Southern telegraph., 1837-01-03

ed their ewes upon me, Il shiyered-colt
sweat ran down my forehead-lny knee.
knocked against each other, and | positively
: believe | could have tainted, and indeed
perhaps should have done, had not a
that moment tossed of nearly the whole 0
the brandy and water
| well, it can't be helped-muSt be sO-
and d---n me, if care who knows il, eX
claimed the same man, as be, with the 0
lber two, rOse toleave the room.
'GOOd night SIR they all grufily exclaim
cd, as they passed me,
Good night Gentlemen, said |, a vel
walk home, | fear
'Oh! we have not far TO 60, replied one
Where's my dogi-Bess have you seen my
d0gp he continued as he shut the door up.
tOnme, aud addressed himself to the per
souage at the bar. | heard no more
filled my pipe, and having desired the boy
to replenish my glass, turned nv chair
round, and seated myself in front of the
fire,
'Dogr--'far to go!-'windowv-I pom.
dcrcd in my mind. Ominous wordS.--oh
| I'm marked!--rm a victim--gOing to be
murdcred-butchered in cold blood!-pleas-
an! reflection. slipped my brandy aud
water What's TO be done thought I've
no firearms about me never carried any,
I've M doubt but one Of them has already
gone off with my horse aud gig i Oh! what
Il miscartie dog | am,
Il was about to rise in order to see if my
predictions were in truth renli2ed, when IA
gentle voice suddenly arrested my atten,
| ton.
'Would youlike to have pan Of Goals
ran through your bed, if you please, sir?'
'Eh!-l turned round, gcntIsmen. As
pretty little flower as ever you would wish
to set eyes on stood before INC. Rich tress.
es ofthe deepest jet flowed gracefully about
her neck,--eyeS dark-iace beautifully
fair--fgure splendid. Pm no poet but,
positively, her tout ensemble heggarcd all
description. This was the glance of mo-
mcnt.
"Somehow or other, | have great hor-
ror Of pan Of Goals; | don't know why
but so it is-and | modcstly replied
'Thank you, my dear, YOU a,c very kind
but when travelling, | never Occustom my,
self to i, and therefore, my dear
She had gotten her answer, and was
leaving the room. To lose tho society o
so charming creature in such a dull place
and so soon, too, was more than my weak
nerves, from the state they were in, could
support. | looked at my watch--Stamnler
ed od,, tnty .tLear. .z5she returned
MY name is Betsey, It You please, 81,
she bIushingly replied, which made her look
ten times more beautiful.
well, then Betsey, my dear, you arc a
very pretty girl.
Gentlemen, you will recolect had Ia
ken two glasses Of strong brandy and wa
ter.
'Did you please to want any thing, sir?
'Ycs, my dear--I want II kiss from those
sweet coral lips Of yours e..
do ymr exclaimed a stcntOrian voice,
as the door opened, and in walked a tall
powerful looking fellow, whom had not the
pleasure Of seeing before. 'What are yol
doing here, BeSs--can't Lukin answer the
bell? Come, trudge of, and go to bed
As for you, sir he continued, turning tt
me, and looking as fierce as a tiger, If yot
dOn't know how 10 be have ina bOdv'S house
on the road side, you'll find, perhaps, one
who will teach YOU, and that in IA very ,shor
; time.'
Il could almost fancy saw the blade o
dagger glittering before me; the ilI-omen
ed words rushed to my recOIlocIion; nov
fnel seemed added u .hc--'Thatin in very
short time A
/ the appearance of the men, their coarse
manners, the loneliness Of the hOuse---nay
all things tended to confirm my suspicious.
The poorgirl, ton! some deluded victim, M
doubt brought from London. ROmances
legends ofOId, in which had read in my
hOyhOod, Of bravos capturing prihcesses
and OBliging helpless beauty to serve then
as their cup bearer. and in some instance,
to become their wife, in amoment rushed t
my imagination. shuddered at the thought
, Could such creature as Betsey be the wife
of such wretch? There was a mpdesty
a purity in her manners, which plainly con
, vinccd me she was not his sister, and, b,
f herfeatures, no relation,
Brought back, as i were, to sense o
honor, from the stern manner in which
f had been addressed, | blamed myselfEor tn,
inconsidernte mannerI had acted toward!
4 her, nndl now thought, II had pursued {
, different course when she first entered the
room, might have learned her whole his
tory, perhaps saved her from life of mise
ry and shame, and myself from being mur
dercd. 1t was now eleven O'clock--tht
doOr opened, dLukin entered.
/, Your light sIr,' meaning my bed candle
--'Whattime would your honor like to bt
called in the morning. Being such quite
place, gentlemen who stop here4 generally
sleeps pery LOngn thought could dis
tinguisha smile Oftriumph on the fellow
n lip.
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