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All Obituary Notices exceeding six lines, and Communications recommending Candilates for public offices or trust-or puffing Exhibitions, will be charged as Advertisements. ; jlAll letters by mail must be paid to isire punctual attendance. IIT Rev. FIF.DERICK RUtSH, is a traveling Agent for this paper, and is authorized to Taceive subscriptions and receipt for the same. (For the Sumter Bner.)'Ii' CIIRCUMSTANTIAEN~vl1 CENE. Dr n Z47.zIF ct.AkSFt-b' "Frank, dear Frank ! forget it, tb. t mny sake ! Philip is wild and thong -! wt ias not himself this evening or he wonhtd "" ii ve Insulted you in my prescnce and 4a.iv tout provocation. lie is iy brother. Frank." And theroefore, miy own Emily, his per nl sacred in my eyes; no power on rth could induce me to raise my arm Iimt , hatU timy do hd'hatoe me o "'!trly ? why should the twin brother slight and despise the betrothed husband of his only sister ? If he believes me unworthy of the treasure of her heart and hand why does he not boldly proclaim his disaplu'oval, and let me meet the accusation with denial 'onr confession? His constant and unpro. yoked attacks are wounding to moy honor as a man, and galling to tmy feelings as a lover. .,Hitherto I have borne them with patience but to day his conduct has been beyond en d rince. You do not know al!, Emily, you S of. know that he called tme a " scoundrel and hypocrite", before twenty witnesses, and sneeringly declared that I hal stolen like a wolf into the fold during the absence of the shepherd and meanly despoiled hi of his treasures." The young man paused in tuch agitation, while a burning crimson spot settled on his pale cheek, and his dar; eyes flashed fierce. ly. His companion dill not interrupt him by word or look, but her low sohbt bectncc more audible and her slight form bent helplessly forward. The sight of her anguish recall ei him to himself; taking a seat hesidoi her lie sothmed her with fond assttroes andiu kind words, and whetn he left her an hour after her look was calml arid event hiappy. Alais ! she dreamied not of the storm al!ready gat herinug in the hteavenis above her !-a few short hours and it hade broken in fury ont her head, and the brightrecss of' meory and the light of hope were alike extingntished. Emily? Duimnar was ani orphant, who at the early age of femir years, haleen efitc wvithber twin brother to the gnardianrshtip 4)r the old andl eccentric uncle w~hio hiad rear ed their mother. WVit h him they Ihad resiidedI -emtil his deathl two years hofotiri the uopeniingt *of this narrativei ; his place ini thme bonse had .then been filled by an ehlerly tmtm of his own .selectmoon, who was distanitly related to the yoiung persons etntrusted to his care. Ileing hslposssd of conisiderable wealth, pleasing persons,and refmeda mi an 1 in tumers, the Dimimars were wel' received ini the biest so eiety of the town where they lived. linJfor. .ttunately for P'hiilip, Iho became' in a short lima~ the intimate and prey of a btandl of fashionable speculators, who lured hint to the deuis of dissipation where till to whieb lht coutld Joy a claim in his own right was non sacrificed to his new 'oiused pao for gamting. Ilk itiunle had suspected his mtoraility foir omne mionthis biefore his deat h,-. undt when his will was read to the itnspeak ale chagrin of thte yonitg man, thle bnik of his fortutn' wa< left to Miss Duntimar, and even the' stin of two thtouand dolhir~s he. qthe.~ltd to htim, with the provi..o that it shioul d ho used for his graol ontly and withI the advice of his gumardiant, wats to revert to ht'r In the event, of his decease, lie hadl long Sinice becomni indebtetd to her for a large sum, atid the whole of her pocket nw-y witmonthily hastow d ott htim at his . trnest solicitation. Sheo wats not aiwart oif the uses to whmt'h he put the sum which ini bor banpj oitN havo hcont devoted to deeds Lf chatrity. Juintg lis absench-on a tor of pheasure to a tnelghboring-sfate, Emily had formedu an in.imnay with a vonng la!vatte nosefd it the town, at whose house she was introdu ced to Frank Woodburn, a cousin of her friend'. Their acquaintanco soon ripened into friendship,-thoir friendship rapidly