Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 21, Number 49, Jasper, Dubois County, 5 December 1879 — Page 6

TMM OLD WM'H AXJ) TM XA'r.

wt mnmm la fmui the meadow, I iwdbfrM Htt xwy ran to Joka' we K wwte w.v mW eyes anh K n (Um nnwtfT mnr, ... . . Awl 1 Waved Meh foe the eytm I wim ftNlV Vt'Ilttl RYO, Mnitri Ma Muwyv t he I've MKlWIrtJ, 'we , MM! ray A tho ewxvHitcr mih , TW I OwHiif in hit ixwr bek would break ere the la.-k for the tiny wa done. . . I &Hm think of tlm 4 tot: lu the o!iU all wr thufann, U 1 fJ tho sweat oh wy wrinkled brow ad tlH old pala comms la uy arm. Jt muliimt work. It was lnw workva-swiaf fct rte M wry tk ; Unlike the toer that weiu through tb imM tike death thrown the rank of wen. I tood ojmI looked Ml niy old eye- ached, awutsod Ml sd and wow The wwrk k Kvik mmr 4ay u do it oo is w short hour. John ,-atd I hadn't Kfii tin? half ; wIkm k pi it into hi wheat " . iWcs cut; . . , Than Mini u YankevwtSl come a!na and .set to rk to larn To reap and thrash it, nd bus R.Up and ud ' H Into the barn. John kinder laughed h-nhc said it, hut I istfii to ttw hired won, "I've tvn x) nwicl f-H my pUifffmaae tfero wy l.iYe---eorv ymr and ten, That I wouldn't bo Mirjiried to sreo u railroad in lite jilr, Or YnkH fit artjHHihipi-g!R;?iDs:My whtw." Tliorw diUwin .' tn the work I tlonondtbe work tnv Ijw-s now do ; SeaUyaml low in thf;tod old wa wtrrjxal fmsi Ib th newBut vir.ihow I thtek there w- kufvpltuw cnmtj.fd into tln-e toiliny lay, Tbe i"t-t vouac''n th jirvsCHt won't se tli! they iiiotHl thir wuy,. 9 think thaC I AumU live to hjo wock iHtui- womtrrtm wayi . . Old khU aw litite awrire ow, fmhi H nliiiost ll4y , im women hat!Kn tkeir.-cwhY mclime, thdr w rinst'i. & every -ich thitut. And now pXny i nxiuet in tit doorywd, or in the parlor anil An. Tw--ti"tywu Hut HdK -o eay, wie, i thm t.-iy.s . lory; scoim by ; .... You riz u trariy ad sat up late, H-toilins lor yon ami I i There were eis to milk, tbcrv was butter to nuVc, Aiirf inmiv dny did you .tantf A-wa.-Jiin aiv toil MHlutni piriMeats, attd wrinsing: tha by hiuid. Ah, wife, onr children will never .-ee the hard work ' Inu' fn, Tor the Utwvy t,i-k :n the lonr t:ik i doc ivitU .i mi.u litiif. Xo Ionsr the iii.Im- of the 1110 1 hear; the . nuWer ttieru. 1 hwtr it afar! A'jrattlta' aiotw 'tlitxuxh tlj' tall -tout gntsis with the iwiM of milroad ear. Well, tlipohl tiK MovcHreshoveil uwa they r-wml u-atlierin rn-t, Liko uianvaii old jiuin I've ?eenputaWc with oclv si eru-t ; t Whttii tin urn; oiivrs dim. when the ttcti i-i weak, when tbe strength &v- out uf hi unrt, Tko ht tUtruraiKKir old man can do is to , Isold the dved vl tlte farm. f Tin re If one old way that they etitt't irnpmve, !tltlioii.i;Mt hs bwn trifd ; Benteaxtho have tudftHl and studied, and " worried till tit AM', j It h&- hnni tmtliinniel for apis, like prold relim'dtrtmi itdros " ; the way to the kinsrduiit ot Heaven by the friinpio -wayoi ti.e cro . fAUaiMphin Vrcsi THE SCT-JlBOirS CURL. T was but a end of nut-lrown hair That .