Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1853-06-30

feel that l am in hor rrible scrape
Do have pity on me and help me on
Or it!''
A smile dimpled abcu her mouth
and played among the bushes of he
cheek. She looked up with Il shy
but arch glance Of the eye, that ex
pressed volume Of comic recdllec
tions; we both broke into lahgh
and from that moment all went OF
well.
| Pa Fsins the delightful description
which succeeded, deno uement 0
RlngEood' 5 love aiiair the m;rriagC
and t be settlement,
i "Th h,t very autumn I was admit
ted I'd the ba :, and m onth al,er-
wards was married. We were Z
young couple, she not much more
than sixteen and | not qhite 90, and
both lmost without dollar in the
world. The establishmen mt was well
suited TO our cireumsta nceS: a low
house with two small rooms, a bed, d
able, i half a dozen chairs a hall
a dozen knives and forks, ii ! alf sloz-
ep spo ons--every thing by tile half
dozens We were SO poor but tLen
l.I
$ohhHpy.
We had rot been marie p many
days when a Court was hdll. in il
country town, about twenty-five
miles distant. 1t WIS necessary fol-
me to 90 there, to putmyscll in the
way of business-7but how was | TO
90. | had expended all my lneans
in our esta bIislment, and then It was
ha I'd part pg with my wife 50 soon
after mari pge However, 90 ! mpst
Money ma st be made, or .Sge would
soon have the wolves at orr door. ]
accordingly borrowed a horse, h n,r
borrowed d little cash, and rod4 pG
from my door lea wing my wife $t4i p
ing at it, 4 ND waving her hand after
me. Her last look, so sweet aud be-
coming, we nt TO my heart. ! felt as
if could 50 through fire and water
Tor her. ! arrived at the country
town or a cool October evening.
Tie Inn was crowded, for the court
was to con nulence on til Q following
day.
! knew no one, ard wondered how
], j stranger, ! mere youngster, was
TO make wa j III such crowd, and to
get business. The public room was
thronged with all the idlers in that
country WHO gsther on such occa-
sions. Thdre WAS some drinking 60
ing forward, With Il great noise and a
little alteration. Just as ] entered
the room; l saw a rough bully Of a
fellow, who WIS partly Intoxicated.
strike ar old man. He came swas-
gering by me, and elbowed ne as lie
passed. ! Immediately knocked Lin
down, and kicked him into tie
street. | nee ded no better .inirg-
duction. h a moment | bad a half
doz en- rough shahes of the hand I'D
TO drink, and found n IS
self quite a personage in Ills rough
assdlhblase.
IAe next morning the Court
opehed-I took my seat among The
lawyers, but felt as a a-mere spectator,
not having any idea where business
Nas9to comeIlrom In the course Of
the morning, a man was put to the
bar, charged with passing counter
reit money, and WAS asked if he Was
ready for trial. lie answered Id the
lie had been conlin{d in
d place where there were no law ers,
Ind had not bad an opportunity of
;onsulting any. He was tol,l I'd
,hoose from the lawye ers present, and +
,e ready on the following day He +
ooked around the Court and selcc5-
a ME. l conld no tel why ie'l
made such a choice J, a bear(gess
unpracticea at he ban,
,erftctly unknown. ! flt difilcnt,<
'et delighted, and could have Augged
he rascal.
Before leaving the c ourt. he gave
be one hundred dollars in a liag, as Il
claiming fee. ! could scarcely believe
nv enses; it seemeslke drean-
,he i leaviness Of the fee spoke but
ghtIy in favor Of his innocence -Il
ut { hat was no affair Of mine.
ms to be advccite, not iudge Or .ia7
i. / followed him to lie jail AID I,
aarped the particulars Of the c;lsc;
rom thence | went to the clerk S Of
ce and took min utes Of the iil1ic.-
rent. | then exh hmined the law on
he subject, aud prepared my brief