Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-12-22
NUMBER 800.


kood /: the hovs i,nder better teaehfIf6 and Z
JreafeT home cafe.l were sfIeVeIoUIBR iHtUps
bright lads: and one of her sisters was In
training under her own KIND ana steady SUI
peps,J,e perhe ns sucb tbonghts as these minnied
with some secret .yearnings 10 'lI,ioW IT
Huoh still Remembered her, wereih Katl1iN
mild. as a few weeks before her birthdaYr
again came round, she stood one soft SUM
mer eve Watching the Getting or the sun
from the little lfl0Wer-gardcn- she called
hers. -.
But shewas mot permitted to indulge
them alone. Mr.. -, the gentleman Who
employed her, was aboutto leave England
for heightened period. and she was 70 see
rectiops' S,e. 20 T''' sT0F7fi5H aRT :.
| So, gathering the wild roses andphOneyh
suckles from the hedge-r0Y. a., she went
along, Katie, with a. lad for her protector.
went up the nretty lane which eepaxated
Ilher domain from the garden, and 6entered
the "great house" by the offices. .y,.b All
| It was an hospitable mansion, and 1t was
nothing uncommon to find vagrants SEATED
on bench outside, 4devouFing the foRd pm
sparingy bestowed on all ;nsd Th1 sTaySG ESm
as She approached, and entering thelobby
with aproflsiori of thanks and apologies,
begged permission to light his pipe,ail, 40,
/ The gOod-uatnred cook brought him some
matches. and he was about to- turn away,
when Katie, White and trembling with
eagerhess, clutched his arm,ns" " Where did
you get that jacket? ?n -. =,
The confused vagrant triedto 'sIlPSawaN
and fiinging-to the outer door and' D0ltlhB
it, she repeated the question. .8fora iuods
| Seeing That the seryants-both male an9
female-were beginning to gather>Arounu
him he told rambling story Of, having
bought 1t OF a man some long time. ago. q
There was falsehood in his shifling eye
and stammering tongue, andehe iollo~eo
up the inquiry with anotherQ1Hi SElg q
"Where are the Inenyho went witn'yont
to HaselPy Mill the night Abel weston was
murdered?" 80 ."
For moment he was startled iDt9rsi7
lence; then, declaring with blasphemous
asseveration, that he knew not. what She
meant, he thrust his pipe and D0Daeco
pouch back into his pocket, sandI roughly
pushing her aside, sought to escape; dr,,
nIBuC Katie seized and held him hrnlly.-
"Help!" she shrieked, "help me! This man
is murderer. Ican swear toi the pouch
now in his possession, 1t was Abel We4-
toms; and he had it in his hand When
last saw him alive" A'tA1"" 9i5
Mr.. 80, who was a magistrate, was
quickly summoned, and .KaGie's prisoner
spent that night in the county gaol. ~.
The excited girl flew rather than ran 70
the neat little dwelling in the outskirts of
tile town, where her family resided, and
rushing into the room fell upon Der fathers
neck. -. .,t..,y it'Hr. lsal
"You have forgiven me long ago. have
YOU not for my cruel suspieionsa and
now my own dear prosecuted father, the
whole world will know your innocence.--
One of the men, he who wore your jacket,
is taken! How shall we find Hugh Wes-
ton?-he must be sent ,for.n' ,,,,f 49,, -,
uHHngh Weston is already here" saba
well-known voice; and Katie started up to
meet his loving embrace. II should shave
been with you before this,l the young man
continued shut at first the success oI.my
new undertaking was doubtftnsE NOW,
there is home waiting for my ytrue-heareed
Katie" 'Gr 1srg1 I'd c0 bau,l. sy...,
"But what Is this about man Delng IN
custody?" asked the Impatient Morris and
his daughter told the full particulars Of ber
providential meeting with one OF those for
whose crime he had so nearly suffered;
The prisoner, seeing his danger turned
Queens evidence; and his aecOmplIees
were selztd and punished i0r the JbEutRl
deed they had committed tbs, good folks
for many miles around H.azeley fockinE
into the country town TO witness the exec,p-