Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 4, Number 51, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 20 June 1874 — Page 2

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THE MAIL

A PAPER FOR THE |*EOPLE.

HOW AND AFTERWARDS.

BY DISAH XAIUA MCSLOC*.

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Hhe hastily woke her Mill sleepin companion, an affright, which she before a* not shown, marking her face.

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king

Laura

awoke with a start, and looked

inquiringly around. Where are we she asked.

Still motionless I Something must be done at once. There Is surelva Tillage or habitation near us, at which we can procure a conveyance. 1 will see the conductor. The engine may be nearly clear."

It will be two hours vet, at least," remarked a passenger Who overheard tar.

Two hours." cried Laurte, who was now fully awake. "What

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Mi— Reynolds turned to him with a fltce full of agony, despite her efforts at self-control. The conductor for the fin* time realised that no ordinary impatience moved these women—that some vital occasion required their speedy presence forward.

I fear, sir, that you Imagine that wa are nervous over trifles. It Is a question of life and death with us. A man's ttfte ice in Salem bt-

the conductor,

in sudden excitement. "In Salem! 1 know of but one man whose life i*kt danger there to-day, and be is being murdered by the law, in my opinion."

I am the bearer of a reprieve from the Governor for Dr. Wilmer, the man you allude to," replied Miss Reynolds, her repressed excitement jat length ti

length gctery pasScn)ked at har,

ftill control of her. Every ger tn the car ttuhod and look* as she rose from her seat in har energy.

Wc must go forward! It is no matter of desire, but of absolute neccwdty. Ton must, oh, sir, yon most aid us. Consider what fiital result may flow from evcuap hour's delay

Whatever I can do shall he done, that you may depend upon," heeded with unwonted vl«£»r* "I would ran the train back to the next station but that we are blocked Htmt in "both direotlons. There is one means of conveyance. but that I dare not ask yon to take."

Anv means! We dare take any means}" she cried, with sudden jayfab neaa. "What is it* sir? Nothing shall deter «*."

It is a conveyance suited for rough men, not for reined ladk*. If yo« will delegate your mission, I will engage te send a trustv agent* who will be mock better able to reach Salem than yourself."

No, air 'I will trust no one. Where any man can go. 1 can and will.go.in thto case. Thai 1 can be trusted to In nothing deter me I am

SOT*of.

frozen snow, a alighl bias of eaeaping steam al»ne tefling thatjutejowers wer^f^e^ing,

411 eyes were tufnedjres** dertagly upon tiM-p, «C1h ey PTOHIMI hastily on the locator, wi way with a busy imj The laborers rested tor a moment to let them pas*. The snow in front was fall six feet deep, but the many feet that had trodden over ft had the aurfitee till it easily bora their weight. The spaee which would naVe to be dag through waa y* cooskiersble. Mim Reynold*' judgment told her that It would t»b till mid-day, at least, to open a passage.

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Were vou not too sanguine, sir, ui your estimate of time fciiv uked. 1 have to satisfy people," be replied, with a shrug. "If I keep them quiet for two heoiy, they can aee tor themselves that two hours more will setihem free. It would not do to give them tha whole better doaeat enoe."

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A Life in the Balance.

BT CHARIJM M0KB»,

Author of th# "Diamond Sleeve Button."

CHAPTER XXV. .. [conranyiaxj

Mis* R™nolda was the first to awake. She was ia moment in returning to a fall situation, A bright sunlight lay upon .the snow without, mud a single glance showed her that it was at least eight o'clock in the morning.

The conveyance alluded to «aa»anall. open oar. moved by protrudiag handlea, by wnoee aid the strength of the two stalwart men who stood there might be communicated, ttutwfrti intermediate gearing, to the wheels.

Theae are trustworthy men," replied the conductor, answering a timid look of Laura's. He replied to the inquiring glances of the men by telling them the necessity of dlspatdi, but without hinting at the object of their unexpected passengers.

we do?

Ohl it ia too bad, this delay! Can we not see the conductor Shall I can hlmt Helsjost oatstde* remarked the passenger. shall be much

"Ifyon please, we obliged to you," replied The gentleman left th

Miss Reynolds,

gentleman left the ear, langhtng within himself at what ha thought a striking instance o1 womanly impatience, with probably a warm breakiast as its utmost oMect. He returned, after a minute, with the conductor.

