New-York tribune., 1841-04-20

and his body up and down in sort OF grave dance
rejoned. " / n devil M devil m devil and tapped
hs wings against his sides ne were bursting with laugh
Barnaby clapped his hands and alTy rolled upon Inc
ground in ecStacy OF delight.
Strange companions sir said the locksith. shaking
his head and looking from one to the other he ord mas
all the wit.
Strange indeed - said Edward holding his forcinger
to the raven who In acknowledgement of the attention made
dive al ii Immediately with his iron bill g Is he old
4 mere bow sir replied the ocksmth. hundred
and twenty or Whereabouts Call hun down. Barnaby my
Call him echoed Barnafy sitting upright upon the floor
and staring yacan,ly Gabriel he thrust his ta:r back
from hi. face But who make him come! He calls
me- and makes go where he will. He goes on before,
and follow. lie : the and m the man. l. that
the truth, Grip?
The raven gave short comfortable, confidential kind of
croa-a expressive croak. which seemed TO say io;
need nit let these fellows into We understand
each other. 1t : all right.
make i'm come = cried Barnaby. pointing the bird.
Him who never goes sleep. much winks ny,
time OF night you may his 4ye> IN my dark room hi-
ming Ike two sparks And every nfst and all night he
broad awake Ia king himself thinking what he shall do to-
morrow where ne shall 20 and what he shall steal and hide,
and bury make iim come Ha ha ha :!
second thoughts the bird appeared disposed TO come ct
himself After short survey OF the ground and lew side
long looks the ceiling and every body present III iur
he Uttered the floor and 1arnabv-not IN hop,
or walk or run but space Ike that OF very particular
gentleman with exceedingly tight boots trying walk
fast over loose pebbles Then, stepping into his extended
hand and condescendng be held arms length. he
rave vent to succession of sounds unlike the drawing
OF some eight dozen Of long co and again asserted
is birthstone birth and parcntae with great dstncnes
The locsni;h shook his head-pcrhapS in some doubt OF
the creatures being really nothing but b-peraPS IN
pity for Barnaby who BY this time had Tim in his arms and
rolling about with him the ground ~ he raised his
eyes the poor fellow he encountered those OF his mother
who had entered the and was looking on in silence
She quite white in the face, her lips, but had
l,,-
Varlo fancrd he glanced hc that She hrunk from
his eve and thai she busted herself about the wounded gen
tlcman o avoid him the better.
1t was time he bed, she said. He was to BE- re-
moved his homo the morrow and he had already
exceeded his time for sitting up, by full hour Acting on
this hint the ocksrnih prepared to take his leave
by the bye said Edward he shook him by the hand
and looked from him Mrs. Rudgc and back again what
noise was that below heard your voice in the midst OF
it, and should have inquired before, but other conNers
ton drove it from my memory, What was 1t :?
The locksmith looked toward her and bit his lip She
lcant against the chair and bent her eyes upon the ground
Barnaby too-hc was listening.
Some mad or drunken fellow sir, " Vardon at length
made answer looking steadily the window "a he spoke
He mistook the house and tried TO force entrance
She brcathcd freely bat stood quite moionicss ~
the ock<mh said Good night, and Barnaby caught up
the candle light him down the stairs she took trom him
and charged m-ith haste and carncsnc>S than
Sigh, an occasion appeared tn stir. The
raven followed them satisfy himself that all was right be-
low and when they reached the door stood on the
bottom stair drawing corks of number
With trembling hand she untlscncd the chain and bolts
and turned the key A, She had her hand upon the latch
the locksmiuh said in a low tone.
have told a lie tonight for your sake, Mary, and toI
the sake of by-gonc and old acquantancc:, when
would do for my hope | may have done
no harm or led can help the suspicious You
have forced upon me, and oah, tell you plainly 10
leave Mr.. Edward here Take he comes TO no hurt
doubt the safety of this roof and glad he leaves 1t 90
soon Now let 60
For moment she hid her face in her hands and wcPt
but resisting the strong impulse which evidently moved her
to reply opened the doono wider than was sufficient toT
the passage of his body-and motioned him As the
loc,smith stood upon the step chained and locked be-
hind him. and the in furhcrance OF these precautions
barkcd like a lusty hou>e-log.
In league with that Unlocking figure that might have
fallen agibbet-he listening and hiding hcre-Barnaby
first upon the spot last nghcan she who mas always borne
so fair name guilty of such crimes in secret SAID the
lockSniih lnlsin Heaven forgive me if and
send Just thoughts but she Is poor. the temptation may
be- great and daily hear OF things strange-tv bark
away my friend II there any wicketness going thai
raven 5 in it. II be sworn