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Cit people's f $ L. V. A E. T rcss; BLUM, PUBLISHERS AND PROPRIETORS. TERMS:--CASII IN ADVANCE 0n copy, oWt year 1... ....$2 00 six months,.. J. 100 t 'y three montlis,....j.....:.......'........? 75 LIBEttAt pf&COTCVT. TO CTLUOS. THE YOUNG LAWYER'S fRST CASE. In one of those long, low, ono story, unpoint ed liQiises which succeeded the log-houses in Vermont as tlie second generation of human habitations, lay a sick woman; she knew, and ail her friends knew, that iier days were num bered, and tliat when she-left that room it would ha in her winding sheet for the grave. Yet her face and hpr spirits were calm, and the tones of her voiee.'likc Ihosc of the dying swan, were gwecter .than .those of life. SUe had taken . an affectionate leave of all her , children, in faith hope, Save one her eldest son a mother's uul pride. By great economy and ntrwea- indiistry this son had been sent to college He was ft m'dd, iuoffcnsivel pale-faced. one; but the bright eye did not beliej the spirit that dwelt in a' casket so frail. He had been sent for but " diil. not reach bonic till the day before his mo ther's dentil...; -.As soon as she knew of his com in".! slnv immediately hadi him called to her l . ' frwim an il left, alone wiih her. Loner and tear fal was their conversation!. Sweet and tender was their last iutexview between a mother and , son who had never lacked dence on either.side. You.know, my son, th: niv most earnest wish and .loy riedi . Oh, thegood old man never suspected that ' was under: age. :; : . . j What did you get for i the I oxen in selling them out?.! ' I f Why somewhere between one hundred and thirty andjpne hundred and forty dollars they were noble fellows.' J ' -,. - - ', i any degree of confi- i it has always been and prayer that you should be a preacher.of the gospel, and thus a, benefactor to the. souls ofl men. In choosing tile law, you arc aware you have greatly disap pointed these hopes.' ' I know It, dear mother not Idealise I like the law I dare not-"uiidi-rUtkt And so you want mo to help you cheat that honest old man out of those oxen, simply be cause the law, this human imperfection, gives you the opportunity to do it. No, sir; put tip your retention fee, I promised nay dying moth er never to; do such a thing, and I will starve first. And asfor yon if I wanted to help you 10 go 10 uie otate's prison, 1 could take no coursd so sure as to do what you offer to pay me for doing. And, depend upon it, the law yer who docs help yon, will bo your worst ene my. Plead minority! j No; go, sir, and pay for your oxen honestly, and live and act on the principle, that let come what will you will bo an honest man. I I ! The coarse young man snatched up his bill. and muttering 'something about seeing Squiro c- - j ii i L Va ii..' ". . annpuii, icti uie omce. , . So he lost his tirst 'case. He felt poor and discouraged, when left alone in the offico ; but he felt that he had .done, rieht. lUsJUOther's voico seemed ' to whisper,4-' Right myson, viKlit. e j K ;.j ;, j . U, j The next day ho was In old Major Fanis- worth's office, and saw a pile of bills lying on the table, The .good old man said he had just re ceived them, for a debt which he expected to lose, but kind Providence had interposed, in his; behalf. The young lawyer ii nothing; but ins mouier s voice seemed to come again, 'right, my som right.' j S j s Some days after this a man called in the cyJ him the case, examining papers and the like, As they went along, Loudon took notes and memo randa with his pencil. ' - ;He will never do,' thought Mrs. Ilenshaw. ' lie takes every thing for granted and unqtcs- tiohed; and though I don't design to mislead tririi, yet it seems to me as if he would tike tho moon for green chec3c, wcro I to tell him so. Ho will never do; and she felt that slio wasted her time and strength. How groat was her surpriso when London pushed ajide tho bundles of papers, and looking at Ins notes asrain went over tho whole ground, sifting and scanning every point, (1 weighing every circum stance, pointing out the weak places, tearing and throwing off the rubbish, discarding what was irrelevant, and placing tho whole affair in a light moro luminious and clear than sho liad ever seen it before Her color came and went as Iter hopes rose and fell. After lie had laid it open before her, he added, with unconscious' dignity, "r j I . . jMrs. Ucnshaw.'l think yours is n causo-of fight and justice! Even if there should ; be a failure to convince a jnry so that 1 aw would de cide in your farori thcro aro so many circum stantial