Can

I

do anything for you, ladies?"

asked the latter, leaning carelessly over the seat In front. We would like to have a conveyance of some kind. It is imperative that we go forward without a moment's delay."

We shall be free In an hour or so, and so you can certainly get no mace comfortable conveyance than this."

An hour or so r* replied Laura, somewhat contemptuously. "Do you know that there is death in your *of Is there no village near, where we can obtain a carriage? We cannot stay here! We must go on 5"

We are not within five miles of a villago," be replied, "and the snow is not broken. It is impossible to go on until carriage snow, sleighs."

1 am

sure ofno agent, I will trust no o»o but mvwelf." I will say this for you, then, von are a woman worth nine-tenths of the iwu I have seen,"he replied, in tone* of genuine admiration. VThis la my idea. 1 have to send to Bronton for some .tools to repai* a slHrht break In the Maine. THte tevrap| v. r-!»are all down, trot I have a hand-power ear Just beyond the cut. and am sending two men forward for the tools. It is a rough affair, and will be a cold. rW* though the temperatare Is much inruted this sr*omin}j. It ia the only means 1 can offer, and one that I hate to ask you to accept* 1 would take y©arrai«- wimys- TTlf dare leave ray train.'1

You need not fear for aa»" «ried I/aura. "We are young and strong. I have foced as cold waather for thepleas*re of a sletgh-rtde. 1M atant. Ton nave our hearttell thanks, air. and shall have them doubly for haa-

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by all the psMsengers. most of whom had overfieard this ernirwrsirtion. It was an animated scene withwat. Tbeaunliyht lay ia a warm gk* the white surSce, that hid every vertiffe of the earth. It was trodden, on both sides ef the train, Into a herd prth,thirtiedl beyond the angina, to where a party rf laborers were siill digging indtwartowrtj noMt nam, alreedy aeverai hundred

into the cleared the \radc f» feet before the engine. A number of passengers were scattered at various points, tooking corfonsl They passed the engine, a quiet, mam, thickly hwnNtod In

He had brought cushions from the car, which he arranged as comfortably sa possible, and bade them wrap t&elr shawls closely round them. it Is not very cold, but the swift motion through the air may bo unpleasant. However, there is no avoiding it. And now good-bye, and (led bless you. You have iny heartiest wishes for your success. Lav to vour work, with a will, my men. I will make it worth your while if you reach Bronton in two hours."

Laura's quick reply hardly reached his ears, so rapidly aid tho muscular arms of their attendants drive the car forward. Miss Reynolds simply looked her thanks. A wave of the hand was the last signal from the warm-hearted conductor, as they rounded a curve, and lost sight of the scene of their long detention.

Far as the eye could reach, an unbroken bed of snow took the land in its white embrace, and clothed in purity tbe barren winter fields. The sun glinted from the white surface with almost blinding radiance. Not a cloud was visible above them wread a glorious, azure canopv beneatn lay the new-fallen snow over whieh they sped as over a level, white plain.

The men worked away diligently, net once looking round at their unusual freight. Tbe wind caused by the swift motion was rather keen, but they enjoyed the ride with unlooked-for «st. The thought of the deliverance from fear and anxiety to which it was taking them was not the least cause of this enjoyment.

The men stopped to rest as they struck a down grade, over which the car ran with unabated rapidity.

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You can reach BronUn, then, in two hours!" asked Miss Reynolds, of the most promising looking of their roughly dressed attendants.

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ItH take three hours, every minute Ofit, ma'am," he replied, "and wearing work too."

The conductor declared that you would be there before eleven," sh'e replied, with some alarm.

He thinks we're made of stoel and iron, ma'am. Muscles will wear out, and this work is mighty severe."

Yon must bring us there before eleven," cried Laura, decidedly. "I will pay you ten dollars for your trouble. Arid will double it if you make it balfpastten,"

The last ean't be done, ma'am. It's not in wood and iron to do it. But we'll trv and get you there by eleven and it won't be no boys' work, neither."

