Arkansas intelligencer., 1849-11-03

him and yet AT this moment The porter eo-
tered 10 announce the arrival OF the gentleman
sent for. | went out and after giving the new
conner instructions not 10 lose sight of Mr. Bris-
towe, FASTENED home 10 make arrangements for
the Journey.
Transformed. BY the aid of iaxen wig. broad I
brimmed hat, green speciaces, and a multiplicity /
of waistcoais and shawls. into heavy and elder
ly-to-do Personage, / took my way Win JOSIAH
Barnes-whom / had previously thoroughly dril'-
ed as to speech and behavior towards our COM 4
panions-to the Saracen's Head few minutes
previous TO the time for starting. we found Mr..
Bristowe already seated but the ''three friends,
observed. were curiously looking on, desirous no
doubt of asceraining tch0 were 10 be their fellow
travellers before venturiDg to coop themselves up
in space SO narrow, aud, under certain circum- |
stances, difficult of egress- My appearance
aud that of Barnes-who, sooih 10 say, looked
much more of simpleton than he really was
quite reassured them, and in they jumped with
confident alacrity- few minutes afterwards the
''all right" of the attending osiers gave the sg-
nal for depa rture. and away we started.
| A more silent. less social party never assist
| ed at. Whatever amount of "feast Of reason
each or either OF might have silently enjoyed
not drop of ..how of sou'' welled up from one
of the six insides. Every passenger seemed to-
have his own peculiar reasons for declining to-
display himself in either mental or physical pronl-
nence. Only one incidents II apparent
y unimportant. but which ca refully noted down
| IN the abet of my memory-occurred during the
long, wearisome journey till stopped to dine al
about thirty miles from Kendall when ascer-
tanned, from overheard conversation of one of
| the three with the coachman, that they intended
/ TO get down at a roadside tavern more than SIX
miles on this side of that place.
| 'Do you know this house they intend 10 stop
at % 1 inquired of my assistant som got
him out of sight aud hearing at the back of the
! premises.
I ~, :
| Oaks House."
| "lndeed Then you must stop there too. Ii is
] necessary | should go on to Kendall with Mr.
| Bristowe; but you can remain and watch their
| proceedings"
"WiIh all my heart"
! "But what excuse can YOU make for remaining
/ there. when they know YOU are booked for Ken
dal! Fellows of that stamp keenly suspicious;
and in order TO be useful, you must be entirely
unsupported"
i 'Oh, leave that TO me- I'll throw dust enough
IN their eyes 10 blind hundred such as they, |
warrant ye."
"Well, we shall see. And now 10 dinner"
Soon after, the coach had once more started.
! Mr.. Josiah Barnes began drinking from a stone
d bottle which he drew from his pocket and 80 po-
tent must have been the spirit il contained, that he
became rapidly intoxicated. Not only speech.
but, eyes, body, arms. legs, the entire animal, by
the time reached the inn where we had agreed
aud so savagey quarre!some, too. did he become,
that expected every instant TO hear my real vo-
cation pointed out for the edifcaton Of the COM
Pany. Strange TO say, utterly stupid and savage
, as he seemed, all dangerous topics were carefully
} avoided. When the coach stopped, he got out
E how, know not-and reeled and tumbled into the
tap-room, from which he declared he would not
; bulge an inch till next day. Vaiu,y did the
coachman demonstrate with him upon his foolish
n obslInacy; he might as well have argued with a
bear; and be at length determined 10 leave him 10
4 his drunken humor. | was out of patience with
the fellow; and snatching opportunity when
the room was clear. began 10 upbraid him for his
| vexatious folly. He looked sharply round, and
then. his body as evenly balanced, his eye as
: clear, his speech free my own, crowed out
4 in low exulting voice, didn't ! tell you Id
manage it nicely % The door opened, and in q
twinkling, extremity of drunkenness, of both
brain and limb. again assumed with pertec-
ton of acting have never seen equoiied. He
had studied from nature, that perfectly clear.
was quite satisfied and with renewed confidence
obeyed the coachman's call to take my seat
Mr.. Brstowe and were now the only inside pas
sengers and as farther disguise useless, be-
gan stripping myself of my superintendent CLOTH
ing, wg spectacles dc. and in few minutes with
the help Of bundle had with me, presented 10
the aslonished gaze of my feIlow-traveer the
identical person that had so rudeIy occosted him
in the coffee room of the Saracen's Head inn.
i "Why, what, in the name of all that's comical,
! is the meaning of this % demanded Mr.. Brs,owe.
laughing immoderately at my changed appear
ance.
/ briefly and cooy informed him and he was
for some minutes overwhelmed with consterna-
tion and astonishment. He had not, he said even
4 heard of the catastrophe at his uncle's Still,
amaz zed and bewildered he was, no sign which
could interpret into an indication of guilt escaped
him. ..r-. ... ...... .....r.. ..' -"T
81 do not wish TO obtrude upon your confidence
i Mr.. Bristowe,"I remarked, after long pause
Il ''but you must perceive that unless the circum-
i stances have related 10 you in some way ex-
4 planned, you stand in periloGs predicamcnt.''
i "You are right" he replisd, after some hesi-
tation. "H is, tangled web still, | doubt nc,
that some mode of vindicatng my perfect inno-
i cence will present ITSELF" "'
4 He then relapsed into silence !; and neither Of
us spoke again Till the coach dropped. in accord
ance with previous inumation ! had given the
coachman, opposite the gate Of the Kendall prison
} Mr.. Bristowe started and changed COLOR but m
stantly mastering his emotions he calmly said,
'Y You of course but perform your duty mine is
not to distrust lust and all-saeing Providence"