The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-03-19

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| The cavern'd echoes wake around
| In lash for lash, and bound for bound;
| The foam that streaks his courser's side,
Seems gather'd from the ocean-tide."
Dogs barked, stragglers scamp
cred, heads were protruded from
the easements, and the courier at
length alighted from his reeking
steed at the court house door,
amidst a crowd of inquisitive idlers
that always throng the halls of
justic.
The progressing trial was the all
absorbing topic of conversation
among the multitude; and to adopt
their opinions of the affair Mr..
Greenberry's case was hopeless
one, Niel'sconclusive testimony hav
ing left no chance for the defendant.
The last lawyer was addressing his
concluding remarks to the jury, ere
they should withdraw to make out
their verdict. Counsellors were
collecting musty volumes, and cram
ming their green bags with papers;
hungry court tmen glancing at their
watches, and eating house bells
ringing a merry requiem to hunger.
Mrs. Dasly stood in the bar among
the lawyers as a chief amongst his
officers
with spectacles on nose and pouch on side,"
grim smile distorting her re-
pulsive features, as her dark
bosom beat high with sanguine hope
at the prospect of ultimate success.
Alas! how vain are all our most
fond expectations Those delight
full visions of triumph were destined
never to be realized! The balance
in which the fortunes of the hag
were placed, and which seemed all
along to preponderate in her favor,
was suddenly to turn against her.
MIR. Greenberry, too, was beside his
lawyers, regarding the progress of
events with troubled aspect, while
the counsel were perplexing their
willy brains to raise some point that
might give turn to the present
appearance of affairs. Things were
in this condition when Ernest's
messenger entered and handed the
note to Mr.. Greenberry. He sud
denly broke open the seal, and read:
then presented it to his attorney,
watching the countenance of the
latter while he ran his eye over the
contents of the note. A flush of
exultation rose on the face of the
lawyer as he perused it, and turn
ingto his colleague and client, they
whispered apart for a moment.
When the pleader for the plain
tiff had resumed his seat, and the
judge was preparing to instruct the
jury, one of Mr.. Greenberry's law
yers arose and moved a postpone
ment of the trial, on the plea that
further evidence had been brought
TO light. To this Mrs. Darby and
her attorneys warmly objected. A
debate ensued-the court interfered
to investigate the matter and de-
cided arbitrarily in the hag's favor
that the trial should proceed. This
was a critical moment for Green
berry; but one of his counsel, rising
in the midst of the confusion and
excitement that prevailed, changed
the aspect of affairs in his clients
favor by calling out-"We draw a
Juror"
The hammer that the Chief Justice held
in his hand the next instant fell COM
manding silence-the crier shouted,
Court is adjourned till tomorrow Is" and
in another minute judges had left the
bench, jurymen the box, lawyers the bar,
and witnesses the stand.
bailiff locked the doors behind the
elbowing crowd and the motley throng
left the silent halls of justice for the clat-
ter of taverns and the savory fumes of
eating houses.
Warrants were issued for the arrest of
Mrs. Darly and her colleagues; but con-
general is seldom taken on the |
field of battle. The hag. too we'll divin-
ing the future by present indications, |
made precipitate retreat with her gang |
while all was yet confusion, escaping the |
arrest.