The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-06-26

iitirrrnee nj her guilt, and SEEMED a. hint
Vrhont asserting that although no rxpla-
nation could legally lie gwen of The man
nrr in which tile articles were found III
her possfsslon, IT might BIZ possible they
came there 10y accident or mistake. The
cop of Joseph, SAID he. sas Of old time.
/ found IN the sack of Benjamin, aud thu
muney If the children Of Jacob, every
mans money IN his sacks mouth and the
orator followed ont tile IDEA uhirh his
prolific lnagination had Suggested, by
drawing contrast between ihg kindness
of tilr father Of Benjamin and the unieel-
+ lne neglect and forgrtfilness of those vino
ought by nature 10 have assisted the
h'anl,i,l' and dropping flower that WAS
brndhg Ike ihr rosebud IN storm. Ey-
riy body WAS affected hnt the unhappy
ohl"ci lor whom this useless eluqucnce
WAS exhausted
! Ia ,oio 6s1- occulos aversa tenehat
Nc hagis lacepio vulium sermone mnveiur
Qlam i dnfa sllrH aut sict Mnrpesia cdntes.
The officer at the Commonwealth sud
bot few "ords III reply. The presiding
J'dg" remarked to the J'rs that they we're
10 settle 4 fict aud not gtatlf, Their hum ne
or charitable feelings, and The verdict WAS
in few minutes reco drd by the clerk
that the prisoner was < illit.
The resi- Of the lYdclal proceedings
were soon hnlNhed. Nj a Whisper was
audible II the crowd al the com room
whIr the elerk pronounced the following
| sentence:
The court having considered of your
offence do order that you be publicly
! whipped Ut the naked back, ten striprs.
thai You pay IL the party injured twelve
pounds ten shilling and sixprncp, uhlch
with the articles restored is treble the A.
ponnt oi The arllCl : stolen, aud If the
me ii nol paid III the thirty DAYS that
yonbe viii Disposed oIio service to ANY per
son whatever, for iIe term of SIX months
and that yop stand 90 nmitted until sem
ttnce be performed"
Tn prisoner waited n moment An of
fcer opened the door of thr criminals bar
IN winch she had been placed during the
irlai, aud as he rea, he'd out his hand To
lead hei nom the court house she fen
srnseless on the door.
II MAS In see the infection Of this pun
shnlent some weeks afteru ards that IN.
great cnneonrse OF spectators bad asse
IL.
How they were Disappointed has alrp,d,
b'th discussed. Preparations had been
made for lis lpflcuun wnen the lortitndr
az the snll.ier failed. The lmpenetrablr
silence "lieh she had preserved gay,
way Ia the kindly adnoni;ions Of the uor-
ny clergy m"n who had prevailed on her
to listen To ais distractions or more pro.
baby To the awful apprehension Of public
exposure. She disclosed .lrcn,rst,uc..
winch induced the she,tl Cn his own IT,
sponslbilllS III suspend the execution III
the sentence, aud finally prevailed on thr
supreme txtcnliVe 10 giant her a free
pafunn. She mad been pronounced guilty,
ana WIS PIT doned but she Vas 10 trnlh
i"n"cent nj lhe ciime. A single word Dat
the TX ellenl superintendent IN an lnuuir,
winch terminated IN the perfect satI,fc.
tlUu oi those frIruds whom Pf,yid.nr.
raised up for her that she had been wrong
fully condemned. She heard her dis
charge pronounced with less fnrtitnd,
thdn 81 conviction. Her senses had ben.
bcnumbed WIN the rndcnp,s of the bfov
winch a-sallrd hrr, aud she bore uuhou4
D'I"e stas'ble OF them. the rapid move.
menis winch ucCrcdrd II.
oht hdd NOW dNOkt 10 all the horrors
at hen situation. She had ESCAPED lgla
miny rs a thief, bot her character rnnld
not be preserved. She had been deceived
ruined ard betray She pinned for Il
I'" months III a a., lancholy depIp,-iun O
mind winch bordur d on fatulfy AID died
! IA becoming the IN the of "A hfrlcs- child.
/ y scaet1e had been cnntri,ed b. the re- n
less VILLAIN who had been the calIs. of nrr
misfortune To destroy her crrdihllit,, anl
! rscap' The cons' Qutpte which ~ nanll-
| ness ne ought To nave assumed.
Ii "as found thai his cstlmon, on her
! ir'ai adhered IN letter tn The tInth while II
accumulated eight OF crime upon hm
SET winch ages of repentance could BIZ
nartIy ahle 10 remove. Avoiding the dis
closme before the ulckinas developed, he
d'handed justice by escaping beyo it's
IJurlsdletloe.
The Emf Of Liropooi When one en-
Icrs th' House ct Peers, and Iouks for the
first ".ln'alrr of England, one is most com
plrtdy at a loss.
question from the Earl of Carnarvon.
the Marquis of Ltndsdonn, or some otter
peer upoo that side Of The House, There
Is now bishop upon ~ soon gives you
an opportunity of seeing Lord Lryrrpnol.
and such are the air and bearing of the
man, that before he once opens his bps,
You have already prepared yourself to be.
here whatever be may utter.
I II" RISES win peri ct self-possession, but
there Is the most wunaertul mptkncss aud
! apparent self d'ulal about him, that you
ever met With IN public officer and the
dignity OF first Lord Of the TreasurI real-
y siia less apparently visible upon the
w"arer Than The humble office Of a parish
or"dIe. you feel yourself approaching