Evening Star Newspaper, February 22, 1873, Page 3

A SPIRITUAL Sone. FROM THE GERMAN OF VOVALIS.: BY GECECE MAC POXALD. arth’. Consolation, why so slow? ‘Phy inn is ago; Each hfts to thee his hungering eyes, And open to thy blessing lies, © Pather, pour it forth with hr; Of thine arms, oh! yiekl him 42 Innocence only, jove, sweet Mave kept bim that he never cam: as erry him into our arm, he of breathe warm; le Snfartt to as; him giow tremuton-; Aoi}. im d and sew, ‘s framework through. be fomghy sho ooming, roand var Fhe auecent Paradive we greet. With love the Kuest, And offer him Ue mother's breast. The winter fails. A year new-born Clasps now the mange "Da the first year of a new earth Which this chikd claims uw right of birth. Our eyes there see the Saviour vel, Yet im them doth the Saviour dwell; With flowers bis head is wreatled abont, From which himself looks gracious ou:. He is the star, he ix thy Life's well that evermore will ran; From herb and stone, light, sea’s expanse, Glimmers bis chiddish countenance. In every act his childish zest, Hix ardent love will never rest; He nestles, with unconscious art, Dayinely fast to every heart. a God, to himself a chiki, es usall, selt-undetiled Feeomes our drink, becomes our food— His dearest thanks, te love the goou. pet. fet more and more; A lef aftiicts as sore: Keep 4 = longer, Father, thus; He Wili come home again with us. (Scribner's for March. Whe Made Himself Useful. iF rom Seribacr’s Montily.} “Bat why should we suppose such things?” cred Lightbourn, impatientiy; ‘what yi there for them? what they do—or ev? De ever hear of one of these new-born its disclosing anything not betore revealed, tel!!- ing you anything you didn’t know, doing any- thing not fo be done by ordi means and common hands? Where is the proof that their «la.ms to sapernatural impertance and consid- eration have any ground whatsoever? What excuse have the spirits for disturbing us? What can they effect, not reached already? What do they give us as a compensation for the drivel they comp te put up with? Is it not a piti- farce. all of it? Loveiace gently shrugged his sh ever hear Madam Philarete Te it A Ghost No.” quickly answered Bertha; but T con- sulted her once—* *-Consulted her ! ~hatply at his wite. “Why not?” She is a fortnne-teller—bah! She told me my age less five years of the fac amt my fortune—it was uot ible. Test-me- cium, she called herself, ani—I tested her. A poor, pale thing, who was ashamed to look me tn the eyes lest her face should confess her fraud. Why f could beat her guessing myself ~-Strangely eloquent, on the rostrum,” sail | Lovelace. “O, yes; a well-written cried Lightbourn, looking | } e, well mem- ntenary tricks, m and fervor of her own, some of that | strange fury that is born mm the hearts of most | actors when they come before an audience—it is all easy enough toe understand. Bat the fact | stands,” added Lightbourn, «that the spirits know nothing. accomplish ‘nothing, are of no earthly use, ainl therefore differ soentirely from all other created things, that, to my notion, we we | id have no right to hetieve in their exist | ght palpably to the cou- thin and | hosts are | tures; somewhat strange a r ways, perhaps, but highly ser- eable when ther choose. I have aul, by the bye, th the’ means of intro- me to practice, thereby saving another haps, tor | was hatt-starved, aud had no a} | «Do tell us about it, Mr. Knox!” cried Bertha; ; I've read ever so many ghost stories, but never | hear! one told in all my life, and i know you | ean do it nicely.” And the little lady settled herself in an attitude for liste “Yes,” said Knox, jauntily, ntemled ty tell it, and [ have the reputation of telling th+ | best story on our cireaft. The judge always s nds for me when he has the gout; nothing put. | bim intosuch prompt and balmy slumber asone | of my tales, he F «+* William the Trumpeter was a good water- quoted Lovelace. man. | either Grandison or me to a knowled; “cried Bertha, liftivg a finger. aml Knox | om S) E = issued }) acting coroner, is search,warrant; Jake was found in his house stupidly drank, the gn scared and incoherent, and ina drawer in living-room a pocket- book was discovered containing seventy or eigh- y 5 and the stranger was kno carried one like it, for he had paid for a pound of cheese and some atone of the stores in the ——— Pans heb Arena = committed = jail, his danghter being permitted to go wit! him, and the coroner's ju rendered ae vendict against him of wiiiful murder of the unknown ‘Then (ollowed the iudictment, and now the tr: was to come off, the murdered person, mean- {ime; having beem buried without being iden- he “Of course, it will be conviction az the case now stands, and the fellow yery likely is gn‘. ty,” said Grandison; “but it is our, business to get bimow. L want you to visit Humberg,view the locality. aud sift the witnesses. If we can #et a clue to the Quaker we niay fiud that some ‘one else was interested iu his end, or ai least we persuade the jury ut the pocker- book,” said I, “isn’t that a circumstance which brings the thing right bouy no; the pecket-book may not be positive- ly identitied, and, if it should be, is proof of robbery only. It may have been lost, and foand by Jats, af Sake may have robbed the man after death; or, in short, the pecket-book proves very little. if Jake could furnish an alli, Can farniab’ aothlog=anye he aout secalacs, can fui uothing—saj jon" ty and don’t care—is as poten as ative.” ‘What dees the girl say?” “Well—her testimony’s worth nothing, and of ae she is pat ae help. She says that the stranger gave ¢ pocket-bogk, after askit her fora ink of water—a ve likely tale, of course! However, he was seen by several to go into the house.” “T don’t see how we are to defend him, Mr. tison.”