The weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1869-18??, 1869-09-01
50 he would, had he i dissvvootedly loved her,

The fact is, his whole heart and soul and
mind were occupied with previous attach
ment-not from another; the farthest posi-
Bile from that-its object was himself, This
affection. which was of the most ardent de-
scription. mad been met with blighting
disappointment in his wife's loss of fortune;
and with her unceasing grief and continual
self accusation-she suffered no reproaches
to him-he had but little patience, and soon
gave her to understand as much. The man
who month before, would have been ready
to put on mourning had she lost her favor
lite canary, turned his back upon her in the
hour of real affection. .-- sl,.a.r :
When at length he was found dead, in his
bed, one morning, after night of carousal,
the coroner's jury said it was the act ofGod"
his blessing you call it.
Effies cousin, instead of making any pro
visions for her whose rights he had most un-
righteously supplanted, left her wholly de-
pendent on others, and had she not found a
home in the house of an old and tried friend
of her fathers, she might have gone forth a
shelterless wanderer. M ,r- .,~..s
Tom Mansfield, who had casually made
the acquaintance of the young widow, be-
came warmly interested in her cause, and
gudeoA prooaoiy more oy sympathy tnah
Judgment mad commenced an action 70 con,
ees1 tne VIII maze unoer the circumstances l,s ices
JUS. feiaseu.
ANU TINS was Tue case III WHICH nc "isneu
my assistance. u.,,
VIC SAT up neariy a,l n,sn. N .on ..n
AZ nste .: Wa pm snIc" 49," We - .n"sa
peau.ilui one, auu VIC ueSo'eu ou' P'ine''
PAL ehoits ~ s'sns 'uen H.
ouis was eIe nist eause on ~ Iue lsoih
ilS. Alisyeu asainst W "as thise g, Tue
1iu1ss anu so'ess Pia.'i'ioneie ~ 'he S'a'e.
J yackson nae P,en'y ol aioney noH,, anu was
n'I's SCI. no 1;. tuoi ~ pus'iIs Up ease
g ,' ,'e..e ne, roI' ~ was 10y nis' I .',se
. Guy III, ~, % " "'n 49,, % c1"n
aIe" VIM was "Dou' " NC Piaceu u"
'a ,,, u;., r..,. ,uho
.n . .I a, mu .le VIZ: -; oa'
S ssn 'a,' ~ esooiseu .s iol', Mn9 .,i.o
auIe" ~. as u.s a'soIia0e a',a ianu'u .'n nIi
" me- ooa' nea. oui '." 10y az Pan,
az suc SUI iTIn .ne jury m"e'e on . uau
p,aoeu eei, :c., t!a: ou' CAUSE ""o "'i''"''
oe q Poins ~ ~. ,,
Tha s s;d i.nu'a 'h nu. .' i;..Io , th,.
., et y.I, MI Wv liz i,T. ira
aneSuy ue. aao;a.a =; n' h;o .i;s. .,a
We .to 49,. ne n;,;a an s"as ';e
Us.aso, "s s"e :i."e a.. VI Sns VI: paPei -. ~
question:, mns AZ 'ne 'uii poSSeSsion Vi LIS
uental !acuitles' ,.-......
lhe Signature 0' .ne aUsent WITNESS was
s~orn 10 ny MT. oachson himself VINO iur'
tner sestlneo tnat tne oeceaseo nau reques-
teu niacPlieIsoh " WINES 'ae instruments
AT ION 5 instance, l subjected .nls VII.
ness 70 searGnlhs crosseAamiha1lon put
ne stood IRE IKE salamanca. ne Swore
Iaat tae tes'ator NOT only dictated every
hne OF the WILL but haa heard 1t read' and
mad twice read 1t over himself, before execu-
ting IT. gave him up IN despair
AT length the evidence closed, and rose
TO present our point. ...
II was put In the shape OF motion TO oil
rect verdict 1or the contestant, on the
ground tnat the witnesses nad not supscri-
PED IN the presence OF each other.
was about to adduce arguments and au-
thorlties, when the judge interposed:
The rule you claim undoubtedly was the
law, ana should DC 50 still, Dut recent
statute mas changed II. Inc witnesses need
not no" sign Id eacn others presence.
A nasty examination proved his Honor
was rlght' and our main point was done for;
c. 5; oua s'1n. teaei' lne oourI aoJo9rhea
. .or u.nnefi rh we were 70 sum Up IN tne al
s;anOJ n Ia" -. sN 90 On Jul siue, Was as
s.Sne 1. W .9e, 9us : iel. ~ was hopeless. !
;Ss ae.ermlneu; however, 10 take ~nat sat
isiactlon couio OUT OF 1ackson' ny ABUSING
ninl as suunuy as .iie iuies OF the couI.
NJ Tpuiu a'ioM. anu, aiter aii' VINO couia teiii
IN Joy anS; .aA; :; 'ne vi ~ ,nei1 mouth,
anu So Seio'eI III spite o! tue Ia" ana
sn IT, ePons.ointies peco"es
"'' On msns VIZ u';a u'siueu oy WE'VE.
a.. n .no ,ea'se"ui m vi couit ! was NJ
s Wv su 90 % We" y. a" anuoyeu a' iom
aos:uII. Gou.u ~ NC tnat pe was leaving
u .L IL ny :ui. 'ue Saying away 10 a'oi''
III" IhnI YIN. y. ons una ueiea1i
somaho3u nl nsen 70 auuress 'ne Jury when
soIeoouy plucheu me py tne coat.
his whole frams in .rs ns e g.ea anu
nis W Wsae frame IN tsemqr OF excitement.
aMan a, : rne isI hoean l whispered
MA aepuerson mere.
.W Wuat! .ne o.nes WITNESS
uPrt y,I E' :; t ha,e nv a auu npar 40
But Will II neip us to call him Z"
s..,d us . ane ioi 'n"'' ru' nm Oh Tue
S'an W n, once aSsi, T ..t him On
az " nat shaii ask MIN e ,...- .
e w ma''eri you eau go lar from wrong
N "Noo az! .nin', pio'nP' YOU.
with which he was bent on taking everybo-
ny " surprise incIuoing mysell.
r" "clu: q piHineu W 'he oouft our
IaoIsn S ~ 80, Using 81, ~ iPen s.e testimony.
U aua". ' uin pa.e' aau whispereo hei-
u.s. ou ~ MS I:uusei ou1 'hey SHOOK tnei,
~ V"t "PP"o"'" was ohe 'na' "ouiu
W oan1eu. Oh course;
B Tan YOU WITNESS, sA,u inc ouage.
The w;,ua maop hsaS snou'ea ION
,nvan,a m .o a. a nonest-iaoeu oco''
a. aha ~ IN TTan , dHu was S"oin'
mM, M.orhor.ao IN WI mn'. 2, co..
ond taI, Nc < !. :" roOM a. 'na' signature
ar. 10 1'u'''
IN.
of ;. y, 'ou AHo" 'he signature W tne rlshe
VI W. ~ .,..,
drews" '"a' 'ne signature Oh "f' An
"e .M:,
aNo. y b~. &c I.m nun ,.u mli' ed ~ "a,
bandn ' : an wei A'4u'"' Win Ills
Were YOU requested to witness TINT
paper? ?"
IVES -r ....
"By whom ?n
"By Mr.. Jaeksonn .
"Did Mr.. Andrews saw anvth;nc about
it3nii Nv
aNo. he uas deod ,,ben T.ons inn
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said resum;no, INV scot