Middletown transcript., 1872-06-08
St,rtt Storp,
A FRONTIER TRAGEDY
Or the Providential Defender.

Or, the ProvideDtial Defender.
| shall never forget my fr,t vision of
William Denton II was in the court
huu-o at Little Rock, Arkansas, in the
summer ot 1854 The occasion j, II pos.
.c,scl . terrible interest, VOL calculated
TO fix ia the memory all It. circumstances
\ vast ooucolrsr oi spectator, had Assem-.
blrd to witness tn, trial of Young aud
very beautiful girl ~ an iuiic,mcu, for
murder Tho Judge waited ai the mo.
mcnt iIr Tie ,hcrii 10 bring in his prison
&c, arl the cyes ct tie impatient multi.
tudc eagerly watched tho door iar the cx.
prcitd aivpot when suddenly stranger
entered, whose rcnafkabi. appearance nv.
ticd universal attention. Il,rr Is his ppr.
trait dunc as accurately as gea can .ke,ch
H.
J figure tall, lean, >ncwy aud straight
rs an arrow; o brlw massive. 4aurint 1.l
smon'h a- polished marble interested by
iugr bin win D,lr.l ,ik. ,hr tanuuc ot "a
serpent; eyes reddish yellow. resembling.
d wra;hlr rash's-ss Luihlu'. a. fearful
~ piercing aud finally. . mnuth sii.h,.
cold alI snrsrjus-thr living cmhpimeu,
4 unhrcath ! Gus, :, He wa. habiicl in
laaliLtr a1nlm'utal a#'ar th fashion o
laiian ate. w,tH betis of every color
IA ihr tl.HtaH.
E.hH05es b.. alg raul'y anI SLOWLY
through II tafat 7a3 ,uIaely au
gttiur aHez4.tjon. Iha, il, was regarded
Is phaaasl .u 'ial ma l,l exnllattian.
the singular L.iuV advanced and, with the
haugbty Nj q king takius his throne
seated himself within thr har. crowded
with the ,lrcipl,s Of eHsc aud Blackstone.
several u 9Lpm. it @a. ku.wa. esteeucd
themselves lar ipef.a5 90 thnsf all an1
famous nas.rfs.
Th' contrast lrrweea tile dislanfll
eagn'ruanee aul nus!4u,i.n eirb Of The
stranger cssiici c.rspialiy the risnbli;g
af the liaftf,. an.itaa niur IN mbers be-.
gan . suppressed iiitff which soon grew
ln4irr nu1 ~ afaahd tI, circle They
,iantil =. snfpo-y.l iaa intruder Ia be .nme
will huut9r ~ the monliains. Who hal
yor before sccu The interior of hall Of
justice
Instantly tie cause and object Of the
laughter perceived l. Turning h. head
gradually. - rs 10 give each laughcr u
look Of Infinite scafa, he calculated the
single VOID -"Snsaee, r
No pen can describe the un,peakablc
malice. the la.ian! f9rce which he threw
into that teru': 10 language csn express
the Internal ftror Il hi, utierancc, ii.
though it hardly caaprdgi whisper Blt
he pcceBlsi every letter as If it were n
separate emission of fire that pcnfched hi
qnigcring lips, laying horrible emphasis
On the letter :. both at the beginning and
ending uf thr word /; wa. mixed
grnwi. intrrmrii1i. tetwixt the crogl OF
red tiger und thr his- Of rail.esnake--
Sauqts = Il cured everybody Of the
disposition To laugh
The general gaze. however. was then
diverted Is the a lseni of the fair prisone.
who came ~ surrounded by her guard =
The npplrition was enough to drive even
cynic mud. fhr hers was style Of beau
,y 10 beaiiaer tho tunes, Imagination and
heari, cleaning picture, cuamslIed with
FIRE and tixea IN ltame Of gold from the
stars II was the spell Of an enchlntmcnt
to be- felt ~ we'll as seen We might feel
il in The flashes cf her countenaBee. clear
as sunlight brilliant as the iris; in the
classic contour Of her features symmctri-
cnl NJ II rni with an artists ehisrl; IN her
hair Of rich ringleis. flowing without n
braid. softer than silk. finer than gnssa.
mcr IN her eyes. tlnc MS the heaven Of
southern summer, large, liquid. dreamy
in her molinns graceful. swimming like
the gentle waftures Of birds wing in
tho sunny air: IN her figure slight. c,hc.
real---n sslrhs or seraph's; and more
than ALL in the everlasting smile Of the
rosy lips. 81 frnnk. 81 serene. ~ like star
lichi md yet thrilling the soul as shock
Of electricity
As the unfortunate girl 50 tastefully
dressed. 50 incnmparabl. ns to personal
charms, calmly took her place before the
bar of her judge. a murmur Of admira-
iion arose from the multitude. which the
prompt in,crposiiion of the Court could
scarcely repress from swelling into deaf.
cning cheers. The murmur was followed
by loud nnearthly gronn from solitary
bosom MS Of some one in mortal anguish