The Irish standard., 1886-11-13

Hold on a minute, cried Weeks.
Take him away
s.See here! Hold on! Hain't yor
made mistake? What's the crime?"
.sPassing counterfeit notes OH the Ma
tional Bank
.sBut who's cheated, I should like t.
know?'
"Away with him. commanded the
captain.
ssLook here!''
Silence, sir, and quit the stand in
stantly.'
"Well, now, l swonnie. if this ain't
goin il leetle too strong,' nuttered,
Weeks, as he stepped from the platform
in the hands OF the constable - 1 ain ;!
gone to the county house yet, though
No, Isorter reckon not. By crackie, cap.
tain, you'd better look out, for I tell you
what, my dear fellow, you'll find it nojok-
ing matter to oinearcerate a citizen Of the
United States" The remainder of the
sentence was lost in the murmurs ofap-
plause which greeted him from the audi
ence.
And now the captain was about to call
the witnesses in the case against Ran
dali Barry, when the cabin boy rose,
and, in feeble accents, begged to have
the negro liberated.
SIT can't be-" replied the captain
ssYou or he must frst acknowledge on
what plantation you lived i'll Virginia,
and from whom you got this rosary,
found Oh your person"
"There's no longer cause fer keeping
the secret said the boy, ''as Mr.. Bige-
low rs committed for forgery
"Bigelou! Sob, no! then his real
name is Bigelow."
eyes; he was always called Bigelow
on the plantation.
"Did you know him there?''
"He did So" exclaimed Weeks, again
making his appearance before the bench,
s'he did SO; no mistake about that:uany
a good lickin gave him. I'LL give you
the whole history"
'sGag that fellow, constable, gag the
rascal, "cried the captain; nothing else
will stop his tongue.
"Hold on minute
s'Silence, sir, and sit down.
See here, captain; don't get put out
with me. Natty there's sick, and / want
to save him the trouble Of talking. Be-
sides, I should like to have the credit o.
telling the hull story myself Well, the
Of the matter is, the boy and
the negro both belong to Mr.. Talbot's
plantation, id Virginia, and ran away. I
was sent after them to hunt them up,
and, az il all H. had hand III it, here
they come to this here place of all other
spots in creation, To blow the hull Sc
cret."
''Heaven, you should have said, sir,
observed the captain.
"Heaven OK h.; call it what you've
a mind to; but that tarnel, DANCED ros~
ary has discovered all.''
"Yes, sir; Heaven has made use of
your vi]lany to requite the very person
you would have made it's victim for her
piety and devotion to the Mother OF God.
Your scoundre]ism. and that Of your as
sociate here, under the direction OF
Providence, resulted in the restoration
IL loying child to the arms Of long
lost parent. Miss Lee, ] congratulate
you most sincerely on the happy issue
Of this trial, and pray God you may live
long-as you have Lived ever since I had
the happiness Of knowing you-the
pride and ornament Of your SEX
s'God 'hless God bless the dear
girl!'' now resounded from all parts of
the court house, while the lovely object
Of conyratulation was herself shedding
tears of gratitude to the mother OF Or
phans in xhs arms Of Kate Petershann.
"tArd now TO the prisoner in the dock
who demands his committal?" in
quirctl the captain.
~ do responded Hardwrinkle; 81
demand it in the name Of the state.
ClerS, call Sergeant Joseph Muller.
Swear him"
AS the latter came up to the stand,
pointed to the prisoner.
"Have you seen that man before
''I have, sir.''
s'What is his name?o
Randall Joseph Barry
:'Do you swear that said the cap
tain.
II do.''
What! did you see him baptized?"
'No; but I was brought up within
stones throw of his fathers house."
''Gentlemen," said the prisoner, inter
ruptine the witness. stit's quite unnec-