The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1880-11-27

myself. For instance, look at that
brief there, will you T. She did
that, and she did it as quick as any
lawyer coald have done 1t. She
copies all my papers, keeps my
books, and clerks for me generally.
DsmaF, | don't like to let you have
her, at all, aud if | thought you
would take her away from me, l
should be tempted to break off the
match" Et4
sit pleases me beyond measure,
.Mr. Rockland, to hear you praise
Lottie so, for she deserves it; but
| shall never part her from you, if
you prefer that We should stay
here. | know she could not be
happy,if she thought you were
miserable"
Il am very much obliged to you,
Demar, tor making that promise,
because / don't see how we could
bear to part with our darling |
know | shall MISS her valuable ser.
vices as my amanuensis." 4
'IL is not my intention, Mr..
Rockland, to deprive you Of her
services, 80 long as it may b. agree
able to her to and you. My aim
will be to make her happy, and l
dare say she would prefer to con.
linue to help you. ! think that
there is where she managed TO
gather SO much useful knowledge
Of the law, as well as great store
Of general information. She has
been with you so much, and heard
you expound the law TO others,
that she has got her mind well
stored With its mysteries"
'PrObably that is true to some
extent, but she possesses an extra
ordinary mind She can repeat
the Lady Of the Lake from begin.
ming to end, from memory; and as
to the Iliad, she can repeat most Of
it. She is familiar with McCanlsy,
hume, GlbbOn, .RolIin, Irving,
Bancroft and Shakespeare as other
girls are with the common spelling
book. l never saw such q little
bOok-worm In my life. Mr.. Demar,
you have been quite lucky TO win
the heart Of such a woman, indeed
You have, sir, You have achieved
a great victory, She is a valuable
prize, | assure you"
Il am sensible of the fact, sir,
and shall endeaVor to make her lite
= happy one. l feel thankful to
Providence for beslOwing such a
blessing on me, so humble and IN
worthy as | am; but if a life Of de-
votiOn to her can make her happy,
she shall certainly be sO.H
Enough Of this, Mr.. Demar ; 1
could talk about Lottie all day,
bat we must not neglect bther bus
mess, You were about to mention
some newly discovered evidence
that had. been brought Il light in
Miss Bramlelt's case Il shall be
glad to hear anything'in Der favor"
81 am very sorry to be compelled
to say that this. newly found evi.
dencs is anything but favorable to
her-to the contrary, it it j true, it
her guilt beyond
doubt"
"Poor girl, | am distressed 10
hear it; but let me know all, at
ga+4- a,s.I
! then proceeded TO tell him ev-
anything that had been related to
and me BY Dabbs and Tad
POODLE.
THAT proof will convict her be.
1Ond question, unless il can be-
'yer:hrown by other proof, and il
have to be unquestionable
evidence to do that. W. shall be
to the plea Of insanity -
his is the dernier resort, and is
q shaky foundation to build
ropes upon" ~
"Bat Lottie says she knows that
diss Bramlett did not commit the
murder. and that she can tell ex.
city who did do it.D &. 'ia' Us
aNo she don't. She thinks she
,nOws, but when Miss Brainlett is
on trial, no one will be permit
ed TO testify as to what they think,
ut the WITNESSES can only tell
that they absolutely know-not
rom hearsay, but from personal
\ owledge, This legal curb will,
t course destroy LOttie's theory.
he knows = great deal about the
", but she is ignorant as TO the
lles Of evidence. It isi most I'm.
,rtuHate that Harry should have 4
lien in love With Miss Rramlett !
cor fellow, il is ! heavy blow to !
and ! agree with you Vi to the
r0prietg oil getting nm 0f IL Cal. \