Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1850-02-01

record on the leaves OF memory The conflict
was for the moment past. He felt the peace OF
one who has formed noble resolution.
Spelled by the hali-sketched remembrance OF
his visions, he started up, placed the Valentine
securely in his wallet, buttonad his cloak closely
around his small form and was soon standing on
the steps of the Hotel The rain now fall in
torrents, and the darkness aud fog were more
frightful than sublime. Several family defined
forms stood couched under umbrellas, hesitating
or dreading the task of rolling through the mud
from that time till morning.
Passengers aboard! roared the driver All
advanced in the direction of his voice, and ap-
preached an object which they supposed to be
one of the elegant coaches of the w Stage Co.,
when all seemed to recoil involuntary from the
movement and exclaimed with simultaneous
execration--'A cursed mud wagon =
Damnation! vociferated one, and disappeared
in the envelopng darkness.
Not a step in that id scow,' roared a sec
ond and trudged back into the hall.
Only you don't said a third, and he was heard
no more.
'Trundled to death in that contemplate rack
-eh?' muttered fourth.
Over the left Kissed another spitefullv, and
slammed the bar-room door with noise OF thun-
der after him.
At all this the driver seemed heroically pa
tient, only growing " good ~ as his several
companions of the night left him with such su-
peTlative scorn.
Step in, Gintlemen,' soothngly said the agent
with impurturable good nature.
Edgar complied with this request with mcchan-
ical motion and was requested to take back
seat; three other. with grumbling and laugha-
BILE reluctance followed.
Forward and back, gintemcn-three ladies'.
the sheriff, prisoner, etc, to come yet-torWard
and back
Has the cotillion commenced ? squeaked one
who, notwithstanding all inclemcnces, had APP
Piled the not very consoling remark of the agent
humorOusly.
by thousand COLLINS "A pretty medley
that murmured voice OF hoarse dignity, that
convinced, that the speaker was wishing himself
in better company. He had taken his seat be-
side Edgar. The wet curtains of yellow canvass
were now let fall, and all was thick black blank
The whip cracked but dull melody, and the me-
nagerle moved slowly forward-traipse, traipse,
traipse, attended by the inimitable shlump.ush
drawn slowly and with a sudden jerk from the
thick clayey mud.
The chilly rain now made steady and pattc7-
ing music upon the oil cloth covering and the
passengers amused themselves by making each
an occasional dry remark at their driver, the stage
company, etc. and then chuckled like half-slee-
ping demons.
"A snug housing for the ladies', smack-squeal-
or, posted on the baggage forward A long 81
lence followed this effort TO keep up an excite
ment. Suddenly there was q flash, noise, ps-
s.st and the long, low, piratical looking vehicle
was for moment deluged by faint blue light.
whitening, Frightening, while the most su1oca-
ting and Internal fumes were spreading gradual
iV gradually IbrpuCb tho haoX oir
violent sluffing and coughing rapidly sue
ceeded this rather unwhole1omc infringement
upon personal right, accompanied with a score Of
characteristic western oaths
Vision of judgement ! exclaimed one, thrust
ing his fist through the canvass till the aperture
would admit his head This is too mach
Only in for q LIGHT, gentlemen said the CO.
tenant of Edgar's seat, deliberately applying a
hundred blazing matches to q formidable Havan-
ma. Edgar took this opportunity Of observing
the outlines CT bis 'cnmpagn0n dc royage.' lie
was evidently legal gentleman, tall, with huge
red Wiskers, and a ,hiZ singularly marked, which
needed be but once to be seen to be remembered
The lighted matches were burned out, to the re-
lief of all around him, and he was enjoying a sue
cesson of long and delicious whilis from his CT
gar. 1t still cast dim and ominous light about
him when he applied his pump to it, for the pur-
pose of ejecting the white cloud profusely a
round the extremity of his considerably extern
ded prObosls Here the stage stopped
Passengers aboard = was the only attendant
sound
The wet canvas was thrown up and Edgar
saw man with lantern in his hand, speak in
a murmur to a lady at his side. The house
seemed familiar to him as lis home, but suppos-
ing they must be miles from the city, he could
not for moment believe it was the same house
he had left a few hours previous, in the capacity
Of Prof, etc. Nevertheless the lady was han
ded in, and Edgar being near the window reach
ed out his hand to assist her. He found in his
very small and delicate hand, which trembled
violently as his grasp became little firm in lift
ing her from step to step.
The lady took the seat back of the window,
on the same side with Edgar, and the mud>hip
was again moving lingeringly onward, with a to-
tai silence within, batting the ong-winded puff5
of the legal gentleman, which were fast filling
the enclosure with dense mass Of the delicious
vapOr.
Again the menagerie halted and the windows
were thrown up. The lanterns revealed the
drenched forms of two men-the sheriff and his
colored prisoner. Wreath after wreath wound
| around the face of Egar making him giddy with
its inhalation. Determined to stop it for u mo-
ment at least, he addressed the epicure.
Did we not stop before, sir, at the Semina-
ry
'Poo-o,' came full blast of the 'noriouS au-
ra,' into his face.
Il believe we did, sir,--poo-o-fne woman
| Miss S---,-poo-o--capit school-poo-o.'
| 1t was too much, breathing became difficult
| A slight cough from the lady Immediately for
ward of him, sent q thrill which has no fni-
| ton through Edgar nerve. How strange!
Even in that short spasmodic action of the hui
man vocal apparatus, he thought he detected a
sound-a sound, if not familiar, at least known 10
him. His curiosity became a mania. What
| could all these things mean in an entire strange
| country? Had he been mysterious.y transport
ed to some well-known spot of his childhood p
Had some well remembered voice of his home
fallen upon his enchanted ear He could not
divine any of these strange sembances, nor &C
count for his feelings in regard to them. There
was something wild and strange about it ALL
which threw him into a singular labyrinth OF
| thought. The sheriff and his big African were
already seated and the mass moved heavily on.
| For little while not a word was said
There was evidently some Inconvenience suf'
fered in consequence of the legal gentman' 5
intemperance, but as yet, nothing pointed had
been said. This silence was at length ludcrous,
! ~ broken by the squeaing gentleman who broke
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