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Fa VOL. XIIL -R. BONNER, }SO23S8arneer NEW YORK, JUNE 20, 1857.
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Entered according to Act of Congres, in the year 1857, by
nT Bons the Crs Oice of the Di
THE ISLAND PRINCESS,
A ROMANCE OF THE OLD AND NEW WOZLD.
BY EMMA D. E UTHWORTH,
Author of The Lost Heiress,” “The Deserted Wife,"
The Ming iid," «Raritan ae
CHAPTER VL
THE ARRAIGNMENT.
‘io stood before the crowded court,
Forlorn—but ob | how fair!
uty gracod the ball,
ough many a beat
‘To me, the loveliest there.
fair, defenceless cad.”
Mi
es. Tone
On entering the thronged room a rou, to, the
eft of the door, forced itself upon outres-
for notice Tented of Vette “Loses the
ittle old French woman, and the Abbe. The wo-
man recognized Ele an pressed, "Torwat, ex:
chang vindictive!
So that you, Madame— verily
Madanae,” ete eta. Until, a
Your »bedient,
’ det ition looking at her, Lond ml Mont ener
at ra
out hisarm and brushed the troublesome
a his ays path, and led. her onto the
rane sel had daily occupied since her
ftendance at court “They ad not been, seated
fore they were joined by
Dazzleright, who came burried y toannounee
tat there would be no more delay
sary e preliminaties, ‘ad that his elient
wrould be almost Imm ately placed at the bar.
And then he hastened away again to attend to some
ba ted with the approaching trial,
f thee
and the; at ‘colon my with the
monized crew, and all their inthe oa 2
ing horrors, evam darkly in wy
My Gol! my God! have. mercy * et
die?” escaped in stifled tones from ier sey Tp
“Estelle! my Estelle! be calm, be
hopeful! Seo, they are sit to call yout Sa
on Lim who once st you are now about
to fan’, hefore man's uncertaia tribunal, to be
Judged by man’s often erring wisdom. Call thou
on Him!” said Lord Moa ontremor ervey, ase
arose took ber, band, drew ithin bis
own, and tented by Mr. Oldie, and followed
by the oo ‘ofall the people that thronged to suf-
Dar, set
a vain seated her there, and placed himself beside
her. ‘The aged minister stood on the other side 5
he stooped and hie
ead, and the accused
‘was ordered to rise and hol up her hand.
le arose, Montressor reverentially | 8
drew aside her veil, revealing her pale, despairing,
Dut most beautiful facet wd was behind
her. ‘Thus, fo fortunately, she had only to confront
the bench, The Ju age bent forwand an
i i fe griefatricken, but lovely
countenasice thus unveiled before him. . Under bis
rutiny, her eyes sank to the floor, and her color
roe, crimsoning ber eheek even to her temples
ner, you have heard the indietment gaint
you Are you gully or not guilty of
cerime laid to sour charge” asked the Judge.
Not guilty in inet any Yor” answered
the low, theling vo
1 resume Four ge
Lord Mon sor with & «Stent tenderness |
that never failed or nded her back to
her eh chat, and took bis 4 and on her right hand as
t was the silence among. the eager,
attentive crowd, that not on only th f the
adge, but every syllable of her. low-toved reply | re
was is inctly heard in every part of the court
the multitude had now as was
permitted to the bench, and many ou either ide
line ‘of
a ie had until rece
a
present. She had been a lady by birth, wealth and
education, holding position among the bighest in
the realm ali dia
tune, celebrated
guished for rank and_for-
exceeding beauty and 0-
she had
G
complished Now, als
she was no fess alniagute for eed discovered ae
e had been successful in fashionable, aristocratic,
and even in royal circles; bey would now show that
Tenure of conceal fruilt. Ie would give a
of hes caret stating facts that he {outa
in, no
4| prove by ‘competent wituesses presen!
court. Te should coromence with ber cahool Iie
olt- | showing the gentlemen of the jury the precocious
ved her fond, indulgent parents, de-
Ted et excellent tea , and ensnared a young
gentleman into a secret svcriage aon ae lightly
as
which she baa abandoned her youthful bridegroom,
driving him to despair and_ desperation, that soon
and who was the second victim of this medern
Messalina !
At tis degrading peroraitn, the oot rushed
to Lord Montresor’s bro} ward with
@ flashing ey ant a riocd Chant at, thea recok
| ecting himself and his surroundings, he a
powerful effort, controlled imal and wit “tie
air of a man who bides bis time, retreat
stand,
Enalle anova tothe forms and wsage of eourta
ually successful in | char;
ESTELLE IN THE SUERIFF'S RooM AFTER THE VERDICT.
and George Charles, Lord Viscount Montrescor.
a a few of these were needed to cota this
int.
re the Prosseating attorney rested,
Biseae. Lond arose for ‘te ‘defence.