* Neither do I; but if we go about, it right we Seen Gone ytd a‘geol deal = bedos + wee! pare a can me ina week. ‘o-morrow morning we'll have a talk with Jake ‘and the gitl; the next day you'll take my horse, over to Humberg, and as- certain all the facts. If you find a clue, tollow it up regardless of time of money. I’ve a shot in locker it there’s need, and cone orn 4 with the court to geta there be any oc * . Here are some references to authorities which it will be well for you to overhaul between this and the trial. Young lawyers are alw: expected to spout text-books to the court jury, you now.’ 1 made little by my visit to the prisoner. He was ¢: , taciturn, and refused yh ged circumstances. ‘I don’t know anything about it—drunk all that week—drunk when they fetched me in here—wish I was drank now—or dead! It don’t matter a wax-end, only for Sal- ly there.” “Sally sobbed, wept, wiped her eyes on a dirt: apron. and whispered: “He ts always that way since he could not get any whisky. It is no good | to talk with him, But he did not kill the strange gentleman—no, indeed !” added she, looking up mite my face. A dirty, puny, unhappy-looking, sallow girl | of thirteen was Sally—yellow hair wild and tn- cared for, clothes tattered and filthy—yet, what ja pompee epee and convincing frankness in her wide, straightforward eves ! Grandison beckoned her after him into the corridor. | “Now, Sally,” said he, -*iell this yen- Ueman what you told me.” “Pap ‘as drinking barder than ever that week; he'd got paid for some work, and his jag was full on Monday. On Wednesday it was empty, and he setting on his bench, ‘savage. like, so that | was afraid of him, half. He didn’t sleep none the night before, and Mrs. McCaus- land wouldn't trust me for the pint he sent me for, you knew, and that made him mad. it was after dinner, only I had none—pay wouldn't eat, and I had only a piece of cold corn bread for my share—then the strange gentieman come in” “That was Wednesday afternoon?” asked | Grandison. “Yes. sir, Wednesday, after dinner, he came in—such nice, neat-looking old gentleman, and stands by the counter, and lays his hand on it. and says, ‘Friend, will thee let thy little girl fetch me a drink of cool water from thy well” and pappy, he don’t look up, but cusses the strange mtleman, and tells him to git out of there! §o the strange gentleman wax geing to say something more. only I beckoned tahim to be quiet, he went out, and 1 took my mug and went out the back door to the well. aud drawed him adrink, and took it round to him. just as he was going through the gate. And he said, ‘Thank thee,’ and took the mug. And while he was drinki: I says to him, ‘That's my pappy’s shoe-knife you've got in our hand, mister, ain’t it?? And he says, it is, but I have need for it more than hee, and I pray thee let me keep it.’ And 1 Psi Pappy’! “mont cut my liver out when e ae ‘ misses it, so you can‘thaye it.’ And he says, all my money to furmsh my office aud itsshelves, | 2 f4iF price. and T will give thee the money to and pay the first six months’ rent. Then, I knew that Charlotte was waiting for me, and, if practice didn’t come soon, my clothes would become intolerably shabby.” My best coat was very shiny about the elbowsany and where the next ene was to come trom f could not ima- gine. Ina county court there is always a little | help for juniors, however, and f had made enough by battery and larceny cases, and by collections, to pay for a T sort of beard. Th ali; and you may fancy how my heart mped up into my throat when one day Gran- «ison asked me to assist him in a murder case! | He was our “great gun” in those days, before | polities had made him so fat and lazy, and was, eed, barring some small defectsof manner, *& great lawver and a noble-hearted man. | + Knox,” said he to me in his pompous way, as | he pat’ his fat white hands on my shonider. «vou do not push yourself enough, my spans friewl. I have beemobserving vou, and per ceive vou lack the essential quality upon which a bright forensic career depends. t impu- | dence, friend Knox; increase your store of that } inulispensable attribute of or prepare | to be written down a faiture! would you success, How inke to aid me im Jake Moore’s case? There— | say no more—I see how it is with you. Come to my office to-night and talk it over with mo. lake Moore's case! A real murder, and the only one that had been committed inour county | for years! The most important ease on the | docket; one that would be reported in ali the | e:ty papers, too! | “0, Tam not such a charitable fellow as rou | think,” suid ndixon, as I began to thank bim at hisoiice that night. +I am busy, and— lazy. I haven't time to study up this case, and it needs study, for there's some mystery about it, or my instincts are at fault. You have appli- cate and smbition, ati it is profitable te us old lawyers to serve ourselves by means of you youngsters, with your keen eyes. I'll getthe glory of it, and you'll have the work todo. Fact ts, I took the ease tor you, and fur that murdes~ ous rascal’s little girl—curious force of entreat; iw her pathetic wide blue eyes! By the way, will have to work for a ridiculonsty smafl fee— don’t tell amybody—and let's divide. It’s the preliminary process in every partnership as you'll fimd by and by. Ahem !—there's innit | of it.” And he pushed fifty dollars across the | table to me. I did not know until years after, that this came out of his own pocket, ani that Jake Moore had not paid bim a cent ofiec. Few know the big heart that beats within the of our fat aud insolent Senater, alter ver hem nor haw about fees, voung man!” ie; ‘atal to vours*li and injuriows to | the whole profession. No good lawyer ought to | think himself well paid. no matter what te ree. service ought iv be always invaluabl to the case.” nf he briefly detalted to me the cireum- stances umdier which dake Moore lad beon arrested, and the gruwuds of suspicion against him. eM. Humber, oore was a shoemaker in the villags of in the western partet the county—a ruuken fellow, who worked at his th ed into the village some dozen rsars hat, with a slaltern, red-haired wite, a | hamy, sick!y baby. a cow, a pig, his tyols a wagon-load of broken-down hot His worthless ways w fault, for he was ant Wai Sieeroonmemeattes Sarvs itie eso herd and cold screaming school children straggling. bushes biackberries—stif ay frightfully disfigured with a wound throat uearly from ear to ear, from which had poured so copiously as to stain the be bay a dozen like it?’ And with that he takesout his pocket-book and studies over the notes like, then says, kinder to bimselt, Nay, her needs seem to be great, and mine are none any longer. Here. child. take and keep it all, and may the Lord bless thee !? And so he walked away, and T«idu’t see him no more, only heard he was found with his throat cut. But pappy didn’t lo it, for he kept the honse all that day, and raved so all night I coukin't sleep, and early in the morning I took a dollar out of the strai gen- ‘tleman’ ae: aud ron to Mrs. MeCausland’s, jug filled for him, and that quieted him; and be was home the same way, drinking and stupid, until Friday night. when Mr. Bent, the constable. came and took him. And that’s all | know Seat tt, qentiomen, ouly that poor pappy hadn't anything todo with killing the strange gentleman.” It was between Mr. Grandison and me that I should make Sally's straightforward yet very improbable tale the basis of my inqiti- ries at Humberg, and, if L could in-any way * verify it. 1 was then to push the searcli after the old Quaker’s ani “B fail,” said he; « committing suicide, much less stealing a knife to de it will “Lf there is anything fe be found out. I will find it,” said I. coutidentie; sud the nest morn- I rede over to Humberg. Lis forlorn place was a mere fring3 of houses on ecither side of a turmpike read. at a ¢ross- ads. and dist not deserve the ame of village. There were first Mrs. McCausland’s store i opposite.it, Joline’s; on the lett again, a couple ot dwellings and another store, kept by Ying- ling; on the right, the house of Bent, the con- stable; next below, the residence of Stehtman, coachmaker. and his shop. Still on the right, the next house was the old Gigmantled tavern, with its broken windows and creal a gibbet of asign-board; below that came Dr. Bearil’s, © long, low house, as shabby as its owner; next, still on the right, was the house attached to the toll-gate, kept by Holmes; then, iu the middie of the rout, at its fork, the weather-beateu log- bonse occupied by Jake Moore: on the left of ‘it, the cor bi¢ domicile of Williams, a car- penter; on the right, the little cottage occupied by Miss Strait, seamstress and gossip. The fork of the road to the left from the turnpike led | stratght to the stream, Potts’ Level, near where the body was discovered. My inquiries established that, about noon of Wednesday, August 6th—it, was’ very hot, still a under the leftear. He went into ¥ it cheese, sering ne lentitied, rested, asked the read to Ji asked for uo him before. He was seen by persons in Bent’s PS ing’s clerk, to try the pu: ink. i being dry. ‘he Soult ot Souree water. He Cr? the wasseen and Miss Strait, by several others, to open Jake Moore's i esos the arkt road. # it a 1 5 H a ii The ki was positively identified: there wees several witmemes to aha Rosctshoot; and Bent, the constable, wag , from Ms own band tue Wound of-whleth be tes a ili fel iu Mrs. rel: | Potts’ do likewise. “Soden!” said he, after gi me a light, “Idella you sometngs! Shake Moore not kill das Quaker. Ja! 1 detls Shon Pent so. de go lls me I vasa pig fool! Mavpe I vas, Shake Moore not kill dax Quaker.” “What do you ma citement. “T dells you. 1 see das mann, mein self. I vas go py de subool-heuse pack from Humperg on de evening, poat dusk yrom mein bruder’s, ant ven I goes by te Botts’ Lefel ch I see das mann sit py de fence in-de dusk, und he peckdn me to go ‘vay; unt I dry to ride close mit him on mein horse, to’ see vat he vasif I know him, unt vatde matter vas mit him; unt you tink fertamt horse wiil not coom to him, bet brance, unt go pack, unt schweat, unt drimpie, unt dum unt rouned avay; ant ven I gees pack dere mit de horse pimepy, vhat zx tink! das old mann bin gone! He vas pale fike das wall, und I tink it vas his own throat he vas cnt, not Shake Moore,” «When was that?” “Vat Tdelis you, mein friend. It vas Durs- tay efening.” 2” Lasked, in great ex- “Tm ! You mean Wednesday!” “T means vat I dells » mein a. It vas Durstay in the efeuing! , Vendsday I vas thrash mein wheat, unt dat Durstay I vas go to mein bruder’s to get some butter unt eggs mi! him—TI vas go to market dot bor na I reckon I don’t it de market on Vi y mein “IT don’t know, mein friend! I dells you vat I saw unt vat I tink, apt Shake Moore vas not kill das mann, oder f bin der pig fool vat Shon Pent vas call me. Bot I tink dat Mees Straidt, she dell you sometimgs about dat—she bin on de look out unt see all vat go gE oo Unt Iss doimes. mit de voodten ieg, he dells you sometings, I tink, I it fs lat » mein friend, bot I tinks Shake Moore — —yo das oldt Quaker’s lighd out n hour T wasriding back towards Humberg ina very different mood. Observing great caution, 1 pushed my inquiries in every tion, and in the course of two days I had collected a mass of evidence, which, when ,I had analyzed La and laid it before Mr. —_ son, on my return, surprised that an amazin; 1) and made him say, 9s Be pranped |, “Knox, it you can rove the of my h that, our man will be acqnii “I will prove it all, Mr. Graudison,” I an- swered. When the case of the State vs. Jacob M Moore was called, the next week, it was in the. presence of a large and curious audience. For a wonder, state and prisoner were ready for trial, the witnesses were all present, and a jury was im, ‘led at once. Jake Moore sat tn'the ‘box, stolid and impassive as ever, but something improved in looks by a clean shirt and the use of a hair-bi Sally, by his side, looked like another chi! jhe was washed and combed, and had on a neat new frock and apren, which Grandison fhad bought and the jailor’s wife made for her. All the re were interested in her, and the hearts of most of them softened towards the prisoner for her sake. The etate’s officer made a brief state- ment of the law of murder, spoke of what he shonld prove, and claimed a verdict of felonious homicide of the highest grade. Then Mr. Grandison arose, and, after accepting the prose- eutor’s law, and paying that he would leave the tacts to speak for themselves, informed the court that be was sufferin, ache, that would prevent him fromdoing more than passively watching the ease; but that he had no scruples about it, since his client's in- terests were perfectly safe in the hands of his able and ingenious associate, whom he was md to have as a colaborer, etc., ete. ha!” whispered the state's officer to me; ‘the old fox knows he has no case, and wants you to take ali the odium of a