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II. 11AIGII, - Attorney at Uwr FATC rrSTILLB, Iff. 0. orrici on ou iTwrr. "Lay Copartnership." Tt. Ik awtWalpratf. B tkiraar forartJ a Law Ca-aalr,a4-mWNHWtalUt!a'ta a Um Mmmm rmatiar mt tai Hut : CliaUaai, aaf i l uml aaJ lha Haiwaan Caart , J5i JUS!M. J; A. SI'EARS, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Atvoir aa iH. af CtirWrW, OaraaU. BiOa, AJiraaa, t , HanwU Ca , S. Cl liny. iad'a art 6MEUL C0M1SS10X iB rcSUASDUC SERCDWT, rmimlnfftoti C , biLK. A. BLACK, OFFICE HOST 100 MB. 0T1 . r. . St lHm.. CmmmmA mm4 Drmf Hlrr. FaaraaryT, W ANDREW J. STEDMAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, PITTIBOROrO, WU1 alfcraJ tfct wtat l Mrta l aart. at Ckaifca. Mra, aa Haraou i.i. ii it:&. 1 f JOHN WINSLOW Attorney at Law. OMt ea IKt S,nk "set.s7 rATETTETILLC, SJ. C. R. E SANDFORD, ATTORMY AXD C01XSELL0B OfBo at Dr. fept, 1M5, Hall's N lUildinj, oa lk fllreet. ISiVUftiy A. II. Campbell, Auctioneer and Commission Merchant, GIL'LGSIMB STUEEt; ;J '"FBftttTUlt.lu.C. r -e-y .r 19.TM. . t . Charles Banks, raiFKCTIORERi wnnLEflALB AK0 KETAlk PBALBB IS wllEEI STHlibi) rsyatuvillB, N, 0. Jaaaaryie, Kt: : 8 tf ."S. It. THOMAS.' . DSALtt IS' . VANCY AND STAPLE DRY GOODS, rxn. Karaart. Ulaakata, As.... ;e0tBaafiaatTBa(IOiiuriB8t., FarattrUla,ll.C. J. S. DilNlIS, C01IISSI0S AXD F0EWARD1X6 :-lIERCHIHT:r triLmncjTo.T gaa. I, IBM-- North Cwrollstw. "DAVID HcDDTTIE, BRtCK iaAMI AHB PUBBTEaXEK, rATtTTIVtLU, K. 1 etraltr leader. serriaee te pawra U tkto and 7uTadjo4nin eeuatiu wtafaing Wort 4oaa la hi tlaa. ialy li, isx-ly f , COOK & JOHNSON, IMPORTERS A)D DEALERS IN EngUsh, German, and American Hard- wara had Catlory. ffsaasey4lM:V . uU- u7,W tifrii Irgni .'it tyffiylt'f tfflti fa?ji tuttml t';:l I jnt . Bvvoto mrovMk rni rxkL. ; ' STARR iTwiLLlAMSr . t ' ' "': Art r-reWriaf Ibrlr -i.'.' , . C4MIJ ttaxR all V WUIrt Ual Ta wktck tkf mU ib rrtaatiaa W Mrka.aw M ttkir MrrUaaaa ( IkU MaHiai. 4 , Ooi. J, 1064. , H5-U. Fall Trndca 185 0 ,t i - B F FLABCE i . : UMOWOrlSUiO, Uft aa4 aWirakl I tack al FALL ASO MIUCBCOODI,' CoaaWlint af " ' ' BUe kaxl Catorar) Bilk, KaflUk aa1 Fraack Martaaa, VUiu aad Fig'tl HaUaaa, aaaa kaaaUfal aaiUn, ' . , Itlaak aa4 Faacy Alpaaaa, . . . . , ;.( ' HikfaJ aartl(, , . , ' v' IJIara aaJ raaanlatraa, g : raataiaaa) WhaMmaa Bkirta, , Jaaaaat, NaU4, kaiaa aaal FiaU MarHaa, rraaak, JCuftuk m4 Aataneaa friata, , ', , Ootkraa) Crijiir, ,r , ' , i KatiaaMr, Jaaaa aa) TaaaJa, f' '' ' , 'i iTalrta, Liaary aa4 Karya. f kiaaclMtl aud Uraaa akittiuf a4 -oti3 Waiat aaal CaUrart riaaaala, . tVilliofl aaa- Twkia(, ,,' Irtak Uaaaat, aai ajaoiUamt, Liaaa Takla tlutbr. Tavalhip aatt JCapkiaa, Hkaala, Craakf aaa1 Mutillaa, Kirra aaallty f baa btaakaU, JUkaaaa, Balta, tilaraa, Bolraty, . - ALMO. ' Uakt, Capa, laaaata, Baaa, Saoaa aaa Caaralaat f a Hiaarai aaaartawai m Baaatraaiaa'a Ia4l.la.rt aa4ia7vajiaf (a lira TiSkKt hoTloK I-HfE, vkM littkliaMMl Maall aaaaaea far CA8II, ar aa um ta taartaal aa laaiarr, atika ml lluLE IALI ar ikTAll All ara raaaaatfally laMa4 at in m t tU k(ar Mnauhf mlfmmmmrr. i. r. rEAici. Ba; Be, fayaUarWa, r4. 1, WA. W it GR0CKU1ES. f aaj aav raaaitiac mj atock af raajaija; (ir r Bar Tatar, karatta, M Bbl. Hacar. ' ' M " Maekaral Sa. t, , J4 , " " 1, ." i 4 " I, 10 " narrra, t " Mrvart t tyrmf, M Bam Ckaaa.' 11 - Jtaaraj ladlta, . . , II " A4aaaa(iaa Caa4Ia. Wrat Mia Fraaartaa. aaMr1a4, raiaaa, CaaJwa, aaITaaa, Via. Faujr. aaa Wklw Uat, Will ka aaaataatl aa aaa4 Baaaa, larl, Battar, Tka aaa aamal ariaUs aa4 all krat la a OMrrrt lUara. till h) krH kaarf. aaJ aaM taaaa far aaak ar aa Ma fmjt aaarr. .. r. MIHJBS lara tum.trr aaraviaa a n.n a vaanrn. Brat. H, li, IWMF MKCIil S4IIJI. IB Wax. UU. Aaarfrf, iaaIaaMMr.MllABl-WB. ' Faraalaky B F. MOOSE. GOOD LAND3 WR SALE- ' Ar I aUfc ta ta Wart, I viak U rail Farra aa tha Crpa Ftar Kirrr. aa tka tmmtk aioa af Capa Frar a arlla ar taa hatav Barktak (WI, aoauialaff aoara etUTH Aarraaf aaratRirartaa4. Oattx Farw taara hi a f aarl