Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1830-08-12

having The cup Of bliss dashed from my very
iaps.--ot such beauty and atitience being
sha'ched from me for want OF 4 second ps,r
o. p9tsry l1osters--dryes me frantic ~
"A 1resna Green affair. presume, sifg''
ohseFscd the inquisitive landlord
ne gentleman made no seruple Of admit.
ung that he had run away with a fair yo,,ne
creature who accompanied him. and that shs
was entitled to a fortune Of twenty thonsan,l
pounsls:--"one halt of which, continued .he
gentleman, Il would freely give, If / had Il
TO eat this instant beliina iaag horses scam.
pering away, duo north. at lull speedp
can assure you, SIR, said tie landlord.
shat q fresh pair 81 such animals as / orr
you, VIZ carry you over the ground MS quick
IS = you had ten dozen Of ihe regular road
nacAS, Noman keeps better cattle tian |
DO, aad this pair beats al tho others In INV
stapie rs teu niles an hour But Ia ten mi
nutess perhaps, ami eeltaiely ia hail an
hour
''iialf an hour half a minutes delay
might ram n,e, rephed the gcu,lesnan. 4
hope shall Cad Else character ,ou have RVS
On your cattle correct one. dash on. DOS
tliit0am
Before this short conversation between The
ian keeper was concluded, Joey Duldle had
pt' TO his horses, which we're. u course. kent
hanessed- and taken his seat prepared to
start al momeni's Notice. lie kent bis eve
upon tue iuukeeper, who gave the ussal sip
nai VI q ramd Nave OF The hand as soon as
The gentleman ceased speaking; and Joey
baaa.e cattle, 81 obedience TO the whip and
spur, hoehied oil al that awkward and cyi-
us'i'iY pdinisll pace, which is pefiufce, adopt.
Ell by the most pralseWosthy post horses lur
- fpT - A.
Bot The pair over which joey presided were.
rs the innkceper bad asserted. very spec3y.
anu the gentlemen soon felt satisfied. that Il
would take an extraordinary auaelrapie team
70 evcriake them Ills hupes resc Al the
signt q each succeeding milestone; lie ceased
to put his head out Of the window every FIVE
minutes, snd gaze anxiausiy Up The road. he
already anticipated triumph when crack
Q crush, a shrek from the laly. II Jolt, an Ia
stantchange opposition. aud positive pause
occurred IN the order in which thcy are sta
ted, with such saddcnness and relative ra-
piddy, that the gentleman was. Cor d moment
or t"o, utterly deprived Of his prcscace of
mind by alarm and asionisIfnent.
The bolt which connects tie fore wheels,
splinter bar, springs, force bed axletree. Il
eetera, with tile perch thai passes under the
body OF the ehaisc 10 tie hind wheel springs
and carriage, bad Strapped asuncler TIE whole
OF the iorepaiis were instantly dragged on
wards by the horses; Tie traces BY which tie
body was attached TO the toresptinaS cave
way; and the chaise fell forward, AID, OF
course, remained stationary, with lis contents
III the middle of the road, while this deaf
position ole on, with iis eyes intenily fix.
ed on vacnity before him, as SIou.h nothing
whatever bad happened
Ai~, a. - = al 4
gree, at the Positions conduct, the gentle
man ,houtcu with all bis md,t such exela-
nations as any man would natursily use on
such 80 occasion; but joy, although still
bal iiitle distance, took no notice az what
had occurred behind his back, and very com
plaeefitly tFotied his hofses on az the rate Of
eleven OF Twelve Liilcs an hour He thought
Inc cattle went better than ever, lis mud
was occupied With the prospect Of a speedy
termination TO his Jonnicy, nc felt oiattd ii
tla idea OF ontstripping the pursicrs, - for
5ofy had discrimination enough to pefceise
at glance that his passengers were ftnaway
ioFefs,--aud he went on very murh To his
own satisfaction. As he approached the inn
which terminated the "Iong down p Joey. NJ
usual, pat his horses upon their ncttlc, and
they having nothing bat d Tore ca rriaue and
young ladys trunk behind them, ratified an
TO fhe do7r n 4 rate unexampled in the an
nails o. posting, with al the little boys aud
girls u the neighborhood hallowag III their
rear,
u was not Oh ho had drawn ", TO The inn
door aud alighied from his saddle. that joey
aiscoseted his disaster; and nothing could Z
quail The riter sssonishment which his fea
lures then Displayed. He sazed ii the place
where the body Of his rhaisc, his passengers,
aud his Wheels Ought to have been for aLoy :
minute, and i!ien suddenly started down Tie
road on foot, under an idea that he must We
Try recently lare dropped them On nearing
htilc elevation, witch commanded above
two miles Of the ground over which ne had
rome, be found to his utter dislnay. that no
traces Of the main body Of iis chaise we're
pereeltlbie; nor could be discover his pas
sengefs, who had. as il appeared ia the So
quei, been ovcriaken BY the young lady's
friends. Poor Joey Immediately ran into
4 ae,shhofng hay lclt, where nc lid himself,
III despair, for three days, and when Discover
ed, he was with great difficulty persuaded by
bis master, who highly esteemed him, 10 re.
sumo his whip, and return ID his saddle.
| Prom the Amateur
ALBINA aIcLUSH.