failure.” *We'll_see,” I returned, oracularly, my face glowing and my heart a with gratitude towards Grandison for his evident intention to let me have all the eredit of our singular de- fence. ‘The ease went on; the facts were proved as T have already told you; and, as witness atter witness gave im his statement, without any cross-examnination by me, I could see that the District Attorney was pendte his brains ina puzzled endeavor to tind ont the line of defence Tescant to adopt. But this was precisely what I did not choose he shoul do. 1 asked but very few questions. I made all the witnesses give assurance that it was positively on Radgmongge | that the stranger had come into Humberg, had been seen to go into Jake Moore’s. I made them assure the ey that the body was found on Friday ——. I carefully and plainly established, by exhaustive questioning of Dr. Beard, that the body when found, could not have been dead less than.two days. I estab- lished also, by Mrs. McCausland, that she had refnsed Jake Moore credit for whisky on Wed- ind had sold his daughter Be ou for ‘lyon Tharsday morning. This tact, ing, had not been elicited ‘by the from a severe head- Tose he stared at me full of wonder. on?” asked he. Il see, | pre: towards Grandison, who smiled benignant ap- preva. ithe ‘ease for the state was closed, and [ rose to 0 for the «lefence. ta it please your honor and gentlemen of the jury,” 1 said, (as there are mysteries in nature, no matter on what side you view it, so there are thi in evidence which are inexplicable, which it is folly to attempt in this ease; we do not pretend to account for either the facts already adduced, nor for those which we shall adduce. We simply oe ut those facts, in order, by their own &l wing. to make it clear that, whether the unknown was murdered or not, he was not murdered by the prisoner at, the bar, and could not have been murdered by him. I’ have to request that the witnesses, both for state and defence, be re- moved, inorder that all suspicion of collusion may be avoided.” Ti_was so orderea. «Call Johann Ammermann.”* My friend of the Janey bier tavern took the stund, and made the statement I have already given. I insisted upon his gi y au whimistak- adie description of te ns ~ on ‘Thar evening, ai wore graplically the white cravat sith the bow a little = 2 e means Wednesday evening, of State’s attorney, correcting. said I; and Ammermann was don splutteringly positive that he knew W: ry tr Thonday: «But, your Honor,” said the Stapisaterncy, “this is palpably a mistake. The murder too! place on Wednesday—it could not Naye taken place later; how then could the nian be seen F on Thursday? It is an absurdity! ‘That is our defense,” [said quielly. “We cannot prove an alibi tor the prisoner, your, Honor, but we can show, by his daughter, that he was home al! day and night Wednesday aud ‘Thursday, up to thé arrest— “Much her testimony ig worth!" gncered the prosecutor. And, in order to Lg Pome and strengthen ‘our Bouor, her testimony, y ” Lwent on, Swe propose to prove an alilifor the deceased ’ We pro- pose to prove that he was alive, and was seen several times, after the time you have shown that he mus/ have been dead.” + Absurd !”” said the State's attorney. «Your witnesses must needs be guod ones, Mr. Knox, toshow that,” said the judge, siguifi- cal . Wait and bear them, your Honor, if you ase,” said Grandison. Call John Coan.” Coan, a well-known farmer, took the stand. “Mr. Coan, where were youon Thursday, Au- gust 6th. about 4:20 o’elock in the afternoon?” Holanee gatehouse, in Humberg, talking 0 *How do know itwas thatday and hour?” Sy 3 ‘asked Holmes the time o’ day; as forthe date, buried that day, aud I was: just ‘from the fancral_hete’s 8 Rar Pa i ne: Wi ol a echest . ican't be “Well, while you ere talking with Holmes, wet saw £ Wtdie old Guaker come ove, shut the ce, Ww a te. latch then walk slow!: "Ean Rates where were you om Priday morn- ing, carly, of August ity” attorney, and when I brought it out | iy.” retorted [, glancing | Gorsuch proved, Coan, tome, and I tri beep ace ene | ‘He ecko Who was set my mare shied and cat ui here. den’ do it: ond when pn Lal gy her alee | pop reg cha: it i Tean't children, ‘The State's workey only asked Gorsach @f aoa ee, sobted mnie. wits. question or two; and now witness after witness, | “Lam sorry for 4 @e Joun inak thana y man, and see so that you will beable tor as you Vant to. Will uot mind a little paiu, tn under to get and wonaer; the jury looked both puzzled and concerned; and even Jake Moore, rousing out of his stolid indifference, showed an eager in- terest in the testimony. Evidently, he was as much perplexed as any one else. Dr. Beard was recailed; and, when he had carefnily repeated h : distinguished surgical ¢: pon showing, it was impossible ¢ taken place so late as Friday or Thursday evening. I glanced at Grandicon. le east a searching eye towards the jury, then nodded his head. “Call Sarab Moore.” And Sally took the stand, and in her plain, simple, quiet, unreserved way, told the same before, softening the recital he promised. + Lam not sure I ean enre you, Pound added, fearing to imerease miseries if he failed in the attenn, testimeny, told us that, for death toh morni you must try also and be a good boy, what ['say while I am at work.” him down to hi work- feet by eighteen, in a weather- ment. He gave Bennie an old knife “Why, aan what's the matter quire Sean ‘the shoesmender, of his ttle nephew, s child of avout tour roars oki, rod, erehan cpicmet ta the tittle | |, erying itt ye boys laughed at my crooked feet, and od haye a THE SHOE-NENDER. in e doctors. € es I carry slop. wall measure your canbot ua qeiem whos agers, um about as much a be a brave boy and well?” “Yes,” answered Bennie, not knowing what Bennie,” the boy's ut 1 will try, and trying sometimes works wonders. And aad mind So the hind uncle lifted up the boy, and took little +» & room six aried tene- and some bitsef wood, with which to amuse himself, story she had while he laid aside his own employment of of her father’s faults, and giving emphasis to i % 1 “chi 1 a the interview with the sake, juany word of | clam siatins tome onion bn bad eee ee her narrative told, and I saw that all the jury Placed the fightest faith