changed into love,--and love had boon con fessed and was seemingly progressing to its consummation when the truant brother re turned. Iik rage was boundless, at the 'tulucky accident,' as ho styled it at his club, which had thrown the two together; Emily had never loved before and as she was in her twenty-second year he had cher. ished an idea that she would reain---his " unmarried sister until her death (which he was convinced worl! take place previous to his own) when of couuse the coveted wealth would be his." These sentiments he had expressed frequently and jiublicly;-and every opportunity had been taken to annoy and insult Woodhurn, and thus to bring about a quarrel which he hoped would.in its ternination rid him of his enemy, and Emi ly of her lover. But the watchful sister did all in her pon-er to prevent a collision be tween them and in their last interview Frank assured her that not only his regard for her,' but a solemn promise made to his mother on her death-hed would prevent him from meet ing her brother in a duel. I is father had fillen a victim to tha ildse creed of honor prevahemut among men of the workl, and Mrs Woodbinurn hoped to avert such a fate from her only son. After parting with her companion on the evening when the almv nonversation look place, and watching his rolineing figure im.. til it disappeared at the entrance of a narrow alley ' o:me distance down the. street, Emily entered the house and sat fotr manuy miuttes in intense thought. She then started up and with hasty stns mugist her brothor's auartmeat. Philip was not at home, but her intention was to leave a note on his table,. reqiuesting an interview with him at an early hour en the following morning; her fear being that he would leave the honuse as was frestpent!y the case, withut joining the famzt ily at breakflast, and thus prevent a meeting between them during the day. The con cluding lines other note were: "You will imagine doubtless that the sub jeet l peti p J;wi ghtpg*ygi goy is l unaccountable injustice of your con duct towards Mr. Voodburn. Your wan ton insult of him in my presence has been a matter of painful theoglt to ae, and of nuch excitement to him dring this evening. You must explain yonr.self or I will not answer for our longer firbear-ance." IHaving tulded antd laid it on the table she was about to retire when the name of her lover on a paler hefore her in her ltrrather's hanid writing, caught her eye. On close examination it proved to he a half-written challenge to Voslburn, and Emnily's cheek b1urned with indignat'on when she thought of the contumly to which it refu.ial to ne ecpt such an invitUion would subject hitm. Taking tlp her pen agaii she wrote-I have road it '"--m the margin, and placed it side by si-l. with i:'r note;--she then re tired to her own room, andI cut:mncedl an epi.stle to hmr guar.li:t, Mr. lIhrnly, whmo was asemnt at the btlsil,, of an intiatett briend ,tone forty mil'-s distant. An hour pasched away, when thme noise of meany voices al of r.pid feet on the pavo mtent betyond her door and in the loiw.'r romts of lher hiaui, startled her. She li,tenedx ini. dhead;l suabbeid lmmmghu te lhar; !"--reacr-li her tear. A ideathlike thittne.s tomii over her, but with a .stronig eibrt shet cout rolled her emo tion and staggerintg tom the doosr wats striving with tri'mbiling lingers to turnt the hohil, wheni it suddlenly flew open and three or hibr otf the fmiity servants withI faces patle wvithi terror andu dismiiyi rumlied in. "Oh ! she lhas hiea:rd it, I kutow by her looks !" cried an ohi womatn wringitng hetr hands. andi thietn catcintg Emily arund the wacist, while the tears gushedeu fromu her eves, shto added~,--" My poo r tntfort unatte child, wvhat wvill youii doa !" "I have ie'ard nothing, ntur..e: Emily tintly ri'pontdi d,-"whati dohes all thii tman ? Ilas lie-bas my brother mutrdlered Mr. WVoodbmun T' "No !" was the indignant reply," but he, M~xr. W'toodbunrn has murdered vour btrother! yes, murdered himt int col blood ! stabbds hn to ihe heart !atnd is niow beitng led to a tdung-on tcoveredl with the lihii-drops otf miy poor chibi-thte child I carried ini those arms ini his innocent bab hyhood.