Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1842-07-20
Wheeler, although her father is, you say, a

daughter of Mr.. Wheeler in the neghborhood
of the tavern. He applied to the landlord for
his assistance in obtaining on introduction TO
the family, although he almost despaired OF over
coming the obstacles which the Whigism Of the
father would probably throw in the way Of an
intimate acquaintance with his daughter. The
constant recollection which the captain had OF
his own personal beauty, and his power over
the sex, prevented any doub, in his mind as 10
his success in The subsequent points, provided
he could On,e obtain an opportunity OF employ
ing his address.
At this time a small detachment of American
soldiers lay at no great distance from The vii
lage, and this circumstance the landlord well
knew. Captain Fudge, however, was not
aware Of u. and Il he had been, would have re-
lied upon his Own tFoop which he had lelt
few miles OF asd his fellow officers Who were
engaged yet nc4rcs ,a ban "a such rscFeaii0ns
- -ues r,-fssi,,ed
tbs Isussr0fI nressssl - Al .rs dcsi,ed IN
luNduc'l0B IL lstheg So Csi4 bug toioTznly
eivIi. asi ne dsuglssss was declared By the ss9-
tam 10 be 'incomparably the msss victorious
rebel be had met wHh IN tao campaigns" AZ
ter ms first visit, he made the landlord aware
Of the character OF has designs towards Miss
were continued nearly a week, with wha! seem
ed 30 the su;eE a manifest advantage TO his pur-
pose. His scheme was eon6ded only 10 the
landlord, Mr.. Ruggles. One or two shrewd
neighbors conlectuTed the existence OF some
special interest between lhem but these had no
other reason for it than their having noticed IN
the conversation between them sligh, and mo-
mentary shade pass over the usually hard and
unchanging features of the landlord, like the
shadows of cloud driven before the wind over
a field of wheat Meanwhile he had left the
village for day or two--upon what business
was no, known 10 the Captain-and on his re-
turn he FASTENED his guests schemes to their
consummation. The details were entrusted TO
his care, and he arranged them with Miss
Wheeler 10 her satisfaction and TO The Captains,
so far as he was aware OF them.
The shop of Mr. Wheeler formed part OF
his house, and stood upon corner, so that the
windows OF both looked upon street. In the
second story of the shop there was door Tor
taking in goods. placed between two windows,
and over this door beam projected, with
rope and puly, for the purpose of raising heavy
burlhens The captain rightly thought 1t i'm
possible 10 obtain The sanction OF the father TO
the wishes which he had no doubt The daughter
entertained in common with himself, and had
therefore delicaiely limited TO her, after he
though, himself sufficiently master OF her heart,
the plan of admitting him by means OF the pully
and a baske, into the upper part OF the store,
and then 10 her chamber. He was not sur
prised, when, after some becoming madeny
hesitation, she intimaled her assent TO his pro-
posal; for he had endeayored 10 secure the in
iercession of the landlord in his favor, and his
! own attractions of themselves, without the col
ored eulogium of his host, he thought sufficient
TO secure his success He had concealed 1t
/ from her father, vet he wondered that the stern
whig shoald have SO civilly tolerated his fre-
I quent visits al his house.
/ The night came. Beneath the beam stood
Captain Fudge, and he deposited himself in the
basket High above him was the door oil his
flushed expectations, standing half open, and
partially disclosing the figure Of his "conqueror
and victim" He cast upward one delightful
/ look, twiched the rope, and the basket mounted.
/ |, is at the beam-there is but step 10 the door
| he raised himself to take it-bus the door is
closed-lhe rope is firm!
"Pon honor" mu,tered the Captain, "lf 1t
were not fine evening this would be un-ior-tu-
mattel would not wait--but | must though.
Cut it--no, no-wha; tumble! Stay here all
night, pom honor My dear!" he continued. raj
sing his tone so as 10 be heard al the door, my
dear-jus, open the door--you understand me-
He stopped in the basket TO rest himself; cast
ing anxious looks in every direction to devise
some escape, bu, in vain.
/ A cloud came over the moon and brought
others in It's train. A few big drops ol IAN pat
tered on the basket. The Captain would have
rescued his plume from the misfortune OF being
wet, but he could not hide il, and il soon drop
ped as the rain began TO beat upon II, and upon
the unfortunate gallant whose "curly head" Ii
adorned.
"IIow il does rain!" mutered the neIghbors
to themselves, or to their spouses, as they lay
on their comfortable beds and heard The revlvlng
sound. How it does rain!' thought the unior-
luna.e Captain. Well was it for him that the
basket had that excellent quality which the
Irishman in the canal ascribed 10 his boots---
,ha, of ''lelling the wafer out as fast as they lei
IL in"