New-York tribune., 1841-11-10


hurredly given tham that they might free them
selves from their letters.
Barnaby. heavily ironed as he was. II ne had
obeyed his first impulse. or il ne had been alone.
would have made his way back 20 the side OF hugh.
who 10 his cIouded intellect new shone forth with
the new lustre OF being his preserver and ;rles'
friend. But his fathers terror ct remaining IN the
streets, communicated itself TO him when lie com
pretended the full extent of his fears and impress
ed him with the same easerness 20 fly TO place OF
safety
In the corner OF the market among the pens for
cattle. Barnabv kne!. down, and rausihg every
now and then to pass hs hand over his father
face or look up to him with smile, AnocAed on
hi, irons. When he had seen hum spring tree
man TO his feet. ard had given vent to the trans
port of desht winch the sight awakened, ne went
TO work upon MS own, which soon tell r7tiilns
down upon the ground and left MS limbs uniei-
tered
Gliding awav together when this task was ac-
comnlishsd. and passing several groups OF men.
! each gathering round a STOPPING figure TO hide
him from ;hos,. who passed but unable 10 repress
the clanking sound of hammers, which told that
;h-v tos were busy al the same work-the two tu-
( gitiyes made toward Clerkcnwell and passing
thence to Islington I. the point OF er-ss.
were quickly in the fields. After wandering about
for long time. they found IN pasture near
/ Finch!cv poor she'd, with walls of mud and ro-i
of grass and brambIes. built for some herd. bat
now deserted Here they lay down for the rest OF
the night.
They wandered up and down when it was day.
and once Barnaby went Of alone TO a cluster of
/ ttlc cottages two three miles away. TO purchase
bread and milk. But fndinn batter shelter.
I they returned to the same place. and lay down
again TO wait for night.
Heaven alone can tell, with what vague thoughts
Of dutv and affection; with what strange prompt
I ngs OF nature, Ineligible 10 him man of
radiant mind and most enlarged capacity; with
what dim memories OF children he had played with
when child himself. who had Prattled OF their
fathers, and of loving them, and being loved; with
how many aforementioned. dreamy associations
! OF his mothers grief and tears and widswhcod
/ he watched and tended this man. But that vague
and shadowv crowd of such ideas came slowly on
| him; that they taught him TO be sorry when ne
looked upon bis haggard face, that they oyeriewed
his eve. when he stopped TO kiss him on the cheek.
that they kept him waking in fearful gladness,
shaded him from the sun, tanning him with leaves,
soothing him VIXEN he started in his sleep-ah
what a troubled sleep II was-and wondering when
she would come to Join them and De happy Is the
( truth. He sat beside him all that day; listening
for her footstep in every breath OF air, ieok-
ing for her shadow the gently-waving grass,
twining the hedge-howers for her pleasure when
.h. came and hi. whea he awokc and STOPPING
down from time to tms to listen 70 his mutcrings,
and wonder wh. he was restless in that qsiet
place The sun went down. and night came on,
and he still quite tranquil; busied with
these thoughts. rs il there were no other peo-
pie in the world and the dul! cloud of smoke
hanging the immsnsc city in the distance, hid
no vices no crimes no life or death, Of
d.quet-nothng but clear air.
Bu, the hour had when he go
alone to find out the blind man, Ga task that filled
him with delight and bring him to that place;
taking especial care that he was not watched or
followed on his way back. He listened to the di-
rections he must observe, repeated them again and
again; and aiter twice or thrice returning sur
prise MS father with lisht-hearted laugh, went
forth, at last, upon his errand leaving Clip,
whom he had carried from the Jail in his arms, 10
his care
Fleet OF foot, and anxious to return, he sped
swiftly on towards the city, but could not reach il
before the fires began and made night angry with
their dismal lustre. When he entered the town
il might be that he was changed by going there
without his late companions, and no violent err
rand; or by the beautiful solitude in which he had
passed the day or by the thoughts that had come
upon him,-but it seemed peopled by legion of
devils. This flight and pursuit, this cruel bsrnng
and destroying, these dreadful cries and stunning
noises, were they the good Lords noble cause
Though almost Supplied by the bewildering
scene still ne found the blind mans house. 1t
was shut up and tenantless He waited for long
while but no came. At last he Withdrew !;
ard as he knew by this time that the soldiers
boy hou Ii iad
went down into Holborn where he heard the great
crowd was, to try if he could find Hugh and per-
suade him to avoid the danger and return with him.
If he had been stunned and shocked before, his
horror was increased thousand.lold when he got
into this vortex ri the riot, and rot being actor
in the terrible spectacle, had it all before his eyes
But there, in the midst, towering above them all,
close before the house they were attacking now,
vas Hugh on horseback, calling TO the rest
Sickened by the sights surrounding lin GA every
side, and by the heat and roar and crash, ne
forced hi. way among the crowd ('here many re-
cogpised him, and with shouts pressed back to let
him pass and in time was nearly up with Hugh,
VINO yns savagely threatening some one, but whom,
or what he said, he could not, in the great confus
sion, understand. At that moment the crowd
forced their way into the house, and Hugh-t
impossible &c sea By what means, in such con-
course-iel headlons down.
Rarnaby was beside him when he staggered to
his feet. 1t was well he made him hear his voice,
or Hugh, with his upiif;ed axe, would have cleft
his skull in twain.
Barnaby-you! Whose hand was that, that
struck me down ~
Not mine"
"Who,el-I say whosel" he cried, reeng
back and looking wildly round. :" What are We
doing7 Where Is he Show me :"
You are hurt" said Barnaby-as indeed he
was, in the head, both by the blow he had received,
and By his horses hoof Come away with mo