The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-01-20

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Remuneration against the supposed criminal it Onl
remained now fos tle accused, who had beef, removes
during the inquest, to, he brought into the climber o
death, previously TO the warrapt bang drawn at for hi
final Jcommittal, to be tried at the ensuing qu,rter SEES
siohs. lie was conducted into the room with a list
less, a~pathetic gaze he looked around him mechanically
for he cared not NOW what fate might do to h1, when
suddenly his eyes, rested On Dcrmot. The, consciousness
Of everything that had taken place seemed az to fash
throush his brain at once.
8 Murder y he cried. Can it be that heava's light.
nina slunbers Friends behold that 6end who, no,
scontent with the life's blood of one victim, u~ come
to triumph. in q double. murder -e-tt, NJ tia1,ss q
what means the fool p contemptuously exclaimed
Mark. Does he suppose that reasoningmen will credit
his rawlings, or help him to shift h j load q e4as apen
~anothers houlderst i,q i sea II 10.s ri bgI ISL 81
n.tAs l anna living nanT--as there is, a just Tod who
knows the secrets Of all hearts, there stands ;he, umuc
aexer, Msrku ,Deffmot Z .~solemnly5 replied Luke. { Il il
nor for myself ! care, for heaven knows that | would
rather die ataan hsartabout this load of misery hut that
be shauld brave the angels with q, shameless brow, Ihe
whose hands are crimsoued with her precious, hllood+it
is . .%a much 4a. '0 K %ssh ' said H. !, t oo,one1, yon A.,
hssiae committed this skias r. ~ ,sS,ss.s~sss~sa -a.r xssussaa
sOn my knees, before the throne of mercy, I do
Il truas ahep, sh&f yospaY tssess ipeyhfsytour own
ccuntrymcn to believe SO but for me, | have only one
duty to perform, and circumstances clearly bear me out
in MY assumption. I must send you to triaf! u NsS4
ID At this j%dincture;, one Of tho %jurymen, who thought
he could perceive meaning in Marks peculiar, ill:
concealed glance of savage delight, begged to be heard
keeping his eve steadily fixed on his face, he said with
solemnity "@
When. the Judgment of man is in p~erplexity as to
the author Of crimes like these, the aid of heaven may
well be solicited, that il, might be 'msreifuliy pleased to
give some indication by which the innocent might be
prevented from suffering for The; guilty. 1--WE have an
old tradition here, thatlif the accused lays his right
hand upon the breastlof9 the corpse, swearing upon the
Holy Gospel that he had no act Of; part IN the deed,
speaking truly, no results will follow but if be swears
falsely, the dead itself will testify against him ; for the
closed wounds will re- open their bloody mouths, and to
the confusion of the guilty one, the stream of life will
flow once more for a short space u lt,seems to me that
this is ascase in which The Test 81, lAaad might be ap.
piled not yainly!'f- .gaez e ,qiH b SOS. .ss1.a
swillinglyi-most willingly will I abide the test
exclaimed Luke. =: 9-ot. -..55-5.a E.e exY
And you 2 said the juror with a penetrating glance
at Mark. y nj eH. .s.:tv 2o ,sm ..s
Il! said the latter, with an attempt at recklessness.
8 What is it, to me?-why should | be subject to- such
mummery-who accuses me-, 81. Yt. IL 4ss5~as
Il do ? thundered Luke, and / now insist upon his
going through the tral-myself will point out the xay.'
So saying, he approached the lifeless body, and sinking
on his knees, laid his right hand -reverently on the
heart, sayings vni4ss $40. essz,~y. {yre A s1,olov
my blessed angel! if thy spirit fingers near, thou
knowests that this band would rather let my life blood
forth, than offer thee the shadow Of an injury! LIB
4so 3hey4waited an instant-all. was quiet; meantime,
Mark, persnading himself that it was but a form, and
trembling to the very core, advanced. All eyes were
upon him he pa~used-cast a glance around, and grind
ing his teeth s~avagely, cried out rHe 4, -. ny
why. do you all fix your gaze on me :? Pm not
afraid to do this piece of folly He advanced another
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he was, the spell of a mighty dread was upon his soul.
His face grew livid the blood started from bis lips !;
large round drops burst from his forehead aud rolled
down his ashy cheeks. At last, with q tremendous eff.
fort, he knelt, and attempted to stretch forth his hand !;
it seemed glued to his side Starting to his feet again,
he cried freely Il yalip.3n, ..re use;s~yyba =. s
Il will not do it why should l? .a.. lib: es
You cannot You dare not ! solemnly CALCULATED
Luke. If you are ~guiltless, why should you fear?
Fear! screamed the other. II fear neither man
nor devil-dead nor living suddenly placing his hand
upon the breast of the dead.
'sec-see? cried Luke, wildly, the blood mounts
up-it overaowsPf UUg HIlr lsItN
Its a lie = madly exclaimed Mark.
Bat it was no lie the raddy stream swelled upward
through those gaping wounds, and flowed once more
adownoher snowy breast, a murmur Of awe and surprise
breaking from, the assembled group; whilst shiveringto
the very heart, the tcrrors of discovered guilt and de-
spair seized upon Mark. ces ID bees4g7gt - ,s9Ytl
Course We all be roared You would juggle my
life away; but you shall find l will not part with it so
readily Hastily drawing a pistol, it, was Instantly
lwrested from him. Several of the sbystanders flung
themselves upon him; but the! desperate resistance
which he made, added to the frightful internal agony
which he had just endured, caused him to break a blood
vessel and in raying 4delirium the hardened sinners
soul wendell to its last account in the presence of those
whom, in his reckless villany, he had expected to de.
stroy. ~. jim A
Wonder. succeeded wonder; and the mystery was
soon discovered to be no mystery at all but the natural
instrument in the hands Of Providence to confound the
guilty Asreiapsing from his former listlessness, Luke
was intently gazing on the body Of his beloved, suddenly
his heart gave one tremendous throb. i .asgin.I
Hush" he exclaimed, with anxious voice { for
Heavens love, be+silent for an instanta | thought |
heard a sound like-ha! there it is again-a gasp-a
gentle sob, and scarcely audible, hut,as distinct as thun-
der within my soul-there's warmth about her heart
her eyelids tremble. The Godsof mercy be thanked -
she lives-she lives !! and Luke sunk upon his knees;
1;s s"p'G S, .f oss1. i ,sss5t ssse r. ~ be nag ever shs'' re-
1t was true-she did live from the loss of blood only
had she tainted, and the excessive weakness had thus.
far prolonged the inscnsjbiity noae of the stabs had
reached a vital part, and it was the first effort Of nature
to resume its suspended functions which had caused the
blood once more to circulate, just at the instant which
so signally established the guilt of the intended
murderer.
1t only remains for me to say that Mary Dermot's
previous bad character prevented much sympathy being
felt for a fate SO well deserved. In process of time
Luke's devoted love was well awarded. Kathleen re-
covered from the effects Of her wounds-gavc him her.
hand, and pro6tipgsby t!ef terrible lesson which ,sheshad
received, made an e~stimableS, virtuous and aHsacfionate
wife. % sW1aN1oTS .sx&W i
: " sta-r Hia,vatha Revised t1e's s
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~: Oh he took the ague badly, III, 7agn,riv 3.
And it shook him, shook him sorely; j.
Shook his. bootsseA, .apdshis toe nails; ''
..er Shook his teeth out and bis hair of Hr,, :
Shook his coat all into %tatters, 81 81
And his shirt all into ribbons; g
Shirtless, ~coatless,, hairless, toothless.. - e'.& Il