Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1851-02-25

latlon ana heart a cleaning picture
enameled In fire, and fixed in fran,
/ Of gold from the stars. It was tn,
spell Of enchantment to be felt a,
well as seen. You might feel it il
the flushes Of her countenance, clea-
as a sunbeam, brilliant as the iris; il
the contour other features, symmetri
cal as if cut by the chisel of an artist
in her hair of rich auburn ringlets
flowing without a braid, softer thar
silk, finer than gossamer; in the eye
blue as the heave en- of southern sum
mer, large, liquid, beamy5 in her mo-
ton, graceful, swimming, like the gen
tie waftures of a birds wing in the
sunny air; in figure, slight, ethereal =
a sylph's; and more than all, in the
everlasting smiles Of the rosy lips
so arched, so serene, so Ike starlight
and yet possessing the power Of mag
ic or of magnetism to thrill the be
holders heart.
As the unfortunate I5irl, so taste
fully dressed, so incompa arable as to
personal charms, calm nd smiling,
took her place before the bar of her
Judge, a nurmur of admiration arose
from the multitude, which the prompt
interposition of the court by a stern
order of silence could scarcely re-
press from swelling to a d eafening
cheer.
The judge turned to the prisoner
Emma Miner, the court has been
informed that your counsel, Col. Lin
ton, is sick; have you employed any
other??''
She answered in a voice as sweet
as the warbling of the nightingale,
and as clear as the song of the sky
lark
'My enemies have bri ribed all the
lawyers-even my 02gn3-to be sick;
but God will defend the in lnocent!''
At this response, so touc ching in
its simple pathos, port on Of the au-
dience buzzed applause, and the rest
wept.
On the instant, however, The stran-
ger, whose appearance had previous
ly excited such merrim(nt, started to
his feet, approached thepris pner and
whispered something III he Or ear
She bounded six inches from the
floor, utteling a piercing shrek, and
then stood trembling IS if in the
presence of a ghost f,1m eternity,
while the singular being who caused
her such unaccountable emotion ad-
dressed the court in his sharp ring
ing voice, sonorous as the sound of
bell metal
-sMay it please yonr honor, I will
assume the task, Of defending the
LADY,
"What!'' exclaimed the astonished
Judge, '.are YOU a licensed a attorney?'
The question is irrelevant andIim-
replied the stranger with
a yenomous sneer, "as the recent stat
ute entities any person to adt as coun-
stii at the request of a party
''But does the prisoner request it,"
inquired the judge.
..Let her speak for herself" said
the stranger.
Il do was the answer, as a long
drawn sigh escaped that seemed 10
rend her very heart-strings.
The case Immediately progressed;
and as it had a tinge of romantic mys
terry, we will epitomise theEsubstance
of the evidence.
About twelve months before, the
defendant had arrived in the village,
and opened an establishment for mil
linery. Residing in row connected
with her shop, and all al pne, she pre-
pared the articles connected with her
highly respected and honorable trade
With unwearied labor and consum-
mate taste. Her habits were seclu-
ded, modest and retiring; and hence
she might have hoped to avoid noto-
riety, but for the perilous gift, that
extraordin nary beauty, which too of
ten, and to the poor and iendless al
ways, proves curse.
She wa S soon sought after by all
those glittering fire-hies Of fashion.
But the beautiful stranger rejected
them all with unutterable scorn and
loathing. Among these rejected ad-
nirers was one of a. character from
which the fair milliner had every
thing to fear. Hiram Shore was at.
once opulent, influential and dissipa-
led. lie was himself licentious,
brave, and ferociously reYengetul-
the most famous duelist Of the south