Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-05-30

We asked the prisoner the name Of the lead
er of the troop; he sail it was Chowder Lol.
CnowDER LoLL'' shriskei Colonel Jovler
@Oa, fate thy hand is herel'' He rushed
wildly into his tert-the next dly applied for
leave of absence. Gatch took the command
Of the regiment, ani saw him DO more for
some time.
AS had distinguished myself not little
during the war, tfenerll Lake sent me up with
dispatches TO Calcutt,, where Lori Wellesley
received M with the greatest distinction.
Fancy my surprise, on going TO boil at Gov
ernm snt-hous., to meet my OLD friend Jowler
my trembling, hiusiing. thrilling delight,
wren saw Julia hy his si,le :. agre .zaf at5i
| Jowier seemed to blush 100 when nc behell
me. thought of my former passages with his
! daughter. ''GIgy. my boy,'' s;ys he, shaking
han Is, siglli to see you. old friend z.JuliA-
| com TO tiiiia-Hodgson Iaic-briye fellow,
F.; G .gy.'' Juiit tii not speak, but she turned
ashy pale and fixed upon me with her awful
eyes, [ tainted almost, AMI utter ID some iuco
he.eut worlS. Julil took my hand glzad at
me still. AMI s,il Comet Need say went /?
! 1 viii not go over the pale ale and currie-
4
hour was as much in love as ever h ,d been;
AMI ina. in three weeks-I, yes, WAS the ac-
ceptra lover of Julit! l did not pause to ask
where were the one hundred and tw.nty -four
ofaTsl why I, refused before, should be ac-
ccptsd now? / only felt that loved her, and
was happy :l
One night, one memorable night, coul not
sleep. and, with lovers pardonabIe passion,
wandered solitary through abe city palaces iIu-
til came to the house which Contained my
I Julia peeped into the compound was
still looked into the vcrind ,h-all syAs dirk,
cxc. .i,t Iiglrt--yes, one light-and it was in
Ju!ia's ehaInberi Ny heart throbbed almost to
Sitting. woull-I tcoa,d advance, if but to
gaze upon her for 4 moment, and to bless her
as she slept. | lii look, dii advance; and,
on Heaven slw lump burning, Mrs. Jow. in
night-dress, with a very dark badly in her
arms, anl Julia, looking tsnIsrly at an Ayah,
who nursing another. 1
20, Mamma" said Jnlia, e'wIlst would that
fool Gahagin say, If he knew aIf!''
ssiIs does knolc oi!i'' shouted sprin ging for
ward, ana tearing down the tatties from the
window. Mrs. Jor ran -l,riekimg out of the
room, Juii:. f,intrd, the cursed black children
s4ualied, and their ID nurse fell ON her
knees, Clubbing some internal j.:rgon of Hin
dostince. C!1 Jovicr at this jln':ti,.,. enter
el with lndle and drawn swcrd.
'sLisr scoundr@l deceiger." shouted l.
..Tarn, rattan, an1 defend yoursclf!'' But
o.t Jow!er when he saw me-, only whistIed,
looked at his lifeles, diugAter, and slowly
leit the 1s.. r-'s
Why continue the-talei L need not now
count ior Jowier's gloom on receiving his let
tegs from Benares--for Iii. exclamation upon
the death OF the Indi.,n chis.--ior MS desire to
marry his daughter the woman WIS woong
was no longer Miss Julia Jowlsr; she was
iJrs. CIIowDER LoLL! ,.a.-..,-J 80
> .f-.
] sat down to write grayelyz and sadly, for
(saee the appe ira fct, of sons ofmyr adventures
in j monthly magazine3 :,aftrinc; PIE 4 men have
endeavored to rob me OF the only good pos
sess, to question the statements that m IKE,
and themselves, without a spark of honor or
good feeling, TO steal from me that which is
my sole wealth-my character as a teller of
Tas TRUTH ,# g 1915 -aid5-.
The re ;der will understand :t,at It is TO the
iliiberal structures of proAig ate press | now
ailude; among the Lon,iou journalists. none
tldekiIy for themselyes) have dared to ques-
tion the verucity Of my Statements; they know
that am IN Loadon. II can use the pen,
c.,n also WELD more manly and terrible wea-
r.on, AMI would answer their contradictions
with ny sword, Nc gold or gems alorn the
hiit of that war-worn scimetar, but there is
blood upon the blIde-the blood of the enc
mics ofmy country, AMI mali gners of my hon
est fame There are others, however-the dis
grle- Of a dissractful tryde-iyho borrowing
from distance a despic able c0urlge, have ven.
tured 10 assail me. The infamous editors of
the ..Kelso Champion, - the sBungay Beacon
the .Tipperary Argus and the :.Stose Fog
is Sentinel and other dasardly organs of
the provincial press, have, although differing
in politics, agreed upon this one point, and
with a scoundrelIy unauimity, vented a hood
OF abuse upon the revelations made by me. ao
They say that have assailed private char
acters, and wilfully perverted history to bl ,c.-
err she reputation of public men, l ask, was
any one of these men in Bengal in the year
1852 Was any single conductor of any of
these paltry prints ever in Banlelcund or the
Rohilla countrya Does this erGuisite Tipper.ry
scribe know the difference between HuTygur-
rs bang and Burruntollah Not he aud be-
c8use. forsooth, in those strange and lands
strange circumstances have taken place, 1t Is
insnuated that the relator is 4 liar, nay. that
the very places themselves have no existence
but in my imaaiaation Fools but / will