New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-03-14

"only stunned If he were let blood he would re-
cover presently" | produced penknife which
| had in my pocket and barring the arm of the
Tinman, was about TO make the necessary incis
lob, when the woman gave me a violent blow,
and, pushing me aside, exclaimed " Ill tear the
eyes out of your head, if you offer to touch him.
Do you want to complete your work, and murder
him outright, now he's asleep7 you have had
enough of bis blood already" "You are mad"
said |, I" / only seek to do him service Well If
you won't let him be booded, fetch some water.
and fiDg it in his face you know where the pit is
! "a" pretty maneuveT" said sthe woman:
"leave my husband in the hands Of you and that
limmer who has never been true TO us-I should
find him strangled or bis throat cut when came
! back" " Do you go, said to the tall girl; take
the can and fetch some water from the pit a. You
had better SO yourself, said the girl, Wiping a
tear as she looked on the yet senseless form of
! the Tinker; "you had better 60 yourself if you
think water would DO him good" had by this
time somewhat recovered my exhausted powers
and, taking the can bent my steps as fast as
could to the pit arriving there, ! ley down on
the brink, took a long draught, and then plunged
my head into the water; after which | filed the
cam and bent my way back to the dinge. Before
| ! could reach the path which led down into its
| depths, had to pass some way along its side;
| had arrived at part Immediately over the scene
! OF the last encounter, where the bank overgcoWn
| with trees, Eloped precipitously down Here |
! heard a loud sound OF voices in the dingle;
| stopped, and laying bold Of a tree, leaned over
| the bank and listened. The two women appeared
to be in hot dispute in the dingle. " 1t was all
owing to you, you thinner, said the vulgar woman
! to the other: had you not interiered the old
man would soon have settled the boy"
I'm for fair play and Long Melford," said the
other. If your old man, as you call him, could
have settled the boy fairly, he might for all
should have cared, bat no foul work for me, and
as for sticking the boy with our gulleys when he
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your old man or you that should OOnge you IN 1t,
TO my souls distraction Hold your tongue,
or I'll" listened no further, but hasted fast
as ! could to the dDgle. My adversary had Just
begun to show signs OF animation; the vulgar
woman still supporting him, and occasionally
cast gances Of anger at the tall girl, who was
walking slowly up and down. | lost no time IN
dashing the greater part Of the water into the
Tinmans face, whereupon he sneeZed, moved his
hands and presently looked round him. At first
bis looks were dull and heavy, and without any
intelligence at all he soon, however began to
recollect himself, and to be conscious Of his stu
alton he cast a scOwlng glance at me, then one
OF the deepest malgnity at the tall girl, who vas
still walking about without taking much notice OF
what was going forward. At last he looked athis
right hand which had evidently suffered from the
blow against the tree and half stified curse es
capped his lips The vulgar woman now said
something to him in a low tone, wherenPOn be
looked az her for n moment, and then got upon
! bis legs Again the vulgar woman said something
70 him; her looks were furious, and she appeared
to be urging him on TO attempt something l OBJ
! served that she had a clasped knife In her hand
! The fellow rema aimed standing for come time as II
/ hesitatng what TO do; at last he looked at his
! hand, and, shaking his head said something to
/ the woman which | did not understand. The tall
| girl, however appeared TO overhear him. aud prob
ably repeating his words, said, No, it won't do
| you are right there and now hear what have to
L., - 1ak oil hal
hands, and camp here, as the young man was say
! ing Just now" The man looked at her, and then,
/ without any reply, went 10 his horse which was
! lying down among the trees, and kicking it uP,
led it TO the cart, to which he forthwi began 70
harness it. The other cart and horse had re.
NAMED standing mOtiOnless during the whole
affair which l have been recounting, ct the bot
| tom of the pass. The woman now to TX the
horse by the head and leading it with the cart
into the open part Of the dingle, turned both
round and then led them back till the horse and
cart had mounted little way up the ascent she
then stood still and appeared to be expecting the
I man. During this Proeeeding Belle had stood
| looking on without saying any thing at last per
! ceiving that the man had harnessed his horse to
the other cart, and that both he and the woman
! were about to take their departure, she said,
| You are not going are you 7" Receiving no an
| swer she continued: o. tell you what both OF
/ YOU Black John, and you, Mol, his mort, this is
| not treating me over civilly-however, am ready
=
| for / bear no malice. Imsorry for what has hap
! pened but you have only yourselves to thank TOR
! H. Now, shall go with you, only tell nae = The
man made no manner of reply, but logged his
horse. The woman, however, whose passions
| Uere probablv under less control, replied, with
! screechng tone, Stay where you are, you jade,
and may the curse of Judas cling 70 you-stey
! with the bit of mullo whom you helped, and my
| only hope is that he may gulley you before he
| comes TO be Have you with us, In
! deed after what's past no, nor nothing belong
/ ing to YOU Fetch down your MALTA go cart aud
| hive here with your chsbo.' She then whipped
| on the horse, and ascended the pass, followed by
the man. The carts were light, and they were
not long in ascending the winding path. follow
ed to see that they took their departure Arriy,
ing at the top, l found near the entrance mail
| Sonkev.cart which | concluded belonged 30 the
Girl The tinker and his mort were already at
some distance stood looking after them Tor
little time. then taking the donkey by the relns L
led it with the cart TO the bottom OF the dingie-
Arrived there found Bele seated on the stone
by the fireplace. Her hair was all disheyelled'
and she was IN tears a,r,;.
not ike them, but they were my only acquaint-
ance in the wide world
Borrow and Belle now set up Gipsey house
keepipe in the woods, on which we follow the dis
Greet example of the author in letting the curtain
fall. The volume breaks OIL abruptly with the
personal history Of a POstillion, with whom Mr.
Borrow UNEXPECTEDLY StrikeSup an intimacy we
viii only add that the title of the book is mis-
nomsr "a " e have plenty Of the Gipsey, little OF
the Scholar, and nothing Of the Priest
ode TocQUEyILLE's AMERICAN lSsrI-
1uTIoSs." with Notes, by Hon. JOHN T. sPEN'
GER. is a new edition, intended Tor tne use
Of District Schools and other semlnaries o.
learning. 1t comprises only the first volume
of the original work, as presenting com
plete and systematic philosophical view OF the
influence of Democracy upon the political IN
situations of the United States. Several notes
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