The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1859-09-22

chandl4r's, u dsonl Fas there. Hind
the eosaist :. @ to attende his
moneJed custol
/ "Win you not Ave . loaf ofsread,
sirl" cried Lett gig to the cousar for
support Il Vi wy9pin afortnigf-in-
deed. win. sir hxe we owe YOU.
young ometugned the hardheart-
ed man, .whonRu lake me for! am
worn to death K. Iardsoul. caft YOU
! trust me for thu NJ Hardsoul. can't
You trust me fo Y IS enough : try
the patience Of nself."
J Without anotf ID. Lefty left the shop
and went home. notHer OWNED Il ere
she could find = expasss il; ndput-
ting her arms The y&eping girLsthe
mother and daugtelt N prayer Their
devotions, howey net finished when
a knock-a quiSl Sp2sklsous-
ed them. LetlyT565, fssiTd fsasisid
two men in the g4oEcAnns7k entsked.
'Good eveningen. Mrs. - said
the elder. "Ah, IN, what brazen i'm
pudence! See, thhe very ring on her
finger! Young w nvsaid, addressing
Lefty. Il confess I'm greatly snrpris-
ed at seeing that conspicuously dis
played"
The ring-wha Sf.ng-?" hastily
asked Mrs. Everete
"Oh, you are ignfma'am, are you D.?
Well, III enlighten 1a;a the official
You must know thu Josephine How
ard had presented to- Aew days ago, by
a rich uncle, a ring oN ar form ssid val
ue. serpent with END les. Well. short
ly after receiving the p 4 part Of Young
friends having called. e wa brought
forth tor inspection. a.. ssne time a
young woman, whoml ewar had mer
cifully employed to do tider, came in
with her work; and sin a sle ring can
not be found about Miss kd broom. The
servant maid dsslszes 81 young
woman take Something S7lff11 where
the ring had been laiarar1se$,t about
her person; and respectful AiSAan, Mr..
Hardsoul, afterwards saw The kal ring
on her finger"
"The ring! Good heavens cannot
mean it! The ring was given daugh-
ter by her dying father. She dsteal it.
Heaven forbid!" exclaimed the ID mo-
ther.
..It is all very 6ne psstngt, and
keeping US here losing OR valuS ne
The sooner you prepare y0nr3ss, to
accompany us peacefully. 1he said
the policeman, waxing wr0fh at ay.
"My mother may go with mef Hikes,
may she not. sir?' raising hse b tho
fearful eyes to the face Of the ST
"No, not even if she hkea sfuel
reply. @v sAe.S
walls of a prison. ~so.s.
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CHAPTER II.
The courthouse was thro .The case
was one of great interest. Aful young
girl, who had once moved q HIGHEST
circles of society, was to be for theft.
Every eye rested on poor Leto stoo in
the prisoners dock, calm andosed, but
colorless as the mountain sno
The proofs against her Wen conclu.
sive. The ring found on tier of the
prisoner not onl y corresponia with
the one stolen from Miss He but the
very initials of her uncle's lRichard
Elmington, were engraved on side!
the prosecution opened the The at
torney was an old and expes LAWYER,
and arbitrary withal. Miss A's dress
ing maid, a faced girl a i've and
twenty years. swore positively she had
seen the prisoner take somd articles
from the table where the r-nsseen laid,
but few moments befofa, ,ls1elt about
her person; and also . - - in a
hurry 10 get away from the u
Mr.. Hardsoui testifed to PENDANTS
having called at his shop to otrust for
bread. He had noticed at thethe curl
Gus ring. which he could idsiyith the
one now exhibited in court.
The case was about to be giwhe Jury,
for Lefty had no money to aIcounsel,
when there was hurried movnear the
outer door of the urt-house, stately,
determined form strobe into ttla.
Counselor Hsrrington!" shispered
through the crowd.
The new conner, after salute judge
upon the bench, approached pale pris-
oner.
The nature of the case enony liber-
ties l am about to take be sadressing
Lefty. "Allow me to enquirou have
no one to speak in your behalf
"Alas! SIR" returned Lettsf raising
her hopeless eyes TO his fad ! b. would
plead for the poor and the faks''
''God and jussice." re~rsMS Suseilo~
Harrington, emphatieally ''G Is their
humble instrument, will slit tAi. to the
bottom. Please state to me hy.ur his.
tory from your birth to the prime"
Lefty obeyed. relating the Important
circumstances in few words
"Did Miss Howard pay you FIR work."
inquired Mr. Harrington.
Lefty hesitated, but at lengtEd, "No.
sir, 1t was not convenient"
H NJ" said the CounselloEry many
things are not convenient wite rich
Your fathers christian name, please?'
"Robert-Robert Everet,.p LEFTY.
"Very WELL" said the Coar: "take
courage, Miss Everett then :ssing the
court, he said:
May it please your lordshi gentle
men of the jury. 1 stand befr in behalf
of one whom l believe innoesthe crime
with which the mistaken justiin dividu-
ais would brand her. A tewsnts, gem
tlemen. and will sum up hthe facts
of the case:
A young, tender s.rTfs lefl pffsa. In
the blank darkness. of mid nn asth stiff
ems the form OF beloved faIlud stills
the warm pulsations of his hobever.-
Care and DEVOTION, not even bnuld save