Democratic banner., 1845-06-28

OF his wnrd-Mr. Rardell was no de-
celvcr-Mr. BardeII was once a sin
lie gentleman himself; 10 single gen.
'!enrn | look Tor protection. for as
: stance, for comfort. and for conso-
IatIon-m Single gentlemen | shall
peiFrtual,y see something 10 remind
me of what Mr. BardcIl was. when
h i'St won my Young aud untricd al,
'ccuunS; 10 a single gentleman, then,
hail my lodgings be let Actuated
by this beautiful and touching i'm
7 Use. (among the best impulses OF
our imperfect nature. cenllemen,D tie
lonely aud dcsnia'c willow dried her
tens. furnished her iiIst floor. caught
ter innocent boy to her maternal bo-
som, and put the I'LL Up in her par
lour window. Did ii RENAL there
long! No. The serpent WIS on the
watch. the tram was laid. the mine
Wa preparing, the Sarp"r and miner
was at work. Before the bill had
been in tie parlour window three
days-:hrce d3yS gcHtlemen-l be.
irg. erect upon tive lc~S. and bear
lng all the outward stmblencr of IA
man. and not OF Il monster. knocked
1T the door of Mrs. l5arde,i's house.
lie enquircd within; he took the LODI
glngS: and on the very next day he
entered into possession of them. This
man 4 P!ckwick-picAwick the
de!endant.'
Sergeant Buz'uz, WHO hi proceed
ed with such ,o'ub;li'y that lis face
was perfectly crinIs IN. here pulsed
for breath. The silence awokc Mr..
Justice Slareleigh, Who Immediately
wrote down something wi'h 4 pen
without any i.t IN il, an! 10 liked IN
uSlrIly profound. to iup es, The jury
WITH the belief shat always though
most teeIlv with lis eyes shut. Ser
gcant Buziuz p'rcccird.
'Of this nan rickwick | viii say
little; the subject presents but few
aitrac'ip"s: aud !, gentlemen. AN
not the man. nor are yoi. gentlemen,
tfhe men. t. delight in the conienp'a-
ton OF revolving hearlLcsSneSS, and
Of systematic vIIIany.;
Here VI. pickwick. who had been
wr.thiu- IN silence for ne time,
gave . y."'cEl start. is ii some vague
..!aa uf ass.u'HnG Sergeant Bu2'ul.
in TIE AZ. us' presence Of jus lee and,
law, suggested itself to his mind
An ain"niInry gesture from Peiker
restrained him, and he listened to the
learned g~enllrman's continuation
with a look Of Indignation, which
coatrasted forcibly with the admirlng
faces Of Mrs. Cluppins and Mrs.
Islanders.
81 say systematic vi'lany, rentle-
men," said Sergeant Buz(uz, looking
through Mr.. Pickwick, and talking at
him; .and when | say systematic vii.
lany, let ne tell the defendant, Pick
wick, If he he in court. as | am in
formed he Is. that it would have been
more decent in him, more becoming
in better judgement and IN better
trste. l. he had stopped away. Let
me tell him, gentlemen, that any geS.
rur es of ds,ent or dis1pprobat;On in
which he may indulge in this court
will not 90 down with you; that you
will know how IL value and how to
appreciate them; and let me tell him
inrther, as my lord will tell you, gen,
tlemen, thata counsel in his discharge
of his duty t. his client, is neither to
be intimidated nor buiIied, nor put
down; and that any attempt to do Ell
Their the one or the other, or the first
or the last, will recoiI on the head Of
the attcmpier, be he plaintiff, or be
he defendant, be his name pickwick
or Noakes, or Stoakes, or Stiles, o.
Brown, or Thompson"
This little divergence from the sub
iect in hand, had of course the lnten
dcd effect Of turning all eyes 10 Mr.
Pickwick. Sergeant Buziuz, having
partially recovered from tae state, o
moral elevation INTO which he haC
dashed himself, resumed
IL shull show You, gentlemen, tina
for two years PIck"Ick continued t(
reside constantly, and without inter
ruption OF lntermisslon, at Mrs. Bar
dcIrs house. ! shall show you tina
/, Mrs. Bardcll, during the whole o
that time, waited on him, attended Il
his comforts, cooked his meals, look
ed out his linen for the washerwo-
imam when it went abroad, darned
aired, and prepared it for wear, whel
IL; came home, and, IN short, enjoyed
fILis fullest trust and confidence.
. shall show you that, on many occa
sions, he gave haifpence, d on some
occasions even s~ixpences, 10 her ilt-
tie boy; and | shall prove TO you, by