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TILE WEEKLY ERA. Wm. M. DROWN, - - Manager. 7 1 Htrs ! SabvcrlptleM. U'eiklt One year. In advance, 2 00 Six months, oo Three months, 50 "Jon Prixtixo: Job Work neatly! and promptly executed, or every style and on the most reasonable terms. Orders solicited from all parts of the State. Cocrt Blaxk a specialty. " . $7 VZ 00 ltf oo IB 00 15 00 17 00 18 00; 24 W) as oo 32 00 35 OO 40 00 45 OO 50 00 20 00 30 00 5o po 35 00" 60 001 80 00 80 00.150 Oi) RALEIGH, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1873. hTfanaient advertising one dollar vol. in. per square for the first and riFTy cents far each subsequent Insertion. ! .. . j corn. 1200 1800 , , ; 1 ,. . .; : , ; - - ' ' - '! 4 do 20 00 25 00 4- : , , . ; I do. -30,001 40 00 - NO. 0. ; KOUCATIOXA1V. Greensboro Female College, omcEXHnoHo. rv. c. rpiIK FALL SESSION will begin on f,e Stbof August next. under the i",d'n,y f Kv. T. M. Jos. D. P., the former president. The Faculty will constat of Profeswoni W. C, Douh, A. M., ,:S ' ,!f rman. A. M., and F. J. IJahr, w ittj a full corps of accomplished ladr teacher. For circulars containing lull information, apply to the president, or fo J. A. CL'XIXOUIM, Soo. U. Trustees. i.ryensboru, July 8f i,s73. 5-5tpd POETRY. Jlni Jankins Sermon. A Lawyer Finds a Client. Raleigh Female Seminary, ItALEIGH, T. C- F. P. HOBC.OOD, A. M., . . , A. F. It FDD, A. M., 1 Principal. DR. L. VOX MEYKRHOFF, of Vien na, Musical Department. . The imposing new bnilding with its jmprove.1 School apparatus and recent ly purchased uiuiicl outfit will open on lt f September, 1S73. T1m FmuUv baa hcen- larfreljr ln rcajtfr.1. The Music Department is in liar-e of Professor Vou Meverhotr, a pupil of Kubenstein. The Professor is a brilliant performer. Las succeeded well as teacher of Vocal and Instrument Music in thU State. Jppiy for catalogue. 4 3m l'KACR IXSTITUTJB, Kavlelyav, C, Iter. Ii. liCIi WALL, Principal. John B. Iturwell, A. M., Associate S. J. htevens, A. M., ' , Principals. Bauinann, Instructor in Vocal Prof. A. and Instrumental Muic. The Fnll Tern Commence It, 1S73. for CllX-IIIar COtltainincr full rartirn. terms, course of atudy, Ac, Sept. Jars as to address Rev. July 2. 3- It. I1UKWKLL SOX, -m lUleigh, V. HOTELS. NATIONAL HOTEL, KALi:iOII, X. TX CALLIXii ATTKXTIOX t. this I iiouse, it Is w ith the ardent hope that I may have a liberal barc of travel, and I promio to endeavor to make it worthy of patronage. lUtes fx-i .lav. First FInr, f2.5o " " S,,i,a Fluor, U.110 j. yi. H1.A11C, . Proprietor. july 15. . lv. The minister said last night, says he, "Don't be afraid of givin'; If your life ain't nothin' to other folks, Why, what's tho usjeoriivinT" And that's what I say to wife, says I, There's Brown, the miserable sinner. He'd soouer a beggar would starve than Kivo A cent toward buyin a dinner. I tell you our minister is prime, he is, ltut I couldn't quite determine. When I heard him a giviu' it right and left. . Just who was hit by bis sermon. Of couise there couldn't be no mistake When he talket,of long-winded pray- in. For Peters and Johnson they sot and scowled At every word he was sayin'. And the minister he went on to say, There's various kinds o' chealin, And religion's as good for every day As it is to bring to raeetin'. I don't think much of a man that gives The Lord Amens at my preaebln'. And spends his time the folio win' week In cbeatin' and overreachin'." I guess that dose was bitter enough For a man like Jones to swailer ; But I noticed he didn't open his mouth, Xo( once, after that to holler. Hurrah, says I, for the minister SJl course X said it quiet Give us some more of this open talk ; It's very refreshm' diet. The minister hit 'em every time; And when ho spoke of fashion. And a-riggin' out in bows and things, As woman's rulin' passion, And a-comin' to church to see the styles I coxildn't help a-winkin And a nudgin' my "That's vou," And I guess it sot her thinkin. Says I to myself, that sermon's pat ; Hut man is a qm-er creation ; And I'm much afraid that most o' the folks Won't take the application. Now if ho had said a word about My personal mode o' sinnin', I'd have gone to work to right mj-self. And not set here a-grinnin'. Jut then the minister nays, says he, 'And now I've come to the fellers Who've lost this shower by usin their friends As sort o" moral umbrellas, Go home," says he, "and find vour faults. Instead of huntin' your brothers ; Go homo," he says, "and wear the coals You've tried to tit for others." FRENCH'S 2TEW HOTEL, COI. COITURIT A CHIECH STS., NEW YOUK, OX THE KUKOPEAX PLAX. It I V II A II I I. K It E - C II , Son of the late Col. Richard French, of French's Hotel, has taken this Hotel, newly tilted up and entirely renovated j the same. Centrally locttted in the ! UL'SIXKSS r.ItT of the Vity. j Ladies' ad (entlemens Dimxo ICrls ATTACHED. '1 3lll 1 My wife she nudged, and Brown he winked. Ami there was lots o' smiliu'. And lots o' lookin' at our pew ; It sot my blood a-bilin'. Says I to mj-self, our minister Is gittin' a little bitter; I'll tell him when meetin's out, that I Ain't at all that kind of a critter. Harper's Bazaar. - C. C. WILLARD, EBBITT HOUSE WASIILXGTOX, 4 3m 1. C lMTTSlJOItO HOTKI llttloi-o. Olintlinni Co.. T. C. I. II. Ill 1 Kl', Proprietor. ii. c. kccli:s, lnirictor. CENTRAL HOTEL, CIIAKLOTT1C, T. C Man-h 7. lS7:t. 171 tf THE" OCEAN "HOUSE, BliLVUFOKT, T. C. SAM. It. STICEKT, I'roprietor. The Fountain of Youth. ISY OLIVER WENDELL HOLMES. Bead at the meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association, June 25, 1873. The fount the Spaniard sought in vain Through all the laud of the flowers, Leas glittering from the sandy plain Our classic grove embowers ; Here youth, unchanging, blooms and smiles. Here dwells eternal spring. And warm' CroTn Hope's Elrslin isles . The winds their perfume bring. ; Here every leaf is in the bud, i Each singing throat in tune, ! And bright o'er evening's silver Hood Shines tho young silver moon. What wonder age forgets his staff : And lays his glasses down, ' And gray-haired grandsires look and . laugh ' As when their locks were brown I rillUS HOUSE is never closed and A li.. tho advantage of being always ready lor the reception of guests. Passengers land at the llotel Wharf, within a lew teet of the House. The Table is supplied with all the delicacies of land and sea. The Rooms are delightfully ventilat ed, airy and plesant. The Servants are well trained, polite and attentive. Amusements. .a Band of Music for daily evening Hops ; a Billiard Saloon ; Pleasure Bouts for sailing, visiting the surf-bathing grounds and for fishing; and a Bathing-House within a few feet - of the House. Promenades may be taken along the wide verandahs, or on the Promenade Hoof or the House. The Proprietor spares neither atten tion nor expense to make the stay of hi guests happy and full of pleasure ; and no charge is made for ice-water sent to rooms, or for an v trilling extra attention. To Invalids heoffers the very panacea I of health. i Terms moderate. Special arrange- ' ments made with families. i Refers to all who have ever been guests at the Ocean House. The Name. Do not confound the "tH-can" with the "Atlantic" House. Railroad Fare. The following Ratea for Return Tick ets (good for the si-ason) are made on the North Carolina Railroad: Kaleigh to Morehead City aud re turn, $ $ 65 Hillsboro to Morchcad Citv and return, tireensboro to Morehead City and return. High Point to Morehead City and return, Lexington to Morehead City and return, Salisbury to Morehead City and return, Charlotte to Morehead Citv aud return. Return Tickets on the Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad (good for the season) areVre Dollars from Goldsboro to Morehead City, (Beaufort Harbor.) Trains leave Ooldsboro daily at 1:30, p. m. . 