Grasping the handles again, they now settled down to their work in a steady, resolato way, that was full of the elements of promise. The hardoit-work-ing men are seldom those who make the most show. These men seemed moving with comparative deliberation. But every mo vamemfc told. There was no dead-wood in their muscular exertion. The handles turned with tho regularity of clock work. The car shot over the wintry seeoe with a rapidity that brought new hope to their hearts—a rapidity that showed no dimlaution at the end of an hour's labor.

But tbe work was, as the men had declared,

WIT

toilsome. They pass id a

station, fivo miles distant from Bronton, at unabated speed, tho few loungers regarding with astonishment the unwonted sight. But now their energies began

Tlie speed of tbe car greatly dias Uiey relieved each other in

taking Intervals of rent. Even taura's offer of an Increased gratuity failed to re-awakea their sinking energies.

At this perilous interval-she bethought her of anew expedient. She comnttmmd to sing, ss it influenced by tbe excitement of their jourutt?. ttbe had a sweet vole®, and bn»kc forth in a stirring melody, that caused her companion to look at her In surprise and displeasure.

The men, on tbe contrary ^seemed delighted with tbe song. They forgot their w«arine«a in the pleasure of tins new sensation, and unconsciously their movement* fell Into the measure of the with a dedded Improvement In as she hem

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grateful smife, her appreciation of this shrewd Idea. The fresh young voice made the deserted fields ring with melody, changing from tune to tune, but all rapid in time, while the vigorous arms of the ISIMW

moved la sympathy with the rhythm mt tbe songs, their rough

warm with

aptaMtare that drove from them all thought of weariness. The milea foil behind thani as the minutes marched cm, and yet wanted a tew minute* of eleven wnen the rttde car dashed Into tlw workshop* at the Rmnton depot, fortunately ndirvtog the ladypuMwrngem from puring thejpumtlet of curious eye* at \he ticket station.

The honest laborer at ftwt reftwed lAum's gratuity, declaring that "her www* nice had paid them well for their work, and a trifle over into the bargain." But tie idght of tbe crisp bank-bill, and tbe nudge of his companion, changed Ms sentiment*, and he aucafwad It w»h rado bnt earnest Unuake. ••Now,Mias Reynold*," tald taura, fisthev hastened Into the streets of the citv, "I am at home h«v. and know Joat where to look for a wlwgh and a good IKKML We have three hours. We must est something while the sleigh Is getting ready. Wa can leave here In half an hoar. Two hoars will eas&y take us

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The road here, however, had become partly broken, and the difficulty of progress was much diminished." In the midst of his felicitation upon this fact, one runner of tbe sleigh suddenly tiltea on a huge stone in the track. It righted immediately, but the sudden jolt flung him out into the road. Only Laura's hasty grasp of the reins prevented a runaway of the startled horses.

Worse even than the slightly-«prained wrist with which he rose from the ground was the fact that one of tho traces had been broken by the jerk.

What can we do Oh! what ean we do cried Laura, in sudden distress, after her momentary exhibition ofen-

Repair damages," he replied, coolly. "I will have to call on assistance from you ladies, as my wrist is past using. Please lift that seat, and you will find some oord."

Miss Reynolds, who retained her fall self-possession, despite Iter anxiety, did as directed. With a toc palo as death, lips comnresed with pain, yet without a tremor in her hand or symptom of haste In her movemeiitiy she proceeded to obey his directions, binding the broken trace together as tightly as possible. Fie fortunately had an instrument by which they were enabled to make holes in the leather, through which tho strong cord could be passed. Despite the pain in his wrist, lie assisted the deft movements of her fingers as much as possible. 11T surgical experience stood her In good stead now. Hhe had learned to quiet her nerves In exciting circumstances.

Yet time was fatally flying. They got the trace knotted to the satisfaction of the gentleman, btit tho perilous hour bad been deeply eaten Into the delay, and four long miles stretched out before them yet.

He grasped the reins, on their re-en-trance into the sleigh, but had to r.(lease them, with a groan.

Miss Revnoldstook them silently from his hand*," placing herself on the forward seat beside him.

