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EDWARD D. WORRELL. “199

* convert the whole of New England into a lunatic asylum. T
observe sitting on my left my old and much-esteemed friend,
Major Robertaon, with whom you sare all well acquainted.
How long do you suppose the Major could travel on a steam-
boat or in the cars without having something to say to at
least three-fifths of the passengers. I am not certain, but it
would seriously disturb the equilibrium of the Major’s mind
if he was not permitted to indulge in this social trait. Men
in this particular are differently constituted; some are by
nature extremely sociable, while others are reserved and dit
ficult to approach. We are not here discussing the propriety
or impropriety of speaking to a stranger without the formal-
ity of an introduction. That depends altogether upon our
own notiona of right and wrong, and upon the particular
school in which we have been educated. It certainly would
not bear the criticism of Lord Chesterfield; but in this West-
ern country, where every man feels himself the peer of his
fellow-man, Lord Chesterfield is no better authority than
any other person. Each man establishes a code of etiquette
for himself, and in this respect is hig own lawmaker.

‘We are further asked why he did not sell the watch and
dispose of the saddlebags; why he kept such evidences of
guilt in his possession. It is a difficult matter te determine
what is the best policy in such a ease. Sometimes the very
fact of selling stolen property leads to the detection of the
thief. If the purchaser is an honest man, and discovers the
property advertised, he delivers it up to the owner, and fre-
quently becomes very active in procuring the arrest and pun-
ishment of the offender. In this case, the sale of the sorrel
horse to Mr. Gould contributed no little to the discovery of
the murderer. In either case there is a risk to run.

Major Wright is anxious to know why he did not leave
Dover when he knew they were in pursuit of him. It is true
that on his way from Smyrna to St. Lonis, he told Couzins
that he knew it, but there is no evidence of the fact given in
the case; on the contrary, the evidence is that McGee did
not go into the town until after the arrest, and did not see
him until the train passed Smyrna, and the prisoner waa not

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