New-York tribune., 1841-11-12
BARNABY RUDGE.
a NEW WORK BY BOZ.
CHAPTER LXXI.

relndiiieu CoopSu up together III WIlel "o INV 0-S
their prison for so many days, without seeing any
person, or hearing any sound but the murrnured
conversation, in an cater room, of the men who
kept watch over them. There appeared 70 be more
of these fellows than there had been hitherto; and
they could no longer hear ;he voices women, winch
they had before plainly distinguished. Some new
excitement, too, seemed to prevail among tne'n' 'of
there was much stealthy going in and oct, ana d
constant questioning of those who sewly ar
rived. They had previously bean quite reckless u,
their behaviour; often making great up'oa'
quarreling among themselves, 6ghuag' dancing Gu.
Staging. They we're now veey subdued ana silent :
conversDg almost in whispers, and 'teahng III anu
out with soft and stealthy tread, very otle'ea'
from the boiserous tramPling in WHICH 'helr am,
v,Is and deoartures had hitherto been announced
to the trembling caPtives'
Whether this change was occasioned by the pre-
sencc among them Of some person OF authority In
their ranks. or By any other cause, they were una
bile 10 decide Sometimes they thought 1t was IN
part attributable TO there being SICK man IN the
chamber, for last nigh: there had been shutting
of feet, az though burden were brought IN, and
afterwards moaning noise. But they had no
means of ascertaining the truth, for any questions
or entreaty their parts only provoked storm OF
brutal execrations, or something worse; and they
were too happy to be left alone, unassailed by
threats or admiration, to risk even tina, comfort.
by any voluntary communication with those vino
held them in DURANGO.
1t was sufficiently evident, both to Emma and
to the ocksmith poor little daughter herself, that
she, Dolly, the great object OF attraction and
that 30 soon a, they should have leisure 70 indulge
in the softer passion, Hugh and Mr.. IaFpe'ni
would certainly fall to blows for her sake IN
which latter it was not very difficult 10 ioreSee
whose prize she would become. with all her ola
horror of that man revived, and deepened INTO a
degree Of aversion and adherence which no lar-
guage can describe; with u thousand old recoiiec'
lions and regrets, and causes of distress, anxiety
and fear besetting her on all sides; poor Dolly
varden-sweet, bios ming, buxom Dolly--began TO
hang her head, and fade, and droop, like besuti-
full flower. The color fed from her cheeks, her
courage iorsook her, her gentle heart failed I'm
mindful of all her provoking capriccs, torgetfu OF
all her conquests andnconstancy, with all her win
ming little vanties quite gone, she nestled all The
lvelong day in Emma Hsre1aes bosom; ana,
sometimes calling on her dear old grey-liaired ia
Their, sometimes on her mother, and sometimes
even on her old home, pined slowly away, like a
poor bird in its cage.
Light hearts, light hearts, that float so gaily on
smooth stream, that are so sparkling and buoyani
in the sunshinc-down upon fruit, bloom upon
flowers, blush in summer air life of the winged IN
sect, whose whole existence is day-how seon
We sink in troubled water. Poor Dolly's heart-a
little gentle, idle, tickle thing giddy restless
hutterinc constant to nothing but bright looks
and smiles, and laughier-Dolly's Heart wa>
breaking.
Emma had known grief, and could bear it better.
She had little comfort to imPart, but she could
soothe and tend her, and she did so; and Doll!
clunr TO her like child to its nurse. In endeavoi-
ing to inspire her with some fortitude, she increased
her own and though the nights we're long, and
The DAYS dismal, and she felt the wasting influence
of watching and fatigue, and had perhaps more
defined and clear perception of their destitute con-
dtion and its worst dangers, she uttered no com
plant Before the rutfians, il whose power they
were, she bore herself so calmly, and with such ali
appearance, in the midst of all her terror, of Sc
cret conviction that they dared not harm her, thai
there was not a man among them but held her IL
some degree of dread and more than one believed
she had weapon hidden in her dress, and was
prepared to use It,
Such was their condition when they were Joined
by Miss Misgs, who gave them TO understand thai
she TOO had been taken prisoner because 81 leI
charms and detailed such feats Of resistance she
had performed, Cher virtue having given her super
nat ira! strength,) that they tet 1t quite haPp
ness to have her for Il champion. Nor this The
only comfort they derived at first from Mgg pre-
sence and society; for that young lady displayed
such resignation aud long-suaering, and 50 much
meek endurance under her trials, and breathe al
her chaste discourse spirit OF such holy confidence
and resignation and devout belief that all would
happen for the best, that Emma felt her courage
strengthened by the bright example, never doubt
ing but that every thing she said was true, ana
that she, like them, was torn from all she loved,
and agonized BY doubt and apprehension As to
poor Dolly, she was reused ct FIRST by seeing one
who came from home but when she heard under
what circumstances she had left it, and in whose
hands her father had fallen, she wept more bitter!
than ever, and refused all comfort.
Miss Miggs was at some trouble to rcprove her
for this state of mind and to entreat her to TAX,
example by herself, who, she said, was now receiv
ing back with interest ten-old the amount OF her
subscriptions TO the red-brick dwelling house III
the articles of peace of mind and quetcons -lence
And while on serious topics, Miss NgSs considered
il her duty try her hand the conversion OF Miss
Harcdae, for whose improvement she launched into
IA poemicul address of some length, in the course
whereof she likeaed herself unto chosen mission
ary and that young lady to cannibal in darkness.
Indeed, she returned so often TO these subjects,
and SO frequently called upon them to take les
son from her, the time Wanting and, as II
were, rioiing in her huge unworthlness and abuS-
dant excess of sin, thar, in the course OF Shorl
time, she became, in that small chamber, rather a
nuisance than a comfort, and rendered them. ii
possible, even more unhappy than they had been
before.
The night had now come; and for the frs; time
(for their jailers had been regular in bringing food
and candles), they were left in darkness. ANY
change in their condition in such place inspired
new fears; and when some hours had passed, and
the gloom was still unbroken, Emma could no long
er repress her alarm.
They listened at,entively. There was the same
murmuring in the outer room. and now and then q