Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1855-05-03

tered the Office to take places by the mail
which WAS to leave early on the following nor
nln@. hcrcupon departed, and entered The
inn with the view Of sati+fyine my curiosity
if possible, which was now raised to the utmos
pitch. The servants, remarked, moved NOR,
silently than usual, and sometimes 7 saw twt
or three of them convcrSin@ together, S"t',
"o"" as though they did not wish their con
vcrSatlon to be overheard by those around
them. | knew the room that the gentleman
occupied, and stcalthily and unob<rrecd stole
up to it, hoping to hear or sec soncthin" that
might throw Somc light upon his character
i was not however gratificd in either respect
| haStencd back to the office and resumed
lny seat by the fire. The clerk and | Were
still c"nvcrSin- upon the subject, when OF. oi
the girls came in, and told lie that | Wa tu
get 4 horse and cir ready Immediately. t.
drive gentleman distance ui fifteen or
twenty miles.
'.To-ni@ht :" said in surprise
"Immcdiatciv ~
'Nhy it, already ten o'clucl.'
'tt's masters orders; | cannot alter them -
tartly replied the Girl.
This unwclcome intelligence caused me to
commit a Great deal OF sin, for made Use OF Il
number OF implications ANA expressions which
We're quite >upertuouS and perfectly unavail-
ing 1t was not long before | Was ready To
commence the journey. | chose the fastest
and strongest animal in the establishment and
: ,h,+ h,l y.
lit the lamps, for the night was intensely lark
and felt convinced thar We should require
them. The proprietor Of ihc hotel -ave mo L
paper. but told ne not ~ read it till We had
proceeded few miles On the road, and inform
ed me at the same time in what direction To
drive The paper, he added woull rive mc
further instructions.
was seated in the vehicle bu>ily engaged
in fastening the lcathcrn apron on the side on
which >at, in order to protect lay limbs from
the cold, when somebody seated himself he
side ne. | heard the landlord cry ..privr on:
and, without looking round. la>hcl the mare
into fast trot. Even now. whila write |
feel in >onc decree the trcpidation which
stole over lie when | discovered who my con-
panion was had npt zone far before w"s
acquainted with the a>t"undiu. fact. It WIS
as though an electric shock had suddenly and
unexpectedly been impaired - ny tI:.u.e, "r
u, iii 4 Moment ot perfect happiness, | had
been hastily, been PLUNGED into tic creates,
danger AMI distress. \ bcuumlniny cl.i!liur>-
run through "ni my rn"r.h .ll ono.
became dry and ra:r..vl Whittier Wa L.
drive: l knew not Who and what was m.
companion: wa> equally ignorant. l,wn>
the man dressed - ;al.t,>ticaiiy wil9m | Lad
seen alght from the r,ach. whose appearance
and inexplirah!e Conduct had ALARMED the
whole establishment: wIr>r character wa>
matter Of Speculation T. every body with whom
, he had come in contact. This was the sub
stance Of my knowledge. F,r aughs knew.
he ,ni.ht be - Bui IL" matter. The quc>
/ ton that lio>t concerned mc was, how was [
to cxtricatc myself from this dilcuma -
! Which wis the bv>5 couy>t 10 adopt: II turn
back. and declare | would not travel III such
night. with 50 strange . person, OF u pro
, ceed ON ny journey? l greatly feared the
consequences OF the former step would be ia
| tai to nv own interests Besides | should be
exposed 10 the snecr and laugh Of all who
knew NE. No: I had started and would pro-
cced. whatever might be the issue Of the ad
venture.
In few minutes We had emerged from the
town. Nv courage was now put to the ScTerrSt
test. The cheerful aspect Of the streets, and
the light thrown from the lamps and few
shop windows. had hitherto buoyed ne up,
but my energy and tirmnc>s, | felt, We're be-
cinuing to desert NE. The road on which We
cutered was not great thoroughtare At any
time. but at that late hour of tEe night
did not expect to meet either horSeman or ped
cStrian to euiyen the long and solitary jour
ney. cast my eyes before me, but could not
discern single light burning in the distance.
The night was thick and unwholcsomc, and
not 7 star was to be seen in the heavens
There was another matter which caused me
great unca>inc>>. was quite uuarmed and
unprcpared for any attack, should my compan-
ion be disposed to take advantage Of that cir
cumStance. These things flashed across my
mind, and made more torcible impression
than they mi "ht otherwise have done, from
the fact of murder having hcen committed III
the district, only few weeks before, under
the most aggravated circumstances An hy-
nothesis suggested itself Was this man the
perpetrator of that deed-the wretch who was
endcavoriug to escape from the officers of JUS
ticc. and was stigmatised with the fouleSt and
b1,ol-ost cri,np that man could be guilty of ;
Appearances were against him. Why should
he invest himself in such a mystery? Why
conceal his fact in so uuaccountablea manner:
What but 4 man, who is conscious of great
guilt of the darkest crimes, would so turtively
.nter an inn, and afterwards steal away under
tbs darkness of the night when no mortal eye
could behold him ? If he was sensible OF in
nocencc he mi ght have deferred the journey
till the morning, and faced, with the fortitude
of man. the broad light of day, and the scru-
tiny OF his fellow-men. | say, appearances
were against him, and | felt more and more
convinced, that whatever his character was
whatever his deeds might have been-that
the present Journey Was instisated by fear and
apprehension for his personal safety. But
was | to be the instrument Of his deliverance:
Wus Ito be put to all this Inconvenience in order
to favor the escape of an assassin? The
thought distracted me. vowed that it should
not be 50. Nv heart chafed and fretted at the