Spirit of the age., 1861-04-17

last, II reached the ears OF Martina SteaQlaSL |
At length visit of confidence, made 10y an
| intimate friend, unsettled her disbelief. She
left her home-she rushed TO the dwelling of
JOB. He was gone-the man was gone, and
hthe door was locked. In answer to her
thought Where can he be the prison
forced itself upon her mind. She drove it
from her fiery brain but the dark suspicion
came again 1t would not be wholly banish-
ed. The Jail was not far distant, and thither
she went to hear, she felt assured, that job
was not there. turnkey was standing out
side the colossal door She timidly asked
II Job Perk were in his custody, and he re-
p'ieu t,i,l e,iat ne was, sss,o4ecu the turnkey.
But the heart of Martha acknowledged |
what her voice denied, and she tainted in the
arms Of the astonished turnkey, who now re
gretted that he had replied to her so harshly.
lie had no alternative but to take her within
the prison, and summon the female attendant
to her aid but the poor girl was many hours
before she again returned to consciousness,
so deeply affected was she at the danger
which menaced her lover The first words
! she uttered were
/ % Job-Jobi Let me see job! If you
deny me this my heart will break. Let me
but hear from his owS truthful mouth that
he is guiltless will live accomplishing un-
til his innocence is proven
So piteous were the supplcations Of poor
Martha, that the jailer was induced to allow
Job to be conducted from his lonely cell to
the turkeys lodge. He was not told the
object of this removal; and when he entered
the apartment, and saw Martha, he could not
advance; but the poor girl, the instant her
half closed eyes alighted upon his approach
ing form, leaped from the chair on which she
was reclining, and rushed into his arms, which
were outstretched to receive her.
% job 7 she exclaimed, one word want
to hear There is word on which my life
or death depends. You know it, Job-you
know it Can you speak it?
Martha said Job, L am innocent-I am
wholly guiltessp
In an instant, Martha pressed her lips on
his with almost maniacal ardency.
job, bless you-bless your she exclaimed.
Those words of sweetness are already in my
heart. feel them there, establishing tran
guilty and life, where all before was fear and
horror, approaching death. | am prepared
for anything but guilt; and to me, Your as.
surance is above all other evidence. Be hap
. py, Job, if my love will make you so, Joined
to your own pure conscience aAfat vii Their
y. = 49, sA''- md thev separated more inJoy
4cnl,'5 ? oTonv and Job returned IN SihileS n ~
than IN agony nc Stone cell. The jaAer,
tho t,o,, and attendant present at Ihls "nGt :,t
turhNey1 yo.;,o were deeply impressed WIZ
ing .ooo3ce Of Job, notwithstanding 'A0
A ent Ir;annce % that they had heard. .;uoo
e'loon m onother incident had occurred slnGH :';
DuU s;sorment of job, which tenaeu sun ~
of Sne c.othnr to duplicate him in parVclP"Iloh =
Of %o frichtful tragedy On depoSltlnS 20 off. e.
10 wy. :a;I Tekem had returned with ahoIne.
J"' cor 70 Jobs apartments, IN orue. W The
* tSorourh search of all fls prop, ppd iinon bn
om minutely examined his coInTS unr anTthing a Of
'N illnu,y lI ~ Stain of Siood, nor ahyIlii,S oi
-, found no SUI, Are, upon them. But, IN
II suspicious ,.e room, and ingeniously secure
wa corner Che floor, they discovered leather
lIsI bene3ntaining one hundred soverelgns.
b2cisely answered the description OF tn
ms said to have been in the possession OF the
lB ceased. and when submitted to his relative
vi II was at once identified. 1t was tied WI
for red tame. and an eminent chemist atterwa
om discovered that a spot upon the bag was
th, of human blood.
IS a Those of the public who had withheld tn
an, Judgment, or who believed in the lnnocef
ken Of job, were compelled to yield to this ties
ger mony, seemingly so undeniable. Sun, Nj
the tina Steadfast, relying more upon nthe protes
tions of Job than upon any other manlles
'rge tion-and who had given some explanation
VINO reference to this hidden gold, which was
noe cred,ted-was unalterable in her feelings
And whilst her friends admired her ior
MS constancy, they pitied her for this indulge
+ IN of an inlatuation which closed her eyes TO
'rlul possibility of Job being so helnous an OIL
~ der.
al" Tho commission of assize was held.
,,ot name of job Perk, for murder, appeared u
ro, the calendar, and day was appointed fol
S2on In tial. That day arrived, and Job ansW'
, GJ' Not guilty to the challenge, in tlrm VI
most The evidence proved the .netstse'sof'' AZ
At. s., Nth shoemakers knife IhaS y"
ave St or the murder, Job Peik nau lo,n
n my STortba Steadfast's till nearly eleSeh1 w. h \
cm az W. J thnt although the distance i'oun
with any ,,as not more than hve WiI,u'ca mn
~ I;d not reach his dwelling I'll ~ ho
ullied ;,ht. ~, that, at a little alter elese ;nateC
ut the ;th Iohn Smith, who was il'9;e,U 4;a,,,al
other "arcntly leading him toWaIu .hore u
ID, anu +, called Riolph Lane, "hel1 'u. ond
e 'o ~ house. but merely garoeii - trees
Use and houeS Loood nv overhanglng trees
not |, was ;In;,ht cries of murder were
aoou1 ,,o from this lane and soon a,t'
With his 10 lssuC as coon to proceed from the la
NJ fire; man q, w." -; the direction of the house
said; pnrk - and that shortly after TINS, w
staying &c The deceased was found; that On
envy but " 1ou; inc morning 2erk was greatly
G he was ~, ~ 3old or the murder by the once
NJ ,;ace Of coat taken from 'h'
as oeen crosp oi John Smith, proved 70 " "Isc @
SAID the eer that worn by job Pe,k, VINO "lIe nf
IL Sis NOS nossession a piece of the Goa. o. o.
fY asked ms posSeJ'dd pJ odded to this, it was prove
Lives that tho deceased hao ol,o
-, sovcreirns in leathern oag, uea t;f
ociferated and that this bag, now iuentl,
and seem iape .,,~ TO 70 the deceased, was ionno
Il imputa- ,ot91, TIM floor of Job Perk TO
nsS'strate, mon this bag was discovered sp
my name was wi proved to be human Ol0ou.
Cor Nar,ha Steadfast had malntain.e
ia door in the court during the whole o. G'
~ ~ the Sbe certainly was astonisheu AZ 'HI
him 70 W. Slo sno a nf circumstances against :.
'steneu i. u,S oed e,om almost irresistible; now
at ITS con- seemeu stod in an ingenious and
lh.in" .;n' ne Fnrn, but still, in answer 70 al
$ duties, ~ iotin nn from job, who stood at tne
IN IN cus't - S"~ oUN Che returned him one that :
the justice; tidence IN nm, IN a,,ove
Y the severl- fesslon couiN aa,ocsad hin
;trate on the The Judge now auu.o "'tl,;no
carcely indi- saving that If ne nau any '''