and season when i was dear that was better than p n t the plain honest workings life to t waa b to he ashamed me sufficient means of self � � ti respect and fa at those times i expectations that mj to dear old joe and the was gone and that i was growing up in a fair way to be partners with joe and to keep company with � when all in a moment some remembrance of the days would fall upon me like a and scatter my wits again wits take a long time picking up and often before i had got them well together they would be dispersed in all directions by one stray thought that perhaps after all miss was going to make my fortune when my time was out if my time had run out it would have left me still at the height of my i dare say it did run out however but was brought to a premature end as i proceed to relate it was in the of mj i to joe and it was a ni it there was a group round the fire at the three to mr as he read the new of that i was one a highly had heen and mr was in to the he over every in the and identified himself with every witness at the he moaned i am for as the victim and he serve yon out as the he gave the medical testimony in pointed imitation of onr local and he and shook as the aged keeper who had h ad blows to an extent so very as to suggest a doubt regarding the mental of that witness the in mr s hands became of the he enjoyed himself thoroughly and we all enjoyed ourselves and delightfully in this state of mind we came to the verdict wilful murder then and not sooner i became of a strange gentleman leaning over the back of the settle opposite me looking on there was an expression of contempt on his ce and he int the side of a great forefinger as hie expectations watched the group of faces well i said the stranger to mr when the was done jou haye settled it au to wn satisfaction i have no everybody started and looked up as if it were the murderer he looked at everybody coldly and � guilty of course said he out with it � sir returned mr without having the honor of your acquaintance i do say guilty upon this we all took courage to unite in a murmur i know you do said the stranger i knew you would i told you so but now m ask you a question do you know or do you not know that the law of england every man to be innocent until he is proved � proved � to be guilty sir mr be m to reply as an englishman myself come said the stranger biting his forefinger at him don t the question either you know it or you don t know it which is it to be he stood with his head on one side and himself on one in a manner and he threw his forefinger at mr � as it were to mark him out � before biting it again now i said he do you know it or don t you know it certainly i know it replied mr certainly you know it then why didn t you say so at first now ask yon another question taking possession of mr as if he had a right to him do you know that none of these witnesses have yet been cross examined t k mr was beginning i can only when the stranger stopped him what you won t answer th f question yes or no now m try you again throwing his finger at him again attend to me are you aware or are you not aware that none of these witnesses have yet been come i only want one word from you yes or no mr hesitated and we all began to rather a poor opinion of him come said the stranger help you you don t deserve help but help you look at that paper you hold in your hand what is it what is it repeated mr it much at a loss is it pursued the stranger in his most sarcastic and suspicious manner the printed paper you have just been reading from � undoubtedly undoubtedly now turn to that paper and tell me whether it distinctly states that the prisoner expressly said that his legal him altogether to reserve his defence i read that just now mr pleaded never mind what you read just now sir i don t ask you what you read you may read the lord s prayer backwards if you like � and perhaps have done it before to day turn to the paper no no no my friend not to the top of the you know better than that to the bottom to the bottom we au began to think mr of � well have you found it here it is said mr that passage with eye and teu me whether it states that the prisoner said that he was instructed by his legal wholly to reserve his defence come do you make that of it mr answered those are not the exact words not the exact words i repeated the gentleman bitterly is that the exact substance � yes said mr repeated the stranger looking round at the rest of the company with his right hand extended towards the witness and now i ask you what you say to the conscience of that man who with that passage before his eyes can lay his head upon his pillow after having pronounced a fellow creature guilty un heard we an began to suspect that mr was 