-thle chmil his own mother tohulinm to hove as mcy own ! ( l. Miss Emily, I bathe you bewarte how you trusted a stagrslv, although his lan gttage wa-c soft and his looik triue and good! I lis had which pressed yours this very hotur as your future buishctnd's is now redI with the bhutl of your twin birothier!" Shto patulsetd in atlarm foir thmo light fnor f hu'ter young mist resa dlrojpedh int her itrums andi lhen headl fell Iiftehtessly on her shoulders. A gr:.y.haired man whlo hmd entered thle roton dunring her bast speech I, cante forward, andit lifting Emily fromt the floor to which she had sunk placed herr tenderly ont the bed, pushinug iack her clustering curls with hist rough hand and removing the curtains of the win dow so that the pure breath of heaven) couht touch her chckc "Iknew y'ou wou!d do more harm than good, nurse, with yotur reatless tnu,. he uaid rathershtarply, "If you had let n tell MimEmil~y I woa nt h,....e. t...... awyIt ifo in this way. What was the use of your palarer against Mr. Woodburn ? Did'nt you knov he was ongaged to your young mistress ? and that she loved him ? Was'nt it had onongh to tell her he had done the deed, without saying he had deceived her, and boasting of your keenness in having thought lie was a villain long ago?:" The old nurse generally list ened to the rebukes of the gardener with a spirit fiercer than his own, but the circum stances under which the present ono was administered, had softened her heart, so that she replied meekly and humbly. "I did'nt mean it, John I ledges, I dil'nt mean it! God knows I would not hurt Miss Emily's feelias for the world. I did not boast of any superior wisdom in thinking Mr. Woodburn a villain;-! believed him to be as good as ho professed to be, and I blessed the fate which had given my foster child suh a prospect of happiness for the future.", -Theg food woman melted into tears as she spoke, and her sobs were echocd by-the females w4o surrounded her. lion o-t John hIodges drew the back of his hand across his eyes, hemmed once or twice, and ithen walked ton distant window and seemed to be contemplating the neatness of his handi-work in tho garden beneath through the closed blinds by the pale moonlight. Af:era few moments he bustled back eager ly commanding theta to close the room and bring restomtives "Miss Emily ninst not see a set of pale faces whets she awakes. Go all of you, and nurse and I will watch beside her. Uring the Doctor, Susan, andI you, Jane, run to the next street for Miss fanny Darley. Tell her to conie quickly-Miss Emily will do better with her than with anty one else." The attached domnestics flew to obey him, for the breathless form and! hueless cheek of their mistress had terrified thetn. In half an hour more Dr. Walton and Miss Darlyv had arrived,-Enily was restored to con sciousness for she had recognized and spo ken to thorn, but she did not allude to the circumstanes which had .hrought them' thoro toa watch b'sT 'elhgr o t Ihed., : '1uuor powers,n Overl iit urn 'a e r own,. he fore the physician though it safe to leave her. At noon the next day she wok~o from a deep sleep, and after pressing her fingers tightly on her closed eyes for a few minutes as it- to shut out some horrid vision, she clasped her hands convulsively and burst into tears. Fantny Darley rojoiced at this sittn of sensi bility, and let her weep uninterruptedly for sonmetimo; she then spoeke to her in tender an l soothing accents until she beenme calher and more rational. After a littile while she inquired the circtmstanees of her brother's death. '- note from sty mother "answered Fan ny," who was alloweu d to visit poor Frank this morning, itf'ortns mne that after hey left you be procreeted to the hotse of a carpenter in Gre' All' y in order to pay hia for the ptiing up ofshelves in his oflie'. which he Lad done several weeks ago. IIe Ithad senreely walked half tle distatnee when at party tof itotxieated ment catte (itt rotin a dark-look ing house beetlore hint, anl as le recognized Mr. i)utnnar's voice andt knew that a scen'' iof v'iolce twouil be the cotsequen tce of at mte'eting~ haetween't thietm at tlhat titme. he' ste' peeoe ito the~ shuiadw of'e at ouwe ni 'r by mti ti they laud patss'd udown t ha sitret. 