with the early hislo
iV of Blaylock', amply sufficient to account
all his eccentricities. A crushed and bro
ken heart throbbed in the bosom of that}
strange old man. Ami oftcn\when shut in
.is lovyl, the uncharitable imaghiod him jirac.
tjsiug the counterfeiter’s art, or hi unholy -
Bojnmuuioh with the Spirit of DarlKess, be
was in truth brooding over the mcinoV of a
bdfnrng wrong, of which, in youth he nYtthe
tlvlial.
0, that there was more charity in this wo *
of ours! that we were less ready and willi ij
to impute sin to our fellow men! l-ormti“i
do we thus wrong those who are as guilt! h*
as ourselves. We have, indeed, too li iC
charity for the Actual transgressor. 1 beli rb
that man is the creature of circumstances. !
do not so far arraign the ben ilicence hi ie
[good Gad, who created us, as to behevad at
•lie sends some men into the world totally • -
praved, mentally ami morally fitted forcri e,
I believe no such thing, ldo believe thai ;o
who to day preaches the gospel'from the A
pit, and ho for murder suffers ideath on e
sc#bl‘U mjght, by a change of eireunir.La.nt s,*
have been made to clmnge,places. And wj n
I hS&ar the self righteous man or womau i
hounce, in Ml ..or term"-, those wb&lmve li
ned and irlkh, I can scarce Wraiu r
drcsM-i - i’ re'ii in language like this;
■ your viti. premium ! raUiciyltoik
God tfitn he has plitcod yqu in and posit .i
where the strength of your virtue was lie r
tried!” .
For rhe; lollo.wiug facts am indebted- 3
rnaitor to*'whi>rn. The nhidrv may take tl. i
lor what they are worth; bt-Vn v- “nh kill •
as hp chooses. 1 pub U-b jn'in i'-* j ll *' l !'' l >
: „n- < ’ fa inn a who l.ad n...i.y L.u,
~ h:d.4wv.- friendr., v.ho lived uulo'.cd, :|t
! died imlameiiirei; but whv>igbt have lij!
and died ujhler other auspices, had not ■
Streams (if his svinpatliies and imiiul,-.bf
poisoned at the fountain whence ricy re: \
~■> j ;i ylocl-.” was the assumed naiue ol Lvl
awl WakVslev, tile son of a farmer in > \
At the time of which
write, !.iv fa4ucr was dead, nod he reside
with his wl.'owed mother. They were i
eomtorfaM’- Circumstances -but not rich; 1
MKWiii, assiuuoiiily cultivated, affiordc I
a liveliliood. ’i ke little house on thl
Prill side where tliey dwelt, wa3 the odmnaj
[ tion of the whole ni ighbmhood,and the trav< 1
ler who passed that unl'reqiKmtod way, pnus-1
ed long to contemplate its beauty. thath
it was a morlel ol architecture, not thut-j
wealth had been lavished in its
but because the hand of taste had taught thel
vines to clifnb by the windows, and hud plant
ed the lilac ami honeysuckle by ibo do- :
There the locust spread its shade, there the I
rose exalted its fragrance, and there the birds l
sang sweetly through the long summer day*
Within sight of the dulling of the Blakcs
levs lived the nearest neighbors, old Jos.
Jackson and Thomas Winstar; They were
both wealthier than the widow Blakei ley, but
all three of tbo families had 1: u f * l in
jdmuto and friendly terms so ymmially exist
ing among the farming ckiss ot our people.
Lycasid Idukcsley and Dav id Jackson, the
JoMjln were both about twenty**
two years of age. They had been on ulti
mate feruis P not beennso of cangeniahty ot
disposition, l>ufcbecausc iu the
companions they \yere 1 !1 jp g _ |
compelled to associate with ear 1 ’
OT it C 01’ N THY ’A,-G 00 D IS OGBS.
vid was an agreahlc companion when be was
iu theTnoml; he could slug a song and tel ha
story’ witto unrivalled success amkapplauso.
