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" m'EIILER HOUSE " property, has already coin
meni cd each alterations and improvements as will
r*n ler this old and fnpular House equal, if not supe
rior, to any Hotel in the City of Harrishurg.
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WALL'S HOTEL,
LATE AMERICAN HOUSE/
TUNKHAK NOCK. WYOMING CO., I'A.
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T. R WALL, Owner ami Proprietor .
Tuirkitap.uuck, September 11, 1361.
NORTH BRANCH HOTEL,
MESHOPPKN. WYOMING COUNTY, PA
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piece to get them.'
JOEL, 11. SMITH
T5-H6O-6US9<
JJ flirt £tory.
LOVE LAUGHS AT LOCKSMITHS.
"\\ hat I m now going to toll v<u, hoys,
tnnst be kept under the seal of secn-sv,'
said our first clerk as lie squeezed a lemon
into his tumbler.
We—that is to say, I, Ned "Bolton, tlie
present writer, Ileibert Knglediic, and
young Ilarrv Chester, all junior clerks in
the bank of Ba>keivj||p ? rrouttnan & Co.
—solemlv promised that the seal that was
to lock up the communication we were
oboul to receive should nuer be bn-k n.
"And yet," sai l Mr. Minton, with the
kettle in his hand," 1 hardly think I'll let
it out to you youngsters; its all against
mvselt."
Ilarrv Chester's eyes looked eager ap
peals, and Herbert said :
"O, now, come I say. Mr Minton, vou
shouldn't have said so much, vou know ;
and then to talk about not letting it out,
you know it's so jo ly mvsterious."
"\\ i ll," said our cheeny chief, "as N'd
here, has treated us so well to-night, "I'll
make some return by living to amuse V"ti
boys with the account of an inc dent which
happened to me some- years ago."
\\ e were delighted—l especially so,
being the host for the night, and anxious,
as such, that things should go 'off well.—
We drew up to the fire, glasses were fill
ed, and the relics of the contents of the
hamper, which tlie dear people at limm*
had sent me, were removed. The Novem
her winds bowled dismally over the Lon
don and rattled at the window as if
anxious to join so ph-asant a party. Mr
Minton took an approving sip of his hot
grog, diew his fingers through his iron
grav hair, and began :
"In the year fortv-six. I had been some
seven years a e'erk in the bank. Our Mr.
Ba-kervill 's father was the piincioal then,
and a very shrewd, cute old fellow he
was, T can fll you. Mr Troutruan was
then a elerk, and junior to me, but every
one knew tliat be would be a partner some
iLy, as lie had married Miss Ba-k' rville.
Young bas];erv:)! who looks grave
enough now. was a hoy at Harrow, and
used, in holiday time, to run in and °ut of
the bank, and stare at the pile* ot Sover
igns, just as he liked.
"1 had had some troubles then, and was
looked upon as a grave sedate young man.
and, as Mr. Baskerville told my poor
mother, "steady a the fund*.' In conse
quence of this grav'tv of manner ami
character for steadiness, I had been several
times orttployed in fifth- mat'ers of a con
fidential nature, and mv conduct in these
had been approved of One afternoon in
tlie latter part of August, iti the year f
speak of. 1 was fitting at mv desk with
not very mti' hlO d". I had be n think
ing a good deal about mv own aff'nrs, and
g->na back over groiidd rather painful for
me to tread, and was therefore rather sad
(hat siinnv August aft moon. Whilo I
"Wa* meditating and idly drawing figur -
on trtv b'ofting-pad, the bank messi eg.-r
came to me. and sa d that Mr. Baski-rvillo
wished to speak to nie, I went into his
private room and found him seated at his
desk, and in an arm-chair beside him sat
a middle-aged, invalid-looking man, whoa
handsome face wore a peevifii expression
that seerrv'd to be permanent. Mr. Ba*k
erville said:
' This tnv lord, is tlie gentleman whom
I should have the greatest confidence in
employing in the matter. The stranger
looked at me languidly, arid slightly in
clined his head as I bowed.
"Bather voting for such work, is lie not
Baskerville ?"
"No, mv lord, I don't think so. Mr
Minton i* grave and steady beyond hi*
vear.s, and the firm have very great confi
dence in him " ' ■
"Well, 1 will trust to vou, and I think
you fully understand all that is wanted.—
T would rather not give myself the fatigue
of entering into explanations with this
young man, if yon think you thoroughly
understand what I want."