1i1 dlisceutredi that he' w as himuel f thme 'e u b. i t o c onvler,ation b-'tweeni thle fou r, antd th ey wemi'a all haotd itn aheir ex presints of hat ried anud de'sire for vengeuane atgaintt~ haim.-. Whlent they disappeared het pm~'t'e ed t te res~ience oft the~ mt'chiatnie but finding haitm frome hee leti thle tm'ney ad at ntte wviih his wife tand set ouat itn his retutrna. Cant y'ou lhear tat hetar aell tht'circum-a~'itme's. e!:r ttey cotinitt.' "Yeas, yes,. all !" wa.~s the quiciek, lowu relly," dot not oit eite. I 'iour, poo'r l''ranik " 'tor, F~riank trutlyv," a'choede the svumtia nievoelentt hteart leaf im inteo this tnot eafa-i. WhVlen sunerinter.-lowly utaaon renth cahn happeiniats,----a cry fter hielpe it at ,itrainedt andie aigontizeda voice beroeke thet s'iilnes.. tof ithe nighlt, aitid wihout an intat~'s thienig'ht hie rutshted forwa';rd itn thae direct titn wvhience the seandi parotteeded~a. IItt lie a rrivaed tooe Iate( toe prev'ent thae caetastroiphe, ind th o !ei n " folr his oiwn satfety. Neer the lace wheea thet party hada passeed himi half ten hoeur b. fotre, lie st aumblt'e ove'r iar rstitate f rtm, atndl beinug utttable to reco'ever' hi' eajpulibirttm, fo'r he hiad baeen wzalkinig veary riapiedly,...---hec I'l toa the grounde. A low grenand haelflu smoath-. ceredl sigh 'onia i ii tit I t was ta v'e Cxtitnct in thie body be'sido htiia It Ii ft'e it in htis armts, and ias the rays oaf the futtl moonutr fell ona the ghatly fitce whtat wits hit hoarror to discover the fe'atures of la'hilip l hinmar! Yoeu shttdiler, Emaily !-deiart, dos not lij. ten teo mor-" "Noe no'e dle not panso, Faninlty, If yaat would keop my heart frotna bursting. Oh l'hilipr unljfortunato brother! whyv didi youi scorn my prayer when I wvarne'd you of thoa vile hearlysnos of your wicked comapan. Jions. and bosoaght you to give thom tip 1'-. S~he covered her ri' ...tl he hn_ ,a. . her slight framo shook 'with agony. But in a moment more her beseeching look was turned to her friend who resumed in a trem ulous voice "You may imagine what was Frank's emotion when he foundtthe twin-btothor of his betrothed wife weltering in blood in the open street,-dying by the hand of an as sanasin f Ilie scroamed loudly for help,-pil towed the feeble head on his bosom,-wiped the dow from the facor-and spoko softly and tenderly as a mother would soothe an bifahnt- Philip looked oaruestly at him for a few seconds then ruisod hi.-hand slowly and clamped the arm of his supporter. 'I have been unjust to you, unkind to you,' he said, in a failing voice,' I can mako no reparation save l-y givir.g )nu my dying thanks and good wishes. In any pocket" le added, feebly'-you will find amy watch and a paper-take it--quick ! qtick ! they are coming ! It is for Emily, it will pay her what I owe her. God blesa her and yon !" His tunes ceased, his heart dropped, and Frank had just laid the body gently down and removed the watch and pa per from the pockot when persons cane hurryirg up drawn thither by his cries. In stantly he was seized and borne away to prison beftre his mind had recovered from the shock of surprise and agitation, into which it had been thrown. A night ofcalmn reflection hus revealed to hint the dangers of his position,--glaring proofs clusterround him forming a chain-work of undeniable ev id'nce from which it is impossible for hitm to be freed without the immediate interpo sition of a kind 'rovidence. Jlut-Enily -quick, nurse, she is fitinting !" The old wonan dnamorously insistel that no one should sptraktogher young mistress again that day bat.- herself and the Doctor. -While chafing h.er pulseless lands sie said to the alarmed Fanny 'it is your doing, Miss Darley: your 'palaver' as iobu iHodges says, is killing her. Why do you talk to her about that-that Mr. Woodburn 1 Isn't it enough to. makolier 3 15940 ali the name f tho atastn ''j *lu j VI~th+r i1llil 1sJr ., roomn, c.dh: prl cpb the whispers which ran through the hoaso that 'their young lady was agaiin in that strnngewav'--you are always speakinag at a wrong tiname und in wrong words. Would'nt it he more likely to make 1 is; Emily hiiint to hear vo-i call 1 r. Wooadhurn by that rude nanoe ! Sha nte on y'on ! are you a decent wom:na and