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by lIIK LATE MRS. LOUISA P. SMITH.
The moon-lii;ht sleeps upm thy shorcs.
Fair river of the West!
A nd the soft sound of dipp!ng oars
Just breaks thy .evening rest.
Fall litany a barque its silver path
is tracing o'er thy tide,
A:A Usti the sound of song and•faugh.
Fbiats onward where they glide.
'They're front light hearts, those sioulds so
, Aliose home and hopes are here,
Bit one, whose hunie is far atiay;
heir music fail: to cheer.
The synods of Indiana tro*n
Along the distant shore,, [down
And they 'send their deep black shadows
UrJori the glassy floor;
M any a tree is blooniiig there—
*ild 'flowers o'er-spread the ground,
thousand vines of • foliage rar e
The trunks are wreathed around.
Bot through the summer robe is gay
Oa every bill nod tree,
'1 he gay woods rising far away;
Are fairer still to Me:
l'ot)ttei• cloudless ninon to-niglA looks- dolfri
Upon no lovelier sight,
Than the river winding proudly on—
Yet beautiful, in night,
On mart, still to the mighty lVest
Where the prairie wastes naafi],
Where the Indian chiftain went. to rest
As his 1 •st war signal riled.
N n--never arcned the blue skies o'er
A wave more fair and free",
But the stream around My ciiother's door
Is dearer fc i. to me,
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SUNG AT SEA.
BY J. UDDMAN DRAKE,
Sleep, lady, sleep!—the plannets weep
!!'heir star-dew on the ipidT.ight deep,
The moonlight beam shines on the streiiht,
.1%. light the water-spirit's dream:
softly thus shall sluthber shed
ller lulling. dews around thy head,
And fancy's beaming sparkling nigh;
As brightly on thy dreaming eye.
Oa f ivoring tides the vessel glides,
The sen,lire sparkles round Isar sides,
And in the sail the evening gal.:
Is whispering low a soothing tale.
'Vet, lady, sleep; in visions sweet
A dreamy scene thy gaze shall meet '
Ant while the tall ship slowly moves, •
'llly heart shall fly to friends it I..vcs.
Ka hark! the cry from topmast
Its accents tell that land is nigh;
Aii.l dimly seen, the hegdland green
Is breaking through the midnight screen;
Then, lady, wake! our home is nigh;
Ali! ne'er can rise on fancy's eye
A art beneath yon azure dome
So lovely asthe land of home!
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SNATCHES OF SUNG.
ik,i( MR6. C. DAltoN WILSON.
Sighs are ulavoiling,,
Tears are also vain;
unlik e drooping fiowets,
Are not re,tor'd by rain:
M4iden! lease the fickle yotith!
. 4 lief will not bring his truth!
Words are idle breathing!
Coul l rc•proc hes cure,
Never men ~..:uld faithless be,
Never maids endure;
Woo not then the fickle youth,
Coldness may restore his -truth!
**Harry, I cannot think," said Dick,
"What makes my nncles grow so thick."
**Vuu do not recollect " says Harry,
"Hew great a cats they have to carry. "
SELECT TALE.
trom the Dublin University Magniine
TEE DUEL'
( Concluded.)
Contrary to our expe'clatiOnS, we heard
nothing from-Mr. Leeson that night; 1 telt
a,kind of regret; I ilifiught it would have
:;ii lien over the next morning; there was
a horrible suspense that was worse that.
the mast t..r.ibt.t certaitity;!& yet I could
nut but feel tilt it was a day's reprieve
to the victim of the system, by Which a
coward first insults spit then murders,
and calls, this satisfactiori to injurtA so
ciety.
Next morning, however, a gentleman
waited •on ('hordes, from Mr: Leeson;
there was no apology asked or altered; the
Igentleman was refered st once to Major
Wklhanta to "arrange" every thing. •
The place chosen was the celebrated
spot in the Phoenix Park. knov..n by the
name of the Fmfteen Acres; time hour fixed
was us early on the next morning as there
cOold be -sufficient light roi. the work of
death. All these arra ngeinemits were
made ; and communicated to Charles be.
fore twelve o'clock in the day.
"I .have the rest of the day - to Myself,"
he said;bitterly, as Major Williams left
him, :promising io call for him at five in
the morning; and telling him that Ime would
settle all oilier matters, so that lie need
think nu inure about it.
