The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1839-09-26
Vol. I.......No. II.

ceiVed ne went out directly after
Betsey Buck, and she fastened after
them with becoming speed. She con-
trived to get between Miss Buck and
the master, as they walked along the
road, and kept Mr.. Crochet in close
conversation with her, or kept herself
In close conversation with Mr.. Crotch
ct, until they came to the corner that
turned down to Mr.. Bucks house.
Here Mr.. Crochet left her somewhat
abruptly, and walked by the side of
Miss Betsey towards Mr.. Bucks.
This was more than Miss Jerusha's
nerves could well bear. She was un-
der too much excitement to proceed
on her way home. She stopped and
gazed at the couple as they receded
|irom her; and as their forms became
indistinct in the darkness of the night,
she turned and followed them, Just
keeping them in view till they reach
ed the house. The door opened, and
to her inexpressible horror, they both
went in. 1t was past O o'clock, too!
She was greatly puzzled THE affair
was entirely inexplicable to her. 1t
could not be, however, that he would
stop many minutes, and she stopped
to see the result. Presently, light
appeared in the fore ROOM and from
the meIlowness Of that light, fire was
evidently kinded there. Miss Jeru-
sha approached the house and recon-
notred. She tried to look in at the
window, but thick curtain effectual.
ly prevented her from seeing anything
within. The curtain did not quite
reach to the top of the window, and
she thought she saw the shadows of
two persons before the fire, thrown
against the ceiling. She was deter
mined by some means or other, to
know the worst of it. She looked
round the door yard and found a long
piece of board. She thought by pla-
cling this against the house by the
side of the window she might be able
to climb up and look over the top of
tho curtain. The board was accord =
ingly raised on one end, and Miss Je-. 3!
rusha eagerly commenced the task Of
climbing. She had reached the top of
the curtain and cast one glance into
the room, where, sure enough, she be-
held Mr.. Crotchet seated close beside
Miss Betsey. At this interesting mo-
ment, from some cause Or other, Ell
Their from her own trembling, for she
was exceedingly agitated, or from the
board not being properly supported
at the bottom, it slipped and canted,
and in an instant one half of the Win
dow was dashed with a tremendous
crash in the room.
Miss Jerusha fell to the ground,
bat not being much injured by the
fall, she sprang upon her feet and ran
with the tleetness of wild deer
The door opened, and out came Mr..
Crochet and Mr.. Buck, and started in
pursuit. They thought they had a
glimpse of some person running upon
the road when they first came out, and
Mr.. Crochet's long legs measured off
the ground with remarkable velocity.
But the fright had added 50 essential
ly to Miss Jerushu's powers of loco
motion, that not even Mr.. Crochet
could overtake her, and her pursuers
soon lost sight of her in the darkness
of the night, and gave up the chase g
and returned home. ...r III,
Miss Jerusha was not seen at the
singing school after this, and Mrs.
Brown said she staid at home because
she had u cough. Notwithstanding
there were many rumors and surmis- &
es ahoat, and some slanderous insin-
uations thrown out against Miss Je-
rusha Brown, yet it was never ascer-
tanned by the neighbors for certain
ty, who it was that demolished Mr..
Bucks window.
One item farther remains to be adj
ded to this veritable history: and that
is, that in three months from this menu
orable night, Miss Betsey Buck be-
came Mrs. Crochet, of QuavertoWn.
FUNNY COINCIDENCE. - The other /
dav one OF our police magistrates re-
fused to receive as bail a man with
redundant crop of hair. He inquired
the reason. Sir said the magistrate,
Il never knew man who covered
his ears with hair, who was not a.
thief" The gentleman walked of, and i
was the next morning brought up on
charge Of stealing a coat.--N York
Dispatch.
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