3 3m With ears grown dull and eyes grown i dim 1 They greet the jovous day That calls them to the fountain's brim To wash their y ears away. What change has clothed the ancient sire In sudden youth ? For, lo ! The Judge, the Doctor and tho "Squire Are Jack and Bill and Joe ! And le his titles what they will, In spite of manhood's claim. The graybeard is a school boy still And loves his school boy name ; It calms the ruler's stormy breast Whom hurrying care pursues, And brings a sense of peace and rest, Like slippers after shoes. And what are all the prizes won To 3"outh's enchanted view ? And what is all the man has done To what the boy can do? O blessed fount whose waters How It has been said that there is no section of the world's hopes and struggles which is replete with so much animation of contest, such frequent recurrence of triumphant result and disastrous defeats as the practice of the law before juries; that the grotesque and passionate forms of many colored life, with which the advocate becomes famil iar, the multitude of human affec tions, passions, and fortunes, of which he becomes, in turn, not only the representative but the sharer, render his professional life almost like the varied scenes of drama. In the majority of cases he becomes a jealous, often a passionate partisan! At one tiiiio the honor of a man's life may tremble in hisrasp; again he is the last prop of sinking- hope to the cruilty, or tho sole refucre clasped by the innocent. One day he may urge the infliction of the highest, hardest penalty known to the law, a penalty which involves the death of a human being, or his incarceration for life in a gloomy dungeon, the next he may implore commiseration for human frailty, and talk of nothing but charity, mercy and forgiveness. Few advocates experienced more of these vicissitudes than did George F. Baker. The following is one of the many circumstances which occurred in. his professional life; that indeed renders truth stranger than fiction, and which exhibits the generosity oi nis nature. In October. Mr. Hnrk-pr was wife, and, says I, j detained at Albanv for a few days. ! awaiting the arrival of certain per S sons with whom he had important I business. At this time a court of Oyer and Terminer was in session in that city, at which the late James Vaaderpoel presided. The next morning after the arrival of the young lawyer, he sought the court room for the purpose of whiling away the time in observing the proceedings of the court. His route led him by the old Albany jail. The morning sun gleamed sadly on its dismal front, and gleamed play fully through its iron-grated win dows. Just before reaching the front door of that dim receptacle of crime and misery, it opened, and two officers, having a pale young man, apparently about twenty-one ear3 of age, in charge, issued from it, and stepped upon the walk di rectly before the lawyer. The offi cers, with their prisoner, for such the young man was, moved in the same direction he was going. The prisoner was of middling size, slen der in form, with a pleasant and attractive face. As he reached the street, the beautiful sunlight, the pure, soft air, of that October morn ing, seemed to exhilarate him, and his dark eyes glanced with some thing like happiness, as he lifted them to the clear sky, "where all things are free." The three tersons walked with rapid pace towards the court house, Mr. Baker follow ing. They had proceeded but a short distance, when they were met by a respectle appearing, decently t clad woman, about forty years of j age. The moment her eyes fell upon tha prisoner, shft.epraiir for ; ward and clasped him in her arms, ! exclaiming: "O, George! George! My boy! My son!" The sudden appearance : of the woman caused the officers to halt. "Mother, why did you not wait for me at the court house?" said the prisoner, endeavoring to con- ceal his emotions. : "Because I did not see vou there. j George; and I thought that per i haps you might not have your trial to-day, after all, and so I started to see you at the jail, for I could not wait longer. O, my poor boy! My only hope! My darling!" said the poor woman, her voice broken with sobs; "are they going to try you now?" j "Yes, mother, I am to be tried ' to-day; but calm yourself, I trust all will be well with me, for God above us knows that I am not guil i ty," said the young man. "You guilty, George! You guil j ty? O, no, no, no! You are not i guilty, you cannot be guilty, you were always so good, so true, so , kind," said she, taking off his hat and pushing his hair from his fore I head. "There, there," she contin- any crime, the human I young man is guilty of then I am no judge of face," he thought. Court had not yet opened for the day; a few lawyers were in the bar; the officers in attendance were lounging carelessly on the benches; some of the jurymen had found the way into their seats, and were con versing with one another in a low tone, occasionally glancing at the prisoner's box; while the spectators present regarded its inmate as a be ing whose trial was, perhaps, to afford them some amusement. The circumstances by which he was sur rounded, the place he occupied, the very badge of guilt which often surround an innocent person, caused them to regard him as a felon, who only waited a trial to be sent to a felon's doom. Presently a loud rap announced the approach of the Judge; the usual proclamation was made, ana the. court was ready for business. "Sheriff," said the District Attor: ney, "is oeorge Ames in coartr" "lie is, was the reply. "I now move the trial of Georg Ames, indicted for burglary in the first degree," snlrl the attorney for the people. Has the prisoner counsel 7" asKea the Judge. "Have you counsel, Ames?" asked the District Attorney, turn- ng to the young man. "No, sir; I expected Mr. Aiken to defend me, but he refuses." "Why does he refuse?" asked the Judge. Because because. I have no money to pay him." "Then as you have no means to employ counsel, the court will see that you have some one to defend you." Judge Vanderpoel then-asked a respectable appearing lawyer pres ent, if he would undertake the de fence of Ames, but the attorney de clined; he then applied to another who also declined ; finally there was no lawyer present -who was willing to appear as counsel for the accused. "Gentlemen," said the Judge, "I do not desire to compel any