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"'WE JOIN OURSELVES TO No rA.nory THAT DOES NOT CARRY TAM 'r'LAG AND SEEP STEP To THE MUSIC or THE UNION."
iiatt Pates glarriage.
"If I ever marry," Kate Yale used to say,
half in jest, half in earne't, "the happy man,
or the unhappy man, if yen' please, ha ! ha !
shall be a person possessek of "these three
RnalificatiOns: first, a fortual, second, good
looks, third, common sense.
"I mention the fortune first; because I
think it the-must needful and desirable quali
fication of the three. Although j newer
could think ot marrying - a fool, or 1 man
whose ugliness I should be aslurrned of, still
I think to talk sense for the ono, and shine
for the other with plenty of money, would be
preferable to using obscute with a handsome,
intelltctual man—to whom economy might
be necessary,"
I do not know bow much of this sentiment
came from Kale's beam She undoubtedly
indulged in lofty ideas of station and style—
for her education in the duties and aims of
life bad been deficient, or rather erroneous ;
but that she was capable of deeper, better
feelings, none ever doubted who have obtain
ed even a partial glimpse of her true womau'a
nature.
And the time_amved when Kate was to
take that all-importnt step of which she bad
often spoken go lightly—when she was to
demonstrate to her friends how much of her
I heart was in the words we have just
! quoted.
1 At the enchanting age of seventeen she
had many suitors; but as she never gave
serious thought to more than two, we will
follow Ittr example, and,discarding all others,
except these favored ones,- considering their
\ relative
„claims.
If this were any other than a true story,
'should net tainly use an artist's pritilege, and
land aim to produce an effect by making a
!strong contrast between the two favored re
clividuals. If I could have my own way one
should be a poor genius and something of a .
hero, the other a wealthy fool ankh somewhatsomewhat
of a knave. •
list the truth ia—our poor genius was not
much of a genius—not very poor either. He
was by poor frofession a teacher:of (Doric,
and.he could live very comfortable by the
tru , rcisn thereof—without the anylprospect
however,, of ever attaining to wealth. More
over, Francis Minot possessid excellent
qualities, which entitled him to be called by
elderly people, "a fine character," by Iris
companions, a "noble, (rood fellow," and .by
the ladies generally, a "darling."
Kate could net help loving Mr. Fisnk,and
.he knew- it. lie was certain she paefeired
his society even to that of Mr. Wellington,
whom alone he saw fit to honor with the ap
pellation of rival.
This Mr. Weliington, (his con3pan'ons
called him . "puke,") was no i•liot or hump
back, as I could -bavo wished him to be, in
order.p make a good story. On the con
trary he was a - man of sense, good looks,and
very' fine "manners,- and there was nothing
of thesknave 'about hint, as 1 could :eves as
certain, .
• rieNide:.• this , hi: - . income WR$ - .ufficent to
enable him to lie superbly. Ab•o, be was
considered two or three degrees handsomer
limn Mr. .'.Minot.
Therefore, the only thing on'which Frank
had • to depend ; was the power he possessed
over Kate's sympathies and affections. Tke
...Duke," although just the man for her in
el - err senate, being blessed with a fortune,
good looks And common sense—had never
been able to draw these out, and the amiable,
conceited Frank awns not willing to. belleve
that- the would suffer mere -woridy con
sideration's to control the aspirations of her
heart:
Ilowevei, one day, Frank pie=sed her
to declare hie fate, she said to him, with ti
'Oh; Frank, lam sorry we ever met—very
sorry !"
IeSSI
. , .
"Yes; for we must part now."
"Part !" repeated Frank, turning pale. It
was evident that he had not expected
this. 1 ...
"?'es—pas,'•' said '. l .:late, eastiog down her
bee} with another piteous, sigh. , -
Frank sat by her side; he placed his arm
about her waist, without heeding her feeble
resi,tance; be lowered his eoice, and talked
to her until ate—proud Kate—wept, wept
bitterly.
"Kate," said be, then, with a burst of
passion, "I know you love me, but you
are.proud, amtdtious, selfish ! Now, if 'you
would have me to leave you, say the word
and I go."
"Go—go," murmured Kate, in a feeble
tone.
"Have you decided'?" whispered Frack
"I have."
"Then, love, farewell !"
He took her band, gazed a momeratender
ly and rorrowfulir into her Leant iful,
fearful face, and then clasped her to his
bosom.