All eyes were tured on ihim-—be wos a tan
alstingusied prewence, a8 well as of Writliant.ge-
leepest lle, an te profound
id th
at t attention, he com
wi the simple recoledion of that fact ;—to wit: that
cnied inthe wreck of his fortune at character 0
the duptety with which “broggh ten long, year i
she had concealed we fact of her first mi i of S ne, Ps
from her parents and friends; and the ‘wiekednes | on the thi of Rorember, eighteen hum,
ith which she had, just one month sino, entrap and —— was, and is, completely invalid and of | advoc
the heart and band of a noble lord ere prevent, | none effet, and eould “ereore form no obstacle
tthe pti rece Entel Nori
and nd Viscouat Neatrewr
church of yas ow the first of Bay tina “i
well anderstood by all here Present hat
ts ee nol well upon the point any Jon:
to remind your lordship and the jury that this i, te
itedf, all-eaficient for the legal acquittal of my cli-
ent.
“But, my lord and gentlemen, I wish to be un-
derstood as standing here, na only in the character
, “ “
of law, heard al
Sous wkednee otaly imputed to ter by ‘te
roaceutor and eat with pallid features and fixed
stare, like a woman appall
cord Dazzleright stooped and spo ay
You should know, Lady Montresor, that this
merely an irade, a professional affair—it
m thin; 10 impr he Judge
a wression.
don't betieve him, the jury don't believe him, he
don’t believe himself. He is only repeating the
rosecntor’s uswal raw head and bloody bones for
mula of—
“Fo, faw, fom—T vat tte blood of an Englishman,
No more than just
But Bottle di Pa Seen nor hear, nor
ever once withdray ston: seemed
caught up and spell-yound (0 tie face of ber tr-
rible accuser. At length, however, the dreadful
Yolee ceased to delaim, and gave the counsel for
the defence an oppo
Lord Dazzieri Femacclned replying for the present
serving his defence, the proseenor proceed lo
call the witnesees for
would. be tedious to Teale the testim
ys which the reader has already heard. given at
the investigation before the im:
witneses, namely: Madame “Gat LiOrient
snd the Abbe ‘Peire Le Row ice:
ch
o tse marrige that had been between
toi
eet a8 the contracting parti fa
ee Coreen
own aoe, and suid the | jected to ase ination by Lont Dus
pend nd silence of the court, opened the poser | righty i mith ck ‘The duplicity and
inot In my limited space give a just idea | cunniny je old Frenchwoman was at
os the oe eloquence and power of this peel imi-
eT became his paintal uty, he mld to prose
iat the earls
witneses
resent eal to testify to the swell known
ft of the vocal Felonious” marriage rites
t haa been celebrated on the first day of May
ih at iheparsh church of Hyde, in the county of
Teast foe forte esa seamen ofthe ea La
yer ingdoms.
there | Devon, between Estelle, wite of Victoire L’Orient,
ing been presented and Indicted upon intenable
grounds, and whom I feel assured stands already
fully soquitted before yoa,—but alo as the cham-
pia of deeply Injured and mort untappy,
thou, , Whow high moral
and elitctat ncllecis can only be equalled
in degroe by her cruel wrongs and great eufferin,
—a lady whose hand and fortune, while yet she
was an bsfant, became the objects of a foul con-
spiracy, and whose fair t f
e arrows of calumny. My lord and
gentlemen, the proved invalidity of that first
mariage sues (o clear my client before
the ewrt Tt i, therefore, to aoqut ber before
pion that \d here and pio.
tcment of fa facts, every one of
whch f alge ‘ngs fo-esablish by witneses of
Unquestionabte probity.””
1¢ learned advocate’ commenced and gave
in detail the eorrowful history of Eastelle’s eebool
life as it is already known to
nest
who eat there waiting her doom, in deatb-like still-
ness,—in turn flushed every check with indigna-
tion, or Billed every eye with tear In the course
i i wer to the false and
bat after that,
sent him
years of separa
‘ed widowhood !
until In due course of time, ber betrothal
toncer
a| ifs oniees, to atiother pom.
Fe: | boom the epectators
bin ble peer, here prevent mae it ight and
‘that ebe should conte to him the fact of
previous union, thea supposed. to be broken vy
death.
Thave thus given hat 2 aheetan of Lord Daz-
zleright’s ana wea 1d I could infuse into it
the fullness, force and witty of the original.
id a breathless silence, and pro-
call his witnesscs. They were not many,
but had been selected with the greatest eare.
advocate bi n very busy during the interval
Hl
LE
g
zB
5B
2
8
as drawn,
court room forthe # pace of a minute, during whicl
the Judge ingul
“Gentlemen of the jury, have you agreed upon
your Fel
sive have, my lord,” answered the foreman.