"If you will leave it to me, my lord, I
will undertake that Mr. Minton shall re
ceive full instructions. Just see if Lord
Valdnne's carriage is at the door, will you,
Mr. Minton?"
"I ieturned with the requisite informa
tion, and Ids lordship, alter being carefully
wrapped up, took the arm of one of bis
men and went to his carriage,
"Mr. Baskerville then a-ked mo to shut
the" <toomnd"ffrt down tiestdn drtmr
and pro£rr>dd >to pive mo full and
complete cnr< ciTon?. as how I was to act.
It appear* d that Lord VaUl-me find
three daughters, Insides several sons. —
The youngest of his daughtirs, when just
sixteen, had caused great trouble and <lis
trei to her hrnily by fd.iiug. in love with
a violinest, who had come constantly t<>
the bolide to give one cl her brothers hs
sons on his instrument. This had been
discovered about a year before, and ban
given ri>e to great recriminations, and the
young lady had shown an amount of ob
stinacy and temper which had quite alaitri
ed her friends, so foreign was if, apparent
ly to her nature. She had utterly declin
ed to give up her lover, and had openly
declared b r intention of holding any com
munication with htm that Opportunities
might offer. Under these circumstances,
and in consideration r.f her youth, her fa
ther determined to send her to. a school
kept ly an Knglisb lady do a village abojU
fifteen miles trora Brussels, and hoped thftt
a year or two of entire change and absence
from home would make her get over au<J
forget an affection begun at ao early an
"TO SPEAK HIS THOUGHTS IS EVERY FREEMAN'S RIGHT. Thomag Jefferson.
TUNKHANNOCK, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOV. 7, 1866
I nge. She WHS accordingly sint to Mrs.
Sloti r's SQIIOO!, but that Uuly bad just writ
ten to Lord b alilane, at tlie eud of the lirst
year, to say that she could r,o longer un
dertake the education of Miss Valdane, as
her conduct was of such a kind as utterly
to destroy those relations which should
xist between mistress and pupil. Lft'd
Valdane had therefore determined to bung
her back to England, and he the inor--
readilv consented to this airang. ineuL as
lie bad bad information that Mr. Ante had
left this country for America. Having no
servant to whom he could trust the duly of
escorting his daughter home, Lord Valdane
had come to Mr. B-udterviile, with whom
he hanked, to ask that some confidential
clerk might be sent to An'vv rp to meet
Mi-s V thlane, and bring her home to her
fat Iter's house in Eaton Square. A ser
vant would be sent with her as far as Ant
werp. where she would be inet by the per
son chosen to escort her.
" I asked Mr. Baskerville if it was tho'l
that th • young lady would return home
willingly."
"T'-Vy imagine that she will do so,"
he : " she ha* complained in her letteis
which have been very few, of her "trans
portation," as she called it. It is UK I.St
probable that her youthful passiop will Lave
died out. This fellow, Arne, is described
to ine as an effeminate-looking, though ele
gant tnan, but warning in many of those
manly attributes which are to most women
the chief attraction in a man's character.
" Mr. Ba-kerv ille tol l me to come to lutn
again for a paper of iu-truotious that lie
would give well as a letter from Lord
Valdane to bis daughter, erecting her to
place herself under my charge. Jle, also
told nie that she would be accoinpniled by
her maid,a young girl, and too ire xperienc
ed to be trusted with the duty . f an escort
" I returned to my seat and '.bought ov
er all th it fh id heard, aryl all was to do
I confess that I did not like the w< irk. It
was not of a kind that I had bargained for
on entering a bank, and seemed to fie m , e
tin- duty of a superior servant than of a
gentleman. I knew, h-ovewr, how much
dep nded upon my making mvself useful
to the firm, and so I determined to put tnv
pride into rnv pockt t.
" Before 1 left, the office 1 got mv pap- r
of instructions, • d returned home to read
them, having first obtained from'.lie cash
ier. hv Mr. JBaskervißo'a or<trs, a sum
sufficient to de ry *ll expenses,
those of the vnnng iar?7 and her maid in
chid d. I foil <1 that T was to* start for
Dover bv that i ight's marl, and g • bv the
fir>t host to Osfend, and thence to Ant we-p.
I wa* fir-t instructed to be very finn with
Miss Valdane, and was advisi d to avoid
anv aft'-mpts at intimacy on her part. I
was simplv to be Iter escort, and as far a*
possible to relieve her of all trouble. She
would expect me, as a letter had been writ
ten to Mr*. Slat-T desiring her to send the
vou-g lady to Antwerp, under charge of a
servant."
