The Poole Telegram. — 1881-12-09 (Poole, Dorset, England)

ROI-. IlearlUg the town, and Keurick had to ~:mose his words and guard his tones, but he was detellililitAi not to be usunde,stoOd this time. " You said,' roplied Miriam, with crimson cheeks and happy, IIUN Reset eyes, "that you did prefer Miriam, but had changed your mind, so how was 1, to know any Letter!" '• Did I say that? I. assure you it was nut this Minion of whom I spoke. Wait until you see the play—oh, by the way, it brought in. come two thousand dollars, and I have wade an eugia,ecuent to write another at ouco, so Row that I can Liquid to t urnish a • nouse I may veuture t seek wife. I am not a tech man, but 1 can work for you ; I can give you a comfortabie mune, a loving heart, and an on. tarnished name." Miriam was obliged to cutler her reply ; a mutual friend met them at that very inopportuue mcnient, and began to utter Keurick her congratulations upon his marriage. "Have you Mead tuat absurd story I" he replied; " tirauk you for your good wishes, tough they are premature.' "Isn't he married, Miriam I" asked the iucretiulous friend. "Not yet," was tue unthiuking answer. "o—b., I bee it is a little WO I.oon. G root afternoon." and the friend hastened away to spread the Lew!' that Keurick was not married, but was euga,ted to Mitiam. "1 didu't mean —" tegara Miriam, with blushing cheeks. "Don't say it, my darling he iut,, rupted I "say that you did mean all that your 'tint yet' emptied." ant answer may be nuagthed. Aid iu a few mouths she became his wile, although he had married Juliet Eustis, just as he told ills Ifielid wnen Miriam negrd but h.lf die stairy.—Abridgal from the Argosy. THE TRIAL OF dTEA U.  - ---Tbe trial is sill proceeding. Mr. SC() v lila gave evidence to the effect that he considered the prisoner insane, but lue brother, John Gained, mooned that ho never doubted the prisoner's sanity till liter he shot the President, The prowler ident.tied letting to various relatives, but irequently interrupted the reading a them, exclaiming that he must have been out of his mind wheu im wrote them. lie extubitid great excitement when ids religious opinions were touclud upon, said repeated some of iris blaapheinous remarks. He compared hiweelt to the Aptedio Paul, saying, "1 strove to frighten the world just as Paul did. 1 uad uu money Ana nu friends. I had just &Loin OA rough a time as the Apostle Paul had." He deem ibud lais appiication for othee to General Garfield, but said that had uuthing to do witu removing this Piesident. that Was an maiiimuou done as a political necessity, urged by the Divine Premium. Mr. Blaine, lie said, hurt Ins feelings by his abrupt meuuer, Which wait in great contrast alto his former cordially. Being asked wLat Le in-ant by his inspuatwu to 'tallow, the l'resuient, he said, " luspiration, as 1, uuderstand it, is when a wan's wind is taken possession of by the bupreine Power—when he acts outside &imbed." lie further ,atd, "I knew the Lord had ewpsoyed we, because lie always employed tue best inateniaL lie knew I had couiaae to du n. Then, too, 1, mit that the Lord wanted mu to do it us order to advertise my took. I kept praying to the Lord to intercept my act it it was not 11111h.ded to be." Ile says he staked his rue on his inspiration, tind lilt that tun Lord and the Government would take care oi him. lie lilt happy wheu lodged in gaol, because, "thank God," it was ail over, lie could not eat or sleep till this Lang was done. Then he felt relieved. Be wianed to define turn polotion on one point. lie believed that Mr. Amur was a friend ut Lis. "He ought to be, for lam the man that wade him, or my Inspiration ; hut 1 never yet asked a favour of him, and do not suppose that I ever shall." The prisoner appeals to his audience lin money for his defence, and remarks that it the donors do not want to be known, they way send their subscriptions anonymously to Mr. Scovile. He was indignant. at the use of the word " murder" by Judge Pater, saying, "You seem to delight in using the words 'kill' and murder.' There is no use in whining that way. The mere outward fact of how I removed tare President has noshing to do with this case."