Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-09-24

Cooper, would require sober judgment and
the most perseyering efforts oil industry
But hope had lent him once more her all
promising influence, which like the sun.
beams Of April on the fair gardens OF
France, had warmed every sensation oil
his bosom. and strengthened the enfeebec
nerves of b oxen heart Brennan SCI
himself faithfully to work at his trade ane
by diligence and economy had in shor
time an amount of money sufficient to jus
tiIy his departure from England, on which
he had resolved as soon as he was able
lie sailed for the United States The mex
year, and arrived at Cooper's house OF
English Prairie in the morning of the 10Th
OF August, one year and three months at
ter he received Caroline's letter, and five
years and three months from the day lha
Cooper left England. The meeting O.
Brennan and Caroline, after five YER.
separation, can better be imagined thar
described. After having each resolved
that their destiny should be one, and thai
they would undergo, jointly and unitedIy
the cares and TO Is of this life, and contri
butte all in their power to each others hap
piness. After having endured all the bit
ter pangs Of long and unexpected separa
ton, 10 meet in a distant land, none bu
those who have experienced the like could
do them Justice, and even then language
would be found too weak to describe theiI
feelings.
The following is the account of Ceoper's
escape from the United States, related by
Caroline to Bremen, while they were walk
ing together through the fields of English
Prairie, after the agitation of their meeting
bad subsidized, and on the afternoon of the
dav on which Brennan had arrived.
George, as you requested, | will now
try to give you a short account of our unex-
pected fight from England, occasioned by
the anucky fray which my father had with
the collector. A thought of that terror-stri-
king affair hascost me many food of tears;
| never can recall it 10 mind without efidu-
ng pain, although know that grievng
over the mistortunes OF he past is mere fol-
T.. You are aware, believe, of the irwin
chile haired which my father always mani
tested against the excise law and the revc-
nue. officers; other maltsters managed TO
keep on good terms with them by flattery
and brides. My father would never either
h1tter or bribe them and was of course con-
tnual obicct of their abuse and dislike. To
desp;so the English laws appeared to be an
unborn principle of his nature, Ihave known
him TO come home after being greatly excl
ted by an argument on the propriety tithes
or duties, and 90 on for hours like one dis
tracted, pouring forth his curses against the
Government that tolerated such modes of
depressing its subjects, and yet | never saw
him enragcd on any other occasion. He of.
ten declared that he would leave the coun-
try, but never made any preparations to ex-
ccute his resolves, ill the night ca which
we left the village, the PARTICULARS of which
am now going 10 relate.
Ny father sold his maltthe day after you
went to London, that done, he went as he
was accustomed to, after selling his stock
Of malt, to the Collectors office, for the
purpose of paying the duty, the Collector
and three or four other excise officers
were in the room; Father began to coun,
the money ana lay it upon the table, but
when it was about half counted he was
told by the Collector, who was looking on
that part of it, a two pound note on the
Bank of England was counterfeit; father
who had taken the note in good faith, in
sisted that it was genuine (Which after
wards proved TO he the faet) but the Col
lector maintained liz a very angry tone that
it WAS positively counterfeit, charged faith
er with being always suspected as a villain
and added that he was then fairly caughi,
for the first time, in the very act of trying
to pass counterfeit money this was not
enough, he seized the note in dispute, tore
it in Two pieces, dashed it upon the floor,
and then clapped his foot upon it in the
most indignant and naughty manner
Father could bear it no longer, he became
furious and losing ali presence Of mind he
laid hold Q, n chair and knocked the Col
ector ST rawlng on the floor. then taking
up the torn bill he left the room, leaving
the eXciscmen trying to bring the Colec-
tor 10 life, who was lying molionless faith
or supposed he was de ad, and by the by
we never knew that he had recovered UNI
til we received your letter last fall
* Yes" said Brennan s'he was restored to
sound health after an illness of eight
months, the scull being fractured, his case
was doubtful for long time, but having ii
trepaned he finally recovered. He was
removed from the Office of Collector about
a year after his recovery on account oil
being little too easily bribed" My faith
er continued, Caroline came directly home
knew by his countenancc when he en-
tered the door that something was wrong.
mother observed it Likewise he took a
seat and began talking very calmly about
his work, using every art he was master
Of 10 hide his trouble; but the agitation
of his mind was too deep 10 be concealed,
his countenance changed and his voice
,rembled, he was confident in his own mind
What he had killed the Collector and he
knew his fa:e if arrested. But The dread
OF making known The horrible affair 10
m'iher and myself was then his greatest
burden. Seeing very soon that we both
observed his embarrassment lie knew that
trying to conceal the fact any longer was
useless and related the whole affair in as
lew words as possible. Mother, whose
constitution was quite feeble at the tine