"Bv jovp though •'* said Herbert Engh--
•hie, would'nt I like a little tiling of that
*ort to do !" *
" Waft iintil vou hoar the end of my sto
re and votl will think differently," said Mr.
Minton; "no one like- to be fuoled, and
that was what happen- d to me.
"I started, according to iny instruction*,
bv tbe night mail for Dovej and at one
o'clock the next dav f >nud myself at ihe
door of fin- Hot -I St Antoine at Antwerp.
I inquired if Mi*s Vahlan had arrived, and
was a*ked to step up to a drawing-room oii
a second floor. No one was in the room
when I entered, but in a few minutes a re
spectab'e-looking middle-aged woman came
in, with an ex press ion of anxiety on her
countenance.
" Are vou the gentleman from London,
Sir?" she aid.
"I am." said I "When will it he conven
ient for Miss \\,Mane to set out on h.r
jonmev ?"
" O sir," *aid she, " Miss Valdane is ve
ry unwell, and has been obliged to go to
bed. This ha* npset all the plans that had
b-en arranged, and I don't know what to
do."
"When did this illness corae on ?" I ask
ed.
•' Why sir, Miss Valdane seemed verv
well w hen wc left-, hut as we got near An
twerp she complai ed of headache, and WHS
obliged to go to bed directly we got to the
hotel. The worst of it is," said she, after
a pause, "that I must return by this eve
ning's train."
"The young lady has her maid, I uuder*
■stand ?" said I.
"() yes, sir, fiie is with her, certainly
bus site i* young and flighty, and I hav'nt
much confidence in her."
" Has Mi*s Valdane seen an) medical
man.?*' said I.
"O no, sir; she would'nt hear of one be
ing sent fix.'
" Well," said I. " it cannot be helped ;
voumu-t return to your mistiess, and I
must wait here until Miss Valdane is able
to travel "
In the course of the afternoon, and after
Mrs. Slater's servant left, I sent up nay
compliments, t< Mi*s Valdane, and request
ed to know I ow she was.
" Miss Val lane's compliments, she was
so much better that she hoped to be down
stairs in the course of an hour "
" This was good news, and I immediately
tet about inquiries as to trains and hoat. I
found that bv having Ostend at half-past
three the next morning, tho young ludv
could be at her lather's house in time for
lunch the same clay. I accordingly made
the requisite arrangements, and awaited
Miss Vaidana's appearance.
"Her maid shortly afterwards came
down with a message to know if it would be
convenient to me to have nn interview with
her mistress. lof course, absented, and
directly afterwards a young lady came into
the room."
' I bowed, and looked at my charge with
some curiosity. Her appearance surprised
me. She vias dark, and had large, tender
looking eves, but in other respects was by
no means good looking, and seemed to want
the ease and saroir faire that I should have
imagined a girl in her rank of life would
have possessed. She was well and hand
somely dressed, but was decidedly not ele
gant; and there was a want of freshness
and youthfulness about her that made her
anything but an attractive looking girl
She addressed me in a constrained and ra
ther unmusical voice."
" You are the per—the gentleman that
has been srnl over to fetch me ? '
4 I am. Miss Valdane: when will it be
convenient to vou to set out on your jour
ney ?"
" 1 don't know," she said, pettishly ; " I
wanted to see the pictures and the cathe
dral. hut I suppose I shall have to do as I'm
told."
" 1 was instructed," said I." to escort
vou home without any delay."
"O, by the way," said she, a
school-follow of mine and a great-friend go
ing with us. She wanted to go home, so
we agreed to travel together."
How aiiangi-, thought I, that the servant
should have made no mention of this oilier
pupil. But I suppo>e she was so much
engrossed with Miss Valdane s illness i hat
>he could think of nothing'else.
" 1 was not aware,' said I, "that y6u
would have a companion ; but I shall be
verv happv to be of use to he-."
"I'll call her down,' she said, and going
to the door she called, or rasher shouted,
"A in", coute down."
" She forgeti, I thought, that she is in a
crow ded hotel, and not at home. I heard
a light tripping st p on tlie stairs, and after
some little giggling outside the door Miss
Valdane came ill with a very pretty, mis
chievous looking blonde, who could not
pre* nt the semblance of gravity when she
w>s introduced to me.
" What on earth are you laughing at,
Ann said my charge.
"You mu*t'nt mi id me, Mr. Minton!"—
said Miss Manvers ; '' I'iu rather silly, I'm
afraid."