-hv : mo its a t1wn, Knt every shining silkm thresid To mr lm- volume- spoken 01 a Mjaitoer" evo on the vlll ise prreen, Ami a itiwinise never broken 1 She .ild. Now. Jamie, take the carl, And from the hour we part, Keyjp this took neHr. and tne withta YHirneiory :iul jour heart! Awl wlieO yourtrK4 !hir plows the sea nd vnn roam in far-oa mad-. lust noother iiiai.I.-n claim th rinjf ld tho tnfe clasped with inj liuaru Ixms ye.tr lure wwr and tascd away To Hie IwHirti.- t faded .", But m-h and briaht ti tnemory. loy, No hlotw Jiave .-tallied ii naus! " Land h Uuid ho!" the look-out cries, While (doars tho talty tm.rn. lvt!i!.Iiiiit', look ! I fH th home WImw von and I were horn!" Av. ay, uiv hid fnr more than that Mm my .- -.; thl- mondnpr, 1 aw a In, on tin- vttlace sn en. For a nut -brown end -heS i1Hb?m Sprtot'i'fiM Mius.) Kefwbllcan. . A Ihjki. .Strange 2sry 1. I iirt met Mtss Bonrter at ... t in the town of Ii , where 1 , Where I was at-1 3 1 ttnulhMr niedicaJ lectures. She w-a.s a 1 tallrlWf-ni nroitv: ln;r f aeir Wfxikl bitve I hcuttia?Hid but "for the peculiar rerfWnesVof her eves. Thcv were neither hrMchi nor sxpresive, vet she kejH them so onnsimttlv in nwaion that they sw.ied w cojistr.ntly in notkm that they seemed t catch and reWeet light from a tmaiMd ottrces. WlH.-m:ver, as rarely happened, site tlxed them even for a few second upon one object, the factitious brillianc y disippeared, and they became hH and somnolent. I am unable to i say ier's what was tlie coke of Miss itorgk cyes. A flr ton I wsts nw of n prmm of ni. , i.lc whom our host. tk Uev. Mr.Tinkw. fHjit to entertain wkk a portfolio of ptafroKraph-t of places in the Holy Land. WMhj endeavoring to appear interested ht his ilescripSkMM ami exj'lawaUons, all of which I had heard before, I became aware that Miss Jlorjrier was honoring whs with scady regard. My gaae en(xmmcred hers ami 1 fonnd that I coo Id not, for tlw life of we, withdraw my own eyes from the encounter. Then I h:wl a Mneniar experience, the phenomena of which I noted with professional &?crcy. 1 felt the sligkt constriction of the MMteeieg of my face, tke numbness of the nerves that precede physical ttwpor induced by narcotic sgency, Akfcengh 1 ws obled to struggle ajtntwt the physical sense of drowsiness, my mental fcihMw were more than ordinarily nctive. Her eyes seemed to torpify mv IxMly While they stimulated my mind, m opium does. Entirely ooneks of wy present serronmliefpf, awl particularly alert to tke Rev. Mr. Tinker's narrative of the ride from tloppn, I steoompftttted him on the jserney, not as one who tietens to a Waiter tele, bntiM one who kimself trarete the rml Whee, nh. we reeheltliepiiit where the Key. Mr. Tinker' donkey makes the hwt sharp tm ttewinl the reek thM has keen ent-

