gpyptP-FT-S 5-pw-v - v j- THE LANCASTER DAILY INTELLIGENCER, SATUBDAY, APRIL 26, 1890. If, !,,..' ' - T. J W , L V Jfcmefr of th Adrtnturt of Mr. ferwt, a Servant of Hit talt i Jsftssstf King Charle , in th r.j. peart letv-iii written ey iwmstij. II MODEM ENGLISH BY "Q." CHAPTER 1IL tl 1JWB HTKLT IX A TAVXIW 8BAWU 1: "TeMbe. a quarter te 7 that t. when passing out at tlie college gate 'my way te All-Hallows' chnrcfa, I iaw rtfee lantern mere man loitering and tc with the porter. Twos Master An- lackey; and as I cams up ha held out i for ei .Jack gee te the "Crowne" at VI o'clock, I hav Ml with Captain Settle, who I en dewtv itae horse te-nlte. and must toAbendennbv I ..; 1 took for you Your unf ayned loving J? A. K. I hearer haa left my tervlsc, and hli belth Belt. Be sue hlra ir no tame. b advlce I had no time te carry out any thoroughness; but being put in a at dread by tills change of hour, pelted towards the Cern market as fast ai lege 1 take me, which was the undoing of i round citizen Inte whom I ran full tilt i the corner of Balliel college; who, before ild see hit face in the darkness, was tip- Ien hli back in the gutter and using the t dismal expressions. Se I left blui, con ing that my excuses would be unsatlsfy te his present demands and te his cooler rmeut a superfluity. line wlndewi of the "Crown" were cheer- lit behind their red blinds. A few OK grooms and trooper talked and In the brightness of the entrance, and la the street was a servant leading up I down a beautiful sorrel mare, ready sad- , that was marked en the near hind leg l a high white stocking. In the passage haet the host of the "Crown," Master Jehn arenant, and sure (I thought) in what odd I will the Muse pick up her favorites! ! this slew, loose cheeked vintner was no than father te Will Davenant, our laure- . and had belike read no ether vena in his but these nt the bottom of his own pint ss. ,"Tbp cf the stairs," says he, indicating my ay, "and open the deer ahead et you, II .i .-... I-... ?..,-.. inn! I IBQ yuuug Kciiueuiuii juustcr jvmigicvr set." lhad my feet en the bottom step, when i the room nbove comes the crash of a upsetting, with a noise of broken glat, I thrust back and a racket el outcries. moment the deer was burst open, let- out a flood of light and curses; and l flies a drawer, three steps nt a time. l a red stain cf wine trickling down his i face. .Murder!" he gasped out; and sitting down a stair, fell te mopping uu race, all sick I trembling. I Was dashing past him, with the landlord I soy heels, when three men came tumbling t at the deer and down stairs, i squeezed elf against the wall te let tbem pass; but er Darenant was pitched te the very i of the stairs. And then he picked hlm- fun and ran out into the Cern market, i drawer after him, and both shouting fetchl Watch I" at the top of their lungs; Ise left the three fellows te push by the i already gathered in the passage, and the street at their ease. All this hap- 1 while a man could count twenty; and i half a minute I heard the ring et steel and standing in the doorway. , there was new no light within but what i abed by the Are and two tallow candles I guttered en the mantelshelf. The re- ' candlesticks lay in a peel of wine en l fleer, amid broken glasses, bottles, scat- I coins, dice boxes and powterpels. In (corner te my right cowered a pet boy, l tankard dangling In his hand, and the nt spilling Inte bis shoes, ills wlde, I eyas were lixed en the far end of the a, where Antheny and the brute Bettle , with a shattered chair between them. swords were crossed in tierce, and g together as each sought occasion for , which might have ueen lair enough I ter a deg faced trooper in a frowsy black twig, who, as I entered, was gathering a iful et coins from under the fallen table, 'new ran across, sword in hand, te the da's aid. ; was Antbeuy that fneed me, with his against the waluscetlng, and, catching f cry of alarm, hocalled out cheerfully ever captain 8 sueuider, but without lilting I eyes: f ''Justin time, Jack! Takeoff the second Mr, that's a sweet boy 1" Hew I carried no swenl; but, setting the ard from the it boy's hand, I hurled it I the deg faced trooper. It struck him fair veeu the shoulder blad8; and with a yell ' pain he spun round nud came towards me, elnt glittering in a way that tumed me I gave back a pace, matched up a (that luckily had a wooden scat), and, my back against the deer, waited hit fc-e. Twa in this posture that, Hinging a glance i the room, I saw the captain's sword ibe a small circle et light, and next me et, with a sharp cry, Antheny caught at blade, and staggered against the wall, 1 through the chest te the wainscoting. JOut with the lights, Dick 1" bawled Settle, ;ing cut his point. "Quick, feel the dewl" "Pick, with a back sweep of his hand, sent eanales Hying off the shelf, and, save for tucker of the hearth, we were In dark- I felt, rather than saw, his rush towards , leaped aside, and brought down ray chair i a crash en his skull, lie went down llke ttkleepln, but scrambled up in a trice and l running for the window. There was a at below as the captain thrust the lattice i; another, and the two dark forms had nbered through the purple square of the at and dropped lule the bowling green ',By this I had made my way across the n, and found Antheny sunk against the I with his feet outstretched. Therewas ething he held out towards me, groping r tny hand, and at the same time whU;er- tin a thick, choking voice; ii'Here, Jack, here; pocket it quick!" faJTwas. a letter, and as my fingers clesed en f tfaey met a damp smear, the meaning et i Which was but tee plain. a-V'tlutten It sharp in thy breast; new feel r my ewerd." jVWrst let me tend thy hurt, dear lad." R'Nay quickly, my snerdl Tis pretty, est, te near tuee say "dear lad.' A cheat te ilike this could have laughed for years The Uice were cogged hast found it f -;;1 groped beside him, found the hilt and I it up. Rn'ti fVifnA .Tnel ntwl m mnM lrll- M t - V, vwv,H.IU I..J IUHI V, it 1U1IJT, I sue icucr ie uute. oayieuena llarkl r are en the stairs. Kay te" .-sWitb a shout the deer nas flung wide, and l we uiresuem tioeu we watcii, their Ian- bold high and shining in Antheny's l face and en the black stain where his at was thrown open. . la numbers they were six or eight, led by iuii, wry iieckixi man mas hum a long t, and were a gilt chain ever his furred t, Uehlud, iu the doorway, weie hud- I bait a dozen women peering, and Master at at the back of ull, hli great face ag ever their shoulders like a moon. "Mew. speak up. Master Short I" fMy, that I will-that I will; butmyhcad ., --, wv.w. "- lie of the wry neck; "One. tne. P He looked round the room, aud Ktbut onecaDablsof resisting Itnr thn sbey was by this tlme iu a fit) cleared his t and spoke up; "la the king's uatue, I arrest you all se Ssmaueai kew, what's the matterr Murder." said I.loekinir un from inv work I MaBculng Antheny's wound. ' "Then forbear, and don't de It." !Why, Master Bhert, they've been forbear- ten minutes," a woman's voice put PHush( and bear Master Short; he knows u M p5r he says forbear in the king's m, wuicu is te say, mat einer terbearing tithsr law nor grace. New then, Master r4l bus exhorted, tha man of law vtn! InniMl . W. "l rbarge ye as fewest men te dispersel" s.