proofs, that I have no doubt that justice will bo with yon. If you please to entrust it to kue. I will do the best I can, and I am quite mind, and proceeded with the evidence to prove j len and dogged, and Mr. Snapall fried to look I Last year, on the same spot, a man was cm- Uio will to bo a forgery. It was easy to show I Tcry indifferent. IIo made no defence. The cified also, and these same atrocities rerrctrai- the character of Brown to be one of great ini quity, and tliat for him to do this was only in keeping with that general character. IIo at tempted to provo that tho will could not be gen uine, because ono of Its witnesses on his death lcd hail confessed that it was a forgery, and r bites sure I shall work harder than if I were on the opposite side. What do yon say, Mary?' said tho mother, enin in ing, and jvsked the ypung m:rt to dcfbiid; a trial just coming on. u j and I have doho it so much, but because work So sacred as the istryi conscious as I am that I am not quai nt in itietl in mind, or ImmIv, or If I dared do it, fur yui reason, I would du it. In God's tihie, my dear son, in God's time. I trust you will. I m-illu yon. iiut promise n! now, that you will never u in ie rtaku a ny ca us e w hie! spirit, for the work, sake", if for no other Ii you think is unjust. never aiu in screening wrong ami that you vflf fnm cxyning tbji'ghband iiunihnieiit.' The son said sium-thing abo.it every man's havmr the nrht to have his case presented in --- -- a -- it r the best light he could: . ! know what vim mean.' said she; but I know that if a man ; has GhI and man, he has lid ' What js your casv?' ' - Thev ntfense me of Kte:ilirr lkpti-liiir' li t, i S I ' A bec-h&e! . SuiJy tlrat-oould notiw wortl much?' ji i v; 1 : 1 ' ' I 'No; but the bees and honey were iii it,' then you pid really steal it?) ? 'Squire, ' are yoa ilono liere , i noboily td i Squire, are yoa hear?' i- i-. !-.!- ' I ! I am all alone. Are you'lioniid by oath o keep 'Uio secrcti of vimr elu-nti?' 1 .t.M ' - 1 ' 1 I Certainly,! I am.' xt y4t" and me. I did Imve :; There was more than sev yon cin clear me.' 1 Well.tlheii, Violated tlio laws i f moral ' right to Ixj shielded, from punishment. If he has confes sions and explanations to fori yon' to tiku hissidi shield hi in from llie laws. ter than if,-for money, you conceal ed him .from tw dab at that honey. enty pounds !l But How 4an I?' j ' Why,';Nel Ilazen h:is agreed to swear thai' I was with him lishing atSqnanieook Pond that night.' Vi o, by Iperjury.'you Iiope to i cscajic punish ment. AV hat; do you expect to jxiva lawyer who will lo his best?' J j i ; ! -J The HivS tokSjiil Hweny" doliarsV It was" a work was done. A very brief, decided charge I cU No one dare say a word, and U was gi ven by tho jodgc, aoJ. wilhont leaving in tho vicinity are powerless to j Interfere, as t'icir scats, the jury convicted BroWn of forgery. J their stock, barns anU Looses aro; at tho mercy "That young dog U keen anjaow ?" said of these peop!c. I Snnpall. , Tliese penitents believe that IT they dJo ondor Wlicn his conscience UlU hla ho is on Ukj roinc this sclf-lmwuod tortara thev uJ tlvrlr had j that )ie atul his friend had been hired by Brown J side of jostlcc, said Ixndon. overbearing tho J relatives go straight to Iteaven. If Ciey sarrirv, Uion w sesniy nnn swear to tu being gennino. Here remark. , their sins aro pardoned for the' remainder of no ndunced tlie amdavlt of a deceased witness, I It was rather lato in tho ovenlajr before Loo- I tlwjir lives. taken in full before Jain cs Jolinson, Ksq., Jus- don called on his clients to congratulate tliein ticeoftho Peace, a hd acknowledged by him. on the termination of their suit, and tho rccov- So far all was clear, and when the testimony cry of Elm Glen. He w. met by Mary, who closed it secnied clear tliat the caso was won. frankly gave hlra htr kind, and with, tears But when it came Mr. Snapall's turn, he do- I tliankcd and praised him, and felt snre tlicy molishcd all these hoes by proving that though I could never sufUciently reward htm. Ixndon James Johnson. Esq.. hal slmcd himself Jus- I colorctl. and seemed more troubled Uian when I It has alreaJv hn tice of the Peace, yet he vras no magistrate. In- In Uic court. At lengtli ho said abruptly, "Miss Parker, tlie ranch-liero, wlto ca gaged to rido asnnich as his commission kul cx'pircil tho very Hcnshaw, yoa and your mother can now aid thirty tutislang horses three hundred and five day before ho signed tho paicr, and altltongh me. Thcro is a friend ot yoors a young lady, miles In fifteen hoars at Fleetwood Park. New ho had been rc-appointcd. he had