Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-12-24

d m dreary eyes were invis bic beneath
those grey shaggy eyebrows.
But now, at last he rises before the
bar, not behind it--and so near the Won
derinS jury that he might touch the
foreman with his long bony finger
With eyes still half shut. AMI standing
rigid as pillar of iron, Ibis thin lips curl
as II in measuyeless scorn, slightly part,
aud the voicC comes forth.
a first, it is slow and sweet, insinu
ating itself into the brain, as al artess
tune, winning It's way into the deepest
heart, like the melody of magic incan-
t1tlon; while the speaker proceeds with
out gesture or the least sign Of excite
ment to tear to pieces the arguments Of
Ashley, which melt away at his touch as
ireat before the sunbeam. Every one
looked surprised. Lis logic was at
onccso biict. and 50 luminously clear
that the rude,t peasant could compre-
hend it without c1crt,
Anon he came to the dazz'ing wit OF
the poet lawyer, Pike. Then the curl
of his lip grew sharper. his SMOOTH face
to kitldle MP, and his eyes began to open.
dim and 4rsary no longer, but vivid as
lightning, red as fire globes and glaring
as twin mcteors. The whole soul was
in tn eyc-thc full heart streamei out
OF has face. In five minutes fike vii
seemed tie foam of folly, and his fines.
/ satire horrible profanity, when contrast
ed with the inimitable sallies and eXter-
minating sarcasm OF the stranger, inter.
sperscd with jeSts and anecdotes that
filled the forum with roays of laughter
Tlcn without SO much as bcstowing
an alluson upon PrentiSs he turned
sholt on the perjured witnesses of Hop
kns, tore their testimony info atoms,
and buried IN their faces such terrible
inyectiye that all trembled as with an
agae, and two Of them actually fed in
dismay from the court house.
The excitement of the crowd was be-
coming tremendous. raeir united life
and soul appeared to hang on the bur
ain1 tongue Of the stranger lie ia
spirod th m with the power Of his own
passions. He saturated them with the
poison st=ais own malicious tee.lags
H " IS - sun to the saa Of al thought
and emotion which rose AMI fell, aud
boiled in tiLloNs as he chose. But his
greatest triumph was to come.
lis eye began to glance tertiveIy at
tie assassin llof kin'. as his lean tlper
tn&ars assumed the same direction. He
hsmmel tho wretch with circamvalla-
tiqn Of strong evidence and imPre enable
argument, cutting off all hope Of escape.
He pied up huge bastions Of insur-
moun;able facts. lie dug beneath the
murderer and sIanderer ieet d'f'Acs OF
d'iemmaS, s"ch as no soPhisify could
overeap, and no stre'ch OF ingenuity
eV@dt; and having th0s' as one m'en'
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On then but 1t vas VISION both
glorious and dreadful 10 bth'id tue ora
tor. lis actions before graceful as the
wave OF s9'def Willow IN the bre' ze,
grew tmpetUous as the motion OF an oak
in hurricane.
Ills voice became 4 trumpet n1ea
wan wild ""'F'Poo's' "e'''''"7 Tue ea'
WIN lni Crashes u l'oNe'' "''' l'' !"
'efta'n7'e1 an 'ne ""''' "'." " S"ee'
nnaei'oha o' 'As s'''eS' ''''e'''P' ii'S
face was as red as Df"nA"fa S-h'S
I rehcat Slo"ed tlNe Aea'e.' '"'''0'-'
h'countenance was has5"'' IKE 'N'
OF a maniac; and ever ana anon : "uh5
his long heny aims on o'5"' as Il grasp
ing alter thuAaefooI'S'
lie drew picture Of murder in such
appalling colors, that in comparison, hell
itself might be considered beautiful. He
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