The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1877-12-01
The Volunteer Council.


Gated, and possessed extraordinary
genius. He married Il tssuty who at
forwards deserted him for another.
On the ninth of August. 1S4l, the
Court House at Clarksviile, Texas,
was crowded to Overilowiny. Anex-
citing case was to ie tried. George.
Hopkins, u wealthy planter, offered
"a gross insult to Mary Allison, th..
young aud beautiful wifeUf hisUyer-
seer. Tie husband threatened tH
chastise him for ihs' outrage, when
Hopkins went to Allis.,n's h",isc AMI
shot him In the door. The Murderer
was a. rested and o..il-d t. als wcr the
charge. The occurrence prO,lucc,i
great excitement. and MIR. Hopkins,
ian order to tnru the tide at popular
Indignation, had circulated reports
about her character and she sued him
for slaal.r. Both suits were pend
ia for mIar,lcr aud for Islander.
The Interest became deeper When
it was known that Ashley and Pike,
oi Arkansas, and ). 5. Prentias, ~
Missi >sippi. by enormous fees had
th~n retained Ia defend Hopkins.
Hopkins was acquitted. The Tex
ia lawyers were Uyerwaeimrd b,
their opponents. 1t was light oi
iyarfs against giants.
The ISLANDER suit was ready f,r tri-
al. and the tilrOng Of spectators grew
in naim''aer. as in excitement. Pa.,-
la opinion MAS setting in for Hop
kiEs; his s.oney hid procured wit
n-sses W.T., served his powerful AL.
v.eafes. When the Islander case came
NJ. it Vas left without an attorney
all had withdrawn.
"iiave you any counsel r. inquired
Juise .ailis, Sin.lly, of the plaintiif.
I'M, sir; they have all deserted me
aad | AN too poor Ia employ any
more" replied the BEAUTIFUL Mary,
bursting iatO tears. ''In such case
viii not ss,,lir chivxlrOus inrnil,er ut'
tnc professions volunteer 7" said the
Jade &c, yiaucInS ar,Iui t.,e i'ar. The
thiity cad lawyers We're siieat. IL
wiii, your h.ssssss,r saI.i a voice from
tue Gro sd is,ai...t the mar. HIS cl0ti hes
t.ss~esl 50 !sii;loo, that t.ie court iitSi-
tAtr,t Ia let tile case proceed u,l,ler
hts ,na.,a- cement. HIS yVdr Jiss,lio
been catered Oh tile r,slis of the
State r demanded tile judge. "lt is
I'm Material" answered the stran GER,
MS tain. blW'ilcss lips curling up
with "A sheer. "ii,.re Ia my lice,,se
trV.n the hi guest iIiOulal in A,meri-
ca, Xnd ns handed the Jad ~ . ,sr.,susi
pIrch neat. rne trial Went on. tie
sa ,fered the witu"sscs tO tell their
OSu story, and ailo~e,l the defense
t. lead III. Ashley spoke first, fol-
lowed by Pike and Prentiss. the
latter bred sht down tine house ia
cheers. IN winch the jury joined.
u Mas now tiae STRANGERS turn.
lie rose isiUre the liar, Not h.i,iud il,
aud ~ nrar the W 'n,ieriuy Jury that
he could tUicI the fJrenI.sn with his
iOms i"'ny tinSer. lie pr ,ce-.led to
tear IT, pieces the arya.memts of Ash
ley, wiIicn iueltca away At his to ich
liSe frost l'ciorc = stlish.iin. Every
one lOo&ed surprised. AIoi he came
to the jazziiss SIT 81 tin. u prt law
yer, Pike. T!IeD the cuil of his lip
grew sharper, his An 10Th f:.rr began
Ia kin,iic ny, hi- eyes t. open .,lim
aud dreary no ion.rr, bat vivid ~
lightning, red - lire sl.,'9s aud ylir-
ing a. twin mcteors. the wll,le soul
was in nlseyes; the full heart strca IA
ed uut III his face. Then, without
ANY aiiu iOas to frenti>s, he tirmed
snort rHuId Oh tae l~.Curcd Sitarss-
~ Uf ilUi,Ni.is, tore tnrir Testimony
into sire,is, and harlcd into their
faces sica terri nc Iivcctives a. II all
trcsnt'iesi like asi,ens. and two If
them Hal from tIe cOvrtll.'use. rie
~ tie crowd was bee ,la-
ing tremendous. Their u.,iteL life
sOal secuted To hang upon the barn
Ing tongae al the stranger, anl he
inspired them w,tn the 20 Scr of pas
sim. lie sccairi to awe stoiei nA-
lures long .u,i,lca secret III attrac-
ii VI. Bat his greatest triumph Was
to GONE.
iis eyes lesan t. glance At the
assassin iI'pkiis, ~ his lean, taper
fingers assumed the same direction.
tie edcl.'ss.,i the wretch within u wall
of strong evidence and imi,rcsa.hlc
argument, cutting of .s.l l,",m IT es-
caIe. lie dag iseu..s.il the mar,icrer's
feet ditci,es Of diien.nss, aud held
up the slandcrer ~ the scorn aai
ut the populace. Having
illus yirt him tO,at with q circle of
lire he stripped himself to the work
Or massacre.
Ga! then il was q vision both glo-
rious and dre.,lfal tO lehpli the ora.
for. His actions, t.,o, hecainc A. in
petaous ;,s the IN ,ti.,us If al OAK in
. hurricane. His voice became a
Trumpet tiled with whirlp,ols, deaf
enins the ears with crashes of y ,wer.
AMI yet interrnin yled all the while
with q sweet undersOng Of sweetest