-vjus iniui, juuHT oeori, wny you've at laid thum undtr urull" li'm-true; then let them stay te in the II naine aim uare uene with It." rnueTLia fact, was ereirittit tmiyi but new tue women pusned fy tniii, ana, by creaming at the sight of bleed, put htm out et all patience. Dragging them back by tha ' skirts, ha told me he must take the deposi tions, and pulled out pen and ink horn. "Sirs," said I, laying peer Antheny's head softly back, "you are tee late; while ye were cackling my friend Is dead." "Then, young man, thou must ceme along." "Come along!" "The charge is homecidlum, or man slay ing, with or without rrie prepense" "But'i- I loek'd round. The pet boy was insensible; and ray eyes fell en Master Dare nant, who slowly shook his head. "I'll say net a word," said he, stolidly; "lest twenty pound, ene time, by a lawsuit" 'Tack et feels!" I cried, driven beyond en durance. "The guilty ones bave escaped these ten minutes. Ne w step me who dares I" Aud, dashing my left fist en the nose of a watchman who would have seized me, I cleared a space with Antheny's sword, made a run for the casement, and dropped out updn the bowling green. A pretty shout went up as I picked myself oft the turf and rushed for the back deer. Twos unbarred, and in a moment I found myself tearing down the passage and out Inte tha Cern market, with a score or se tumbling down stairs at my heels, and yell ing te step me. Turning sharp te my right, I flew up Ship street, and through the Turl, and doubled back up tha High street, sword in hand. The people I passed were tee far taken aback, as I suppose, te Interfere. Dut a many must have joined in the chase, for presently the street behind me was thick with the clatter of footsteps and cries of "A thief I -a thief I Step him I" At Quater Veles I turned again and sped down towards St. Aldate's, thence te the left by Wild Hear street and into Bt Mary's lane. Dy this the shouts bad grown fainter, but were still following. Mew I knew there was no possibility te get past the city gates, which were well guarded at night. My hope reached no further than the chance of out witting the pursuit for a while longer. In the end I was sure the pet boy's evidence would clear me and therefore began te enjoy the fun. Even my certain expulsion from collcge en the morrow seemed of a piece with the rest of events and (prospectively) a mat ter for laughter. Fer tha struggle at the "Crown" had unhinged my wits, as I must suppese and you must believe if you would understand my behnvelr In the next half hour. A bright thought struck me; and taking a fresh wind I set oft again round the corner of Oriel college and down Merten street to wards Master Timethy Carter's house, my mether's cousin. This gentleman who was town clerk te the mayor and corporation et Oxford was also In a boeso my guardian, holding in trust nbeut900 (which was all my Inheritance), and spending the saine Jeal ously en my education. IIe wesn very small, preclse lawyer, about 00 years old, shaped like a pear, with a prodigious, self Important manner that came et associating with great men; and all the knowledge I bed of him was picked up en the rare occasions (about twice, a year) that I dined at his table. He had early married and lest an aged shrew, whose money had been the making of him, and had mere respect for law nnd authority than any tKree men In Oxford. Be that I reflected, with a kind of desperate hilarity, en tha greeting he was llke te give me. -" This kinsman of mlne had a flne heuw at the east end of Merten street, as you turn Inte Ijogle lane; and I was ten yards frera the front deer and running my fastest, when' suddenly I trlpped and fell headlong. - ' lkfore I could rise n hand was en my shoul der and a voice speaking In my ear: "1'nnlen, comrade. We nre two of a trade, I see." 'Twaa a fellow that hed been lurking at the corner of the lane, and had thrust out a leg as I paused. He was pricking up his ears new te the cries of "Thief I thief!" that had al ready reached the head et the street and were drawing near. "I am no thlef," said I. "Qulckl" He dragged me into thenhadew et the lain). "Hast a crown in thy pocket!" "Why I" "Why, for a geed turn. I'll fog these gen try for thue. Mauy thanks, comrade," as I pulled out the last few shllling'i of my pocket mouey. "New pitch thy sword ever the wall here nud set thy feet en my hand. Tis a rich man's garden, t'ether side, that I was meaning te explore myself; but another night will serve." "Tis Master Carter's," said I; "nnd he is my kinsmnn." "The devill but nevcr mind, up with thoel New mnrk a pretty plece of play Tis pltj thou sheuldst be act ess the wall and unable te see." He gave n great heist; catching at the cop ing of the wall, I pulled lujself up uud sat ustride et It "Geed turf below ta-ta, comrade I" Uy new the crowd was almost at the cor ner. Dropping about eight feet en te geed turf, as the ft flew bad said, I picked Hi) self up nnd listened. "Which way went hoi" called one, ns they rame near. "Down the streetl" "Ne; up the lane!" "Hushl" "Up the lane, I'll be sworn." "Here, hand the lantern I" etc, etc Sviitla they debated, my friend steed close en the ether side of the wall; but new I heard him dash suddenly out, aud up the lane for hlsllfe. "Tberobegoosl" "Step html" the cries broke out afresh. "Step him, in the Ling's namel" The whele pack went pelting by, slieutlug, stumbllug, swearing. Fer two minutes or mere the stragglers continued te hurry past by ones and twos. As soeu as their shouts died away, I drew freer breath nud looked around. I was In a small turfed garden, well stocked with evergreeu shrubs, at the back of a tall house that I knew for Master Carter's. Hut what puzzled me was a window In the first fleer, very brightly lit, and certain sounds issuing therefrem that had no correspond ence with my kinsman's reputation. "It was a frog leaped into a peel Fel de riddle, ent seuse la the middle) Bays he. This U better than moping la school. What a" "Your royal highness, liave ceme pity I What hideous fellyl Oh, dear, dear" "With a fa la tweedle tweedle, Tlddlfol-lddltel-ldol" "Your royal highness, I canuet sing the dreadful stuff! Think of my gray hairs!" "Tushl Master Carter nonsense; 'tis choicely well sung. Come, brother, the chorus I" "With a fa la" And the chorus was reared forth, with shouts of laughter and clinking of glasses. Then came an interval of mournful appeal, and my kinsman's voice was again lifted: "lie scattered the tadpoles, and set 'em agog. Hey I ued neddy all head and ue body I O uuunuiy, O nunkyl" - "Oh, mercy, mercyl it makes me sweat for shame." New meantime I had beeu searching about the garden, and was lucky enough te find a loel shed, and inside of this a ladder hanging, which new I carried across aud planted be neath the w indew. I had a shrewd notion of what I should flud at the top, remembering new te have heard that the Princes Hupcrt and Maurice were lodging