The Ohio Democrat and Dover advertiser. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1839-1840, 1839-11-29

aud, by aecideni, met MT. Wilson just
as he reached the village. But he was
pitlless. Stune by HE lnjustice, the
young maD with an anguisifd heari,
had left him at the entrance Sf q wood
which skIrted tho town, and almost
mad with his gloomy prospectA set. out
that very night for the city. To his as
,onishment, 10 a few days the officers
Of justice arrested him for the murder
Of bis wronger MIR Wilson had not
been seen since their interview q dead
bod upposed to be his was found in
the wood, and every circumstance poin-
ted surprise and horror that he penned
The incoberent epistle which his swes,
wife had brought TO me.
We we're now al the magistrates Of.
fice. After much pompous and we'll
feigned concern fossmy clieni. b pro.s
ceeded 10 hear the evidence agaiist the
prisoner. 1t was terribly strong The
interview, the alteration, the place
where they were last seen, as yell as
the finding ofthe dody, .and ihssingu-
larly concurring departure Of Duval,
were all incontestibly proved! The
prisoner, however, admitted alsnce ev-
ery thing up TO their parting OF ihe
wood. There was q irankneA about
him which predisposes all in his ia
yor, but few were strangers TO he char.
acter could resist the chain Of piesump-
tive testimony adduced against him. !
saw that one by one the cognlensnces
Of the spectators, grew more ov vPtessive
Of his guilt, and my heart dief within
me as'l beheld it. cross examined
every witness; searchingly and sifling-
ly,-but in vain, All could elict fa-
vorabIe to my client was wan Of cor.
tainty 10 one or two wilneseds as 10
the identity Of the body, and the seem"
ingly yalueless information that MIR.
Wilson had left homo on horseback, TO
proceed some miles down the Jay, and
that on that very day ssserat hours la
ter, the British forces under Cpchrane,
had landed and burned the vlllage. The
magistrate commended my zAal, but
smiled when dwelt on the p6ssibility
Of Mr.. Wilson being still alFe and a
prisoner with the enemy. Isaw that
all was over. Duval was fully com-
mitted. =
When | broke the news tohis poor
wiie and she fell senseless 10 hhe floor,
thought that her eyes were never agair
to open upon the woes Of life. But il
was not thus 10 be. She recovered
and many day Of suspense and agony
crept by, while her cheek paled, and hel
eye grew dim, and her heart was slowly
breaking. Oh, God! that such misery
should ever blight the fair and young.
| Well, time passed on. ] never for 1
momen, doubted my friends innoccenc'
hut there was mystery connected witt
The Il transaction in vain endesvored to
uuravel. The story o! Duval beIlev.
ed implicitly,but how could it bs sub
stan.ined1 called in the aid Of th'
mos, eminen, criminal lawyer at tina
time at the bar, aud we labored, thougl
IN vain, till the day Of The trial; to &C.
count for the disappearance Of Mr.. Will
son. My colleague was baffled fol
once. Iknsw not, but it seemed 10 mi
at times, as il even he doubted the in.
nocence of Duval. The horlzen grew
dark'r and gloomier as days rolled by
Yet never for a moment, from the frs
hour met h,m, did my client lose th'
calm self ollecllene Of his manner
He felt that man had left him., that hi
name was every where loaded with sue
Ipicion and shame, and that uujustiy ant
wauton Y he was outlawed from the hu
,uau race; yet witht,he proud loflines'
f fhis character, wrapping himself up il
hs consciousness Of innocence, he "a
iown prepared for either fortune. H.
. ate was before him dark and ignomiB
o ouS perhaps, but TO I've borne without re
Iinlng. A. times, however when ga
: zlng on the pale face of his wife, h
q would turn bis head away to hide mo
/ men,ary tear. He met obloquy an
/, danger with defying scorn, but his ster
soul melted:heiore a woman's uncom
e claiming tears. Yet though he strove I
o hide it, anguish was eating ou. hi
D heart. Like Promelheus, tied to II
!, rock, the uudying vnlture was preyiD
n upon his vitaIs.
d remember one night in partic ula
!. His lovely wife was absent alter muc
y solicitation, for an hours ride with on
/ ofmy female friends. The ehsmb'
N was of stone, gloomy, damp, urcon
J. Portable and lighted BY narrow CRATE
/, window, through which the rays Ofti
}. setting sun calmly stole, falling on u
cold pavement and playing g uneasily
" the wall as if they felt it was no sp
D. for them. Duval had been pacing
i and down the room with rapid stride