tn itshad ieee Gace Pp e slightest 11 im ity it not been prefaced bythe mysterious confusion in the tes- mon “Do you want to argue it,”” asked the State's attorney. “I'll submit it, if {om Say £0, for £ can’t make out a Chinese puzzie.” “T’ve only a word to say,” I said glancing at line which was tossed to me by Grandison as [ rose. (‘Give "em the supernatural—all juries be- lieve in gho: and this judge docs,” was the skeptic’s Pager | we tosay, gentlemen. As I advance, the evidence on both sides can neither be controverted nor recon- ciled. There is a doubt ax to the murder; a cer- tainty that it was not committe? jacob ae ——_ Steyr ey on oy ms jue eyes and untri % you the defence had uo thee es to tincoe but I, as an individual, hare a theory. that the unkuown deceased went to Jacob Moore's and took that knife, as resented, with the pur- pose of ‘Siteide. I believe that he walked to that dreadful ravine, on that Wed- 1» and and then cut his own y and died, and his body rested until it was found as you have heard. I believe nevertheless, Ldeenrg vorvigbeerg 23 and I know that in your secret hearts you believe with me, that the dead cians make use of to remedy forgot the to @ tool from a drawer, he saw take what rest you can, for await thee, or still worse, want, if your Saki wan comer quite well, when the child awoke, co of being hungry, and wanted ‘to me. S while longer until uncle is ready home. You know you can’t a help me b: za good Tome rs look at,” he Bennie a torn illustrated paper. are they about?” inquired explain them to 1 will teach you you like to learn?” “Yes,” replied Bemie. “Tom P: and to school. “Your fatber is too school,” answered John, ‘but if so astorun about,gon can com! day and learn from me. But yourself, and let uncle Jolin work. vy jury? Why should that quiet ghost have returned from the naves to which it had just now fled in de- spair?”” "He came back to fix it om Jake Moore, I "benevolent toil, must have ceeded to his heart’s commenced questions, but that, at least, did not bring th i back. Jak novelty of unhappy specter Moore was al- ready convicted, by knife and the purse, before that shade came back. May we not ra- ther assume”—I put it timidly—*“that, in the new-born prescience of another existence, it was seen that by taking the knife and leaving the purse an innocent man’s life was put in peril? May not the dead man’s spirit have dragged itself wearily back to the world of trou- bles, not to convict, but to acquit; not for vei geance, but in mercy and justice; not to follow | up a criminal, but to save the hunted life of ti innocent and unfortunate man betore yor Gentlemen of the jury, ask yourselves ‘that question, and bid your own hearts furnish the answer!” Well, Jake Moore was acquitted, of course. The jury declined even to leave their seats: When the applause that welcomed the verdict had ceased, Mr. Grandison arose and said: “May it please your honor, while I should be sorry to see the evidence of ghosts taken often, in this or any other court, against the evidence however, that the child would learn be happler for a companion. So he another ragged, neglected child, seated, with and shoe on his lap, he felt stimulated to assist others, | room was crowded. Some sat on the with them for seats. Books, too, scarce. BatJohn taught the childre: could learn their letters. he taught them to spell. slo hat is it that, blinds you so, wink?” «The sun,” answered Bennie. nie, after he looked at the pictnres. ‘‘ More work for me,” thought John, «the boy must be taught toread. I cannot stop now, Bernie,” he said aloud, “to oe, but if you will be read some day, and then you can understand the pictures yourself. Would cured, and ran about as well as any boy. task of teaching him for the y and difficult for Bennie to stay indoors and lear: but by coaxing and perseverance, John su: ceeded likewise m this. It eecurred to him, «+ Bennie,” he would say, look up at the sign similar to one which he had heard physi- the distortion. He | became sq absorbed in his occupation, that, he | Presence of the child, until, on rising the little fellow had cuddled himself up in a corner and was fast “Steep on, Bennie,” he murmured, “and verty and toil Iplessness and not; but I’ mast and will, for He hac just timshed his plan ‘and ulating himself it would answer mplaining be taken «Here is a bisonit for you, Bennie,” said Jobn,and yeu must try to amuse yourself a to take you t well tinkess hed tient ratt reads Can I go to school?” r to send ma get well, here every play now by to And thus good John Pounds plodded on a century ago, while angels, looking down on his Tejotced. content. Bennie was He suc- ~ Then it doubly faster and hunted up and there might any day be seen John Pounds teaching those chil- dren. And the workggrew on his hands. Daity until his table, one climbed upon the shelf, others brought were equally n to ‘ther the hand-bills from the street, from whick thes When this was done that you # Spell sun,” said John, and then followed ot hard faets, I am happy in he bea tye lesson, until the two children could spell in the most satisfactory manner that the con- clusion to which the jury has com: | ‘Tommy, whatis it I am memiing?” he sent instance, isthe right one. Si would ask of another. been sitting here, 1 have seen au officer from | "+: A shoe,” answered Tommy. Canada, who has given me the history of the | ‘Then the class were taught to spell shoe. Oft- unfortunate deceased. He was a member of | times the recitations would ‘be interrupted by the Society of Friends, a person of consequence aud property, Philip Dingle by name, and a most amiable gentleman, but, unhappily, sub- ject to occasional attacks of mental aberration. It was in one of these fits he wandered off and destroyed his own life in the manner described to you. That he himself committed the deed, we kuow from a letter written by himself, in the neighboring city, and there mailed a day or two previous to his appearance in Humberg, in which he avows his intention in unmistakable language. ‘That letter was sent to his nephew and heir, living m Anstralia, and it has been r mis of tracing up Mr. Dingle and estab- his identity in an undoubted way. I these facts before the case was given to jury, may