The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1884-06-14
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day n oHeo p hugo jug NJ beer aul
hn nmpln tulnr.D pouch IT, HIw roo
easy velvet rult .umal8I shabby
ippse slippDfa covered tIiH faa.t boo
carpet tNt0h. iln work WI lfH I
I,ftha vi Matilda a rl rlp
with = iong ia..n. hItf HuH u
thuuRltiuI contemplating r M
that ab1ull ll0r belonged q. u
professor, mrIrf Ilpu iu 70 HHH whose
calling bed hfu Iu'1 tNU lu t.'Hf ri
lie
llath MhrpuHrIHru wlsn Young m1n
little over thirty bic talent Iul raised
him thus early to The honorable position
be- held IN Gottngpn II seemed Ia
him but yesterday that ho waan student
In tho venerable university, taking
notes of tho lawyers Lectures M ihn
groD. ahal Of tho college. nr slrullug
tba streets arm In arm with hts chosnn
tomrale, the Captain NJ thu prua7iln
corps. thoir white and green c1ps stuck
j%auntily 90 their heads, aud their great
dogs following closely. The street,
were a full of Pruss ans, r]d.cappod
Nandals, and yellow. crested ~wahlnn.,
rs ever they sang the old drinking
songs IN their rich voices, has and hari.
tone and mellow tenor 70 sweet, that
the Rath was fam 10 pause for a second
In his administration Of justice while he
singers stroamcd past the windows Of
the courthouse.
The books be- used 10 study we're piled
In confusion on tho floor Of his parlor.
where he had tossed them out NJ hi.
trunk on the day " his arrival III had
neither wife nor sister 10 arrange thcu
for him, so there they would. In all
probability, remain lie WA hall
minded TO refresh himself with a little
rehdlng. but was too lazy Ia get mp aud
fetch a book. Just then came n Knock
nj his door. Come in calirl Itntl
Marquardsen, and the old clerk Of thc
court-houso entered, staggering sndcr a
pile Of musty volumes.
You babe me clean out The drawers.
and bring you these Old book to look
over, Herr Rnth, y snid tho clerk Here
they are, the records Of Justice Ia tot.
tingcn for The last hundred years. Suro.
ly your worship wont be- troubled "a
read this stupid sturP Better let mo
throw Il into tho stove"
Aud he tossed tho book. upon the IN.
bic with . gesture Of dlsdain but IA,
Rath regarded them with very different
Dyes.
'l'ray leave thom there" cried be-,
spreading bis hands over them a. though
TO guard n treasure. "Ah. that will To-
VIII thou try my beer aud tohacroP'
Tho clerk went away muttoriug.
"When the Herr Rath has been a. Ion.
about the courts rs |. no will not ear,
for law books out Of business hours"
Antiquity had m immense charm fol
The Aath. The worn. eaten, ealf.skir
bindings, ~blackcncd edges II tho leaves
and musty smell OF the ancient book.
helped him TO call up the vanished grn
erallons who had used them. They bc
gan 10 pass before the cye u his fanc,
In shadowy rows. runcting tho tragic o
tranquil scenes Of their little day oi
earth. Therefore. tho moment th.
clerk was gunc, no druw tho lanp nea
him, aud began To turn over the yellow
pages Of the records.
They were not particularly oNcl,lnr
Most Ot them wcrc meager notes o
trials, compressed into As low word. A
possible but nj length, In cXam.nini
the very oldest book Of MI, be- cam
upon an entry which Interested him ;,
much that ha read Il over aud owe
ngaln. This page was headed. 'Tris
OF Jacob Ninterwefb for Forgery. " m,
nj the bottom Of the leaf was pasted
shccs OF crumplc1 letter paper. rl1scl,
written In n curious, crabuei, bat suI
iiciently lcgihlc hand.
Our bookwom pounced upon mi
neicn manuscript n, a guii.diggc
might pouncc upon n nugget. or
gourmet upon a chef dUuire II Soyel
Putting on his spcc,aclcs for. lk
many Germans. he was troubled wit
weak eyes he began to read tho fade
yellow writing
August ith, 1854. / have rcturnc
home after a long. firing dsy In n
court house -cOmmonced thf Ms
''bui weary though | AM. / can n,
sleep a not forget the events
this day. A stnngr gloom hangs ov,
me. A fearful curse which was utter
IN my hearing keeps obtruding ltso
upon my memory, and some power thI
4 am totally unable 20 control or ra.i
impals me 90 write Il down. Yet SURF
II sas enough that the recording anr
should mark Jacob Wintarnrfbs Il
precaiion must bis fcllow.sinlnr rccnl
II. tnof A. Rath Of G~ultinson. | Ia,
had 10 try my old ncighbor Jacob
The dark crime u forgery. II wis hi
for me 10 try him. but The extreme h,r
ness Of ms ease l. that ! still believed M
90 he guilty. although bis e1nntrym m
have acquitted him
II have had more opportunity fore
serving his daily conduct than an, 1T
or mai In Gottingcn. and shat | ha
noticed makcs me feat be- has lafe.au
himself to-day. lie would plead
own eansc-hc would ,lelenf him.c
Yea he was quite clever enough h.
II well. We wcrc boys ,asrshrr. .iac
aud /. and wicked though b. h.. | ~
him . Kindness still; | can not rndr
70 let my mind dwell upon his ctcn
loss
am impcllcd Il write Il dow
fruhably everyone else who was m
sut IN the court-house today has 4
gotten the ettra1rlinary cursc by whI
he bound himself. but the uiuumbrar
oi u Keeps me r~csiless In spite II my
tgue. Head. raising his hanl tuwai
Heaven III I am not speaking TO
truth. may my body never tura TO d
In The gravel
Poor Jacobl hated by Al but n
perhaps God IN Ills merry may
Lead you 10 repentance.
81 am safe enough In wiring Do
what he said. because no mortal
will read the lines I have now writ
until Jacob and ! shall both have Q,
70 our account l shall leasu the \
sealed and directed 10 nv son Fra
he wlll do with Il as he pleases.
-jaeou winteruerb has lived IN
s1onen adjoining mine ever since
marriage, thirty years axo Our 4
deus be aide By side. separated onh
aipv ks1kv. Hls eldest h<osher. n
ma. ~ Ne richest merrhsn, In (
eaEsa. which \ ssyirr sofscth
VIZ ~ ~ wealthy.
n hrp>berz LIVED iurs.her a
EsE1nn's d1.1h. which took plara
1qze1e ~ n.eir honzahoh ennsi'
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~ = = 1aeob, and ga.lsl.