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My readers have of coo'-se—that ts, it,
as I am bound to, believe, they be- posses
ed of . an ordinary degree ofintelligence.
undei stood the results of the disclosures
of the unfortunate Sally. It may be im
tgined that . Me. .Leeson very speedily
took his departure from the cottage, Mrs.
Irving fervently thanked God that her
daughter had been preserved form misery.
Mr. Irving appeared hurt at his own want
of discriminatiod; he consoled himself,
however, by the reflection tliat "the ras
cal was a most accomplished hypoecite:"
but he added, "I might have suspected
him When he took so suddenly
reli
gion."
Upon Ellen, the effects of the extraor
alhary scene she had witnessed were such
as might have been expected frost
tat ng nature. An illness that confined'
her fur some days to her room was the
consequence.. Charles had heard some
thing of-the occurrence km - tier uncle,
who told him at the same time that Ellen
cut more sense than them all. She I
never could endure..the fellow, thift:g.,
she could give no reason for her dislike.
These few words excited a tumult of
feeling in Chides' breast. HiS agitation
could nut escape the notice ut the other.
"Ho, ho" he cried, ;kith 4114 die of one
who had just mad” h discovery, •"maybe
the secret's out —maybe ale'')iked her
cousin best, ho,'l o."
There was nothing of displeitstn'e in the
tone in which he spoke. Charles' heart
beat too violently to pecntit hint instantly
ttik•teply, and something havit:g called oil
Mr. Irving, the conversatiot, dropped,'
Brief, however, as it had been, it had
a deep import to Charles' heart. V.lien
had rejected Nr. Leeson—huts deeply
.had he wronged her by his annieaniog
Jealousy. lice uncle.; toe, hail Alluded to
the possibility of her loving io a tune
that conveyed .nu disapprobation, flow
did lie long to auk fur forgiveness, and de•
Clugt Otis own .luve— sumethin,„. , told liiiu
thai he could , tiutl it 11(), hard matter to
-obtain the one. and indOce her to accept
the other.
It.was in this state of mind that be had
met with. Mr: Leestin in the manner 1
have described. Ile had not yet seen
•Ellen, as she was nut yet sufficiently re
covei•ed to leave her. room, When he
found that he had one day, iterliaps his
last day to himself—he aldiest inecnani
ly-bent his stn-ps to e luntarl.
The face
.0 . nature W,ore a gladness
that could r i ot but throW its hues al cheer
fulness over one who felt th,.t he
lurk upon that ri'.ra' . l• 'IL
keen air of autumn give a vicar hilien:ss
to the sky and the sea—and the, bright
sunshine colored every object with it tioge
of joyousness. As CluvieS passed along
the shore, he paused to gaze upon the
scene.. The white sails alit hundred skill's
moved joyously Matti the little billows
tligt danced in gladness on the bosom of
the sea--the white clouds' sailed slowly
over the sky--and tar away the moun—
tains raised their summi t s standing but
In unusual distinctness
.from the bite
line of th'a horrizon, All 'nature Was in
harmony with life —life and gladness—
but that time to-morrow, what might he
he—there was something SiekentO4' in
the thought:
"ONE COUNTRY, ONE CONSTITUTION, ONE DE S TINY."
A. W. BENEI PIJP,LTI ISER AND PROPRIETOR.
HUNTINGDON, PENNt.i 4 YLVANI . A, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31; 1838,
lle thought, too, of her who had been
the vision of his dreauts,--he telt tissue, d
that she loved him. Theo (Mild she
bear his deathl— what right had he to sear
the heart that was devoted to him? but it
was now too late. It most be--and with
this thought ha quieted the emotions which
despite of himself, rose in his soul.
'file thought, too, of another world.
and of Him, before whom, perhaps, he
must slim tly stand—the recollections of
his childhood rushed book open his mind'
—he thought of the act in which he was
;moot to engage; a cold shudder plated
through his frame, as conscience whisper
ed that it was tt violation of kind's law.
"And yet," he reasoned. with,.himsell,
"ant I not risking my life in a cause ; that
conscience must approve: to defend the
peace and sacredness of a happy home,
a gains! injuries perhaps as deep and dead
ly as those or whmi the law takes recogni
zance? The so,dier on the field of bat
tle may look for protection while he de:
lends Iris home and his country from his
foe, why may imt he who singly defends
the peace of society agq.inst the enemy
that would invade it?"
