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with her, and would die il obliged to live without
her. When told of the way in which he had
and said, "Ah it is painful to see his contempt
for me! opened my heart to him, and he learn
ed that loved him. Yes, l knew he was mar
ried. Alas know not how could have acted
so" In the third examination Isabella again
ried her story She said she had laid too much to
the counts charge; that, in consequence OF dis
sensons with her sister, she had resolved on leay-
ing her parents; that she had declared to Forester
that il he would not take her away she would poi
son herself, and so on. She added that she had
spoken against him on the last occasion because
she had been told that he had declared he would
sooner go to the galleys for life than marry her.
At the trial (Which took place before court
crowded to excess,) Isabella, her father, mother,
though all had been summoned. The principal
evidence for the prosecution consisted IN the read
ing Of the indictment, and in the testimony Of Mr..
HALEY, Lieutenant Colonel Campbell, and a
younger brother and sister Of Isabella, to the
Tint she Was about Sartsen. This point was i'm
portant, as, by the French law, the crime Of what
is called advancement dune jeuae file mineure,
only be committed when the girl is under sixteen;
after that, she is considered free agent, and is
countable for her own actions. Baron de Vivier
was examined, but his evidence threw little light
on the affair. When asked by the President how
he could have acted he had done, he said he had
been Influenced by his friendship for de Fores-
fair, Forestiers wife had died, and that he, anx-
ious to make all the PREPARATION in his power
for the injury he had done her, had offered to
marry her, but that her father had positively re-
fused.
Forester caused evidence to be given by sever
al persons, to prove that he had every reason to
believe, from lsabella's personal appearance and
other circumstances, that she was more than six
teen years of age; and he labored, both in his in
terrogatory and throughout the trial. to show that
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ter the pleadings We're over, Forester, in voice
of much emotion, read paper to the jury, drawn
up as follows al have to make, before my fell
low citizens, the avowal of fault which the law
does not punish; and you will accept this ayowal
as a further expiation TO be added to my long suf-
| fering. During two years, l struggled to save
from death, the life of an angel to whom had as
ISOLATED my destiny, when fatal and unforeseen
meeting surprised me in one Of those moments of
moral encouragement, in which man has not
sufficient strength to maintain himself in the line
of duty. You will not brand my life, gentlemen.
for a moments Undergraduates; you will not
confound a fault with crime; you will not forget
that the honor of Miss Hamilton is intact, and
that have offered her all the reparation in my
| power" The President then summed up, and
the jury, after an hours deliberation, returned
verdict Of "Not Guilty" The servant girl,
Adele Gendron, included in the indictment,
for having assisted in the flight Of lsabella but
the public prosecutor Abandoned the case against
plause, which Immediately depressed by the
President. Count de Forester remained in Jail
| till the evening; but when he went away, nu-
merous crowd was waiting at the door to see him.
KILLING MIcE.-Joe Bumstead was one of
those uneasy, restless beings, who are never
quiet q minute whether awake or asleep. He
was always twisting and turning, always uncom-
Portable, and he was universally known among
his companions rs uneasy Joe. Sometimes we
used to play off practical jokes upon him for the
fun of the thing, but generally speaking, if we
let him have his own way, he Emade mirth
enough by selling himself" Among his nu-
merous dslikes, Joe despised rats and MICE
Indeed he said they seemed born into existence
only to tease and annoy him. When child he
was bitten by a mouse, and severely, too, for
which reason he always dreaded them. If Joe
had occasion to visit any new house, or to sleep
in strange room, he never failed to give the
premises a careful inspection to assure himself
that there were no households about. We
roomed together one night, in New York, and
laughed at Joe for his watchfulness and close
examination before retiring
Is it all right Joe 2" we asked, after he had
peeped behind the furniture, and in every corner
of the room.
"Yes there can be no mice here, that's sure"
| he said at last.
"Well blow out that light, and go to bed then,
will you Joe?
ayes here goes" and Joe suited the action to
the word, and leaped into bed.
1t must have been nearly morning when Joe
awoke us with:
Hist hist don't you here that noise there"
Not bit Of it Joe. You are dreaming
we replied turning over to get fresh nap.
"There, it is again"
"Whatw
H.. -
"You are making all the noise. You uneasy
thing you, can't you let fellow sleep quietly! %
"Look here" said Joe ; lit is all we'll for you
who don't care a farthng for mice or rats, but
you know have natural horror of the var
min therefore-there, didn't you hear that?'
"Joe, lie down, and be quiet; you took that
punch too strong last night, and haven't more'n
time enough to sleep it off before morning"
"Foughl You haven't any feeling for my
nerves."
"Nor you for mine, to wake me out of such
sound sleep for nothing"
Joe slipped noselessly out of bed and seized
one Of his patent leather boots, which he felt
for some time upon the floor before he got it.
"What are you up to LoN!" said we.
"Be quiet it's on the table, don't you hear it
pit pat pit pat"
Well it does sound like mouse"
Joe balanced the boot in his hand so rs to
bring the heel to bear as the weapon. and felt
his way to the table by the head Of the bed,
where the noise was heard. @'4
"Hist the little rascal is nibbtng something
he has found here .ta1 g1}
"Let him have it, Joe, and then keep quiet
for heavens sake" ,E.
Following the sound, Joe soon got within
striking distance, and posing his weapon, he
brought down the heel with unerring aim and
precision upon his victim. Sure enough the
title pit pat was stopped, and after congratulate
ing himself, he crept to bed again.
Next morning, Uneasy Joe found that he had
smashed his valuable gold repeater into the
shape ola pancake! r
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