The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1850-08-08
JOHN TAYLOR,
,pg riMAS OF THE BAcKwOoDs BAR
AND PULPIT.



house At Lcwisburg, Conway county,
Arkansas, in the summer Of 1885,
The occasion itself possessed terrible
interest. A vast concourse Of specta-
,es bad assembled to witness the trial
dA young and beautiful girl on an
Indictment for murder. The Judge
waited at the moment for the Sheriff
,cbring in the prisoner, and the eyes
of the inpatient multitude all centred
co the door when suddenly . stran-
ser entered, whose appearance rivet-
ed universal attention.
Hero 10 tis portrait fgture, tall,
lean, sincwy, aud straight as An ar.
row; face, sallow, bilious, and
,vitehing necessarily, with nervous
irr,abihty a brow, broad, massive,
seemed filed with wrinkles, but not
from age--for he was scarcely forty;
eyes. reddish yellow, like tho wrath.
fol eagle, as bright and piercing; and
finally, a mouth with lips Of cast iron,
thin, curIed, cold, and sncering, the
intense expression Of which looked the
living embodiment Of an unbreathed
curse. He was habited in suit Of
new buckskia, ornamentcd after the
fashion Of Indian costume, with hues
Of every color Of the rainbow.
Eibowing his way slowly through
the crowd and apparently unconscious
,ha, he was regarded As phenome.
non, needing explanation, this singu-
lar being advanced, and, with the
naughty air Of . king ascending the
throne, seated himself within the bar
,hrongcd ~ 1t was, with the disciples
ofCoke and Blackstone, several oi
whom it was known, esteemed them
selves as far superior to those old and
famous masterf.
The contrast between the outland
nh garb and disdainful countenancs
Of the stranger, excited, especially, tht
rsibility Of the lawyers /; and the jun
or members began . suppressed ti.tcl
which grew louder, and soon swep
around the circle. They doubles
supposed the intruder 70 be som'
viid hunter Of the mountains, Wit
had never before seen the interior o
ahall Of justice. Instantly the cause
and osjec. Of the laughter perceive
il, turned his head gradually, so as +
give each laugher q look his lip
eurled with a killing smile Of in6nit
co'n--his yellow eyes shot arrows @
lightning - his tongue, protrudin
through his teeth, literally wTithc
Ike . serpent, snd calculated its asl
Ike poison in . single word: Saw
Sc" No pen can describe the del
n: force which he threw into th'
term, no pencil eau paint the infe
nal furor Of his utterance, although
hardly exceeded . whisper. But b
accented every letter ~ it were
Rperate emission Of ere that score
Cd bic quivering lips laying horrib
eapAass On the s, both at the begi
ming and end Of the vord-'Savagcs
Il was the growl Of ths red dg'
u he hiss Il . rattle snake.
The general case, however. was
vertsd BY the sAvena Of the fair prisol
e., Who then came in, surrounded
Der guard The appara.ion Was enoal
V drive . Sain, mad for here was
Syle II beauty 10 bewilder the tame
inAs;natioa, sed melt the cold'
AesTs, iesvins In both Imagination .
Asar gssAairg picture, enameled
ere. and &xed In . frame Of gold fr'
.as starr. Il WAS . spell 81 enebs
need 10 be felt ~ we'll as seen. \
might feel Il In the Anshes Of her co,
tsnance, clear ss . susbeasn. brilliant
us In ths contour u her feasur
yaae<sieal q II est by the ehisel
IL srsisa, In her hair of rich asb,
haSlssa, AswiAg wishoss a-traid. scf
0as silt. 6Asr Than sosaa@er IN
vs Me- - sAs kssvss Of ssashsru su
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q vskssA Il . isas visg is ths .
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