Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-01-14


general laughter and taunting remarks,
among which we heard harsh iellsw close
by US cry cut; ss l.- . js
"He forgeis where he Is. Thinking ,c
take hold of some poaderous Law. book,
ne has made mista keand got the Bible. y
The remark made the young attorney
flush with anger, and turning his eye upon
the audience, he convened them il was
no mistake, saying, "Justice vans nc
other book" His confusion was gone,
and Instantly he was as calm as the sober
Judge on the bench.
The Bible was opened, and every eye
was upon him, as he quietly and leisurely ,
turned over the leaves. Amidst a breath
less silence, he read to the jury this SEN
tence |:
LEAD US not into Temptation"
We felt our heart throb a, the sound OF
those words. The audience looked a.
each other without speakiug-and the
jurymen mu;ely exchanged glances, as
the appropriate quotation carried its
moral to their hearts. Then followed an
address which, for its pathetic eloquence,
we have never heard excelled. It's iniiu.
ence was like magic. We saw the guilty
accuser leave the room in fear of personal
violence. The prisoner looked hopeful
the mother smiled agsin--and before its
conclusion, there was not an eye in the
court room that was not moist. The
speech, affecting to that degree which
caused tears, held its hearers spell.bound.
The little time that was necessary to
tIanspire before the verdic. Of the jury
could be learned, was period Of grea,
anxiety and suspense. But when their
whispering consultation ceased, and those
happy words, mot guilty" came from
the foreman. they passed like a thrill oi
electricity from lip 10 lip-the aus,ere
dignity of the court was forgotten, and
not voice was there that did not Join in
the acclamation that hailed the lads re
lease. GOO,
The young lawyers first plea was o
successful one. lie was soon favorite,
and now represents his district In the
councils OF the Commonwealth. Tne
lad has never ceased his grateful remem-
brances--nnd we, by the affecting scene
herein attempted TO be described, have
often been led to think how manifold
grenter is the crime of the tsmpter than Of
the tempted.
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LUXURIOUS kissing i,EsCRrBED.-Al-
most any writer can describe emotions of
joy, anger. fear, doubt or hope; bu' there
are very few who,,can give anything like an
adequate description of the exqu:si E.
heavenly; and thrilling joy of warm, af.
fectiona.e kissing. We copy below, three
of the best attempts that we have ever
seen. The frs, is by young lady dur.
ing her first year of cour:ship:
''Let thy arm twine
Around me like zone of love,
And thy fond lip, so soft
To mine be passionatcly pressed,
As it has been so Oft"
The next is by lady shortly after her
engagement. 1t will readily be seen that
her powers Of description are far III ad
vance Of the one quoted above:
''Sweesest love,
Place thy dear arm beneath my dropping head:
And let me lowly nestle on thy heart,
Then turn those scul-lit orbs on me, and press
My parting lips to taste the ecstacy
Impaired by each long and lingering kissw
But the best thing we have seen is the
following by Alexander Smith. We think
however, that when man 80 freely in.
dulges in osculatry nectar as to imagine
he is walking on thrones, he should be
choked of. Hear him:
"My soul leapcd up beneath thy tinid kiss,
What then to me were groans,
Or pain, or death Earth wasa round of bliss
seemed to walk on thrones!"
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