She permitted the embrace. She even
gareyvny to the impulse, and twined her
armitraund his neck; but , in a moment her
resolution cntne td her aid, and she pushed
him from her with a sigh.
"Shall I go t" he articulated..
A feeble yes fell from her lips—and an in
stant later,sbe was I)ing on the sofa, sobbing
and creeping alone.
To tear the tenacious root , of love out of
her heart had cost her more time she could'
have anticipated ; and the certainty of a
golden life alum" , proved but a poor con
solation, it seemed, for the sacrifice she" had
made.
'She lay long upon the sofa, I say, sobbing
and weeping passionately: -Gradually her
grief appeared.to exhaust itself. Her tears
ceased to flow, and at length her eyes and
cheekaweralry. Her head was pillowed on
her arrn, and her face was bidden in -a flood
of beautiful curia. , ,
The struggle was over. The agony was
pest. She saw 'Welliagton entZr; ihd rose
cheerfully io meet_ him. His manners pleas
ed her—his station and fortune fascinated
her-more. lie- offered her 'his band—she
accepted it. A kiss sealed the engagement
-but it was not such a kiss as Frank had
given btu; and she could scarcely reprelss a
sigh. : - -
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There, was a magnificent wedd ing .
. Splend
idly attired, dam.ling the eye with her beauty
-thus adorned, with everything around swim
ming in the chinned atmosphera , of fairy
[ land, Kate gave her heart to the man her
ambition if -not her love—had: chosen..
Bit, certainly ambition could not have
made abetter choice. Already she saw her-.
self surrounded by a magnificent court, of
which she was theacknowledgedand admitted
queen.—Tte favors of fortune were showered
upon her. She floated luxuriously upon
the smooth and glassy wave of a charmed
life.
Nothing was wanting in the. whole circle
of her existence to adorn it, and make it
bright with happiness. But she was not
long iu discoveringthat there was something
wanting in her breast.
Her friepds were numerous, beg .husband
tender, kind and loving; but all the atten
ti;mis aad affections could not fill her. heart.
She had'once felt its chord end sprit:lathy
shoved by a skillful touch—she had known
the heaveuircharna of the deep, delicious
harmony, and now they were silent-motion
lesis;, muffled, so as the speak in silks •and
satins.. These chords were still and' sound•
less; her heart was dead—thone the less so
because killed by a golden shot, having
known and felt the life of sympathy in it,-un
consoied by the life of luxury. In short,Kate
in time became magnificently miserable,
splenUidly unhappy.
Then a change became apparent to her.
doosband. lie could not remain long blind
to the fact that his love was not returned.
He sought the company of those, whose
gaiety might lead him to forget the sorrow
and despair of hi,' soul. This shallow joke,
hoiever,, was unsatisfactory, and impelled
bf a powerful longing for love, he went
astray to warm his hen`rt by a strange
fire.
Kate saw herself now in the midst of a
gorgeous desolation, burning with thirst un
conquerable by golden streams that flowed
around Wer—pauting with a hunger which
not all the food of flattery and admiration
could not appease.
She reproaolied her husband for deserting
her thus, and he answered licr with angry
and desperate taunts of deception, and . a
total lack of love,which smote her conscience
heavily.
"You do hot care for me,".he sail , "then
why do you complain that I,ticstow else.
where din atfecOon you Lave mot with cold
ner:s r
•But it is tyrong—rditful," Kate remoaatra
ted.
"Yes, I know it," said . her husband, fierce
ly. "It is the mil fruit of an evil seed. And
who sowed the seed? Who gave tne a
hand without a heart. -Who became a
sharer of my fortune, but gave me no share
in her sympathy t Who devoted me to-the
life of - a loving, unloved husband Nay,
do not 'weep and clasp your hand, and sigh
and sob with • such desperation of impa
tience, for I say nothing you do not deserve
to bear."
• "Very well," said Kate. do not shy
your reproaches are undeserved. But grant
ing 1 am the told, deceitful thing you call
me, you know this state 'of things cannot
continue."
"Yes, I know it."
"So. ell .1"
Mr. Wellangton:s brow gathered daikly—
his eyes flashed with determination—his lips
carted with scorn.
