Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1871-05-10

I you'll take my arm we can perhaps
pick our way. We've got to cross the
I street.p
"The hall Is not far OF, suppose?"
said Mr.. Lecturer.
awe haven'tany hall. We've only
| the old Court House. The whole
thing is new,n replied Mr.. Jones,
When you can't see, it is useless to
pick your way; and Mr., Lecturer
walked on, OCCASIONALLY siuktng in
| the mud for some distance and when
IL came to crossing the street he was
I doubtful whether overshoes and boots
would not be'left behind. At length
the solemn party reached the build
ing, and entered a dim passage in
which were Two or three spectefs-one
at q small table, evidently ready to
sell tickets II anybody wished to buy.
The party went up stairs Mr.. Jones
opening the door, they passed into the
court room. A few persons sat In the
seats allotted % spectators Of judicial
I proceedings. 7fr -r
''FolloR me, il you please" said
Mr.. Hardy; and he walked across
| the space IN which were the lawyers
chairs and tables, and witch separated
by a huge ghlf the andlenee from the
Judgels bench. Mr.. Hardy and Mr..
Leetnfer seated themselves upon the
I bench. The hall was very dnsky;
but Mr.. Lecturer could see With the
naked, eve that there Here several
people In the dim distance. The
sileRce Was protound. TIT
"Are yoi ready p asked the high
sheriff -7-
Entirely"
Locking into the darkness, and
feeling with eyes, as it iaere, for the
audience, Nj. IecfdreI read his dis
course. Nothing 6dt his own voice
disturbed the awful silence and
gloom He ended and sat down. and
there was no further sound. e The
audience wefe efEhef asleep, or they
h5d len, or were lea wing now Ia India
r1bhers. fiuisei essiy = - is
The hikh 8 ieif pulled on his coat;
Mr.. Lecturer did the Sat1e. No word
was spoken. A fgurewa seen cross
ing the lawyers spScs--the bar.
HAhm said Mr.. Hardy. with an air
Of relief There comes Mr.. Pen, the
schooImaster. y ~ '-----.- --i--.
Mr.. Lecturer supposed that this
was, probably, er oBicto, the chief
literary nmni6f BlaHk, and be await.
ed the iuter lew W tth pleasant Rntici-
patton. When the ceremony Of pre-
sentation was hnishedy MF. Pen said,
abruptly, and iwith s9lsmnity:,
"Thene Is one QUESTION which we
have been discussing in this town,
Mr.. Lecturer, which you can prOba-
bly, answer ~ 3E
Mr.. Lecturer modestly deprecated
his ability to answer any question to
which the Blank intellect was un-
equal, and asked what Il was. -
I..Tha question is, szid Mr. Pen,
With the same solemnity, Whether !
the poet BenefelloW Is dead2 2'i
+ - No.H fepffed Mr.. Lecturer, az
think not. I should certainly have
seen some notice of 50 sad an event
Are you quite sure?" asked Mr..
Pen, with an air of disappointment, /
which revealed which side of the I
Question he had supported in the dis
eussion. ''''
"Yes. am very sure" answered
Mr., Lecture, smIling.
But NJ Pen assumed an aspect Of
such deep Detection thst Mr.. Lecturer
considered what possible consolation
might be offered and presently re-
2 sFeghaps you are thinking OF Long
fellow g friend, Hawthorne, who, you
know, died some time agO.n
A light Of inexpr ble relief shone
upon the face of NJ, PEN and he ex-
In a aitrinmphRnt tone, as II
The Substance 81 the VICTORY were HIS, 7
after ali !'i'q' i''i-- -'''''5 nv 1'H7 -
"Ahl well. well, knew somebody
was dead. - p - -
And, smiling to himself, he depart 4
3D.. So did tlr. Lecturer, by the
night train, which left at midnight
lt vas be says, many and many years
ago, and he assures the Easy Chair /
hat nobody WIN be discovered nor
Dained bv the stOry.r - a. Sc
and I wondef,n be says, con- /
.emplatfveIy; ~ wonder If they have (
sver discovered In Blank what (
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