Thank vm," he said. "I am not fit to drive, can use tho whip, though and tlxwe horses must reach Haletn time."

Re-invigorated by their short rest, the horses aprang forward, dragging the

sleigh over the crunching snow at a rapid speed. An occasional light touch of the whip-lash added to their energies, and the remaining distance waa rapidly diminishing.

Hoon theoutlvlng liotises of Salem met their hopeful eyea. the inmates viewing with surprise this flying virion. The snow was here well broken, and the sleighing all that could be dealred.

Ten minutes more brought them into the town Itaelf. Through its streets they careered with undiminished speed, the people gating with aatonlshmant at the MNwtadfc of Miss Reynolds re-ap-pesifng in their town in such a manner, and driving a pair of mettlesome horses at tbe top of their speed. Whisper of an unexpected reprieve had bean neatd in Salem, and It occurred to some of them that this waa her mission. A rush of people toward the prison at once began, each anxfeoa to near the earliest tkUags.

Meanwhile the flying boraes had trav creed the ftill length of the to where, at Its tipper extremity, frowning walls of the prison, with a fierce tightening of the rati

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nto Salem, and we will have half an hour to spare." Your calculations allows nothing for contingencies, lAura," said the other, as she hurried anxiously forward. "Nor have I any heart to cat. Wo must sot out at the earliest possiblo moment. There strikes eleven now."

Ij»ura proved as good as her word in all respects, for the half hour and the meal on her part were passed by tho time the sleigh was ready for them. The proprietor, a personal friend of hers, volunteered to drive them himself,on learning their errand. •'The roads are very heavy," he said. "There has been little travel on them yet, and this sun lias weakened tho crust so that we will cut throngh. It is going to be dreadful hard work on my horses but they are bound to go through in time, or I know nothing ol horse-llesh."

The merry jingle ofsleigh bells, that made the air musical, was In mock contrast to the foreboding fear that tilled the heart of Miss Reynolds, throbbing painfully under the important document which lay hidden upon her bosom.

The moro sunny temperament of Laura was beginning to re-assert itself. Their safe deliverance from all tho obstacles which the fates seemed to have heaped in their path, and the assurances of their driver, appeared to banish the last fear from her heart. Tho singing mood in which she had lately indulged was partly a result of this reaction, and had helped to increase its strength. It seemed as if she was right in her new cheerfulness, and that her companion was needlessly depressed. For though the travel proved indeed licfv y, yet their driver pushed forward lus iiorseB with merciless energy. The labor they performed would have taken them to Salem in an hour, with good roads. As it was they were four miles distant at one o'clock.

ASD DEATH WITH

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wn.to sae the Hera,

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a midden stand still.

were brought to Miss Reynolds sprang with a light bound from tbe sleigh, and In an Instant nun was tugging with all her strength

OSEPHS' LAST CARD.

The cxcUement In Salem was intense. Tho criminal for whose life so many of the inhabitants had thirsted was snatched from the very jaws of death at such a critical moment, that it seemed as if tho hand of God had been outstretched to save him.

For some time past there had beeu a gradual revulsion of feeling in his favor. The evideut disbeliefin tbe justice of his trial, and the sufficiency of the evidence displayed by the various literary and scientific journals, had taught many of the people that they might have been too hasty in their Condemnation.' And latterly, the Salem Herald, a paper possessing great influence in the town, nad changed its tone, and had published several editorials favorable to the prisoner. These had produced a still greater effect, and the impression was beaming wlue spread that the accused should have another trial, even among many who still believed him guilty.

That ho had been poorly defended,waa acknowledged. It was soen now that the physicians should havo been more rigidly'questioned,and that tho evidence of the will had been allowed undue •minenc*. The fact of Mr. Crawford's ng accepted the case, and that from pparent belief !n the innocence of his client, aided In producing thla ohango in public opinion. He was known to be a shrewd and honest lawyer, and one in whose judgment great reliance might be placed.

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Tho action of the judgo in refusing a now trial, or even a delay in the period fixed for execution, was severely commented on. Public opinion deitianded it, and he should be the servant of public opinion, they argued, and it was not creditable In him both to refuse tho

prisoner a fair chance himself, and to hinder any other judge from hearing the argument in his favor.

