The Arkansas advocate., 1830-10-20

s'ssi. s.iS ooiiSioii oi lue ldtilcF tO lilt wishes which he had no doubt the daugh- ter entertained in common with himself and had therefore delicately hinted to her, after he thought himself sufficiently master oi hel heart, the plan of admit ting him by means of the pulley and a basket into the upper part of the store and then to her chamber. lie was not surprised when, after some becoming maidenly hesitation, she minated her assent to his proposal; for he had en- deavored to secure the intercession of the landlord in his favor, and his own attractions of themselves, without the colored eulogium of his host, he thought sufficient to. ensure him success. He had concealed it from her father, yet he wondered that the stern Whig should have so civiliy tolerated his frequent vi- sits to s.s house.
 The night came. Beneath the beam stood Captain Fudge, and he deposited hmseli in the basket. High above him wasthe door of his flushed expectations, standing half open and partially disclos- sing the figure of his @conqueror and victim" He castsupward one delight ful look, twitched the rope and the bas- ket mounted. 1t is at the beam-there IS but one step to the .door-he raises himself to take it-but the dooris clos ed-the rope is firm!
 .esi2on honoro muttered the captain. ''if it were not fine evening this would be un-for-tu-nate l would not wait but l must though. Cut it--no, mo- what a tumble-ugh! Stay here all night! pon honor My dear!'' he contin- ued, raising his tone so as to be heard at the door, Smy dear-just open the door, you understand me- He stoop- ed in the basket to rest himself; casting anxious looks in every direction to de- wise some means of escape but in vain.
 A cloud came over the moon and oth- CTS followed in its train. A few drops Of rain battered on the basket. The captain would have rescued his plume from sne misfortune of being wet, but he couldnot hide it, and 1t soon droop- cd as the rain began to beat upon it and uponthe unfortunate gallant whose" cur l ly head3' it adorned.
 ssiiow it does rain!'' muttered the neighbors to themselvesor 10 theirspous- es, as they lay or their comfortable beds and heard the. reviving sound. s'Hom t does r;sit.!!'' thought the unfortunate Captain. Well was it for him the bas- ket had that excellent quality which the lrishman in the Canal ascribed to his boots-that of 'sletting the water out as l fast as they let it in.n
 1t IS just morning. The topers are a. broad and they have to rise early for better reason. "Look there t,, cried one, what's that basket there for with a featherin it" The poor captain heard a sound and lifted up his head. @What under heayen," said another, Sis that fellow about up aloft in a basket at this time a daym A crowd is collected d. bout him and at length landlord Rug l gles appears.
 I ssLandlord you rascal-what did you leave me here for? but just let me down and I'll not hurt you forit." 'sHurt me P cried the landlord, 'sonly think now E calling me :. rascal--a man strung up in a basket alongside of a house, black. guarding! Forward march, men!'
 Upon this file of soldiers belonging te 1 the American detachment, wheeled round the corner and surrounded the spot Captain Fudge trembled from head to foot and begged the landlord to i get him down. 4sSo ho!" eaid the land lord. "Captain Fudge, who has shot twen-ty-one.nen and stabbed eleven leaped four six bar fences just ahead ofa bullet-run gauntlet along a sharp l fire of musquetry and mounted Buce- 7 phaius at the head Of his ;s!!ssntt cos.pa ny-really afraid tojump down fifteen feet! But stand upon your own feet, for you may as we'll come down at once.- had 8 good hand at a trigger in the old French war" So saying he took a : gun from a soldier, and the Tory Cap ] tain. as he was about to protest was cut short by the crack of the musket-the rope parted and basket and Captain bounced on the ground. '.Forward march, cried the corporal a his men formed around the gallant but erest-fal len Captain, and he--our interesting hero-was safely lodged a prisoner in the American camp.
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