Year: 1871

lowed by a servant in livery, rode
into sn inn, in the west of England,
one evening little before dark. He
told the landlord that he should be
detained BY business in that part
of the country for a few days, and
wished to know if there were any
amusements going on in the town
to I'll up the intervals Of time.


The landlord replied that it was
their race and assize week and be
would therefore be atno loss to pass
away the time. On the -gentleman's
making answer that this was lucky,
for thathe was fond ofseeing trials
the other said that a very interest
ing trial for robbery would come on
the next day, on which peoples
opinions were much divided, the
evidence being very strong against
the prisoner; but he himself persis-
ted resolutely in declaring that he
was in a distant part of the country
at the time the robbery was commit
ted. His guest manifested consid-
erable anxiety to hear the trial; but
as the court would probably be
crowded, expressed some doubt of
getting a place. The landlord told
him that there would be no difficult
ty in a gentleman of his appearance
getting a place, but that, to prevent
any accident, he himself would go
with him, and speak to the sheriff.


Accordingly they went into court
next morning, and tie gentlemah
was shown to a seat on the bench.
Shortly afterwards the trial com
menced. While the evidence was
giving against him, the prisoner had
remained with his eyes fixed on the
ground, seemingly very much de
pressed, till being called on for his
defence, he looked up and seeing
the stranger suddenly tainted away.
This excited some surprise, and it
seemed at first like trick to gain
time. As soon as he came to him
self, on being asked by the judge
the cause of his behaviour, he said
"Oh, my lord, Isee a person who can
save my life! That gentleman
(pointing to the strangely can prove
I am innocent, might I only have
leave to ask him a few questions?'


The eyes Of the court were now
turned on the gentleman, who said
he felt very awkward to be called
upon as he did not remember of
having seen the man before, but
that he would answer any question
that was asked him.


"WeII, then" said the man, don't
you remember landing at Dover at
such a timc:'


The gentleman answered ''that he
had landed at Dover not long before
but he could not tell whether it was
on that day or not


"Wel,' said the prisoner, ''but
don't you remember that a person
in a blue jacket and trowsers car
ried your trunk to the inn.


To this ne answered, that, of
course, some person carried his
trunk for him, bat he didn't know
what clothes he wore.


But" said the prisoner, don't
you remember that the person who
went with you from the packet,
told you story ofhis being in the
service; that he thought himself an
i'll used man, and that he showed
you a scar on ono side Of his fore
head2'


During this last question, the
couatenance of the stranger under
went considerable change. He said
he certainly did rccollect such
circumstance: and on the man put
ting his hair aside, and showing the
scar he identified him as the man.
A buzz Of satisfaction ran through
the court, for the day on which, ac-
cording to the prisoners account
this gentleman had met him at Do
yer, was the same on which he was
charged with the robbery in a re-
mote county. The ali5i being pro.
ven the prisoner was discharged
amidst applause and congratula-
tions.


Within less than a month after
this, the gentleman who came to
the inn, attended by a servant in
livery, the servant himself, and the
prisoner who had been acquitted,
were all three brought to the same
Jail foI robb ing the mail.


Wheat Bran.


"If chemistry has rendered no
higher service TO common life,"
says the Hearth and Hone, ''than
to analize our daily bread, it would
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