The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-08-09

IgTay nalrs Ifom disgrace ana despair lneJ
would have proposed TO her 10 see anc
Icomfort Richard, bu, she said mildly, I'VE
have both need Of our strength I'll tomor
row. Tell him forgive him, and bless
lGod for bringing mo TO save him. and pray
that it may no. be from danger in this
world alone
'She was quite worn out with fatigue, il
may be supposed,a and glad 10 lay down her
head once more 10 sleep in her mothers
rooms in the bed where she was born, and
where she had hardly expected ever to lay
it again. She rose quite refreshed, and able
for the hard trial Of appearing in cour. be.
fore her whole towns people on so melan
choly an occasion
'She was INDUCED with q chair, and sa,
as much out of sight as possible, surround
led by kind friends ill she could be called
on. The case for the prosecution was gone
Unto, and a chain Of circumstantial evidence
made out so very conclusive against po or
Dick, that the counsel against him, ra, her
fippant young man, remarked, that nothing
short Of an allbi could bring The prisoner
off,
'And that shall be proved directly, my
lord replied very un expectedly some of
the prisoners friends. I'VE have witness
here come more than three hundred miles
for the purpose & Mary, shaking like a
leaf'and. deadly pale,was placed in the box.
The counsel had nothing for il bu. 10 ex
anime her. should be sorry 10 say he
wished to find her testimony false, bat re-
ally, sir, lawyers have frightful degree of
pride in showing their own ingenuity, and
he did not quite like his case TO be over,u,n-
ed! AT all events, his manner was any.
thing rather than encouraging TO a poor
frightened girl.but he little knew that Mary
dmid a., he was y nature, could bs as firm
rs rock, 4where her duty was concerned.
ON being desired TO say what she knew
Of this business, Mary simply asserted, in
as few words as possible, that Richard
Marshall could not have been at ovcrton
wood at the hour mentioned for the mur-
der of John Osborne,as he was with her on
The road TO B--'farm,in an exactly opposite
direction.
Very pleasantly engaged, dare say
my dear said The counsel fippandy, but |
am afraid the court will not be the more
disposed 10 admit your evidence for wha,
passed on thai OCCASION
4 am sure they ought said Mary in a |
one OF deep and solemn sincerity.
And pray what reason may you have
or remembering particularly that it was the
'3d of October, and no other day, tha,
Richard Marshall met you at nine in the
evening" said he, recovering himself
Richard MARSHALL met you, you say, on
he road to Bat little afe nine on
certain evening Pray what rea son can you
i . for rsmsnI bering the hour?'
Because had stayed TO give his mother
Ter nine O'Clock draught before | left and
because, just as got to my fathers gate
he church clock struck len.'
very accurate, and pray what led you
o be very positive as 10 the dayi'
Because the very next morning sailed
or London in a smack whose sailing day is
lways on Friday. and Thursday was the
3D.
Very good and logical indeed. andy
low my dear, TO come to the point, how a
anne you to remember this meeting itself
0 particularly II was not the Grsi. dare n
ayi'
mo sir said Mary, with wonderful self,
but i, was the last!I remember il
ecause we were engaged to be married, ,and
n that very night. and | bless God it was
o other. Richsrd Marshall told me, and
o. very kindly either, was not fl wife
Or him. and tina. all that had been going on s
etween us so long was forever at an end. r
We right TO remember this, sir ] think. n
MARY had made. TO preserve her utter
nee in This testimony, all the exsrlion ma
nre permitted. She fell back fsnting into
er fathers arms, and murmur OF admir-. O.
ion ran round the couri. II
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