arrkard, sad baiUiafa af all kia4 ta bra la, Aa. AlaaaTaW Mill aa Baek.fc, (! H. Ma Sattl't) Alaa Its) Arraa Laa Jaiaiaf Ua aaraa. Mr. I. II. ktaaa aill laa Uata aaa! MHU U aa aai airuing ta farcka, aa4 alra jrra Ik raw. " t- a. s tin. I, la. ' l-f JOHN A PEHIBERTON Urn Jl T acrtlTI r One af tk ! aWiraklt glocka of Hllk tad raster laple Uwoeta rrrarr4 kr kia, aaabraaiaf art tka aaet rtj Ir af IHk D I KM-i0 W nunc kVal ar. I' bet tUtiar, Uliiped aad plain ilk taliaeia, tNllarit Kate, f lain ! UiocaJr Marina. Plain, Maui, and rieh Fia d f reach DrUin. aad a errat eamajr atker arw Mrlr. Ira, a tareeHlnck i af Vtrt. CMk. aad Milk Maalil'.a-. Clonk aad Talataa Ua, rw, run. , fio.k and Tillic hab. A jrrat aH latest ttytrt af af tli . . k) II ij OO J. tt 1--U .'t I 41 ii o, Frvah EoibroiJarir., It n't.n Ijic Cllara, ererj eetor ar th brrt quklU of Kiel lavra aad - tiauuilrti Ut Ladraaaad-Ueatto A t hndaiapalrniWoatdeartitaI)a- . aak, with trimmintto aalt.aaai Terr ' , -.9 ... iadir Oil.. irVMow ghsdas...,;-.; ,;.- T " .ALS07'Fblt".UkSilSSlS Black, Wu, and (Hire Broad CMI. Wk aad Fta CjCalmiir aid Vatta(r A Very larra Stack ef READY-MADE -For JW.CW VaHtll and Bays d la lha latert . atjteaaiHl Wtrtmamigt frrli4. ll,e jtiora 8tek wa ralaeted a ilh areat ear aa rejar.1 7yla and price, and mitt be oflerrd at wtiola aaleor' rUU, an rj aeooaintodBting U-naa. Tka public generally ara rrapactfallT toriied ta call and aaia for UinuaelTa. - J. A. rEMBEBTdiSv-- gpt: 20, 186. . . H'-W Richmond County Land For Sale. Tha amlemignrd oner for le s tract of land If far ta Rlukaiiind, oa tha Kf Juniper Creek, and coa Uiniat taelr or Aneea handrad acra, principally wood land. It U located witbla a few Btilr of Floral College, and of Laorinbargh ia Richmond county, the ita of a soarirbing High Uckool forboya, ant! a point .i.. ... r tli. Wilmiartiin. Chirli.tlr. aad Buth- erford Kail Road. It i wall adapted to th caltura of Cora, Cottos, and Bios, and i the moat beautifniij 1imh.MNll.B1l la LUItf nan Ol nmi. n"". 1 VlTHlhiHrmity5rTo of karalng, M winrenhrntiy B 1 naiiroaa r.-., aad ia a cueaejaaity aolail furilaaociability, morality, and iatelievnev, it 1 brlirrrd that thlf laad praatata. laUocemenK to farmtrt and panmaaSatig.ged ia . th bo, ber and rurpeaiine buina rarely iousd ia aay country, ' 's"' ' Peraoa wUhiag to parehao will do well t eaH tn MS within tkaa lw waek. mt Mr: F.ffy Blua'a, a addreea m t Oilopon WTO., Robaron County wltkiu thet tin. Aftw th eiplraUoa of twa wrekaaiy ad drraawltlb Mwll C. 8. C. 1 Mr. P. A. MvKaebia ar Miltoa Mclatoah, EJ'., will tak plaaaara ia ahaaiag the land ta any penoa detu ingtotuitia -,.buou5 f t j BLtf No. 28, 18M. ' lf'';tf M Tha Frailrill.ObrTer, Wilmington Harald, aad tha Pa l Herald af Charaa. B.C., will ptaaa copy four wh aad farward aenaata. , Dr. E 0. ncEACHHI "v- Ha ring peraMBaatly toeatod Umaalf ta .Trer. MwsttBwsweiry Cowwt," W."C. -Laerpactfully affr hi aarricaa to th aititma af Troy and atoatgoBrarr vny, " iaa tkmm aad aargary, ate. Cbargaa arauaraia. Sea. JA, jUe. - au-eat F ayettaTilb, II C, v t, tut- - ; ALMOST AN ELEl'llAM'. W mflt ni IJ friend tha ott.r r whom wa bad not seen fr awreral m "jiHjii, wml tvB in me cuune oia cu-vi tttloa with Uim, ihy dinl vou vt t. rled taJ Mill down atDehert?" "Get ftituTatiJ ani Mrttla) down, you ' John repeated with emriai. "Yei. -' ' - 1 came very" near aetilinj do,in v, out frUiog mnrried, whil ogo."- ; How'llhat? ' ' ' ' ' No mifr I doo't liko to tell en to to editor!' ' f .' : "Hut in confliJeDce,' you know, J ' out wuhit. -Wont you llir M : -io." ; l .."'-. V N'ow, I ku'ow you will; but W.- ihat iny name khall not c wi;li ir, i bait hke thn tor, and nnv r i much aa you pleaae Wi f)lenirfd our "iinrrc ; f.. l. ft.