fHo possessed in an eminent degree those ae
icqpuplishments which eaptjvntn the supei tieial
undtitrftle. At every gatbewttg'o! 1 she young
h f#lks of the - neighborhood he kva i "sure totbe
and wherwer he was, there seemed
to be tie point of attraction. For hours he
ywbffid |iitertain the crowd with ad
mirably told, or oh aim them with his spark
uneultivated He was
consequently 1 favorite, smiled upon and ca
ressed. But. wiser thocemers of inmuto ciiar
i neb r winiid have placed a ditlereht estimate
HH9yU! .!acl,-“a; he v >uhl Ndve iuarked
Pec a licence of moral principle, without which
3 maq, whatever may lie his shinuirig accom
| (li hiit. .n s shpuhl be shunned and avoided,
i or one so far removed from the gtoat school
the wpi'id, lie Was deeply versed in ilie dan
gerous aft of dissimilation ; he possessed tire
faculty of concealing the mpst bitter hatred,
aftd bad a heart capable bf dervieiug and a
in.ijd dni'iiYg Vifougli to exectito the darkest
sc'deme 6f revenge.
iilverard, on the other hand, was frank and
open ’as the day. and possessed of a remarka- ‘
t-ld And amir.'iblejcivst of mind. Os a delicate
orgai r a lion ;a: -. (lw shrinking sensibilities, he
very rarely, mingled with the crowd. He
loved father the retirement of the fireside, and
the e’cnipanionship of books. Such means
asttiie eouiitry afforded lie improved, and he,
. oohsc.'inepjlV 1 possessed far more intelligence
i ompanion.
‘t'iie'fauiily of Thomas Winston consisted
of himself, Iris wife, nnd an Only daughter.—
Kffie Winstar was a blue eyed, fair haired
girl, now At.the charming stage of life when
■ the form nssmiteii the shajie of woman, while
yrt tlie heart retains the simplicity of the child.
-All uncoprciou:. tvds -she of the Admiration
she excited, but the rustic youth for many
a mile, afonnd, .felt a rib-angc thrill iti the bo
son) when they heardpeonounced the name of
liffic IVinstar.
What woucler that Everard Hlal esley And
DaVid Jackson were rivals for her aflectipti ?
What wonder’ that when thyy metat thequil
tiug party, or'thc “apple paling,” ■fliexf strove
cw::i*! ifiTtTWH iKrft r "niT''"-OTTX3"irr nnftfitig-her
littie arm, of vvalkiiig in the quietmoonlight
by her side, of,listening to
’ sweet voice ? ‘ f _ *** P
For months this rivalling con tinned |-
and ’..-.ln . -i'll, idimm .f the gnfl
si|9o(’ the’ueighbdriioodpto jlpuiet the redt. ;
’l'iire neighbor boy s became estrafiged ; Da
vi4nn : liverard very never rri-n iu each nth
et-5 couipniiy, unless when, met at ienri
yf the cduniiy gatheritigs. “ jk* : t f . F
camrereii.
, One bright Septvnlber evurmg, vlme Evt I
avdis.a with Iris mot her i.i their vjjgre i m-l.'oWtn
ered homojon. tbe was surpriseji ;
bv tin- a11■ *. i.liltlobi fitlift-u^^pßr
Jackson, who brought ti'nicssMMk-lifom
ktfer requesting amninfci|icw. “
*.' , 'OjDoa ; ny,^Md)jJ_s f .'riMie bov. “to fatliel
barn ; tQjv|§ wiil.ba ,ss■
aliy glad of an oppi.iia..:-.;. to la-con e
ivoiltiled to ’.!■ oki; pl-iymate Lycra id pm- |
cecdfjii to 4*e appeiured place, where in; iou(.d
David in waiting to ‘proffer him wiiat svenwd
a fi'jiuk and fiifljglly hand.
.fpvera'td,” said lie, wo have been (Hew s,
wo have been playmates at school; we ium*
grown to manhood side by side; why shot Id
there be hard feelings between us now i”
“There is none on my part,” said Lvcraid;
• “ijiort gladly do 1 take you bv tlie hand, dud
Assure you of my friendship.
Our separation has been to me u source) of
extreme pain ; I have passed many slcepl jss
nighis, feeling that 1 had your ill will.” j
A reconciliation having been effected,/the
two young men conversed together until a
Rite hour, when, with the mutual
iff regard they separated.
