New-York tribune., 1841-12-06

u o,e -s-o,ct they ell agreed. The wander
- - ,,ncaotroIlable train of thought, sugges;
~, sudd-u rec6lections OF things distant and long
-..o,,o, and remote from each other-the vague
.sa7sss craving for something underlined, which
oo,bing could satsfy-the swift fight OF the min
MES fusing themselves into hours, Is II by en-
chsntmen,-the rapid coming OF the solemn night
-,ne shadow OF death always upon them, and
vet so dim and faint, that objects the rneanest
and most trivial started from tn gloom beyond,
and forced themselves upon The vIew-the lmpos
ability Of holding the mind even il they had been
50 disposed, to peaience and preparation, or OF
keeping II 10 any point while that hldeous iasc.n-
alton tempted II away-thesr things were com
mon IL them all, and jared only 4 the!r outward
tokens
Fetch m. the book left vithin-upon your
oed, said she 10 Baraa5y, as the clock struck
q Kiss me first :"
He locked in her face, and saw there that the
,ime was come After long embrace, ne ioIe
aimself away, and ran to bring Il 10 her bidding
her not STIR III! he came back He soon returned,
for a shrek recalled him-bui she was gone.
He ran TO the yard gate, and looked through
They were carrying her away. She hac SAID her
heart would break It was better go.
' Do nj you think, whimpered Dennis, creep
NO up 10 him. as he stood with his fee, rooted TO
the ground, gazing a, the blank walls do MT
YOU think there S still chance II s dreadful
end ; its terrible end for man Ike me-. Don't
YOU think there s chance do Mt mean Tor
YOU. | mean for me Do nj let him hear us ;
,meaning Hugh) he 5 SO desperate
"Now then" said the officer, who had been
ounging in and out with MS hands IN the pockets.
and yawning as If he were IN the last extremity
Tor some subject OF interest "lt : time 10 turn
IN, boys"
"Not yet, cried Dennis, "not yet. Not for
an hour yet"
81 say-your watch goes different from what
it used to- returned the man Once upon &
,me it was always toe fast. It s got the other
aut now
My friend, cried the wretched creature, fall
ng on his knees, "my dear frend-you always
xere my dear friend-there : some mistake
Some letter has been mi-laid, or some messenger
les been stopped upon the way He may have
fallen dead saw man once, fall down dead
n the street, myself. and he had papers IN his
ockct. Send to inquire Let somebody 90 to
INQUIRE. They never will hang ne. They never
an Yes, they Will he crled, starting 10 his
ieet with a terrible scream. "They II hang me-
~ trek, and keep the pardon back lt'sa plot
against me | shall lose my life - And utter
ng another yell, he e in fit upon the ground.
See the hang,an when it comes home TO
nm :" cried Hugh again, as ;hey bore him away
- Ha, ha, ha Courage, bold Barnaby, what care
vc! Your hand They do well TO put Us out
II the world, for if we got loose second time,
ye would nj let them oil SO easy, eh Another
shake! A man can die but once. If you wake
IN the night, sing that out Justify, and fall asleep
gain lia, ha, ha"
Barnaby glanced once more through the CRATE
INTO the empty yard watched Hugh as he sirode
20 the steps leading TO his sleeping cell, and then
1eard him shout, and burst into a OF laughter
,nd sav him flourish his hat. Then he turned
away himself, Ike one who walked IN his sleep
ud without any sense of fear or sorrow, lay
own on his pallet, listening for the clock TO strike
gam.
CHAPTER LXXIl
The time wore on: the noises in the streets
became less frequent by degrees, until silence
&as scarcely broken save by the bells IN church
overs, marking The progrsss-sotter and more
teallhy while the city slumbercd-ot that Great
Watcher with the hoary head, who never sleeps
r rests In the brief interval of darkness and
tepose which fcverish towns ENJOY, all busy
sounds were hushed ; and those who awoke
rom dreams lay listening in their beds, and
I1uged for dawn, and wished the dead OF the
ght were past
Into the street outside the jail'S main wall,
vorkmen came Struggling II this solemn hour, In
lroups of two or three, and meeting in the centre
Gust their tools upon the ground and spoke il
Whispers Others soon issued from the jail itself
earring on their shoulders planks and beams; ;
hrse materials being all brought forth, the rest
,cstirred themselves, and the dull sound Of ham
ners began TO echo through the stiffness
Here and there among this knot oflaborers, one.
with lantern or smoky link, stood by 10 hghl
MS fellows at their work, aud by lis doubtful AID,
ONE might be dimly seen taking up the pave
ment OF the road, while others held great upright
posts, or fixed them in the holes thus made lor
heir reception. Some dragged slowly ontoward
the rest, an empty cart, which They brought
rumbllng from the prison yard while others erect
ted strong barriers across the street. All wert
buslly engaged. Their dusky figures moving 10
aud fro at that unusual hour, so active and so 81
lent might have been taken for those OF shadow,
creatures toiling at midnight on some ghostly, un-
>ub,ants work, which, like themselves, would
vanish with the FIRST CLEAN of day, and leave but
morning mist and vapor-
While il was yet dark, few Iookers-on col.
ecied, who had plainly come there for the pur
pose aud intended TO remain even those who
had to pas the spot on their way 10 some other
place. fingered and fingered yet, as though the
attraction of that were irresistible. Meanwhile
he noise OF saw and maet went on briskly,
mingled with the Gathering OF boards on the stone
pavement of the road ana sometimes with tn.
workman'S voices as they called 10 one another
Whenever the chimes of the neighboring church
we're heard-and that was every quarter OF an
bour-a strange sensation, Instantaneo Gus and in-
describabe, but perfectly obvious, seemed 10 per-
wade them all.
Gradually, faint brightness appeared in thN
east, and the air, which had been very warm all
through the night, felt cool and chilly. Though
there was no daylight yet, the darkness was d.
minlshed. and the stars locked pale. The prison,