Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1828-03-20

kerehlef, Lussac stops tote his shoes.
When Malaquet puts his hand in his
walstcoat pocket for his snuff box,
Lu5sac jumps aside in the mud. Ii
one stops Suddenly, thinking be sees a
rlan behind tree the other resolulely
doubles his fists, and prepares Tor &C
ton. "We must expect to be attacked"
said MIR. Lussac, "but whoever RODS
me will not get much, for | have but
Just money enough to carry me to
ROuen." "But," replied Mr.. Mala
quet, "did you not say in the Deli
gence, that you mad 5000 francs
bou. your" The cut throat has not
forgotten, though. Lusssc, how impru
dcnt have been 81 meant to say"
adds he, "that | expected to receive
this sum at ROuen, to continue my voy.
age > Malaquet now believes that
Lussac mentioned the 1900 francs
for the purpose of inspiring a conf
dence which he would soon endeavour
to torn to account "If we are attack
ed" said he, IL have my pistols about
me, and am sure of bringing down
my man. "ltappears to me you ob
served that you travelled unarmed :"
81 did not wish TO avow it, not hav.
ing a lawful right to carry them"
THIS looks suspicious, thought Lussac,
and quickened his pace.
At last alter an hour OF unhesrd OF
terrors, they meet a man on horseback
who inform them that their diligence
is on the road TO Gisors, while tbey
are on that of NANCY. In short, they
have turned to the left when they
should have turned TO the right, aud
they have yet two leagaes 10 walk be
fore arriving at village Not less
suspicious of each other, they journey
on tete a'tete, until stage coach 0
vertakes them; and they supplicate the
Conductetr is however infiexible, and
the postlIllon cracks his whip i'll their
faces.
They finally reached a village, with
swollen feet, and overcome with ia
'igue, bot every body sleeps, except a
poor sick woman, who cannot Stir
from her bed, but who directs them
to an inn, which they find with diff
Guilty. Here all the beds are occupi
ed; the inkeepers will, however, give
them a miserable matrass, to accom-
modate both After having supped j,
as well as their fear would permit; af.
ter having got comfortably warm be
fore the fire, our coEnganions in mis-
fortune draw their travelling caps
sDugly over their forehead, and lie
down lovingly side by side. Their
mutual fears gradually disappear, and
they make each other strange avOw
ais. "Ah! sir, how you frightened
me-" said Mr., Lussac. is it posi-
BILE? well, sir, to be frank with You,
you appeared TO me to be confounded
Iy suspicious elbow then, do I
look Ikea villian:' And II" Fright.
Well, never mind; no reproaches;
let Us thank Heaveu that we were
more scared that burt " Exactly; so
now for little quiet sleep; and that
yours may be so, try not 10 dream of
me "-"Nor you of me, good night "
1t appears the Western part Of New
York is endeavorlng to get up cru
SADIE against the Masons. 1t Is said,
fourteen Counties are TO meet ia con
ventlon at lie Roy, on the 9th of March
to oppose secret societies 1t is ioriu
nate for the actors, that they have time
and money TO expend in such idle, if
not mschievous projects. They are
not very consistent wilhal At one time
we are informed that the secret has
been diyulged and at another, that il
is necessary to collect in force to put
down and break up the Srcret socie
ties. Violence and popular excite
ment are not to be encouraged, even
to achieve praise worthy ends. The
eXstance OF an evil is not very appa
rent or much felt, if neither the law or
the press can reachit. Penn Gazette.