The emigrant aid journal of Minnesota. [volume] (Nininger City, Minn. Terr. [i.e. Minn.]) 1856-1858, 1858-01-20
'On my knees, before the throne of mercy, I do ?
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the author OF crimes IKE tucSc; the 1fU or heaven NAV
we'll be solicited, that It, might be snsrsifuliy pleased to
give some indication by which the innocent might be
prevented from suffering for The 1gHi}}tyt Ivy Z kka#.eeAaa
old tradition here, that If the accused lays his ritht
hand upon the breastsofs the corpse, swearing upon the
Holy Gospel that 6e had no act Or part n the deed,
speaking truly, no results will follow but if he swears
falsely. the dcadsiyse4fs will testify apafnst him =: fonr the
the confusion Of the guilty one, the stream of life will
flow once, more for 2 short space Ii It,seams to me that
this is ascase in which The Test @ff 4Aaaad might be ap.
pied not yalniyai- aoa,, z ,yy.aiE53, = e,,gYa,s, 'Ie2a!a
twillinglyt vzpest willingly will abide the test
And you Z said i the juror with a penetrating glance
at Mark. D.. 6oiHe, III. lids % ,l..a;.,em ~E-e.f,a
III! said the latter, with an, attempt at recklessness.
8 What is tito ms2-7why should 1 be, subject to. such
mummery-who accuses me- leo4o yhs al l-faag45~sig
Il do ? Numbered Luke, and / now insist upon his
going through the trial-myselfa will point out the way
So saying, be approached the ,life4ess body, and sinking
on his knees, laid his right hand -reyerently on the
my blessed angel if thy spirit fingers near, thou
Iknoveste that this band. would rather let my life7blood
forth, thar efar, thee the shadow Of an jnjury!s LIB
lsoT beyawaited an instapt-7al. was quiet; .meantime,
Marx, persaadipg himself that it twesb but a form, and
trembling to the very core, advanced. All eyes were
upon him he paused-cast a glance around, and grind
ing his teeth sayagely, cried outuoa r9c a 81. n, bsrs
why. do you all fix your gaze on me I'm not
afraid to do this piece of folly HI advanced another
step-againe ne thesitatsaa ); ,AAess.less-brutal-though
be was, the spell of q mighty, dread was upon his soul.
His face grew livid the blood started from bis lips !;
down his ashy cheeks. At last, with . tremendous eff.
fort, he knelt, and attempted to stretch forth his hand
it seemed glued, to his side Starting to his feet again,
be cried freely :ti saifp.3a; .trs uss;3r9yb b. :, sit
Il will pot. do it; why should IT,; snae1sssi 5sag,
You cannot You dare not !! solemnly CALCULATED
Luke. If you arc. ~guiltless, why should you fear?1
Fear! screamed the other. II fear neither man
nor devil-dead nor living, suddenly placing his, hand
upon the breast of the dead.
'sec-zseer cried Luke, wildly, the blood mounts
up-it overAowsrG AUe aTlI iIiN
s'It,,s a lie 7 madly exclaimed Mark. m,suD
But it was no lie; the raddy stream swelled upward
through those. gaping wounds, and flowed once more
adownaher snowy breast, aymurmur Of awe and surprise
breaking from, the assembled group; whilst shiveringto
the very heart, the tcrrors of discovered guilt and Sde-
spair seized uponsM Mark vGs ID b~9eyAq1us5 10 II ,geyiI
80 Curse esalr? he roared ~ You would jnggles my
life away but you shall find Twill not part with it SO
readily i. Hastily drawing a ipistoi,a it. Mas Instantly
twresteds from him ]. Several of, the sbystanders flung
themselves upon him; but thel desperate resistance
which he made, added to the frightfule internal agony
which he had just endured, caused him to break a blood
vessel and in raying qdelirium the hardened sinners
soul wended to its last account in the presence of those
whom, in his reckless villany, he had expected to de-
stroy. 80, =. t"~9' WA @@ AXIS '0|
Wonder. s succeeded wonder; and the mystery. was
soon discovered to be no mystery at alfb but the natural
instrument in the hands of Providence to confound the
guilty. Asreiapsing from his former listlessness, Luke
was ntentiy gazing on the body Of his beloved, suddenly
his heart gave one tremendous throb. ~ ,.eHain.N
Hush y he exclaimed, with anxious voice { for
Heavens love, hessilent .foran instanti l thought |
heard q sound. like-ha!, there it is agaip-a gasp-a
gentle sob, and|scarcay audible, hut,as distinct1a as thun-
der within my soul-therc's warmth about her heart
her eyelids tremble. Z The Godsof mercy be thanked -
she lives-she lives + and Luke sunk upon his knees
i i];s sssiass Ia sss's t 'sses's ts II " he N @ s's'st'As'' 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 inse9sbaity; nope of the stabs, had
reached 4 vital part, and II was the ffst effort IF nature
to resume its suspsaded functions which bad caused the
blood once more to circulate, just at the instant which
so signally estabiishedO the guilt of the intended
murderer.
1t. only remains for Ineto say that Mary Dermot's
previous bad character prevented much sympathy being
felt for a fate SO we'll deserved II I'M process Of time
Luke's devoted love was well awarded. Kathleen res
covered from the effects Of her wounds-gave him her,
hand 1sas;,. s'a I psfss' e " tf1g.sis Lesson ~ wish sAs ,sesa.d
wife. ~ sW1aAooTo .sT&xy 4