-r , ,- 1 hannrnrd into one f Iho prtneiit ItileC'H illairea yiw evey aet yoof eyeaT'epon " " "VA hut h ila neoir? - "Tbat'a my concern, and III mannjrn it without rour BMittanca. It wa indded a beautifuffidnje, with pretty eeta. pretty houtea, pretty gardena, pretty everything and tnoo)( tNher thing pretty Women. Tha latter,-yoa know; I naturally take a liking to, andoT course, I wu not diapleaaed whenaWrt of 6Aeetiih cousin, whom I called on during a short stay I here An business, atricllr iavHed me to tnaka his j bMe my home (or a fortnight or tc, while I went over the snorting grounds in the neighborhood, and killrd all the beasts, birds and witches that ran wild there. Hang tne if 1 didn't thank the fellow with full heart, and I moved my little Dandle of clthe and other rabbiah to his bouse in double nuick time. Well. I had been there thrre or four day, and h4 been gun ning every day, without to much as killing a wtMaJpecler or a tree tuad, w ben one day, in rroaninir a tere of open ground, surrouo- um cm ii r "''i w wj, . i - bi t bliU to tnv aurnriae. the nreltimt irirl I I ever saw in my whole life. From Iter ap pearance. I juflgeu at once tne ,a to ner , .t J .--- L-I Ji.. t-T way. and prrpared myself irnroeawieiy w j perform a pirce vf true galUi.try. So;., MT( ematm mvom eoxpaotlW, walkiui straight up to brr, I common a- .h i fa -,lLrj . Ma:1ur.Ua tima far a ted n.V aurl'icioiw xrry politslr. and tmjuir- I e4 itttoiM reader wiv-aMwev i Sbe reHied that ahe had lost her way in . attemptms te Krt thruli the wood by aa J bhscare path, and would be very much ob- ipd if I led .her into the mam ro kd, er . . j ; . l ' w ,..1 .k r .rtihir:-.w eonM ' , way -rrr etiatmd aOtnrt evwrytliio. w eou.i think of. except her pretty setl whtch l wat thinking of cont.nuallv. (or she was a sociable as an old school-mate, and eveo told me ber name, the name of her fattier, t and Ihe names of half a doten brHhera hud i!crs wbrnn 1 ht l nevrr en nrr did mvt care to See. When we got into tha wad, the pointed out her father's hous which waa in aichf. and wa going ta thank me for tnv service; but 1 Montud Iref by sav- i..ir lhal it would be very little out uf the o,ce her home, and I preterrad w to I dot AH the way. there -we- ohaiiai mnA 1 laufihed, ami told stories, and Mes; and by the time we parted at t he ffute of I oM lVacon B s farm housft. I cou haveswornthat we were old acquaintan ce. 1 t'It Iter, -nonnz to sea ner ngiiin ."and he left me."horitiir to learn r.l' ..... ai.fi. arrival At h'line. ' Tiie next Sabbath I met her af church thft next M.mdav evening al a village par-1 w.J h., home- lha n enext rrtday!' 1 . ii'i . - I called on her Jaccideiitlly tb next SutTrtar c vpnmgbTpenrii!mn,-w-two ' weeks 1 Wa' in love: in three I hud "told tnv love and in four I was the next mora to' be the blge t fol that ever grew iutf natural phibisophy. 'lhree limes I popfied tlie.quetitin,.but sbe wouldn't say yea or no, Vr ex en hint that ahe would or not seal my happincM The fourife tin sHe looked ver y grave, httnj! down her head, sighed, ;nd even, 1 mistrusted, shed tear: : 'Shall I ask the consent of your la ther V said L af ter waring hall an hour for an answer to the questioit on which hung my hopes. "That would never do," hIic nirawered with a siuh : he would never consent t. tnv marriago with !you.i know be would j not." ". 1 mis rudted from this that she lierjdf had broached the subject to the Deacon, onolgot a flat rel'utal ot coneent to the match. J walked home that evening In much distress, passed a rt stless night tt my cousin's housa, and rose the next morning wilt." thy bend lull of pains and dark forebodings. My cousin rallied me on my dull appearance, and I determined at once t tell him Ihe aa cret of my trouble, ask his advice, -1 ac--nidinflv accompanied him to his little eno- JgQty and when there, onravellea tho WtlOIC - i.u..t... - - matter tviirthcr- That Kllen- ."said he, when 1 had concluded, is the grralest coquette in Ihe country,' or the world, and 1 advise you to keep your love matters to yourself when you are in company,' If I had mistrusted you were et all tender, I should .have told you of this before, but as it turns out, J ad vise you now toiet her alone." 