" Rather silly !" said Miss Valdane ; "he
thinks you a little Tom-ford, and he'* per
fectly right in a disclaimer to this opinion,
>be added, 1 don't know what yon p ople
are "oing to do, but I'm going to dine."
"Shall we dine at once, Miss Valdane V
said I. "and *iivr wo can have Antwerp at
half-past K' V.-n. catch tI.T night mail at Os
tend, and he in London mid-day to mor
row."
" Just as von like," said she.
" I ordered dmner for three, and that
finifiied, the young ladies wont to their
rooms to prepare for the journey,
" I could hear Mi-s Valdane whist'ing as
she pack* d, and I must sav that the young
lady's-vollection of tones was very varied,
if it was not verv s< leer.
" I could not help wishing myself Jtae.k
again at the h ink and my hands clean wash
ed of my eccentric charge. Miss Valdane
embarrassed ne very much as we were
leaving the hotel by interfering with the
various directions that I gave, and when
we got to tlie station she had an altercation
with a potter, tliat exhausted all my rather
scanty stock of French to set right. Miss
Mm vers remonstrated with her friend, but
always as if more amu*ed by her vagaries
than annoyed. •
'*lt is needless for me to detail all the
worryiyg events of the journey to Ostend
and the voyage to Dover. During the
latter, the sea certainly did subdue the
lady's spirits, and she lay on a bench on
with a stiffish g!a*s of brandy and
water beside her, and held ncr tongue. —
Mi*s Manvers was a riddle to me, as well i
a* her friend. In a great deal that she j
said and did, and in her manntrs and ad
dress, she showed the education and refine- j
mont of a lady, and yet she encouraged
rather than subdued l.er friends eccentrici
ties.by her evident amusement.
"Upon our arrival at Dover, I found that (
the next train to London did not leave for ,
a couple of hours, so, after giving direc (
tions for the examination of our luggage, j
I went with the two giris to the Lord
Warden, and ordered breakfast. IL-re j
Miss Manvers announced her intention of
leaving us. She had friends living at Do
ver, with whom file was going to stav, and
she would go lo them after we had left, as
she wisln-d to see as much of Iter dear Con
stanlia as possible."
"After we had had breakfast, Consiantia
asked m<- to walk out and see the plac \ as
she wi-hed to have sotue private conversa
tion with hei friend. I acimrd ngly daw
dled away a half hour on the pier, and then
returned and found that we mu*t start at
at once if we wish to c*tch the train The
I two girL parted in the most affectionate
manner. Miss Manvers se-miug more
Htnnsed than ever, at the extraordinary ex
pressions of affect on indulged in by Mi*s
I Valdane, whose conduct would have bro't
down the house in a melodrama.
, "We went to the station together, Miss
( Valdan" having left her maid to look after
hr friend and come on bv the next train,
! another thing which would have astonished
me, if 1 had had anv capacity for that feel
i ing left. Upon asking her what luggage
she hadj she said, —
"Just n portmanteau."
"Nothing more ?" said I.
"Not a thing."
"Accordingly I fonnd a not very largo
portmanteau, which Miss Valdane said was
her*.
"Just see and have it put into our rotn
paitnient,"' said she : "and, I say, tell the
guard to let us have the carriage to nur
se, ves, you're not afraid of me, and I'm
sure I'm not afraid of you."
"I was going to disregard this last order
as I had no wish whatever fur a Me a let"
but C'onstantia came up and gave it herself,
together with half a crown, which had tlie
effect which she desired.
"We found the portmanteau under the
seat, and taking our places the train started.
Not long after she said, —
"Object to smoking ?"
"No, thanks, Miss Valdane ; it's very
good of you, but I don't smoke."
"Mind it ?"
"Well, no," I said ; "pot much."
"I stand blankly at her while sin- to<k a
cigar-case out of her pocket, and seh cling
one,lighted it, and settled herself comforta
bly in her seat,
"I sat as far as I could from her, and
looking out of the window, tried to forget
her."
"You're a very pleasant companion,. I
must say," said she, after a time. "Come
say soim-tliing man, ami don't leave
me languishing here. Here,we might have
a very little bit of flirting, if you would on
ly say tit to my tat,"
"Exeuse me, Miss Valdane," I said ; ' hut
it was business, and not pleasure, that gave
me the ta.k of escorting you home ; aud
I shall make no apology fr saying that 1
have had no pleasure whatever in tlie mat
ter, You w iil, therefore, permit rue to fin
ish my business in the way 1 think best,
which is to hand,you over to the care, of
LordVald ane Willi as much dispatch and
as little talking as possible."