'•1• have made.up my mind' said be, "that
we should not live together any longer. I
ant tired ''of being called the husband of a
splendid Mrs. Wellington. I will move - in
my circle; you shall shine in yours. I will
plate no restraint on your actions, nor shall
you on mine. We will be free.." '
-"But_ . the world !' shri,eked poor Kate,
trembling.,
"The world will admire you the same—
and what more do ,you desire r asked .her
husband, bitterly. "This marline of hands
and not of heatt4 is mockery.. We have
played the farce Jong enough. Few under
stand the true meaning of the terms husband
od wife; but do you know what they should
mean Do you feel that the only truer-un
ion is that of love and sympathy I Then
enough of this mummery. Farewell, Igo to
consult friends about the terms of separation.
do not tremble and cry, ' sod cling to
me now—l shall be liberal to you,. As
much of my fortune shall lie yours as you
desire." ' '
lie pued her from_hiM. She felt •upon
the sofa. From a heart torn .with anguish
she shrieked aloud :
"Frank? Frank 1 why did I send you from
me p Why was I blind until slght-brought
me misery :" _ •
She lay upon the sofa sobbing and weeping
passionately. Gradually her grief -appeared
to exhaust itself, her breathing became
calm her bye - , and cheeks dry; her head lay
peacefully on her arm, over which swept her
dishevelled tresses—until, with a start, she
cried :
"Frank oh! Frank—come back!"
"Here I am," said a soft .voice by her
side.
She rai'ed her head. She opened her
asfontsbed eyes. Frank was smuiling before
he
"You basileen asleep," ,he mid, smiling
kindly.
"Asleep 1" s .
. , .. .
"And dreaming, too. I altou' say; not
pleasantly, either.
''llreaming!" murmured Kate, "and is it
all a dream !"
"I hope so," replied Frank, taking her
band. "You• could not mean to send me
away. from you .sa cruelly, I knew. So.]
- *aired in your father's -4,01,, whore I
have been talking Car him ill of an hour.
I'come back to plead my cause once more,
and found you where I left you, Kate,
asleep."
"Oh, what a horrible dream l" murmured
Kate, rubbing her eyes. "It was so like a
roan ty,that I shudder to thin* . it. I thought
I was married I",
"And would that be so horrible!" asked
Fabric. "I hope, then, you'did not dreim
you'were married with roe 1"
"No f I thought I gave my hand without
my heart,"
"Then, if you gave me your haulit would
not be without your heart .?"
Frabk," said Kaie, her bright eyes
beaming happily through bar tears, "and
here it is." '
* *
And soon there was a real marriage—!-not
a splendid, but a happy one—followed by a
life, of lore and contentment s l ed that
was theiztartiage,of Fran& Minot and Nate
Yale.
losing flesh," is the liuicher said
when.he saw a•man robbinglts cart.
MONTROSE, PA., MAY 19;1859:
:The following beautiful poem, first published
in the Home JOURNkL, is frotd the pea of a
grand daughter of the eminent Puma Scutrrt.En.
of the Revoiction. earnestly' desire that
more of her,leieure hours maybe employed in
giving such exquisite thoughts, to the wings of
tlgr Press.
The Dying Artist.
EY CATLUUNE SCIttryLER BOLTON
Bring them,to mo—those dowers,
Wild from the shaded wood,
Nourished by dot% and showers
Ih the still solitude;
Planted by God, Malin%
Beauty with every beam,
Guarded by care unfailing,
Gifted by love supreme,
Dwelling apart, and parted •
• From toil, and care, and doubt,
Far from the broken-hearted,
The - weary and worn-out;
Lay them within my fingers,
Around, and every where,—
While so much beauty linge?s ,
With me, can I despair I
Alas, these fair wild flowers!
They call again my dreams
Amid the fres!i green bowers,
Beside the sunny streams.
Why, when - ft bath fio measure
• Of gladensa or delight,
Why must the soul had pleasure
In liv i ng o'er its blight!
Wherofdre-,must memory hover
Over such , rainbow dyes,
Trace every day-dream over,
Hold it before my eyes, '
'ringing my brow with blushes
For-aspirations there, '
Which now'my spirit crusher, •
In utter, blank despair !
Despair ! Oh yes ;•despairlng
These visions on mo press,
Those bright forms ever wearing
Their guise of loveliness ;
Those beautiful temptations,
A glowing, endless train ;
Those glorious creations
That gatliei on my brain:
Those exquisite deceivers
With prorOsiags so fair;
bly hopes were aH believers,..
