Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1832-11-14
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AZ ms moment tne little dog that " on the{
chips before the door, rose up and gay faint
bark, and then wriggled his tail Sophi few toll
the window without glass, and cried, nj mo,herI
is coming, sir, make yourself easy for akw mo-
lments,-for the stranger was about dephing gil
The mother shortly entered the door, qui abash-
ed to see gentleman there alone with hedaush-
ter. She was woman Of about fortyhlegant
in her manners, though clad in faded aire, vet
neat and tasty She passed he complin nts due
to stranger in genteel habiliments, tod off her
black bonnet, seated herself in an old battered
arm chair, gave deep sigh, and asked hi daugh-
Ter for little cool water Her couienance
was pale and sad, and her eyes swohn with
weeping wv
~TIow Is rssIiers~ said. Sophia, DC slh handed
her mother some water in white eartken bow,
trembling as she spoke. 'sYour father, nv dear,
is some better-his fever is turned, and The doc
tor thinks him ont of danger" 90 Heavnsr'
said Sophia, and sunk on rush chair--.shs he
then been sick, s. we did not knew itq'' s.Yor IA
iher has been very sick, child, but thank Heven,
he is betier--mnch better Mr. Tivmghan, the
lawyer, has been to see him again, and keen ur
ging his suit. l am somewhat fearful thlt he
has discovered the way to our retreat; for they
told me that he was in town, and thought saw
him looking after me, as assembled tie hill and
entered the woods. You NAV think STANCE, sir.''
said she, addressing the stranger-''blt we have
been so harrassed-so completely uldone, by a
wretch who calls himself geptlenan, that we
fear him as much as we would a higlwayman' -
"Yonr daughter, madam, has been telling me
something of your situa,ioD," said thegenteman
fisi z % go.
As he stood by the door, the old lad eyed him
quite closely, and thought she had see, him be-
fore. There was something in his lot, in bis
manner, and in all abou, him, that bespoke the
man Of benevolence, and inspired confidence
He was about thirty; neither tall Tor slender !;
a'lt he was handsome faced, and when he smiled,
Showed beautiful set of white even teeth, and
wo large dimples in his cheeks, which were full,
and 'inged little with the flush of health, His
large black beard, and dark eyes, gave him a
''ok OF solidisy, and manly strength Of intellect
In order to give she reader some idea of the
'sace whore this family had retired, we slsal!
sketch short description of ii;
fEieEe was NOT an inbabiant dwelling for two
miles IN any direction, and the village before
mentioned was the highest. A few scattered huts
Matched with straw, and now entirely deserted
~ a ragged set IF f,maIies, were interspersed
among she black hogs ana shrub oak bushes, on
pa3chss partially cleared, which made the counl
'rS around more dreary by far, than if the Who'll
were in state Of natural witness; and the tinE
Hing OF distant cowbelis, where half starved ca
'ie were seeking a relief from pinching hungr,
Ginning II nsonrufuI sounds, echoed from
ibIck dark 2 We NOT more ihan len rods from +
oppcsise side Of the dwelling. A field In fi,nt
WAS inclosed, which belonged to "a man of hered
wills, SIX miles off. Excepting his fold the
place was surrounded by dark forest almott in
accessible. Fish creek ran to the south, few
rods east Of the cottage, wIich had been occupi-
ed by family from the red mills All was dis
NAL and lonely. 4 road from the village north,
passed about twenty rods, and then took a shor;
sirn to the east, crossed the creek near the bars,
and made very cracked way to the red mills.
Here dwclt the lady and daughter, with no
pther but her son about twelve wears old, who
went almost every day to the village TO school,
s.nd TO see his father.
l. was in the month of jane; it was about six
10 the afternoon, and the stranger was Just bids
ding them good bye, when the little dog again
gave the signal Of alarm, and stranger appear
ed at full gallop, making down the path from the
highway. He rode up TO the door, dismounted,
and rushed into the hut before the other had
scarcely left the threshold, with Show are you,l
madam, by Cd Eve found you at lasi--track-
ed you to your demand you, miss, how are you
what, catched beau in your trap already!
pretty crafty egad! Well, ladies', rvefome about
the old bpsiness-I've brought my suits made my
declaration, and want you 10 plead to it, or suffer
judgement to go against you by default" ''You
have had one Judgment and execution, sir, and
what do you want of ano.her?" said the old wo-
man with look of Indignation, that would have
sienced any buta coxcomb 81 wan Judgement
from you not against you, in favor ofmyself, nor
my client--so that l can have an execution a.
gainst you, to take the body, madan--we law
yers call it ca. sa y SIS the lady Judge then,
and is her daughter debtor to you, sip said ihe
first gentleman to Mr.. Tivinghan,, Who yet hal-
ted at the door. ''H NV, sir" said he lawyer
'.are they then your clients, aud you retained tai
defend their cause. Il, SO, perhaps slittie Gaming
would be the hest argument that could use."-l
" You cane me, sir!n said the gentleman, his black
eyes flashing fury, and at the same moment seiz-
ed the lawyer by the collar, dragged him sprawl
ing out OF the door, and shook him till he cried,
murder, which called two gentlemen just riding
by towards the village, to his assistance. Thel
stranger let him up, however, before they arrived
you have committed an assault and battery,"I
SAID the lawyer, sand will lave you arrested
and put to jail Here are two men
who will be Witnesses" Tht old lady and her
daughter had by this time come out, and told their
story, that the lawy or was the aggrsssor. "Y
will swear him clear 'hen win you but remen
Der ! have the old man in my clutches, and will