Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1878-12-12


very skiIlful treatment when the wound
was healing, small piece Of bone Is
leff pressing on the brain. Ifthis we're
removed, il is probable reason would be
restored. OF course, he continued.
syour father WILL have to undergo an
operation; but thls is not necessarily
dangerous. will send you some med
icine and you must nurse him very
carefully for the next few days; and then
ii We think him strong enough, il shal!
Be done"
"R0se heard al this. butt can scarce
II he snid Ae understood Il, % far
beyond Der fondGs. nopes did i al ap-
pear; so in a sort Of half-dreamy man
ner she bade them 'Good-morning. -
When, however, she got to her own
room, and thought it over, and IFS full
meaning dawned upon her, she fell on
her knees end poured out her heart TO
God 10 thankfulness for such possibili-
ty. Her dear father to be restored to
herl What a joyous thought; and
moreover there lurked behind il anoth-
er thought, il possible still more joyous,
that her father might be able to say
something to save that dear one Ian
gushing in felon's cell. For the time
she was happy; how happy only those
can tell W no have been suddenly raised
from the depths Of despair tOthe heights
OF hope.
"For the next few days she redoubled
her attentions to her father, and surely
no invalid was half so well cared for as
he, for dad not her whole future hapPi-
ness depend on his restoration? Un-
der such kind care and good DR.. Bal
ley's attention, he rapidly gained
strength; but the days few ali tooquIck-
ly, and it now wanted only little more
than a week to the trial. This was fixed
for Monday: and on the Monday pre-
vious the doctors thought the attempt
might be made. II was done; aud the
patient bore it much better than was ex-
pected; but the result could not be
known all at once, as he was, Of course,
greatly prosirated. During the whole
OF Tuesday and Wednesday he was in
a very critical state; but on Thursday
the danger was considered past, and on
that evening, as Rose was sitting at his
bedside, she heard his voice calling
feebly: Rose, Rose = The tone was
so natural that she was at once con-
vinced that he knew her. RepressiDg
with great effort the violent desire she
felt TO throw her arms round his neck,
she answered; Here / am, papa
"'How quiet the ship is = he muir
INJURED, Il cannot feel her roll at all.
wish the breeze would come, so that
we might get home.'
"Rose hardly knew what to make OF
this or what 10 answer; at first she
thought his mind was still affected, bTt
the clear, intelligent look of his eye
convinced her that he was sane. As
gently as possible she soothed him, and
he soon fell of 20 sleep again. When
DIR. Railey, coming in soon after, was
told Of the success of the operation, he
was much pleased; but he enjoined the
greatest quietude, especially that all top
les should be avoided likely to excite
the patients mind"
"From this time the General improved
very rapidly, SO much so as TO be able
70 take little walk in the garden on
Sunday. Following the instructions oi
the doctor, Rose conversed only Of CON-
mon-place and present matters, although
OF course to some extent the past must
have been alluded to, in explanation oi
her fathers change of position, that is
from shipboard to London. At the
same time she was burning to question
him as to what he remembered of that
terrible night"
"On Monday morning when she went
into his bedroom, he said: MY dear
cliId, you look very i'll and careworn;'
and then, receiving no answer, he con.
tinued: 4 have been thinking about
that Lieut.. Stevenson; what has become
OF him. This was more than Rose could
bear, so she-with many sob and teal
told him all"
81 pass on now to the trial Of the
prisoner. It happened that this wa:
the first case on the list, SO il was still
early when the trial commenced.
should like to describe to you the scene
m court, did time permit, but must ash
you TO imagine it. Capt. Bowlby
proved the finding of Stevenson in the
| General CaOln, ana uesCFiOeu tue state
in which he appeared. Col. Morton
proved the fact Of the will having beer
made and deposited IN the box, and TOLD
how it was against SteVenson's inter.
ests, which fact was known 10 Rose, and
therefore presumably to. Stevenson also
Others proved the finding Of the box
hidden away behind the prisoners bed
and last Of all the paper written BY the
General was brought forward. contain.
ing the first three letters Of Stevenson
name. The counsel for the defense die
all that could be done, but was quite
unable to dispute the facts or breal
down the evidence. Then came the
judges summing up. He pointed ou
that although the evidence was clear
vet il was in a measure what IS termed
circumstantial; on the other hand q
must necessarily be SO, as many mur'
ders were committed with no sciua
eyewitness. Much more he said fairly
and pointedly, and then the jury retired
, You might have heard pin drop wher
they returned, and although The fore.
man pronounced the word guilty 80 ;
, low tone, IL seemed TO sound and re
echo through the whole court
"'Prisoner at the bar said the judg'
m a solemn voice. a jury OF your tel
Iow-countrymen have found you guilt
of a dreadful crime, and | ana bound 4