Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-07-22

i have been, il was evident, when he came out,
4 that for him it had borne the deepest interest
for his whole appearance was changed; his
manners were excited, his eyes sparkling, and
| bis face was radiant. b.ss.' ...-
They . left the house together, but the
lawyers road did lie not far with theirs He
| stopped at the lodgings occupied by Sergeant
Wrangle, and knocked. A servant maid came
to the door. E-gHsE. a..
"I want to see Sergeant wrangle, ]" said Mr.
Faunteroy, stepping in. 80, Z. f. ..
Yoa can't, sir. He 10 gone to bed !"
"I must see him for all that" returned Mr..
Fauntleroy.
Missis and masters gone to bed too" she
just going. ----.-..-.----...
with an my heart" said Mr.. Fauntlsroy,
Il must see the Sergeant
'Taint me, then, sir, that III 20 and awaken
| him, cried the girl Hes gone to bed dead
tired, he said, and was not 70 disturb him till
in the morning"
s'Givs me your CANDLE" replied Mr. Faunt-
leroy, taking it from her hand. Z" He has the
| same rooms as usual suppose; FIRST floor"
Mr.. Fanntleroy went up the stairs, aud the
girl stood at the bottom and watched and lis
tened She did not approve of the proceed
ings, but did not dare to check them for Mr.
Fauntleroy was great man in Riverton, and
their assiEe lodger, the Sergeant, was greater.
Tap tap-ta tap: at Sergeant Wrangle's .
door.
No response.
Tap-tap-tap, louder
"WhO the deuce is thatH' called out the
Sergeant, who was only digniied IN his wig
and gown. SIS it you, Eliza? what do you
want! It's not morning, il it ?''
" 'Taint me, sir" screamed out Eliza who
had now followed Mr.. Fauntleroy. "I told
the gentleman you was dead tired and
wasn't to be woke up till eight in the morning,
but he took my light and would come up"
81 must see you, Sergeant" said Mr.. Faunt-
leroy.
See me! m in bed and asleep. Who the
dickens is it!''
{" Mr.. FauntlsrOy. Don't you know my voice,
Can come in!'' ...
No; the doors bolted"
" Then just come and undo it, For see you
must
"Can't it waltz"
" If it could should not have disturbed
you. Open the door and you shall judge for
Sergeant Wrangle was heard to tumble out
OF bed in lump, and undo the bolt of the
door. Eliza concluded that be was in his night
attire, and modestIy threw her apron over her
face, as a veil. Mr.. Fauntlsroy entered.
The most extraordinary thing has turned
up in Carr Uersus Carr" cried he. Never
had such piece of luck, just in the nick of
time, in all my practice.
Do shut the door" responded Sergeant
Wrangle; "I shall catch the shivers"
Mr.. Fauntleroy shut the door, shutting out
Eliza, who forthwith sat down on the top stair,
and wished she had ten ears. "Have You not
a dressing gown to put on!" cried he to the
Sergeant
"I.ll listen in bed replied the Sergeant,
vaulting into it.
A whole hour did that ill-used Eliza sit on
the stairs, and not syllable could she distin-
Ilsh IlstQ ali k..N
murmuring Of voices. When Mr. Fauntleroy
came out, he put the candle in her hand and
she attended him to the door, but not in q
gracious mood
g thought you were going to stop all night,
sir, she ventured to say. ''Dresdful dreary
it was, sitting there, q waiting
why did you not wait in the kitchen1r
Because every minute fancied you must
be coming out. Good night, sir"
Good night, returned Mr.. Fauntleroy,
putting half in her hand There;
that's in case you have to wait on the stairs for
Inc again"
Eliza frightened up, and oficiouiy lighted
Mr.. Fauntlsroy some pace down the street, in
spite OF the gas lamp at the door which shons
well. What good humor the old lawyers
in" quOth she. II wonder what his business
was; heard him say something had arose in
Carr and Carr"
Tuesday morning dawnsd, and before nine
hAn al
packed than on the preeeding dav. ali R;S.y
ton-at least. as mapy as eoui3 nnsb ;n"vsro
an xious to hear his Iordsbip's summin. mn
At Attwenty-sight minutes after nine. the i.1sIip,
Of the sheriff. men appeared in the outer hall
ushering in the procession of the iud0es
The senior Judge proceeded to the criminal
court, the other. as ON the Monday tool h.
place in the Nisi Prius. His lordsbin had hi.
notes in his hand and was turning to the iurv.
preparat ,ry {, (, n .eripo ON his tssk vbs1 NJ
Sergeant Wrapple rose
My lord-I must crave your lordsbip,s mar.
mission to state a fact case Carr ,e Or
unexpected witness has arisen; a most impor-
tsnt witness: one who will testify In the All
straction form the register; one who was present
when that abstraction was made. Yonr lord.
ship will allow him TO be heard7"
Sergeant Siflem. and Mynn and Mypn. and
Squire Carr and his SON Valentine. and ali who
espoused that side, looked contcmptuous dag
gers of incredulity at Sergeant Wraupls R1t
the Judge allowed to witness to be heard for
all that.
He came forward; q remarkably handsome
boy, at the stage between youth and manhood
The judge put his silver glasses across his nose
and gazed at him; he thought he recognized
those beautiful features