one of you to defend this man. lie must have counsel, and " Just at this moment, a small sized, sharp featured, shrewd ap pearing lawyer entered the bar. There was a sort of avoirdupois manner about him ; his eyes were black, round, piercing and project ing, giving him thesly and cautious appearance of a rat. His eyebrows appeared like a pair of nicely bal anced scales ; he raised and lowered them as if weighing the amount of money which a client happened to have with him. They seem to say, 'Ah, yes, yes, he's got money, his i case is good, he must be taken care of," or "Oh, he has only, a ah, let in the rear of a large builUng, His friend now informed hin;that he greatly desired to enter tktt build ing, which was hisstore-; but as he had forgot, the key, he mist force an entrance, and produce! a small iron bar which he handed t) George, directing him to pry open the shut ters to one of the window with it, and force his way into thibuilding, promising to reward him ery libe rally for his trouble. In moment the young man understood that he was in the presence of burjiars, and, horror-stricken at the tbo't, heat tempted to rush from their pres ence : but before he mile three steps he received a heavy blow up on the head which felled? him in sensible to the ground: hen he returned to consciousness, he was at the police office with a J bandage obout his head. As soon as he was fthle to be removed he wai conduct ed before a magistrate.fcnij bis exam ination took place. From the testi mony he learned that n rjuiiding was broken and entered,' .and that he was one of the persons charged with the offense. Alt of the wretel e succeeded In making their es cape excepting one, who was arrest ed next morning; turning "state's evidence," he insisted that young Ames was the principal in the af fair, alleging that he entered the store, and while in he stumbled over some object and fell, his head striking the corner of the counter, wounding him and rendering him insensible, that when his accom plices made their exit from the store they removed their wounded companion, intending to convey him to a place of secrecy until here covered ; but when they had pro ceeded a short distance, they were alarmed and hastily fled, leaving him on the ground where the offi cers discovered him Such was the evidence of the alleged accomplice of George before the magistrate, and such was the story which the latter related to his counsel. Soon after his incarceration he wrote to his mother; the poor woman, over come with grief, went to the city and employed the lawyer who has been referred to, but because they had no funds to pay him he aban doned the defense. By a singular intervention of providence, George P. Barker became his defender. The story of the young man carried conviction with it, and aroused all the sympathy of the lawyer. Ascer taining the name of the surgeon who had dressed the wound of Ames, he immediately called upon him ; the surgeon proved to be a gentleman of intelligence and skill ; he distinctly recollected the circum stances of dressing the prisoner's wound and its nature ; he did not hesitate to state that it could not have been inflicted by a fall, that from its peculiar position and shape, it must have been the result of a blow from a club, or some heavy in strument. The next morning the trial com menced. Mr. Livingstone conduc ted the prosecution with his usual ability and skill ; he firmly believed the prisoner guilty, and therefore omitted nothing that tended to his conviction. Entering upon the trial feet familiarity with the old sys-t without any introduction to tfte tern of special pleading, the techni-T young sPranger, who had himself calities of which he used with a sub- j sought the contest, he did not stop tility and craft of an experienced to consider or care who or what he card nlaver. He was well skilled was. The case, however, had not me see," balancing hisscalelike eye brows, "Oh, yes, I see now, he's only a very little, a very little, the man amounts to just nothing at all, and he has a shocking bad case." He was well known to the Albany bar forty years ago. He possessed some ability as a lawyer ; his chief characteristics, however, were ac quisitiveness, sharpness, and a per- thank you," said young Ames, and the glittering drops which stood in his eyes evinced the depth of his gratitude ; and thus he took his leave of his benefactor. Years passed away, and this event was nearly forgotten by Barker, in the vicissitudes of his professional and political life. One morning in the winter of 1836, while represent ing the county of Erie in the legis lature of the State, a well-dressed, gentlemanly appearing young man called at his room in Albany. " Do you remember me, Mr. Bar ker?" said he. "I do not." "My name is Ames George Ames, whom you once defended against a serious charge in this city." Another glance at his visitor con vinced Mr. Barker that the prisoner whom he volunteered to defend for burglary was before him. " I am delighted to see you, Ames," said he, extend ihg his hand-tosihlm." 44 How is your mother? . I trust she is well and happy." . . - "She Is, sir' and has not forgot ten your kindness and generosity to me. Learning that you were in the city this winter, I have taken this opportunity to call upon you. I know you are engrossed with busi ness, but I will not detain you long," said the young man. In a few words he informed Barker that by the death of an uncle, his mother had inherited considerable property ; that he himself, through her assist ance and his "own industry, had become a well to do farmer. As he was about to take his leave, he said : " Here is a small package which my mother, my wife, and myself, have made up for you ; it is a slight token of our gratitude to you. Do not open it until I am gone. I trust it will convince you that our words to you spoken when you restored me to liberty, have not been forgot ten by me." He took his leave and Barker opened the package ; to his surprise he found it contained bank notes to the amount of two hundred and fifty dollars. Ames and his defen der have both passed beyond the trials of earth ; but a son of the farmer still survives, who treasures the name of George P. Barker with a sort of poetic reverence. To him the author is indebted for one of the most touching and agreeable inci dents in the life of that distinguish ed lawyer. The trial which has been describ ed, resulted in a life-long friendship between Livingston and Barker. In after years, circumstances frequent ly brought them together ; often they met at the bar, but never again under circumstances so interesting as those which characterized their first meeting. i A Cheerful Home. Alike for sire and son. That melts our winter's frost and .snow, i ued "now you look just Ana maKe an ages one : ; used to when on your T , , ., ,. ; vou your nrst little pray That llings its golden shower ') dear old in controversy, and possessed a co pious, rapid, and vehement flow of language. The badinage of his fel low members of the bar was often directed against him ; but his impu dence and conceit