The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-12-28

NV, Mrs Wits" said YOU hay.
said many u thing ih jest to your husJan,
no doubt
" Lord bless you Yes sir.
And meant no harm 2"
4" Not the least sir
"Of course not Now, can you recollec
anything you may have said to him, or o
him. in that harmless way latcly?'
"Oh dear, yes, sir When lie takes :
drop too much am very apt to say that
hope the next will choke him, but nc
more mean 1t than YOU do, sir
And of course by the tone in which
you say it he knows it is only joke?'
To be sure
g You speak it IN something Of the tone
! Of the prisoner at the bar when she said
she would never get q husband p
! Just so, sir
That will do = You can 20 down"
Mr.. Brown was the next witneasc allied.
/ and no one appeared
/ ! was resolved to make the most could
! in favor of the prisoner out of this disap-
pearance of Brown, although | feared it
would not he much, but it was not then
time to ta ake-notico Oft.
The name Of Brown revcrberatcd
through the court, and the passages and
adjacent street but no Brown appeared.
The Attorney General himself then rose
and said
" 1t Is my most painful duty te call Mrs.
Rachel Seton 1t is duty | would fain
have avoided If possible, for no man can
feel more sensibly than | do, how sad TO
her must be the task Of being summoned
for The prosecution in thls case, but it con
not be helped, and therefore call Mrs.
Seaton."
With 4 slow and melancholy step the
poor racthei got into the witness box, but
she Kept her eyes upon Anna with n long
ing, tender glance, till the judge said
mildly" W ,tEess, you mus. look this
way.
Then she gently turned from the
observation Of Anna, and they could ali
zee the tears roll down her checks.
'Hirs--sirs she cried this should not
be. You will understand, sirs, that he
was my Ooy-my only one. You cannot
understand how | loved him-becau~e
that is hidden hpre-here. in nv poor
broken heart But when | who, losing
him, you see. sirs, have lost all-ail that /
had III this wCril--wuen ] declare that
Anna * innocent. you should listen 10 Iea
Last night. sifs-it was at the same hour
last Hight--hc, my babe-my own dear.
dear bah--oh, Heaven. these tears scald
me- II | could die now-now
bow she welst-wi.at 4 passion OF grief
was there '-aa,l throughout all that court
you nigh. Hear sots and faint cries and
/ he judge wrapped his mantle round hi
face and leaned back in his chair and
all was still but tie voice q grief in HAT
court
The Attorney General said family, " I
l. 80
Then rose.
Madam madam -
Ny voice sounded hollow and strange,
in the midst Of such grief and such sound, I
Of tears aud the poor w0Ean started and .
Joked up at me.
" Al, yrs T. She said. TO you-to YOU"
She had reco eniz--ji me as acting for the |
to ssy-.,t1at stfr-
you'd speak 70 ne. and D5rOre 7 c0TItf :
isk her anything, she went OF.
Sir, all listen ~ ne. ! did not see
.he murderer Of my darling. hut ! saw hi-
,hadow. II j, eyer present with mc-iii.c
I phantom. it goes with me- Wherever
may 20. Last night. to"--oh yoa vii
ny tina; WIS a dream, but dreams are ol
Heavens making, IS we'll as wa,:nc
hou-ht,-I saw him thon-my little
iugel. Oh. what light Of Heaven in the
lear eyes and on the little fgce-,he
Inning co!or> OF Heaven were about him
my own dear li;,le one, ] heard has
.oice-so soft, 80 low. So beautiful. and he
aid that she WAS innocent, and had ever
owed HIM.
oi-trr, dear sister cried Anna, Il did
ever love him am Innocent
There were sobS and cries now in the
court. and twice had to command my
voice to speal, before cCuli speak to her.
10 u ltiIm. DalIm. that shadow YOU saw
en the might OF the murder? Tell lis OF
It.
will viii saw it on the wall
The tall, broad shadow, or the phantom Of
I. man"
What was it like interposed the
Judge. Tell US, madam, what it was like
+ you can"
| will | will What is this -
Mrs. Seaton looked around her and up
It the windows OF the court with shudder
1t is nothing, said |. A thunder
torn is about to take place That is ali -
For the last few moments the court had
)een getting so dark that it was scarcely
possible to see from one side Of it to the
,ther, and scarcely had the last words
'assed my lips when flash of blue light
ling, that was perfectly bewildefing in It's
brightness. lit up the place. and was fol
owed 10y such peal Of thunder that the
,uilding in which was the court house
ppeared to shake to its foundations
\ scene OF confusion appeared in the
ourt by the efforts of some 10 leave. and
" some females faintiag loud voice
hen cried out close to the door, Make
ray there-malie way Out of my way,
say | canmot-I will not stay here.
We shall have the place down about our
ars Out CT my way,
y man vino had been hiding in an
bscure corner, close to the jury box tried ,
. fight his way out of court / hen Il
oice cried out, = That is lAown!'
1t was never discovered who uttered .
hose words, but | called ont loudly, ,
Dctan that man! lie is witness in :
his case. and duly subp-naed and being
u court can be compelled 10 speak. Stop I
hat man :
Brown WAS bounced uron by several ,
tficcrs and brought forward
What is this for? he cried "What !
ave done? IIa, ba. A prime joke
bis r
The Attorney General sprang TO his
.ei
" You ere our witness" said he my 5
ord Judge. may we have lights
"Ligh'>!' said the Judge; a. cannot {
ee my notes
The darkness Of the court increased !
ach moment, and the thunder again. like y
ne discharge Of heavy ordinance, rolled !.
ysr the building
Il have nothing to say, cried Brown c
no evidence 10 give, tell you. ] was c
,st asleep and beard cries, and went to
q. what was a,niss and then | saw lust v
hat ihe landlord and landlady saw no 9
loie. 30 less.
q" Lights. there cried the Judge
" Yes, my ln,d cried voice
man appeared with Il light with which
ignite the chandelier. ;
{" What siiri"ks are those? Oh sounds i
fterror--wild laughter, cries of exultation