New-York tribune., 1841-11-11
BAKNABY RUDGE.
CHAPTER Xxx.
NEW WORK BY BOZ

EVEN oi IN and rapidly retreatng Auct Cti '''s
TO him twice or thrice That there was nothing 10
fear, but without effect, he suffered Hugh TO sihN
upon the Ground, and followed, 10 bring him back
He continued 10 creep axay, until Barnaby was
close upon him; then turned, and said IN tei''0'e
though suppressed voice: CD
g Let me 90. Dr. not lay hands upon me o''-D
back. You nave told her; and you ana sue Jog
iher. have betrayed me
Barnaby looked at him in silence.
Yea have seen youf mother
No. cried Bariaby eagerly. !" Not for long
4i,ne-loDger than | can tell. \ whole year,
thius. Ia she hefe
moments. thcn sait--dra~ilg nearer IA him IS he
suose for seeing his face. aad hearing his words
i: ws- i:n7e,si5!et doubt his truth;
Via, nan Is tilal ~
.t.ush-Husa oaly Hugh. You know him
Hugh Ha Ia, be Afraid OF gruii, old, noisy
Hugh 90
What man is h.. as. you ~ he rejoined 30
hercey, TIM Baraaby stopped in his laugh, and
shrinking back surveyed him with i look OF terri
fed amazeneni.
WHY how stern YOU are You mike me fear
YOU, though you my ather--i never feared her
Why DO you speak 20 me so ~
-" want" he answered putting away the
hand which his ION. with timid desire TO Propi-
1iate him. laid upon hs seeve-"l want an an
swer, and you give me Only jeers and questions
Wro have YOU brought with you TO this hiding
place, poor fool and where l. the blind man -
- do Mt know where. His house was close
shut / waited, but no person came; that was no
fault Of rHc. This is Hugh--brave Hugh, vino
broke into that ugly Jail, and set US free. Aba
You ike him now, do you You like him now y
Why does he lie upon the ground =
" lie ha4 had ID fall and has been drinking.
The fields and trees 90 round, and round, and
round with him. and the ground heaves under his
feet Yon know him? You remember? See"
They had by this time returned to where he lay,
and both stopped over him TO look into his face.
g recoec, the man. his father murrnured.
Why did you bring him here -
because he would have been killed ii had
left him over yonder They were firing guns, and
shedding blood. Does the sight Of blood turn you
sick father see it does, by your face. That 5
ike mc--Wha are YOU looking at
80 AT nothing = said tho murderer softly, "a he
started bach, pace two, and guzed with sunken
Jaw and staring eyes above his sons head. AT
nothing -
He remained in the same attitude and with the
some expression ON his face for u minute or more ;
then glanced slowly round as if he had lost some
thing and went shivering back, toward the shed.
"Shall bring him in, father T. asked Barnaby,
who had looked on, wondering.
He only answered with suppressed groan. and
lyicg upon the ground, wrapped his cloak about
his head and shrunk into the darkest corner.
Finding that nothing would rouse Hugh now, or
make him sensible for u moment. Barnasy dragged
him along the grass aud laid him on little heap
Of refuse hay and straw winch had been his own
bed first having brought some water from run
ming stream hard by, and washed MS wound, and
laved his hands and face Then he lay down him
self, between the two, TO pass the night; and look
ing at the stars, fell fast asleep.
Awakened early in the morning, the sunshine,
and he songs OF birds aud hum of insects, he left
them sleeping in the hut, and walked into the sweet
and plcasan, air. Bul he felt tina, on his .aded
senses oppressed and burdeued with the dreadful
scenes of last night, and msny nights before. all
the beauties of opening day which he had so often
tasted, and in which be had had much deep de-
light, fell heavily He thought of the bhthe morn
ings wnea he und The dogs went bounding on to.
sether through the woods and fields: aad The
coliec ion filled ms eyes with tears. He had no
consciousness, Godteip him, of having done wrong,
nor had he y new perception OF tbs merits OF the
cause in when he had been engaged, or those OF
the men who !.ad advocated II; bat he was !u!l "i
care, now, and regrets and dismal recolcctions,
End wishes quite known TO him before) that this
that event mad never happened and that the sor-
row and suffering OF many people had been
spared And iie began TO think how happy
they would be--h. ia her, mother. he, ana Hugh
If they ambled away together end lived in some
lonely place, where there Of these trou-
bless and that perhaps the bind man, who had
talked SO wisely about gold, and told him OF the
great secrets ne knew. could teach them how to
live Without being pnched and srped by want.
Al this occurred TO him, he the more sorry
that be- had not seen hun last night; and lie
still breeding over shls regret, when his father
came. aud touched him on he shoulder.
"Ah :" cried Barnaby, starting from his fit Of
lhoughtfulness. g Is it only you -
"Who should it be ~
% almost thought" he answered, lit was the
blind must have some talk with him,
father.
- And so must l. for without seeing him, do Mt
know where TO fly or what TO do and lingering
here, is death. You must so ts him again, and
brias him here
Must . cried Barnaby, delighted; % that ;
brave father. Thai : what | want 10 do.
:. But you must bring only him aad none other.
And though you wait at hi, door whole day and
night, still YOU mus wait. and no; come back
wiihou, him
Don't you fear that he cried gaily = He
shall come he shall come.
& Trim of these gewgaws said his father,
p!ucking the scraps of ribbon and the feathers
from MS hat land over your own dress wear my
cloak. Take heed how YOU go, and they will be
too busyin the streets notice you. OF your com
ing back YOU need take no account, for ne Il man
age that safely
To be sure :" said Barnaby To be sure he
will! wire man, father, and one who teach
Us TO be sich On! know him, know him
Hewas speedily dressed; and, as well disguised
as he could be, with lighter heart he then oil
upon his second journey; leaving Hugh, who was
still in drunken s'uPor, stretched upon the ground
within the she'd and his father walking TO and fro
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