•. His conscience distrusted the sounil-,
ness of the reasoning—kit it satisliA
On arriving. at the cottage, he 'found
ihat Mien was so much hettr as to• have
altogether left the conlinemeot of her
room. A deep blush crimsoned her en
' tiro features when she met him; both
their Manners were, embarrassed—piT
sOas are always embarrassed when each
is conscious of their non acquaintance
with a subject of rOMMon intcre,t spun
which they haire never spoken.
Mrs. Irving insisted that Charles;slOuld
remain there for dinner. Her Mother
and sister-in-law were to come and take
share of a family dinner, and Mr. Irving
would be glad to meet Charles.
Charles fancied there was some signifi
cance in the manner in which she spoke.
He thought it might be his last day—he
did nut regret that it would be spent with
Ifer cheek was pale from the effects of
recent illness—Mien he gazed upon that
pale cheek, and thought that •before the
morrow was over, sorrow might blanch it
to a more ghastly hue, he felt as if his
heart would break,
And yet, when he looked upon her, and
thought of her so free from guile, so pure
and uprigh., he felt as if she was nut to
suffer for his sake.
• The Bible was lying open on the table,
wben.lie entered. His zirni involuntarily
6iet.l on the. sacred page.
"Charles," sand Ills iiunt, !.‘vill you fi
nish. for us a cluipler we were rending
y.oi canto in?" • •
it was that chapter in the book of Gen
esis, in w hich Abrahalll pl':!ys for Sodom;
when lie carne to the venial ver,e,
"That be far from thee, 0 1,111, t• 1 pun
ish the inaocent With the guilty,' his
yince faltered; he could not ;.,0
Both his aunt : tut cousin fixed their
'eyes on hint; he, pleaded ne'rvousne:is as
en excuse for his einotion. He could not
bet feniark the anxious glance his cousin
cast at him, :mil the anxious tone of t nice
with which Blie told him to take care bud
not injorelis health by study.
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Myreadors must conreile an iuterview
which I confess Imo utterly ituttletriate
to'deseribe. lie dare not allude to the
feelimts of his heart; indeed: he had'no op
*amity, as 'Mrs. Irving , retnained con
stantly with .hiin until the hour of dinner.
MT: Irving came in grt•mt• spirits; at
Unexpected soccess of • some im-reantile
dfleculation. lie rallied both Ellen and
Charles on their paleness.
• Why, man," said he• to the latter;
"you look like a man going to be shot."
Forte he turned away' too quick to
reino.rk- the effect Ms 'chalice words firm
duced.
Dinner passed away; rind Charles and
Mr. Irving were left alone. 'll hair con
versation was on indifrorent subjerts, nn
-411 jest as they were risin! to join the la
dles, Mr. Irving said, standing • •
:'that Ins, you never told no if' I was
right; there is soinealing between you and
your cousin, isn't there?"
..Indeed, sir," said Chartes t ..if ever we
had spOken to each otk er as you seen to
supposeoit would not,he cunc,eated from
y du."
"Well; well," said the other, ''that's
very right; but I see plain enough you've
a likin4for each other." .mored oil
towards' the dour, and putting his hand on
Charles' shoulder, he added, "She's my
chiitl,' Charles, and believe tne, I would
rather see her married to you without a
penny, than some we know of with a title
and estates."
Charles? heirt was touched; he felt ati
if he should communicate to )11.. Irving
the perilous adventure in which he was
next morning to be engaged—he attemp
ted to speak, but his.vowe was choked in
in his throat; and, N 7 life lie wahesitating
he other had passed on, humining a
tune.
The state of feeli%ims during the re6t of
, c•• • .•
Lite evening was Ccrdering agony, LW
to felt a mysterious assurance, that he
,would be salt'; the words, "thou wilt not
punish the innocent with the guilty," res
ted on his soul. When he looked on El
len, he felt that there were a safeguard i
her interest in him. Even when taking
leave; he Mill sign of emotion he mani
fested Iran, that he mechanically retained
ter hated and pressed it for some time.
:She reddened and withdrew, with some
thing like an expression of anger.
Mi. Irving's carriage was at the door;
he pressed Charles to accompany
and remain all night. Charles pleaded
business as an excuse.
Well," said the other, "come out to
breakfast with me; get up early, and do
your business first. Nine o'clock," he
shouted, as the carriage rolled olf.
"Yes," answered Charles, and procee.
ded to make.his way home with seine la ,
timer gloomy reflections as to the proba.
-bility.of his keeping his engagement.
T10:t night e addressed two letters, one
to Mr. Irving, and the other to Ellen, Loth
of which he entrusted to my care to de•
liver, in case he should fall.