yet insut then fe-elings of the person wto has watcihed the whole night and day at this bedside without taking a mu mien t's rest or'sleep ! Shatie on you, I say again !'' Again his rebtike was p a-sed by tresean led, but the nuarse', kiaanes5 to -h Aiss Fan ny" increrased with evarv dhay: and during tihe t wiweks of lanily's illness tis na:a' of "that 31 r. V',odctmrna" never crowd-(l her lips. After a foruaight had dragged heavily away, )r. Wahnan proatuinaced his intient convaltesenat; and in a week morn she was able to pit up in etr t'',-and in a little while to walk fir a few tuoments in her garden to the utn peakuble dlight of honest Johin I Iodies. lit nurse excla tedl, and Jo foII ldges rtared, when, one day at the clo-e oIf th li'e~coniid week, whe Frind iay fhad mi~tedii oan iFanny's goig hometv liar the af ti'rnoon~i to spaend a few' hiors wtith hier father, who wats ana o:iier in ithe Navy, ad oft couarse burt iFehlomti wnh i fan inalh,-.. thi2r mlistre-ss camte downti in a waulkingr dtres andI tol t he:aa sh" a toin 'i (o'ut for at (on siderable t irn. Theyv Im ew hier too wei to endiea vor i) dIISisiui I 'r,- anad sh e plart el on he.r erranud: tinsiioned. Netud wve tell th,. re:nter thait the erratid was to v,~-t thIe loneiuly prison of IFr:iik Woodhtl,'rn and asir-.Ie? hinr of haer iiro-b aggn. lov :rid utii iterb:r trhet ! or thit ihr rsec elenln of ;l t'ian and lope ! hBt why Itn buaidd, her hioutse hpon the snail '"and the raIinlS de'.vendi awIl the fIlod comle" and it fal!s to' thine aibi and is $Oeen no( mtore ! Tom often sh.- beginus to rear at i:hiy lemle " butt 1s not) ale to tiish," iatau the splend l ratins are lif na warmarks to thn'eIoalet tiwatirV, as it wvandlers bac with t-:mrini eye and hn tg .rinI. feet hran the~ prisim niEmily proeedeod to thle i-lit- of an eminenezt lawye-r, whoti had been ra friend of her fthler's, and talwaytits ev iced ?tronag aletion liar haerself. Ie Ih tuil refu ried to bic omna thei C'ountsel foir W(oodhattrn an that :ai'acut ;-hmt afier ran interview of ieveral houinrs wvithi lher, the senit a note tio Mtr. lharley retracting ha1 refusal andii vol iunteerinag hIas se'ri ces tor thean arisionier. Fromtt that tilae he~ wvas indeIfitigale in liis exert ionil, w nal spendahtdays n tsea rcin mg tar som00eclte toa the umysteiry whiichi onvel opied the ~a to of young I )unmitar. Bitt all ina vain, thet labyvrinth ontly baecan.e mtore intricate witht every stepa lh took,--and every winading paitha, every suddena turn saw no openting and fountd butt ono termai nationm,-t he contviction front " proof st rong as [holy W rit" of the guilt of thao alusedt. Stihi Mr. Uphamn bo ived him f''m his soul, hannocenit as htims li of the crime a comnplipiation of iufort1iate c'ircftnistancen hadh marked himt jo the eyes of thm wor.a as the murderer,-his clothes covered with blood,-the papers~hich he was in the act of taking from the pocket as the guard came upon him..-his being found alone with the Jody,--and the knowledge that the quarrele of the two, or the attacks of the victim on the prison had been loud and frequent. Still to Mr. Upli m'i mind these accidents were satisfactorily explain ed by the untying account given by Woodburn,-by his firm unflinching denial of tihe- accusation,--by his former unim peachable conduct and his repeated refusals to meet Dunmvaar in~a violent contest. His air, his manner was that of one whose "conscience was vid of of'ence before God and man,"-he met the. gaze of his fellow-men with unshrinking steadiness, and preserved through the whole such a look of calm and noble resignation as had never been witnessed lfore by the won dering attorney. Then the trust of Emily was so unbounded in her Jer, that it could not fail to impart some of its strength to one with whom she associated as inti mately as with her lawyer. On;e month elapsed from the time of his imprisonment until the sitting of the Court of the county where lie lived, and during that time nothing had rewarded the cease less eff'orts of his friends, nothing had been discovered that could tend to clear away the clouds of midnight blackness which loomed above them, shutting out the clear heavens and the light of day. When he took his