it please the court,” concluded Mr. Granditon; “but I was contident the prix oner would be acquitted, and I had not the im- budence tointerrnpt the brilliant and ingenions defence contrived by my young associate, who, asT need not say to your honor, has this day shown himself an ornament and a light to our profession.” John’s’ big heart was there was no more room. those who were most likely, from chanee of improvement, if away. begged clothes for them, that they te | most eare and diligence ow his part | sufficient for his benevolent year by year he labored on, | cuntary reward. Moments that be could snatch were spent in making toys for the litt! as rewards, or inducements to them practical knowledge, showin; mend ‘aml cook ‘thelr —— ¢ were sick he would “Well, the ghost was of no use, after all,” said Lightbourn; «the man would have been acquitted without his Mmterposition.” «But how could J have got sowif poet ed with- out his invaluable aid?” rejoined Knox. and little Sally?” “What became of Moore asked Bertha. *‘Moore never drank a drop afterwards; it wax enough to be warned by a ghost, he said, | and he is now an owner of some laud, and doing well. Sally is a buxom farmer's wife, with a honsehold of children. I see her often.” Portsmonth. rare benevoie knocked at the door of Jolm toward pight-fall. Epwarp Srex ReFormep Carp PLayinG.—The Springfield Kepublican was shocked beyond measure, the other evening, on going into the reading-room of the Young Men’s Christian A: ing a seat, said: “Well, master, do of immortal bei: mate (eed afeetioe Le ts et a?" see a company » Fanging in | in your workshop learning to read?” age from 16 to 35, playing & game or cards ‘Yes, “ Why, Peter, is it hi they were genuine pasteboards. But our sur- him by the hand. and = prise grew intense as we saw in place of the | you are! y vi sack—that little devil—and the queen, and his | scholar?” the Baptist—whose raiment was of camel’s hair | the wretched lite of enjoy a good game of High-Low-Jack in the “« Yes, yes, Peter, I recollect you wi haymow. Out upon such calls over the table as | now,” replied John. “Tale of Two » “The Last of the Mohi- |‘: Well,” continned Peter, « Your cans,’ &. Give us the sweet old sounds, “I encouragement, ‘Be bouest beg," “1 “Make it.” But the boys did seem fo enjoy themselvee over those regenerate pda! Sone Te a and try to rise in the world,” time in my ears. I obey am the thri wife, who “cards, last evening. Sinertar _Inerpgent.— Vernal,” A hana 3 from Matthews Court House to the Norfoll |. Journal, says: ‘There was a notice a few days since in thaJournal of the death of Mrs. Silla Summers. There appeared during her last mo- ments a strange Lane agg and a coincidence probably unparalicled, A few of the neighbors » were sitting ina lower chamber where Mr. Sam- mers was contined to bis bed with the rheama- tism. He had his face towards the fire. > tenly heasked them to look’in the fire and tell nbeaee ey sore, pany “ They looked, and all at once an exclamation of astonishment; for there on the face of a char- red log was — in letters of fire the name of Silla. All watched it in silence, some ificance. Soonone and another, till the last, when simultaneously ‘was a burst of grief from an upper chamber. The last spark of life da Silla Summers went out together with the Jast letter of her name. ‘While I have no doubt of the truth, I have no speciiations to moke s to the cause or significance of this phe- nomenon." as Lteca ox STAGE LiFs.—The life of an ar- tiste is the saddest lite husband, my parents, my child, home ! a little a@smail return for Pounds a bank note ashe * No, no, Peter, money.’ “Well enough T know that,” Peters, Hentit would be a satisfactio somet for sickness, think you do wrong to refuse al Was compelled to depart, man called at Pow time did- good i vault of his ikbors Tor, Sthers. him from misery on earth. circumstances, or vicious iufluences, to hed iehald ma, the king sock Prosaiccreatures | ‘Well! I should not be this day what Iam, A os John aii Ba ptist, John G. ittier, Miles | it had not been for you and yon instruction: SStandish, and others. It pained us to see John | I might to-day be iu prison for crime or leading : i Jren knocking at the door with the request, | + Please, sir, may we come to your school?” pained to refuse but So he had to dimit his number, and select the most ignorant, and lected Assoon as they were able to read. he might at- other schools; keepii = an at his own honse, and po baat a Nin children to come there and dress; and return the clothes at night, | 48 his means were so scanty, it required the ut- to eke out . Th us, without any pe- from le eniluses } te learn. Besides mental instruction, he taught them | them how to | food. When they prescribe for them, per- suading the older scholars to nurse the younger. Thus, in every way he labored tor the eleva- tion of the place where he lived, which was England, setting an example of mee. One winter's evening, about fifteen atter the commencement of this gratuitoux | ‘school, a well<iressed, intelligent looking man ‘Pounds? dwelling John opened the door, and saw a stranger standing there, who accosted him with the | “There!” cried Bertha, “‘say the ghost did | sriendly exclamation: ne fia But for him, Jake Moore would ha “Well, good neighbor Pounds, do you not died a drunkard. I believe in ghogts myse! know me?” “No, I do not,” reptied Jolin; abut ite ought to know you and memory fails me, w: in and reveal yourself.” The man entered, and tak. you not recognize Peter , Who sat -many a day you?” said John, rising * How altered ‘ho would have recognized my little plas meat waive and hd honey | enced ns hom captaben ad tee and wi was — | rescu me ‘mptat ministering to youthful dissipation. Ah! we «Do you remember the letter you wrote to sigh for the past, when we used to retire from | Mr. Filbert, asking him to take me as a clerk the too close observation of our fond its to | in his store?” ell enough words of and industrious, sounded many them, and Owner of a saw-mill, with a property of her cwn. have come to beg you to accept forty pounds as ‘all Lowe yeas” handing Mr. a I ice i keep your scrip,” etied John: “my labors are works of love. TB not toil fur continued bung m to think I ven you some return, master. You are gronfag » and may find it well tolay by gE Pray take it, for 1 Y 7 1) recom) . But John was inexorable, apd fee es owner with bim, About a month —_. & young-wo- hundreds and vice in the year 1539, groups of could ‘ave boen seen the” of Portsmouth, wi ‘as if they were broken- hearted eis ma peandawns ae u bs be zer, a1 was gone, a1 “well they knew it would belong they looked Upon his like again, - twill then aenake econaytiek Sca¥. MaG.