Eastern times. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1846-1857, 1853-08-18

SuPPACooOu tanning, was nedrQ OuISlue.
James, listen there's the noise again.
1t was now nearly dark, but Mr.. Hewson,
still holding the boy in his arms, walked to-
wards the window and looked out.
can see nothing he said; stay, there
are figures moving off among the trees, and
man running round to the back of the house
very like Gahan, he is too
Seizing the bell-rope, he rang it loudly, and
said to the servant who answered his sum
mons,
Fasten the shutters and put up the bars,
Cannell; and then tell Gahan want to see
him.
The man obeyed; candles were brought,
and Gahan entered the room.
Mr.. Hewson remarked that though his
cheeks were flushed, his lips were very white,
and his bold dark eyes were cast on the ground
what took you round the house just now,
Tint asked his master in careless manner.
What took me round the house, is itl'-
Why, then, nothing in life, sir, but that just
as went outside the kitchen door to take a
smoke, l saw the pigs, that Shaneen forgot
to put up in their stye, making right for the
mistress's fower-garden; so | just put my
dudheen, lighted as it was, into my pocket,
and ran after them. | caught them on the
grand walk under 1.-THE end window, and, in
deed, ma am, had my own share of work
turning them back to their proper spear
Gahan spoke with unusual volubility, but
without raising his eyes from the ground
Who were the people, asked his master,
whom saw moving through the western
grove!'
People your honOr-not a sign of any
people moving there, I'll be bound, barring
the pigs
Then, said Mr.. Hewson, smiling, to his
wife, 'the miracle of Gree must have been
reversed, and swine turned into men; for un-
doubtedly, the dark figures / saw were hu-
man beings
Come, Billy said Gahan, anxious to turn
the conversation, will you come home with
me now! | am sure twas very good of the
mistress to give you all them fine apples
Mrs. Hewson was going to propose BilIy's
remaining, but her husband whispered, 'Wait
till tomorrow So Gahan and his child
were allowed to depart.
Next morning the magistrates of the dis
trict were on the alert, and several suspicious
looking men found lurking about, were taken
up. hat which fitted one of them was
picked up in Mr. Hewson's grove; the gravel
under the end window bore many signs of
trampling feet; and there were marks on the
wall as if guns had rested against it. Ga
hans information touching the intended meet
ing at Kilcrean bog proved to be totally with
out foundations; and after a careful search, not
single pike or weapon of any description
could be found there. All these circumstanc-
es combined certainly looked suspicious; but,
after prolonged investigation, as no guilt
could be actually brought home to Gahan he
was dismissed One of his examiners, how
ever, said privately, i advise you to take care
of that fellow, Hewson. If ! were in your
place, I'd just trust him as far as could throw
him, and not an inch beyond
An ndolent, hospitable Irish country gen
teman, such as Mr.. HewsOn, is never without
an always shrewd and often roguish prime
minister, who saves his master the trouble of
looking after his own affairs, and manages ev-
erything that is to be done in both the home
and foreign Experimentation putting new
door on the pig-sty, to letting farm of hum
dred acres on lease. Now in this, or rather
these capacities, Gahan had long served Mr..
Hewson; and some seven years previous to
the evening on which our story commences, he
had strengthened the tie and increased his in
fuence considerably by marrying Mrs. Hew-
sons favorite maid. One child was the result
of this union; and Mrs. Hewson, who had no
family of her own, took much interest in little
BiIly-more especially after the death of his
mother, who, poor thing the neighbors said,
was not very happy, and would gladly, if she
dared, have exchanged her lonely cottage for
the easy service of her former mistress.
Thus, though for a time Mr.. and Mrs. Hew-
son regarded Gahan with some doubt, the
feeling gradually wore away, and the steward
regained his former influence.
After the lapse of few stormy months, the
rebellion was quelled; all the prisoners taken
up were severally disposed of by hanging,
transportation, or acquittal, according to the
nature and amount of the evidence brought
against them; and the country became as
peaceful as it is in the volcanic nature of our
Irish soil ever to be.
The Hewson's kindness towards Gahan's
child was steady and unchanged. They took
him into their house, and gave him plain
but solid education, so that William, while
yet boy, was enabled to be of some use to
his patron, and daily enjoyed more and more
of his confidence,
Another evening, the twentieth anniversary
OF that with which this narrative commenced
came round. Mr.. and Mrs. Hewson were
stlll hale and active, dwelling in their hospita-
bic home. About eight o'clock at night. Tim
Gahan' nov STOPPING, gray-haired man, en-
tered Mr.. Hewson's kitchen, and took his seat
on the corner Of the settle next the fire.
The cook, directing silent, significant
glance of compassion towards her feIIow-ser,
wants, said, l
Would you like drink of cider, Tim, or