not been le- whose hand I wish to obtain. I ' am alone f n York, on Thursday, broke down after cotnplct-' gaily qualified to act as a magitrate that he tho world, poor, and a&kaowiU'ThU Is my first ing two hundred and twenty-six miles la eleven might r might not havo supposed himself to law case, and when I may Iiaro another Is more hours and twenty-four minntes. The New York to qiwUfod to Uko an affidavit; and that the Uian I know." papers giro farther iirtlcalars of the race, as law, for very wise reasons, demanded tliat an Mary turned pale, and faintly promised that follows:. afliduvit should bo tikcn only by a sworn mag- she and her mother would aid him to tho ex- . j o'clock. A. M tlie small crowd of wo. istratc. I tent of their power. Then there was a wiase. I ..i. i.-.i ,i u. , . r.i..ij - i iiiu niiiLii iuui l'kuhili an iiiiul iu iim inn u w m THE GREAT IXUSTA1JO ILi.CS. i The Eider Givea out on the Two II un- dred and Twenty-Sixth Hile. Ho was most happy, he said, to acknowledge and she felt as if slic. the only one who was lUnJ at nectwood Park greeted the rider. Par- the cool assurance of his young brother In tlie law ; and Uie only difficulty was that ho had proved nothing, except tliat. his tender con- to the dauHitcr. Yon aro as much interested ( scieneo permitted him to offer as an affidavit a as. I. Shall wo commit it to Mr. London?' I You are the best judge, but it seems to me that ho understands tho case liettcr than any one 3ou havo ever talked with.' j London thanked Mary with his eyes, but for Sjomc reason or other, hers were cast down up- pa pel that was in law not worth a straw, if any better than a forgery itsolf. j Thero was much sympathy felt for poor Lon don, but he took it very coolly and seemed no way cast down. Mr. Sniipall then brought for ward his other surviving witness a gallows supposed t lie ngitatrd and cool, most speak. Who is Uie fortnnate friend of mine?' Dont you suspect? Indovd. I do not. Well, here is her portrait. handing her a miniature ease. Sho touched a spring and it kcr, with a cltcer as he swung himself lightly Into the ponderous Mexican saddle, and with a sliake of the rein and a jingle of spurs, started opon his journey. The first ten miles were traveled in twenty -six minutes and forty sec onds, but it rcauired twentr-seren tnlnnln and flew open, and in a n.ror she saw lr own lwcnlT gcconds to accomplish the second ten. face! Now the crimson came oyer licr bcauU- In ridin- tho CrU forty mct lhc riJcr chfta fill face, and tho tears camo thick and fan, and n the figures of Uio carpet and she did not sco looking fellow, but his testimony was clear, de i,iin j i , . i I cided, and consistent. . If ho was committing f Well, j Mr. Loudon, : we will commit the whole affair to you. If you succeed wo sliau bo abio to reward yon, and if yoa do not wc shall bo; no ioorcr than wo have been. For weeks and months Loudon studied ins case, lie was ol ten at uose ijouago 10 asK questions on soma point not quite so clear.' no -: ....t it- i i i j lounu iney wcro j very agrpcaoic raou.cr ami daughter. aside from . tlie law suit, and I am not-suro tlwt he did iot find, occasion to aak she trembled ; but I beliave slo carrived the shock ; for tho last time I was that way, I saw tho conscientious young lawyer and his charm ing wife living at Kim Glenn; and I Iicard him Scak of hit first lanrsuii. perjury, il was plain tliat ho had been well drilled by Son pall. .Loudon kept his eyo upon Urn with tho keenness of the lynx. And whilo Snapall was commenting upon the casQ with grx'At power, and whilo Mrs. Ilcnshnw and Mary gavo up all for lost, il was plain that Loudon, as hu turned over Uio will, and looked i at it again and again, was thinking of somo- I Colorado Coire!imd-nceof the Ft. IxjuW Glol- CRUCIFIXTION IN COLORADO, norriblo Self-Tortoro by Tdcxicans. thing else besides what Snapall was saying. lie acted Something as a dog does when he feels questions oncrcr than ho would have dono had r0e near thd right track of Ukj gnmt itjbcen otherwise; Tlie case, briefly. Wfs this: Mr. IleneHaw had lxjcn an active, intelligent and high-mind- ei man of business. lie had dealt in iron, had large turnaces in oitlercnt places, ami uiu nusi nss on average with throe hundred different people a day. Among others, he had dealings with a man bv the name of Brown a iilausiblo keen, and ns many thought, an unprincipled I siStX'H.y him in your presence?' lH-mocrat. Early in tlie wc k here it was reported in town that a man was to be crucified on the Fri day following. To tins Sooth of Saguartie, abt ut fifticn miles, thcro is a largo