Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1852-11-18

her bosom, anu soon warmed IL unto lif
again. but with the utmost exercise O
her matronly skill, il was several day
before The exhausted little one could re
cover strength enough to give any cohe
rent account of himself.
Judge Campbell knew old Saunder
well, and when he heard the boy
straight forward story. he had every rea
son 10 believe that il was true. ever
word oi Il; Ia the meantime he had go
up great interes, IN this liue wAIF ant
EsTRAY, which it had pleased Providence
to cast in his path; and as the oid coupi
had no children. but two daughters wht
were Carried and comfortably settled
they nally determined to submit t,
what smed like requlsition upon then
by th9 Father of all on behalf of the ia
therlef, and adopted little Smith inlt
their family as. son.
] The circalIs were some Of them yer,
large al that time. as was especially lhe
case with that Of Judge Campbell's.-
Soon after this event tia started on hi.
round, and what was his inexpressibIe
delight 10 find the first case on the dock.
ct, IN the county which had the hoaor oI
owning old Saunders for a citizen, mark
ed "Commonwealth VS.. Samuel Sun.
ders, for abducting, numbering, or orher.
wise unlawfuIly making away with au
lndented male child, known as Wllilm
Smith," &c.
The old man could scarcely contain
his gravity upon the bench. He imme
dia'ely ordered up the case--ruleG dowu
all qulbbllng attempts to obtain a post
ponemen.-ant il was The general rs
mark among the lawyers, ,ha. the usual,
lenlen. judge was mere severe and harsi
this term than they had ever known hin
to be before in twenty years upon III
Bench. -.:... ..
The case came on. The Judge com
PEELED The mInutest scrutiny of all III,
facts, and most damnlng case was mad,
out from The evidence. His own law
yers were cowed, and the pale an(
frightened wretch listened with ghastl,
face, chaitering teeth, and trembhn.
hands to The Judges charge to the jury
which sounded more like sentence oil
death Than charge as he wa:
apparently about winding up with posi-
i've instructions TO the jury to find ths
prisoner guilty was the sound U
carriage wheels outside and then sud.
den commotlon in The court.
In moment the sheriff stepped for
ward and placed a slip of paper in the
hands of the Judge, who had paused a
the first sound, aud now read the papei
calmly over twice; then deliberately
throwing back his spectacles, he noddeC
assent 10 The sheriff, who, with a sort o.
halt smile upon hls face, made his way
out OF The court room, and IN a momen
returned, pushing through the crowd
bearing In his arms the aItenuateG form
Of the missing boy, William Smllh!
Such thrill and murmur as rar
through that court room. The old mi
ser, who had at first sprung TO his fee,
convulslvely dropped, swooning, into
ms seal, for the child had been artfully
draped IN white, and looked as If i
might have Just come from the grave;
and the hoary headed villain really die
not know whether il was dead or alive
for Mauie! lender, iiinid, gentle Matte
had Kept her little companlon's counsel
as she had promised, IN spite of all the
terrors of a paolic trial. Indeed. poor
child, she did nol know herself whelhel
ne was airs, ara A a bsease
ing her Ileaway because h her inno.
cence, she supposed he neghbors who
had presensd her father INST of course
have knowIthe iacl of his aurder before
they did 1t. ih was in ruth dead 10
her!
The scene Va! follows btfles descrip
tion. Old Sanders was brne f.om The
courl room convulslon,, and shrek
was heard iopwing SHREK f,om hlm un-
'il The doors me JAN closed Upon him.
The Judge tn ran rapidly over the
FACTS vi the pc as nearly as he could
without detfns his own share IN the
pio1--whicNas entirely unnecessary,
as his obj, had been to further The
cause Ut Jqce ani humanity by pun
isnlng lhiionsler morally, II il could
not be doFegaily then exhibiting
the boy lqe jury, declared the bond
OF lndene 10 be forfeited, aud that
Saunders hould be found in costs of
suil, antmpelled to give security for
she supPSand education OF the boy un-
nj he wapghteen.
Such The even,ful opening of the
public cer vi "Billy, as poor Matte
called N When we next hear of hun,
he was Jay, voluatle, dashing young
lawy err secessiul IN his first case, aud
indeed tlmosi every other to which
he put hand. The old Judge, has a.
dopiedher, had resired from The bench
upon 4ndsome competency, and tho
now VI decrepld, could NOT resist .he ,
gratiiSbn of listening to the forensic !
lriampo his ''pet nursing OF the COW.
lrougp as he used 10 term William,
humufly. Whenever William had
an lnt tnng case on hand, the old man )
carrldwas invariably seen 10 roll up ,
10 thturt house door, and ne To hob. Z
bic cruiehes, when the duuiul .
your IAN was Instantly at his side to !
assl5sn up the accustomed steps to j
The accustomed chair, which sill
heidi place for his occasional accom.