1 did not "make any reply, abut really thought mv cousin the biggest fool 1 a Chris tendom. Had ahe not kept my company and said soft things to me and blushed, and grieved, and sighed, when I popped tha question for tb fourthtime? A' The next evening I called 00 Ellen again she was alone, andaeema l twice as beau tiful as ever. For the fifth time I offered her my band. , She came very near faint ing a a ay, but would not answer me yet or no. What could the matter to? Of course; 1 attributed the whole to the obstinacy of the -Deacon, her father, and being more tb&a half craxy between love for her and :.if strain if MiU'i Its rsfl Isjl f r bim, it wili icarrely be wondered t bdfure leaving. 1 tuiretted to her we eoaldnU be happy with his con 'I ve had periect right to proceed with f; '.. " ' . e could take a ride aonvf evening," ',Hg0 to the depot, take the rniH train t,nd in two hours be man and wife." hen would you call for mef" sbe asked. . o-uiorrow night," I replied, almost wild H delight "eight o'clock.. A'el,"a4iJ sho, after a pause, I will ba t ' ' - lie next evening, at half-past seven, tha e stable-lueper drove a carriage to . ,or. as he had agreed to, at half an f lit fore. Jest as 1 was stepping into irnii. a til tic boy handed me a note. rd i tin the buus for a moment to t. Thn contents ran after this sort: ' - Mr. R. I have consulted ' r"nn'nr a way with ' .r la -Jt: it ti. Kvii.'i iatter ait. rcau i iffotes for you to rua away alone. ( hupe you will not do this 'till you but have accomplished the iotentkoa you ex pyrpad on our arrival in our village; which was 1 believe before yoa left it, to maike a conquest of lha heart of the prot tioirt girl wit hi a tea miles. Yours as truly at ever, t Ellct B I immediately recollecied having fool ishly expressed this foolish intention a day or two before my arrival in tha village, te an old friend Who accompanied me there oo buainesa with some other merchants; 1 reooucctcd. toov.tbat tne request was I made while we were on a walli through r"'1 1WU1M' ,h T,,Bae! th"1 ,jM,Jr waa close oebind la all the time, and my friend who aw ber face i nought she mut be an angci. She ttrnrJ nut to bi the one! ;My horse was sent back to the . stable, sad the next morning I was leaving the heaaiiful villnge and the beautiful Ellen, and ray fifteenth counin and bis happy fir,ify as fast as steam would carry me. I JUDGE KEUSEX'8 FIttST CLIEXT. ,.. i ar MAat, lu. m , . R VM fooJ 0f uju.- fci4 ,xnrrvixnm .k b.,. Mv krat aaaaT ha J,,.. rt an I aururta at it was this : jrmnt H aaaM Uelea Moatrrasor, w u V-iiried at oar Cewatv Court. B'lleTiw. f, stctlistr a brrsatpio, valued at dmr ddllan, and jiwauty dUlars tegold, from Ua trunk of . her wapkryar, eaMaoies w aan-y, a rmerenao wao v.J.i L .l Iluu; . 1 nl.l Tk. aalnarS -yatta a ta at taa tiraa, aa taalfin-aaw ap I wmfm mmm wwmmM 7wnii n-r i .177; . r . u-Tl. ..4 f . dr and Tn;Ba- an that .he mol t .a-' were aaithiaz bat that, be-1 . "f "J'. "."r1- , t ... . . f , , .k.rn. y.LL ' . .j v. ..J :, .... 1 tht n Ui hwu foJj pUj is (b( '. The subaeuoeat arrtat of a b.jrre-lhieTes had so , .barbed pW,c ,turt'i..n, tbat the eaae of Hclea Mjntrwrwu quiia furrtun, and ae one seem- eJ to eare fur her fate. But when her cue" wu j leaned, and the waa plsced io the priaooerVbox, bar beaut, nvete,i every eye, . waea toe , J.i,' .tl her wha aaa bar counael. ana sue ! iBtuauatty replied tbat the bad nooe, aad that , be bad ao aioiK-r to par a uwjer tbera waa I joang t started at though I had been SOOL. lUCKIKal a ,i ,;n vli: tha next morninr. or I ! s juror wu last uxes m, and the Court Id- 4 jUi I should hare made sad work with mr client'a cue- At I left the court room. I lofrthe court room, I looked at mv watch: it wu eleven .o'clock: eo I had but tweo t 1 . . T ly -three boars to prepare ftir the rtrnpele. I at oace called apoa the diairict attorney aad axked' to see th iodicttueat, and the evidence bken hef ire the Jastice of the Peace. At ha tumbl ed over t pile of a.iaients;io7;ewvh''Vf "the' papers, he said, "The Judni oibi have a