Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1829-10-31

for. Won. there he sits al the back Of the stage
bax. and trust nav be permitted to Call up
a him Cor an explanation OF his very singular
conduc'."
Every eve turned towards Dumps. every voice
was unified against him; the man Who could
no, endure the scrutiny Of one pair OF eyes, now
beheId a house full Of them glaring NJ him with
angry indignation His head became con-
fused, he had a Sigh, CONSEQUENCES OF beng
elbowed ,hr ough the lol,ty. Of a riot in the
crowded street and of being protected by the
civil authorizes against the uncivii attacks OF
the prpulace He was conveyed 10 bed, and
swoke the next morning with very considera.
bic accession Of nervous malady.
He loon he ard ,ha, the. whole town vowed
vepee ance against the infamous and unprinci-
pied Impost'r who had so impudenlly played
of practical Joke on the public. and al dead OF
nigh, did escape from the Town OF lew krsbury
in rriurn morning Coach
Our prosecuted hero next occupied private
apartments at boarding house at Malvern
Privacy was refreshing, bu'. alas! It's duration
was duomed to be short. A Young officer who
had Witnessed the .mbaI ra,sment of"the s'ran-
GER" at Tcwkesbuty, rec ognIzrd the suf rer at
Malvern, and knowing his nervous an,ipa'hy
to bring noticed, ne wickedly resolved 10 make
INN the Ii IN Of hr place.
lie dined.at the public table, spoke OF the
gentleman no occupied the private apartment
wondered that no Que appeared 10 be aware
who he was. and then in confluence informed
the assembled party that t.s rrcluse was the
celebrated sulhor IF the pleasures "f Memory
n eng ged IN illustrating HIS ITALY
Dumps again found himself an object OF uni
versaI CURIOSITY, every body b"camc ofhciously
| ATTENTIVE TO h,m, he was waylad in his walk ),
and Intentionally intruded upon 6y aceiIenfin his
privat' APP rtmcn's; travelling arti't rtqucs'-
ed TO b. permitted TO take his portrait for We
exhibition, Idly requested him to pcrnse her
manuscript romance aud II give his uhhiassed
opinion, and he mas e. OF the boarding-hoaSe
waited upon him, by ;hc desire of his guess, 10
rruues: ,hst he would nor the public table
win is company. Several ladies solit tied his
autographv tor their a,bums, and several gentle
men called a meeting Of he Inhabitants and re-
solved 10 give him public dinner; cra"lolo>
gis, requeN ed t. be permitted TO take cast OF
his head. and as climax 10 his misery, when
nr was ,iftirg IN his bed chamher, thinking
himself a leass secure for the present, the door
being bohrd he looked low .rds he Malvern
Nils, which rise abruptly immediately al the
back II the boarding house, and here he dis
| covered a party If ladies eagerly gazing al
him with long telescopes through the open win
dows.
He ief' Malvern The next morning, ard went
to a cluded village on he WEIGH cost, not Tar
from Swansea.
The events Of the last few weeks had rem
derrd poor Sighmon Dumps more sensaivrly
Mr., Gus All ever. His seoiusion became per :
pelual, his hind always down, ard he took his
soli airy walks in the dusk OF the evening. He
had b-rn old that sea sickness WIS sometim s
5cnf' al in cases reminding hi. ow' me there
fore b. rgai ed with some boa int NV no engage
TO take him oui into the channel; on li',le rx-
pc mental medicinal trip. Al very early
hour in the morning he went down 10 the beach
and prepared to embark. lie had observed
'wo per ons who app- AIRED TO be- watching him,
be Eel, eer'ain they were dogaing him AID just
as he was stepping into he boat they seized him
saying, "Sir, VIZ know YOU TO be he gr al de-
faulter who has been so long conceded on this
coast; VIZ know you are rying TO escape 10
America, but you must come with us"
SiShmon's heart was broken.Hr fell il
!: !: !:
would be useless 10 explain or nSiu a'e
he spoke rot, but was pass b 10 a
carriage. in which he was. asst as
four horses could carry h res,
or relreshment. OF coursd minute
examination he was declared ID was
released; but justice smiled plnom
OF Sighmon's happiness had kurely
nipped.
He called in the aid of the cal adj
vice, grew liille be tel: AM docto
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