The Irish standard., 1886-10-23
like it as one thing can be liFe an

other
'sHave you seen rosary like that
| in Miss Lees possession.
ssA hundher times. tuck one IKE
it from her dead mothers neck among
the rocks Of Araheera. the nlornln after
the wrack OF the Saldana, and put 1t
Oh her own.
Son whose"
s.Mary Lees. The child was liyln IN
her mothers arms when found
her.
.What!'' exclaimed the captain; ''you
must mistake. DO you mean to tell che
bench that you found IL living child III
the arms Of a dead woman on the morn
ing after the wreck Of the Sal,lana, and
that that ch1ld is the same Mary Lee
who pow claims this rosary?'
II do,' replied Else, confidently.
This declaration of the old woman,
made SO promptly and positively, took
the whole, audience by surprise. Even
Hardvrrkle himself, who thought he
knew more of Mary Lees history than
any other in court, looked confonnded
and astonisllea at the unexpected reyela-
ton. In g. moment he forsaw the dis
closure would eventually Iced to The
discovery Of his cousins matrimonial
speculation, the boys relationship with
the proprietor Of the Virginia plantation,
and lis own confusion and disgrace,
unless he succeeded in damaging the
witnesses testimony.
"Captain Petersham,* . said he. turn
ing to the presiding magistrate, and
speaking i'll the gentlest possible ac-
cents, may [ take the liberty OF put
ting a question or two to the witness? 1t
really cannot be possible she speaks the
truth in this lnotter.''
''!As you please,' replied the captain;
s'but L don't see how it can affect tie
case whether she speaks the truth or
not about the discovery OF the child.
She swcars positively that the rosary is
! u, like that which Miss Lee lost as one
thing can be like another, and she had
even described it, before she saw it, as
consisting OF silver beads and gold
crucitix set in diamonds. Now, for my
part, I don't believe you can find an
other rosary through al Europe OF the
same description. But proceed, sir;
satisfy yourself. by all means"
Elise Curley," said Hardwrinkle, adj
dressing tbs witness, "of what religion
are you:'
II was once Catholic; replied the
old woman; II IN nothin, now.'
''Do you believe i'll future state Of
rewards and punishn1ents?'
S'lumph" she replied; "why shouldn't
II? God szzrayZl punish the persecutor
and the murGihersr in the next world, if
The law dom t in t!3is;;'' and as she ut
terel! the words, she fixed her keen,
i;eep~sunken eyes ON hex questioner.
"How long is ii since you've been in a
house of worshlp?n
"Wall on to thirty years.
"Yon are commonly called the witch
and fortune teller Of the Cairn, are YOU
not?'
Sometimes fortun nertellsr, and some
times she-deril," I" replied Elise; "just as
The people fancy"
"Do you know what crime it is to take
false oath:''
'I do
"What is it,"
''Parjury. -
"And what is perjury"
'''The crime yer father committed whin
he swcGe agin my only sister, and sint
her to au untime}y grave.
Here laugh came up from the crowd
below; but il was soon suppressed by
the police, and Hartlwrinhle proceeded.
Il repeat the quection, witness, what
is perjnly?''
seEhe crime yer father committed wIail
he swore my brother to the hulk, and
STINT him to die in a forrin land, with
irons on bis limbs The crime ye COM
nlittel y erself wh5n ys STINT me twice to
Leffiorl iail, and whin I come out, driv
me to bl;rrow lake the brock i'll the crags
OF Benraven. -
woman, / sLali send you to Jail fer
the third time. i you persist i'll using
s;1ch language i'll court
"Scouudrel. hypoc2ite! murderer! ]
defy yorl cried Else, thro wing back
her hood, and raising her shriyel]ed arm
as she spoke; yer rillany's discovered
at last There, she ejaou]ated, point
ing to Weeks, there, tell the court who
sent that man IT, ME for spells and
charms to make Mary Lee marry him;
who tould him Of the witch and fortune
teller of Benraven: who tould him she
would sell her sowl to fill her pocket?
ALI, little ye thought, when ye made this
greedy cousin buy up the llght-keeper,s
notes, that ye might have the means Of