"It you won t talk, y<>u must work," suid
she. "You suiely won't object to oblige a
a lady so far as to take tl at portmanteau
from under ihe seat, and unstrap it."
"I complied, to save further words. She
threw l.er keys at me, and said :
"I'nlock, aud tlnow open the fatal
chest."
"I did so, and saw the usual contents of
a gentleman's portmanteau.—There were
the neatly-folded shirts, and brushes and
shaving tackle fitted in here and there, vis
ion* of very gentlemanly-looking garments,
below, boots guiltless of the feminine foot,
and, in tact, nothing whatever that ought
to belong to a lady's wardrobe. I was real
ly rather pleased than otherwise, and
said :
ou've managed to bring some one
else'* portmanteau."
"No, I haven't, you clever man ; I'm
rather given to foreign customs, aff -ct what
you, you mas* of propriety, would consider
eccentricities im my costume. However
before I make the requisite changes to fit
me tor meeting dear papa, let me tell you
a li'tle story, as you seem in want of amuse
ment.
"Your clever people in London, backed
by the wishes of Lord Valdane, sent yen
over to Antwerp to bring home that noble
man's refactory daughter,whofit was hoped,
had forgotten Iter disgraceful engagement.
Give me those halmora!s,wil! you ? Thanks.
You. accordingly, bring a very clever
young man and an admirable accountant,
were of course eminently fitted for the
work, and were*!hen-fore chosen to do it
Just see if you can find a blue-striped lian
nel shirt among those. Thank*, llargit
over the arm of the seat to air. Well.vour
nob'e client wrote to the schoolmt*tress
what would have been a more pleasrtnt let
ter, if it had not been quire so dictatorial ;
and he also wrote to his affectionate daugh
ter. congratulating heron having recovered
from Iter little attack of love, "and saving
something disparaging to the poor lover,
who wa* in America. If von will take
that coat and trou Well,those thing*
under it, and hang them to the roof, the
creases will cone out. You won't ? that's
rude, and not proper conduct to an unpro
tected woman. But, to continue mv storv,
as I see you are getting resiiess, Bv a
wonderful chance this forlorn damsel saw
her unfortunate lover shortly after she got
papa's note. She sliould'nt have done it,
hut she did. They put their heads togeth
er. they'd done that before, but they did it
in a marker now, and they made up a little
plan. The young ladv went down to Ant )
wi rp under charge, and she got so p >orlv
as they neared the station, and her head'
was so had, and Hie had, oh ! such a pain :
here, and ah ! such a twitch there, that to,
bed she must go as soon as she reached the
hotel The elegant aud polite escort arriv
ed, aud was met by a domestic whose face
showed longitude, if her attractions did
not admit much latitude. Bv the wav,
where do you get boot-laees ? Look at this
thing, broken off in tlie middle. Well, the
the maid told her story, asd the youth lis- j
tened, and then home goes the maid, leav- ■
ing the youth in sole charge. Shoitly
afterwards down comes Miss Valdane, re
covered and charming, introduces Miss j
Manvers, more charming still. They dine ,
this beautiful trio, and away they go The
advantage of this apparatus is, that vm ,
hang up the glass like this, and then you !
can shave at leisure. See what a good
1 latin r this makes. Well, our three Graces
arrive at dover, and then dear Miss Man
vers makes her bow, and the other pair of
tii'tle-doves go off together, only,—and
now. plea*e attend, for I come to the point
! of the story —only Miss Valdane, for whom
: Mr. Minton was sent, and over whom he
was io exercise the tenderness of a parent
with the authority of a guardian 'does not
accompany that gentleman to London.'
"Tfien who arc you ?" I almost sbriek-
H i.
TERMS, S2 QO PBH AKTNEM
"Felix Arne ; and now, my good fellow,
the farce is played out, and 111 take otf
this trmfrpery." 1
'1 fell back in mv seat.arid watched,with
• lizzv braiu, the i-ht-dding of tho feminine
and assumption of ma>culineattire.
"You infernal rascal !" at last I said.