place as a blood-stained criminal before the bar of his country to answer Ior the brutal and heartless murder of a fel low-being, he had nothing to oppose against the overwhelming ;lood of evidence which was brought against him, bat a conscious nesa of innocence, and a firm unwavering trust in that God who seeth the hearts of men. Numerous witnesses were called. Among oiherr the- young. mn who had been tho, compapij of Dntmar. ohi the fat hl night. TwPf rt m .woro tIaat they very spot were their comrade met kis death; that he had concealed himself in the shade of a lar4e house behind a stone column, and waited until they passed by before he reappeared. They supposed at the time that his purpose was to avoid an unpleasant rencontre with Daznmar,-and as the latter was under the infinence of wine they did not call his attention to the hidden figure. On being cross.examined they said that the engagement between the prisoner and the sister of Dunmar was the subject of their conversation at the time they were passing the spot where he stood, and that Dunmar had sworn bitterly to "prevent their union by fair means or fml,"-adding with an oath ;-"I will be back here before many minutes to meet Whaely, and we will arrange a plan that the old father of evil himself shall not be able to unravel or prevent." The Court shuddered at this awful and Convincing testimony and thebIopes of the fr;e:mls of the accused died within them. Even the evidence of Emily was a link added to the chain, that bound him ; she lind bmeen preseint at a quarrel between hor barot her andm her lmver, she had actedi as peace-rmiker, andl had won a solemia prom. ise from him tha-t lie woul not "meet Philip in a duel ;"-she had seen him enter the alley where the dleed hmad been committed; -andl as the~ import of her words fell on her ear, she, covered her face with her hands anid sunak pale and trembling into a Mr Uphzam's belief in thme gumiltles maess of thme accusaed was strong though someiwmnt shakn.--for dloubts had been permitted to creelp in unseen,-and when he rose for the defence the calm but deter mined look~s of thme jury, and the serious faces of thme spectataors arounad him struck terror to his heart. hlis speech bega~n fee. ly, for his courage was daimpened,--and halted ont to its close to thme visible disap poinmtmenzt of the friends of Woodburmn. 'lile hmad nothing to a'lier,' he said ! no paroof of the innocer c: of the prisoner save the stigmple anal tunvarinished tale which lie hadl receivedl from his owvn lips:-that he could tell as it 1h( a bee told to him and to others respeamtedly anmd wvithout variat ion;-never had ho heard thec accused alter it in onue partictular, nor falter as thoaugh his imiagin. at mo or mneimory was at fault.' lie then raelated thme account given by WVoodburn to Mrs. lDarley, and the simplicity and earn estiness of the statement made an evident impressin on the minds of all. Trhis fa voraible effect encouraged Mr. Uphiam, and ho proceeded with more freedom. 'Consider the peculiar situation of the pirisionier; he pleadled; the betrothed hus hand of a lovely anal loving girl, around whom thea wvarnmest feelings of his~ tender and iadent heart wvere woven indissoltubly. Ilounmd by a promise made to a dying moth er when but teni years had milled over his he'ad,-a promise preserved pmuro and uni uoihed durinig eighteen winters of wordly jostle,--which had guided him ilke the polar atar loads the tossed and wave. tired mariner, clear of the breaker omad denln9 strite into a ha~'n or ,..eo.a1.d 'hope;-he had studiously avoided a meet ing with the rash and fiery-blooded brother of his betrothed,-had overlooked the in. suIts heaped upon him at svery epportuni ty,-and at last, by his pit.ying and forgiv. ing heart had been led into the trap spread by the prince of darkness at his feet.' Much more was added, and when he ceased after more than an hour had elape ed a maurmur ran through the Court-room, and the hands of several of the Jury were pressed for an instant upon their moistened eyes. Woodburn was then permitted to address a few words to the crowd. He rose calmly and gracefully, threw back the dark hair from his pale, broad brow,,-.cast his large, earnest