Butte record., 1854-07-08

place, smiling as if in the fend ike ex-
| ultatlon over misery he had brought up
on that poor, but once happy trio. We
felt that there was but little hope for
the boy, and the youthful appearance of
the attorney who had volunteered his
defence, gave no encouragement, as we
learned that it was the Young mans
maiden plea-his first address. He ap-
pea9ed greatly confused, and reached 10
q desk near him, from which lie took the
Bible that had been used to solemnize
the testimony. This movement was re.
ceived with general laughter and taunt-
.ng re'narks-among WHICH we heard a
harsh fellow close to Us cry out:
" Ii forg' is where he IS. Thinking
70 get hold Of some ponderous law bo k
he has made 4 mistake and got the
Bible
The remark made the young attorney
flush with anger, and turning his fash.
ing eyes upon the auiiencc. he conyi. c.
ed them there was no mistake, saving,
4" Justice wants no other book" His
cauiu~lon was gone, and Instantly he was
as calm as the sober Judge on the bench.
The Bible WAS opened, and every eve
was upon him, as he quietly aud leisurely
turned over the leaves. Amidst breath
les silence, he read the jury this sen
ience;
= Lcad rs nat into Tcmpt0tioa."
We felt our heart throb at the sound
OF these words. The audience looked
At 'ach other without speaking and the
jurynen exchanged glanees as the ap-
propriate quotation carried its moral 10
their hearts. Then followed an address,
which for pathetic eoqaence we have
never heard excelled lis influence was
Ike magic We saw the guilty accuser
leave the room Ia fear Of personal vio-
lence. The prisoner looked hopeful
the mother smiled again-and before its
conclusion, there was not an eye in the
court room that was not moist. The
p ch, affecting to that degree which
cause tears, held its hearers spell
bound.
The little time that was necessary to
iranSpire before the verdict Of the jury
could be learned, was period of great
anx ety and Suspense. But when their
whispering con -uitation ceased, and those
happy words, = not gui IT," came from
the foreman, they passed lire a thrill of
electricity from lip to lip, the austere
dignity OF the court was 10 gotten. and
not Il voice was there that did not ioin
in the acclamation that hailed the lad's
release. The young LAWYERS first plea
w2s a successful one. H was soon Il
favrrile, and now represents his district
in the councils Of tie Commonwealth.
The lad neve; ceased his grateful re-
membranes, AMI We, by the affecting
scene herein ;ttenpt d to be described,
have eft been led to think, how m nj
tul1 greater IS the crime Of The temp.er
than Of tie mptel
Nots-ihe above ircilent. 50 graph
icllly described by a correspondent of
Arthur's Home Gazette, occurred in Har-
risburg. Tae = youthful 4ttornev." al
lu1ed to, who made such a brill ant
debut, was JOIN G. Kuabel, now one of
tie ablest and most successf i lawyer in
this Judicial district. For several years
he represent d Dauphin cou ty in the
popular branch of The legislature, and
vas subsequently elected to the State
Senate, of which distinguished body he
Is now ii m mber The wings regard
Mr. Kunbel as one of their ablest cham.
p'ons, and in various quarters we hear
his name mentioned in connection with
ths next Gobernatorial Nomination.
Crystal Penn. Fouataia.