The Colic ;e gates had just opened next
morunig, wlien Major Williams,: true to
his appointment; mune to Charles Ii hsou'i.
rooms. Charles and 1 were both waiting
lA* him. lie was ‘yrapped up in a milt
tory 'cloak, unclei• Which . he carried a box,
which, of course, I. cooi..ctured to con
tain a citge of pistols.
"Slake haste, Wilson," he said, "I
have been kept wait'ng at these damned
gates - until the hour lor opening came.
Your colkge cloak is like every thing
ehae itiout it, infernally slew,"
Charles put out the candle which was
burning on the table, and wa moved down
stairs. It was a rainy morning, a thick
mizzling rain was drifted in our faces.
As we passed through the college gates,
two in three halt-sleeping porters eyed us
sasp:cuatialy, and yawned. Outside
the gate, a hack car was waiting; on one
side of it a gentleman sat; beside "whom
the major desired me to get. Charles and
lie got up on the oilier.
her : e nuw, yer honor?" said the dri
ver, touching his hat with a leer that im
plied that he anticipated the answer.
"Up Dame Street: , said the major
stern'y, noxious to avoid the inquiiitive
ness Ola porter who loitered Idzily after
us.
The :drivel. applied Cie whip to the
thing of skin and bones which -applied the
tt. %orse, and the animal dashed
tor War,;,, 4' l o l a which hia appeay.
:thee did not promise.
-"To the Acres, yeti honor?".said the
when he hail gone far enough to
need fresh ditectioas—the major nodded
assent. -
"Gee up, my ould play-boy," said the
fellow to his horse; and he applied the
lash with a zest that seemed to indicate
that he expected some sport and gaud
pay. , . .
The fast dawn of day was scarcely
discernible. The lamps were all burn
' ing in the street,; scarcely any' erneVas
a,tir—it was a I to;;,,ther :1 tliSmalmorning,
v.Tapped up in ourcloaks, on the
I crazy vehicle on which we sat, we seem
',;(l a dismal party; not.a word rtes spoken;
gentleman who sat next me, presuin
, ed to he a surgetm: but we had enough, to
!do to keep the rain and foggy air out cif
ournouths, by ,kitepin .4 our muirers close
to tom, anal neith - dr.olus spoke. .
We hail reached - OJAI part of the Plitt.,
nix Park w::ere thd rt ad winds at the hot-,
toni of the glen; the sides of which are
( thickly covered Vi'ith h, w h erns; I do not,
ntiW vlwther it ha's ioly particular . itame.i
A lady amy ncquaintanre lan; assured
me" that it is called "the valley of thorns,"
' , "'t I more than Suspect 'hat her own po
etical ta st e has been the source athisap
propriate name. About UM yards above
the Magazine, the Major desired the cal
m stop. — ' We were then just in the very
heart of the valley of thorns; we struck
off the road at once. • The, arras by
thi s time s o clear that we could distinctly
discern o'.,jectss, Just as we past - til an
old hawthorn tree, - a most extraordinary
' apparition burst optir one sight. 1. need
not tax toy reader's patience by cirenoto
cution—it was that of Sally Jfrowne.
None of the entire party knew her ex
cept Charles, and even he at first did not
recognize hest. She presented, certainly,
a must singular appearance, standing ni
our path An that sequestered situatipt,
i ler long hair was streatitting behind; the
red band could not co tine a to bel• head.
rust down, and looked from one
to aliothei• of the party. She soon recog
nised the object of her search.
"Master Charles," said she, looking
.steadily in his face; "do you remeint►er
when. last I saw you I - speyed, Master
A.r,,
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I, C ri h i l s a':'s. c .i. (. 7 ' 4 31 i ( e' e t t i e c I y uYt i n t s i lP ic i o °n e t : disco n cer ted
gu tar interruption.
"Sally Browne," said Charles, "what
in the name of OW brings.yeu here?"
"What brings me here? ; • knoW what
brings you here; did yoe not reveri, , ,e
lung ago?- 7 —anil nine, he's gone up there
—he would have taken my. BP , but for
them that were with me, who said it was a
sin to harm the mad girl. I aloud in his
road like his wraith,, wl I cursed lam;
and I e trembled li:;6 that tree, that the
wind's shaking. It's is morning, Master
Charles, that one would fear to meet their
conscience; I cursed him-here, cursed,
cursed."