Mr. 'llnkiT WHWi wilk jt:!nt ? (Uimiw riil tMrukda ,ximwiMi, I fftHt tin i-fciMtr, iUtitH.l mA jv 0 jetorkMM inuiorMiM ( Jww-! t tHe wwwul wH lr fterif j jfetwml Murium ml xurtti jmiUImj imWWwI wit befcreWiij.l it U wu kve Im.- tlw mux Ngttwbuif , I ; rrt to it tht w uxtmwitkmnrkablovivW. I w Jwu- her eyt ek, h if in iMefwl orairy,

M1HH in Honoer ev. I Udtly thiuiked fortime when br mj-m reuiU4Hl thir kftbHual ilsuK.0 MrtHUMl tb room, retauriug m from wlmt ImmI lHeoiw a mikw buntilintin eiUvity. Oncts fre from their strwtf mAuenctf, I lwihi'd t my weHkne--. 4tPi-!" I skl to myself. 'TouHre a Am object for young wowstn of mmmric to jretieeHMtt.!t Wb m )lw Bdrjrter?" I tlemamteu of Um Re. Mr. Tinker's wife, at tko Ural opportunity. 1iV k lMiui lWWs daacrk. . n ..v:...: i . u-ttu mm fnriHJ. 44 Ami who U Deacon Bomcr?" 14 A most exeeUeat man, owe of the pillars of inv husband's cwrrejration. abniptlv anmd, leaving Mm. Tinker more ttstonbheti than ever, for I knew that the subject ot my inquiries wa looking at nu awain. She sat in oite corner of tlie room, apart front tke rest of the company. I straightwar went and seated myself at her skle. '"'Thatfc right," she sakl. 4t I wUketl yow to come. Did you enjoy ywir jouriwy to JerHsah!m?,, "4 Yes, tkanki to yon." ,4Pwkai. But'you can repsy the obliraUon. I ant told tkat you are Dr. Mack's atetant in surgery at tke col lge. There is a clinic to-morrow, want to attend it." 44 A . .v-tLt.nt M T ,ntuirA.l I Ske lauehed. 44 No. as a spectator. ' l-..... ... . .......... , You must rind a wav to irratifv mv curi-

lltA vumw luvnnh Uiio-h at what thev llirtMiifn itto attic siorv oi me otiiuuus tieaiu was ry vu-ar.

Mill tFwnidttv. im! ar tkat he kas to a skvlufht in tiio rKf. The shaft was foro a nhyian wa siimmoinHl,

Iiom wslL-lmralwmt town "in bis sJn so dceu and so naiTow that its unimr - had ncces.4 to hi in save hw w

for twntv veaw: but I asro voa that orifi wa visible from no part of the i dinner that day, in response to

ikarri is vat i siHwtr. moro fen ent 1 room oxeent a limited soace immediate- lite inquiry of a lady neighbor

nwri )lv around the taWc. The lauchter r Mrs. Hatcliff announced, w

ottv." ( merrily to me when 1 looked up, antl f ms countenance piacai; yei giiasny erMw now uiu sno come to ue a IexprcswHl, as iolitely as possible, j hud h linger apunsl her Hps, as if to j pale ; lips livid. Coma had already su- j Woman-Poppy? I can not yet answer my astoniskincnt nt so extraonlinarv a warn me to silence. Disgusted, I with- pervened, audit was impossible to rouse ) thoe questions. Perhaps 1 hall never fancj- o the pact of a young ladv, and drew my eves hastily from hers. In- i him. The ordinary expedients were ' be able to answer them, kinted at tke scandal wnich her apiear- ' deed, aftcr'inv exjMirience of the pre- j tried in vain. FluKellathm of the palms J But if (hero U need of further proof atice in the amphitheater woukl create, vious evening," 1 did not care to trust my , of his hands and the soles of his feet, t of the sincerity of my denial of any senShe immediately offered to disguise her- self-control under tlie influence of her electricity applied to the head ami spine, tinient on my part which might have self in male attire, I explained that tke : gaze. failed to make any imnression on Ids j led me to shield Mrs. Hat cliff by perju-

