Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1869-12-25

whose promised wizs she was.
Harry tiled hard e appear cheer
Col, for her sake bat e vas E e.
we're task everything seemed g
tell Of his guilt.
And Elsiel Ali the seVsresi
pang which rent his heart came with
the look of doubt IN Elsie'seye. y
she doubted bis innocence, what
chance had be with those who
neither knew or loved him? But
in those hours spent In the prison
room with him Elsie's eyes lost
their look Of doubt, and were filled
with an expression earnest conf
dence.
From HaFry's counsel she heard
the circumstances collected to
prove his guilt. They were these
They wore rivals for her love; the
last time when seen together, angry
and threatening words passed be.
tween them about her the night Of
the party; Herbert's mysterious
disappearance the drops Of blood
found OH Henry5 shirt, aud one or
two on the mating In bis Office +;
aud, worst OF all, a note found on
his floor inviting Herbert to come
to see him that night at eight eight
O'Clock. The last seen of the MISE
ing man was about half-past nine,
probably on his way to see Harry.
The note found in the oalce would
point 70 the belief that Herbert
had received the request gone 10
see his cousin, dropped tho note
there, and there had met his fhte.
"Tell me truly, Mn Heartwell,
what are his chances? What could
possibly prove his innocence?"
"N0thing, nothing, / fcar2 Yes
one thing 0nly-Herbert Osborn
was seen about half past nine. II
an alibi could be proved, Of course,
that would weigh very much In the
decision Of the Jury. You say he
was with you at ten o~'clock-might
It not have been sOOnerP" asked The
anxious counsel.
Obi IL she had not consulted her
watch that last time, she might
have thought, possibly, II was
earlieri
d Aunt Amy loved Harry dearly
she know that her clock, that never
was out Of time, had not struck ten,
when Harry was heard (both by
herself and the maid) talking In Che
parlor. Yes she would be willing
to swear, to the best Of her belief
that II was only a Uery little after
nine when Harry was In her house
"You shall be saved" said Elsie
as she babe Harry adieu the nigh
before the trial commenced.
The prosecuting evidence was up
palling. Friends listened will
eager ears, and their hearts felt hoy
hopeless was the case.
"YOu shall be saved! know It
l promise you! DO not despond
4 again whispered Elsie.
And the next day, came those 70
! the defence. How frail the eyidenC
!, how few the witnesses
~ Harry coubi scarce credit his ow
:, ears, when his counsel stated !
= would prove that at the hour whe
Herbert Osborn was last seen, h
client was visiting at a friends In
= remote neighborhoOd. BY wv
witnesses, yes, aud a third, If ne
essary.
!, Two? yes! Aunt Amyland Els
- were the witnesses.
The stern men of the jury strait
~ ed their eoger eyes, aud anxlOI
ears to see and hear the witnesse
Aunt Amy had made q deep II
4 preston on the listening twelv
y But when tue beautiful maid'
!" came forward pale, yet unshrinI
ly--and, with appraised hand, eallC
:, on God TO witness the words 81
spoke were true-a murmur Of ga
! isfaction, of hope, arose amid Il
- thrOnged room. 9
I; "He was with me that night
the hour Of 1,y s.
D. Harry started up, opened b
mouth he could not let her puI
soul be blackencd with such
Il. crimeI he essayed to speak, WHIT
the wild ey&of the girl was hxC
|" on the open door. A little 81
10 was heard amid the crowd, an
!. Harvy's ear was filed with the CT
" from her liDs. 90
IS "Savedl savedl Thank Coz
N both saved-he and J."
IN And then, fainting, she sank In.
4. the arms Of Harry's counsel; on
IN Harry, scarce alive himself owe
ne powered with deep thankfnlnes
al gazed on the witness more than Q
r. others. Herbert Osborn, supper
A ed by two men, came slowly up
the stand more like q ghost than
II. living maa he was; and then toll
N in q voice too weak to be heard |
In the eager crowd, but repeated lou
ly enough for all ears by Mr.. Hear
well: f
g. That the day he received Harry
" note, he went to the bank and DIRE
nj out five hundred dollars, intendiI
r. the next morning to start on O bu
iness trip that he was delayed
to another engagement until after
e. o'clock, and then started of +
Harry's countiDg-room. When g
2D lug through a rather dark street,
#. thought he heard some one cree
or ing behind him he turned quick
and knew no more until FIVE day
W ago. Aud then he learned that
No had been very Ill for many wee
M from brain fever. He was fOul
nd on the river shore by two old fs
ye ermen, and carried by them to tht
"a home several miles up the river.
I'd They were entirely uneducatc
". never saw or could read q newst