The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-08-02


now sa, back ir the coach, and answer,
one or two different questions with m
aconic genIleness which is infinitely mo-
discoursging than sullen silence. | fell III
A had not the smallest right TO ask directI,
My dear, what could make you undertal;
SO long journey for the sake Of one day
and as saw she had not the less, mind I
;eIl me, | must plead guilty OF being ashan
lea to use The advantage my years an
knowledge of the world gave me, 10 worr
out a secret which, from another quie, tea
which saw trickling down behind her vel
guessed mus, be frsughl with pain rahe
Than pleasure.
Tie struggle was well nigh over, whsr
The arrival Of the coach al my friends gate
gave to my better feelings no very merilor.
ious Triumph. Now that all idea of in
Hnsion was at an end. could venture on
kindness, and said am sure in homes,
sincerity 'rhe thought of your going
such long journey by youreIG or with
chance company, grleves me. Can be
any OF use in recommending you to the
projection Of the guard, or o,herwse!'
Thank yol sir thousand times said
she, raising for the FIRST time pair of in.
nocent eyes TO my face, bn, he who put
II into mind TO come, and blessed The pur.
pose OF my Journey, can carry me back
gam. and should be silly indeed 10 mind
going afew hundred miles by land when
am about to sail TO The other end of the
world. am much obliged TO you, sir,
Ihough,' said she, all the same for thinking
'f it, and ie we had time
This. however at all lines dos sna,ir j.
inex0Pable when armed WIN . msl-c0sch
horn. could only shake hands with ,hf
gentle being left behind me, slip a crown
INTO The guards hand TO look well after her
which | was glad TO see he took as ,acil
atTron,, and turn my thoughts, by o.
!rong effort, TO my Nor'humbdan lriend'
fairs.
These occupied me fully and dsagreea
ply all the moroing;and early in the alle'
roon w;s reluctantly obliged 10 iorert
The good geneman's good old clare, AM
lid stories ,/(or hOd shot snlpe on his lands
With my frs, gun some twenty years before
10 fuI6I an engagement in Edinburg the
following morning. compounded for this
outrage on nv friends hospitality, BY &C
cep,ing his carriage 10 convey me back Io|
Berwick in time for coach, which knew
would start thence for the north in the
evening.
No sooner did find myself once mort
at the doc: of The Kings Arms, than the
circumstance brought fail on my men ory
he romantic occurrence which had, been for
the last few months eclIpsed behind mass
Of dusty Iawpapers, and The porly persons
# brace Of haId-Gavoured and harsh-loned
attorneys.
found myself few minutes too eaI!Y'
and stood shiveriUg on The steps in the
cold evening air, and pOndering on 'he VIC
issitules Of an April day, could not help
asking the landlord, civil. old-I'shloned
Boniface, Pray SIR, do you know anything
abou, lhe history Of that nice young wo'
man who started with me for LouIon from
your house this morning.
Know, sir said he,as il in compassion
,or my ignorance, 'ay, tha, | do, and s."
does all Berwick; and it would be well II
al EnrIand and Scotland knew it too! II
ever there wag kind hearted and pretty
race in Berwick bounds, il is surely Mary
FenwlCk's. But IT'S rather a long s'ory
sir, and the horses are coming round.
However, I'm thinking there's one going
as far as HsdJington, tha, wonr wan
pressing TO give you Inc ouls and ln'son'L'
So saying be pointed TO stout, graz'er
looking parsonage, in a thick great coat snd
worsied comforter, who, by his open coun
tenance, and manly, yeoman-like bearing
might have been brother to Ddndie Din.
mont himself.
"This gentleman, said the landlord, with
a respectable glance at myself and familiar
nod TO the borderer, wishes to hear all
about Mary Fenwirk. You've known her
.rom The egg, we'vp great trade in eggs