Beadle's Dime Novels No. 38: The Wrong Man — page 82: what you’re looking at

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84 THE WRONG MAN. porpoise, from the severe exertion he had put forth to gain his seat. It being understood that Dudley intended to conduct own case, he was brouglt into the room, in order to chal lenge the jurors as they were selected. The only perceptib change in his appearance was that he looked paler th usual. His demeanor was calm and collected, and there was that expression in his face which showed that he was fully prepared for what might come, and was not to be thrown off his balance by any proceedings, however unexpected they might be. As he entered, all eyes were turned toward him, and a low murmur ran through the crowd. “Don’t appear to be scart a bit,” said the blacksmith; “stands it just as though it wan’t nothin’ at all.” fs “ He’s seen sich bizness afore,’’ remarked the bashful tailor, blowing his nose, so as to escape the battery of eyes that was leveled against him. “ He’s young but ‘ orful,’” remarked another. “ Don’t believe it’s the fust man he’s murdered,” said the shoemaker, who seemed to have a special spite against the young man. Nathan Dodge, the peddler, was standing next to the last speaker, and overheard this shameful remark. He looked threateningly at him; and the son of St. Crispin, to show his contempt for the Yankee, repeated his insulting remarks. The words had hardly left his mouth, when the bomy knuck- les of the peddler struck his face and eyes with such stunning force, that in a few seconds the shoemaker saw more stars than Herschel ever discovered. Upon regaining his senses, instead of making an outcry, or showing fight, he jammed his hands* down in his pockets, looked sideways at the ped- dler, and went to humming “Old Hundred.” Froin that moment he entertained the most unbounded respect ior the tin peddler. The work of impanneling a jury was difficult and tedious. Nathan Dodge elbowed his way to the prisoner, who, when a name was called, waited for his assent Lefore alkowing him to be chosen. Among the first names were tacse of the shoe- maker and tailor. It would he difficult to describe their Conmmicloooks conn