Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-10-13

ofb.r mother-in-iaw, in thosetimes
90" tourney was more formidable than
sn6ears an overland progress 10 In
y" a., the lady IL Womb have cost
-. fears. even ii her palirey was sur
,nde5 by running tootmen, as formerly
fsrdal state pertained to her hus-
,nJ. but she would not place In compe-
with his safety an exemption from
'.'.'. ~ discomfort to herself lie had
49," y, DAYS preceded her at Edinburgh,
hs,ore .he disguise of an aged medi-
., leaf aUd dumb.
>-r. 's,,,,re above common height, and ma
-" In wee humbIeJ TO the semblance
~ ,,r., up,.er load OF Yeas aud lnhrml-
u r.,,u locks, aud even has eyebrows
- y, ,v,o: his h. al was eH'elOped by an
We g,, Elk, VIZ. and tatieIed nIght-oap, the
on - O, handkerchief over his chin hid
i''"" '-li. beard, which to eiude Getectcn
r.,rer covered 5ya plaster HIS gar
=, -.,rcsponded to bis s9ualid head gear.
. ma e the martial leader OF devoted
-. u.u whom she parted IN ag'R,es OF
no, unreliev by hope. a daug hi
a,, sGeciinnate pair attempted to give
y,,.,r some ifea Of this meeting as
,-I.ird b, her mother after she became a
WIDOW. bot language valniy lapofs 10 dc
rIEc transporting JOY, soon chasleieu oS
,-,,y and alarm. We leave 10 The Iniagi-
,,n.p and 4 eng a scene most exqulsitFeiy
,,;ta,,ng aud pathetic. The Cblrilsn eA-
,I.Io,d ms motive for asking the lady TO
Ike her abode IN chalrmaos house. be
sil4, ms lrled fidelity the old tenement con-
ttI.ed seciet passage tor escape, IN case
of need: aud ne showed her behind screen,
hmm, sllnwet linens door IN the pannei'
~, The hinges of winch were 90 oied thd
h. could glide away witt nOlseles move
ment.
n II was his:iaisiortune to be usder such
necessity, tie lady must seem 10 faint ana
luryw tae screen against the pahheis, WINE
lie secured ias bolt OF winch uependeu biS
,yd-lon, and The chairman had exhausted
"a, sh,,i Nith.ul benz able 10 cure The creaH-
ny II otCasiunei. Tue ChIelilan gave aIs
cash 10 the lady, u.g'ng Ler not 10 oeiay pay
irg the amount To his grace's conhdtnual
sr,lr. Size complied, but checked all ~
q Iy how the money came 10 her hahds -
Z lie Iighl~ Ui the estate wele restored Ia net,
an three gentlemen 1T h,ga Tsspsctabuiiy
s,iiysl tirrir signatures To DOni promising
lor The yong chief, that whenever ne came
c. age, ne would bind hInseit aud his hers
To- pay lie ter duty. TIE records were du-
~ . posted IN public u.llce, aud lie lady
h,-lenrd taCS To- B-r lodgings The chIei, oln
q 4. n. La-i. and thp
lady " a. ,uiurte}y detailing how her business
b. been se'liet. when Sjpai,hy steps m he
r.,,,~ge w,rled the prescribed 10 disappear,
anI TIE lady, sinking to The ground, dashed
I e screen gt'uSt The p 'nneilmg h COM
ron door vas !ucked-bul Il vas soon burst
ra4n hY party oi sIidieTs led hl Al ollCcr,
Tue ( Gy'> >wuun MAS nov no counterfeit.
4 Surgeon : called. She revived. and
I !rs in,,rr osdtrd, replied 10 human b, ing
pas vito Eer iGe o,hctr assured her, that
/, sGs Seyer,l OF the soldiers saw through \
ca MI. III lie dor an OLD man IN Cl"se con-
Nsr>t .uu y tlh her. She then confessed that
80 aug4rtpup bad eudGayorcd 10 ptTSuaGt
ben tnal ue was commissioned Ia impart -
C,l!gs 81 her husband, but the sol inter
Y .,,d Them b, toGe the spirit could deliver
IL subject al his wI>sl.n Every p7rt ot the
house n d been Searched while the lady lay
iu,ru,i'le aud a. no discovery enSued, the
tie she related pas,edcurrent at EGlmbmgr
al spread over lie iOwiandS ant N'lgnlant>.
|, wa> not ur,ll the Lady bad certainty o.
her husbands d,stea m lUre'gn land. that
she Told he's daughters how successfully she
had imposed on their enemies-aNd surely
up>lrry al IA apPsrItiOn nad been seeming
j. h, 80 atieSled.