My harvest all despair!
Before the canvas standing,
What wonders o'er me came;
- What forms together banding,
. Till bright hopes burnt to`flame;
But when with pencil striving
• To-make their presenze s knoWn,
Alas, alas: 01111
Tho wonderful had flow p. •
With breath and braid drawn tightly,
I gave theta to the world-:-'
' Then gazed upon thorn liYhtly, •
'Khoo spoke with lips that curled.
Ah woe! to feel the presence;
And Jet lo want the power;
To breathe the subtle essence,
But neier touch the flOwer;
To have the eager pasaion, •
• V The thirst that grOWethpain,
And a band that May not fashion
• The working of the brain! •
The dumb whose sealed lips languish
For sotne sweet uttered sound,
To speak the joy , or anguish '
That in his heartie "found.;
Th'esleeper in the hushing
Of the night-hag—to be free,
Struggling•with weight-Vercrushing ;
Oh! what are they tome? .
I heard a tra7eler telling
• . About a singing bird
In iouthern islands dwelling,
Sweetest music ever heard.
In the vineysids, in the bowers,
- . ' Its life glides gladly on, ' •
Fluttering tfiro' the honeyed flowers,
And scac rely from thein known;
- But in ravines, end ,passes
..,
Of rocks, !n often found,' •
Lying on the scented grimace,
.z, Without motion, without sound ;
For where the eche bringeth.
Its own full unto again •
.
• It singetb, oh, it singeth;
' It feeletlknot the paid.-
It calleth, calleth, calleth,
• -- With sound returning 'sound,
. . Until the spentilling-filleth
Destli=wearied on the ground..
So bath my spirit harkened
' Its own bewitching note, .
With eyes and senses darkened
To evcrythicig, without.
An ecstasy enfolding ... ,
My . beisr. and my brain, -•
Listening, answering, beholding,
• But to that, mocking strain;
„.
Deeming n thousand shaken,
. Bowed, melted by-the tone,
Whew, forgotten, and forsaken,
• -I stood, I dreamed, ;done,
Mylifee—ray . cours life bringing
• To hoar, to boil' at last - .
The echo of my alnging o l... •
A shadow I had cast,— ,
• Failing . , failing, failing wholly; - •
Falling from my perch on high ;
Less happy in my folly
I wake before I dio.
' Beloved, gaze not on me
With such. beseeching air;
Thine eyes have often lien the
Before from my deeptilr.
And-when my.grief departed .
Beneath thy gentle touch,.
I
I knew myself
much,
Seeking so tommuch..
Most grasping, avaricious,
• ijumtiafied to,ti)
Asking, .
for genius .,
precious-
With.....the.precions gift of them --
FOY in the balance shaken.
...
r.,0hl what were idle most rarer—
?tarp', brigbtetit, beet, if taken
„Melte; and thou not. there I .
Al no, beloved,;! grieve_not, . -
. Whatever shadows roll,
- While thus thy soft eyes leave not! ''
- Oie shadow On do my. soul. '
And though no fame achieving,
Yet in achieving theo
May I got die believing
Mine own daily destiny!
May I not deem that in me
Lie germs flung from above,
That taught me hew to win thee,
And how to wear thy love!
Beloved, place those flowers
Again within my'view,
They were nourished by the showers,
They were nurtured by the dew.
How sweet it was to wanner
By streamlet and by tree,
Climbing hither, climbing yonder,
To gather buds for thee;
How sweet it wait to wind thew.
Within thy &ailing hair, •
And secretly to find them
Than thee tenfold loss fair ;
How sweet it-was to place them, .
In books, In songs approved, '
That after thou might trace, them
And me, in all things loved.
Oh ! vain dream was I dreaMing
Of fame,'of favors charm, -
Of genius is'unlight gleaming, - I
Dreaming, dreaming to my harm ;
And though I only waken
When the shadow of my day
By a hand's-breadth may be taken
Evaniating away ;
Through every WAN: is blighted,
Woven - from thee apart;
For all I am requited,
Thus dying on my heart.
How_Big Darkey Jake was Cured ,
•
- of Bunting.