cttlfment of Mexican, called Camcros. It sits rlua to though Ik) daro not yrt bark. . When Snapill 'was through. I-oudon request ed that the witness might again Ihj called to tliQ stand. But hu was so mild, and kind, and tim- I the foot of the mountain range, and its i nimbi id, that it seemed as if ho was Uie ono alnnit to tanU arc cn!aiked in stock-herding and ngri commit inrrjury. ' , . ' culture. In comiwny with cx-Mayor Rirker, You tako your oaUi that this instrument, of Denver, yonr corrcrondcnt left S-tguacho at purpoi Ung to be tho will of Henry Henshnw, was 1 10 A. M.. to witness this strango jiorformancc kffr. it is well. . But andfor money, to seems to me no bet- r ilea that every man " tin law if he eould. great tcmplalhm. TIjyo1Sn3;vyyer-6t4gcri4 V fie i'oilicers of jti'ee, umh had a right to get clear o But I am wtak,Sand cannot- talk, my son ; and yet if you will give iuo the solemn promise, it seems as if 1 should die easier. But you must ih young man bent over ,his dying mother, and with much emotion, gavejher the, solemn prom ise which she desired. . Tender was the last kiss she gave, warm the jthanks which bhe ex pressed, amf sweety the smile which hhe wore, ar.il which was left on her countenance after her snirit had "one ui to meet the smiles of her Redeemer. " ' Some months after tlie the young man left the s Mountains and toward a moro sunny region, in a large and thrifty village he opened his office; tlie sign gave" his name, and under it the words, Attorney at-Law.' , There he was found early and late, his office clean and neat, and his jfew books Btudied over and over again, but no bus iness. The first fee which he took was for a short letter for his black wood sawyer, andj for that he conscientiously charged only a single sixpence., People spoke well of him, andnd miri d the young man; but still no.busincss camor After waiting till " hope deferred made the heart sick," ono bright, morning, a'coarse-look- for a moment but qnly .for a .moment- j No, sir, I will not undertake vour case. I will not try! to shield a man, whom I know to be a villain from I he punishment whieh he de serves, 't will starve first.' J " j ! ! ' The nihnj with ah oath, liolted out of the of fice, and mnde his way to Snapall's officej The jKor lawyer sat alone, and cculd have cried. But a few! dollars were h-ft him in the World and what; to do wl en they were gone he knew not. In a few moments the flush and Ixirning Cof theface was gone, as if ho had been fanned by the wings of an angel, and again ho heard his own (mother's voice sav ' Right, my son, right.' I j) iiP-ntuVi5 ;!l.iL; Days ahij even jweeks passed away, and no new client made his appeamnce. Tlie story of his having refused to take fees and defend his clients got abroad and many were tho! gibes man. ftnHIenslmw, witliont guile himself put 11 confideaoe'in him. .In a reverse of times' such as occur once in alwuit ten j-ear?, the1 r affairs became embarrassed and tcrriblypcr- plexed. death of his mother, ladows of Uie Green conce ,J. niing; his folly. Lawj-cr Snapall declared that such weakness would ruin any man. The multitude went) against the young' advocate But a few noted it and remembered it in his favor. ! It- On entering the office ono afternoon, tho young man found ja note lying oh his table. It read thus;:! 7 U;j' - . j ' Mrs.'Henshawts compliments to Mr. Loudon and requests, if it be not too much trouble, that he would call on her at his earliest convenience. as she wishes to consult with him professionally and with as jniehfprhjcyas iay'to.' f How his hand Jreiubled as.liQ rcal Ukj note, It might lead to business U might bo the first Wo arrivctl at Mr. Royal's ranch at 1 V. M .'Ijilo. j nnd. aftci a hasty lunclu n-paiml to tlwj scrn i 'Ami. you signed it with your own hand as which was taking place about a mllotipihe I In order to extricate his business, it was nec essary for Ilenshaw to go to a distant jiart of the land. in with t Brown. Thcro he an only company died leaving a young widow, and child, Mary, Uicn alnnit ten years old. and his business in a conditionjns bad as need le. By the kindness of I tho creditors their beautiful ibrae, called Elni Glenn, was left to Mrs. Hen- sliaw and her littlo girl, whilo tho rest j of the properly went tq pay tlie debts. witness at tlie time?' ; '1'did. -' 'What is the dato of tho will?' June 18. 1830.' When did Ilenshaw die?' . . Juno 22. 