Lverard returned to Iris home, and wa; al
ready beginning the narralion of iris ii ter
iview with David, when Isis mother, wi li a
Woice of alarm, interrupted bins— T?j
l l “YVlial ligiit riiimt Jvvcrardf As I li.'i), the
iouso of Mr. Jaekso* is on fire!”
Lvernvd rushed ttilthu dom:, nnd then yith
lut jrausing a moramt, ran as swiftly /as ; he
Mid go to thescendof the fir*; a
f quarter of a mile; but ere he arrival, the
Ireat barn of fi|iUK r Jackson filled wiilJgrAin,
jas in a contlngvatid) wlrich nothing could
bnteraet! How it hissed, and roaud, and
lined up in Uio lienWns! And the ri ‘ptsm
|r sky t f efiected it lilt-k to earth.
David Jackson was tontemplating tlie scent
Evenird approacliid. I
lHow did i, ocourj David ;” said
Pa . id without a wad or reply, tuyHodsbl-
W away. \
\vera;d returned ,* his horncA
brninglcan)vV-*%U and beautifuh ‘i ho
da.y to pa"gles m the grass; the llirds
v.Yvtlging their molnlng hymns to Deity.
! x id iut/eed, wore tje inmates of the lifile
I co l tlie hill side. ‘I ho mother was eugiW j
duties while Lverard was
ma l preparations sos his day of work.
Rudely and without cyicmonv the floor
was opened, and the shwifl'of Uie County en
tered, benrhjg in liis hand a State warrant,
and grasping liverant roughly by the arm,
he said, in a f;ruff voice:
“You are my prisoner!”
■ “For whatt” was the agonising interroga
tory ofLvcrurd.
“You will know for what for. I never yet
arrested a villian, but he effected ignorance
of Ute ■cause. You are cnarged. nry tiiiebel-
ghati* ntore,’ there’ is j
abundant proof of your gum. w ’’ ist^Lpil
“It is false! false as Got! livlthkj can
prove by David Jackson, when l left the
barn—<—”
“Noneof vour pwiestation, my bid! Gome
with, me !. Get ready! V will see that you
burn no more bams, for a time at least (.”
Poor im>tho)\of life rani IhdieSilcy 1 ¥ Doling
paient of a g:.ibi.-ss but ill-fated sou! (.'ansi
thou survive this blow l Palo* as a corpse,
sue had sunk into a ch.-dr. Spew I dess in
terrible agotiy, her eves only revealed
S-.tn.ring. ;
Hut as the Sheriff hurried J’verard anyv
she arose, ran wildly out, and ciiedAti uiiaents
that vvoidd have awakened coinn.-jpbn in
any breast— As
“O, sir, ; vny boy is innocent! H never in
jured a human being ! He is too kiiplton geii
spare him thi.-: Wait but & day,
“Alas, uiy good wqlHun,” said fee iShefiff.’
my duty is peiempjpFv. 1 may not delay; i
but it weru ci u. l tqjfeoaceal fi om you theguih
of your son. .vjwdnath of 1..: ire .reu
renders certnin -sets perpetiaior ot the mime.”
And the Sheriff, with his prisoner,, hurried
wy. /
H-.art toily can conceive tbo agdnv of
feat muting, To was .flour! The pi mo and
giory of i.er old ago was,reft from her side.
. poke to her so hiredy, whose smile
was ever ready ut greet hor, whose every
look iesaried with affection for her was torn
r uiu-i i died one was the in
mrt • of a piismi; hw name damned with the
infamy of m ime! CAti sj’ie endifro r.ll this ’
Can she. remain ht tire dgar hotnc, that liver
m- wt. 41- ■ •Gye.akv: -MWMiwhL t.dtc
delight in the tioUors that he jrilihfed, in the
\luCb ttiai he fesiued YwßEpfoVi hand!
to retu-ned in okcn-liclirteil! ‘i he agony
!;... ! her, and she
A chiingt catno owvr her mind, m
goLtiu’ present. Vi as sSe ■ crazed : She
was a’ uiri, happy ai.d joyous i%.b<!rf
■mi-. Her i'a tie,-. .mn • i:-a>
md 1 iityt on the i t-.; !, h.. ii.<T.-
her, .- n.l s;.ogo gout
’ iy-MWAS-iuc \vot. lie rnrlii iFtd’ the old
■p|P*trr% on the l.i-./u : :an to she hill
[top that looked down upoiriHior Itoln#; she
.sought toook, side, and saw the tiny shells
iu its crystiaf depth. There was no room for
sorrow iu her heart!