apius agaittat yoa, Beaiaea, to put vou ia uuh A" tight place, and yoa a greeo band. 1 Xo offence, uiy dear felluw," ho added, m he obenrcd tbe ri log color of my cbeek "no offeooe; I tioiply ajeaut that yoa .are inexperienced There are the document. Vou aiay take there home with yoa, if you like only be ure to bring them to I'jinrt ta.inArn nlnriiiniT. Yi)U will t e OU ponging tbeut, that yourciioathu not a chance, t u fctiBnyed at thia light reference to my cliiint, fur whom I had already entertained the deepest rwpoet, and believed to be ttinooent; hat I said nothinc in reply. Hastening" to my office, I locked myselt in and conimenoed the aoalytii of my ce. The indictment wu, ia brief, what I have already stated. Theevideoce befi're the utios of the Peace consisted of the tortiuiony of James and Eunice Wealey, Sarah Urowo, a seaaistress, Charlotte Boyce, a domes tic, and Thouwa Hannegan, a man-ofall- work, employed by the Wesley's. HaDncgan's evi denoe socmed straightforward and truthful, and to did tbe servant eirl't. I made up my mind thattheyTrereTiot anfrieaJlytOTnjrelieTitrand .1 . ...1 J 1. t..; fth lliiin " al.i tltoagh it thouhl necessitate s journey to BcrJfbrd. Iq Miss Brown's tcstiaiony I st once detected intense uialioe. and I detern Xied to harrow her uomereifutly ia niy cruwi-eiamioBtion, Wes ley' evidenoe was very similar in style snd uist ter to that of HaDaega'nj ; hot Mrs. Eunice 'Wet loy's testimony wu full, diacurstre, aod acrimo aioat such, for instance, u that, "She had al waya believed Helen to be a viper, but bar hat band had upheld the trollop. I remembered the gossip about Helena ill treatment, aod Mrs. Wesley 't jjaloosy; snd to my mind, the eaae bow seemed clear, I believed that Mrs.. Wesley herself had put tboea things in Helen Montres sor's trunk. I next went ta the Court House and requested Mr Mao, the Sheriff who lived ia a wine of (be building, to introduce me to the primoer. He oovdneted ate to her eell. Although the bol'u clauged heavily tt they sprang from the locks, oar entrance did not seem to attract her ttteotioa. She was Handing with duped ksnds, bebr ber narrow grated window, gftsinf intent- I1 aot a ineuttK'r of the bar present wbo wouIdHot'i certain ib nmrni id irac ui a prra. - r-r- " , ,ul. . . . r , , , -:n A .1 kt I I n..!,., nA.r. rvaih; I arnralnl to tha Laurt to rrotect the .bars undertaken ner case, me joj.', 11m i'""!, uis " r , --,, . i 1 . l: ..4 .u r.- . . (i.l i,U-UaJ Iho rn k Kaniee eareV aatredof witoeii aia4he4areaBgMeoKaoerm -i T TJ( taxi VIS sTVul4 aisr t '.- n aa mvioiii aaaaw aaw , j . . f , , . - , . , . . 1 J si f . I . III 1 It salaajaa sn4 Kr f1rai rst Ia hlaat the noor mrl" ' tr. who wu eriUcOUT bent oa toKmidaltne acr. 1 eve OU me. Butt aam, .Til- ucmmru, juu a-m j -- - 1 e , , ,, . , . i . n , - . . ... ... .1 . ... 1, 1: .L.I. 1 . ... 1 Thta Kr..i.1.1 all iu U a (nu.iui Mra. tauv a )ii (itM tin 1 i!rr?. ly at the aky. The Sheriff touobed bar arm, aod said, Miaa Moatretsor, this genileotaa, Mr. lieta aea, is the lawyer who is to atsaage your esse te-mertvw, aad be wants to sas yea. bba- start ed, tamed aaletly roaad, and atade ea 4aeKaa tiua of her head, te indicate bar readiness te listea, bat she said act a word. The Sheriff had already left the eell, aad we were alone. Ooaseieas that every araueat wu precieaa, f said. Mist. Unatreaeor, we ratwt throw aside all eereiDoey aad coaiatanioate frankly Bpocr thit palafsl basiaeaa. I say pttnful, bojanat it is no leas harrowing to thaa ta yoaraelf. Xot that I .think yoa jrailtr, for I believe that yoa are iaaooeat The aexi thing ta to prove that yea are so. As things aow are, thit pmatiaas to be a diaeuit matter, bat 1 am not without hope. If yoa will tell nie frankly what your experience has baen with the Weaieyt, aiy tank may be ry aiach lightened. 