1830.' i Were you living in the village wheru ho died at the time?' I was. . Iow long had yon lived Uiere?' About four years, I believe, or somewhere theruabonts. Here Loudon hand.'d the judge a paper. crock from his house, and immediately bark of his ranch. We wcro informed by Mr. Iloyal that tho fun liad jnst comaienecil, and wo wcro in time. Fonr heavy, wooden tmeses, ahoot fifteen feet high, had lcn crectrtl at intervals of 800 feet, each, with one exception, b-aring a Lntin inscription. On the first cross was this legend : "Sti nii crurV "Naught but the cross." On tins next, "Kii Dominns frusira" I .est God lie with you. toil is vain;" and on tho third, "Omnia ad Iki gloriam" "All things to Uie glory of God." Tho fourth your correspondent lias forgotten. j The widow and" her orphan kepi the place of which the judgo unfolded and laid before him There were eighteen penitents, divided up Into heir jovs and hopes in perfect order, and every n tho bench. groups of four, and six attrmUnts In each group. dy said it didn't look liko a widow's house.' 'Was tliat village a large or a small oner Each penitent, with two exceptions, wore a body But within four years of the death of MrJ Ilen shaw, Brown returned Ho had lecn detained by broken limbs and business, he said. What was tho amazement of the widow to have him set up'a claim for Elmj Glenn, as his property. IIo had lonnod Mr. Ilenshaw money, ho' snid lie had been with him jn sickness and in death; and the high-minded Ilenshaw had made his will on his death-bed, and licquoatcd Elm Glen to Brown, as a payment for debts. Tlie will was duly drawn, signed with Mr. Ilcnshaw's own signature, and also by com potent witnesses Every one was astonished at tho claim at the will at everything pertaining to lit. It was contested irt court, but tho evidence was lear, and tho will was set up and established. Pr Mi s. Ilenshaw was stripped of everything. With a sad heart alia packed up her simple wnrdrobe, and taking her child, left the Village and went to a distant State to tench school. For Not very large perhaps hftj Ihhucs. ,1 black mask or sack drawn completely over the Yoa knew all Uieso lionscs' well I presume?' I head and fastened about tho ticck. The other I did. i Was the houso In which Mr. Ilenshaw died, one btory or twoT j Two. I believe j But von know, dont von? Was he in the j - ing tiw erst forty miles the rider rhaag. cd horses thirty-two times, showing great agili ty In leaping from Uie hack of one into Uie ad dlo upon another, and frequenUr meeting with serious difficulty because of the restive and vic ious nature of Uie mustang. Hie main interest of the race rested upon Uie rider, on whoso pluck and endurance depended . largely the success of tlie undertaking. Up to Uio COth niilo Parker rodo with remarkable ease and grace, apju-nring otdy a little licaled. and not materially fatigued. The weather prov ed nnpropitioos; tlio drizzling rain soaked the rider through and n-nh-red tlie the track very lieary. At tliu end of thcllOUi mile Parker ap peared a lilllo lame; this was tho fimt indica tion that tlie tremendous pace was beginning to tell upon him. After this, ho was observed to ret himself by riing in his sl!rrojs ami by placing ids ItamU upon tlie wither of his liorse. lie took no refreshment for tlie first six boars, ave nn fceasionl glass of water; tUe expi ration of tliat time Ira ato a piece of pie. to was noticed to WAV ttifSy and appeared oncudd--rmhly shaken. lie took fire ruinates rest and then started again- . Aft. r Parker liad made his ' 200th mile hi mnUuns were wati bed with Intense inUrrrt. He was then 16 minutes behind time, aixl ld been riding 10 hours and C tuiautew Finally at 25 minutes ial 3. lie finidiel Uio 22Cth mile, and Avas supi-recd to lie about to mount Ue re lay at hand for hint, when he staggered, and feel ing along 1 lie front of the judgVtnnd w!Ui lnnls ouutrvtrlietl. he entered Uo thwtrway and drop ped into a cliair. From thecltalr lie fell tieavi- ly into Uio arms of tho ranclieros and bottlers. Tliev laid him on the flour and hnUied his hed nnlil a 4ryician nrrivetl. "I am stone blind. tlie prostrate ridv'r moaned. OIi, I sliail never sec again. Tlio 4iyician examined tho riikr ryc. Vision liad really fled from one of Uw-tn. lie told Parker Uiat Uie ailment was oaly tempora ry, and urged him to rooant a" liorse and coaUn nc tlie rare. Parker said painfully : I am Uiad. I can never rido any more. If I wasn't so I would yet win Uio race. Osiers urged tlie rider to mount and rido again, and to Uicm he replied : "Too want to kill me. 1 am not strong enough to rcove. With difficulty Parker was raised to his feet. Tho physician asked him qacsUons and la re- 1 : I r. j. 1 1 ki nr.. t.. l. ir I . ' , a , i . j r t ing, khjpqk tiown sort ot a young man was seen .nuius 01 