eyes rapidly - over the sea of eager faces before him, and then his clear voice rose above the stillness like the eloquent breathing of truth and virtue from a heart where no evil passion had ever dwelt. His appearance produced a thrill ing effect,--women (for yeilding to their intense curiosity-they had beep present at the whole trial) women shrieked, chil dren trembled and sobbed, and strong men' bowed their heads and endeavored to hide their tears of pity from the gaze of others. His spedech was not a lengthy one nor was it laboreddit was the spont~neous overflow. ing of an oppresspd and wounded spiri writhing beneath its fetters, yet bearng them like a portion of its mortal lot, with. out one complaint aginst the hands which had stricken and bound it. "You will perhaps condemn t ? ho said, in conclusion," toa painful.and igno. minious death,-you will take away the life which God has: bestowed upon me, you will rob me of the precious gift which can never be restored though tears of sor row and repentance should pierce the tombd and fall qpod the. clay--cold heart,-yet you will do your duty as you solemnly' be lieve, for man cannot see into *0heart of his fellow. But a day is coning, "here the speaker's tones became sublime in their deep rich compass as they fell on the ear of tb remnotest hearer~ with perfect die. +. .rw ." Q t en beore' snf red yonuwrlt discover how weak is the judgment of man, and what a paltry thing is hurman justice." He took his seat amid the tears and murmering of the crowd and it was some moments before the excitement was sufficiently quelled to allow the Judge to address the jury. His emotion was great, and his voice trembled excessively when he began; in solemn tones he charged them to consider every circumstance which could favor the prironer, but at the same titre to remember the greatness of the crime with which he was accused, and the weight of testimony which had been brought against him. He bid them act as their consciences would dictate in th ! sight of God and man and of the solemn oath of office they had taken and nothing more could be required of them. They were absent for an hour, and during that time the interest and agitation of the crowd in creased four-fold. When the door unclo sed and the twelve men who held the fate I of a fellow.being in their hands, came forth with slow steps and serious faces, a breathloss silence pervaded the whole Court and all benzt forward as if to read their deccision on their clouded iiews. I'1e response of the foreman to the usual ques tocame slowly and clearly, crushing with deadly force the lingering hoper,, which had clung like ivy tor a tomb uround the bleeding heart of te nensd-it was, -Guilty of wrilful murder !" Woodbuirn bowed his face on his clasped hands and whenu lie lifted it again, it was pah- and mtotionless as that of a corpse; not a shaidow darkened thre marble fore head,-sot a flush lit up the clear col eye. It seemned as if his heart had been frozen by the cruel stroke, and henceforth lie had dlone with life and earthly things. When the senstenrce of the law was repeated to him, ire or inced no emotion save a slight quivering of the lightly compressed lips, and when ire wars remanded to prison there to await his eiecut ion. lie wvalked through the crowd w the a firmr steady step and high calm look. The eftert on Emuaily was almost fatal; to the last hour she had nourished the hope of his acquiual. and when the terrible wordu--Guilty of murder l his crimre to be expiated on thre galluws l"--reachecd her, a deathlike awoon wans the conse qnence. Dr. Walton did all he coul for hier, but a braini-fover confined her to her bed for weoeks, and tire Darrleys, Mr. lBarn ly, and hecr friend Mr. Uphamn watched her night after nright expecting each oue to be henr last of life. When she wvas con~ valescent they attempted to interest and .,use her but their efforts were vain; a settled gloom rested on her broken spirit and she would sit for hours wvith folded hands and closed eyes until some horrid recollection swept across her mind bends ing her slender form with its realatles force as the 4em~ott benda the NtI ree iat the tivde~ brink, One afternoon -when Fm attlekq appnyspi~Md