Soma years since I was employed as ware-I
house clerk in a large shipping-house in New-
Orleans,
sod while in that capacity, the fel
lowing funny scene occurred :
One day a Vessel came in, consigned to the. t
house, having on board a large lot of cheese
from Nsw York. During the voyage some,
of them became damaged by bilge water, the
ship having proved leaky, consequently the
owners refused to receive them; they were
therefore sent to the consignees of the ship,
to be stowed until tbd case could be adjusted.
I discovered, a few days afterwards, that—as
to perfume—they were decidedly too fragrant
to remain in the warehouse in the middle of')
Juob, and reported the same to my employers,
Gout whom I received orders to beretbent
overhauled, and send all that were passable
to 13ear.1 S Calboun's auction mart (then in I
theold Camp street Theater,) to be disposed
et for the benefit of the poderwriiera, and
the rest tattle swamp. I got kgang of black.
boys to work on them ; and when they stir
ed 'em up, "Ile the bones of Moil Kelley's
quart pot! but the smell was illegant entire-
ly." I kept a respectable distanee, believe me, I
for STRONG niggers and sraosc:cheese, on a
hot June day, just bangs all common essences
—including 41 certain "varmint"—we read
about.
Presently the`boys turned out an immense
fellow, about three feet six inches "across
the stump," from which the box had rotted.
In the center, a space about ten inches was
very much decayed, and appeared to be about
the consistency of mush; of bluish tint, which
was caused by the bilge water. The boys
had just set It on its edge, on a bale of gunny
bags, when I noticed over the way a big dar
key (then on sale) from Cliarleatown. S. C.,
who was notorious for his bunting propensi
ties; having given most of the niggers tu that
vicinity a taste of his qtglity. in that line: I
had seen him and another fellow,- the night
previous, practising,—they would stand, one
on each side of a hydrant some tp.ri yards ,
distant; and run at each' other viith . their
heads lowered, and clapping their hands on
the hydrinat, they would butt like 'veteran
rams. A thought struck me that I might
cure hint of his bragging and, butting, and
have tome fun also; so I told the bop to
keep dark, and I called "Old Jake" over.
"They tell me you are a great follow for
butting, Jake i"
!I is some, massa = dat's, a fan. I done
bUtt de Gool 'tirely orf of old Pete's head
last night, and Massa Nichols was gwine to
gib me goss! I kin jii.a,bingi de head orf any
nigger in these parts, myself--I kin !" c '
"Wdli, Jake, I've got a little job in that
line for you, when you haven't anything else
to do. . .
- 'lse on Las' for all dem kin' ob jobs, my
self—l is;
'Well,—you see that large cheese back
there
•I - 'does dat. I does myself.'
'Now, if you can butt a dent in it, you
shall have it.'
'Golly, MIMS you'o foolin' dis nigger ?'
'No, I'm not, Jake—just try - me.' ' • •
liroa you gib' me' the hull ob dat ar'
cheese, if I butt a dent in um r
'
'De Lor! 'l'll bust 'em wide open,—ls will.
myself. Joss Man' back dar fir Ole Souf
Carlina, 'CAFG Pee com ity ' tuvself,-I is '
And old Jake started.back .some fifty rem,
add went at it with a good quick run, and
the next instant I heard a dull; heavy sound,
—a kind of cowls, and old Jske's head dis
appeared from sight, with the topjust vis
ible on the other side as he rose with his new
fashioned necklaCe,the soft; rotten cheese ooz-. 1
ing down all round bins at be tattled down so
that just his eyes were visib?e. From As
center of it Jake's Noice was scarcely audible;
and half smothered, es he vainly tried to re
move the immense cheese.' - ,
'O-o-o-o-o ! er de Lor! Mass—took um
orf. ao-o-o ! bress der Lot ! Lif um up !--
Gor a-mighty I I—' •
Afe)itiwhile, I was nearly dcad myself—
having laid Lack on a cotton • bale, bolding
inyself together to keep front burstibg, while'
tbti boys stood around .old,,Jake, paying him
off. s .
'De Lor! bow de nigger's bra' smell! 'you
doetiti't clean your-teef, Ole Jake
'I say,—you didn't make more dan . four
times dat ban', did yon,ole hose
• 'Well, yob! is a misty nigger,—dat's a
fad 7 •• •
you is the that:if:sr ins' of Welsh'
Rabbit,—you is r
'Whirr you' git your' her.' grease?' And
thee, fhe boys tun 011 Jakei—now 'half
smotliered,—when I took compassion on
him, and told them to 'take it off. lake,
stay to claim Ids prize, but put out
growling—
•Gor-a-mighty ! I done got sole dat time.
l'se a case of yellow feber,—l is, myself!'
