The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1850-04-18

force which. he threw into that term, no per
Gil can point the internal .yisror of his uttel
ance, although it hardly exceeded awhispel
But he accented every letter as if it were
separate emission of fire that scorchcd hi
quivering lips laying horrible emphasis o.
s, both at the beginning and end of tn
word: "Savagesw sy .......'
1t was the grotrl of red tiger in the his
of rattlesnake. .,r ..r ~
"Saragesp
The general gaze, however, was immedi
ately diverted by the advent of the fair pris
oker, who then came ~, surrounded by hel
guard. The apparition was enough to drive
saint mad. For hers was style of bean.
ty TO bewilder the tamest Imagination, and
melt the coldeet heart, leaving in both ima.
gination and heart cleaning picture, ena.
rneled in fire and fixed in frame of gold
from the stars. II was the spell of an en-
chaniment to be felt as well as seen. You
might feel tin the flashes of her counten-
ance, clear as a sunbeam, brilliant as the iris;
in the contour of her features Symmetrical as
if cut by the chisel of an artist; in her hair
of rich auburn ringes flowing without a
braid, softer than silk, finer than gossammer
in the eyes, blue as the heaven. of southern
summer, large, liquid, beamy; in her mo.
tions, graceful, swimming, like the gentle
walters Of birds wing inthe sunny air; in
the figure, slight, elherial-a sylph's or a
seraph's; and more than all, in the everlas,-
ing smile of the rosy lips, SO arched, so se-
rene, so like starlight, and yet possessing the
power of magic or Of magnetism to thrill the
beholder's heart
As the unfortunate girl, so tsstefully dres.
sed, so Incompatible as 10 personal charms,
calm and smiling, took her place before the
bar o. her judge. murmur of admiration
arose from the multitude, which, the prompt
interposition of the court, by stern order of
Silence, j" could scarcely repress from swell
ling to a deafening cheer.
The Judge turned to the prisoner; Emma
Miner, the court has been informed that
your counsel, Col. Linton, is sick. have yon
employed any other :" ID s''
She answered in voice sweet as the
warblc OF the nightingale, and clear as the
song Of the skylark: "My enemies have
bribed all the Iawyers-even my opn TO be
sick; but God will defeGd the innocentr'
AT this res ponse, so touching in its simple
pathos, portion of the auditors buzzed ap-
plause, and the rest weot ......
On the instant, however, the stranger,
whose appearance had previously excited
such merriment, started to his feet, approach
ed the prisoner, au2 whisperep something in
her ear. She bounded six inches from the
floor, uttered piercing shrek, and then
stood trembling as if in the presence of a
ghost from Eternity; while the singular be.
ing, who had caused her unaccouniable
motion, addressed the court in his sharp ring.
ing voice, soaorous as the sound of bell
metal:
"May it please your honor, | will assume
the task of defending the lady" .... .-...
"What" exclaimed the aslonished Judge,
"are you licensed atiorneyl2 ..... .......
"The question is irrelevant and inmate
rial, replied the stranger with venomous
sneer, "as the recent statutes any person to
act as counsel at the request of panyr
"But does the prisoner request i,!" inqui-
red the Judge.
''Let her speak for herself" said the stran-
ger.
'I do" was her answer, as long drawn
sigh escaped, that seemed to rsnd her very
heart strings. ...
The case Immediately progressed; and as
it had tinge of romantic mystery, we will
epitomise The substance of the evidence
About twelve morths before, the iefen-
daut had arrived in the village, and opened
an establishment of millinery Residing IN
a room connected with her shop, and all a.
lone she prepared the articles Of her trade
with unwearied labor and consumate taste
Her habits were secluded, modest and reti-
ring and hence she might have hoped 10 a.
void nolorily, but for the perious gift of that
extraordinary beauty, which too often, and TO
the poor and frier dless always, proves a
curse. She was soon sought after by all
those gliltering fire-fies of fashion, the pro-
fession of whose life, every where, is Sc.
duction and ruin. But the beautiful stranger
rejected them all with unuiterable scon and
loalhing. Among these rejected admirers
was one of character from which the fair
miliner had every thing to fear. Hiram
Shore belonged to a family, at once, opu.
lent, influential and dssipated. lie wa,
himself licentous, brave and ferociousy re-
vengeful-,he most famous duellist of the
Southwest It was generally known that he
bad made advances 10 win the favor of the
lovely Emma, and had shared the fate Of al
other wooers--a disGainful repulse. ~
AT nine O'Clock on Christmas night, 1897
the people Of Lewisburg were startled by 4
10 nd scream. as of one, ia mortal terror
whine, following that, with scarcely an inter
val, cane successive reports of fire arms
one, two, three; a dozen deafening roars
They few 10 the shop of the milliner
whence the sounds proceed; pushed bacl
&c