with Master Car ter; but the truth beat ull my fancies. Fer cllmblug softly up aud looking In 1 beheld my ;r Musmau perched en his chair a-top of the table, In the mkbt of glasses, de canters nud desserts; his wig askew; his face while, sau where, Iwtneeu the eyes, a med lar had lilt nnd broken, nnd hi glance shift lug wildly hctuetm the tne princes, who in easy postures, loeso and tiBy, lounged en either side of him unit beat ivitli thilr glasses en the beard. "Draviuiiuel Meie, Master Cuiter-r-morel" "O mammy, O uunky, hem's cousin Jack Frog With a fa-la" I lifted my knuckles and tapped en the pane; w hei eon I'rluce Maurice starts up with an oath, nud coming te the window, flings it OJXMl. "I'anlen, jour highness," said I, and pulled myself past him Inte the loom, as cool usjeu ple-aM). Ta north while te seu their surprise Prince Maurice ran back te the table for his sword; his brother (being mere thoroughly drunk) drejijied a decanter en the fleer, and lay back staring in hU ihalr. While as for my kinsman, he sat niih mouth wide and eye starting, ns though 1 wue a tery ghost. In the which embarrassment 1 took occasion te say, M.ry politely j "Ooed evening, nuukyl" "Who the devil is thlsl" gap I'rluce Ilu pert. "Why, the fact l, your highness," uu swertsd 1, stepping up mid la)lng my word en the table, uhllu 1 (mured out a glass, "Master Timethy liiitir here U my guar dian, and has the small sum of JUU in his poencKuen mr my use, et wmen 1 nappen to night te stand In Immediate need. Be yen am" I finished tha sentence by tossing off a glass. "Tills U rare stuff I" I said. "Bleed and fury I" burst out Prince Rupert, fumbling for his sword, and then gating, drunk and helpless. "Twe hundred peundl Theu Jackanapes" began Master Carter. "Ill let you oft with fifty te-night," said L "Ten thousand" "Ne, fifty. Indeed, nunky," I went en. "'tis very simple. I was at the 'Crown' tavern" "At n tavern I" "Ay, at a game of dice" "Dlcel" "Ay, and a young man was killed" "Theu shameless puppyl A man mur dered I" "Ay nunky; and tha worst is they say It was 1 that killed htm." "He's mad. The boy's stark raving mad!" exclaimed my kinsman. "Te ceme here in this trim I" "Why, truly, nunky, thou art a strange one te talk of appearances. Ob, dear I" and I burst Inte a wild Ot of laughing, for the wine had warmed ma up te play tba comedy out. "Te hear thea ting "With a fa la tweedle tweedler and Oh, nunky, that medlar en thy face Li se funny I" "In Heaven's name, step I" broke In tha Prince Maurice. "Ami mad, or only drunk! Rupert, If you love me, say I am no worse than drunk." "Lord knows," answered bis brother. "I for one was never this way before." "Indeed, your hlghnens be only drunk," said I, "and able at that te sign the order that I shall ask you for." "An erderl" "Te pass the city gates te-night" Ob, step him somebody," greaned Prince Rupert; "my head is whirling." "With your leave," I explained, pouring out another glassful; " 'tis the simplest mat ter, and ene that a child could understand. Yeu see, this young man was killed, and they charged me with It; se away I ran, and the watch after me; and therefore I wish te pass the city gates. And as I may have far te travel, nnd gave my last great te a thief for heisting me evor Master Carter's wall" "A thief my walll" repeated Master Car ter. "Oh, well is thy peer mother In her gravel" "Why, therefore I came for money," I wound up, sipping the wine, ami nodding te all present. Twas at this moment that, catching my eye, the Prince Maurice slaped his leg, aud, leaning back, breke Inte eal nfter peel of laughter. And In a moment his brother took the jest also; and there we three sat and shook, and reared unquenchably leund Mas ter Carter, who, staring blankly from ene te another, sat gaping, ai though tha last alarum were sounding in his cars. "Oil I ehl ehl Hit me en the back, Mau rice I" "Oh! ehl I cannot 'tis killing me Master Carter, for pity's sake, leek net se; but pay the lad his money." "Your highness" "Pay it, 1 my; pay it; 'tis fairly wen." "Fifty imiiiidsl" "Kvery dolt," said I; "I'm sick of school ing." "Bu hanged If I de I" snapped Master Carter. "Then lie hanged, sir, but all the town shall hear te-morrow of the frog mid thejHxill Ne, sir; I am off te see the world "8aya lie: This Is better than moping In school)' " "Your highness," pleaded the unhappy man, "If, te pleasn you, I sang that Idwy, which, for fifty jenrs new, I bad forgot ten" "Kxc'U'nt slieng," says Prince Hupcrt, waking up; "less have't again!" Te Ihj short, 10 o'clock was striking from Bt Mary's splre when, with a prince en either slde of me nud thirty guineas in my IxK'ket (hlch was all the loose geld lie had), 1 walked fei th from Muster Curler's deer. Te maku up the deficiency their highnesses had InsMed en furnishing me with a suit made up from the simplest In their joint warilrebis riding hoeU, breeches, buff coat, sash, pistols, cloak and feathered hat, all of which fitted me excellently well, lly the doers of Christ church, before no came te the south pMte, Prince Hupcrt, who had been staggering In his walk, suddenly pulled up and leaned against the wall. "Why, odd's my life, wo've forget a herse for him I" he cried. "Indeed, your highness," I nnswcml, "If my luck holds the snme I shall 11ml ene by the read." (Hew true this turned out you shall presently bear.) ' There was no difficulty ut the gnte, ulicrc the sentry recognized the two princes, and opened the wicket at en Ce. Leng alter it had closed behind me, nud 1 steed looking back nl Oxford teucis, all bathed in the winter moonlight, 1 heard the two voices rearing nnny up the stieeti I "Itusnfrogleaiiel Intoaiwell" At length they died into silence; aud, bug Vlng the king's letter iu my breast, I stepped briskly tern ard en my tra cl& CHAPTER IV. I TAKU THE ROAD. Se putfed up was I by the condescension of the two princes and my head se busy with big thoughts that net till I was ever the bridges mil climbing the high' ground beyond Seuth Iliucksey, ith u shrewd northeast wind nt my bark, could I spale tline for u icceud backward leek, lly this the city lay jpraul at my feet, very delicate nnd beauti ful in a slhcr network, with a black clump or tne te southward, where the line et Iiag ley trees rau below the hill. I pulled out the letter that Antheny had glcn me. In the moonlight the In own smear of his bleed was plain te R-e, running across the subscrip subscrip teon: "Te our trusty and well bele ed Sir Ilaltth Uopten, at our Army in Cornwall these." Tnas ue mere than I looked for; )ct the Ight of It nud the king's red seal quickened my step as I set off agatu. Aud 1 cared net a straw for Dr. Kettle's wrath en the mor row. Having ue doslre te fall In with any of the ,-eyal outposts that lay around Abingdon, I fetched w ell nw ay te the west, meaning te shaie my course for Faringdon, ami se into the gieat Hath read. Tis net my purpese te describe at nuj length my Itinerary, but rather te rccerve my peu for thosemore mov ing etents thnt overtook me laHr. Only In the uncertain light I must havu taken n wrong turn te the left (1 think near