rendered him in vulnerable to such attacks . "Mr; K.," said the Judge, ad dressing this individual, "the court desires you to undertake the de fense of "George Ames, the prisoner at the bar." "Ah, yes; your honor can always command my poor services in that way, but I have seen the prisoner before and I think in of his circum stances his means that is, his ability to pay I mean, the nature of his great offense, and I think him guil that is, I think perhaps he had better plead guilty and have done with it." A sob of deep heart-broken an guish resounded through the court room ; it was from the mother who heard in those words the knell of her son's doom. Barker, who had been entirely absorbed in this scene, could con ic just as you troj himself no longer ; he arose and knees I taught j said to the court "if yoUr honor rayer; in our j please 1 will un(iertake the de ll 10 13 50 14 40 15 45 1G 50 19 00 CAltDS. f SI OX II. KOGEICS, Attorney at Law IKALEIlill, X. '., , Ojlie om Fayctterille Street, two half lare South of Yarborough 2 louse, Jfaytrooit old office. Practices in the Federal and State Courts. 49 3m. K. C. B A DO Ell. T. P. DEVERKCX. ItAI)Gi:U & DEVEI1EUX, Solicitors in Bankruptcy, 3ice in Stronacu Building, second door North of Yarborough House, ItALEICV X. C, Will attend to all cases of Bankruptcy. Mr. Badger will attend all the terms of the District Courts. Xo extra fee charged lor consul tattoo. May 13. 1S73, 47 tf.-. JOIIXARMSTRONG, No. X-Fatkttkvilub Street, HALEiaiI A'. Oi S HOOK BIXDTCR, And Blank Book Manufacturer. Newspapers, Magazines, and Law Books, of every description, bound in the very best style, and lowest prices. Old numbers of Supreme Cotirt Re ports taken in exchange for binding. With age t till and youth to guide, Still fresh in morning flower! Flow on with ever widening stream, In ever brightening morn Our story's pride, our future's dream, Tho hope of times unborn ! A Lively Timepiece. A clock peddler wa tramping along, hot, dusty and tired, when he came to a meeting house, where in sundry friends were en-gaged in silent devotion. The "peripatetic tradesman thought he would walk in and rest himself. XAe took a seat upon a bench, doffed his hat, and placed his clocks on the floor. There was a painful stillne ss in the meet ing house, which wa$ broken by one of the clocks, whj ch commenced striking furiously.. The peddler was in agony, but he hoped every minute the clock would stop. In stead of that it str uck four hundred and thirty times, ' by the actual count of every friend i n the meeting: for even the best flisciplined of them couldp.'t help ni imbering thestrokes Then up rose one of the elder frier.ids, at the end of the four hun drr d and thirtieth stroke, and said : 44 Friend, as it is very late, perhaps '.hee had better proceed on thy journey, or thee will not reach thy destination, 'unless thee is as ener getic as thy vehement timepiece." Resigning from the the Lord. Army of In a comm lunication to his pastor, a Nashville I jacksiider says : 44 Af ter holding ruy works for several months, 1 w as again attacked furi ously, and, t iter being shelled sev eral weeks w ith mortars, I was again routed, horsi 3 and dragoon. On my retreat I wp s captured and carried up on the t jp of a mountain, and promised a) 1 the lands in my sur vey, .if L rould join the devil's army, whicl a I have done, xsow, under the"I iregoing circumstances. and knqwiD st that 1 am no longer a soldier of tl le cross, I shall have to withdraw.! roai your pious brigade. Therefore, j 3 lease accept this as my resignation W. 3C M. 8MJTK. V. STR090. SMITH & STRONG, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, Mr. Whi ippte says 44 women, to the en4-of time, will neverbe tired gazing on t: itdsb'rieifectly Ira possible fitting gft JjhwitwhieH ' gladden their ye, Vtjfie'"look at plates of fashionr-C Mr. Whipple stands a good sho w of being snatched bald headed, by utteringsuch sentiments as these. There i tre now eleven deaconesses in the tli ocese of Long Island. The order is ' aow a corporate body, and can recei rve bequests and hold property. "Come,come, woman, stand aside, and don't hinder us any longer ; the young man is wanted up yonder," said one of the officers, pointing to wards the court house. "Oh, sir," said the woman, turn ing to the speaker, "do see that he is not injured, for he is good, O, so good ; he is innocent, I know he is." "How do you know that, wo man?" gruffly asked the officer, "maybe you can swear for him." "Becaust because I am his mother, and and yes, 1 can swear for him, because I taught him his prayers, to love the Lord and be truthful, and " 44 Yes, yes, we know all about that sort of thins:, but while you was about such good things, why didn't you teach him not to break into people's stores and shops when hon est folks were asleep, eh?" said one of the officers. "Come on, my co vey!" he continued, addressing himself to ueorge. "Twelve men win soon nave something to say about your case, and . the J udge, he'll fix matters to the satisfaction of the people, I guess, if he don't yours, so come on." Barker's progress was arrested by this pathetic scene, and he became a silent and deeply interested wit ness of it. Touched by it, hefol lowed the group to the court house. Just before ascending the stairs which led to the court room, the young man paused a moment, and, turning to his mother, inquired of her if Mr. Aikin was to defend him. "He will not defend you, George, unless we pay him in advance, and we have no money, and ne " "And he refuses," said the young man. in heartbroken accents. "Oh, God. have mercy on me! "What shall I do? No one to defend me! No one to save me from an unjust doom!" he continued, losing con trol of himself in his mental agony. "Come along; don't stop to blub ber here. The Judge he'll appoint some one to defend you. Come, come," said one of the constables, seizing the prisoner by the collar, and urging him up the stairs, fol lowed by his weeping, trembling mother. He was soon seated in the prisoner's box to await the proceed lngsthe court. ; ; Bker followed tire officer and the prisonpr Into the court room, and seated himself within the bar. He had now a better opportunity to observe the young man, who, in a measure, had recovered . his com posure. The pallor which had overspread his countenance . had given place to a slight-flush; his clear eye, delicate and finely mould ed features, bespoke intelligence, but not guilt. It was a face to be stuied, and it was closely studied by the young lawyer. "If that fence of that vounsr man" the tones of his voice and the quiet dig nity of his manner attracted the at tention of all present. "The court is unacquainted with you, sir, and we desire that the prisoner should be ably defended," said the Judge, in a tone that clear ly indicated his surprise "If your honors please, I said I would undertake his defence, and now I say that he shall be fairly, if not ably, defended ; and I now say more, he shall not be convicted un less his truilt is apparent," said Barker. "Do vou desire the assistance of Mr K." asked the