ni iionoiaoiu iie.j duihmu.'o u. six years sue nan oeen aoscni,nnu ior six years miking toward the office. How the heart ofjthe Henshaw? lid only kucv tliat a friend by that had Brown enjoyed Elm Glenn. No, not cn young lawyer bbnnded at the sight of his 'first name,1 it! widow), lady, had lately arrived on a joyed it, for ho enjoyed nothing. IIo lived In client. What success,' and cases, and fees danc- eu in the visions ot the moment..,., ' Are you Uie4awyer?' said the. man, hastily Liking "offhis hat. ' ' - ' " Yes; sir; that is my business. What CaA I do for you? visit to the family who resided in that cottage, it; but the liaggard look the frequent appeal ' At his (Earliest jcpnyenicncc' If he should go 0 'tie bottle Uio jealous feelings that were at once, would it not look as if uonvere at per- I mpt nnnermost and his coarse, nrofanc con- - T x , - -a 1 feet leisure? -Hj he delayed, would it not bo a ycrsation, showed that he was wretched. Peo- Well. I have hut two things moro which 1 win dishonesiy he had vowed never to practice? pi0 talked, too, of his lonely hours,' his starting I request yon to do. Tho first is to Lake that pen two wore red muki. WlieUier Uio difference of color In the masks represented a different de gree of eritue or not wo failed to ascertain. Hie leader of each band carried somcUdng resembl ing a watchman's rattle. IIo was followed by lower story or n tho chamber when you went neotlior attendant playing a small recti flute, to witness the deed? ! Tho oilier fonr attendants clunntetl in a low. Here the witness tried to catch Uk eye of monotonous tono some Spanish words Uiat we Snapall. but Loudon very civilly ,lcld hiui to tho could not undorLmd." Aside from tlio mask. point. At h-n"tli he said : 'In tho chamber. Uio penitents wore nothing but a pair of tlio I ply ho said that his eyes liad never been diseas- . a I . k m m a a h m. la aa a . . a a Will von inform tho court what was tho col- I thmcjt kind 01 knit drawers, hicli ono ol Uio ctl, ana lie aiu not ixlievo um anytuing nam or of tho house?' j C1"0"! lnitents and attcadants, carried an had struck Uie blind right eye In the race. I think, feel sure, it wasn't painted, but didn't "azote," or scourge, made fmm the leaf of Uio Seven or eight thousand spectators wailed tako particular notice. soapwecd. It is very tough and fibrous, and anxiously for Uie prostrate man to reappear and But you saw it every day for four years, and was braided Into clubs, about four Inches wide rj,je again. Their numbers Increased by train don't you know?' and perhaps three feet long. Tlie line of march Rnd wagon loeuls, and Ukj utmost excitement It was not painted. was from one cross to Uio oUier, and at each prrrailcd. When Uicy saw tho exhausted rider Which sido of tho street did it stand?' ! cross a lialt was mado of about five minutes. borne along Uie track io Lis lodging place U I can't remember.' At every step they lashed themselves with the arms of his friends, Uiey watched him ucUl Can yoa remember which way the street ran?' Uioso "azotes" until Uio blood fairly spirted he dUappuarcd behind Uie out-bnllding. and It ran cast and west, from every pore. They took sharp piece of Uicn, wiUtout any dcmoostraUons, they qulcUy The street ran east and west Uio hoosoHwo I flint, and Lacerated tins fleshy parts of Uio body I dupcrscd. There were 190 relays of horses. story, and nnpaintcd, and Mr Ilenshaw was in 1 until Uiey wcro literally a mass or blccling tho chamber when yoa witnessed tho will. I flesh. Whenever ono fell down from cxhansUon and loss of blood, which occurred every moment or during Uie day. Tlio best time made was a mile in 2.20. Fifty miles were no ia S hoars 19 minutes; 100 miles In 4 hours 41 minutes; ISO miles in 7 hours 19 minutes; S00 miles in He whistled a moment, took up his hat, and Inn in his sleep, his clenching his fists in his Whv somcthina of a iob. I. reckon. Tho I went toward 'Rose Cottare. t On reaching the I nrMmo nd defvinir all hell to prove it and the table. 