New-York tribune., 1841-11-10


Hugh asd faced him without any farther effort Al
concealmert: This root is high, and if we Crap
pie, VIC will die together
Madness said the henes, vintner, pulling him
back, - sheer madness. Hear reason, .ir. Ny
good sir. hear reason. could never make myself
heard BY knocking a; window now: aad even if
could. no one would be cold enough 10 connive
at nv escape through the cellars, there kind
of passage into the back street by whish we rell
casks in and out We shall have time 10 get down
there. before they can force entry. Do not de-
Law an instant bu; come with me-ior both our
sakes-for mine-my dear, good sir
As he spoke, and drew Mr.. Haredae back, they
had both glimpse OF the street. Ii YVES but a
glimpse. but /, showed them the crowd. gathering
and clustering round the house: some Of the armed
men pressing to the front to break down the d5ors
and windows some bringing brands from the nearest
FIRE, some with lifted faces following their course
upon the roof and pointing them oui TO their com
panions, all raging and roaring like the flames they
lighted UP. They saw some bowling and
tlirsting Tor the treasures OF strong liquor which
they knew were stored within; they saw Others,
VINO had been wounded, sinking down ihto the OPP
po,ite doorways and dying, solitary wretches, IN
the mids; Of all the assemblage; hers fright
ened woman trying to escape; and there lost
child and there a drunken ruifian unconscious OF
the deati-woln1 on his mead, raving and fighting
the last. All these things, and even such trivial
incidents as man with his bat of, turning
round, or stopping down, or shaking hands with
another, they marked distinctly; Vet in glance
so brief that, in the act of stepping back they lost
the whole, and saw but the pale faces OF each
other and the red sky above them.
Mr.. Haredale yielded to the entrea;ieS OF ms
compa. ion-nore because he resolved To de
iend INN 20 the last, than for any thought ne had
of his own life, any ne entertained Tor his
safeiy-and quickly re-entering the house,
they descended the stairs together. Loud blows
were laundering on the shutters, ctowbars were
already thrust beneath the door, the glass iel from
the .asheS Il deep light shone through every Gre
vice, and they heard the voices Of the foremost IN
the crowd close to every chink and k.yh7le,
that they seemed to b. hoarselv whispering their
threats into their very ears. They had but mo-
rsent reached the bottom of the cellar-s,ep' and
-hut the door behind them when the mob broke in.
The vaults were profoundly dark. and having no
torch or cnndIe-ior they had been afraid 10 car
~ one, lest j, should bettay their place OF refuge
they were obliged TO grope wiki their hands. But
they were not long without light, for they had not
gone far when rh-y heard the crowd forcing the
door; and, looking back among Tive low-arched
passages. could them in the distance hurrylng
and fro with flashing links, broachns the casks.
Shaving the great watts, turning oil upon the right
hand and the left. into the different cellars, and
lying down to drink ut the channels Of str-ns
spirts wi:h were already flowing fast upon the
ground.
They hurried 90, not the less quickly for this {;
and had rescaed the only vault which lay between
them and the passage out, when suddenly, from
the direction IN which they were going, strong
light cleaned upon their faces and before they
could Zip aside, or turn back, hide themselves,
two men Conc bearing torch) came upon then,
and cried in an astonslicd whisper, =" Here they
are ~
At the same instant they pulled off what they
wore upon their heads Mr. Haredale saw before
him Edward Chester, and then saw, when the
winner guspcd his name, Joe Wiet.
Az, the same Joe, though with an arm the less,
who used to make the quarterly journey on the
grey mare TO pay the bill TIC the purpe-iaced vnt-
ner; and thai very same purple-faced winner,
formerly of Thames-st now looked him in the
face, and challenged him by name.
Give me your hand" said Joe softly, taking
it whether the as,oashed winner would or no.
" Don't fear to ahake it, man its friendly one
and hearty one, though it has ne fellow Why,
how we'll you look and how buif' you are And
you-God bless you, sir. Take heart, take heart.
Wc'll find them Be of good cheer; we have not
been idle.
There was something so honest and frank in
Joes speech, that Mr.. Haredae put hi, hand in
his involuntarily, though their meeting suspi-
cous enough. But his glance at Edward Chester.
and tina, gentleman keeping aloof. not lost
upon Joe, who said bluntly, CHANGING at Edward
while he spoke:
Times are changed, Mr. Haredale, and times
have come when We ought to know friend. from
enemies, and make no confusion of names. Let
me tell you that but for this gentleman, you would
most likely have been dead by this time, or badly
wounded at the best"
What do you say 7" asked Mr. Haredsle.
% saw" said Joe " first, That it was bold
thing to be in the crowd at all disguised On. of
them; though won't say much about that, on Sc
oond thoughts for that 5 my TOO. Secondly,
that It YES a brave and glorious nction-tiat Z.
what | call ito strike that fellow of his horse
before their eyes =
''What fellow? Whose eyes ~
what fellow, sir - cried Joe; - fellow who
has goodwill to you, and who has the daring
and dcviltry ia him of twenty fellows. know him
OF old. Once in the house. he you'd have found
YOU, here or anywhere The sest owe you no par
iicuar grudgc, and, unless they you, will only
think Of drinking themselves dead. But we lose
time. Are you ready"
quite, said Edward e Put out the torch,
Joe, and go And be silent, there ; good
fellow"
Silent or not silent murrnured Joe, IS he
dropped the farng link upon the ground. crushed
i, with his feot and gave his hand 10 Mr. Hare
dale, lit brave and glorious action no
man can alter that
Both Mr.. Haredalc and tho worthy winner were
too amazed and 700 much hurried to ask any fur
Their questions, so followed their conductor, in 81
ence Ii seemed, from shor, whispering which
presently ensucd between them and the vintner re-
lativc the best way OF escape, that they had en-
tered by the back door. with the connivanoe OF