llesels Icigh) that led me round te the south; for, coming about daj break te a censhlci tibia ten u, I found It te lie, net Faringdon, but Wnutage. There was ue help for it, se I set lbeut Inquiring for a bed. The town was full, ami ahculy astir with pieparatlens for for cattle fair; end neither ut the "Hear" nor the "Tin oe Nuns" nas there a bed te be had. Hut at length at the "Heet" tavern a small liouse 1 found oue just vacated by a couple of drovers, uud having cozened the chamber maid te allow me a clean jialr of sheets, went upstairs ery dienslly, and in five minutes nas sleeping sound. I awoke amid a clatter of voices, and be held the room full of womankind. "He's nnklng," said ene. " Tis a pity, tee, te be afflicted thus and be such n pretty young maul" This cauie from the lindtady, who steed close, her hand sh ikuig my shoulder roughly. "What's amiss I" I asked, i u tilling my eyes. "Why, 'tis three of thonfterueoii " "Then I'll get up, as seen us jeu retire." "fold I wo've been trying te wake thee this hour past; but 'Inns sleep slvepl" "I'll get up, 1 telljeu." "Thought thee'd ha' slept through the bed aud light through te the fleer," said the chambermaid by the deer, tittering, "Unless jeu pack aud go I'll step out amongst you nlll" Wheivat they fled with inoek squeals, cull ing out that the cry thought made them blush, uud left me te diess. Den u stairs 1 found a giant's breakfast pread for me, uud ate the whole, uud felt the bettd- for it, end thereupon paid my scot, resisting the landlady's tndeaver te charge me deuble for the bed, and walked out te see the town. "Tuko caie e'thysel','1 the cbuuibermaid bawled ufter me; "nor flourish thy attain ments abroad, lest they put thee iu u shewf Dark was coming en fast; uud te my cha grin (for I had intended purihasing u horse) the buying uud selling of the tulr were ever, the cattle pens broken up, und the dealers gathered round the fiddlers, ballad singer and gingei bread stalls. There were gaming booths, tee, driving a brisk trade at shovel beurd, ull fours nud costly colors; and an eating tent, whence issued a thick retk of cooking aud a rattle of plates. Over the en trance, l rvniemuer, was set a netice: "Dame Allavay, from Bartholemew fair. Here are the best geeae, and she does them as well as ever she did." I jostled my way along, keep ing tight held en my pockets, for fear of cut purses; when presently, about half way down the street, there arose the noise of I houtieg. The crowd made a rush towards it; and in a minute t was left alone, standing before a juggler who bad a swenl bait way down his threat, and bad te draw It out again before he could with any sufficiency curae the de fection of his audience; but offered te pull out a teeth fur me If I wanted it I left him, and, running after the crowd, seen learned the cause of this tumult It was a meager old rascal that some one had charged with picking pockets; and they were dragging him off te be ducked. New In the heart et Wantage the little stream that runs through the town Is widened iute a cistern about ten feet square and five in depth, ever which hung a ducking steel for scolding wives. And sluce the townspeople draw their water from this cistern, 'tis te be supposed I hey de net fear the infection. A long beam oil a pivot bangs out ever the peel, and te the end is a chair fastened, into which, dexplte his kicks aud screams, they new strapped this peer wretch, whose gray locks might well have wen mercy for him. Beusel he was plunged; hauled up choking and dripping; then just as he found tengue te shriek seuse! again. Twas a dismal punishment; and this time they kept blm under for a full half minute. Dut as the beam was lifted again, I heard a hullabaloo and n cry: "The bear I the bear I" Aud, turning, I saw a great brown form lumbering down the street behind, and driv ing the peeple bef ere it llke chaff. The crowd nt the brink of the peel scat tered te right and left, yelling. Up flew the beam of the ducking steel, relieved of their weight, and down with n splash went the pickpocket at tbe far end. As well for my own skin's sake as out of pity te see him drowning I jumped Inte the water. In two strokes I reached blm, gained footing, and with Antheny's sword cut the strain away and pulled him up. And there we steed, up te our necks, coughing and spluttering, while en the deserted brink the bear sniffed at the water nnd regarded us. Ne doubt we appeared contemptible enough, for after a tinie he turned with a louder sniff and went his way lazily up the street again. He had broken out from tbe pit wherein, for the best part of the day, they had batted him, yet seemed te bear little malfce. Fer he sauntered about the town for an hour or two, hurting no man, but making a clean sweep of every sweet stall in his way, and was taken at last very easily, with his head in a trcacle cask, by the bear ward nnd a tow dogs. Mean while the pickpocket and I had sci ambled out by the further bank and wrung our clothes. He scorned te resent bis tinatmcnt no mere than did the bear. "Den cove 'tis n geed world. My thanks I" Aud with this scant gratitude he was gene, leaving me te make my way back te the sign of "The Heet," where tbe chambermaid led me upstairs and took away my clothes te dry by the flre. I determined te buy a horse en the morrow, and with my guineas and the king's letter under the pillow dropped off te slumber ngatn. My jieivers of sleep must have keaBrtielscd abroad by the hostess, for next morning at the breakfast ordinary the dealers and drovers laid down knlfe and fork tn stare us 1 entered. After a while ene or two leuuged out and brought in ethers te leek, se that seen I was in a ring of stupid fuces, nil gaz ing llke se many cons. Fer n while I affected te cat undisturbed, but lest patience at last and nddresscd a red beaded gazer: "If you tuke me for a show jeu ought te pay." "That's fair," said the fellow, aud laid a great en the beard. This came near te put ting me in a passion, but his face wasscileus. "Tis a real pleasure," he added heartily, "te leek en ene se gifted." "If any of jeu." I said, "could sell me n hoi se" At ence there was n clamor, all bidding in ene breath for my custom. Be, finishing my breakfast, I walked out with them te the tavern ynrd, where I hud my pick nmeng the sei riest looking dozen of nags In l.ng luud, and finally bought from the red haired mun, for five pounds, bridle, uuldle and n flea bitten gray that seemed mere honestly raw liencd than tbe rest. And the owner wept tears at parting with his beast, nnd thereby added a pang te the fraud he had already put iqieu 1110. And I rede from tie tavein deer suspecting laughter in the eyes of every passer by. The dey ('twas drawing near neon as I started) was cold and clear, witli 11 coating of 1 line ever the fields; and my herse's feet rung cheerfully 011 the frozen read. His pace was of the selierest; but, as I was no skillful rider, this suited me rather than net. Only it was galling te be told se, as happened before I had geno three miles. Twas my friend the plckpocket ; and he sat before n llre of dry sticks