1 (hen pat a series of oaeatioor, which she aaswered with eau'rs frank na, whereby I Scant, ed she waa f fteea years eld; that aba had lirad in"! "t t eley, who bad been Harried aboat ?4S;tlwt aSM had bVrad arita a Lla J eld gcaflctaaO, named Gregory, who taoirht ber to call bint grindpa; that Xrs. M'eaiey, who was thaa called Miss Jfeamith, lired with Mr. Gre gory tUo; that he seemed afraid of Mint Net tisith; that Miaa Xetinith inherited all bia' pro perty, and married Mr. Wenley about a month after old Mr. Gregory died; that the told her illelea) aerer to eaH bim grandpa any aore, or be ' waaa't any relatioa to her at all; that the day ea which old Mr. Gregory died he gave her a sealed packet, and told her not to let Eaaiee (Mrs Wesley) eee it, bat ta give it to a certain lawyer, wbea ahe iwtaraed to loam, fur it would make her t rieh yoaag lady, sad then he cried, and said be had let Kaoiee hare ber own way too maeb; that aba fell aalaep with the packet in ber lap, aad wbea ahe woke ap it waa tone, and ahe had never dared to aak aay qaestioaa aboat it; that Mrs. Wesley hated her, and beat ber, aad treated ber like a tiara, and threatened to kill her, and that aha sometime thought of drowsing herself, ahe wu so miserable; that Mr. Waaler had said improper thinzs te her, that , be ta a bad man, bat vcy weak aad cowardly, aad completely aaderhie wle't control; that the day oa which ber trunk was starched, she was seat to the tuiainter't oa aa erraod, wat gone sboat sa hoar aad a half, and oa her return wu taken ap rtairt to ace ber truok opened, before the had palled off her bonnet and -ahtwl; that the wu tare Mrs. Wesley had pat the ihiojrt in her trunk while the wu gone oat, becaau the (Helen) had overbanlud it that very iae, and they were act in it tbea; bat whether I Mr. Wedey kaew aboet it she eooIJ not say, 1 altboogh she rather tkvaght he did, because he Inoked gaiUy whea bia wile was vpeaiag the traak. Tetliag the pone eirl to cheer p. and keep good heart, I withdrew, aad weal to the Pheria't aittirw room, where I foand Mr. Mace. I at i UfnrmaJ kr tli.t it waa nr oninioa tkat ! U?r the eonrt-roota with a pjod heart oa th. ! mnrrr lfc. k;Mi.h-rtJ!i wtMn nrmnir. ' 1 tn A. and I kaatmad to rar office. Mr brain i aa ia a whiri r.n irrW.oHna the racket i whif h . to mu ber a rich younK lady its mT.teriou disappearance! What could tlml ail ' mcAi? Wu cd Mr. Orejory raally Helen jrra"Jfher? Wu that packet bis la wiH aad i leaument, beooeathing his property to her snd j had Karnes Netuiith, now Enuioe Wealey, sto- r lea it from the child u .he slept, that the mijrht pjyaj T"7 7u" wihob aaa pern wrew itmm i mui t ened, and said be bad let fcunice hare ber owa wav too much: Her owa war about what? 1 Win muiuuit" a uipft'",!, ." . wont to a livery ftable, ordered a carnage, and drove to Bedford. Jl wat two o'eAwk when I reached the village. wisbad Brrt to see Itannegaa, w esley t sarv. mg maa.. Ky matin a lew caunou inqaine ... .U- M the taern, and disbursing a' naif dollar to the f knsllor: INnnniran was anon lflrked in 111 V room and infonm-d- nf-ajy bninei. ; He wu inocb j pleased to find 1 fa Helen', friend, and on ruy ; nnniiina' n.r.r tn lot what he had said net to ! Mrs -WealevVearST h Mid me that abe hadsl '' wart treated the poor eir) like a don ) tliat be had aaaa heratlike Helen, and heard her threat en to kill ber, and to ruin her reputation ; and that he believed the breastpin and money had been put into (he trunk by the old catamaran herself. In answer to my question, he stated what Helen 'a behavior wia when the article were found in her trunk, aud described the breast-. pin and, oioney. Tbe hitter conyiaed of four half eagles, 'one of which had a hole in it, that had been made by Mr. Muroh, the jeweler, so Mrs.