Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-01-23

i'vou were honoraby acquitted; why should yo1
friends be more severe than year j3dge' H.
hesitated a moment and then - ID
1T is your fault, Monsieur. If there Is any fau
in my acquittal. The m1rdercrs Of the farmer
and his wife are yet known, and they be
lieve a Perrefitte that II was Who Committed
The ccImc. and they say you have turned and iwls
ted the circumstances until the Try have "qnlt-
ted me. BE-. oh! God, must | have my throat
CUT or die with shame or hunger. because to1l;
ii IN my head to walk from Pierreile TO ST. Den
MS at nine o'clock N the evening, 10 buy tTink-
ct for that migrate Lisonn
what could | do. adles1 pursued the lawyer
this man interested me deeply; he owed his life
to my cloquence, and Tins tadered my sell.
esteem; he was dying " it'll hunger, without place
10 lay his head, rcpuIsed and abandoned by all.
What would become If him? took him INTO
service; he is valet.
How cried all the ladies' toGe ther 'vour val
ct? The same You have brought here ?-'i es,
Pierre Fournei!'
.Imprudent man. said the Countess de L
to Arthur, you have attached TO your person
such servant; you fEavc brought hm i..to nv
house! An assassin who has escaped the scalold
only because he was not caught in the very act.
Bat seriously do you mean 10 have Us Ill murder
ed?'
At that moment the parlor door opened, and a
servant entered with lights: II was Pierre Fonr-
mel. Horror sat upon every face; the ladies hud-
died close together, and the young hunters pre-
ferred fading themselves face 10 face with Il
wild boar, TO meeting the glance Of that man ac-
quilted by jury As as he left the
they brea he'd anair and their tongues were locs-
cd the same time.
what 4 figure said one. '"ilat terrible OK
preston in his eye; he has The laugh Of hyona,
Arthur, this man shall not remain here another
night. Oh heaven! | think OF it. he
companied us in our walk through the foresi.-
Five helpless women. while defenders were
e.
have been all murdered. al! FIVE Of as
aud this WRETCH added tie little blonde lady,
makes love to M chamhermaId and Julie the,
poor innocent, loves him.
ARTHUR sad the Countess, 'ihis must
leave the castle instantly
ALLOW me madaCe,' replied Arthur, 'lo finish
my story. Three months ago there ares
ted IN Paris, two maiefactors, n; The very mo
ment when they were committing murder
On searching then there found n lady's
wa e. 0oEq CHAIN, ring, earrings, aud silver
the relations OF the farmer GIraur. as having be-
longed the farmers wife. The murderers
having been separately examined, c0ntradicted
each other in their statements, each attempting
to throw the crime upon the other, and both
ended by confessing themselves guilty Of the
murder of a man and his wife on the eth of Au-
gust. at nine O'clock night the road from ST.
Dennis to Perrcfittc.
They arc awaiting their trial at the next as
sizes.
AS these facts known. Father
Richard and Lison came 10 me--the one % re-
claim, the child he had adopted and rear cd man
hood, the other II win back the lover whom she /
vet hoped to marry. But Pierre refused 10 re-
new his acquaintance with people who had be-
lieved him guilty of crime, resoiuiely dec AIRED
he would never leave me-
a letter from Paris, Monsieur said Pierra, rs
he entered with mssivc 10 his master.
.RealiV.' said Ernest de when Pierre
left the room, we were too severe in our opinions
OF that poor fellow. | observed him more alien
lively. and he has certainly fine figure !
and pretty face said the little blonde lady,
Il had much better view of him than when he
came in the first time.
His eye is piercing,' said Madam the Countess.
but there is something good and aIectonatc in
his face after all,
On my word said one of the young hunts
men, If | were Arthur. would neve or par, with
servant as grateful as Pierre. What dignity in
bis behaviour! | an charmed with the noble in
dignarion which prompted his refusal of the Of
ters of Father Richard, and the hand Of Made
;nosec Lison'
1t was perfectly in keeping with the character
Of upright man. said the blonoe lady, "a man
1isowned by his former protector, loosely abandon
ed by his betrothed Poor Pierre how much he
must have endured. am delighted be is in love
with Julie; they shall be married as soon as
they choose. and will give them fifteen Napo!e-
ons to commence with
And | six
And | eight
And | will buv them cross and Jeanette.
and j, Will bring misfortune with it this time
He sleep at the cas,ie? asked Arthur Mon
neret.
oh. certainlyr
This said The lawyer, laughing, is one more
case have gained
But YOU have plead against one
I'd Id ! pIead
Y. Christian Ness
PENNsYLvANIA.---The Harrison Democratic
State Central Committee Of Penns ylvania, have
designated the 10Th day of March next the
day for holding a Convention at Harrisburg, TO