a little way back from the read. His scanty hair, stiff as a badger's, new steed upright around his bat tered cap, and he looked at me ever the bushes, with his hooked nese thrust tern ard like a bird's book. "Uleu lightmans, comrade geed day! Tis a geed world; se step aud dlne." I pulled up my gray. "Glad you find it se," I answered; "you had a nigh chance te cempare it with the next Inst night." "Sba'u't de se svell l' the next, I fear," he said, with n twinkle; "but I ewo thce some thing, nud here's a hedgehog that iu five min utes '11 be baked te a turn. Tis a geed world, aud the better that ue man can count en it Last night my dripping duds helped me te a cant tale, and get 1110 a silver penny from a man of religion. Geed's iu the worst; and life's like hunting the squirrel a man gets much geed exercise thereat, but seldom what he hunts for." "That's as geed morality as Aristotle's," said I. "Tis better for rae, because 'tis mlue." While I tethered my herse be blew at the em bers, wherein lay a geed sized ball of clay baking. After u while he looked up with led cheeks. "They w era se fast set en drew ulng me," he continued, with n wink, "they couldn't spare tlme te leek I' my pocket the irullln cly them I" "He pulled the clay ball out of the fire, cracked it, and lel luside was a hedgehog cooked, the spikes sticking iu the clay, aud coming nnay with It. Se he divided the flesh w 1th his knife, aud un a slice of bread from his wallet it made delicate eating; though I doubt it I enjoyed it as much its did my com 1 ado, n he sn ere e 1 r and ever that t he w erld was geed, nud as the wintry sun breke out, and the het ashes warm'd his knees, began te chatter nt n great pace. "Why, sir, but for the pretty uncertainty of things I'd as lief die here as I sit" He breke oil nt tbe sound et w heels, and a coach with tne postiliens spun past us en tbe reuiL I had just tlme te catch a glimpse of n fig ure huddled in the comer, nud u sweet, pret ty girl, with chestnut curls seated beside it, behind the glass. After tbe coach came 11 heavy bread shouldered servant riding en a stout grny, w he flung us a sharp glance as he went by. anil nt tnenty yards' distance turned again te leek. "That's luck," observed tbe pickpocket, as the travelers disapicaied down the high way; "te-morrow, with n slice of It, I might be tiding iu such u coast us thnt, and have the bj dropsy, te beet Geed lack! when I was ta'en prisoner by the Tuika a-sullin' i' the Mary et Londen, and sold for a sluve at Algiers, I escaped, ufter two mouths, with Eli Sprat, 11 Graveseud man, iu u small open bout. Well, we sailed three days aud uuhts, uud all tbe tlme there was u small seabird following, flying round and round us, and culling tne notes that sounded for all the world llke 'Wlnd'ardt Wiud'ardI' Be at last sa s Ell, " 1'is Heav en's eicu bid ding us te ply te win 1'aid.' Aud se we did, aud en the fourth Uuy inude Marseilles; uud who should bu first te meet Hli 011 the quay but a I'rencli woman he bud innriied the years before, aud left. Aud the judo hud him claped Iu the pillory, alongside et a cheating fishmonger with 11 cellar of stink ing smelts, that turned oer Lh's stomach completely. New, there's somewhat te set against the steiy of Wliittingtnu next time 'tis told you." I was new for bidding the inn-al geed by. Dut be offered te go with me as fur us Hun Hun gerferd, where we should turu into the Hath read. At first I was shy of accepting, by reason of his coat, wherein patches of blue, orange tanuy and flunie color quite overlaid the parent black; but closed with him upeu his prouilse te teach me the horsemanship that I sesadlv lacked. And bv thn time we entered tlungerferd town 1 was advanced se far, and bestrode my old gray se easily, that In gratitude 1 offered hlra supper and bed at an Inn, If he would but buy a new coat; te which he agreed, saying that the world was geed. liy this the day was clouded ever and the ralu coming down apace 80 that as toen as my cemrude was decently arrayed at the first slop shop we came te, 'twas high tlme te seek mi Inn. We found quarters at "The Hern," and sought the travelers' room, and a Are te dry ourselves. In this room, at tbe window, were two men who looked lazily up nt nur entrance. They were playing at a game, which was no ether than te race two snails up a pane of glass and wager which should prove the faster. "A wet dayl" said my comrade cheerfully. The pair regarded him. "I'll lay you a crown It clears within tbe hetirl" said one. "And I auether," put in the ether; and with that they went back te their sport. Drawing near, I myself was seen as eager as they in watching the snails, when my companion drew my netice toapiece et writ ing en the window ever which they were crawling. Twas a set of verses scribbled there, that must have been scratched with a diamond; and te my surprise for I bad net guessed Ti I m a scholar he read them out for my benefit Thus the writing ran, for I cop ied It later: MASTen KrnRAtu TCCKtn, nia dtine cecn- CKI.L TO WAT rAHDUtOKBS TO BEBK Till SPLENDID STUB Net en the necks of prince or hound, Ner en a woman's flegcr twln'd, May geld from the deriding ground Keep sacred that we sacred bind: Only the heel " Of splendid steel Phsll stand secure en slldlnc fate. ben golden navies weep tbelr freight The scarlet bat the laurcl'd stave Are measures, net the springs, of worth; In e w ife's lap, as In a grave, Man's airy notions mix with earth. Beck ether spur Dravely te stir The dust In this loud world, and tread Alp high among the whlsp'ring dead. Trust In thyself then spur amain: Se shall Chary bdls wear a grace. Grim Etna laugh, the Lyblan plain Take roses te her shrtrel'd face. This orb this round Of sight and sound Count It the lists that Owl bath built Fer haughty hearts te ride a-tllt Finis Master Tucker's FarcwclL "And a very pretty moral en four gentle men thnt pass their afternoon n-settlng snails te 1 ace I" At these words, sjickcn In a delicate, foreign voice, we all started round, and saw a young lady standing behind us. New that she was the ene who hed passed us in the coach I saw nt once. Hut descrlbe her, te be plain, I cannot, having tried a many times. Se let 1110 say only that she nns the prettiest creature en Ged's earth (n hich, I hope, will satisfy her) ; that she had chestnut curls and a mouth made for laugh ing; that she were a kirtleand bedice of gray silk taffety, with a geld pomander box hung en a chain about her neck; and held out a drinking glass towards us with n Frenchified grace, "Gentlemen, my father is sick, nud will taste no wnter but whnt is freshly drawn. I ask you net te brave Chary bdls or .Etna, but te step out into the rainy yard and diaw me a glassful from the pump there; for our serv ant Is nbread in the town." Te my deep disgust, before I could find a word that villainous old pickjiecket hail caught the glaM from her baud and reached the deer, liut I ian after; and out into the yui d vv 0 stcpiwd together, where I pumped while he held the glass te the spout, flinging away the contents tlme ufter tlme, till the bubbles en the bi im