, Old lake - was never known to do any mole
butting in that vicinity', after thee.
ge tfinetli,:, aZtlitittss.
At the close of a cold winter's day in the
year 1814, duriugthe court term of Clerken
well Assizes, England, there came up by the
_evening mail stage an ordinary looking per
eon; !Lich halted at a small tavern in 'tbe
town of B--,--, where the trials were being
heard, and ' - who informed the landlord that
be should proceed on the following day, if
_the,weather should not be too bad.
He booked ilim:self as "Henry Edgefoed,
of Leeds" Hia baggage Was duly bestowed,
and nothing out of the common appearance
indicated itaelf in Its manner-or babite. He
spoke pleasantly, rnixed_with the coming and
established guests of the, house, and as' the
weather seemed gloomy anted forbidding in
the morning, (tr circumstance that might
easily have been foretold on the evening he
arrived,by the way,) be decided to remain at
the tavern over another day.
Among the•cases which had been present
ed by the grand jury --of the borough, at the
present Bitting of the court, was one fur high
way robbery, charged upon a man who
answered to the name of Burrows, and whose
trial bad commenced on . the day of tigeford's
arrival.
Time appeared to hang heavily upon the
new comer's hands, and he seemed to Le anx
ious to proceed on his journey ;, but the
weather would not permit, aid he found him
self "reluctantly compelled" to tarry at B—..
His landlord, de:•irous to. amuse and retain
his visitor as long - as,posibie, infornied • him
that the town or vicinity offered'.but pour en
couragemeut ordinarily for tire entertainment ;
of strangers, and especially those who were'
bred in, and accustomed to city life; but just
at that time the court was m session, and
:Among the presentations was the case of one, I
John Burrows, who was being tried for an I
allbged robbery on the bighway„ the detqs
of which would no doubt interest hint for the
motueut. But the'stranger had no taste:for
the marvellous, and did not care to attend
court.
The subject was freely discussed at the
tables however, both at the breakfast and
lunch-hours, and Mr. Edgeford was induced.
at last to go to the court house to listen to ,
the closing evidence upon the capital trial
which had so deeply interested every one else
• in the neighborhowl abd which vraiin reality
a Cause of bOth importance and note.
lo the meantime, letters reached the botel
for "Ileury Edgefurd,' Esq., of Leeds," for
warded duly by the post from London ; and
Mr. E. bed.spokeu of one or two of his nor.
respondents casually, who bad been recogniz
ed by other gentlemen, also tarrying at the
public house where he was temporarily so..
I priming. Ile had a heavy letter of credit
1 from .his 'friend,' ion. Thos. Baring, and
everything about the deportMent and car.
riage of Mr. Edgeford, debuted him the -ee
-1 complished gentletnan: . •
The ease of.' Borrows, 'tito was .charged
with the high crime mentioned, was in this
wise, as set forth in the allegation :
"On the night of June 1845, the lion.
Jonas Petit, M. P., was on his way borne in
his poly chaise, when his animal was sudden- ,
1
ly seized by a man who spruno..from a hedge
row near the crossing of- the Charing and
Barrington roads, whb presented, a pistol
against the peraou :of the honorable M. P.,,
and deManded "his money cr his life." It'
.was near the setting of the moon, and the
only nine to the identity of the supposed rob
ber was a small gaalt...upon. the - back of bi 2
hand, which the honbrable gentleman observ
ed at the time the bighwaydan bad drawn
the pistol upon him. "
' lie had only four guineas about him at
that Moment; and a single ten pound note
upon the Bank of England. -The latter was
not lliscovered\by the , robber, but the four
gold coins weregiven up. • Immediately an I
alarm was. given by- the honorable gentle 1
man. Scouts and policemen were sent out,
and three days afterwards, 13urroWs was
captured in a neighboring town, and con-- 1
fined on 'suspicion. No gold was found upon
him.
