Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-01-19


seeming to r gard the judges singing
obrservation with the same sort Of in
difference as the lion would dewdrop
on his mane; and having poured out
all manner Of voluminous bombast, he
gradually ran down and came TO a
conclusion; then, jumping up refresh
ed like the bounding Of a tennis ball,
he proceeded 10 call witnesses; and,
Judging from what happened at the
inquest, as well as because he wished
10 overwhelm suspected and suspect
ing witness, he pounced, somewhat
infclicitously, on Jonathan Floyd.
80, my fine young fellow, you are a
footman. eh, at Hurstley?'
Yes, sir, an II please you-or rath.
or, an II please my master
You remember what happened on
tho night Of the late Mrs. Quarles' de-
cease2'
Oh, many things happened: Mr..
jennings was lost. he wasn't 10 be
found, he was hid somewhere, nobody
saw him I'LL next morning.
stop. sirrahl not quito so quick. II
you please; you arc on your oath, be
careful what you say. l have II in
evidence, sirrah, before tho coroner
and he looked triumphantly about him,
nj this clencher TO oil Jonathan's testi-
mony: that you saw him yourself that
night speaking TO the dog; what do
you moan by swearing that nobody saw
him till next morningY
We'll, mister, / mean this; whether
or no poor old Mrs. Quarles saw her
affectionato nephew that night before
the clock struck twelve. there's none
alive 10 tell; but no one else did, for
Sarah and l sat up for him till past
midnight. He was hidden away some
where, snug enough; and rs verify
believe, In tho poor old 'ooman's own
-
Silence, silencel sir. i say; we want
none Of your impertinont guesses here,
II you please; TO the point, sirrah, 10
the point; you swore before the coro-
ner, that You had seen Mr.. jennings
In his courage and his kindness quiet
ing the dog that very night, and now
-
Oh interrupted Jonathan in his
turn, for the matter Of that, when !
saw him with the dog. II was hard up
on FIVE in the morning. And here,
gentlemen added Floyd, with pro-
miscuous and comprehensive bow oil
round, IL I may speak my mind about
the business
60 down, sirl' said Mr.. Sharp, who
began to be afraid of truths.
Pardon me, this may be OF import
ance. remarked Roger Acton's friend;
SAY what you have to say, young
man.
well. then, gentlemen and my lord,
1 mean TO say thus much. jennings
there, the prisoner land I'm glad 10
see him standing at the bar, swore at
the inquest that be went to quiet Don,
going round through the front door;
now. none could get through that
door without my hearing Of him;
and certainly little puny Simon like
him could never do so without came
TO help him; for the lock was stiff with
rust, and the bolt out Of his reach
stop, young man, my respected
client, Mr.. jennings, got upon chair.
Indeed, sirl then he must ha' cre-
ated the chair for that special purpose;
there wasn't one In the hall then; no,
nor for two days after, when they
came down bran-new from Dowbig-
gins In London. with the rest o. the
added furnitur' just before my honor
ed MASTER
This was conclusive, certainly; and
Floyd proceeded.
Now, gentlemen and my lord, IL
Jennings did not 20 that way, nor the
kitchen.way. and IL he did not give
himself the trouble to unfasten the
diningroom or study windows, or to
unscrew the iron bars Of his own pan
try. none of which is likely, gentlemen,
there was but one other way out,
and that way was Bridget Quarles' own
room. Now
'Ah-that room, that bed, that
corpse, that crockl-It is no use, no
use,' the wretched miscreant added
slowly, after bis first hurried exclam.
ations; i did the deed, did il; gull
ty, guilty And, Notwithstanding all
Mr.. Sharp's benevolent interferences,
and appeals to judge and jury on the
score Of monomania, and shruggings-
up Of shoulders at his clients folly,
and virtuous indignation at the evil
dent leaning Of the court-the mur-
derer detailed what he had done. He
spoke quietly and firmly, in his usual
lly stern and tyrannical style, as il Sc
we're upon himself, for being what?-a
man of blood, thief, a perjured false
accuser? No, no; lower in the scale
Of Mammon's judgment, worse in the
estimate him whose god is gold; he
was now pauper, mere moneyless
forked animal. beggared, emptied,
worthless, penniless creature: there
fore was he stern against his ill-starred
soul, and took vengeance on himself
for being poor.
i.It was a consistent feeling, and
common with the mercantile Of this
world; 10 whom the accidents Of for
tune are everything, and the qualities
Of the mind nothing; whose affections
ebb and flow towards friends, relations,
yea, and their own flesh and blood,
with the varying tidelof wealth: whom
a luckless speculation in cotton makes
an enemy, aud gambling gains in corn
restore a friend; men who fall down