Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1849-09-01
sUNBURY, NORTHUMBERLAND SATURDAY, sEprEM

WarIneSt symyatnV lot tne uescTteu "He,
and the Interest scorn for the mean and
pitiiul wretch who could thus trample
upon the heart of her whom he had sworn
to love and cherish We need not in
qure into his motives for acting so base a
part. Whether it was love OF gain or liz
centiousness, or base Indifference, it matters
not he is too vile thing TO be governed
by such laws as govern men. Let us now
ask the witness--she who now stands be-
fore us with the frank, fearless brow OF a
true-hearted woman-let US ask her which
of these two has been to her a father
Turning to the lady in a tone whose sweet
ness was in strange contrast with the scorn-
iul accent which had just characterized his
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 recollections are of small i'll
furnished apartment, which my sister and
myself shared with my mother. She used
to carry out on every Saturday evening the
work which had occupied her during the
week, ard bring back employment for the
| following one. Saving that wearisome
visit to her employers and her regular at
tendance at church, she never left the
house. She often spoke of my father, and
of the anticipated return, but at length she
ceased to mention him, though I observed
she wept more frequently than ever.
then thought she wept because we were
poor, for it sometimes happened that our
support was only bit of dry bread and
she was accustomed to see by the light Of
the chips which she kindled to warm her
famishing children, because she could not
purchase candle without depriving us of
our morning meal. Such was our poverty
when my mother contracted second mar
riage, and the change to us was like sud-
den entrance into Paradise. We found a
home and father" She paused.
'Would you excite my own child against
me p-cried the plaintiff as he impatiently
waved his hand for her to be silent.
The eyes of the witness flashed fire a.
she spoke. ..U..
'You are not my father" exclaimed she,
vehemently. 'What! call you my father,
you who basely left your wife to toll and
your children to beggary2 Never! new
er! Behold, there is my father pointing
to the agitated defendant, 'there is the man
who watched over my infancy-who wa.
the sharer of my childish sports and the
guardian of my inexperienced YOUTH
There is the man who claims my affection:
and shares my home there is my father
For yonder selfish wretch I know him not
The best years of his life have been spent
in lawless freedom from social ties lei
him seek elsewhere for the companion o
his decrepitude, nor dare insult the ashes Of
my mother by claiming the duties of kin.
dred from her deserted children"
She drew her veil hastily around her, a!
she spoke, and moved as if to withdraw.
'Gentlemen,' said Burr, q have no more
to say. The words of the law are express
ed in the book before you the words o
truth you have from woman's pure lips; i
is for you to decide according to the requi
siton of nature and the DEGREES of JUSTICE
| need not say that our decision was il
favor of the defendant, and the plaintiff
went forth followed by the contempt 9
every honorable person who was at th
triaf.-.N Y Sun.