und the film en the out eut out slde were te his liking. Twas he. tee, that gained tbe thanks en our return. "Mistress," said he, with a bow, "my young friend is raw, but has a geed will. Confess, new, for his edification for he is hound 011 n long journey westward, where, they tell 1110, the maidens grew cemellest that leeks avail naught with womankind be side 11 dashing manner." Iho young gentlewoman laughed, shaking her curls. "I'll glve him iu that case three better counsels jet: first (for by his habit I see he is en the king's side), let him take a circuit from this place te the south, for the read be tween Marlborough nud Hristel is, they tell me, all held by the rebels; next, let him avoid all women, even though they ask but nn innocent cup of vv nter ; und, lastly, let him shun thee, unless thy face lie mera than thy tengue. Shall I say morel" "Why, no (icrhups better net," replied the old regue hastily, but laughing ull the same. "That's a clevir lass," he added, as the deer shut behind her. And, indeed, I was fuin next morning tc ngree te this. Fer, uwaking, I found my friend (who had shared a room with me) al ready up uud gene, and discovered the reason Iu n. sheet of vv rithig pinned te my clethes: Yeumj Sir I convict in self of Ingratitude; hut habit Is hard te brtak. be I have made oil witli the half of thy guineas aud thy horse. Thercsl due aud the letter tbeu bearest I leave. Tis geed world, aud exiierience should bu bough' uriy. 'Ihls keiucii lessen 1 leave Iu return ler th guineas. Velieve me. 'tis of mere worth, ltrad! ever these verses en the window pane Kfore starting, digest them, and trust me. tliy obliged 1'ETSll TnE JiCKUi. Italse net thy hand se often te thy breast; 'tu a suru Imlex of hidden valuables. He turu I was vv reth enough ; nerdldtht calm Intel est of the two snail owners nppcose me when at breakfast I told them a part of the story. Rut I thought I lead sympathy in the low pi ice at which oue of them offered me bis horse. Twas a tall, black brute, very strong In the loins, and I bought him at ence out of my shrunken stock of guineas. At 10 o'clock I set out, net along the Bath read, but bearing te the south, as the euug geu geu geu tloweman had counseled. I began te bold a bigh opinion of bcr odvice. By 1'J o'clock I was back nt the inn deer, clamei ing te see the man that sold me tbe horse, n hich hud geno dead lame after the second mile. "Dear heart!" cried the landlord, "they nre gene, the both, this hour nnd a half. But they are coming again within the fortnight, and I am expicssly te tepeit If you returned, as they had a wager about it" I turned away, pondering. Twe days en the read had put me sadly out of conceit with myself. Fer uille ufter inlle I trudged, dragging the herse after me by the bridle, till my arms felt as if coming out from their sockets. I would have turned the brute loose and thought III J self will quit of him, hail it net becu for the saddle uud bridle he carried. Tnas about 5 in the ev cuing, and I still laboring along, when, ever the low hedge te the right, a man en a sorrel mnre kuped easily ns n swallow and alighted teme tcu iaceser les ill front of nie, where he dis mounted nud steed liurriug my path. The muzzle of his pistol was in my fneoliefero I could lay hand te my own. "Geed evening!'' said I. "Yeu have money about you, doubtless," growled the man curtly, and In a voice that made me start. Fer by his veice nnd figure In the dtuk I knew him for Capt. Settle; and in the son el with tbe high white stocking 1 recognized the maie Melly, tint peer An An teony Killigren bad given me almost with his last bieuth The bull) did net kuevv me, having but seen me for nn Instant at "The Crown," uud then iu u very different attiie. "I have but u few peer coins," I uusvvered. "Then hand 'tin ever." "He shot if 1 de!" said I, iu a passion; and, pulling out a handful from my pocket, I dashed them down In the read. Fer a meuuiit the captain took his pistel from my face aud steeped te clutch nt the golden coins as they trickled nud rau te right and left The next, I had struck out with my light fist, and down he went staggering. His pistol drepKsl out of his hand uud ex ploded between iny fivt 1 1 Ushed te Melly, caught her bridle, uud leaped en her back. Tnas a near thing, for the captain was rush ing tevvaidsus. Hut nt thecal) of my veice the mare gave a bound and turned; and down the read I was borne, light asafmthcr A bullet whizzed past my ears, I heard tbe captain's curse mingle with the rejiert; and then was out of runge and galloping through the dusk. CHAPTER V. MV ADVEYTUKK AT TUE "TIIRKE CUM " Secure et pursuit, and full of delight in the mare's easy motion, 1 must have traveled n geed six miles before the moon ro-e. Iu tbe frosty sky her rnvkiarklel cheerfully, and by them I saw en thu holsters tbe silver denii J bear that I knew te be the crest of the Ivilli erj.lwittc the fellow te it encraved en my awerd nut be new 1 waa certain twssi If oily that I bestrode, and took occasion of the light te explore the holsters -nd saddle fee Antheny's pistols were gene filched, no doubt, by the captain; but ydu may guess ray satisfaction when, en thrusting my hand deeper, I touched a heap of coins, and found them te be geld. Twas certainly a rare bargain I bad driven with Capt Settle. Fer the Ave or six geld pieces I scattered en the read, I had wen close en thirty guineas, as I counted in the moonlight; net te speak of this incomparable Melly. And I began te whlstle gleefully, and taste the Jeke ever again and laugh te myself, as we cantered along with the north wind at our backs. All the same, I bad no relish for riding thus till morning. Fer the night was chill enough te search my very bones after the heat of the late gallop; and, moreover, I knew nothing of the read, which at this hour was quite deserted. 80 that, coming at length te a tall hill with a black ridge of pine weed standing up against the moon like a fish fin, I was glad enough te note below It, and at some distance from the trees, a win dow brightly lit, and pushed forward in hope of entertainment. The building was an inn, though a sorry one. Ner, save for the lighted window, did It wear any grace of hospitality, but thrust out a bare shoulder upon the read, and a sign that creaked overhead and looked for all th world like a gallows. Round this shoulder of the heuse nud into the main yard (that turned churlishly tewaids the hillside), the wind howled like a beast in pain. I climbed oft Melly, and, pressing my hat down en my head, struck a loud rat-tat en the deer. Curiously, it opened nt once, and I saw a couple et men In the lighted passage. "Heard the mare's heels en the read, Cap HIUel What in the fiend's name is this!" Said I, "If you are he that keeps this house, I want two things of you first, a civil tongue, and next a bed." "Ye'll get neither, then." "Your sign says that you keep an Inn." "Ay the 'Three Cups;' but we're full." "Your manner of speech proves that te be a He." I liked the fellow's voice se little that 'th odds I would hove remounted Melly nud rid den away; but at this