The honorable gentlernati felt very positi re
about his identity, however, from the dress,
size and scarred 'hand ; and as the testimony
of an M. P., s is a mutter of • to mean weight
against a poor devil who may chance to be
out late in the evening in the capacity,happi-,
ly, of an amateur poacher, or otherwise; so
Burrows—Who might or might not be inno
cent—was handed overfor examination, 'and'
subsequently was put upon trial for his life,
as ,the supposed robber of the liop. Jimas•
Petit, Member of Parliament, /as 'afore-
In defence, Burrows simply' asserted that
ho was a laborer witbco anY e,e / pecial pro
fession. It was his lot tizczbe . ,a / iiywhere and
everywhere from time/ to re.:e. He had
formerly been out at.A..ervice, and on the
present oncanion(to be declared) he was on
his way in starch / di new plaCe, having
travelled from I,figbton an the day be was
falsely arrested,/ and never having been, to
his knowledge, in the vicinity of the cros-ing,
of the Charrng And 'Barrington roads in his
life. • -
This defenca was of no account, of course,
when, the solemn assetveration of- an honer
able'Eoember of Parliament stood against it,
and moreover, whin such honorable gentle
man,-who was so certain of the scared hand,
&c., &c.
• The evidence had been duly Submitted,
however, and, upon the afternohn of the sec
and day of the trial, as we have noted, Mr.
Henry Edgeford bad been prevailed upon to
visit the court house. The honorableaccuser
had testified to the best - of his knowledge and
belief, that purrows was the.man who robbed.,
him ; all the connecting circumstances h a d
been set forth 'by .. the Trosecuting
.attorney,
who exhibited the customary zeal of a Gov- ;
eminent officer where the rich and influential
are put •in opposition to the humble and,
powerless; and the prisoner was at last sup %
posed to be in the most critical position.
• 'Upon my word,' said Mr. Edgeford, sud
denly, turning to the gentleman who, had ac
companied him from the 'hotel to the trial;
'upon my word I have seen that person some
, where before.this;' and raising his . llass for
n
a clOser inspectio of his person And. features,
he declared bewail sure that ho had men the
fellow within
_a fear months;: of this he wan:
- positive. .
'The prisoner. gazed upon the arranger -au.
instant, aa-if he pirtially recognized him,
when this chief judge arose: to 'charge, the
jury,
ire entertained no doubt, he said, 'after
VOLUME XVI,.NUMBER 20.
fiktening to the pointed and •cenclitsive
evi
dance which has been presented to the jury:
then, turning 'to the prisOner, he asked if he
had anything to osr, when Burrows arose
calmly, and in a clear voice, replied: _
"My Lord.: I stn a poor stranger in this
place, without a friend to turn to for aid in
my emergency ; .but I am innocent of :he
high crime you have chargsd.against me.
At the time when 11E: alleged robbery was
committed, I was far distant from the place
where the rohbery•tvas effected, And I never
'attain that locality at. all iurny
"I am, totally ignorant of your rules orlaw,
and I may not be,perinittect noir, perhaps, to,
present' any evidence that niay elect My un , ,
fortunate case favorably. .ttevertititlyss, I see •
:imams the spectators preseni,_ ones person,
nho; providentially, rnay sive me,.e I do note
kniiwlii.lsame, but I' beg thlit the gentle—
man who.'sits On my right yonder (pointing:
to Henry Dlgeford) may tie placed upon the
witness stand and _worn.
All arca were now turned upon the travel-
Jer, who, at the reccest the court, entered
the witness box, when the prisoner thus .in-'
terrogated him :
'have you. ever before seen me to your
knowledge r ••• ' •
'I am quite sure I have.' -_. •
‘ WM you give to the court your name and
busineSs
'My name i, Ilenry lidgeford, of Leeds,
and I am a manufacturer -of cutlery.'
' 'Will 3Cu state wben rind where - you met
me and under what elrcumatancea
"T. was travelling about the middle ofJuno
last from Dover to AldiMro', 'and upon ar
riving at the latter Qlnce, I-saw con in wait
ing of the lower stage house. tieing enctirnb
ered with luggage, r engaged you to carry
my boy. to the hotel, after Wards to 'other
lodgings; and I clearly remember your. per
son and features:
'At what time was this
'About the middle of June.'
'Can you state the ?Raise date of your ar-.
rival theta
•I'ro, 1 th'ink it wns ou the ' . l:ith or 48th " of
the month."
Then turnihg to the court, the witness
added': . .