Jhe Vision changed. She stood a happy
bride, at the altar,'and by her tide stood the
father of llverard iilakesuy.* ‘I he hopes of
fliat joyous hour were reproduced in all their
freshness in her lreu.i t.
Once more the vision changed. Blift sat
by the bedside of her dying husband. She
took his clammy.hand iu her’s. ‘ills tears
ran scalding thei • path way down lierchyek. ‘
II is last words fell meanifully up her ear.
!’e careful of our boy! llpar him iu the
ways of virtue ; teach shun the aye
ql‘ crime more studiously than he wpjjjth'shuu
*death ! Hid him rememiier that God’secs him
knows every act, reads every secret theughi
of the riioart. ‘tilicn, when he lies os bjs dy
ing pi Hoy*', he will not fear to depart! God
bless von !”and the husband and father expir
ed, white, fee blessing still lingered on his lips.
The iUusum was dispelled; the terrible
present was before her. . ’lie was from tlie
home of her youth. Father, mother, husband,
were all dead, and she was alone. Her boy,
her dear boy, for whom alone she lived, was
branded wife'll ill on’# name.
eii.vrrrnt in.
Already far and wide, Jbcs fy-rend the yu
mar oflilvcriml's guilt, i'huve ofemrem.-irk
fd —and who not ( that rumor boots iuL-Ili
f ence where no tangible rnes-i ngvi: liar gone*.
,et a great ciime lx; ednmdtted, im;l i.i l wen
ty- four hours*thero will be a-vague and ex
agerated rejioft tlw-fcof, hatibitsv U was thins
udtUli ti.illio'. ;.->ne can U-BfSSV
Public opiiiion as a usual tiring, where fee
question of guilt or innocence is iavufved,
tlov. sat first ip a broad deep eha neb nuero
is a universal conviction of gtiih or of iuuo
ecure. Anon, ho\ve\er, you “ ill sec, v.iiii
out any perceptible cauiw, tittb; brauches
spreaijiwg Out in many diverse directions
from ffie; parupt. stream. The* case- of Lver
ard Was no exception to (he general rule;
everybody ct first believe'd him guilty. Ah,
how vain were 1J wer.h of cpmtui relation
lo that tnother, while the i-moeence offfii r
.* ou was doubted !
Tiiuc* Sjiod j the term of Court at length
flrri>f and at which the prisoner was to ho tried.
U vvju led from hi 4 call* aa'd as 1)0 patoed J
through l}io nssomblcd crowd, arm la arm
wife tha Sheriff*, pak* and l.rggard with grief,
) TerniK|3 OO in advance,
) $3 09 at t!u* en ! of thf ji?ar
:%v a sigh was heaved by. “Ynerous hearts,
ail%jnnny a doubt of his guilt ex v ,, sso a._
BBtlhere word t*>so whom he bfß* treated
kindiyVvjy) <'Swg..|ttid Iqoketi seonififHy upon
his-wo, \ud sneered at hint as he pissed.
NeVcr lftol the court room held so large an
audience boliMy., ‘Phe crime
in one rf those law-abiding coimmn.itits
where such offences arc rauly known, mid at
a period of lime v\en cruie was fur less fre
quent in tliiscountrVhim ii is to-day. Hence
tin; universal i ute re aKiiaiii tested by the |p|b.
‘l**'‘- ‘* \
The indictment was rVd, afidthe prisoner
‘asked for his plea. \
“Noe Gr iL-rv,” rang tuVeugh the court
room in a cleSMtid full voiceh.
The witnesses for the state y called.—
They wiWi. but fevt; jDnvid JackiXji being the
KrsyM; | \
David te aided that on die sth of Septem
ber, the at the request of whiuws,
*|fwitness at Mr. Jackson harm ‘lhero
had been ill-feeling between them.; witness
had sent,for Kverariljj’ make friends. Kv-
erard manifested bad blood. He said he ha
ted David and all hi - family; that David had
injured him, and talked about him, and that
he wpuld h§ve revenge. Thereupon, finding
him Ifreconcilealde, he turned itjfoti his heel,
hint slamting by the bun.—
Within hali an hour the ham was seen on firo.