W hat, in the nnme of heaven, is the
'meaning of this?" said Major Williams, in
a whisper to Charles.
"The curse be upon him," said Charles
earnestly;"this- ,, his is his doing.' •
"The spevines come mit, Master
Charles, when they that heard it are 'yid)
the dead. rin settler now, Lut not so
lighthearted."
"Poor, Our soul," said the major, fee
lingly.
"Sally," said Charles, 4 'we have not
time I to talk now; 'go bark home,again;
this is no plaCe- fur you at this hour."
"floater she ci eel veith an hysteric
scream, that was Something like a whoop;
•.home! I have tai, home—l must wander
the wide world till I meet with the old
man—the dead man with white hairs--
my home's the home of
. the wind; but I'll
, o; n,it stop,litie as I stopped him
? tracked him these thre4. ain't! I
found out that he was coming here, and I
'net him to curse. him; and I saw his heart
all wither up, and now I'm gone to wan-,
der for the dead man; the old man v ith
the grey head—my father, father, father;''
and, still muttering these words, she pasr
sed us at a rapid step, mi s t! disappeared
among the whitethorns.
The delay had kept uc sb much that we
had not time to ask for explanatien of this
singular occurrence. near(' Charles say
tb the major, "a victim of his perfidy.'
The major sighed heavily, and we walked
on.
A few minutes snore brought us to the
ground. Mr. Leeson and his second were,
there before us; and a third person, whom
I recognised as the gentleman 'to, et , -,,honi
had attributed the oflice of dog-stealer.:
Mr, Leeson had brought no surgeon. By '
this' time - the light was clear eneugh for ari
our . purposes. The gentleman who was
to act As Mr Leeseifs second stepped out
to Maki' . ,
"You,have taken metier preeantions; a
professional - gentleman, I presume," said
he; in a tone that seemed to imply that his
friend had lie Ileed of such precautions.
"l have done all, sir," said the vetran,
'that 1 thought & right,' with a dignified
tune._
'Very: probably,' said ilie.other
'We are :now ready for business,' said
the major, in a tone approaching to 'taught
'• „ •
'Quiet,' replied the other in a voice of
imperturbable composure.
They moved a little -farther from their
princ iptes to settle prelimindries.
'Twelve paces,' said.. Mr Leesen's se
cond, t ith an appearance Of sang froid,
'No sir,' said .the major, sternly.,
'lt's the usual distance.'
, •
`I believe, s
said the,..sriajor 'the chat
lenged I,Ti - ty has a right to. some discre
tion; 1 wish fifteen.'
The other retired. to consult his
pal; they talked awhile in visible agitation.
The major eyed hint with ,a . luok, of
which.the scorn was not.concealad.
'Maj o r Williams,' said the other, retur-'
ning, 'my friend seeka satisfaction for, an
outrageous insults—the distance you pro
pose is too great.? .
'Then, sir,' said the majoy, .can
have no objection to 'tine?'
1 telt my blood ruirculd;
• 'IL would be little better than Mulder,'
said the other. , • „
'Nine; sir,' taking no notice
. 61 . what he
saidosaid the major; 'you have refused
fifteen; I aiwysiesious, on the part of toy
friend, to give you every satisfaction.'
After seine . few s. words, the.ground was
measured at nine pees. ‘Vhen Mr. Le . .
son was vlaced, he became deadly
his coat vas open; so as to expose a. part
othis,tine on Ins. breast.. lie ar t eu li g et :
to. button it, but his hand trembled so
violently that he could not. The dog,-
stealer remarked it, acid buttoned it for
The seeontls loaded the pistols, and
handed each to his respective (riendj
Sonic few words had previeueljt. fassed
between Major Williams and Charles, at
which 1 moved oft; that I might not over.
hear. Ile now handed his pisH, and we
alt moved oft.
The word was Aiveri--there was first
one report--an instant afterwards the
other. I trembled gyp:, look; round—l
heard some one exclaim, with an oath,
r you. Iv, No. 4
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11108 kired '.' 1 100 keditt•wert's the spot
%%here (;Wailes Let taut, certain that my
• eves would be Llasted by the sight t , f hit
bleeding carp ac: But he stood, just in
the attitud In which Ire hail fired. Op.
polite to him, lids friends 'had raised up
his unfortunate atitavo:iist .
tin towards filth: 0; r surgeon ices
beside m•eontlett nista lied hit
hand open his left side, indicating the di
rection that the ball had taken. lie bail
opened up his coat and waistcoat to st'ilitc!t
IN. the wound—the ball h a d carti e d i n a
, portion of his dress int:, the wound. Thct
surgeon shook his head.