'I am not clear, y0..4r llonois, , ' as : to the
exact day ; but if your honors 'Will alloW me
to send to my hotel, Tillere I am temporarily
stoiiping here, t citn obtain tn . .? •'ziteimoraud
urn book, wbiala will asni:t me aa to tL•e eluct
day.'
Leave was-given at once, and in a few
minutes, a small trunk was brought into the ,
contr.' from the ^.trange,•'s toom-•at the little
hotel,
Upon opening the. box the diary was
found ; and the witness turued to the' follow
ing hem : •-• • •
•Mern.--T:aid prier for carrying lukgage
to the lodgings in Aldboro', half a crown.
Arrived at 71P.M.'
The Judgcs now asked again:
. •
'And du you state that_ the priabuer- was
the ideal leaf pei;on who did this service for
you at that time ?'
lam perfectly clear, your honor,io this be
lief.'
Here WZI.SCR singular answer that staggered
the court, the jury, andtlis poPulace . ,,gd by/
no means' lea, the'•1:o111,:lity!e - Member of /
Parliament 17lic Ltd routed on the' •
highway! If this account was correct-Z.-
Aldboro' being
near a hundred leagues flortX/ •
Bairington road—surely Burrows could' not •
ha 4 ben in both -pieces the very saine
right, s, .
'I pain him a half arc t r/honor,
Ideal had an Unusual!: it;, and
remember a rearark 1- at the -
itne—thal it had been alluding
o itklightness from th
Mr. Edgefotd sat doit i o, add the prisoner
then asked that the ofil'eer;Who arested him --
might.lie called for it moment, who was sutr
sequetitly required-lo'prodUcc the contents of
the prsoner's pocket found on him when
taken.
Amodg thti s tall amount of silver thus
cecured %Vie: a ' Utitated :half crown piece,
which was • ewn to l'elgeftird, who
instantly d , tared it to be .the one he pail to
the por7; to-the best of his belief!
Thif . eltled the question, at once.. The
criiivt,Vapplituded ; the Judge, sat down in
• tnOeutent; . the cause, went •to the Jury,.
apd the .result was unqualikd acquittal
n tlaeiF.part without leaving the box. . • •
That same evening, Henry" Edgaford,
and John BurroWa left the town of
together. Theyi were two confederates in
crime, both being necomplisbnd "gentlemen
of` the road.' Binrowc was the robber of the
Hon. M. P.; lie was really guilty; but his
friend and cornpanidn in evil, assumed the
disguise Ora 'gentleman traveller, and being
aware of all the circuMstances of the ease
from t h e beginning; found no difficulty 'in
coining 3story adapted to the moment, and
the imminePt l dniergency of bis' associate.
Ilis letters were riirgetiei, - h is `bills of credit
the same. He leaned what coins werefound •
upon Burrows when he was arrested; and :his
determination tel clear him was entirely min.
easeful. / .
There was no time or . ripilortunity for
rebutting the I testimony of Edgefurd ;
his whole plan Wits r ii perfect coup de grace,
and to his confeleia‘e in minks, he proved,
eminently, on that: hee'asiou, i"A • TIMELY
Waseca." ••
Wiry so id UCtilit.ND
cause, ssys 13a;yard Tayler, the Or .- 1-s„clo not
jump from infancy to young lady-hood, They .
are not sent from the cradle to tho parlor, to .
dress, to sit. stilli and look . 'pretk . v. ;hey
are treated as - children should boo During
childhood, which eiteuds through a period,.
of several yeatr,lthey pre plainly and loosely
drms6d, and allowed to, run, romp - and play,
in the open air.l They tako in sunshine ad
does the flower. They' are not •loaded down,
girded ahrltt,ti- . 9d oppressed every way v/ith .,
countless - frills arld f ,supershundant flounces, ",
so as to be adrc4red,tor their much clothing,
Nor are.they rendered delicate and dysmtio,
by continual sttflEug with candies aftAsweet;
cakes, as are the suajprity of. •Amerioarr,:chil
dren. I'laiu, simple food,, free and various
exercise, and ablindance of sunshine during
the whole childhood, are the
secrets'of beauty:ln after life.".
girArnong:rall other irittues, bami)ll.3,
though it be-lowest, yet is pre-eminent. It, se:
the safest, because ik ie always at apohOt;
and that man may be truly said tcrlivls'most
contented in his 'calling that strives.'to live
within the compas of-it‘
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