- Wesley eould-etring it 00 a ribbon, fi a birthday present for the minister t little boy ; tod that wm one way Mrs. Wesley knew the money wu hers.' He alto gave me a letter, signed "Eunice Gregory," that he hid found in the yard, that day, and which he maintained wu in Mr. Wesley s htndwriung. That had made him "as pect her name wasn't Nesniith before the wu married to Wealey ; and he bad thought sbe might hsve been some relatioa to old Mr Greg ory wbo died, snd theie mast have beea some thing bad to make her change her name.' This in format ion made a deep impression on my mi hid t: en ta connexion with what Uelcn hid told me ; besides the name Khu OrMorj seemed 1101107 in my memory as though I had seen It connected with sotat event which had faded from recollection, and wu dimly recalled. I dismissed Hsnoegan, and raid a Vuit to" Mr. Murob, the.jewcler. I UAd him coofidenUally who, I was, and for what purpose I had called He distinctly remembered the halt eagle business in fact, it was set down on his record whereon ever transaction bw'sbop wu wntie oat punctiliously. At my request he turned to his book to see oa wbtt day tne note wu maoe ib the half-eagle. It wu Wednesday, the 17th day of March tho very day Helen' truuk wu search ed." I uked at what hour the coin wu delivered to Mrs. Wesley. H replied that the -called for it about eleven o'clock in the tbreaooa, aad that Mist Montreaaor's trunk wu ajarohed about one o'clock' in the afternoon f the saiae day. -That looks rather strange,' replied I i 'would yoa have any object! ia attend tbe trial to-morrow, with yoar book, aad testify ia tbi ee-el Nooe at an, ae repttwl-'t nau tateaaea rron the Irat to be preseat at tbe trial lailva hhitiwI. 1 cnaraner. aikt hkviiih mu war in . - TIB.: TlPCM iU lt AWtrcr. Whole No. 154 I lade the jeweller good day, aad turned to depart. At that rnomsnt Wesley entered lha shop aad WU acoustod by name by the jewcJlar,' who gave me a wink to lodfcsle who hewu.r As wt had never bufore met, I had eo ftar of b recorouine me, snd so I retarded him at my leitare. lie, was aa aril looking man. Over bis left eye was a queer-eh.iped scar, which laa crock edly aerou bia frirebead. The instant I saw the sear I tuk m thoegh the whole thieg wu clear to ms Bow. The scar, the dceeriptioa af nliioh I ao wall remeoibered, brought the whole story freshly te miad. I reaiember now the aame ef Kaaios GreBry the child murderess-end there stood ber aoeantpKos wnder aa aaaa me d ataje. Giring the jewcllur a warning glanea, I basteaed to aiy earritge and drove farwasly home. After taking some refreshment, I that Ky elf in my room, sad determined to past ths sa tire aiht, if aecetaary, ia prapaiatioa fur the eeaiing eoctcat. I aot etly wiahcJ te clear aiy client ef the ebargs wade agaieat ber, bat sfae expoM the Wealeys sad oblige them to auks rastitatioa to the unwaged aad pillared orphaa for 1 felt sa aotared roavMioa tbat all the pij artv Sherhad ia,tlM world rivkfily DrJoajd v ildco alorrtesor. -1 ransacked my mooiury to find seroething ttogible eenraiag the pan 5 ca reer of Kunirt Gregory and her aecoaipiioe, bwt I eould Gad aothing. I had read tbs story ataor Tears before ia a nevnpaper, the aaaie of which I eould not now remember. I eould not prvae tbat the M esleys were the state parties ; sad should I mentioo iny $uipicinmt ia ooart, the die trict sttoraey would scout them u ridiculuat aad oalieioos iarentkras of my owa, sad the JoJge would eharge the jary to pay aa kaed to taaaa. I most sop the chsraeter of the Wealeya ia my eroavexaaiinaiioa of their witaostas, aad thaa try to effect a breach suficieot to jostify a direct as malt, oa a charge of coo "piracy egaiast lielea, aad theo eroth J aroee t ealey ea the witaeas stsad. Aad I wore my meshes for the aasua pectiatt victim, noti! the atoning saa-rtys stream ed throuch mv wiodiiwa. The ewert wu epeaed, s jury ess pa Baled, the eaae called, HeVa Moetreator plaeed ia the pris oner' box, tud the distriU sttoraey's telling, arareilemopeaine: of tha ease completed, ia what teemed to uie to be bat a few minatea of time. fleiea looked more tuaorcat thaa ever, aod I resolved that fnl justice thnald be doee her. if my rewuroet eoo'd compaM each s rssult. It is in such sn hour that the lawyer feci the honor sod dignity of bi porition ; snd it is thea thar he alao feels its renpriuaibiliry. . The Erst witneaa wu Charlotte BcTce, the ser- . rant rirl Sbe had beea called by her misti-re to go up tad tee Helen's truok Mare bed ; ahe t j aod at U) brraBtpta and stoney foaad is it tacked swy la we eoraer. tfr roy erore exaaination 1 elicited frota the vitaeas the tact that Heleo had jost eoaae hewe frost aa erraod (na vbwh she had beea abseat over aa hour) ahea her trunk wts acarchad, and had ea aar bos net aad thawl ; that he looked quite innocent aad uoeoaeerned entil the thinjr were fooad, aad that tha tbcB termed aAoaiahed Ob disaius- . .