—Thére is another divorce case tdertake,10M8" ©. bh Se, Etb00 sada dhe. whe taper Woman's’ Ridwte ‘ry JOURNALISN.—The- of to amuse Rumselt’ with tefound, ot all fiagee 1 the workd eee tne Deautifuf is ta biding with Ler Shakers of pees po ty } years they 3 i}, is in hiding her was. sk sei is ck in the fis the number of’ cou: was the Rev. Mr. Evans, a Welsh minister. in the moonlight, it is evident whole a only Balt. American. Sid two chilires were fovea to death as # i gation as egch bidder: thet the With the iteation to - Seee'a, aod shes’ vb- igwanares sd oe therets Abe geet’. ail feat T tetiece than “4 Poor Orvew ty i antore to be pecuniarily responsible for and ” ” per ad ig, ned Siagrnsbell ener bs ron. re ge ty sou of my fai liug to pertore Bintes | ganvey: ‘eal the 1 Bi fe and betone, — fr | SS Sine ‘155. in on be = ——, this — YY = s B ee am by By Lb them : abe bevein-pocineds {cinousced ca or be. | Senetyul s8ie hn Maia Le en MP 2, M3. waid. ——. jars [ Bidders should examone corefully the forme and ancre— Ree nacen a Reteee a seatoe of prom te 5 ecard ate ild be. tad by a ‘ mck oF drei win bis of Qian and upward) | ior pene She obetahteeed anal cer a Teo ymetice of the peace. 0 20 camd ition s fo be im mporss to mh Rei em extent the Deparement dem 3st June picker. Leave Rech Eqom Spritge daily , exer . peed vy te eae —— anata Arrive at Winchester by @a m: Leave Winehreter daily, except Sunday, at 3.99 Seveu mn ce. when mies are allow interandiate aemortingg Lhe bere te anode of conveyance admits tar om: | AFEIVE at Rock Bown Springs by 7.30 ppm, Ee ee 3. Mey. Keys ane to te od witha rxtee ceungre ae tinge Monday , Weainemday , : y x pts prepared by postmaster, | sien < TE other agente of the Department. will’ ar-cmpany derek Watley br 9:90 mn: TRE muntin.specity mug” the Sruntber iam de tnatven of Creek Valley Monuay, Wediteaday, | the several ~to be examined by the postmasters, aud Friday at Wa to eure regularity in the drtivery Wf Gage as Arrive at Bock boon Springs by 12.30 pm. Pe r 4: No pay will be mate fo ot performed; and Broadway Depot, by Coote’s Store. for eachol each canteens Heke hae ‘asioned | evento, Iman abn nck twice a werk" | Is’ the fault of the comtrmcsor or carrie. three tee ve Broadway Depot Weide nie- | tive pay of the trip wall be de any dayetipm, " frhind tine at to break comuniion Site ese =, i Arrive at Bixtevine by 7 pm: Leave Dovesvilie Wednesday ‘and Saturday at 7 am; Arrive at Broadway Depot by 12m | «782 From Hambangh's to Frout Royat,§ mites aud | back, twice a week. j Leave Harbaugh « Wednesday and Saturday at wam, Arrive at Front Royal by 22.30 pm; — Front Royat Wednesday and Satarday Arrive at Hambangh's by 3.30 pm. 3S From Loudon to Gum Spring, (n.o.,) Swilesard connection with depend {0k Madly and Dot sufliciontly excused, fi the compensation fer the tr bycot Ber repeated defingmencios at the ink fed, entarent ; "S. For leaving behind or throwing off the ma any portion of them, for the admisaton of pas for being concerned in setting up of Pumus ame: for Sobor a week. mail from. or deliver it tute. | eave Loudon Saturday at 0 am; “thers it to be wet, humrnd. dee Arrive at Gum Spring by 12.90 pm; stroyed, robbed, or gud for refusing, miter de- ai we wamd.to convey the fl os frequently as the (rector runs, or ts concerned in running, a coach, | ST whe Ret Coe mar an a contrac 4 z er General may annul the con’ for repeated t tormn agreeably to oo ntract® the post office laws, or disobey tug the tiene of the Department: for refuring to doe ) charge a tT wheu reqtined by the Laid pana tteanonn, Hand ou ~~ - Saeed tor uspor persone or Ages CONVEYING mail er out ofthe mail, ee Postmaster General may order an increase service op a route by allowing therefor a prorat j Leave Gum Satarday | Arwivest koudon by 0 su, | 47 From Baptist Valley to Knob, miles and back Leave ist Vi Monday at 7 am; Arrive at Kinab by 8 pm, Leave i at Pam; Arrive at Baptist Valley by 5 pm, 47% From Shiloh, me's Store ( WED. Lom "Toceday and Saturday at 6 om; Arrive at ou by 32m : a full in- xtra "ice dispensed with and @ pro Uineation for the amount of service imugd. increase on the coutract pay. He may change 7 wiles of departures and arrivals in all cases, Lave Leedstown Tueeday and Saturday at 1 | teuiariy to make them cond “rm to commet ome Pm; railroads, w f . provided Arrive at Shiloh by 5 pm, ving time be not ab The Postmaater alxo discontinae or curtail the service, in whole 7% From, Millers Tavern, vy Enterprise on. ‘order to place on the routesuperior sere fh Moat Zion (3'6.)- to ‘ rnever, thie’ pubic’ interests, su hls Jade back. once a week. teqnire anch discontinuance of cartall- Leaye Miller's Tavern Wednesday at Sam; | tent {or any ther cause; he allowing ‘ brass Fogelitnees Wate Arrive at Miller's Tavera by 5 a 5 Etna Mills,to Hanover 9. Parments wit! be made by collections from, or ri Pra npaileeesa twice a week § drafts on, postinnsters or others ime, after the ox, ‘Mangohick Tuesday and Friday at 10 of cach quarter—aas in November, Pehraar 4 and August, provided that required evidence of Arrive at Hanover ©. H. by 12.0 pm: “ hae been received. Leave Hanover C,H. Thursday and Friday at 0. The distances given are ved to be attbetan lpm; Ually correct; Wut ne increased pay will be allowed Arrive at Mangohick by 3.30 pm. dvertieed, if the pointe ated. should they be greater 735 From Suffolk, by Nurneyeville and Holy Neck, te Somerton. 