The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-12-30

HunUreu neartS about me.
'Gentlemcn Of the jury, have YOU made
verdict y
I'VE have
Shall your foreman speak for you?'
Yes
Abel Adams, stand up and look the fore
man in the face. Now, sir, is Abel Adams.
the prisoner at tho bar, guilty Of murder or
not -
Ilark! The first syllable OF the word 'yut7-
fy is upon the foreman's lips, but he speaks
1t not. Those who yet crowd about the win
'ows, shout with all their might, and in mo
mcnt more a man crowds himself into the
court room. lie hurrics up and whispers to
the Shorthand then he goes to the bench
and whispers to the Judge. Henry Bislcr
starts mp and moves towards the door. but in
an instant the hand Of the sheriff is upon
him. All is excitement the most intcsc Di-
rcctly the mass at the door, begins to give
way, and four men arc seen brarine upon
their shoulders char-a large stuffed chair
ard in that chair sits Matthew Hampton
not dead bat alive.
True, he is pale and chastlv, but his eyes
are open and his lips move vt length H."
chair is SET down before the bench. and the
old physician of Masks pcrmi> to SI,cakk.
rs soon as this tact hccomcS known ali is ;,:-
ct a.ain
The physician SAYS tha. neither of Tie
wounds that Mr. Hampton had received are
mortal. thou Oh he had at first thought they
were. The Blow upon his head ami the >.as
m his breast combined to produced a state Of
catalcp>y which rcscmbcl death so nearly
that many an experienced person nigh. ha,,
been deceived. But when he found thai
| Hampton was living he KEEP: the secret ic
, himself. for fear that a certain man who's.
presence was much needed m"h: he MISSING
y At this luncturc Mr.. Henry Bi.ler made
: savage attempt TO break away from the >hcr
if, but it did no: avail him. The jury wcr,
!, directed 10 return to their box and then Ma,
=. thew Hampton was requested 70 speak II
:. was too weak to rise. hut he spoke 1'ainlv
and in manner that showed his mind to- I,
clear.
!, lie stated that when he reached the bluff
II. on the night of the disaster re- di<covcrc
:. that his pocket book was gone He stoppc
his horse and was irving to think where h
could have lost it. when some ono ,,,,o -,
4, from the road side. He had lust time TO So
y that it was Henry Bc'cr. when he received
. blow upon his mead from a club tha, knockc,
him from his horse. Then he felt SHARP
: singing. burning pain in his bosom, and will
=, momcnta-v starting of his muscles. he O.
. pcncd his eyes 1fc saw that Bircr WI.
stopping over him and ranSackinS his pock
:. cts. He could inst remember the distant cal
r lop of a horsr.-,hat he thought his body wa
: being dragged 10 the roadside aftcr
that he could remember nothing till he awoL,
!. in his own house, and found the doctor l., lii
i bedside.
i For iiji, while longer the multitude Ia,
TO restrain Themselves Ir; ;mcmlcr that III,
:. Judge said something to the iurv. and tha
{. the jury whispered together for moment
g T!ic! the prisoner stood up once more. an,
!, the foreman Of the inry said "Nor Curry.
n Then burst forth the hearty shoat. of tn
i people. Abel Adams sank down in his seat
but in a moment more he was seized bv
:, score of stout men. and with wild and rcml
/, ing shouts they bore him into the free. pur
air, where the stars looked down and smile
i, upon them. 4 little wav ha,! the. gone whcl
=, they met a Young woman. whose hair WI
!, flowing in the night wind, and who wrun
;s her hands in agony. They stopped and Sc
their burden down. Abel A1ams saw IL,
70 woman. and he srrang forward and caugl
T., her to his bosom.
II MARY -Mary-l'm innoccnt-innoccnt
10 free
:, The wife did not speak She only c!un
:. wildly to her noble husband and we,d upo
=, his bosom.
b, 4 wagon body was torn from its axlctrcc-
q. the blacksmith and his wife were rlafci
w. it, and then they were borne away towa,
rd their home, and long after they had pass,
A. from my sight could hear the glad shou
n, Of the impul>ivc people. waking the night Il
nj and rcvcrbcrating among the distant hills.
IT, On the next MOI ming before the stage star
#. ed, | learned that Matthew Hampton had 4
y, tcrmincd to make the Young blacksmith a
#, 'cpt of one thousand dollars, whether he "
m willing or not Two weeks afterwards, viii
,S sitting in the Office of my hotel in Cinrnr.a
IN. received a paper from NJ. Henry Birl
,c- had been hanged, and on the gallowS acknow
edged his guilt. Matthew Hampton WI
slowly recovering, and the blacksmith h;
,o after much expostula'ion, accepted the tho
sand dollars from IIampton's bounty.
IN whatever God has made is perfect" 81
= western preacher TO his hearers. "Wh
IL do vou think Of me. then :" sai:i hunchlac
"e rising up and exhibiting his own dciormi'
''e Think Of you:" said the preacher, why
think von are as perfect hanchback as
ry, ever saw in my i:s."
III The only people that hope are the poo
cS' The ,ic!, live in tc;.r. Rcdnrc Il man to o
! IL pair of brccchcs. and his view OF fuurtv "
ne hc as bnovant as cork. Make him a m
M lionairc. and he will worry from one year
another. Every ralc of wind not only sill.