The herald and mail. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 1873-188?, 1875-05-14

| LlC DOWeE Oh ClICumSLdICe
Of course don't deny that educatiC
goes for much but do you mean
tell me that any surroundings con-
have degraded such a man as, sa,
Judge Rainleigh into what the prisont
| is? It's a difference of nature, not
education"
81 disagree with you," answered NJ
| Shilleto. ST think that if you reverse
their educations you would reverS
their positions, OF course you will SO
it is one of my dreamy fancies but
have been studying the two faces a
through the trial, and tell you tbs
there is remarkable likeness betwee
them"
"Come, come, now-that's a ittl
too strong" was the mocking comment
'tJudge Rainleigh's face is particular
| intellectual and refned-looking, Will
the Other-ugh it sickens one to loo
at it-coarse lips, swollen nose, puffe
| cheeks, bloodshot eyes that never loo
straight at anything"
Z" just the effects of his surround
ings," stoutly maintained Mr.. Shilleto-
"marks of excess and sin, and habit
ual fear of detection. repeat that tn
| bNO lhCES udNC nuCu III COUlLlOus u1dh
| ing due allowance for the refining ant
brutalizing effect of their several educa
tions. But l grant you the faces ar
far enough apart now, and the Likeness
I see does not lie on the surface. Per
haps," he added, laughing slightly a
his own earnestness in defending so far
fetched an idea" perhaps after all the
fancy arose from my irving to idealizt
the prisoners face into what might have
been under happier circumstances
See |" and he held out pencil sketct
to his companion, who started as he
looked at it.
"Why, man, you've been drawing
the judge all the time that you have
been dreaming about the prisoner p he
exclaimed.
Mr.. Shilleto smiled family.
"No," he said, 81 was drawing fancy
sketch of the prisoner; but you see the
likeness now."
His friend said no more, but confidei
to his wife, after dinner that evening,
that poor ShilletO was madder than
ever with his absurd theories about the
effect of education in raising and refn-
ing the clover classes"
Meanwhile the jury had come to their
decision, and, as Mr.. Shilleto replaced
his sketch in his pocket, they came
filing into court. The lawyer criticized
somewhat curiously the respective faces
of Judge and prisoner as they once
more faced each other, and turned away
with a silent laugh at the folly of fancy
ing that anything could have made one
share the level of the other.
There sat Judge Rainleigh, noble
looking man, in the prime of his mental
and physical vigor, calm, intellectual,
refined, dignifed in bearing, polished
in manner-facing him stood the pris-
oner, haggard and brutalizsd, we'll built
also, but old before his time, shifting
uneasily from one foot to the other, his
eyes rowing furtively from side to side,
his bearing half ferocious, half servile,
resembling nothing so much as that of
savage beast longing to spring, but
cowed by his keepers lash.
The verdict of ''Guilty" was followed
by a low murmur of applause, for the
prisoner was convicted of peculiarly
ferocious and brutal murder. He was
asked, as usual, if he had ANYTHING to
say in mitigation of his crime. He did
not look up at the question, but con-
tinued his uneasy movement from side
to side, and wiped with his hand his
forehead, on which great drops were
In the pause that followed
some dim notion of hardship and
injustice sOmewhere-Of unavoidable
wrong in himself and his surround
ings-must have foat-d mistily across
his clouded brain-a notion of suffering
as vague as had once made him stretch
out his baby arms into the empty cold.
"I've never had a chance, he NUT
had chance, so help me
heaven I"
A pityipg, sorrowing look crossed
the iudge's face as he caught the NUT
tered words and felt their bitter truth.
Those who knew his private life knew
that the object dearest to his heart was
TO make this reprOach impossible, and
knew, too, that he daily devoted his
time and money to rescue Outcast street
children, and to give them at least =
,hance."
Here, before him, awaiting the SEN
5ence of death from bis lips, stood one
who, as he felt in the depths of his
ust, merciful heart, was only partially
for his evil life, and who
,ruly "never had a chance" Still, law
was law, and when broken must be
avenged, and with stern lips, but pity
ng heart, Judge Rainleigh spoke the
words that consigned "Slippery Jack"
% q felon's death.
When the court broke up, Lord Rain
eigh and Mr.. Shilleto drove hOmewards
together they were old and close
friends, and shared together many
abor in the cause of the poor.
Rainleigh, / have provoked Mostyn
terribly by a libel on you"
The grave eyes lighted up humor-
Ously.
"Did Mostyn defend me against you,
"Look here" answered the lawyer,
bis derided sketch.
Caricaturing mel" cried Judge
the look of amusement deep
ening. "Fll have you up for contempt
If court y
$50 YOU see the likeness, too ?" Sbil-
eto exclaimed "It is very strange
but | drew the prisoners face as 1t
seemed to me it might have been-as
MS mother has seen 1t, and sees 1t still,
f she is living, poor soul p he added,
oftly.
The light faded from the judges face,
md it grew grave and sad.
cit is like looking at myself In a
glass, he murmured. What it might
have been, you say. Good Heaven,
5hilleto, how pitifui it all is Can 1t
1e possible that the reverse is too true,
md that what he is [ might have been
lad l been born and bred as he ?"
And the same moon which shOne on
he parting of two twin-brOthers long
ears before, kissed equally the hot
,row of the felon as he flung himself
With curse on his hard pallet, and the
vowed head of the gentle hearted Judge
S he prayed for the murderer soul.
ART IN JAPAN.-An italian school of
,ainting is to be organized In Japan
Inder the protection of the government.
The Orientals are becoming decidedly
ivilized. In fact the time is not far