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that the prisoners must be permitted
to go at large, the process of the law
nullifed by screechifcation, or vic.
Ience and main strength be called ln'
action, A fierce struggle now took
place. With the tenscity of a tiger
the mother grasped the boys. and they
fastened upon her like wild cats, and
the whole three sent up a mingled
howl Of horrible distress, that was tru
ly appalling. Several times the hands
of the officers were upon the boys, but
she as often wrenched them back a.
gain. Now facing to the right and
then to the left, she kept them at bay,
till, by the velocity of one of her evo
Iu'ions, she unfortunately flung the
younger lad, that cIung to her back,
aside upon the floor. Being thus de.
tached from his frantic defender, he
fell an easy prey TO his enemy, aud
was Instantly led of. She had now
bnt one 10 protect, and with indomi-
table strength, agility, and courage,
she maintained her resistance, and dis
puted every inch, utterly regardless,
or unconscious that the fastenings of
her apparel and nearly all given way
in the encounter.
The ribbon with which her cloak
was tied beneath her chin remained
faithful the longest, but at last proved
trcacherous, and with 1t fell all her
hopes of rescuiug her only son, BY
the suddenness of one of her lateral
lurches, the little fellows gripe was
broken, and, perceiving himself Olsen
gagged, he seized her by the cloak, At
this moment the mother was inclined
backward, & was only supported from
falling by her cloak held by the boy,
who also stood 10 a similar attitude
opposite. A constable now attached
his weight 10 the boys rear, aud af-
ter pulling and hauling some seconds,
"spIit the difference" between the
mother aud son, drawing with him
the cloak, and the mother falling pros.
trate on the flor, by the force of gray
itation. She fell her whole length,
and heavily, and appeared to be some
what stunned by the fall, aud before
she could rise her last boy was con
signed TO his cell.
Perceiving that her desperate strug
gle had been unavaiIing, she endeav-
ored 10 regain her composure, and |
adjust her dress, but her agony was
100 narrowing to exist without some
external note, end though speechless
md unobservant of the place and its
'unctionaries, she commenced clap.
ping her hands, in the very exaspera
ion OF despair. Twice did theordsr 10
cave the court fall unheedingly upon
Ter ear, but the third summons she o.
Keyed, and, as all present supposed
eft the premises, But FIVE minutes
fter she was discovered, lying sense.
ess, just beyond the door, and, upon
,eing moved, she fell into convusions
With foam and blood gushing out of
Ter mouth. AS soon as carriage
ould be obtained she was removed,
u some degree revived and pacifed.
BY this time, the excitement and
urioSity occasioned by the singular
ontest which had taken place had in
ONE degree subsidized, and the spec.
ator had leisure to rehect upon the
angUi,h he had witnessed.
/ was an exhibition of human feel.
ng. of a mothers affeclion-blind,
perhaps; ignorant certainly-but yet
S human and natural, as it was deep
nd dark. When exhausted with the
fray's toll, and intensity of woe, she
eclined against the carriage, pale as
cath, it was impossible to refrain
rom enquiriDg-
"Is it Heavens will
70 try the dust it kindled for a day
With infOite agony1"
THE PROVOST OF ABERDEEN.
Every one who knows any thing of
cotland must have heard of the venera
Ie and ancient city Of Aberdeen-the
'orkshire ofthe North-the quintescense
fkeenness and knowingness, among a I
cen and knowing people.
Tradition says that the Jews once at
,mpted to form settlement there, but
lat finding the inhabitants an over match
,r them in their own crafts, they quit.
ID not only the city, but the kingdom,
! despair. l
Once upon time, ii struck tho good
Al