New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-09-16
RARNABY RUDG E.
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CHAPTER LII.

the usual demonstrations were made, IN nohor oi
the anniversary OF the Kings birth day; and every
went about his pleasure or business As IL 'iie
city were in perfect order and there were no nan
smoulderng embeIs IN It's secret places "iicA -;
the approach Of night would kindle up again. shG
scatter ruin and dlsmay abroad. The leaders oI
the rot, rendered still more daring by the success
OF last nipht and by the booty they had ecqu4ieT'
kept steadily together and only thought OF Iii.P"
eating the mass OF their followers so oeeP' -, 49,.
no hope of pardon or reward might emp IN
TO betray their more notorious cohieo@
the hands Of justice. - no
indeed. the sense Of having gone TOO Tar 10 De
60. ID Tho ,iroid together less than the
hold MANY who would readily have pointed
ON, m. rioters and gwen evidence against
,ben felt that escape by that means was hope
less when their every act had been observed oy
scores of people who had taken no part IN the
disturbances who mad Suffered in thelr persons,
Deace. or properly, by the outrages OF the mob;
who would be most willing Witnesses and whom
the government would, no doubt, prefer 10 any
Kings evidence that might be offered. Many OF
1hjs class had deserted their usual occupations
the Saturday morning; some had been seen by
their EMPLOYERS, active IN the tumut; others
knew they must be suspected, and that they would
be discharged if they returned others had been
desperate from the beginning, and comiorted
themselves with the homely proverb, that, beng
hung at ALL they might as well be hung Tor an old
sheep as lamb They ali hoped and believed. in
greater less degree, that the government ihey
seemed to have paralyzed, would, IN lts terror,
come to terms with them in the end, and suffer
them TO make their own conditions. The least
sanpuine among them reasoned with himself that,
at the worst they were too many TO be all pun
ished and that he had as good chance OF escape
as any other man. The great mass never rea-
soned or thought at ALL but were stimulated by
1hcir own headlong passions, by poverty, by Igno-
rance by the love of mischief, and the hope OF
plumber
One o,he. circumstance is worthy Of remark
and hat IS that from the moment OF their first
outbreak al Westminster, every symptom OF order
or preconcerted arrangement among them van
nished When they divided lnto parties and ran
10 different; quarters OF the town, II was on the
spontaneous suggestion OF the moment. Each
party sweiled as it went along, like rivers as they
roll toward The sea; new leaders sprang up
as they were wanted, disappeared as the neces-
sjtv was over, and re-appea!ed at the next crisis
Each tumu took shape and form, from the CIR
cumstanccs of the moment; sober workmen going
home from their days labor, were seen 10 cast
down their baskets of tools and become rioters IN
an instant; mere boys on errands did the Ike In
p word a moral plague ran through the city. The
noise, and hurry, and excitement, had Tor hun
dreds and hundreds attraction they had ne
firmness 10 resist. The contagloa spread, like
dread fever: an infectious madness, as yet not
near It's height, seized on new victims every hour,
and society began to tremble al their rawlings.
II was between two and three o'clock IN the
afternoon when Gashford looked into the lar de-
scribed in the last chapter, and seeing only Bar
nabv and Dennis there, inquired Tor Hugh
He was out, Barnaby told him; had gone out
more than an hour ago, and had not yet returned
"Dennis . said the smiling secretary, in his
emoothest voice, as he sat down cross-egged on
a barrel, Dennis
The hangman struggled into sitting posture
directly and, with his eyes wide open, looked
towards him.
How do YOU do, Dennis " said Gashiord,
noddng. 4 hope you have suffered no incon-
yenence from your late exertlons, Dennis
g always will say of you, Muster Gashtord,
returned the hangman, staring at him, that that
'ere quiet way of yours might almost wake
dead man 1t isl he added, with muitered
oa,h-still staring at him in thoughtful man.
ner-" so awfuy sly!"
&c So distinct, eh Dennis !!
Distinct! F." he answered, scratching his head
and keeping his eyes upon the secreary's lace;
81 seem 10 hear it, Muster Gashford, in my very
bones
81 am very glad your sense OF hearing so
sharp, and that succeed in making myself so IN
telligible," said Gashford, in his unvaryng, even
tone g Where is your friend :"
Mr. Dennis looked round as in expectation OF
beholding him asleep upon his bed OF straw then
remembering that he had seen hun go out, replied:
81 can't say where he IS, Muster Geshtord.
expected him back atore now. | hope It lsn't
time that we was busy, Muster Gashford J"
"Nay," said the secretary, "who should knew
that as well as you ! How can / tell you, Dennis
You are perfect master OF your own actions, you
know and accountable 10 nobody-except some
times to the law-eh?"
Dennis, who was very much baffied by the cool
matter-oi-cour manner OF this reply, recovered
his sef.possesson on his professional pursuits be-
ing referred 10, and pointing toward Barnaby,
shook his head and trowned.
"Hush !" cried Barnaby.
"Ah Do hush about that, Muster Gashford,'
said the hangman in a low voice, poplar preJu-
dces-you always forget-well. Barnaby my lad,
what 5 tbs matter !"
81 hear him coming" he answered; " Hark
Do yoa mark that! That s his foot Bessyou,
| know his step, and his dogs TOO. Tramp,
tramp ptpa on they come together, and, ma, ha,
ba,--and here they are :" he cried joyfuy, wei
coming Hugh with both hands, and then pattlrg
him fondly on the back, as ii instead OF being the
rough companion he was, he had been one OF the
most prepossessing of them. Here he is, and
safe too! l am glad TO see him back again, old
Hugh!'
- am q Turk if he do nj give me warmer
welcome always than any mal OF sense, SAID
Hugh, shaking hands with him with kind OF te-
rociouS friendship, strange enough TO see. How
are you, boy !"
Hearty" cried Barnaby, waving his hat
-'Ha, ha, ha. And merry too, Hugh. And ready