instant there floated down the stairs and out through tbe drink smelling passage a sound that made me jump. Tnas a girl's veice singing: "Hey nennl nennl nel Men are feels that wish te diel Is't net flne te laugh and sing When the bells of death de ring." There was no doubt upon It The veice be longed te tbe young gentlewoman I had met at Hungerford. I turned sharply towards the landlord, and was. met by another sur prise, The second man, that till new had steed well back In the shadow, was peering forward, and devouring Melly with his gaze. Tnas hard te read his features, but then and there I would have wagered my 1 if oho was no ether than Luke Scttle's comrade, Black Dick. My mind was made up. "I'll net ride a step farther te night," said L "Then blde there and freeze," answered the landlord. He was for slamming the deer tu my face, when the ether caught him by the arm, nud, pulling him a little back, whispered a word or two. I guessed what this meant, but re solved net te draw back; uud presently the landleid's veice began again, betwixt surly and (lollle: "Have ye tee high a stomach te lie en trawl" "Ohe I" thought I te myself, "then I am te bu kept for the mare's sake, but net admitted te the beuse;" uud said aloud that I could put up with a straw bed. "Because there's the stable left at jour service. As ) 0 hear" (aud In fact the sluglug still went en, only new I heard n man's veice joining iu the catch), "our house Is full of company. Hut straw-is clean bedding, nud be mare I'll help te put In stall." "Agreed," I said, "en oue condition that you send out a maid te me with a cup of mulled sack; for this cold eats me alive." Te this he consented, and, stepping back into a slde room with the ether fellow, re turned in a inlmite alone and carrying u Ian tern, which, iu spite of the moon, was need ed te guiden stranger ncress that ruinous yard. The flare, as we picked our way along, foil for u moment en an open cart shed, aud, within, en the gilt panels et a coach that I recognized. In the stible that steed at the far end of the court I was surprised te find half a dozen horses standing, ready saddled and munching their fill of outs. They were ungroemed, and ene or two iu a lather of sweat that en such u night was haid te account for. Hut I asked no questiens, and my companion vouchsafed ue talk, though twice I cuucht him regarding ine curiously as 1 uubi idled the mare iu the only vacant stall. Net a w erd passed as be took the lantern off the peg ngain and led the way up urumshackle ladder te the left above. He was a fat, lumbering fellow, and made the old timbers creak. At the top he sat down the light nnd jwlnteU ten heap of straw in the corner. "Yen's jour bed," he growled, nud before I could answer was picking bis way down tbe ladder again. I looked about, and shivered. Tuff eaves of my bed chamber were scarce en speaking terms with the walls, aud through u score of crannies nt least the wind poured and whis tled, se that after shifting my truss et straw n dozen times I found uivself still the center of a whirl of draught The candle flame, tee, was puffed this way and that iuside tbe born sheath. I was lesiug patience when I heard footsteps below; the ladder creaked, and the red hair and bread shoulders of a chambermaid rese Inte view. She carried a steaming mug iu bcr hand, and muttered all the while iu no very choice talk. The wench had a kind face, though, and a pair of eyes that did mere credit than her tengue. "Aud what's te b' my reward for this, I want te knew I" she panted out, resting her left palm en her hip. "Why, a great or two," said I, "when it comes te the reckoning." "Ludl" she ciled, "what a dull young maul" "Dull I" "Ay te make me ask for a kiss in se many words;" and with the back et her left baud she wliied her mouth for it frankly, while she held out the mug in her right "Ohl" I said, "I beg your pardon, but my wits are frozen up, I think. There's two, for Interest, and another if jeu tell me whom your master entertains te-night, that I must be content with this crib." She took the kisses with composure and said: "Well, te liegiu, there's the gentlefolk thnt came this afternoon with their own carriaga and heathenish French servant; a cranky old grandee and a daughter with mere airs than a peacock; Sir Souietliliig-er-otber Kllllgrew Lord bless tbe leyl" Fer I hail dropped the mug und spilled the het sack all about thestiavv, where it trickled away with a fragrance lepreachfully dell dell cleus. "New I beg your pardon a hundred times; but the chill is in my beues worse than the ngue;" and, huddling my shoulders up, I counterfeited a shlveriug fit with a truthful ness that surprised myself. "Peer lad!" "And 'tis first het and then cold all down my spina" "There, new!" "And goeso flesh and flushes all ever my body." "Dear heart and te pass the ulht iu this gruvoef a place I" "And by morning I shall be in 11 high fe ver; nud ehl I feel I shall die of it I" "Don't; don't!" The honest girl's eyes were full of tears. "1 wonder, new" she began; nud I waited, eager for her next vveids. "Sure, master's nt uiids in the jvar jvar ler and 'Jl be drunk by midnight. Shalt pass tbe night by the kitchen file, if only thou maku ue uoise " "But jour mistress what will she say " "Is in heav 111 these tne jinrs, nnd out of master's speaking dUtauca forever Se blew out the light and fellow-1110 gently." Still feigning te shiver, I followed her down the ladder uud tlueuxh the stable- into the open. The wind bv this time had brought up sei no heavy 1 leads unit iirissed them about the moon; but 'twas freezing hard, neverthe less. The girl took me by the band te gulda me, for, save from ene bright vv iudew in the upper fleer, therewas ue light ut all iu the yard. Clearlv-, she was In dread of her mis ter's anger, for no stele across llke ghosts, and once or tw tea the whispcinl a warning when nij" tee kicked against a loeso cobble. Hut just its I seemed te 1 walking into a stoue wall slit uut out her baud I heard the cues et a tatcn ana stoea nt a dark, narrow passage. The passage led te a second deer that opened en a wide, stone paved kltehea, lit by a cheerful fire, whereon a kettle htased and bubbled as the vapor lifted the cover. Clese by the chimney corner was a tort of trap, er buttery hatch, for pushing tee het dsshw conveniently into the parlor en tee ether side et thewalL Besides this, for furniture, ta room held a bread deal table, an oak dresser, a linen press, a rack with ham and tiring! of onions depending from it, a settle and a chair or two, with (for decoration) a done or se of ballad sheets stack among tha desk covers along the wall. "Sit," whispered the girl, "and make ae noise, while I brew a rack punch for the at folk In the parlor." Bhe jerked btr thank towards the buttery hatch, where I had al ready caught the murmur of voices. I took up a chair softly, and eat it down be tween the hatch and the fireplace, te that while warming my knees I could catch any word spoken mere than ordinary loud en tha ether tide of the wall. The chambermaid stirred the fire briskly, and moved about singing, as