The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register. (Wilmington, Del.) 1824-1825, 1825-04-07
From tie BLINK Booh ota small Cotteser
HUrrEY WEIITT.

HUFF wv ed A<s
It was in the beginning OF the year 1871,
that. for my sins, | was traveliingin the hoith
mail to Lincoln. My companion was scion
of noble stock" and . sol Gtsant Invalid SO
tenacious of descent that, as boniiace SAG
of his ale, he ate, drank, slept liVea ana
died. upon his family and was, withal,
one Of those tiresome, pressing, disconsolate,
hearty old bachelors, who are afflicted with
more diseases than the College OF Physicians
is acquainted with. Our only other fellow
passenger was eloquent in silence; tor we
heard his voice for the first time, when we
parted, at Market Marlborough, where ne
wished Mr.. Plantagenet better health, satlrl-
cally adding, that he blessed God he had
GOOD constitution, and no nonsense ABOUT MN
Aninnux Of strangers, arising from coun-
tv election, obliged us to put up with dou-
bic beddcd room. Mr.. Plantagenet had Ia
ken his nightly allowance-a possct, some
cawdlc, and basin of water cruel had ar
ranged his toast .andwatcr on one slde, ana
his lemonade on the other had appiiea not
bottles to his feet, and warm pillows to ms
head and having exhausted every waiter
within his reach was, at last IN state Of
ouiescence, when a laundering rap was
heard at the door. You can't come in
said Mr. Plantagenct, family, from under the
clothes, as he saw me about to unbar the
door: the cold air Che observed in smoth-
cred voice) would be fatal to me, at this
, time Of night You can't come in he re-
E heated. in shriller key. But we will, was
reiterated outside. You will what drunk
en- yagabond is this Fellow do you know
- Don't iabber to us, you old sinner !;
Int unbolt the door, God bless me 7 cried
1.-The Hvpochondriac, can believe my ears
An old sinner There must be some mistake,
which, Wen burst the pannels, in
terrupted the .asssilants. .Oh this is un-
bearable give me my flannel gown: I'll
leave the inn, nstantly,-- Force the
door. Jack: ! say, d---me, force the door, OF
the old one will get OIL And our assailants
snting, Justify, the action to the word, the
IS staples gave way with crash Two con-
e stables entered with a warrant desired my
unfortunate friend to surrender. and instant
= " appear before magistrate
Gentlemen said the Honorable Athel.
stan, with all the dignity he could assume, u
his night cap, this may be an excellent joke
to YOU; but happen to be man OF influence
], and bitterly shall you repent it. 1t IS cieai
YOU don't know NC
20, but we do and devil Of chase YOU
q have given u.s. so now turn out
s; IF don't have you tried for an assault ans
battery, at the Old Bailey, may | neve1
v sleep again, replied Athestan
At this iuncture nterposed, and discov
cred with amazement, that my lllnstrio's 81
lied friend was taken to be HnfeY Vhne
!, that a warrant had been issued against him
=. in that character; and that it was indispen
&c SADLY necessary that he should forthwith ap
= near before Colonel Clavering the count
m magistrate.
/ see him standing before me, as |, wit
IN tba utmost difficulty explained the cirCuni
d. stance | seem again to witness his aston
lshment, his obstinacy, in declaring it i'm
possible. Il won't believe it.: man of m
y station in life of my connexions OF my ap
pearance, (and he sat bolt upright III bed,
to be taken for a highwayman Its out {
the course of nature. (and he took diauet
of lemonade:) hardly sweet enough st
good people, Che resumed,) from this plac
le. wont stir Were not in bed, I'd sGon----
however, tomorrow VIII avenSe TINS insu
and visit with the law my aggressors. Settl
Id, i with them, F., Che observed to me
lth settle it with them And carefully closil
the curtains, he TUNED on his other side, an
disappeared in the feather bed
rs .Hat ha ha!--Blow me if that's bad
said the first constable; but it wont dc
this is a fifty guinea job; and dye thin
we're such flats, when we have you SO snu!
r. as to let you slip either, for bit Of hlarney
= No, no. Come, Jack and they simultan'
ie' onsly tore off the clothes, and placed Il
Duke of Cardigan's cousin bolt upright upt
70 his legs in the middle of the apartment. NJ
interference was again Indispensable.
its Plantagenet suffered himsclft to be dresse
in silence and /, having previously pr
pared myself with documents, for rectif
soil inc the mistake, accompanied him, and h
attendant constables to the magistrate
i! Huffev was spcechless. Even concern #
his health, and his natural dread of a draug
were forgotten. He looked around him, o
casionally, with the air of a man awakenir
from a painful dream but not sound
capped him.
On our arrival at Colonel Clavcring' S,
few minutes conversation, and the produ
:, ton of some .papels, soon rescued the mob
ell Athelstan from the charge of being toe
r pad.
t.,s' robbcries in the neighborhood, the coun
:" magistrates had asccrtaned Huffey to ha
,en Quilted London by the Leicester mail; th
4 warrant had been issued out against hi
div in consequence: and that the same dcscri
ton applying to both parties, my haplt
$ friend had been apprehended f.l highwa
;cd, man Beyond doubt, our sient fellow P;
senwer, who had mo nonsense about hlt
ed had beea Huffey White