The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1850-03-30

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The general gnze however was Immediately Z
diverted by the advent of the lair prisoner, '
who then came in surrounded BY her guard 9
The appariliOn was enough TO drive a saint
mad. For hers was style OF beauty to be- {
wilder he tamedt imagination; and melt the {
cOldest heart, leaving in both Imagination and {
heart cleaning picture, enameIed in fire and
fixed in frame Of gold from the stars, 1t was
the spell of an enchuntment to be felt as well
as seen. You might feel it in the flashes of
her cOunrenance, clear as the sunbeam; bril-
liant as the iris, in the contour Of her fea-
lures symmetrical as il cut by the chisel Of an
artist; in her hair Of rich auburn ring cts fow-
ing without a braid, softer than silk, finer
than eossaIner, in the eyes, blue as the heaven
Of southern summer, large, liquid, beamy;
In her motions, graceful, swimming, like the
gentle waftures Of birds win in TIE sunny
. air; In the figure, slight, etherial-a sylPh's
or seraph's; and more than all, the ever
lasting smile Of the rosy lips, so arched, so Sc
; rene, so like starlight, and yet possessing the
power Of magic OF magnetism to thrill the be-
holders hedtt.
AS the unioridhdte girl so tastetGIly DR. ssed
SO incompatible as to personal charms, calm
and smiling took he place before the bar Of
her Judge, murnur Of admiration arose from
the multitude, which, the prompt interpretation
of the court, by stern order OF SleHce,'
could scarcely repress from swelling to eaf-
ening cheer. D.,
The Judge turned to the prisoner; Emma
Miner, the court has been informed that your
counsel, Col. Linton is sick, have you employ
ed any other?'
She answered in voice sweet as the war
BILE Of the nightingale, and clear as the sons
of the sky lack; NY enemies have bribed al
the lawyeIs-even my own to be sick; bu
God will defend the innocent!'
At this response SO touching in its slmpli
pathos, portion Of the audience buzzed aP
plause, and the rest wept.
On the instant, however, the stranger who's
appearance had previously excited such mel
timent, started to his feet, approached IN
prisoner and whispered something in her eo
She bounced six inches from the hnor, uttere
a p,ercing shrek, and then stood trembl'r
as If in the presence Of ghost from Eteraity
while the singular ing, who had caused n
unacountable emotion addressed the court,
his sharp ringing voice, sonOrous as tie sour
Of Bsllsmetal:
NAV it please your honor, will assun
Mn the task If defending the lady,
sWhar! exclaimed the astOnlshed JUDI
sare you licenseda a attorney"
obn sThe question is irrelavont and lmma'erIa
.m replied the stranger with venomous sne
~. as the recent statute entities any person
act as COUNSEL at the request of aParty.'
- But does the prisoner request it!' inqulF
o.. the Judge.
mad /. Let her speak for hsfseIf' said the str'
and ger .
nur- u do was her answer, ds long dra'
for sigh escaped, that seemed to rend her "
the heart strings
cred The case Immediately progressed and al
lteF- had t,nge Of roma, tic mystery, we Y
ten ,euitOmse the substance OF the evidence
About twelve months before, the defend
sim had arrived in the village, and opened an
low, tablishedment of millinery. Residing !"
ner- room connected with her shop and all alo
mas. she prepared the a,ticles Of her tvAde with
/ age wearied labor and consunimate taste
yelS habits were secluded, modest and retiring;
and hence she might have hoped to avoid nolor
IS of but Tor that perous gift Of that extraordln
!, the beauty, which too often, and to the poor
d the frendless always proves curse. She was
Sc - sought after BY all the gliterlrg fre-hIe'
skin, fashion, the profession Of whose life, e'
indian where. is seduction and ruin. But the b.
the uful stranger rejected them all with unu''
BILE scorn and lOathing. Among thes' re
rowd ted admirers was one OF Character
egar~ which the fair miliner had everything TO
/, this Hiram Shore belonged to family, at once
/ the ulent. influential and dssipated. lie was
rome, self lcentious, brave. an teroclously
as il vengefu-.the most famous dueIllst OF the .
stone, west. Il was generally kaown that ne
,emed made advances to win the favor OF the lc
nd fa- Emma, and had shared the late OF all
woOets-=a disdainful repulse.
garb A. nine o'clock on Christmas night,
anger the people OF I.ewisburg were startled
law. loud scream as Of one in mortal terrorI
. sup following that, with scarcely an in'erVal,.
soon successive reports Of firearms, one, two
s. sup Ia dozen dealsning roars. They few t
uter Of shop Of the milliner, whence the sounds
zen the ceeded, pushed back the untaS'ened
ly the and scene Of horror was presented
we'd ii; she stood in the centre Of the room,
q each a revolver m each hand, every barrel disc
killing ed, her features pale, her eyes flashing v
ss shot but her lips parted with 'ear,u' su''o'
truding there at her feet, welteringi in his warm-
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