The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-07-18
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well ~ Il il happened yesterday, how ~
ultaneousIy The murmer &c adminsicn knu6
from the lips Of oil present. Tumine = the
plaintiff, Barr asked ID . oold, quiet $500
Do you.know this lady n
Answer. sIdo.
Burr. "WiA you SWEAR 10 that ~
Ans. 81 win: 10 the bet of my knswl
edge and belief she d my daughter"
Burr. ~ Can you swear 10 her identity ;"
Ans. 81 can.
Burr. What 10 her age ~
Ans. "She was 80 years Of ase On tbo
2Qth day Of April"
Burr. "When did you let zee her -
Ans. "At her own house, about . fort
night since"
Burr. When did you last see her pre-
vious to that meeting {"
The plaintiff hesitated- long pause en-.
saed-the question was repeated, and tiba
answer at length was
son tho l4lh day Of May, Ivy
"When she was just three weeks old, +"
added Burr. cGentlemen, continued b.
turning to us, " have brought this lady hero
~ al important witness, and sach tkink.
she 10. The plaintiff 3 counsel has pseaded
eloquently in behalf Of tho bersaved hus-
band, Who escaped the perils Of the sea and
returned only 70 find his home desolate-
But who viii picture 10 you the lonely vito
bending over her daily toll, devoting her
best years to the drudgery Of sordid poverty,
supported only by the hopes Of her husbandb
return Who will paint the slow progress
of heart-sickening, the wasting anguish q
hope deferred, and finally, the overwhelm-
ing agony which came upon her when her
last hope was extinguished, and she was
compelled to believe herself indeed wild.
ow? Who can depict oil this without awak.
ening in your hearts the warmest sympathy
for the deserted wife, and the utmost scorn
for the mean, pitful wretch, who could thus
Itrample on the heart Of her whom be had
sworn to love and cherish We need NOT
Inquire into his motives for acting 20 base .
part. Whether it was love of gain, or licen-
tiousness, or selfish indifference, It matters
nots he is too vile thing to be judged BY
such laws as govern mon. Let us ask tho
witness-she who now stands before 10 with
the frank, fearless brow Of true hearted
woman-let us ask her which Of these two
has been to her a father"
Turning to the lady, in tone whose sweet
, ness was in strange contrast with the scosu.
full accent that had Just characterized hin
words, he besought her to relate briefly the
recollections Of her early life. A slight
flush passed over her proud and beautiful
face as she replied
"My first recolleclions are Of small, III.
furnished apartment, which my sister and
myself shared with my mother. She used
; "a an 0.H.,-S~ A.
work which had occupied her during do
week, and bring back ethployment f0r the
following one. Saving that wearisoms vitis
to her employers, and her regular attaaA
dance at church, she never left the house.
She often spoke of my father, and Of his an.
, ticipated return; but at length she csAssd -
: mention him, though I observed sbe used 10
weep more frequently than ever. then
thought she wept because we were % poor,
for It sometimes happened that our only sup-
!, port was bit Of dry brsadl and she WAS aca
!, customed to see BY the light Of the chips
which she kindled to warm her furnishing
:, children, because she could not purchase {
8 candle without deprivihg us Of our morning
: meal. Such was OBJ poverty when my moth'
! er Contracted a second marriage, and tho
: change to Us was like q sudden entrance In
. to paradise. We found home and Z fath
s ler." She paused.
al "Would you excite my own child agains
y me Z" cried the plaintiff AZ he inpatientls
= waved his hand for her to be silent.
Al The eyes Of the witness flashed Gre - b
ID spoke. You are not my father, exclaim
= cd she vchementlys The law may deem
4 tuou such, but !. disclaim you utterly. What
1. call you fatherl-you, who basely left youl
4. wife to TOT, ard your ehildrea to bekgary
i Never! never!- Behold there my father,
70 pointing to the agitated defendant, g there i
the man who watched over my infancy
N who was the sharef of my childish sports
= and the guardian Of my inexperienced yoath
n There is he who claims my affection anl
a shares my home, there, = ~ fafker. fol
"a yonder selfish wretch, Iknow him not. Til
81 best years Of his life has bsen spent d law
10 less Freedom from social ties; let hiaA ~
Il elsewhere fof the companion of hs decreri
a tude, nor dare insult the ashes of my ho2hs,
by claiming tho duties Of kindred ftom III
- dessEtsd children.
oil She drew the veil hastily afodnd huf 4
Isl she spoke, and moved q II to withdraw:
ngk Gentlemeo," said Burr, / hare y
81 moro 10 cay. TIE words q the law ars q
= pressed in tie book befoes youj tte word
e. of truth. you have just hseid flom Woman'
elIpdfe llFss 4 = ff you q deelds acctrding .
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