Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-07-20

cense from the highest tribunal in
America - and he handed the iudye a
broad parchment.
The trial went on.
He suffered the witnesses to tell
their own story. aud ne allowed the
defense 10 lead of. Ashley spoke first.
/ followed bv Pike and l'rentlss, the
latter brought the house down III
/ cheers, IN which the jury joined.
IL was now the strangers turn. He
( rose before the bar. not behind ii. and
80 near the wondering jury that he
might touch the foreman with his ong
bony finger. lie proceeded to tear to
( pieces the arguments Of A ,hlcy. which
melted away at his touch like frost be.
lore sunbeam every one looNci sur
| pissed. Anon he came 10 the dazZiln.
wit Of the poet lawyer Pike Tncn the
curl OF his lip grew sharper, his smooth
face began 10 kndIc up and his eyes
To open. dim aud drcary no longer,
but vivid "A lightning. red as tiic
globes, and glarIng as twin meteors.
lhe whole soul was in the eve, the
inil heart strealnci out OF His face.
Then. without bcstowlng an allusion
ID irentss, he tur. ed short around ON
the perJnrcd witnesses Of Hopkins.
tore their testimony into threads, aui
hurled IN their iaces such terrible in
vectives that all treinblcd Ike aspen..
and two Of them ticd from tho court
house. The excitement Of the crowI
was becoming tremendous rnrIr
united life and soul seemed ID han.
upon the burning tongue Of the ,trau-
ger rs he inspired them with the pow
.r OF his passions. He seemed t. nave
stolen natures iong hidden secret oi
attraction But his greatest triumph
was 10 come.
His eyes began TO glance at the a.,
sassln Hopkins. as hs lean, taper fin
gers assumed the same direction. lie
uemmed The wretch within Il wall of
strong evidence and linprc suablr nr-
-ulnent, cutting OF All hope, pf escape.
lie dug beneath the murderer. feet
dItches ot dilenmss. and held up thr
sIanderer - the scurn aud cuutvmnt
u the pOpulhce. Having thus .irt
hun about with circle oi nrr. he
stripped himself - the wo K mas
-aCrc.
On Then II was a vision both ciori-
Gus and dreadful To behold tnc orator.
His actions became as lmpelupu> a.
the motion Of an oaA In hurricane.
HIS voice becam a trumpet ii. ei wlih
"iic whiripoois, dcalcuIns the ears
with the crashes Of power. aud yct lii-
tcrmingled all the while vita a sweet
under song of the sotte,t cadence. HIS
forehead alDsei ike a heated furnace.
MS countcnancc Was hAIgari like that
Of i maniac, and ever AMI anon he
dung his long aui buny arms on high
es II graspiug after taunderbults.
lie drew picture u mlricr ~ such
appailng coior, tnat IN UDrml,ii isUn,
hell itself might seem beautiful he
painted the slanicrcr - black that the
sun seemed datk At noon AZ, when
shining on such 4 mou>,c.. fnl then
fixing both portraits on the ~4rukla4
hopkins. fastened them There forever
The agitation Of the auiiencr amount
Ell almost TO madness.
All At once the speaker descended
from the pcrilous height. Ill, voice
walled out for the murdered dead and
living-the beautiful MARY. morc
beautiful every moment, as her tears
flowed faster. until men wcpt aud sob
bed like children.
He closed with A strange exhorta-
ton 10 the jury, and throasA them 10
the bystandcrs he advised the panel.
after they should bring ia verdict
for the plaintiff not 10 offer violence ID
the defendant, however richly hc might
deserve it in other words, mot 10
lynch the villain, but leave his punish
nent with Gol." Tn, Was the most
awful trick of all, and best calculated
10 insure vengeance.
The jury rendered verdict of fifty
thousand dollars and the nIlnt after
wards. Hopkins wa, taken out ot hi-
bed by lynchers and beaten almost -
death. As the court adjourned, the
stranger said e.
John Tavlor will preach here al
early candle light"
lie did preach, and the house wa,
crowded. | have listen Il 10 Clay.
Webster and Calhoun-to DNl.ht
Bascom, and Beecher-but never heard
anything in the form of sublime worl,
even approXinatlng to the clOIuence
of John Taylor As mJun-
tain, and wildly rushing as cataract
Of fire.