New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-14
THE STORY OF NARY.
CHAPTER XL-CoNT,NUED.


went over in some thrilling novelette, girl was oe-
,.,oung into newer higher womanhood. Religion
with this favored child of earth had been more n
matter of custom and fashion than of heart ana FER
church toilet thing Of far more interest than uie
sermon which almost invariably tired her Iai'S
out of curiosity. partly TO keep promise give" "
her colored maid who had "gouc to DER camp
mcctn," Miss Bellord invited one OF her hundred
friends and rode out to see "what they did o"c
had been greatly moved at the earncStncSs OF young
Lewis and began TO feel discomfort with hcr ne
of utter sclliShneSs desire to 40 something help-
fnl. So often did she think Of the sermon under the
videspreadmg trees that she determined to 20
nqain So calling for another of the hundred
friends they had ridden out to hear Lewiss last
Sermon" How truly il was TO he his last they lttic
dreamed At the sound of the shot Miss l}eliord
more courageous than women generally are, loOKcu
TO sec whose hand had fired it. The sight OF the
bleeding negro murdered in moment of prayer
filed her with horror which increased as through
tie crowd she saw the group of young gentlemen
of her own class. aud caught glimpse oil the piston
that in killing the preacher had inaddcncd Dlnah'
Not waiting the word of command, Miss Bcliords
coachman. mindful of his mistrcsSs safety, drove
rap'dly back TO town. The pale and agitatca girl
remembered tina, less than month ago the murderer
hal asked her to he his wife. She had refused him.
partly because she did not particularly like him.
and partly because she rather fancicd some one
else AMI now she thought through all her horror
that the man she did care for was probably III
that very group whose pastimc had been the
murder Of an inoncnsvc negro. just ns she hal
resolved never again TO notice that some ono
horseman turned the corner of the street idlng
slowly toward her md pretty l'nsl rose tn her
torr M tho SOME one thus proved his alth and
stood acquitted of crime. lie raised hiS MAJ hnu
rode NJ Miss bcliurds side of me rartlan, VINE IN
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rrgto. Possibly iueitc could not have luunl
inirt pcndcr. for WHEN clnsring bet hands she lai
said. Al fear the rcrirss killed lam"s lalun II rs
murder know u IS lpt What u hfhiln nf''iiN'
ihr rupt woman hndl II vas NJ huuihe. lot
ihlgN i vag then tlai lol'on hal irl' l'n'Tu
unrr hn,inr undertaken the Vurk. Ire would NOT
Weld Il iU another. ncine rit rishl mud lrit h'
rs l's reception. lie even c,asrl ,nllir- go Miss
lNIhtl, VIM ~ nll Nuwrn We ih Ism lIr Wo'i ~
jiariitt A. nsl Mise tpDul vH9 trsr lhrn
t,iptpl nm ihnn irailhs hrt the wvtll vee
ig9.inf lm lNtaY ln unlei iiain .us.i..,.. ,..it,
hos uaii Nas arranging hHi lina hrtuiiNii ln'lsi
hiid 500 srpih. miast T thr woman aekt0 fl"
hAl htph lt Mh"f t'ss ''iisr "' '',p w. ,ls
Miss heliqd, Nho Wgil rmhats have resent"
fum any other tho ~ hrnl dr-iii ~ tnin mo con-
Norsatlnn smlrd as ~. sad " l"llAi was lh'hh
na Ut lalcnit lnli0n.'
Polly was del gifted i" or, missy $50 al4l A,r
fp,aks oh Inn. | likes dat eamman w. u q" AN l1'f
lows. iut $50 feared he's iun si Hes pnlh Ter
decn' nmah. An, missy sizes clean fouci size
won't speak ter no one he oder DAY Il" Niied some
tb dc cnlorei ladies' Ter call on Dndh ter see ct SHE
wouldn't talk, but not woId she jest aai IKE
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the prison. She felt certain IcsponsihhtN as -
the success ol the young lawyer and deter 4ihei
dcncc With some valuable knowledge gained Tor
the purpose of serving MIN. she would Ieproach Inn
for thinking that she could have treated HIM codY,
for espousng cause she had herself urged upon
HIM Her plans all arranged. but when the
carriage STOPPED at the Jall ana she saw thr loGns
man tuin proudly away. she did not resist her M
pulse TO call him TO her side. Nor did She regret It,
though little embarrassed by his evident pleasure
When in Dnah'> cell the woman corpNe-hke lace
and fiery eyes made her forget all her little plans IN
pity, she never thought OF collecting valuable |
testimony for the lawyer; her knees Size found
herself repeating with fcrvor the only praper She /
ever knew. The softenng Of Dnahs laming eyes /
gave her more pleasure than anything she had ever
known more even than COltonS whispered word" as
together they passed ont of tho cell.
