Sunday dispatch. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1845-1854, 1852-04-04

ing way 20 Keep some Instance peninu US, ou' ?,
sS ". We %on KNOW exaotly Ine locauSy ol .ns
uoSA 5 "1ere' az Nc in'orineu u.s. ING ooa1 lay
anu lnuteo' as We LOOK our course from s1ree'
70 sCreee ana nurrieuIy arounu corner alCei
corner, without settled plan-there was nc
other wa? than to stick together and run our
chances.
:" WHAT is your hurry, neighbors Z" salut-
ca our ears, as Watchman stepped out from
the doorway Of corner grocery we were
wmdlng by.
Ne marched right In front OF US and block
eo cur way.
ooked him as coolly as could IN the
tace' Nnd asked him what he meant by stop
ping u in that manner
NoQttence, SAID he, " only always try
to 90 my duty"
" Well What has your duty to do with us?'
Perhaps nothing, and then, again, per-
maps smetmng' was his answer
suppressed my annoyance as well as l
could fnen Martina with Womans instinct,
remarKo, with quiet tone
NON friend, do not prevent us but take
Cnls smiling and refresh thyself with some
oonSe' any let us go on our way peaceaoly.
Inc getle voice Of Martha whose manner
showed ne to De 50 different from what the
guarulaii the nlgnV no douot supposed
reasSureo I'm probably more than the com,
anu nc saio9e dAd not mean any narm' out
ne 9a9 TO tok out ana 90 his duty.
" . nurItee on as Oe.oIes aG1 ;o masnln
ns I1,arss 81 LIZ sm0 hoh;,d bT +,se
VIZ ouoo',y e'VPrsu, Aio4a IN hand Srro1r STv
w "'',U-a'-aA, Sr,I aSo,1dar ID "
y" .t w xhat,s onDs, 80 .n th;s dorl, niobt .,
~ 4Ss y0ur nU'iy' O"'e '''' n ''-s ~
"o ssaI S;J.,.t SpY;iy I;i: - u, 1f +bsrs ha
80 80 10 - - ,,doo h;s =;
any 'nlnS l" inan 'gl1S W s.f1o ~ 80.
tentlons by, ne was different fellow from
the one whose good dhces we had escaped,
iS" minuUes DSlore Oesloes' 'pe49 1.ltS "oIe
two of 'em and, in such case, a little gra-
tulty was not llkelyto nave any e1ec1-
sWhat have you that bundle :" SAID ne
to Nat.
felt Martnas arm tremDle hIUie' Dut
she answered distinctly
The young man @rrles some clothing and
other things, that blong to me-
" Are you sure thy have always belonged
to you q SAID he
Perfectly sure, sslo Martina WIN sell
possession that fully equslled that OF ner IN
terrogator
6 And what IS your name e ne asked
again.
and there was nauae. which felt to be an
awkward one
oThat can be of litte consequences" said
I. " and YOU must excuse her from snswerine
your question
ssTbere's mn harm or discrace. in bonest
men. or woman either. telling their names.''
said ne, peerlng sharply into Marthas face.
she stood his look without Winclng, Out
still made no reply.
g Ladies do not care an.--4 ----va
to all peonle. honest and delicate as they
may be''' said 7. TO- want Of something bet
ter to sav-,-Dut l will cheerfully give you
my address,.
He took the parcel from Nat, although
that young gentleman showed signs Of
somewhat pugnaciOus spirit, and refused at
arst to give it up, preferring, as he said, to
keep it in his own possession, until demanded
by some authority having proper right.
But l signed to him to make no opposition,
as / supposed the officer merely wished to
see il there were any special evidences where
from he might come at once to some Judg-
ment on the good or bad ground OF his sus-
picions
The bundle had been put up in haste, and
so far went to justify an inference unfortu-
nate to us. But it appeared to satisfy him
that it contained no articles of weight; and
he after balancing it a moment in his hands,
feeling of it, and turning it over, returned
it to Nathaniel. The boy took it angrily,
and favored him with a scowl which would
have been appropriate enough in deep TRACE
dy The watchman, however, paid not the
smallest attention to the angry youngster.
Remain moment just as you are" said
he; and stepped couple of PAGES aside, and
conferred with his companion
We felt that 1t would not be safe to pur-
sue any other course than the one which was