Judge. "No ; if your honors please, I wil assume the entire responsibility of the defense, i The court signified ito consent. Edward Li vinsston was then Dis trict Attorney of Albany county. He was learned and eminent in his profession, eloquent at the bar, a pleasing speaker in the popular as sembly, a politician of rare capacity, and a formidableprosecutingomcer. Such was the man with whom Mr. Barker with a little over two years' experience at the bar, had to con tend. The court readily granted a post ponement of the trial until next morning, to enable the young law yer to consult with the prisoner and prepare for the trial. Lan guage cannot describe the surprise, joy and gratitude of Ames and his mother at this unexpected appear ance of a defender. A short consul tation with them convinced him that the young man was not guilty, though surrounded by a train of circumstances which seemed to point with almost indubitable cer tainty to him as a young but hard ened criminal. He was the only son of the poor woman now present, and she was a widow, 'lheir residence was at 1-ortAnn, in the county of Wash mgton. A few days before the commission of the crime with l i i i . . wiiicn ne was cnarged, the young man came to Albany for the pur pose of obtaining employment; here he soon made the acquaint ance or a verjc friendly aDDeariner man, who seemed to take much in terest in him, and kindly offered to assist him in obtaining emDlov- ment. One evening he was invited by his friend to accompany him. and examine some personal prop erty which was then in a certain building that he had rented in the city. Although it was quite late when this proposal was made. George assented. On their way they overtook two " persons winn whom his friend was acquainted ; the latter invited these persons to accompany them ; they consented ; and in a few minutes George and his companions found themselves i proceeded but a short time before he was aware that he had no com mon intellect to contend with, and he began to conceive a high respect for his opponent. the cross examination oi tne con vict witness was most searching and effectual. At first he sustained himself with a balance and compo sure which seemed to banle his in terrogator, but at length, he stum bled, hesitated and became confused and when he left tho witness box, it was evident that his testimony had been materially shaken. The cross examination of the proprietor of the store which had been entered, elicited the fact that no blood was found in it ; that the corner of the counter against which the witness testified Ames had fallen, did not exhibit the least appearance of any such occurrence. The officer who first discovered the prisoner on his cross examination testified that a large pool of blood had gathered under the head of the young man on the ground when he was found. At length the District Attorney rested. Barker, in a short, plain and concise statement, presented the theory ot the deiense to the jury. The only witness whose evidence corresponded with the statement he had previously made, established the fact that the wound on the head of Ames could not have been made by falling against the counter, that it must have bled copiously .the moment it was received, that .as no blood was found in the store it could not have been given there, that it was inflicted by a club or some in strument of that nature, and he gave the reasons on which his opin ion was founded, and they were cogent and convincing. With tins evidence the young lawyer rested his case, and com menced his address to the jury. In his wholQ subsequent professional career he never made a more sue cessful or a more brilliant effort. In the language of one of the journals of the day, "Mr. Baker's address to the jury was a splendid and success ful effort. He is a young lawyer belonging to tne isunaio bar, a graduate of Union College ; and was for some time a student in the office of AlonzoC. Paige, Esq., of Schenec tady. He was admitted to the bar, we believe, in the class of October. 1830. He undertook the defence of Ames, prompted alone by the sym pathy which he felt for the young man, whom he believed to be inno cent. Many of the jurors were present when he made his generous offer to defend the prisoner, and they were conscious that he acted from sympathy and generosity. They therefore believed mm sincere and honest in his efforts for his client. Those who knew Mr. Barker, can well understand the character and nature of his address and its effect upon the jury. Mr. Livingstone's reply was all that could be expected from a law- yerso distinguisneu ; dui tne de fense of his opponent took him by surprise; and be saw that it had made a deep impression upon tne jurors. After a very able charge from thejudge tney retireu. Alter an absence of one hour they return ed into court with a verdict of not guilty. The great, the rich reward of Barker was the almost frantic iov with which the verdict was re ceived by the mother and boy. 44 The God of the widow and the orphan has sent you to us, sir, in our distress, and His blessing will descend upon you through all your days. We have no money to re ward you with, but my prayers, my blessings snail ioiiow you. a have seen better days, but now I can only thank you from my heart of hearts," said jurs. Ames, as sne was taking leave of her son's deliverer. " Some time I shall reward, you, Mr. Barker, for what you have done for me. Yoir have given me liber ty, life, reputation everything. It will be the happiest day or my life when I can do something more than A single bitter word may dis quiet an entire family for a whole day. One surly glance casts a gloom over the household ; while a smile like a gleam of sunshine, may light up the1 darkest and weariest hours. Like unexpected flowers, whih spring upalongocr pur paths, full of freshness, fragrance and beau ty, so do kind words, and gentle acts, and sweet dispositions, make glad the home where peace and blessings dwell. No matter how humble the abode, if it be thus gar nished with grace and sweetened with kindness and smiles, the heart will turn longingly toward it from all tumults of the world, and home, if it be ever so homely, will be the dearest spot beneath the circuit of the sun. - And the influences of home per petuate themselves. The gentle grace of the mother lives in the daughter long after her head is pil lowed in the dust of death ; and fa therly kindness finds its echo in the nobility and courtesy of sons who come to wear his mantle and to fill his place ; while on theother hand, from an unhappy, misgoverned, j and disordered home, go forth per- I sons who shall make other homes miserable, and perpetuate the sour ness and sadness, the contentions and strifes, and railings, which have made their own early lives so wretched and distorted. Toward the cheerful home the children gather "as clouds and as doves to their windows," while from the home which is the abode of discontent, and strife, and trouble, they fly forth as the vulture to rend their prey. The class of men that disturb, and disorder, and distress the world, are