You are an angel" the LAWYER said feryenty,
The girl went several times IL the JAIL Eut while /
her compa added tOhcrgrace and beauty, made /
sad threads on CoitOns heart. she not success
ful in obtaining any information that would assist |
the lawyer for the defence Except when the girl /
PRAYED. Dnah never spoke. The daIntlcs brought !
TO Ter were untouched. unnotcel; aii questions |
went unanswered. unless Wild look, or some re- !
lgious and perfectly iuapplicable phrase could be /
considered answer here was ,ullcnness in the
woman: il only that IN gazing on the object /
that forever fixed her fiery eyes size forgot every
thing But when Miss Bedford would ask, " Duah. !
shall we nvav g' the siin figure would fall upon Its
knees the long thin hands he claSped 20 her hcar,
and in the widest rapture the rrcc-t icrVor, ,hc
prayed. At every visit Cotton Was MIS-, Heliofd
escort. and each time she grew dclTcr 10 Iln. lie
now went very often 10 see her They rode tol tier.
drove together and despite tie cynical remarks Of
the hundred friends concerning his thrifty pursuit
OF her fortune seemed not only very happy together
but very well matched.
The day for the trial came and Hannah Turned out
IN full force. SO many ladies desired 10 be present
that seats were especially reserved for them Duah
was the in the crowded courtroom that She
was IN her prison cell " it'll the same intense stare
wit hands G. tightly
apparently indifferent, as witness after witness
The cav birds of fashion huttcrcd their pumace
mud bent their pretty heads together while in DIS
gust they glanced at that horrible creature who
midst sat one lady robcd in deepest mourning, the
twin SISTER of the murdered man. Her black veil
wa thrown ASIDE and she kept her eyes fixed on
the Jury she was more potent argument against
the prisoner than witnesses or lawyers eoqucncc.
Several gentlemen were called TO the witness
stand. They had seen I)inah mount the platform
aud heard her harangue the people and they had
neither seen nor heard ANYTHING further ndcr
cross. examination by Cotton they acknowledged j
having lcard the shot and having seen the negro
preacher fall dead But they could not say whence
ihr shot came. james EatOns companions testified
that never before having seen tine negro. Mr. Eaton
rOnld have had no real intention OF killing him.
The Crpss.cNauinatiOn drew ont me met that
Baton had uttered threat Of shouting The negro.
lut the witnesses were unanimous ~ trstiiNinV 10
Nj Eatons general, amablc mature, and to The bc.
lrl that M the titJt NJ the SHOOTING any words of
his could not have weight rs llr vas "somcwhnt
nnhri the iunmncc ul liquor Onr ~ the Wit
.ttsses Indeed in nn rmbaiiNs'rd imminent, admitted
TIM, lniurs Eaton had taken dclibrlair ann ~ the
ntpig. Bat soil from the Sister ul the ,lpHd man.
wlrh thuurh not loud was h,aiH IN the perfect
erhrp uf lr rn'ui iuOn. uutwrighpl these puints
" ilp refrss's iay0r with Mailing face tUpn
enw That the gasr Na1 euins against nm, unless by
The wunah bets II Lee puull riute hti actual 80 |
sanitt. And i'inpb, ale iui whu,n lir snuWs Was
ipablhf itaitf shp iuub nU arrAipni Interest ~ |
the matiet The riusrrUtiUh hth established tptt
fiena paoe aaiihs ilp hpit nrh hnlaiiui bri she
hppipi u n0t. euir hrsiU Wntssps Wrip talpl lt
ihp dpipnpp. ihpt iinfp1 NpN niptilf h9W
hsneip, iinah ha aeipl iiHm ip liisi iai " ihp
meetinu stIfIptiuuinA tbu theHIy az heT INSANITY