The dying man pereeked it. 'f knew'
it.' he cried; 'l'm done; damn it; 1 uante‘t
his btood', and IA lies mine; damn him,' ho
cried, as he clenched his Est. 'Nine pa
ces, it should have I:een three; then we.
woteld Nave gone together; dawn that mail
hanshe; DAMN IiOU ALL,' lie Ithtled with
a fiendish energy. A few mu. e tetrib!..:
imprecations, a fesslgnashes .of his teeth,
and that terocious spirit had passed away.
There was a Silence liar some seconds;
.the surgeon wss the first t i break it.
, Fly.gentlemen,' he sail, 'it's all ever
here."
, .
The admonition to tly was quickened
by the appearance of a party rapidly mu
vino towards us• All dispersed in differ
ent directions: Iklajor it illiams almost
dragging with him his unheeded princi
pal, There was sol.: . ,:.thing terrible iu
thus leaving the corpse of a fellow crea—
ture, who, out a few minutes before, had
come with us in health and strength;
Jett ! could not fly: / was amazed u hen t
found that the party approaching was that
of sir. Fortescue.
all over," raid, pointing to the
sinit where the dead body lay.
"Gracious. Gtiti exclaimed Forteicue.
it Leeson',"
I. answered, in the atlirinative. He
walkeif over where: he lay st;tr opcn the
sad—he gazed upon the.ttead body with a
strange expression of leator , %; I thought
there was something of satisfaction in tho
consciousness that he htd himself escap
ed. He said nothing, however, but mere
ly us,ked tiia the distance they bad been
placed.
• "Ah," said hg, "he had a second up to
his businessi,lic saved his life: perhaps
mine too. I;peson would have bit his
'heart at tWe've; but he was unaccustomed
to nine; besides, he was at heart a cow
ard, and he got al.raid."
He, turned away froin the corpse. appa•
rently yell satiAad that he was not, occu
pying its place.
"I t'i a nice, ilornin,„ , os work," he said,
w;tu an ,expcu,:ion, lhalf of gaity. half
inelanc,h9,ly, hi: took his intended tacoAd'a
arm--thcy walked oli.
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(:arles kept his appointment vith Mr.
that morning. "He hai gotten
up early and dote his bosinesi." Of
c ur se he commuuicated toliiin the tran
sactioe, Mr. Ir-vingvvas greatly shocked.
!entire wattvr, however. psised
Charles in his e3titnation• -when he had a
little recovered Irom.,the shock, he began_
.to question Charles thout the particulars
of.the quarrel.
..'Did the fellow say I wanted to hc.ok
him in--intit. „kick to his impudence;*
did he dare to say it? Well, Charles) ou
might take it:. .4.litaybe, Charles, you .
:light take it yet," he added, stguificantiv.
4 'You :must hide, Charles, for a little
: suppose there will be a cerod-,.
er's jury.. 7 ,gaa will ' i n ot be prosecu
but yotr.bad better keep out of the way
just udiy. l know no better hiding-place
than just where yet: are; you must not let.
your-sell' be seer, by daylight; you can
tale out one of the horses„ and have a.
gallop by moonlight 'tar exercise. The
search twill not be very diligent for you;
and this, very. likely-, is the last place
they will thiltk of lotikings I remember
the old otanan in the farm-house in the
country, used constantly to put you in
the chimney corner to avoid the smoke,
when the whole house was full.ot it. And
sometimes you may avoid danger by stay
ing near to it. Even if you are taken . , the.
worst is a few Weeks in jail, and of course -
a vrilictal not guilty.'..
Thus tightly did he talk of a transac-.
tion iri o hich a fellow -creature had begat
sent to his last account--;
With all 4is imperfections on his head."
The coroner's" jury, after cxsmining
tine or two wituesses, Mund a vertlict—
"That deceased Caine by his death by a
.:shot tired by Charles Ifilsfin, Edward
and another being assisting
thereat, and that the value of said pistol
was twenty shillings" T r hig Coroner, on
this very , rrm
aniaticut ict, issued his
W:iiTant ror the apprehension of Chaxlcs
Wil,on, and Edwin ti NVilliams.
It was generally said that there was
gross mismanagement JP ,114410 E COr0•
neer inquest at 0.1.' I could sat belp