15 miles and back, twice a week, Krave Suffoik Tuesday and Satwiday at 12 wy Arrive at Bomerton 4pm: [rave Scmert.m Tuesday aid Saturday at 7 am; Arrive at Suffolk by liam. 4739 From Pattonsville, by Cedar W miles and bridges, tarnpikes, sbstractions of avy kind by en claim for addy tn Point, to Sneede- back. ouce a week. abet creasing distance or expense voutract ‘Otic Arrive at Sneedsville by 6 p. mn. Leave Snevdsville Saturday at 7am; Arvive at Pattonsville by 6 pm. 740 From Nettowar C. H.. by St. Mark’s Chorch oo 1-0.) and Marahali's Store (n, 0,),to Olive h(n. 0.), 17 miles aud back, once a ottoway C. H. Thursday at 7 am; Arrive at Olive Branch by 12a; Leave Olive Branch Thursday at 1 ut extra pay. if Che distance be Adlers are cantion 2 time to reach the Doparcm-at byt armed (3p. in., March 3, 1s t "thane Weitiene 4 Leave HOUT received in time Arrive at Nottoway by 6 pm. sand Spocath K-Rd bidder { Juuie 5. 1572. 4741 From Thaxton’s, by Coonsville (n. 0.) and Sandy for service strictly Fiend (a, 0.}, to Sewartaville (a: 0), 36 tlle Uhen. af they de ok and if the rrewiar esdiay and Saturday at 7 Arrive at Stewarteville by 12m: Leave Stewarteville Tuesday and Saturday at 2 bide proposing, Pm; 5 Arrive at Thaxton’s by 6 one stm for two or more routes) caumut be cone videred. ‘“ Thy ite, the sers i. 4742 From Wolf Trap to Omega,5 miles and back, | and residence of the bidk twice a week aukirews, Leave Wolf Trap Wednesday and Saturday at | » 9.15 am; { Arrive at € by Ta m; Leave Omega Wedienday ™; Arrive at Wolf Trap by 9a m. 4743 From Lanrel Grove to Cartersburgh, 14 miles cy kK. twice a week. — Laurel Grove Wednesday and Saturday ‘ot : am: Arrive at Cartersburgh by 12m; Leave Cartereburgh Weduesday and Satarday atipm: Arrive at Laurel Grove by turday at 7.30 mitted: nor should Neo withdrawal pompous se Plainly with the Tail mame af euch posse. The Postmaster Gewet =. any bid which may bo rom 1d, by Spring Valley, to Ste- | et of Jumess, 08 7 . by » to Ste- | ders. ¢ Act of June 8, j mae Sek 9 tiles atl bach ties a wk J The Nad sould be Scaled: anperscritend Sumunertield Tuesday urday roposals. State of ——-" whirenaed Sey eo ay = sistant Postmaster General, Contract Othee,”” 1 Arrive at Stephens’ Creek by 7 pm: sent by mat Leave Stephens’ Creek Tuesday aud Satarday | per annum at 12m; certified © Arrive af Summerfield by 3pm. Sauk equal tos ongreas of Jue 45 From Danville, by Hall's Cross Roads and Spring Garden, to Riceville, 30 miles and back, twiee | tie Deparinien a week, otherwise the @ Leave Danville Wednesday and Saturday at 7 — a © ontract for ine ser With one parte, @e> Arrive at Riceville by 5 pm; cording to law Leave Riceville Tuesday ani Friday at 7am; Transfers of contracts, or of interest in contracts, Arrive at Danville by 5 pm, are forbidden by 1aw. and Consequently cannot be al. . lowed. Nether can bids, or iuterest im {746 From Independence, by Long’: Gap, Clem’s | transferred or th | Branch, and Flat Bidge, to Rye Valley, 30 | will therefore take notice thet thes will I iuiles and back, once a week te perform the service at we ibe ad to the oh Krriveat mee valicy tres am oy, " a ‘ anata m4 | ve at Rye s. Section. the act of June 8, 1672, vem Leave Rye Valley y at that contracts for the trauspertation of the mail { Arrive at y6p qialt be “awarded to the Ieee der tendering suf ; ent guarantees for faithful per 477 From Martin's Station to Draperaville. other reference tthe mode of i Bidders to stat# distance and propose schedule, | than may be necesmary to ‘ HY, certaiety. and secur 748 From Rural Retreat (Mt. Airy Depot)to Black | law bids that propose to transport the smalls week | Lick (Davie Mills)(n.0.),5 miles and back. — | “celerity. corte > ad sernriiy.”” navias beam de } Leave Rural Retreat Weduesday and Saturday | coded tobe che only leral bids, ave comerod at pre | ‘at 4 pm; ridine Ser the entere manl, however ‘arce. and wet i Arrive at Black Lick by 5.9 pm: ever may be the mode of cone | Leave Black Lick Wedueala? aud Saturday at } vs ceieravy, cortanay, and ‘3p Pm; prod grence over @ll ethers. and ny tamed Arrive at Bural Retreat by 2.99 pm, Cres except or steamivoat Fouies. ne ined fication: ® bid in any of its esent: | 749 From Blacksburgh, by Price's Fork (n.0.),to | terms is tantamount toa new bid. an mabe ee Cowan's Mills (u. 0,), Tmiles and sauce | ceived, so an to with a week. faking anew bid, with gua: . | Leave Blacksburgh Saturday at 8 the only wav to modify a prev ions bid Arrive at Cowan's Mills by 11.30 am 20. Postmasters are to be. Leaye Cowan's Mills Saturday at 12 in; pcy of guarantors withou! knowing that Arrive at Blacksburgh by 3.0 p 4 mrmons 3 etficient Teeponsal : inne 8. 1ST. % 47% From Vickersto Price’s Fork (n.0.),5 uiile#and | the certificate until the sum of the bid i inecrted. Dack, once a week. wi the bid and guarantee are signed by the bulder Leave Vick and (tWo) gUarantors; @ drsrecard af ths rmstruction Arrive at Price's Fork by 7 pm: by postmasiers wall swhyect them 40 1minedvaie remo Leave Price's Fork Sat i. and to srrere penalties Arrive at Vickers by & vomtmnasters are ales liable te dismissal from office for acting as agents of contractors ur bidders, with or 4751 From Gladesvile (n.0.)to Grundy, 6) miles and | without compensation. in an), besines. toatter, ot back, once a week. thing, relating to the mail service. They ate thw ednesday at 7am; trusted agents of the Department, aud caumt Con Arrive at Grundy Thureday by 7 p sistent act ip buth tie. | Leave Grundy jay at 7am; 21. Al 1%. Quarautors, and suretios are die- ‘ueeday by 7 finely that on a Arrive at Gladesville aint pe esp gen m f them. " he's back, three time: ace 34 Present comtractors. and persons cl ynehbargh Tuesday, Thursday, and = dunst, eyaally with others, Lee at 2 pms z i, | cuataptors and certificates of their and: Airive at Perrow's Store by 7 pm: stantially in the forms above food. cor Leave Perrow's Store Taesday, Thursday, and | Uific snificiency ma be signed by % | Saturday at7 a.m; ISO. ATC Arrive at Lynchburgh by 12 m. janll « 6t | a ile, “by South Hilt. ba 59 From Forksville, ‘by Far, ~ Peeresats For Grove, Union Level, (1. 9.), and = to Boydton 2 miles and back, twice a week. Post Orrice Drra® Leave Forksville Tucaday and Saturday at January 3, Arrive at Boydton by 4pm; moral nant etlock oe the Binet Davee Be i ne the > Leave Buydton Movday and Friday at 8 IS¢3, for furnish Arrive at Forksville by 4p m. oo and mn — rom after the patostatetais tare iy 7 OF PROPOSAL. GUARANTEE, AND ring three hundred —_ CERTIFICATES srdred: during that u sil PROPOSAL. os