'•Now I'm not going to mind anything
yon say, for I dare say you are rather hurt*
The thir.g was well arranged and answered
capitally. You can tell yourf employer
that it's no s< rt of use making any further
fuss about me. I was mtrrh d to his daugh
ter some months ago, but did not intend it
to be known yet. only his precipitancy al
tered matters. Some day we'll tell him
how we managed it. Wo determined to
have some fun out of the gentleman scut
to fetch Mrs. Arne home, and, as he had
been so good as to pay both our fares back
to England, we could not do less than pro
vide liim with company to town. Will
von play a game of billiards with mo
wnile I wait ior the next train to Dovet 1
1) >n't say so, if you rather not. Tickets t
That gentleman has mine, guard Ta, ta f
Sony you've no time for a game; best love
to papa-in law." And taking his poatinan
teau. he. sauntered down the station.
" !o\v I got rny story told at head
quarters I don't know, Mr. BaskerviHo
tir-t frowned then smiled, and finally
roar> d, 1 entreated hira to keep my fail
ure from the other clerks, and you tkreo
lads are the first who know it."
'•Did you ever hear anything more about
them ?" said I;
"Yes; it was not such a very bad affair,
aft r all. He was a gentleman by birtb,
and some uncle of his, delighted at having
an II inOrable for a niece, left them some
money, and I believe be settled down as a
country gentleman Lord V. has,however,l
understand, never forg-veu them; and now
boys, 'Home sweet Lome."
I thanked our good-natured chief for his
s'ory ; and, when we met the same morn
j ing at a later hour, we youngsters could
i scarcely believe that the grave and sedate
i gentleman, who looked ps if "money arti
[ cles ' were his only literature, was the same
, who had been the hero of which he himself
j was also the relator.
DIED or GRIEF. —A touching incident
, is r. luted as having occurred in Milwaukee,
i Wisconsin, lately About two years ego
I Mr. Stran-burg purchased for his child, six
j years of age, named Will e, a young New
; fenuidland dog, also called Willie. The
I two became very much attached. About
[ two months aco the dog WHS run over by
the team of Mr. S., and injured .so.serious
ly that it was found necessary to kill him.
The grief of tlie child was inexpressible.
He cried it ccssantly, and called continual
ly for his companion. The father, to quiet
his grief, had the dog's hide stuffed, hut it
sati-fied tbc child only for a day. Every
effort was made to all" y the little fellow's
sorrow, hut without avail, and in about a
week he died from pure grief.
' 4 . j ! ■* ft!
The Baltimore Police Commissioner
have wisely determined to appear by couo
scl before Governor Swann, but have uu*.
wisely ,assumed the position that he has no
jurisdiction in t lie case. The glaring incon
sistency of.such a course clearly indicates
the weekness of the peasant officials, and
shows how little confidence they have them-.
selves in the attitude they have taken.—
Governor.SwM.iin is .determined to do bis
wh-'le duty in the premises, and in a few
days we will have a peaceful solution of the
vexed question. In the meantime, let our
li ulical fri nds keep cool, and the cause of
justice will be unimpelled.
Franklin Abetting; au Elopement.
The celebrated painter, Benjamin West
before he became known to fume, fell in
love with Miss Elizabeth Sheiwell. West
WHS poor, the Shcwell's were rich. Ste
phen Sliewell, the proud brother of Eliza
beth, desired her to marry another suiter,
which she refused to West wa- for
bidden the house, hut Elizibeth continued
to meet him, and they were engaged to bo
married
The obstinate brother kept his sister un
der lock and k<-y, ti I West sailed for Eu
rope to prosecute Ins studies Miss Shs
woll, however, had promised to meet him
in any part of Europe and marry him as
soon as Mr. T. i.nfortned her of his abili
ty to maintain hoi*.
The patronage which West met in Lon
don -oon justifi d him in sending for Miss
She well to fulfill h r promise. lie made
' ariangements for her to come ir. the same
| vessel that eonveved his request to her, and
; also arranged that his father should accom-
I pany her on the rovaae.
Miss Shewell prepared for her departure;
j but her brother again confined hei to her
I chamber. In this state of things the late'
j Bishop \\ bite, rWn about eighteen years
jof age, an \ Dr. Franklin, fifty nine years
iof age, when the vessel WHS ready to sail,
| procuied a tope bidder, went to the Cap
tain and engaged him to sail soon as they
| brought a lady on board, took old Mr..
IvVet to the ship, and went at midnight tot
Stephen Shewell's house, attached th lid-,
der to a window in Miss Shewell's chamber,
got her out to the vessel, which sailed ft
I few minutes after she entered it. Mr. W.
wa* in waiting for Miss Shewell when she
| arrived in England, and they were soon
I married, September 2, 1785.
X3T no proof of temperanec— a man
with his hat off at raHnight explaining
a lamp post the principles of his party. ~
VOL. 6 NO. 14.