The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1853-04-21

cumb now No, no. Jack Champion was born
! to 1--we and die IL bachelor. And for the
! newspaper!
In the meantime, another horseman had come
| to the huieI-hIs horse reeking with sweat. and
| literally unable TO place of his feet i'll front
OF another.
The same hoster-an Irishman-made his
appearnnce.
''rat, said the young NAN, fashonably at
tired. put my iii the stable, and DO the
best you ner.'
,-Och. M.oihur Traverse, she's kilt entirely"
Il IN atr.Id So.
And wnatn the divil made ye crowd her So
NO matter. Is my here? %
y Is Bill, SHOW the gintiemlu into the
ladies p.lior.'
.'Ah, i;eil," said the young man, entering the
parlur, you here!'
.'ies, replied beautiful young lady, rising
to meet hIm. but WHAT'S the matter ~
''NDtiling, Beil, n1ti.ng.'
''oumeIuiug rs certaluiy the matter. You are
flushed auu excited.
~ must be brief for | am pursued.
''puroeed ~
~ es-you know that fellow who insulted you
III the cuacn tie otncr day sale. the young man.
~ eli,-l have been his Track for over
week met him 10 day III the street, aud gave
him coutounIeu hursewnIppIng- L have nan
died him v,ry roughly, I'm afraid. lie instant.
~ got out WARRANT against me, ami not VISA
lag To ue taken into Court till L ready, |
mounted my horse ANA gave the officers the slip.
Perhaps u better have waited and hraved 1t
out-Dut having taken tins step, I'm bound to
baIde them. 10 nIurrow / viii surrender my
sef Now, Bell, ii your pony viii take 10
our uuc.es III hvc minutes, I'm your man"
She repIed, ''ht Is too tired to DO it,"
Then / IL make other arrangements. By
the by, ia meet You ut the villa
From tue drawing room the young man rush
ed to the Stable.
Pat" said he, give me horse-and Il good
one"
'.Sorra the horse we've got in the stable,
cept tIis o.nc~, and that belongs to "a Sintieman
came here just afore ye Och, but he's
good One, Yer nouor, =. ~ to a clnt
''i'il borrow nm, said Traverse, jumping on
his back. .'Teil Bell to drive the gentleman to
the villa. and hc snail have INN.
But yer hunOr. inJ;Istrate3 the hostler.
In vain. Traverse had set spurs to his horse,
ami Was oH like thuuderbolt
..Oh. wIrrr. WIrr;.' said the hostler, ''what'H
become OF me? Im rdint iutlrey"
Shortly after, Mrs Leslie rang for her phae-
tOm ana it the same time MIR. CampiUn, the bach
e.Ur, ordered his horse. lie pony came round
front door, and 1T the same tIme the young
@Iio" stepped nghtiy INTO die Pn;eton.
.'AIrIsGt, s;.Id sine to Patrick, with ii smile
nod,iiug, ana t;,kIug the reIus. Give me his head.
-.Ocn, rs al, WRONG, my lady replied Pat
rick, Keeping hold ot the reiu. ''Iour carriage
can take Two inside.
Very weu-but came alone"
You've got To take passenger"
''h hat do you mean?'
..Uh, wlrra-your brother has been stealing IA
horse"
Stealing horse!' exclaimed the widow.
Yet, that gintlemau 5, meaning the hache-
lor, ''and hc said you were tu take him TO the
vItit, to get the h"rse back again"
Very singular" said the widow '.but Will
liam al always very eccentric"
At this crIs!s, Mr.. Campion appearel
My horse ready ?"
Jump i'll, sir.
Il dIdu come in n carriage"
'.ln wild ycz," shouted the hoster.
lake seat bt SIDE me, If you please, SIR,
said the widow, with her most Fascinating smile.
Mr. CampiOn approached the step to inquire
the meaniug when the hostier, seizing him with
Il vigorous hand, thruss him into the ph;eton-
whIie the pony, startled at the movement, dash
ed off
Poor Capt. Campion Here was a situation.
A confirmed old bachelor bodily abducted by IL
fascinating young widow. The Captain had to
lend his assistance to the lady III managing the
pony, who shortly reduced to his usual slow
and quiet pace; and then, after tn mixing her
companion tor his assistance, Mrs. Leslie told
him, that III few minutes lie should be put III
! possession of his horse, which had been borrow
ed by :. gentleman. This was all the eXpiana-
! ton She vouchstfed. She required in turn, to
be made acquainted with the name Of her com
paniun, after giving her own.
In few minutes the Captain began to feel
somewhat more at ease-ln fact he began to like
his position. lie had never sat so near II pretty
woman in his life, and he began to ask himself
whether, ii the proximity was SO pleasant for u
few moments, constant companionshlp might
not prove as agreeable. While her attention WAS
engaged upon her pony, he had an opportunity
to survey her features Her large, dark and
luminous eyes seemed 10 be literally swimming
in hquid lustre. iier checks were as SOFT and
blooming the sunny side of II peach Her
profile was strictly Grecian, and her parted ups
showed of tiny pears rs white AS snow
The most delicate taper fingers. encased IN
French kid close upon the reins, and the var
nj she'd tip of IL dainty boot Indicated loot that
Cinderella might have envied.
do YOU live far from here, madame, asked
the Captain.
Not very far. The pony can mend his pace
If you are III hurry
mot for the world. The pace seems to me q
very fast one''
The widow turned those witching black eyes
of hers upon the old bachelor, and smiled. IL
was all over with him. When he prang out at
the gate of the villa, and touched the fairy nm
gers of the widow, he assisted her to allght
his heart WAS irretrieyably lost
II red faced old gentleman, in = dressing gown
received them at the door.
My friend, Captain Campion. uncle, SAID
the widow excuse me for 9 paoznenS elr.