she fetched down bottles and glaesat from the drcssert "Lament ye maids an' darters Fer constant Sarah Ana, Who hanged hersel' In her carters All for the love e' man, All for the" Bhe was pausing, bottle in hand, te take the high note; but hushed suddenly at the sound et the voices stasjlng in the room up stairs: "Vlvre en tout caa O'est le grand seulaa Dc8 hoenetea gens I" "That's the foreigners," said the chamber maid, and went en with her ditty: "All for the lore of a seulger Whose chrlst'nlng name was Jan." A volley of oaths sounded through the but tery hatch. "And that's the true born Englishmen, at you may tell by their speech. Tis pretty company tbe master keeps these days." She was continuing her song when I held up a finger for silence. In fact, through the hatch my ear had caught a sentence that set me listening for mere with a Btlll heart "Damn the captain!" the landlord's gruff veice was saying; "I warned 'n agen this fancy business when sober, cool banded work was toward." "Scttle's way from his cradle," growled another; "and times enough I've told 'ni 'Cap'n,' sajs I, 'there's no sense e' propor tions about j e.' A master mind, sirs, but 'a '11 be hanged for n ben roost, se sure as my name's Bill Wlddicemb." "Ugly words what a creeping Influence has that saine mention e' hanging!" piped a thinner voice, "Held thy complaints, Old Mortification," put in n speaker that I recognized ter Black Dick; "sure the pretty maid upstairs is ten der game. Hark hew they slug!" And, Indeed, the threatened folk upstairs were singing their catch very choicely, with the girl's clear veice te lead them: "Cemment dlt papa Margoten, ma mlal" "Heathen language, te be sure," said the tbiu veice again, as the chorus ceased; "thinks I te nijscl', 'They be but Pnplsters.' nn' my doubting mind Is mightily reconciled ti mnnslaugter." "I don't like lieginning 'itheut the cap'n," observed Black Dick; "though I doubt some thing has miscarried. Else, hew did that j euug spark 1 ide in upeu tbe mnrel" "An' that's what thy question should ha' been, Dick, with a pistol te Ids skulk" "He'U keep till the morrow." "We'll glve Settle half an hour mere," said the landlord. "Mnryl" he pushed open the hutch, se that I had barely tlme te duck my head out of view, "fetch in the punch, girl Hew did'st thou leave the young raau I' the leftl" "Asleep, or nearlj'," answered Mary "Who hanged herstl' In her gar-ters. All for the levu e' ituui "Anen, unen, imter: wait only till I get the kettle en the boil." The batch was slipped te again. I steed up up and made a step towards the girl. "Hew many are they!" I asked, jerking a finger in the direction of the parlor. "A dozen all but one." "Where Is the foreign guests' room!" "Left baud, en the first landing." 'The staircase!" "Just eutside the deer." "Ihen slug go en singing for your life," "But" "Singl" "Dear heart, they'll murder thcel Ohl for pity's sake, let go my wrist "Lament e maids aud darters!" I stelo te the deer and peeped out A lan tern hung In the passage, ami shovved the staircase directly in front of me. I stayed for a moment te pull off my loets,nnd, hold held lug them in my left hand, crept up thestairs. I11 the kitchen, the girl was singing and chat tel lug the glasses together. Behind the deer, at the htad of the stairs, I ieard voices talk ing. I bllpped 011 nij' beets egaiu nud tapped en tbe panel. "Come Inl" Let 1110 try te describe that en which my ejes rested as I iiushed the deer wide, Twas a long loom, wainscoted half up the wall In bome dark weed, ami In daj-thue lit by ene window quly, which new was hung with led curtulus. By the llieplace, where a brisk weed ft 10 was crackling, leaned the young gentlewoman I had mctnt Hungerford, who, ns shu new turned her eyes upon me, ceaied fingering the guitar or mandolin that she held against her waist, nnd raided her pretty head uet vv itheut curiosity Hut 'twas 011 the table in the center et the chamber that my gaze settled; and en two men beslde It, of whom I must speak mere partlcul irly The elder, vv he rat in a high backed chair, was a little, frail, deformed gentleman of about fifty, dressed very richly in dark vel vet and furs, nnd vv 010 en his head a velvet skullcap, round which his whlte hair stuck up I1L0 a ferret's. Uut the oddest thing about him was a complexion that any maid of six teen would glve her cars for efapiukand whlte se transparent thnt It seemed a soft light must be glen ing beneath his skin. On cither check bone this delicate coloring cen tered iu a deeper flush. This is as much as I need say alwut his npp.'arunce, except that his eyes weie verj-bright nnd sharp and his chin stuck out like n vicious mule's. The table before him, nas covered with bottles uud flasks, in the middle of which steed u silver lamp burning, and ever it a silver sauccpau that sent up a rare fragrance ns the liquid within it simmered and bubbled. Se eager was the old gentleman In nutching the progress of his mixture, that be merely glanced up at my entrance und then, holding up n hand for slleuce, turned his ej es en the saucejuu again. The second man was the bread shouldered lackey I had teen riding behind the coach, aud new steed ever the saueepan with a twisted flask in his hand, from which he peuicd a red sirup very gingerly, drop by drop, with the tail of his oje turned en hU master's face, that he might knew when te ceuse. New it may bu that my cntrance upset this experiment iu strong drinks. At any rate, I bad scarce ceme te a stand about three paces luside the deer, vv lieu the little old gentle mail bounces up in n fury, kicks ever bis chair, hurls the nearest bottles te right and left, and sends the silver saucepan spinning across the table te my very feet, where it scalded me clean through the beet, und made me hop for uiu. "Spoiled sjielledl" he bci earned; "dicuch "dicuch eil I11 filthy liquor, vvbeu It should have bicnthed but a tustel" And te nij- amazement he sprang en the stiupiiing servant like a wildcat und began te beat, cuff and belabor him with all the strength of his puuj limbs. Twas like a scene out of Bedlam. Yet all the vt lule the girl leaned quietly ngaiust tha mantel shelf und softly touched the strings of bcr instrument, while the servant took the ruin of blows uud slaps as though 'twere a summer shower, grinuing ull ever bis face uud making no resistance at all. Then, as I steed dumb with perplexity, the old gentleman let go his bold et the fellow's hair, aud, dropping en the fleer, began te roll about In n fit of coughing, the like et vv hich ue man can imagine. Twas hideous. He barked, and writhed, and barked again, till tbe disorder seemed te search and rack every Innermost Inch of his small frame. And iu the intervals et coughing his excla mations were terrible te listen te. "He's dyingl" I cried, and ran forward te belli. The servant picked up .the chair, and to gether we set htm In it By degrees the vio lence of the cough abated, aud he lay back, livid iu tha face. with his eves closed and his ,t . v.-S-.J-.t-iytyil i&UL.i&&&hj&&&t V75 ,
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