, 1876-10-25

separated from the rest and handed 10 the BaiiY.
I{e carried II n the 1ury.rouns.
As he opened the door to come out q reporter
overheard a word or two.
"Ask the .Iu,lec,t suIl juror, "!f We can
20 now # ws assure l!isn we cant agrcc." THIS
The Ijaiif went into the courtroom and,
pulling tho 11Qu's head nvar IT, him, whiapereti
II, his ear. The Judge pulled tile Ballf1's head
over mud whispered IN his cur.
Then the Daflf!T wcHt hack.
"tieuilencp,'' .aii lie, holding tho Jury
roo1n door half open, "uentleme,, Tit. Judge
says he slll keep you Just twctty-four hours:n
"My noA!" exclaimed deep vetee. my
, uol! ] can't stand this any longer. I emit
And tic ,loor shut and the rest Of tho remarks
ot thc unc-t~elfth of 'good men and true"
The BailIH came out. and after him from the
the BatH slnIicI his feet, and wnklnR Mt still
another !'a!li, Induced that f,lnctlonary tu aso
sllutllc his feet, and the words were lost to the
lingering reporter.
Thu request for certain portions Of the cvl-
dcnco lla1 created sullc iittIc stir In the court
room. y hush fell and tired eyes opened round
ayaln; 1lut the excitement passed away.
the tine when, he ran for the I.eyls1a.
their eyes down. The old stold look ca,no
back 10 the faces Of the n!en. The lower Jaws
rtcs before and after tho fact up In the galleries,
t tiIrough tic ,ail: Windows, Cropped again. ana
the a s'eepy buzz .;rSae. 5se and and fell sna .oss
case, the porkcts full Ut hAnda bu1gcd out 10
great prolnontoHes over seas, and gulfs,
sna .,l tt. suund' of nicotine: .; -, Down on
fayurIte temple. Out in the bar-roums the bot
ties had jumped into almost universal clrcula~
1iou
rugRE WAS LITTLE DIVERSION
for those outside. A newsboy dropped nickel,
and the crowd enjoyed hts grief as he rnour1ied
the shining departed. He stood on the curb
trying 10 see through the muddy tears that hail
!. nut one lovlng recollection to make them a
sweet cumpanGnsh!p ut anything be had lost,
not a bope, however deferred, TO make thef!
yea.n!ng for anything to come. And the
canted hats hopped upon the how!ing
skulls % the mouths beneath chattercd their
owners delight IN the Arats despair. hut
Providence provides. 1t may be that some cor
rupted current of the world may, In fit Of
pentcmcc, wasl II nickel from out The latd of
c S q sa. tue Fss! FssSss ] sgen the floor Of North
| The minutes asagged a}onE slowly. No fur
ther word talfne iroln the Jury, except a report
that they stood eleven for ass,nttal: Afcw
curious spLrits wandered out Into thu Iittlc cor
jury;-room Mr: O'l'rien went into the jail to
see his client. How long the Judge would wait
there was nn telling, but gunee NJ that
huulc[lEe kil0Heu tnaL I4cy were MI.
| chored for veal Or woe 81 loug
Us hope remained that Alexander
sullvan''s late would be settled: a sort Of
sleepy asr fell upon the room. The hum and
fuss wcr4: like thuse Vi drowsy summers dny.
! The excitement lad lied, and in It's place hal
cotne ktld OF rheumatic differentiation to stick
II out despite achEng limbs and thru,bing hcads.
Eyes took dull bulled aspect and finally closed
entirely Or wInked owish!y at thu 1ickcring gas
| 1ights. The shadows that had crawlrd ulong
the ceilings like dies seemed to lose their hul1
aud fall Lulf why down mud then ty back nEaln
] The very Cc:lles in the hands Of Justice trtin-
! b!td, Us II the mn1dcn has nodded iu her wcari-
| ness u balancing them.
| HUSTLE AGAIN.
The whole crowd was nwuke. The lower Jaws
! Of the guiIg behind tie ru!l, the accessories
before aIl after the fact up iii thu galleries; OF
| the gentlemen under bonds looking through
! tic Aas windows, closed with q suup. Tue
multitude iu4ilc the r.ul shock itself. Justice
Strengthened her legs mud luokud t'rin and usl-
bending, while thr scales would not have turned
fur J ton. All WIS life, but still as tiratl,.
Adjourn cuust Until 1u o'clock to-tnurrow,' y
said thu Judge,
! And court was I'd ljourned accordingly.
| And tlr crowd pushed and hurried nut. Past
the gentlemen leaning at,alnst the wall of the
curridor. Past the pockets full of funds Oh The
stnircase. Through thu seas. CULTS, aud pouls
VI nicotine. Past tue cantc1 hats On the trout
steps. Post ttu crowded bar-roous Past the
| sUUblng Arab uu the curb.