natttre of the relations between the1 medical college and consented to submit the patieuts w!k to sunneal men t before the class were such that it ii uviuiv nil; viiii? nviv siiin iiiai. ii. Id be a dishonorable thing for me to live at the talinis-iMjn of any outskler, would eonmv male or female. That argument made .... t ... . . . . . 1. .M .......1 T ..... iiw iuiui u.".-tJii tiinu IHJ4 ilium. x. A."' , forced to decline neretuptorilv to serve her in the affair. 44 Very well," she sakl. ! 44 1 mut find some other wav." j At the clinic the next dav I took pains I to satisfy uivself that Miss Uorgier had t svrreptitiotisly intnulcd. The stu-1 i not dents of the class came in at the hour, noisy and careless as usual, ami seated . themselves In the lower tiers of chairs , around the oiMratinr tabic. 1 Jtev proThev pro- ! duced their note-liooks ami began to sharpen lead-iK'ncus. Miss iJorsier was certainly not aroonrr tlicm. Every face in the lecture-room was familiar to me. I locked the door that opened iato tke hallway, and then searched the ante-room on the other side of the amphitheater. Tliere were a .lof " or lW lnts, Re jected, waiting for treatment anil at- ; tended by frMmds hardly less frifrhtcnetl than theniselves Hut neither Miss Hor- ' jrier nor anv body resembling: Miss Uor- : jrier was of tlie number. T Dr. Mack now briskly entered by his private door. He srlanced sliarply at the table on which his iastrumcnts were arranged, ready for w, and, having ! f a,-stirwl himself that every iking" was in I its place, lHJjran tke clinical lecture, I j There were tlte usual minor operations two or three for strabismus, one j lur cataract, me uxci.-nm oi several eisis i tnd tumors, laree awl small ..ii i ' II, the aman's crush - ' putation of a railway brakem . ed thumb. As the cases word disposed uf. T ?iffomljl tW Tuitltti ltsuk tit tlu.' ... I ..1 1 .1 !.. .1 atue-ioowatHt hjhw metu iu toe csho "KJir iriemis. Iast came a poor oh I ladv, n:uned Wilson, wltose k had Ikjch drawn up 1 ycrs by a rheumatic affection, m J tkat the jMitt of the knee had ossified, It vtas one of those cases wkere tke ne cessary treatment is alnHMt brutal in its , simplicttv. Tke limb kail to be straight- . ened uv tlie application ot main force. Mrs. "Wilson obstinately refused to take advantage of anaesthesia. She was I placed on her back upon tlte operating table, with a pillow beneatk her head. I The geniculated limb showed a deficction of 20 or iio degrees from a ripht I line. As already remarked, this tieflectkm hal to lie corrected by direct, forcible pressure downward upon the knee. With tke asM.-tance of a young stirSeon of great physical strength, Dr. lack proceeded to apjdy tins pressure. The ojieratien is one of the most excruciating that, ean be imagined. I was stationed at tke head of the patient, in order to kohl ker slnmhlcrs, should site st niggle. But t observed that a marked change had come over her since we established her upon the table. Very muck agitated at first, she had become terfectly calm. As she passively lay there, her eyes directed upward with a fixed gaze, tlie eyclkls heavy as if with approaching slumber, the face tranquil, it was kartl to realise that this woman had already crossed the threshold of an experience oi cruel pain. I had no time, Iiowever, to give more than a thought to Iter wonderful courage. Tlie harsh operation had begun. The surgeon ami kin a4tatit were iHeesliiy ami with increasing force tiearing down upon tke rigkl knee. Perhaps the Spanish Impri&tkm never devised a method of in Hie ting physical torture more intense than that which tkk woman was now undergoing, vet net a muscle of her face quivered. She