The manly bearing of Dr. Wilmer upon the scaffold aided this changing tide of sentiment. He had shown tbe spirit and the nervo of an honest man, and to the last moment had persisted in doclaring his innocence. Some of course said that tills was but the bold demeanor of guilt, but to many others it seemed tbe bearing of conscious Innocence.

Miss Reynolds and Laura McBride wcrt tho lions of the town. Tho story of their journey, once told, spread with wondrous rapfditv, and excited the utmost interest. It waa acknowledged that no man could have shown more energy and persistence than had been displayed by these two women and their utiAinching determination to overcome tbe apparently insurmountable obstacle# of their way was greatly admired.

The former, however, stayed but a short time to receive the admiring looks and congratulatory words of her friends. She waa several days in recovering from the nervous exhaustion of her journey. She remained a few days more, nmeh occupied to interviews with Mr. t*r»wford, and in transacting other necessary details of business, to heed what the people thouj^iU She had a short interview with Dr. Wilmer, in which she restricted heraelf and him to strictly business conversation, leaving the cell at the first whisper of sentiment. He had grown very hopeful since his reprieve, and felt confident of an acquittal.

She had another interview with Mr. Crawford before departing, saying to him on leaving the office,

Understand, Mr. Crawford, I wish to be called ss a witness in this triaL"

M0n

what grounds?" he replied in

sutprise.

MI

wsa not aware tnst you

hadiny personal knowledge of this case.** Nor have I. I wish to be examined a medical expert. I have studied

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Simultaneously with the first tinkle of this bell, tho clock on the town-hall, in loud, deep accents, that pulsed like the voico of fate upon their hearts, rang out tho first stroke ofthc dreaded hour of two.

Within the prison walls a crowd of people was assembled. In their.midst rose the fatal" gallows, occupied by the sheritr, a clergyman, and the condemned prisoner.

The latter stood at the edae of the dreadful platform, his arms folded, and surveying the assembled mass of people with an eye in which no one could detect a quiver, a firm lip, fend a face with but a trace of pallor, which might have been tho effect of liia long 9ontlncment. Tbe hour of death had arrived, and he was prepared to meet it, as he had often fhcea it neforo on tho Held of battle.

All eyes were upturned now in anxious soiicitude for lus re-appearance, and If iirno ii'WK mmufiiPA ill

it was with a natural moisture iu the eyes of many that they beheld a cloud, as it were, rushing into sight, saw the precious reprieve extended, heard a voice calling in hysterical accents

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At this instant, the loud clang of the

frison

bell rang through the enclosure, fierce and incessant peals. Mr. Crawford, who had stood in aside gallerv, with depressed head and a very sad fkee, called loudly to tho officials to hold, and rushed into tho ante-room of tho prison.

my taatimMijr ftgainat luitoua sentence." medio*! expert P' he

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«Jdented, «ir. And yet there have been some very mtftil and creditable AIM things. I JrtR inaugurate a new idea In the public mind. As to what people may say, caring for that."

am past

Well, well, this a now idea. You must give me time to consider it." "Certainly. Consider as much as

you

wish, but con­

sider that I am in earnest," she replied, with a smile. The next day she left Salem.

Mr. Crawford now went to work with a will, under the influence of the Governor's reprieve, and the decided change in public **ntiment, tbe demand for a new trial, could no longer be refused. His points were so well taken, and showed so clearly the Insufficiency of the former evidence, and the neglect of essential elements of a fidr trial, that the judge before whom the owe was argued at once decided that the nature of the former judicial proceeding imperatively demanded that the prisoner should have a secoxta chance for his life.

The decision gave very general satisfaction. There was still a faction in the town led by Mr. Josephs, which dung to a Arm belief in the

guilt of the accused, and demanded tbe execution of tho sentence. But this party was now in a decided minority. The great mass of the townspeople felt that Dr. Wilmer had been unfairly dealt with, and though many of these still doubted his innocence, they declared that no man should be condemned without a full sifting of the evidence. This feeling found expression in frequent visits of influential citizens to his cell soma curious to see the demeanor of the re-

rieved

prisoner, others anxious to hear statement, and some with a belief in his innocence and a desire to speak cheering words to him.