not those born and nurtured amid the hallowed influences of Christian homes ; but rather those whose early life has been a scene of trouble and vexation who have started wrong on the pilgrimage, and whose course is one of disaster to themselves and trouble to those around them. "Little Tad" and the Maimed Soldier. I was in Washington the day President Lincoln was shot. I went to the White House in the forenoon, with a crowd of persons who were anxious to see the President. The large ante-room was literally crowd ed with officers and civilians judges, Senators, Members of Con gress, soldiers, and citizens, wailing for an interview. There were no seats in the room, and men passed the weary hours in standing as best they could. All who passed up to the Presi dent's rooms that morning, saw a maimed soldier standing near the foot of the stairs. He appeared to be stricken with poverty and sor row. His uniform was soiled and torn. He had but one leg and looked friendless and forsaken. He said nothing; no one spoke to him, but even the young, vigorous, and hopeful cast a look oh thAtattered boy in bluej evidently anxiou&and yet afraid fo mount the stairs. He had some message that lay heavy on his heart, some great sorrow to be redressed, or some great boon to ask at the hands of the President. Pushed aside, like the poor man at the pool, he had no friends at court, and no influential arm to lead him up. He maintained his position through most of the forenoon, stand ing wearily on his crutches, for there was no place to sit, and he eyed the throng as they drifted up and down the Presidential stairs. About 11 o'clock, "little Tad," the President's son, entered the crowded ante-room, leading the maimed soldier, whom he had picked up below. The soldier paused on the threshold in dismay. He seemed appalled at the sight before him. Generals, Judges, and Senators were waiting for an aud ience, and what could he hope in such a crowd? Shame seemed tot cover his face like a veil when he looked at his tattered, untidy garb, among the grand persons that sur rounded him. Not so his little usher. Pulling his companion for ward, with words of encouragement and smiles, he beckoned him on, till he reached the door before which the grim usher stood, saying to every new-comer, "The Presi dent is engaged sir ; you must wait." The privileged pet of the White House was disgusted with the check put upon his freedom. He insisted upon leading the soldier directly into the presence of his father. He attempted to force his way through, but his puny strength could not re sist the man at arms. The young soldier desired to withdraw from the contest. He quailed under the eyes of a hundred men, some of them the first generals of the land. He attempted to retreat, but little Tad held him to his position. He resorted to tactics often tried, said never to have failed, lie screamed at the top of his voice, "Father, father, they won't let me come in." The well-known voice struck the ear of Mr. Lincoln in the midst of his discussions. He arose, pen in hand, and went to the door. As the well-known form appear ed, litfl Tad pushed the jsoldier In, . and the door shut. Taking him aside, Mr. Lincoln learned the ne cessities of the case. The wounded man told his troubles to one who, if he heard at all, heard the story through. At once he granted his i request, and little lad, with a face radiant with smiles, led the soldier back to the stairway, gave a loud whistle, threw up his heels, and disappeared tnrough the doors of the private library of the President. Soon after the private secretary ap peared at the door of Mr. Lincoln's room, and said: "Gentlemen, the President will receive no more to-day." With that announcmentMr, Lin coln's public levees ended. Almost his last official act to hear the sad story, and afford relief to a friend less boy. That night he left the White House, never to return ! : Sidney Smith iu Loudon. His love of London it was impos sible to overrate. The old Marquis, who bev r approached the town without tiu " i-jttculation "Those blessed lamps !" was far outstripped by his eloquent fancy. . I remember his vision of an immense square, with the trees flowering with flam beaux, with gas for grass, and every vision illuminated by countless chandeliers, and voices reiterating forever and forever, "Mr. Sidney Smith coming up stairs!" The parallelogram between Hyde Park and Regent street, Oxford street and Picadilly, within which he dwelt, contained, in his belief, more wisdom, wit aDd wealth, than all the rest of the inhabited globe.-' f t was to him a magazine and reposi tory of what was deepest and most real in human life, "f a messen ger from heaven," he used to say,' "were on liaaen t-nnti'3.te trie lovetfTr YtttotT' Alrlr.'T-'trt-ttrertJnttaTlan' bodiC besides the love oteem,wThlnTearts of helping todoaway the old doctrines men, the streets of London would be as empty and silent at noon as they now are in the middle of the night." His nature demanded for its satisfaction the fresh interests of every hour; he defined the coun try "a place with one post a day." The little expectations and trivial disappointments, the notes and re sponses, the news and the contra diction, the gossip and the refuta tion, were to him sources of infinite amusement; and the immense so cial popularity which made his Eresence at the dinner table a house old event, was satisfactory to his pleasure-loving and pleasure-giving temperament, even if it sometimes annoyed Mm in an indiscriminating exigency. The very diversity, and, it may be, the frequent inferiority, of the company in; which he found himself was not distasteful to him; for while his cheerfulness made his own portion of the entertainment its own satisfaction, he had acquired, when I knew him,; the habit of di rection and mastery in almost every society where he found himself. He would allow, ; what indeed he could not prevent, the brilliant monologue of Mr, Macaulay, and was content to avenge himself with the pleasantry, "That he not only overflowed with learning, but stood in the slop." He yielded to the philosophy and erudition of such men as Dean Milman and Mr. Grote. with an occasional depreca tory comment, but he admitted no competition or encounter in his field. On this point he was strange ly unjust. When some enterprising entertainer brought him and Mr. Theodore Hook together, the failure was complete; Mr. Sidney Smith could see nothing but buffoonery in the erav. dramatic faculty and won- ful extempore invention of the novelist, just as he either :ould or would not see any merit in those masterpieces ef comic verse, the works of one of his own fellow-administrators of the Cathedral of St. Paul's the In goldish y Legends. Not that, in the common phrase, he monopolized the conversation ; it rather monopolized him, as was expressed bv the young lady, who responded by. t of laughter to his grace aner uiuner, exclaiming, "You are always so amusing." Lord Houghton's "Monographs." UiiItar)aiiLsiii'as Judge I by a "-Friend. .. : .l'. "-it . : (Frow a S.imon by James I'riciiiaii Clarke. Unitarian