Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-02-10

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the handsome features Of his companion
which did no, accord with the idea Of a we'd
ding.
The Gery BAYS stepped out in noble style
Bel,on va, great On horseHcsh, as on all 9TH
er branches of life aud art and guessed the
prices Of the animals and told anecdotes oI
the horid bargains his friends had made Al
Taucrsall's and was Just ia the middlc o'
his famous anccdute Of the Lord Mayors
hur-e which had bccn in the dragons, and
which horse carried his lorlship almost into
collision with George the Third, on the
lrumPel's sounding charge, when the s,ran'
ger turned his horses sharp round up a mar
ruv lane, and pa, them into hard galioP
With an exclamation that he feared q hey were
too late.
'' II must he the will of 90 rich old rela-
ton a, the Jas, gasp" thought The di'eomf''
ted sory-,eller.
"Is there any danger Of immediate death :
he inquired.
" Considerable" replied his companion,
again WHIPPED the smoking s,cci'. % breast
Ing lhc height, " Thank heaven 80 he ex.
claimed, eve are yc, IN umc'"
Bchuu looked IN the direction Of the course
,hcy now took along The level sunrOt, Of the
down. and perceived three gentlemen en-.
racsJ in conversation a, the side Of phr'on,
from which 1t was c,iden, they bad just
sltch,cI
Two or ,bc ren,lcuea earc forward and
shook hands with the owner ofthe curucle,
and looked inluiuusly at Mr Bel,uE.
"TLe colonel has deceived mc a, the 'as'
moment, said the young man iu an explain.
a,ory tone "and my friend here has kindly
consented ,o take his place"
THIS seemed quite satisfactory andone ol
,hc gentlemen taking Bolton aside, said
81, d, useless, suppose, to change the re,
solution OF your Pr.nciP, ~
"Tb, gentleman knows me, thought bel.
toa. ''aul b, aware Via, a p.s.hcadcd block
head my principal, old Jones IS Change
Nm. resolution go he .aid aloud. when be
has once made up his mind, YOU might as
.oaa ask a mills,onc to grow into butter.
milk"
" Then We NAV proceed to DO business at
once. " said ,hc gentleman, drawing himself
OPP and assuming a haughty look.
d" wuh all my heart, SAID BelIou.
"wiu YOU step, or shall ! o"
"You. .i you please
"YouN Crop your hlnlLrrchirl''
"S,r. I'm very much obliged Co YOU, " said
Vr Bolton, rl,e.ar %. handkerchief IN the
brc1s,ruakc, of ht, coat, and considering
,ha, ,hr gentleman Was varr,pg him aga.us,
,hg depreciation orru,ue thieves.
10 ,hs space cltuo minutes irom ,ho time
thcy arrived ou rhc grovnj, Nj Bolton, with
,ac half,ou~s,ou,uc's ola person 90 ao OPT
um dream. saw some curious c,oluIiuus per
formed v.,bout having ,hc slightest IDEA OF
what ,hry meant, lis companion took hls
stand opposite the third gentleman Of Ihs 9th.
rr party. who had kept sos,e l.ii!c Nay &c.
urcd. Tho active individual Sho had co.
tered into such a strange conversion With him,
took long steps, loading pistols, whispering
20 the two .ceullcmen, .ad maxim: himself
excessively useful ,u a way be had never ob.
served before. The tall aud powerful fgurc
ol DO. ireud might have been a study iur a
painter % sculptor lis iIPs dmiy contract.
~ he check pale. There Vas ono pccu-
lariiv ol bis attitude which u vas impossible
mo-, 20 observe. with his lgt elbow SUPPORT
ed Ou his righ, hand, tic lei, hand was con-
uuuaIIy used in smoothing lhg long mousi-ch.
rs which adorned his lips. While all the
preparations were going on be never moved
from tbl, one position, all on a pistol being
placed 20 hls hand, be turned raPldly rogAd.
watched the hll OF a handkerchief, which was
dropped by the active assistant, aud i've sharp
cracks went of at the same moment. When
MI Bolton looked again, De slw his com
plnlou stretched on the ground, hts face co'-
cred with blood, and the discharged weapon
living close 10 his ncrelcss hand. The lhIrd
member Of the original party came quickly
no from the phx,on " here be had stood ;
,ra,ped the wis, Of the rccumbeni figure, and
shook hIs head on discovering 40 pulse
With a cloth which be had raPldly unro'lcd
he ued up the chin Of the unfortunate com
baiant. giving hiln the ghaslly appearance OF
a corpse aud eNelaimins "Gcnilcmen, 'his
3. an uulenuusic affair. The wound Is fatal.
We mus, provide for our Own safety he
aided the houors,ruck PerPe'ra'or Of the
crime into the PhEtou, mounted the box and
drove OIL a, iull gallop aerUss the down.
This was too serious a matter to be mis-
understood any more Bolton was terrified
and shockel-ieuiied si the prospect Of hi'
own fate and shocked at the dreadful ending
Of the unfortunate young man. He over
came the instructive horror which all met
have Of death. and placed his hand on the We
um's breast, There was vital warmth sulI
,beg bu, he could detect no beating OF the
pulse. The cloth round the Jaw became sat
ura,ed with blood aud slckened with the
sight. bewildercd with surprise, aud utterly
uuknoWing wha, TO DO, he VAS waEened a
/ las, from the lopOr Of his despair by hearing
ata grea, distance, the voices Of some Of III,