Mr. Josephs was losing ground in the town through this verging of opinion to the other side. It was said that he had been unwarranahly savage in his attacks u]on the accused,and had shown a feeling of personal spite tliat should not have been admitted into such a matter. His action In regard to Dr. Wilmer's in vestment In oil stock had become well known, and was now given its right name of an outrageous swindle. More than one of tho people had been similarly made the victims of Mr. Josephs

gitternessspeculation,

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Saved 1 ^Saved! Thank God for Ids mercy!" The prisoner, who had not blanched at the sight of death, now turned ghastly palo, and would have fallen but for tlio support of the sheriff.

onius for and their natural agpinst him widely infected tbe public mind.

There was another cause of his grow ing unpopularity. His fortunes were plainly and rapidly on the wane. He bad neglected his business in tho inter ests of speculation until affairs at his store had grown dangerously involved. It was leaking out that many of his investments were of the most shaky de scrlption, and despite his efforts at con cealment, it became known that he had already met with severe losses. Tbe large sum which he had induced Dr. Wilmer to invest in one of his schemes had not benefitted himself, as tho enterprise had gone by the board, a dead loss to all parties concerned. It was shrewd ly believed, too, that he had been largely calculating on inheriting his aunt's money as a means of rescuing himself from the slough into which he was falling. and that one chief cause of his fierce enmity of Dr. Wilmer was liis threatened disappointment in this respect.

All this tended largely to decrease the popular re»pect for his judgment, to produce an opinion that he lacked in discretion, or, as others expressad it, in common sense, and a sentiment that he deserved ill luck for his dishonest action toward those who had trusted in him. Besides, he was on the downhill track

The majority of thosowho had applied their snoullers to push him up, were now ready to lend their aid to kick him down.

This is btit human nature. Tho prosperous bask in the smiles of the community, and obtain every commendation for "discretion, wit, and* all the business virtues. But let prosperity once desert them, and it is suddenly discovered that their shrewdness was but blind trust in luck, their fair fortune a hollow sham, their honesty a thin web with one unsightly side, and their whole life a mistake and a cheat. Into such quickttand of opinion Mr. Josephs was sinking. 1"

Our fair friend Laura McBride did what little lay in her power to strengthen the feeling in favor of her cousin. The change of events privileged her to use the powerful, "I told von so," to her acquaintances, and she dkl not hesitate to repay them for ail they had formerly made her suffer. Elated with their success in procuring the reprieve, with the confident tone Mr. Crawford, and the good spirit* of her cousin, she felt as if the present state of affairs was equivalent to a verdict of acquittuL and acted accordingly. The natural reaction from the state of depression—so foreign to her disposition —Into which events had thrown her, added to this confident tone. Xor was her present state of mind without efficacy. Every person, however humble, exerts an influence on tho formation of publio opinion. A young, vig orous-minded, and earnest person is a

powerful lever in letting the general mind Into her grade of thought. That which Is iterated and reiterated with argument and energy, and with the elation of confident belief, flows like successive waves of opinion into the public brain, and moves on In ever diminishing ripnlea,tlll from one centre a wide field of thought is affected.

Opinion sows opinion and from seeds of belief the growth is rapid. Thus every partisan of Ir. Wilmer, In the present unsettled state of the public mind, was a powerful force in his favor, and tne moat influential of these, aa the most earnest and interested, waa hia a a

Nor must it be imagined that such a growing change of sentiment was of no value to the prisoner, that the court would deckle the matter according to the law and the evidence, without heed to what people thought. We have already seen the strong effect which advent* public opinion had produced upon bis former trial. The reaction in his favor waa sure to be an element of success in the new trial. Besides, whatever the power, public, upon the likely to be efficacious.

me new iruu. uesiaes, wnaie Judge, witness, or lawyer miaht say, jury were the ultimate deciding povi This jury would represent the pub and a favorable impression upon people at large was therefore 1 highly effi

