Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1839-08-31

: 0e''''e'' o"- ace ven completely concealed her
eogn,cnance. Bur- whispered few word. appa.
renily encouraging her to advance, and then
gracefully raising her vel disclosed 10 Us face
OF Proud,suTpasSsng beauty. reco.lect as well
as II II had happened yesterday, how sii1uliane.
ouSy the murmur Of admiration burst from the
lips of all present. Turning to the plaintiff, Bun
asked 10 cold, quiet tone, do you know that
LADY,
Answer do
Barr.-'NiIl you swear ihat''
Ans.-I will, to the best Of my knowledge
| and belief, she IS my daughterP
/ n..rr.--'Can you swear 10 her ldeutiyr
! Ans.--I can
| Burr.--'Whal IS her ageP
Ans.-'She was thirty years Of age on the 2U,h
day of April
Burr.-'When did YOU last see herr
| Ans = At her own home, fortnight SINCE
Burr When did you see hsr previously 10
! that meeting =
| The plaintiff hessted-a long pause ensuod--
/ the question was repeated x the answer at length
was, on the fourteenth day OF May, IL
When she was just three weeks DID, added
| Burr. Gentlemen continued he, turning to Us,
hb'C btpuSHl hl'S lau1 hNlt o. as 'itN''''''
witness, and such believe she IS. The PLAIN
lifts counsel has pleaded cloquenty in behalf Of
the bereayed husband who escaped the penis Of
| The sea, and returned only TO find his home des-
olate But who will picture TO you the lonely
wife, bending over her daily toll, deyotng her
best years to the dludgery Of sordld poverty, sup
ported only by the hope Of heI husbands return
Who will paint the slow progress Of heart sick
ness, the wasting anguish Of hope deferred, and
finally, the overwhelming agony which came up
on her when her last hope was eNtugu,shed,
and she compelled TO believe herself indeed a
widow Who can depict all lhis without ava
kenlng in your hearts the warnest sympathy Tor
the deserted wife, and bAterest scon for the
mean, pitu wretch who could thus Nampo on
the heart of herwhom be had sworn to love aud
cherish. We reed not inquire into his motives
for acting SO base part. Whether Il was love
Of gam, or selfish indifference, II matter, not
he IS too vile a thing to be judged by such laws
as govern man. Let US ask the witness-sho
who now stands before us with The frank, fearless
brow Of true hearted woman--Ie Us ask winch
d. the two has been TO her father
Turning TO the lacy, ~ a tone whose sweet
ness was IN slronge contrast with the seornlul ac-
cent that had just characterized lis words he be.
sought her to relate briefly the recollccuons of
her early life slight flush passed over her
proud and beautiful face as she replied
My first recolleciions are Of small III lut-
uished apartment, which my sister and myself
slmred with my mother She used to carry out
every Saturday evening the work which had oc-
cuPled her during the week and bring back en-
rloyment Cor tho following one Saving that
wearlsome visit to her employer, and regular at
tendance at church, she never left the house. She
pften spoke of our father, and of bis anticipated
return but at length she ceased 10 mention HIM,
though observed she used to weep more re.
quenily than ever. then thought she wepi be-
cause we were so poor, for Ii sometimes happen
cd that our supper was only bit Of dry bread,
urd was accustomed TO see by the light OF the
chips she kindled, TO warm her Iamishng chill
dren, because she could not afford to purchase a
candle without depfiylng us oil our morning meal
Such was our poverty when my mother contract
ed a second marriage, and the change to Us was
like entering into paradise. We found a home
and father She paused.
Would you excite my own child against me 2
cried the plaintiff as he lmpauentIy waved his
hand for her TO be silent.
The eyes of the witness flashed fire as she
spoke, You are not my father, exclaimed she
vehemenly. The law may deem you SUCH but
| discIoim you utterly.-Whai call you my ia,
Their you who basely left your wife to tod and
your children to beggary Never never =
Behold there my fathel,' pointing TO the agllated
defendant, there is the man who watched over
my iniancy-who was the sharer Of my childish
sports, and the guardian Of my inexperienced
youth. There is he who claims my affection
and shares my home; there is my father For
youder selfish wretch know him not The best
years OF bis life have been spent IN awiess freedom
from social ties let him seek elsewhere for the
companion Of his decrepuude, nor dare insult
the ashes Of my mother by claiming the duties Of
kindred from her deserted childrenp
She drew her veil hastily around her as she
spoke, and giving her hand TO BUR-, moved as if
10 withdraw.
'GenlIemen SAID Burr, i have no more to say.
The words of the law are expressed in the book
before you the words Of truth you have just
heard from woman's lips 1t IS for you TO de-
eide according 10 the acquisitions oil nature and
the DEGREES Of justice
need scarcely add that oar decision was
such as 10 oyerwhelm the plaintiff with mered
shame.
SUSA.N.N.4H
SweeteT Than the sweetest mama,
Lovely, lively, chaste Susannah,
You're the grl that still muse on,
Pretty, smiling dearest Susan.
Oh if verses can amnse ye,
Farest, sweetest laughing Susy,