- i on them, bat tbei rat with stare fteea, as tUoeh rescued tfcrt aothine theald aka them dear the cabrit. I called Mi- Boree hack. atTiae I had forttB a verr imporuat point. Tbie excited . ttcalke. and wbea I aked her if Mrs. Weajey wu ia ihe habit of Ul-treatipg the pria- ocrr, ererjbodT pookad ap their ear. Thr gist heaiuted aad aiamiaered, bat . aally said he thought the was. 'And why do yoa taink roT I aked. bhe replied, Mrs. H esley beat her ones with a large dub, aad tareawaed U kill h r, aad wu always Scolding ber Iut uTJi 12." "X' r laUneed v. j r- B at Mrr. Weeley, and saw that be-as regarding in her atrraet with a look of interne maiiEoity, utly countenance, and tbe turned fairly while with indignation. Tbe Jadsre toid tbe witoeu to sneak without fear, aod if the Sort her present' pUi by telling the truth, the would undoubted ly find plenty of better oaea, Beinj; nufied with the liaprtaatoo already- made, 1 told tbe witneaa h aiijrbt go, snd the distrwt sttorney permitted hr to pa.- without further uesti. u- i-'P ;' ' ' ' . . .. . ' -Ihe next witness wu Mum saran traa, the seaiotree-a rat-eyed, hatched-fated. dapper lis tie creature; "'be wat at wk Tor Mr. Wesley at the, time the theft wu aiscovered. sbe met lieltB, tUeidav before her trunk wu Marched, '; coming oat of her mistress' reota, aod the looked to guittv b thon fusHCU?d the bad been doing something wrocg. The same day Mrs. Wotley tpuke to her .about tbe thint ling gone, aud the told Mr. Wealey her suspicions. Thereiip on they thought it would be a good plan to earch Helen trunk ; the proposed that they should do it at ooco, but Mrs. Wely preferred to wait nbtil the next tft-moon. When th trunk wu searchedr tba'thinga Wre found ia it, just u the expected they would bo.1- " When -the wiia wu pvaed oVer to roe, I asked fri a rarebss tene, how the knew fbe moo-, ey was in Mrs. . Wesley's room, the day she bad '. met Helen coming thence. 'She kaew it becsuae , Mrs; Wealey bad told her it was there, houla't be mistaken, for Mrs. W. had spoken about tbe half eagle with a hole iu it, which too was going to present to the minister's little boy. This I mad her uy over and over again, until there,., eould ba no mistake about it. aod tbea asked if the knew whomude the hole iu the half-eagle. Yes; Mr. -'March, the jeweller, made it. .'I 4te in the rotoi'... ! asked. Tes ;" there he ia,' said she, pointing to Murch, wbo wu sitting near. I told Mis hrowo tho could go; and as 1 sup posed he, would dw, the DUuict Attorney request ed that Mri. Murch should be sworn. Th oath' having been adunhisfcrod, the Attorney handed March the .identical half-eagle, aud aiked if he ' recognised it- He said lie did, that he made the hole ia it Tor Mrs. WeJey, snd that the Magis trate who ewmatitted the prisoner had aiade a mark apoa it eo it -could be eatily identified. . 'That' all ; the witness ia yoars, Mr. Kemseo,' uid the DUtrtct Attorney. 'Da jwu reuieaiber, Mr. M urch, on what day of the month yoa made the bole in the half-easts you are holding id your hand V I uked. " 4 It wu oa the Kth day af -March,' uid he." MVhy w" the very ; day tha prisooat't tiuuk wu searched, waa it not V said i, r taming to the District Attor totaej. That ia the day meutioaed ia the w dictment,' he replied. Turning sgaia to the witneaa, I Mid; ' Mr. Murch, plea to recollect .iih nreciraia: vou beard the wittieu who pie- , J ceded joa sweat that Mrs. Weaky JoU her that 4 ' . - I i 1 -11 1--
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