At tk intat thi trtiwwlotw

fore xwtel nixm the kiHs lM-otloewl its tttaural effeitt. TImj oinNl joint vkWeil, ami, with k W4-keiwK uoihj the imlrifaki souiHlof tlwertiucking ami irrittinir of tko lxws of a living iwits nataral effet. TImj oh1Ml joint. tion, asHinu so tngmiwi inm i nave . 11 . ' s tll Mureonis, witk inbtlie kanlonetl hv m exjierivnoe, turn at hWrin it thy crooktxl limb bcaiut; , an strakitt a.s its mate. CloseTv foliowiiur tkii liorriblo sound, : I lw?ard a xiiiirinir iwal of laughter. i TUa ikiuitiitcr tlil.. in tk middle of I tke pit of tho amjuutlieater, was lighted i from over keatl. Directly alMjvejha taI idea shatt, nvuor MX ieet iHiuaii, ami ; ckily lioartlwl on its fmir skies, lel up Iv arountl the taWc. The lausrht which itartHHl me seemed to come from ovcrhcatl. If lieanl by any other per-j perd to son present, it was probably :iseril)eil to an hysterical utterance on the part of the iMttieiit. I wa.s m a lMisitum to know Borsner. The lieen romov Tlte ytmns at full length uimiu I ) commanded a pcrfeet view of all that i was done upon the operating table, tier fin W3U tlllsllfsl With frtr llltriW.snil .... ,-. wore an exnrcssion of innocent wonder, not unniinrled with dclisrht. She nodded A Dr. Mack with his sharn scissors cut the end of a linen bandage, lie wins-treat-.iHjretltome: 44 This is without a par - allel. not a sign of svncoiie, no trace of iiw j m i 'fjnctional disonler. She has d j quietly into healthy sleep during lrotmed ' an inrikukm of pain that would drive a strong I 1.11 As soon as released from my duties in tlw lecture room, )in, T made mv wav to the buildimr. As" I cnienred .......I..?. i....r nnf of the throu:h the scuttle-way I IILW'IV .ll! lU.T'.rit.T" scntmhlcd to her feet and advanced to meet me without uianifesting the slightest discoiniMtsure. Her face fairly beamed with pleasure. 44 Wasn't it beautiful?" she asked with a smile, extendin'r her hand. 44 I heard j tke lioncs slowly grimlin lngl'7 n ami enuttI did not take her hand. 44 How came you here?" irlance. I demanded, avoiding her 44 Oh! !" she said, with a silverv kugl ic early, alxmt sunrise. Tke jar h.i 44 1 came cany, atKMit sunrise. Ti he tan itor left the door ajar and I slipped in while lie was in the cellar. All the morning I sjMjtit in the place where they dissect: and when tlie students bejran to come m down to Hm5 naif." stairs I escaped here 44 Are you aware 'asked, very rrav pravely, 44 that von have serious indiscretion, and in out of the building as , comtmltctl a mut Imj irotten quickly and privately as iiossible?" bm! did ihH apiMjar to understand 44 Very well," she said. 44 1 suppose i there is nothing more to see. I may as well go." 1 led her down through the garret, ! cumljcrcd witk 1kx ami Iwrrels of un- ; articulated human liones; through the I medical libran, uiKK'cupicu at that hour; by a back stairway into ami lecacross the great vacant chemieal ml tore room ; through the anatomical cab abinet, full of objects appalling to tke im agination of her sex. I was silent and she said nothing; but her eyes were everywhere, drinking in the strange surrounding with an avidity whk'h Fcould feel without once kwkinrat Iter. Finally we came to a imsenient corridor, at the end of which a door, not often used. gave egress .-j l..-u.. ull..u.v n tlxi.tcnn. It was through this door that subjects for dissection were brought into tho building. I took a lninch of keys from my iocket and turned the lock. wav is ekr now." I Haiti Your 'J'o my immense astonishment, Miss Borjrier, as we stood together at the end jt .La .luwl' . t. ... I .... t. ... . in uniiv vwiirviui, unun win anna . .... I ..... I - , ,., . . , around my neck and kiscd me. 44 Uood by," she said, as she Uisap IK.-KI eu iiirotorii tne imn-oucneu uoor, .t .1 1. ...! .l .1 Wlien 1 awoke the next 11-1 f I... ,1 . morning, aitcr sleeping for more than 15 hours, I found that I could not raise my head from the pillow witlmut nausea. The symptoms were exactly like those which mark the effects of an overdose of laudannHi. ii. I have tliought it due to myself and to my professional reputation to recount these facts before briefly speaking of my recent testimony, as an expert, in the Katcliff murder trial, the character of my relations with the accused having been pcrdisily misrepresented. The circumstances of that celebrated ease are no doubt still fresh In the recollection of the public. Mr. John 11. llateliff, a wealthy, middle-aged merchant of BoiHOn, came to St. Imis with hii young Ih-mIc, tm tlieir wedding journey, His sudden death at the Planters' Hotel, followed by tke arrest of his wife, who wns entirely without friends or aconaituances m the city, Iter Indictment for murder by jMiisoniHg, the conflict of medical testimony at the trial, and the .i .. . . t ...