ism has not bciroiiio a great true, in which all the birds of the air build their nests.. But it has been the little leaven leavening the whole lump. It has changed the whole character of orthodox teach ing. It has so modified Calvinism that Calvinism now can hardly be said to exist any where in its pure and simple'form. It has created a tone of liberal thought in all the churches. Theold creeds remain, the old doctrines are still professed; but they remain as the ice remains, floating in a northern river in the spring ; It floats on the surface and seems solid, but it Is really water logged and ?ead to sink, borne fine morning the un arises and . the ice is all gone,. . . V . r A Sensible Humorist. His Word is at Stake. A Gentle Kebuke. A lady riding in a car on the New York Central Railroad was disturb ed in her reading by the conversa tion of two gentlemen occupying the seat just before her. One of them seemed to be a student of some college on his way home for a vacation. He used much profane language, greatly to the annoyance of the lady. She thought she would rebuke him, and on begging pardon for interrupting them, asked the young student if he had studied the languages. 44 Yes, madam, I have mastered the languages quite well." 44 Do you read and speak Hebrew ?" 44 Quite fluently." 44 Will you be so kind as to do me a small favor ?" 4 With great pleasure ; I am at your service." " win you De so is.iuu us to do your swearing in Hefcrew?" Wfi mav well suppose the lady was not annoyed any more. Grandly did the old Scottish be liever, of whom Dr. Brown tells us in his "Horre Subseciva?," respond to the challenge of her paster re garding the ground of her confi dence. "Janet," said the minister, "what would you say if, after all He has done for you, God should let you drop into hell?" "E'en's (even as) He likes," answered Janet. "If He does, He'll lose mair than I'll do." At first sight Janet's re ply looks irreverent, if not some thiing worse. As we contemplate it, however, its sublimity grows up on us. Like the Psalmist, she could say, "I on thy word rely" (Psalm cxix. 114, metrical version). If His word were broken, if His faith fulness should fail, if that founda tion could be destroyed, truly He would h'e more than his trusting child. But that could never be. 44 Forever, O Lord, thy word is set tled in heaven. Thy faithfulness is unto all generations." Well, then, might Janet encourage 'herself in the Lord her God, and say, "God hath spoken in his holiness ; I will rejoice." All the promises of God are absolutely sure and certain in Christ Jesus, who is freely offered to all in the Gospel. Embracing Christ in the promises, or the prom ises in Christ, we hold the Almigh ty by an indissoluble bond. The two immutable things, God's oath confirming God's promises, are pledged to us ;-and if God has thus spoken, should not believers re joice ? How confidently we can re ly on the word of each other ! And if sinful men can be trusted, O, how much more should we firmly em brace, and hopefully expect the ful fillment of the promises of God's XJ T A-l mwuiivwu "He has power, and can fulfill: He has truth, and therefore will !" Almost every man who obtains any particular reputation, or who deems himself remarkably clever' is inclined, whether invited or not, to come to the metropolis where he may have a larger audience and a truer appreciation. Chs. F. Brown, Mortimer Thompson, Bret Harte, D. R. Locke and others, did or have done this ; and several newspaper publishers have made an effort to induce Montgomery Bailey, the Danbury Netcs humorist, to change his residence from the Still River to the Hudson. Bailey is wise as well as droll, and therefore declines the invitation, though it is backed by abundant shekels. In a recent letter on this subject he said : 44 1 like this town, where I have lived most of my life, and the town likes me. My small paper is only a weekly ; but I own it, and am con tent with the little but satisfactory independence that I enjoy. I know I've gotten a good deal of reputa tion lately ; it won't be any less if I stay here ; and if I go to New York, I am dreadfully afraid I should soon be an old story, and dwindle down to an imperceptable point. Your big cities like fresh oranges, but it very quickly sucks them dry, and throws them away. I don't want to be sucked dry right off; so I think I'll remain where I am. I've seen from my country how clever fellows turn out u ho go to New York with grand expecta tions. They gave up something, and found nothing. I'm glad you want me to come, and I'm gladder that I don't want to come. Dan bury, insignificant village as it is, is good enough for me ; and as I don't want to steal anytmng, or get mur dprpd. nr cet un a reputation for ere' nius, I respectfully but firmly de cline to pitch my tent in tjotnam." which were equally dishonorablo to God and to man, have also helped to establish principles, which are more important still. Just as the old alchemists, trying to find a way of turning baser metals into gold, discovered chemistry, so Unitarians while trying tooverthrow the Trin ity, discovered the. principles of Liberal Christianity. They were led to see and to maintain that the essence of Christianity is goodness not a creed, not a ceremony, not an emotion, not a profession, but a life. They were led to assert the doctrine of progress, to maintain that Christianity, liko all other liu man exiHjriences and attainments," was capable of perpetual develop ment and improvement. They were-led to assert that passive as sent to the truth was less accepta ble to God than honest, active, free, and independent thought, though that thought led temporarily into error; and that, instead of separa ting from honest men because they differed from us in opinion, w were bound to unite with all who loye God and man. Thus they laid down the principles on which ajor.e the Christian Church can ever be -come one. Tho Roman Catholic Church has union but not freedom. It attains unity of form by refusing to allow any independent convic tion. The - Protestant Church has freedom but not union. Each trt teaches that men must think for themselves, and then refuses to unite with those who think diiTer? ently from itself. But Unitarians have, alone of all denominations, claimed that all good men ought to be united -and to co-operate, no matter what, their difference of creed may be, for that the true unity of the Christian Church is the unity of thespirit, notbf the letter a unity .which underlies all differences, and can make a true Church catholic and universal, in which every knee shall bow, and every tongue con fess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the gloryjpf God the Father. An Unprofitable Uiulertafting. There is no use trying to wrestle with an express train under lull headway. The strongest and most confident of athletes is sure to get used up in the most prompt and complete manner. A man at Green wich, Connecticut, lately insisted on sitting with his legs dangling over the edge of the platform wnen a iast express was passing and he got very much the worst of it. His legs were entirely spoiled, but then he had no further use for them. The only thing about him which might have benefitted the survivors, an oiu brass key which he carried in his pocket, was so doubled and twisted up as to have utterly lost its useful ness. Professor Haughton tells an amusing story how he played a practical joke in court upon an em inent lawyer, counsel in a great larceny case, where he had evident ly given the witness the cue. The following is an extract .