da~ ts trg4 eutpprised by the abruept 'miranco dj yon maan who ated aM anammay 10 - Upham. Ills face was pale and F= and he was breathless wi- the had made. ir," le exclaimed scarcely pssstl the usual salutations," a ais lagqring for you on urgent bgine gau agsss of the utmost_ portance to ,Mr. Weo, bur a Come gaick, ein, ford i tenfrikt. with excitement and is %ak= an infunt;-his ngth p . him long." Air. Upham accompanied him with all speed, and in half an hour a note was handed them frm him requesting: Mr. Darlcy and Dr. Walton to join him ingaia ly. For the relief of the minds of Mias. Darley and Fanny it elated, thicthe atran. ger had confessed a knowled he mur. der of Dunmar uthd that their ind would doubtless be restored to them in a few days. As Mr. Darly .ead. these wtwds aloud a form advanced from the door-way to his side;-so emaciated was that ex quisito fighire, sogiastlythealbJ c, s"g nken. the haetrous eyes, that w d have recognised the queenl ness-of Emily Dunmar. She had a heard the sentences of joy and Ji fell from the lips of DarleyN d h *yulsive agitation alarmed Fany 'ngly. But Dr. Walton whispeod . "'.I, "I will do her good, it will lipew mind from the Jethagy is utic i been plunged for ao many da .} her to her room and talk to her and hopefully.. -will be back as soon I can leave U in." " < . In an hourefter their 'epiartu Dailey returned, and at'the request, ly was shown to her roem He lated to them the followisgsingular ci stances. On arrivin at she 04 attorney they f a ; - down the de ijt on of f e whom the yra d inae - a pale and ediaeisted'eature 4eesiil far gone in Aioumpton, e3 , en sofa whenea ble~ ooatd tom} .bc as the same which was mentnedsee witnesses as tdftepro hi e brother was-to meet on the night of his death. He confessed that the apppinapt had been made with DunmaT;who won a large sum from him at , gami house the night previous whidh ,e !had , promised to pay at this last interview,....his intention being to leave the town' a e following morning. They 1net'-he was unable to furnish the sum required.-4,us words ensued, followed by curses and blows, and finally the dagger of Whaately pierced the heart of his aduersary. 20s. ned by the effort of his mad passion ha claspcd the handsof his victim, prayed$ . forgiveness and compassion,--cried loudly for help, and as the advancing ootsteps of Woodburn sounded on the still night air, he took his Right. Remorse follwed him in all his movements, and he determined to flee his country so that the faces of none who had known him in his innooeace could look upon him in his guilt He via ited his mother from whom be had ne' heard] in a length of time, and to his horror found her dying withs the samne insidious disease 'which had carried -ol' eve~ n ber-of his fandly. He watched beside her for sev'eral weeks as she gradually sunk in. tottearms of death ; he listenedo herpge. tle exhsortations and pious prayers until his blood-stained hand seemed ahnost to 'pot. lute her with its touch. She died blessing himi for his love and duty,-igneatof h keen pangs which were rending his 10o withs remorse,--ignorant that the seeds f the diste.ase, which had deprived her of all - her jewels,had fastened with deadly fix. edness on the vitals of the miserable. esr vivor. -He was suffering from the rapld raw. ages of a "galloping consumptioJns," which accomplished in a few we~ks the work of years. Hearing of the accnsation of Weod burn for the murder of Dunir he had risen from a sick bed and travelled with all speed to the town in order to do one act of jus~tice, and he hoped of reparatioth toso. ciety before his death. The next morning at the hour of te, just as the heavy doors otheopcof Frank Woodburn grated on thei ngMa to permit his passage from the daeep wafl. into the glorious light of day.~tw y~ of younrg WVhately ?enite hImestal abd d* an unknsown and awful eternity, ter was with him in his last how'r't be fore he dietd the gentonass 'of hi. toh~ came over hina and 11l aisleht ~ L infan*.to its mighty tea ~ -~ t Undesr the kindly it ig4* love andl happinedf ~s iity th p~ improved and on her bridal *,t, y after the alri~g looked ~ttsidiad e~4 W~ burn nerovbrgin the'11 of dphan't* * ps.~nniiI n*