letter. instinctively l glanced upward, appcamt to imj uying, ami mai it, migni i unmc tnai it vm ne generaiiv con-

in the direction in which the eyes of Imj well to send for a physician. Dr. ceded by the profession that Iain neither . Mrs. "Wilson had leen so fixedly bent, j Cullert, who arrived within a very few a sensationalist nor prone to kc my There, framed in a quadrangle of bluo' minutes, found Mr. llatcliff in a pro self-command in the mazes of phy&icoskv. I saw tlie Itend and neck of Miss fHind stinmr, breathinr stertorioulv. psycholodc sncculHtion. I make tho

sash of the skvlitfkt had I He swore at the trial that when ho first I foregoing assertion deliberately, fully

etl, to afford ventilation. entered the room the prisoner, liointuipr . conscious of all that it implies.

woman was evwleiitlv lvinsr i to the bed. coolly said: "l sumo that ( hat was the mystery ot the

me tint hhji. on I i riihi imu.

It wifl w rmemlerl that tk State

ihtdvlm thnt th relaOont tf Mr. awl Mr. Kak4iff, as olrvHl liy tko jpierts d servant of tlw hotel, were not t j feHeiUHt; that rstriy ooketo hent, : tablw, habitually averting UU f;ws in kcr , rtwttco; that he wantluixtl aitukH&ly ? ami sorranU of tm hotl, were not t . . t 1.1 . . . . - aoout to noan lorMJventi unys jiruvions to IW iiin., ajujatenuy Hau stwjMJiitMt, ; m if by tb oppretMioH f some heavy ' mental bunion, and tkat wlien !i'tteil I by any owe connected with th Ihhiiw he i Martol a? if from a liream, antl an- . sworctl incokerently if at all. ' It ve:s sil shown thai. lv her hns- , uamt's ieam, mt. uaienn occaunt imc ; solo miatieAS of a large fortune. mo evwenco wannr ttirmiy umn , tke circumstances oi .ur. uaicun For 2 liour.s lie - no oo ife. At tho 1Mat tabic, itk irreat i Si'lf-pfKession, that husband wa j M-TMHtsiy oVka'k RTHHily indtsiioscd. ooii alter II oVha-k atnitfht, Mrs. Katchff rans lier l)U, ami, without the lwv?t agitatvon of manner, remarked that her husband Dr. CullMTt's testimony seemed to mint unmistakably to iMiisonmr l:UlUailUlll Or moriMllllO. I HB UI1C0I1- - t ...... ... i sciou.4 man's pulse was mil mil si slow; his ession of skin cold and pallid : the expression Mctharjry. l he eyelids, beuiff lorci - . bly opened, tlte pupiB were

.i... .i i t . , t i. :i i i I.:... t ; ? . H .... !.;. .1. . 1.: ............

, scon to ne contracted to mo

1 sizejf pinhcatls, and violently turned inward. iuer,tne stertorous oreautin'r developed into the ominously loud rattle of mucous in tho trachea; there were convulsions, attended by copious froth-iug-s t the mouth; the under jaw fell i upon the breast; and par.tly.sis and death followed, four hours after Dr. Culbert's t..i arrival. Several of the most eminent practitioners of the city, put upon the stand by tho prosecution, swore that, in their opinion, the symptoms noted by Dr. Colbert not only indicated opium " poisoning, Init could have resulted from ho other cause. On the other hand, tins State absolutely failed to show either that opium in ; any form had been purchased by .Mrs.

