The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-10-25


es behind me, which thought recognized,
called out "Qniok, coAehee, or youth lose
sight Of them~ A. turned quickly rpund,
another cab drove sInartly oh,whieh I follow
cd at a run. | found, on reaching Lower
Seymour street. that ! was not wistakeh "a
to the owner Of the voice, nor Of his purpose,
The fellow ! had unwigged at Rugby thrust
his body half out Of the cab window, and
pointing b the vehicle that contained the
two girls, called out 10 the driver 20 mind
aud make no mistake. The man nodded in
te1igenee, aud lAAhe9 his horse into faster
pace. Nothing thAt1 might do could pro
vent the fellows from Aseeraining Mary
Ringsford's place Of abode and a. that was
all that, for The present, At least, need be APP
pretended, deaisted from pursuit, and bent
my steps bomcwArls
Z Mary Kingsford kept her appointment on
the Sunday, and in reply TO our questisning,
said she liked her situation very we'll. Mr.
and Mrs Morris were exceedingly kind 10
her; 50 was Sophia. ."IIer cousin" she ad-
ded in reply to a look which could not re.
press, twas perhaps little gay and free Of
manner, bot the best hearted creature in tho
world" The two fellows Who had followed
them had, | found, already twice visited the
shop; but their attentiQns appeared now TO he
exclusively directed towards Sophia CLARK,
whose vanity they not little graiGed. The
names they gave were Hartley and Simpson,
So entirely guloless aud unsophistieaied was
the gentle country maiden, that ] saw she
scarcely comprehended the hints and warn
ings which threw out AZ parting, howev-
cr she made ms serious promise that she
would instantly apply TO me should any difi-
cult. or perplcSity overiako her.
often called in At the confectioner's, and
was grntifed to find that Mary's modest pro
3pricty of bchaviorn a somewhat difficult po-
sition, had gained her the good will Of her
employers, who invariably spoke Of hcr with
kindness and respect. Nevertheless, the care
ofa London life, with is inqcssant employ
men, and late hours, soon, perceived, began
20 tell upon her health and spirits; and !, Was
consequently with pleasure hoard from my
wife that she had seen n passage in letter
from Ms mother, to the effect that the elder
-Mestlake was bctraing symptoms OF yield
ing To the angry and passionate eSP0sr1ia=
tons of his only son, relative TO the engage
ment with Mary Kinssford. The blush with
which she presented the letter was, ! was
told, eloquent
One evening, on passing Morriss shop, !
observed Hartley and Simpson there. They
were swallowing cosiards and other confcc-
| tionAry with much gusto; and, from their new
habiliments, seemed to be in surprisingly
good case They were smiling at the cous-
ins with rude confidence; aud Sophia CLARK, !
was grieved to see, repaid their insulting inn
pertinonce by her most elaborate graccs. /
passed on;and presently meeting with broth
cr-detcctive, who, it struck me, might know
something Of the two gentlemen, l turned
back with him, and pointed thom out A
glance sufIiced him.
"Ilartlcy and Simpson, YOU say 2" he re-
marked after We had walked away to some
distance ''those are only two Of their numcr-
Gus aliases cannot however, say that am
as yet on very familiar terms with them; but
as am especially directed To cultivate their
acquaintance, there is no doubt we shall be
moro intimate with each other before long
Gamblers, blnckJegs, swinders, ! already
know them to be; and j would take odds they
are not unfrequcntly something moro, cspec-
tally when fortune and the bones run cross
with them"
They appear in high feather just now,~ l
said.
ayes; they are connected, I suspect, with
the gang who cleaned out young Garslade
last week in Jermyn Street I'D lay trine, -
ire added as turned to leave him, "that one
or both Of them will wear the Queens livery,
gray, turned up with yellow, before many
weeks are past Good-by."
About a fortnight afler this conversation,
with my wife. j. paid q visit to Astley's for the
qualification Of our youngsters, who had long
been promised a sight of the equestrian mar
wells at that celebrated ampitheatre. 1t was
the latter end Of February and when we
came out, we found the weather changed;
dark and sleety, with o sharp, nipping wind.
| had to call at Scotland Yard; my wife and
children consequently proceeded homo in a
cab without me; and after assisting TO quell a
slight disturbance originating in gin-palace
close by, went on my way over Westmins-
ter Bridge. The inclement weather had
cleared tho streets and thoroughfares in a sur
lprisingIy short time so that, excepting my
self, no ~foot,pasaengcr was visible on the
bridge till had about half crossed it, when a
female figure, closely mutiied up about the
head, aud sobbing bitterly, passed rapidly by
on the opposite side. turned and gazed af-
ter the retreating figure; it was youthful,
symmetrical one and after a few moments
Aesiiasion,I determined to follow alta distance
and unoservedIy rs could. On the woman
sped, without papse or hesitation, ill she
reached Astlcys, where observed her
stop suddenly, and toss her arms in the air
with a gesture Of desperation. 1 quicsebcd
my steps, which she observing, uttered slight
lScrearn, and darted swiftly Off again moaning