The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1885-07-16
A WlFE'S DEVOTION.


49,, ...
e'es" s'nrs ago "heh Judge s.
ny IT, y. vi. superior court was holding
~ III. Moiiroe county, ia,
o'o'ne'S' 'es'uehts VI owihhett
I'll Wv. 'io"S'' oeio'e nun charged
M '' ai.'' S'e"'ii's'
10, MI ,, o'e ii''' WIS pam IN
~ Wv ,,"' ,soni Wno'i the morse
;',,.a,,', ".'.' "'s "iie "h' ouuShter were
- ''u ."o', III ."i. Oh inc STAND
~ a., CIV .,,. NASi! ".ike us 70
lot, ,I,n,, e"'''' "a '"e horse ana
Abso,uto,,
rro,,rood ~. ~, -. 80 'o'." oe
event M ,o,,,,,.,'' 80 ,"e "e''nso'
yorn,, ,,ifo - 80, "oi'"'' ''ie
The Iorn,tor ~, a., ~, guy - ,Ho.'o q ana
tho borsa ,,,,, sto,n "" ,,'''. .o''' "no,,
Inv tho ottnr,,a,, ,,.a. ,.,' ''" rs 'oio
rooson,r,a ~ -, %'s'e anu uH'
co IN ,j,o s,,r, ,,.;,,, :, "o''" ho'
mon both iudgc n.y., :nn' IT, e'' ~,
pleading of the ln,vver .ha ,,.ro, ,is
ear md r;.ir, ,,itbnut ;,.1';, We,
| aloud. "lIv innncont b,,,hnnd., III
| is ot stake Jmuyt 7 w;,l s,on,, ,,, :,
| JUDGE s. who mn I, tb;s ,ir,o hnI 49,.
noticed the woman now o,yiro w. t,,a
manner of speech and seamiup,v i,tonso
svmpothynnl lave for b.r br,IoHa III
! her to the stand milling th,t ..eLa an,,11
| testify in hebolf of bnr busl va. h,o+hau
and mike n statement fnr t,,o h,,sh,,,,I,,
The bible was bonled bo. md sl,, r;.u,1
it with smack Tat MIGHT bnvo hooM
heard y block away Tbnr tra,,,t,;,,l,I,.
removing from her. beod ire oId Sh"i'a,
covering. and very corefn,Iv rn,,.ini;,r,,
a much worn and battered i;wirn'tt vi
shawl which che hold in bor nr,,,s NV ..'
cool ~ 49, III ho' q, ils' sue en-
pose'' " 'i'e we" oi greatly surprised
auoience IL I"o-months old baby 10y, who
was hid away somewhere in the folds of
that huge shawl The urw:ndiny nroca. G
comnIeted sha brr,.iodly dn',nn;ta n'I r'.,'
hoh, 49, 'ae nui' ie.iy oeFoSi'ca noti'
o"D' CIV o'ei'.iS III Il heapo on met acleln
'front.' OF her and with degree of determi-
nation in her face expressed only in the
lines of Shakcspcre, II shall ro,,rmI ny
,,,ho,, l,a,',,,.a-,..,
whe.' ouShr says 90 'hls' IL Is performed"
she ffohted the jury. Said She; Il have
sworn TO tell the truth. | understand
fully the eEormity and meanness of n lie
LAM n God.fear;ng Woman nnd u ho :" me-
81, i" wv i "ohi"i' ana oeiieVe
every "oru III mat good book there on the
table, and If what | tell you now about |
this case be not true NAV Col in his !
wrath this moment strike me- dumb ora
utter onnt,o, ,,or1 ,na - -
tha ,nost ,.inl.n. o n. "'i' MANI iie suner
the most violent death that could befall n
human! May | turn from this stand |
when have finished and look uron that
hobv--niro my. o,,I,. oro it, ,
go 80 ' ~ nv "nohi io.e
e1 s w. ~. nu u, og'.er 'i'ah my lie
ana ma 1t cold in DEATH
1.-Two years age my father. who sits
over there md now accuses nv br.,o,,d
of stealing b;s horse sont - :.
conntv fnr ,,,o ;ma;;t ~ 9"ihilHIt
come and nnrsc bi,n tbrnS,- INA" a., 1 sn9ulI
rbeumutisu, lie nrS ~, =. $500 o., "i iaS VI
WAYS heen varv hord WIN u ,rn nau al
t ban aa anu iin l., pHt rom now persuaded NE
sict o"i1 II ,, =. "as 10y ta'ner VINO was
want and ren,ainn3 10y 10y ~ ~ W MN. l
until 10 rocor"rnd WAL ,uti, , Or mIore,
the glanderS cor a,,o W my "a az .ui la!heT
neiyhhnrhnod ana ,i' attass ny !, eoN IN me
l onssinS r. NV f a,,'n a.'ef aM me 1olt De
and if wns t;naIlu danda adt ~, IN, M.s hPii'
honing therahr ~ ',e,'o,'t ~ IN ahe coy,
n n9? ~ h ,,eleo! ~ hlesent me remaipaer
r. nv 'o''s' VII 'he i"iiii from catchl:lg
..1 rleodod f,r t,,a o,,.,. ,;,.
nv, fotth Iunu t iUt i.'e COY ile, and told
trr ~ d,,ro iG ~ SCI am "quit 1eed and
,,,yrs w W. tb, ~, Nv. re uit rs i asked ana
,,, uis ~ t;,u Ipit uack 10 Eollth, W lien
ho "S I' NV, , ta, able S1''i9 pack TO my nus.
pane panu, my la,her told me, in presence of
20 ~ LIZ ~ h I;t una sister, as had shve
,ronlJ te,n ,i = ne Wuuiu give ~ 10 me a''a
t,nl p.ii ~ mt, aS nc h'tu Soou pas
,rnris , nn.ii grew hrge enough to
thnr,,b. MY nn .ns iiatter rested. and
U U nv iiote VI ~ untli Two weeks
f a,So W n,m rt ,b y ie,'er from my
,s a'a.lis elai the e0ld was ready TO
Wiz Wy s my tilothgr ana s.stgr were IN
, Mhilins i2t me 70 nave IT, lie said he
! !. nest ior me 10 send my hus-
t pad,s ana W GIpthcr a;ter me colt telling
tlellt " take IL from me pasture and not
:; ~ I'LL NY nio'her auo sister Know about
H.
EMihI " OUT extreme poverty and
neGu oi morse, rom DECIDED to do as my
Iather Dld, ana last Thursday night n
, Meeh ago ne ana ms Droihe rcacEed ouE
home IN Gwinnett with the COT row
grown 10 be a horse, the same that |
nursea through the CHAMBERS at my ia
thers Two years ago. the same that my
latner thcn gave me in presence of my
mother ana sisters, now there by his side,
ana the same, Judge, that my father row
says my husband stole from him.
This Is all there is Of it, she said, rnd
dropping hef head. which. through the
recital OF her story; had been as ere as
the proudcst steed OF the prairie" she
slowly LETT the stand, 1.-THE letter." of
course, was asked for, but could not be
produced, The woman said she had lost
It,
The jury were out only few mo-
ments, returning verdict of guilty. and
the men were sentenced to ten years in
the penitentiary. As the last words of
the sentence were uttered by the judge
the wife sprang to her feet. and facing her
father and yonnQ sister. from her lips fell 4
such q curse as filed with horror all who !
heard it. Turning next to her husband.
she gave him a long. last embrace, and
held up the baby for him to kiss. TIL, n 10 :