The VituoAftjks rigidly cmss-exauiiugd, but
v.iihout any benefit to wio, aroused.
; Two or tirrce tiers >rw were then railed to
establish the godd character of the defendant.
was i . u-ait.. i.'y.
of "t<sbs.-s-lr. -
|Bed; the ease wafryrtndkL awu the jury rtstir*
ed to their ram roty/ 3 *
And win rtf was the toother of Everard
iilaktsFhyl drerwheh'ited % her ,ikof> sor
row, she was prostrated by dimes. Many a
day, and many a drear. ness uhjhl she had,
tywed otf*Uet*pmow raid ed with fiver and de
li inn. But Everard w;ajj fv*.r ia
ii'i' thoughts, t At,.times she. iuaeled him t
home, as was his wont.engaged hi the labors
of the faun. Anon, would burst upon her
mind the reality of his situation, and she
would shriek with very agony o! soul. Then
a’guis, she would fancy it a horrid dream,
ami would call hid lytme. and lid him come
to her bed-side.
Hour after honr passed by, and the jm> ~
came not down. There was terrible suspei
in the audience. I'uUic-.seutiment wu uni
“‘goi% r w ri voftition, and .you night ItWil
mengTl.e p<| le u i time.i ts life there t -4
i.veinril,” M.il in e, ••he v as a eh ver
good he:'i td fellow; always ready to tio nets
i*f kindness to tii* nyi./nbofs.”
Another said, ••this v as the Sfft charge
ever made agoiuvt him.”
A tbiisd said, -<i uidu't like the wry David
Jackson tvsfifud. lie told me a story very
different, null l washed i. had so in.-usmed Li
attorney/’
Hie broad channel bud diverg and into e n>ul
titude of little stu-ams. bat •••ill the imw
bilievedditm (gdlty.
The jtiry came in. MfcHittjdes tr. eager
:tnd bfenthkis haste wsi.cd in to i.tnr the
verdict. 1 l.e jury had :
prisoner was r< tnar.ded to ja.i.
1 have said there v.af. :• charge in {HtlUti
sentiment, and it o.a every baud.
A lxdjeved him itutodi nt’t many reflected
thpt the evidence was but oirei|tnst:ai<'isl, and
they doijhteth Othcre, again, v. !io believed
hhtf guilty, U'lt cotivfiasipu’ for Ins toother, and
tktWt it tvus eviik ui that the.-majority*
sons desired the prosecution to cease.
01dfurnierJ.acksonv.es a good uofured
man. After the first tfansport of excitement
caused by Lis loss was passed, headmost, re
gretted that pioeeeilings had been instituted.
Ho had knovrrf Everard from I is iiifancy; he
Itad known and ns p-rieti the father and moth
er of the accused. VV hat could f,e done i
Hotssw the counsel of the State; consult.!
tmn was had; a no:'? paxt-qui watt entered,
and Bvcrnrd was ret in liberty- -i
No, not CvciJW, tb.- . the vrwk at
Everafd. I*o whom the intnliUiuV met atul
looked at coldly cod sity; be “ho walked
slowly \\ 14U it iioavS’ £rott - M ujic.ii his brow,
was not the sumo iTpt-Jteinied and generous
youth, who had orM hvcii the i.'votito ©I the
rominuuity .tthere be u tided.
He beitt bis steps homeward. As he en
tered, his mother, caught sight of his beloved
features, attii with tho sudden emuise of
strength somelhnvs w itneseed hi dying prisons
arose, ran to lWh, throw lie;’ arias about bis
stock and expired.
WhM umfcliad the wo:Id in More for Eve
rai and Bl.ikcHjty { If g .Ihe a U tend Not unp
in the wide world! He v/ns alu*e 5
at, shunned aiuf despised. What wortdw
that hnSoding over his wwags, ltc beoamo
intrtially Insane I That tie chooae to be
wanderer and an outcast ? Tint lie !wd *
hermit and died a misanthrope *
Reader, sh-mll you ever josajJlPj'&Sllf
“Old libit Ion!;,” be M
and drop a tea* for his j£lf*t$ r
but whet f* im sjg
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