i,;ucmi in oi. ihus, or mi irati-i w liiynan eueiisoiui.neiritauxntersaiauu

opium in any form were found m the , tion to the highest bidder ; and.tkc fair

room after tlte event. It is true tkat inr thus comfortably placed iu life, t!

the Prosecuting Attorney, in his elosMijr hard-favored weru iriven to whomsoev

argument, sought to make tin latter would take them with such dower as circumstance tell against the prisoner, might lie considered a reasonable comHe argued that the disappearance of any I pensation. The auction was disconvessel containing or having contained , tinned in Christian times, but marriagelaudanum, in view of tlie positive evi- contracts still partook of the form of a

dence that laudanum had been cm - , ployed, sencd to establish a deliberate intention of murder ami to demolish any ; theory of accidental poisoning that the defense might attempt to build; and he " prxjoumieu nan a uozen uyimiuuueai , methods by which Mrs. Katcliff might nave uisposcti, m tHivancc. oi mis evi - dence of her crime. The Court, of 1 course, m summing up, cantKmed tlie I Jury against attaching weight : hypotheses of the Prosccutinj to mestt cutmg Attor - I ney. 1 he Cmirt, however, put much em- ( phasis on the medical testimony for tin? 1 prosecution, and on tlte calm declaration of Mr, ltatcliff lo Dr. Cttlhert, I supiMse that I have kdlwl him." llav aving conducted the autopsy, ami rward made a qualitative analysis of contents of the dead man's stomach, afterw the I was nut upon the stand as a witness ior me oeicnso. I Then I saw tke prisoner for the first I fltlll Ill IIUII'.I IllflH I It'll VltVN When I had taken the oath and answered the I J preliminary questions raised the veil which si ms, Mrs. Katcliff she had worn since the trial liegan, and kwked me in the face with the well rememlMjred eves of Miss. Borgier, I confess that my liehavior during the . .. . . . . . .. t ... ... m t i ursb iev iiKJiouiiis oi stirpnsc anorucu i . . . . .. i wine ground ior tne rejMirts mat were i afterwards current concerning my rela- ' .! . - 1- .t. .. . . .. . i ll nous wiiu tnu prisoner. iter eves 1 . .. . ' cnaineo not oniy mine, mil my tongue j also. I saw Jerusalem again, and the j face framed in bin , into the atnphithcat e skv tMJcrim? down amphitheater of'the old ledieal I College. It was only after a straggle which attracted the attention of Judge. jury, bar, and spectators that I was able I to proceed with my testimony. That testimony was strong for the accused. My knowledge of the case was wliolly post-mortem. It began with the autopsy. Nothing had been found that indicated poisoning by laudanum or by any other agent. There was no morbid appearance of the intestinal canal ; no fullness of theccrelnal vessels.no scroti effusion. Kvery appearance that woukl j have resulted from death by poison was 1 wanting in the subject. Tlmt, of course, was merely negative evidence. Hut, ' , furthermore, my chemical analysis had proved tlie alienee of the poison in the ! system. The opium odor could not be detccttd. I had tested for morphine . . . . with nitric ackl, penmiriato of inm. ackl, chromnte of pouwdi, and, most importnntof all, iolic acid. Iliad toted

JM'M whh tK iwr mm itmm uv urnFUiMHn'jt. As far u tit resourocH of OllfHHMj cktiiuktrv eoukl avail. 1 lutil i provel that, tuHwitlMaiuliiitf tUo i-vtitti- , umw of Mr. Uateiiff ' vmf Iniforo iK'ntli, tleiMk hail not rrtiiitetl from l.tiithuitim t or nny other iwwon known to scionce. or nny otiwr jwwon kw The ijucaIioms by ctHiHKl i to my prevl wtli the prwonw, I thli l0HM.Mlt!lff una aciimintaiu:u was Hide to an swer truthfully in a manner that did not shake theforooof my medical tcstimonv. Ami it was ehielly on the Mrength of tltis tetKiinony that the jury, after a t-hort delilKiratkm, returned a verdict of not guilty. l)kl I swear falsely? No; for science bore me out in every assition. 1 kuuw inxi not. a urop oi laiiiiantuu or fcram of iiKtmhino had na.s'tl llatcliff's lijw. j uypni i to nave ucoiaren inv outlet ro- , zuuus tnu iruu causu ot uio liliUrs , l:tth, anil told llm jrtoryo! mv nrcvioiw 1 observations of Miw ltorrier's case ? 2Co; for no court of justice would have listened to that story for a single mo nwjiit. 1 know that tke woman did not iminlor her husband. Yet 1 believed and knewax surely n wo can know , any thing where tins basis of ascertained fact is slender and t,ke laws obseurothat she poisoned Iiuh, jxhsoiwI ftim to tlcMh wttk her eyes. noxiou.s ...... , thrmigh her eyes? What was the record inimi;ii.u n iiibii n tllilll ".et levl

