The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1850-06-22
The Wood. Carver and Chessmen.
A STORY OF HUMBLE LIE.

The magistracy hall of judicaturo in which
Mr. Beasley usually held the scales of Justice. was
n large and formal room. with few ponderous
straight backed chairs ranged along the sides of
the apartment. writing table, with row Of
serious looking volumes upon it, few packs of
papers tied with red tape, together with profil-
sion OF letters, strewn over its surface comprising
almost everything worthy of comment in this
temple Of Justice
On the occasion Of our introducing the reader
INTO tins provincial court house. Mr. Beasev was
sitting IN his chair, with his back to large wood
fire that roared good humoredly up the wide chin.
ncy, making a lusty chorus with the bleak Decem.
Der wind that grumbled and clustered around the
house and overhead as if bent on resisting the
GENIAL ascent Of the hearty flame that licked its
wary way upward In despite Of his surlv opposi.
tlon ana between the two kept up runbling
warfare IN the capacious lue. Mr. Beaslcv. we
SAID, sat with his back to 10 the cracking fire
making calculations on his fingers and looking alb
stractedly through the opposite window on the
shower of slect and snow that drove past in inces
SAINT whlrls, and kept upa ccaseess pclting on the
large glass panes, as if knocking to be admitted
to the CHEEKY tire'slde Mr. Beasley was aroused
from hs state of mental abstraction by hi, ,ery-
- y l4pnclng that poor woman who called
~ nc, wished to see him, to obtain some
~ i. Beasley gave orders TO have her shown
iheindiyidual who entered the apartment was
pale, cmaciated female Of five or six and twenty,
but who, Judged by her hollow and anxious coun.
tenance, would have passed for forty. thin cal
lco dress hung wet and clinging TO her ancles
her shoes, by long scrvitude worn bare, were fas
tened by tape across her nStep, and as she cross
Ell the room left the broad marks of her feet on
the boards, while the water oozed at every mo-
tlOn from the saturated leather Round her neck
was pinned n scanty triangular shawl that barely
Ind her bosom, and only partially protected 1t
from the invading storm. An old bonnet 50 large
that 1t almost hid her shrunkcn features complet.
ell the mcagic habilimeuts of this once neat and
comey woman.
/ After some questioning, in reply to which the
poor woman explained that her husband was Is.
ins at home starving and that the object of her
application was to obtain more immediate relief
than possible by the necessary slow legal process
she obtained from Mr.. Bcilsev a trine of money.
ani an order for gallon of flour
18th trembling hand and shiycring frame
lor her wet clothes had struck chill to her very
elood-thc woman undid the heavy latch, and
closing the portal behind her, stood again in the
pl'ileSs storm and unprotected way Pun, tn,
mockcry shawl closer over her bosom, she hurried
quickly down the avenue that led from tic mag
istrates house, and had Just reached the rates
that opened on the village street, when n carriage
driven with speed rapidly turned the angle: and
before the driver, who kept his head down to shield
ms lace IRON the violence of the slcct could see
the coming figure, arrest his horses, the poor
woman was dashed to the ground by the poie of
tie vehicle, and thrown several yards from the
wheel into pool of water that had collected into
I Ubn i,.g,, 1,
stopped, and Il gentleman alghting. fastened for
ward and raising the female from the ground, OK
pressed in the kindcs: maner, lis regret and pair
nj the misfortune.
81 am not very much hurt, thank You, sir. onl,
very frightened" she said, family, as the gentle
man led her to the steps of the carriage
Poor creature, she is wet through !" exclaimed
a soft and sympathizing voice from the COACH
Tell us where You live, my good woman and W,
will drive you home'
oh no, thank you, madma. 1t is not ycry far
and think can walk now. Don't let me kcel
you IN the rain madam. Thank you, | am bette
now"
Poor creature, am sure she i, hurt Send fo
surgeon, Charles, and let her be taken care q
till can visit her myself To be out on such
day as this, and 50 .hinly dressed | am certa
you are hurt. r
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noor hush"ni T,n, ANU mus. 80 ro"'c 10 III.
Then cor,. g. "A 'nr 49, "' ",''uo" ,a a'',n.
clock I wish no,ticHI,rl, =, soo ,''o" Wv ,' C
terG,lds n, tL.. nln,s H., -' y ',s
w,lk ~ SUN you ''''
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row" added he gnr,l.m"n l;nJir ~ h ,,. W.
lis nursn. L,, 80. .,'',, " wv 'o"N o'i
fraring ~ bnrt ,ho moor ,rnr,a,'. ro,I;n,. as
turneI il unnbsor,,oj d, lii, T., , Is, So "s
the lodvs ipiunc,nus s,en,,cJ ;n,, ,hn ,.."'
and wn. d,iysn ,,r,lly W., IN H., I.'.; a',i'
the magistrates Loil WV '"'S''''
Pressing her hand ticb,,v on bor .ido anil l.o,,
ing her Lreotb With shor, N ,,,;r",inns 'u ''"M
much hurt tbough from 5clcato ,no,;,a. " g
the contrary ,Lc moor un,,,an sin,I, ,,a,'
d,vn tho .;ro,,,,I;u,, s,roa, ',l ~! fo''e'I' f
cd her miscraSir Ill -, ,hn nor,.ir, ] 's ~ 'o'I' ~
VILLAGE p,ns;m,, n ,,n,nor, -, IT, I W ,'' Wv
led the strng hat ,s,cJ ,Le wnodon io,oh a' pu'
crnssrl ,ho IT,. J,or;,,,, aI -" 'a'''' s'l'
cbov rbnnI"r ,h,, ,Io, ','s,, '"u " a"o'e ine'I
never c,llnI ho,n" ,o,ro1 o,l IT. le.u'
window tra,sn,i,,oa ~, oo,,'h ", na i'','o
DecemLcr Gybt 10 rSvo,, IN S;rl;n w. .,'es'Ir'
few dilopijntcI picccs Of bon.nhnlS co"I oIS n ",
constituted the scan,v furniture "'''
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