The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-06-18

tress, She had hut this one pleasure In
lie, a pure one, and her poverty had al-
ways curbed it hard. She began to pity
this poor sinner, who WIS ready TO pour
his income into her lap for Christian pur-
poses.
And so the days rolled on. lfaby took
into his head TO repair the old church and
be married in it. This CROCHET post.
pOned his happiness for some months
But the days and weeks rolled on.
Raby became Sheriff Of the county.
Coventry got q little better, and re-
moved to the next villa. 1907
Then Grace returned Mt once to Wood.
bina Villa; but she still paid charitable
visits with Sister Gratlosa to the wreck
whose name she bore. .....
She was patient
But Little, the man OF action, began to
faint.
He decided 10 returnto the United States
for year or two, and distract his mind.
When no communicated this resolve,
Grace sighed. q,
1.-THE: last visit there was disastrous"
said she. But" recovering herself, I'VE
cannot lie deceived again, nor doubt each
others Constancy again" So she sighed,
but consented.
Coventry heard of it, and chuckled in
wardly. lie felt sure that in time lie
should wear out his rivals patience.
A week or two more, and Little named
the day for sailing.
The Assizcs came on. The Sheriff met
tho Judges with great pomp, and certain
observances which had gone out. This
pleased the Chief Justice; he had felt q
little nervous; Rabys predecessor had
met him in n carriage and pair and no out
riders, and he had felt it his duty to fine
said Sheriff G1OO for so disrespCcting the
Crown in his person.
So now, abiding To this, he said, "Mr.
Sheriff, l am glad TO find you hold by old
customs, and do not grudge outward OBJ
servances to the Queens justices"
my lord" said the Sheriff, ~ can
hardly show enough respect 10 justice and
learning, when they visit us in the name
of my sovereign" .
"ThRt is very well said, Mr.. Sheriff.,
said my lord.
The Sheriff bowed
The Chief Justice was so pleased with
his appearance, and his respectful yet dig
nifcd manner, that he Conversed with
him repeatedly during the pauses Of the
trials.
Little was cording his boxes for Amer.
lea, when Ransome burst in on him, and
sud, Come into court; come into court.
ShiNy Dick will be up directly"
Little objected that he was busy; but
Ransome looked so mortified that he con-
scented, and was just in time to see Rich
ard Martin alias Lord Davcntrcc, alias
Tom Paine, alias Sir Henry Gulstone, alias
tho Quaker aims Shity Dick, ETC., etc,
appear Mt the bar. :,
The indictment was large, and charged
the prisoner with various frauds of fell
oniOus character, including his two frauds
on the Gosshawk.
Counsel made brief exposition of the
facts, and then went into the evidence.
But hero the strict, or, as some think, Pc
dantic rules OF English evidence, betrIend.
ed the prisoner, and the Judge objected
to certain testimony on which the prose-
cuton had mainly relied. AS for the evi:
dence of coming, the flood had swept all
that away.
| Ransome, who was eager Tor conVlc-
ton, began to look blue.
But presently Il policeman, who had
been watching the prisoner, came and
whispered in his car.
Tn started Ransome, wrote the Crown
solicitor line, begged him to keep the
case on its legs any how for half an hour,
and giving his reason. He then dashed off
in cab.
The case proceeded, under disCourag-
ing remarks from the Judge, most oil them
addressed TO the evidence; but he also
limited that the indictment was loosely
drawn.
At lust the AttornCy-G General, who led,
began to consult with his junior whether
they could hope for conviction.
But now there was q CommotiOn; then
heads were put together, and, to the mex
prcssiblc surprise of young Little and Of
the Sheriff, Grace Coventry was put into
the witness-box.
At the sight of her the learned Judge,
who was, like most really great lawyers
keen admirer Of beautiful women, woke
up and became interested.
After the usual preliminarics, counsel
requested her 10 look at that man, and
say whether she knew him.
Grace looked, and recognized him.
Eyes" said she, at is Mr.. Bercsf0rd: he
is n clergyman"
Whereupon there was loud laugh.
Counsel "What makes you think he ism
clergyman
Witness. II have seen him ottiCiatc. It
was he who married me to Mr." Here
she caught sight of Henry, and stopped,
blushing.
"WhaL is that?" said the Judge, keen
". did you say that man performed
the marriage ceremony over you!"
"Ycs, my lord" .... ....
"Whcn and where was that"
She gave the time and place,
~ should like to sec the register Of that
parish" ..
"Lct me save you tho trouble" said the
prisoner. Your lOrdships timelas been
wasted enough with falsehoods: / will
not waste 1t further by denying the truth.
The fact is, my lord, 1 was always q great
church gocr IA laugh, and was disguised
with the way in which the clergy
deliver the Liturgy, and with their hOl.
low discOurses, that don't go home to
mems bosoms. Vanity whispered, You
can do better l applied for the cura-
cy of ST. Peters I obtained it. I gave
universal satisfaction; and no wonder;
my heart was in tho work; l tremblGd at
the responsibility had undertaken. Yes,
my lord, limited that young lady in holy
matrimony to one Frederick Coventry /
had no sooner done it, than began TO re-
alize that u clergyman is something more
than reader and preacher Remorse
seized me. My penitence, once awaken.
cd, was sincere. retired from the sacred
office had usurped-with much lcvity, ]
own, but, rs heaven is my witness, with
no guilty intent ,,,,,,