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them on through 50 heavy stage As the slOne
down." 8T r
How excessively provOkingl" exclaimed one
Of the passengers, al am certain that our pur-
suers are not fer behind u.s. The idea Of hay-
ing the cup Of bliss dashed from my very lips,
--Of such beauty and sffluence being snatcted
from me for want Of second pair Of pAltry
posters, me frantic!"
"a Gretna Green affair, presume, sirq' OBJ
served the inquisitive landlord. .gIEs
The gentleman made no seruple Of admitting
that he had run away with the fair young erea-
tnre who accompanied him, and that she was
entitled to- fortune Of one thousand pouads:
"0ne hall Of which, continued the gentle
man, Il would freely give il had it, to be at
this instant behind four horses, scampering
away, duenOfth, at full speed
II can assure You, sir'' said the landlord,
''that fresh pair 0f such animals as IOffer you,
will carry you over the ground as quick as if you
had ten deEen Of the regular road-h hacks. No
beats all the others in my stables by two miles
an hour. But in ten minutes, perhaps, and
certainly within half an hour"
"Half an hour! half minutes delay might
ruin me- replied the gentleman, 81 hope
shall find the character you have given your cat
tie correct one-dash on, Postilionl"
Before this short conversation between the
innkeePer was concluded, Joey Duddle had put
to his horses-whiCh were Of curse, kept har-
nessed-and taken his seat, prepared to start at
moments notice. He kept his eyes upon the
innkeeper, who gave the usual signal Of a rapid
wave of the hand, as soon as the gentleman
ceased spesking; and Joey DuddIe's cattle, in
Obedianee 10 the whip and spar, bobbled off at
that aw kward and evidently painful pace, which
is, pertoreei adopted by the most praise worthy
post. for the first ten minutes or so Of
their journey. But the pair over which Joey
presided were, as the innkeeper had asserted
verv speedyI and the gentleman sOon felt salts
fled that it would take an extraordinary quad
Fuple team 70 overtake them. His hopes rose;
l fat tie sight q each succeeding milestone, he
ceased to put his head out Of the window every
five minutes, and gased snxiously up the road,
he already anticipated triumPh-When creek,
a crush, shrek from the lady, iolt, an in
slant change Of position, anda positive pause Oc-
Cured, in the order in which they are stated,
with such suddeness aud relative rapidity, that
thegentleman was, for moment or two, titteFlE
deprived Of his presence Of mind BY alarm and
astOnishment The bolt which connects the
fore wheeIs splintsrbar, sp ings fore bed, axle.
tree, ct eetera, with the perch that passes under
the body Of the chaise TO the hind wheels
springs and carriage, had snapped asunder; the
whole Of the four parts were instantly dragged
Onwards BY the nurses; the traces by which the
body was attached to the fore sprngs gave way;
the chaise fell forward, and Of course, remained
stationary, with its contents, in the middle Of
the road; while the deaf position rode on, with
his e. es intenlly fixed on Vacuity before him, as
though nothing whatever had happened.
Alarmed and indignant IN the highest degree,
at the position conduct, the gentleman shout
ed with all his might such exclamations as any
man would naturally use on such an occasion;
but Joey, although still but at little distance,
took no notice Of what had occurred behind |
his back, aud very conpaeently trottsd bis |
oxen on at the rate Of eleven or twelve miles an
hour. He thought the cattle went better than
ever, his mind was occupied With the prospect
OF speedy termination to bis journey; he felt
elatsd at the idea Of OutstriPpiug the pOrsners,
for Joey had discrimination enough TO per.
ceive, at glance, that his passengers, we're run.
away lovers,-and he went on very much 10
his own satisfaction. As he approached the
inn which terminated the "lODg down." Joey,
as usual put his horses upon their mettle, and
they having AOthing but a fore carriage and q
young lady's trunk behind them, ratified mp to
the door at rate unexampled 10 the annals Of
posting, with all the little boys and girls in the
neighbOrhOOd hallOoing in the rear.
ItWas not until he drew up to the inn door
and glided from his saddle, that joey discovered
hs disaster; and nothing conld equal the utter
astOnishment which his features then displayed.
He gszed at the place where the body Of his
chaise, his passengers, and hind-Wheels ought to
have been, for above a minute, aud then sud-
denly STATED down the road on foot under an
idea that he must very recently have dropped
them. On nearing little elevation, which
commanded above two miles Of the ground over
which be had come, he fOnnd, to his ntter dis
may, that no traces Of the main body Of his
chaise were pereeptible; nOrcOHld be discover bis
passengers, whs had, 10 itaPpeared in the sequel,
been oveFtaken By the young lady's ffiends.-
Poor joey Immediately ran into q nsighbor. |
ing hay-lOib where he bid himself, In despair, |
for three days; and when dicOvered, he was
with great difficulty persuaded BY his master, |
who highly esteemed him, to resume his Whip, /
and return to bis saddle.