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it iv t ..i.wt... nvt j link .1 lliu ILVfllli by ! of her ancestry, tho secret of preilispwi-con-I tion in ln-r ch4c? By what occult nroc-

I 11011 111 JUT CHSC. 1JV Wlial OCCIIIl liriH!jess of evolution did her glance deprive ' the toxical effect of the pnpmvr soniHif- ... .. . . . i ry, I may wty timt t have now m ii mv t nosskn ti loiter from her. wriiten tit ter her aeipiittal, proposing to "endow me with her fortune and herself; as well as a copy of my reply, respectfully declining the offer 1 'ork Hun. Venetian Xarriaaes, The Vcnetains have had n practical and strictly bttsiness-liku way of arranging marriages" from the oarlied times. The shrewdest pnivision has always been made for the good of the State, private and public iutere-t being consulted, the small matter of the affection has iH.en left to the clmuecs ot nssoeiai tion, and it socictv has docs wem that Venetian over dealt ovcreiy with wives whom ineompalibiliscek consolation outside of HertMlotus relates that tho Husbands or ty forced to matrimony. Ikjie i;r ! public and half mercantile transaction. f Al a comparatively late eriod Venetian . fathers went with their daughters to a ; great annual matrimonial fair at San t Pkdro of Castello Cilvolo, and the youth , oi the lagoons repaired thitiKT to choose wives from the number of the maidciW. ' t neo were an iiresscit in white, with hair loose about their neck, and each ; lwre her dower iu a little box, slungover nersnouiuer ovanoiMiii. it is (supposed . that there was cominonly an miderstanding lietwccn each damsel and some youth in the crowd ; as soon as all had paired off, the bishop gave them a sermon and his lienedictidn, and the young men jrathered no tneir brides and Ikixcs i and went awav wedlel. This tdng to I San Pietro's selecting a wife, ami : rying her on the .-pot, out of f could only have beon the contriva and marhand. anee oi a straightforwanl practical race. Among the common people betrothals were t iua:ia:cd with .even greater case and dispatch till a very late day in history. and m the recent of a certain trial which t took place in there is an account of one of these brief and uncennonioiw I courtships, give evidi Donna Catanissa, wlto gives evidence, ami whom I take to have been a worthless, idle gossip, was one day sitting at her door when Pietro ofTrento passed, selling brooms and said to her: 44 Madonna, give me .some nice girl to be my wife.M As'Donna Catanissa thought at once of a suitable match, shesnitf: 44 In faith of (tod, I know one foryou. Come again to-morrow." So then both met next, and the woman chosen by Donna Catanissa was asked : "Wotildst thou like to have Pietro for thv husband, as (Jod commands the Holy Church?" "Yes," she answered. And Pietro, being asked tho like question answered: 44 Why, yes, certainly." And they went off nnd had the wedding-feast. Eniflwh MniiiziHC. A lwnquct was recently given to the Mayor of Stafford, in England, at which, in consequence of his wife having given birth to a daughter during his mayoralty, he was presented, m accordance with an ancient custom, with a silver i cradle, which, with ite supports, weighed over law ounces, tne wnoie planning . inches high. The cost of the cradle was defrayeilby public subscription.

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