-"Now, sir, mind how you answer. On your oath, sir, is not crepitus redux the most fearful form of the inflic tion of insanity?" He said this in a perfect frenzy of passion ; and the witness, startled at the sudden question, the question itself, and the manner in which it was put, became quite frightened, and turn ing to thejudge, said, "That man's most unquestionably mad, my Lord ; have him taken up." Thomas Nast would be supreme ly unhappy in Paris. It is forbid den there to delineate a man picto rially for any purpose without first receiving his permission. What would the Liberal leaders have given for a like law in this country last autumn? The following is a copy of a no tice displayed in a field in South London: "Ladies and gentlemen are requested not to steal turnips. Other persons, if detected, will be prosecuted." An Irish physician. xyaajled., to examine the corpse of another'Irish man, who had been assassinated by some of his countrymen. 44 This person," said he, alter inspecting the body, 44 was so ill that if he had not been murdered, he would have died half an hour before." Mr. Sala must have been a little unwell himself, lor a London med ical journal says that he has recov ered from "an erythema tous affec tion which has yielded i the local application of the styi.ii; colloid and the use of faradiM. . ..." A Quiet Iomestic Life. William Howltt thus discourses in his old age concerning the way of living long:" or my parr, seeing the victims of fast life falling around me. I have willingly abandoned the apparent advantages of such a . - i c i l . me, anu preierreu less pupuianiy, less gain, the enjoyment of a sound mind in a sound body, the blessing of a quiet domestic life, and a more restricted and not less enjoyable circle of society. I am now ap proaching my seventy-fifth year. I cannot, indeed, say, vigorous as I arn, that 1 have reached this age without the assistance of doctors, for I have had the constant attend ance of those four famous ones : Temperance, Exercise, Good Air, and Good Hours." Swopping for a Testament. 44 Say, Mister, will you swop a Testament for some sugar?" said a little lad to a missionary of the Sunday School Union. " I ain't got no money, but here's some cakes of maple sugar. It's all I've got to give. They are mighty nice. Will you swop, sir? Mother wants the book and I'd like awful well to get it for her." The swop was made, and turned to so good an account, by the inter est which the story excited, that 200 little ones in those backwoods were each made richer by the possession of a copy of that same book. Even a boy's two cakes of maple sugar are not to be despised. . " The Salt Lake Tribune (anti-Mormon) 'says: 4 We know that the great., bulk JSt this extraordinary community' are as honest and as industrious' a people as are to be found In the world, jand will one day, by proper education and treat ment, rid themselves of alt objec tionable religious features, take on a new phase, and become citizens of the United States in spirit and in ruth."- The plea of Charles O'Conor, that there was no proof which of young Walworth's four shots were fatal, and the jury must, therefore acquit him, is not original. It is based on the argument of tho Western law yer whose client shot another man's dog. 44 You hev heern, gentlemen of the jury," said tho eloquent ad vocate, 44you hev heern the witness swar he saw the prisoner-raise his gun, you hev heern him .swar he saw the flash and heered the report, you hev heern hlra swar he saw4 tho doe: fall dead, you hev heern him swar he duir the bullet out with his jack-knife, and you hev seen tho bullet produced in Court, but whar, gentlemen, whar, I ask you, is the man who saw that bullet hit that dog!" The communication of "Sewing- machine Agent' is respectfully de clined. If he is not pleased with the fact that people in the country turn their dogs loose when they see him coming, his first duty to himself is to emigrate to a country where there are no dogs to turn loose. Louisville Courier-Journal,. Apolitical orator, sneakimrofa certain general whom ho professed to admire, said that on the field of battle he was always found where the bullets were thickest. 44 Where was that?" asked one of the audi tors. "In the ammunition wagon." yelled another. This sentence, comiiosed of forty- eight letters only, contains all tho letters In the alphabet: 44 John P. Brady, cave me a black walnut box, of quite a small size." " lioys, Listen to This. TruetbAhe Gosk1 is tho follow ing, said by Robert Colyer, of . hl cago: "It is true that the working successful men of to-day were once poor, industrious self reliant boys. And the same thing will be re-Kitted for from the ranks of hard work ing, economical, temperateand per severing, boys of to day, will eme nate, the progressive prominent inenf the future. "Every man doing any sort of work in "Chicago to-day, was raised a poor man's son, and had to light his way to his place. Not one of them, as I can ascertain, was a rich man's son, and had a good time when he was a boy. All boys should grow as strong as a steel bar, fight, ing their way on to an education, and then, when they are ready, plunge into life with that tradition al half dollar and a little bundle tied up in a red handkerchief, as I. have known great men start. I tell you that in five and twenty years, when most or us that are in our mid dle ages have gone to our retribu tion, the men of mark in this coun try will not be sons or those whose fathers can give them all they wish for, and ten times more than they ought to have, but will be those who are brought up In farm houses. and cottages, cutting their wuy through tie thickest hindrances of every sort; and all the the brown stone houses of this metropolis will be as nothing to bring out the noble man. t A Thoughtful Man. A blood relation of the immortal Mrs. Toodles dwells in Milton, N. II. He is . a much-married man, having recently brought home his fourth wife. This estimable lady, two or three days after installation in her new home, was regulating the furniture according to her ideas of taste and propriety. Accom panied by a boy of seven years, she went into an attic chamber, where shei found a' pair of newly-made saw-horses, such as carpenters use in cutting lumber. ihe said: "Sam my, my son, what are these horses for?" 44 Well, father keeps them horses to put his wives'.coflins on." Imagine that span of horses taking a Sam Patch leap from tho attic window of a two-story house, with: "I guess my coffin won't ride you this week." ,. ( C (l (S
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