And yet, after admitting all these fair appearances, thers remained a dark side

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to the oase which threw a deep shadow of doubt over the noult,

There were the suspicious ciromnsUnces surroundJiig tl|e will to be accounted for, tha evidence o* Dr. Bartnun, and the pjNfttiv* testimony of the

unprecedented? A fcniale ft wo medical professors, to beak aside. Theae had been doubted

by the newspa­

but the newspapey articlca had not under the searching re visattorney. So journals might of the

pers but Uxe been written Ion of a the opinions be baaed on a wrong conception of case, and the new examination might bring forth facta which would change these opinions to tha other slde.~Tm confidant tone of Dr. WUmer'a friends waa thus baaed ratbor on hope than an sound logic. It waa very fair from certain that the former judgment would bo reversed no one could tell what points of evidence, criminating or the contrary, lay buried in the papers of the lawyers. in the memories of the witnesses, ready to be sprung upatt tho coart at the proper moment.

Yet, as we have argued, their confidence was not without its favorable influence upon the result. It might prove greatly to Dr. Wllmer*S advantage that his friends had worked with such faithAil trust in his innocence, and such an elated anticipation of hia acquittal.

The new trial would be brought before tbe court about the middle of February. The lawyers, however, had already nearly completed their prelimiuares, and had amply to wait the arrival of tho important day, on which again, in the quiet town of Salem, a human being was to bo put on trial for his life.

THE OLD MA JDS THERMOMETER. Age. 15, Anxious for coming out, and the attentions of the other sex. 46. Begins to have some idea of the tender paasion. 17. Talks of lovo in the cottage, and disinterested affection. 18. Fancies herself in love with some handsome man who has flattered i-v her. 10 Is a little more diffident on account of being noticed. 20. Commences being fashionalric. 21. 8tiU more confident in her own attractions, and expects a brilliant establishment.

Refuses a good offer, bocausc he is not a man of fashion. 23. Flirts with every young man she meets. M. Wonders she is not married. 25. Rather more circumspect in her conduct. 26. Begins to think a large fortuno not quite so indispensable. 27. Prefers tho company of rational men to flirting. 2$. Wishes to tie married in a quiot way, with a comfortable income. 29. Almost despairs of entering the marriage state. 30. Rather fearful of being railed an "old maid." 31. An additional lovo of dress. 32. Professes to dislike balls, finds it difficult to get good partners. 33. Wonders now men can leave tho society of sensible women—to flirt with a foolish girl. 34. Affects good humor in her conversation with men. 35. Jealous of the praises of women. 36. Quarreling with her friend who is lately married. 37. Thinks herself slighted in societ y. 38. Likes to talk of tier acquaintances who are married unfortunately. 30. Ill nature increases. 40. Very meddling and officious. 41. If rich, as a dernier resort, makes love to a young mail without fortune. 42. Not succeeding, rails against mankind. 43. Partiality for cards and scatulal commences. 44. Severe against the manners of tho age. 45. Strong predilection for a clergyman. 46. Enraged at his desertion. 47. Becomes despondent and takes to tea. 48. Turns ail sensibility to the cats and! dogs. 49. Adopts a dependent relation to attend upon licr feline and cunino nursery. 50. Becomes disgusted with the world,'

I'fand vents all her ill humor on her unfortunate relations. And the balance of life doesn't care a fig one way or other. ti.Xii 11 Wftmrtrut),,.. HI ATS WHERE SHE MADE A

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A ludicrous scene was witnessed on a Rensselaer ami Saratoga train the other. day. A newly-married couple entered the car and took a seat. Tho husband wanting to smoke, left his wife and wept Into the smoking-car. The bride began to dote, and while she si opt a stranger entered the car, and aa it was crowded, quietly took a seat beside tho young wife. Shortly she began to noa, and doubtless Imagining that her husband was still iu the seat, gently reclined toward the stranger, ana soon her head fondly reclined on his breast. At this junc-' ture tho husband entered. 1

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mute astonishment.in the aisle until tho lady awoke, and, realiziug the situation drew back in amazement, suffused with blushes. Stranger explained, husband waa satisfied, and wife tried hard to appear unoonoemed.

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