“What may yoo then is the prisoner at the bar
guilty oF not guilty?”
OUT, RY lord.”
lontremor ix discharged from custody,”
said the Sua
A low, deep murmur of mrfuction ran through
the crowd. The old mi
‘acknowledgment of his services and congratulation
his suocess, and then instantly tarned to his
Ulis attention was too late—ebe had fiinted on
had now succum sunk, and lay likea statue
fallen from ite pedestal
Lady Montressor is discharged from custody,”
repeated the clerk of the cours court, eomewhat im-
patientiy.
She looked indeed az though che were discharged
not only from ‘the court, but from the earth—so
ail ew a fleet
jer in your tressor—
into the skrits oun, T in show you the “a
said Lord Duzzleright, bending anxiously ov
fainting fo form.
it this moment, alee, Sarma
maid, who had
tors,
ty every food epithet and hoped word to
arise! h restoratives as coul fire
cured were > tewogit und applicd, and with such
good effect that, after alittle while, a shudder
pamed through her frame, her breast heared, her
\—she sighed and ad opened her eyes,
Moatresor bent upon her.» She sighed agua, and
- ange her eyelids,
ella! my Silla! my bride! my wife rou
These | ly, so incoherently, with a countenance so ed
tried ger it was proved, The
vocal here rested the atence
ige then arose to review the case, sam up
the evide ocr, and cl jury.
Vis lordship’s exposition of ts law and the tes
is Instructi ht be considered a
virtual eau of the priconer r. It was like the
usual chi of Sir James Allan Parke—short,
clear an
w Geutlfnen of the Fury, you have heard the
‘ge upon which the prisoner at the bar stand:
arraigned, and which
marriages baving taken place under
stances wet forth, is fully established by testimony.
The learned advocate for the accused rests
tinge.
that naniage, this court
nounce judgment; the adjudication of sach matters
belongs, exchuively, to the Spiritual Court of
Arche Ie th he Gra marriage wae invalid, it
oul for no stale to the second marria,
the said marriage, I
her. To this ai nt isdrawn the question.
You are a Judge upon it, and reader your verdict
The ite ceased and resumed his scat.
‘The jury retired under the conduct @ ie the sher-
0 del
that bad
en. the epell
and spoke—a buzz of yoiccs
‘As for Tallent she chat nerd ev
tony lok lato which she bad ben aint soo
hy the oficial abuse of the crown’s counsel
Loi sor stooped and whispered i her,—
“My owa 1 Exe, eoure rage! 01
moments Tonger! aiid thea all will be over; all
will be well! You are already more shan acquit-
tod, you are justified, you are vindica
was vada Tey ated sin
few | in the bour oa your
lanch
coavulsed with anguish, that her frends drew
astonishment
ed | near and gazed upon her in as mt
arm,
asal
“Compose yourself, sweet Stella,” murmured
Lord ontreser, siting down, beside ber, an
gently smoothing away the beautiful, dishevelled
black ingles fr from her cold and clammy forehead.
“Sweet lo love, be calm.”
“1 will 1 am” ehe ing to control ‘ae
ious of her quivering and ashen lps Then
euly patting aide his caressing band, and risang,
upon her elbow, she inquired —
* But tell me, you, why was T 1 aoanitids ie
ail the other prisoners, who hs
re me, were convicted ? Did my my fer ny
? and my—Lord Moatressor’s rank ‘and
a ay
wealth and power, thrown into the scales of justi
4ilt the balance in my favor? Had I only this ad-
van other wretches?” she ask
her dark eyes, querulous with suffering, upon the
Aistromed face of the old clergy
No, no, my chil not eo! This
would not have been #0, {English law
0 tor Sones
ro- | guiltleasness !?
“What!” she cried, Bing her wi, dilated ey
upon the old man’s face— was it not érug, then
t+ | did not believe the words that he spol
‘official
speech was a mere of fora t
self, my chi
“Oh, Tl do Tam com
nposed Dat bist 1”
law
itressor—thongh the Judge of a
Asefies, as well as he knew that eh had no au-
thority to pronounce upon it,”
Hh Gol! my God?” she cried, wringing her
ante
“Be calm, my child—do ised let hat omission
distress you, for though the judge bad uo autho-
+
ther was bis judgment needed! We all know a0,
r before, that you are really and truly
the wife of Lord Montressor! Have we aot ever
ee marriage aduresed you ooly by his
‘name 2
“Lord! my fond oe he ered, still twisting: and
wringing her whi
Woy, ale my yckild, what ala you thane
you bore up rough all the trial to sink at last
eae mph
“Triumph was it? Ob! Lord in Heaven! Lord
of pity!”
“Estelle Estelle”
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