1 fact is I have cot in 10 n litUe trouble and want house, lie was received bv a vounzlady of mod- iho like. 1 ' "I The witness demurred, and; so did Snapall. et j easy nanarIIoinquirei for. dMrs. J Suddenly and write your name on tliat piece of paper on j two, ono of Uie attendants took his scourge, and 1 10 hours 6 minutes, and the entire distance ram. some help. And he took out a five dollar; bill1 and laid it eh the 'tahjel The young" fawner4; maim ny, moiiou towarck uiKing iu ,,4 t- , . , Why don't you take H?'said ho.V I don't iaaapd - - r n 1 I i f call it p3 bat te begin with -what do yqucaH j off ' Iletcntipn foe, I presumc yoii moan.," ' Just so, arid by taking it, you are my law yer. So take. ' t j. - - ' ' - Not quitofso "asf, jf you jease. State your case and thcpJI.'iyill jei; you whether or not I Like the retenUon fee. a. . i j " i ; The toarte fellowstarod. ' ' 1 ' ' K t Why, miaieH'tii case" is simply this. Last spring I. was doing ''a little, business, .by way of selling meat. 1 So I bought a yoko of oxen of Major Farnsworth. I was to have them for one hundred dollars. : j ' Very' welf what became of the oxen ?' ! Butchered; and sold out, to be sure.' - - Be . iit -irii -. -. : v fun s '.Yes.' ; f 1 f' Wol Whevals the trouble ? : 1 Why, UeyjjibaAasiI t.nly gave my note for them, 1 need not pay it, and -I want you to cip me mi clear ofjLL. nr. est, yet Ilenshaw, and tho young lady said : wy Shall xmdon, if yod pleased Q Q T t Tho young lady cast a searching, surprised 00k at him, and left the room. 'In a few mo- yjiiibAoVis nokwett. botrlTPll" I Wrty 'your name, sir? v" ' ; ' ' ' ' 1 - How, t A. il 1A Vmi AVIUIAf tit Af ,f Xl A 1 4i beat him unUl lie got np again. ' ; In one ctoud a hcavv I02 chain was fastened nnd privately Mrs. Ilenshaw re-J Bat Loudon insisted upon it. 1 to each anklo of tho penitent, and Uie attendants turned to her once ovcd,yllage.t She had oh- I , '1 can't, my liana uemmes so. rcpuouiu wa- took hold M dragged him feet foremost over tud sonfe Inlornlatiorf By which she hoped to j titss. beds of cactus, or prickly-pears plants, which brinff lhetruthto llclit for she" had never Se 'Indeed! but you wroto a liold. powerful hand .innd In this country. Occasionally Uiey ticved that lierhusband ever made sucliVwltlj when yoa slgr.eil Uiat will. Come, yoa mast woq1J r1, giTeil 6nacn jerk togcUicr, and Cdr- iy iui mm irom uie ground. 2?G miles in 11 hoars 5 micutos. tn rmr of Mtii. To nrovi that this will was try. just to Oblige US L r..!,,. .... i,.f t.wImi xira nnnr in tit- I After xnnch hftrrcliniT and somo bravado. It ments Uio, moUieri a graceful,: wtll-bred lady of jtcmpt. An action was commenced, nnd Brown cimo ouiumiiocouiun wr.m. i r.Lt .i.J ' ck.j.'iM I L J'j i. j irJfii n..r..rnniwonarr;wl I al. nnd that he had rcancstcil 'Mr. Brown to lUUUb 1U11V VJIlGieU UIC lUUUli OlIC IliMt il UlllUi I HIMII1 linu IIUIILU VI UIO KHIIIllljUun inj voiiiuu . - - . sweet face, and; a look that brought his own pn against him. He raved and sworo, but he tllUkliCl .OU VIV1U1J MJU111IU, UliVb IIIU 9 OlWUSli I ill SO IJilU iiSlUU 1113 UJS, Will nun n v. n stalled tin his eyes; ''For' somo 'reason,' Mrs. I meet the storm like a man in Uie full codscions Henshitw; appeared embarrassed. J S nes$ of Uio justice of his cause. Thero was It is Mr.' Loadon, the' lawyer, I suppose8,' writing nnd rigging, posting and sending writs saia sne.. i ' At your service, madam. sign the paper for him. Oh, hoP said Loudon. 4I Uiooght you swore Uiat you signed it yourself. Now ono thing more, and I have done withj you. Just let me Like tho irckct-book In TOOT pocket, I will Tills dragging would perhaps continue ten minutes each time. Another penitent had a cowhide cut up into strips, and would wind it as tighUy as possible around his legs and arms until the circulation A Trie as Trick. A stranger presented at a hank in Dallas, Texas, a cheek for $10)00. and also letters purporting to endorso him as as wealthy New Yorker. The hank o doers hesl Lated about paylag. and he said "Telegraph to your bankers In New York, and I will stand Uiecxpoasi. I came hereto bey cotton, and must liare Uie money. A message was seat and soon an answer came back saying that the check and man were rood. Tho cash was was completely stopped, and the flesh seemed Uicreopon paid. Yet Uio operation was a cler to be bursting and black. Ho remained, nnd cr swindle. Tho telegraphers had Ukea poe was to remain, in Uiis condition twenty-four session of a shanty a fcwmilcs from Dallas. hoarse Every time Uiey reach a - cabin that 1 on Uio line of Uie wires. atUcDeU a oaury. ta- for both sides had much at stake. It was the open it here before tho court, and neither steal 8tood ncnr Uic oppcr cro(S an 1 came I ken off the message intended for Xew York. last hope for the widow. It was Uie first -case teeth and muttering something about tho w.t- , i II . . . . - i ' - . i i JIUl 1U9U ik JRIIA.I. . . . . m . . Is there any other zenUcman of tho Bar of for Loudon. It was victory or State's prison Again Uie witness rciuscu, nmi appca.cu w . .. . i i i Ii. . .... i. I Cn.ll. !.. tkil i.nvlli ni-in w( TinilinO' hu your name, sir?' i for Brown. The community, ono ana an tooa tu.jWi, j . a '" None that I know of. Tn i wliat wav can aide wiUi Mrs. Ilenshaw. If a bias could reach : " 1 . I .1. J !1 you command mv services, madam?' the inrv. it must havo been in her favor. Mr. ness going vo uio ncvu - - - ! I i - .1 . .... The lady colored.1 I am afraid, sir. there is Snapall was engsged for Brown, and was de- Tlie pocket-book camo out, anil tn it was a some mistake, f I need a lawyer to look at a lighted to find that ho had only that white- regular discharge of Uie bearer, John Ordia, difficult case, a man of principle, whom I can faced boy' to contend with; and tho good pub-j trom four j-car' imprisonment ia the Tcnnsylra- Iposritm cn Credo." S trust.! fYou were mentioned to me but lex- ilio felt sorry that the widow had not selected nia Penitentiary, and dtcd Jane 15. 1831,'and I aaffering by faith.' peeteato see, an oiaar auauv .,i out and washeil thm with vinegar. Occasion- I snd answered it. ally Ukj monotony was varied by a penitent tak Ing on his hack a huge cross, and bearing it un til ho fell prostrate under its weight. Tlio cross was about a fool thick cither way, about eighteen feci long, nnd the arm about nine fect. On this There are two hot springs la Presidio county. Texas, near the Rio Grande, each about tea feet in diameter, enclosed In a natural circular rim three fect high. .The water Is clear and of cross was actually painted in letters of blood. 'Ln an unknown depth, attempts to sound it with 1 100 fect of line having lallcO. Ja 'Plain asVday7bah just -ay, gentlemen of the jury, this young mhnVas not !bf ago when' e gave Major FarnswortbiUTane nnrVUiere- fwe, in law, the notegtdWnormHigat's all!' y . " And was it really so?' 'Exactly!' b .VU'ftf : t .: !-; fHow came Major Farnsworth to let you waveth.0 oxen?' . - . . ' IS you -will admit mo,' -said Loudon, who be gan to grow nervous in his turn, so far into your confidence as to state the case, I think I can promise not to do any hurt, oven if I do no good. And, If,1 on the whole, you thinfc it best to commit it to older1 and abler hands, I will charge, you nothmg, and engage not to bo of fended j -j : ;" j j ' ( ; ., ; . Tho mother looked at tho daughter, and saw on her face the look of confidence and'hopov The whole afternoon was spent. in going oyer Spanish, and signifying 1W feet ol line Having lalleu. Ja one spring Uicro is a tempera tare oi 11U degrees. a man of somo age and experienco; but then, signed by Mr. Wood. Uio wortliy warden. . xo penitents hail dic.1 the night before we I they said, 'women will have their own way. : I Tho young advocate now . took the paper I rnt Uicre from Uiis treatment, and one liad been I rniLAriXl!A, May 19ih. Tho !ississlppl Tlio day of thd trial Came on. -. Great was the -which ho liad handed to the Judge, and showed actually crucified. Wo were not permitted to I log cabin was opened In the ceatenBial grounds excitement to hear the great will caso and the jury, that the house In which Mr. Ilenshaw J go to the spot wlicre the crucifixion took place. I to-day. There are sixty-eight diflVreat kinds every horso In tho neighborhood was hitched I died was situated in a street running north and I as, being total strangers. Uicy feared our mis- I of wood In Uic structure. somewliero near o court house. I south that it was a ono-story homo that it was ion on tho grounds. Tlio only American ccn ' In rising to'" open the case, young Loudon I red, the only red housa in Uie village, and moro-1 Uoraan who saw the body on tho cross was a was embarrassed: 'but modesty always meets' I over, Uiat he died in a front room of Uie lower I ranchman living la the immediate nrighbnr- story. ' I hood. Nails had been drivsn Uiroogh csch foot, Thcro was' a moment's silence, and then a I jnst abovo the ankle, and Uirongh the lmmls. A stifled murmur of joy all over Uie room. Brown's J gentleman who was on Uio ground on Saturday eyes looked bloodshot; the witness looked sul-1 says Uiat Uircc more will not recover. with encouragement. ; Tlie court gavo him pa tient attention,' and soon felt that it was deserv ed. In a clear, concise and masterly manner, he laid open the caso just as it stood in his own 'Some people seem to be extremely sensiUre. At one of Uic churches one Sunday, Uie minister read Uie prayer for a person in deep aCiclioo, and a man who had jost got married got ap and went out. He said ho didn't want puLho sympaUiy obtruded on him In Uiat way.
The Western Sentinel (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
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June 1, 1876, edition 1
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