Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1855-02-02

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versins together, so,io rocs, A. though they
did no, wish their eonycrl,ion to be over
heard by those around them.
Knew the rcom that the gentleman occu'
pied.,nd Nsal,hily and unobsered stole uP to
il, hoping to hear cr see something thai,
nigh, throw some lIgh, upon his character.
vas not, however, cra,idcd IN either re-
,Tsct.
Iha,,,n,i back to the office and resumed
my sea, by the Ere.
The clerk and were still converting uPcn
the subject. when ono oi the girls came in,
and informed me tia, I was to Get horse and
gir ready Immediately. 10 drive a Young
gentleman the dl,sues of flcen or twenty
miles.
"To-oIchr" | said .n surprise.
"lmmcja,s'y'"
"wby. i,'s already ten O'Clock"
lis the masters orders: cannot alte z
them, replied the girl
Th., unvclco,nc intelligence caused IN o Ia
commit a great deal 1T 80, lur made us, Of
a numb,r OF imprcca,lo1s and expressions
which were quite suPerduous and perfectly
uuaail.rc.
ltvas mo-, long before was ready to com.
mcr-e the ;ourucy chose the fs,es, and
strongest animal IN ihe establishment. and
one tha, had never hilcl IN emergency. |
lt,he lamr,, ior the nigh, was intensely
dark. au5 igIi convinced that We should o..
gurs tbCm. The proprietor of the hotel
gave me a paper, be-, Told me not to rsad D,
u'I We bad proceeded few mile. on the road,
aod .e1mri me At tho same ums IA sh1tdi.
reyiroa so dive. The paper be added would
give me further Instructions.
Iva. seated in ,hsysh.cls, bu,ily engaged
.u fastening she lcl,hcru aproa on the SIDE on
which sat. tu order TO protect NV Inh,
from ,hs cold, when somebody seated him'-iI
beside me
lb,arJ u.c lauJ,orJ CT, Drive on" and,
Nibou, looking rlurl, ! Ia.hed the mare tn.
GOA very n,, lro,. Even uov, while write,
frsI .a sgme degree the rcp.dai.on which
stole over me Nhsn discovered who my
companion wss. had uo, gone hr Jsiar,
lvas acquainted u'a ,ae astounding tact. ],
was O., tloa.bau cIccgc shock had suddenly
a1d Unexpectedly been impaired 90 my frame,
orss, Ia moment ct po'lrc, hap7lrsss, ! bed
bcsa als,..y plunged ,6,O Ihs greatest danger
and distress. 4 bguum5lng cbiIlT0ess ran
thr1usL ne, aud my U,aa,h aIl ~ oo"s hs-
came Jry aaI rlrcHsJ wHiibyr was Co
iuyc' knew not Who auI Wha, was NV
comrlu.ou' sas equally ignorant. twas
Doe mlB dressed 81 hnu,u-aNy Uho- bad
seen 1'ieti from ihe coach, vhosazPPslnncs
aud rucNplcao'c coDLusl bad alarmed ,he
at1Ir establishment, whose chlJacIsr VAS a
matter oI speculation % everybody with Shom
he bad come .n contact Toe. was the sub
stance Of my Guosletsc For aughg knew,
he might bs-. b., no matter The
question that nos, concerned me vas, bow
was ii c,trcl,c mysslf from ,h', dilemma .
Which w,s the b-,i coursc TO aiupi Iuturn
back. and declare woglG ro, ira,,i .a such
night. With ,1 strange person, or 10 nso-
c,sI ol ur loamc, g5auy feared trc
consequences OF the former step wollt be a.
raJ lo u.y ovu id,sresis. Beside, should
be- exposed 90 lhc s1sers anJ laughter Of an
al1 knew me. No. hal started aud ]
would procssI, whatever mlga, be the issue
ct ,bc adventure.
10 few minutes We hadensr.sl from the
Gown. W. courage vas now poo o he ss.
ygrss, test The cheerful asper, of the streets,
aud ;bs light thrown from ,be lamps and
lew shop windows, had hitherto buoyed me
up. bli NY energy and 6unress, | isit, were
re.Hn.a. to tsscr, me. The road on which
Nc sn,srcd was uo; prea, tborourhfare at
any time, bu, al lha, late hour oi the night
d.d mot EXPECT 90 meet eIghsr h1r,emln or
pedestrian - cnIi'sn the hong and solitary
journey.
! east my ewes before me, bu, could not
discern (, single ligh, burning In the distance.
The nigh, vas thick and unvhol,,me, and not
o. star vas To BE- seen IN the heavens. There
was another matter which caussi m, great
unelsine,s was quite unarmej and un-
prepared for any attack, should my eonp7n-
ion BE- disposed to take advantage ot that
circumstance. These things flashed acrus-
INV mind. and made a more ibrcible impress
i0u than they might otherwise hayr done,
from the fact OF a murder having been com
united in ,he district, only few weeks be-
fore, under The mos, aggravated eircumsIan-
ccs.
An hypothesis snggeslsdilself Was this
aan the perpe,ralor Of that dcsd-,ho wretch
who was sndsavoring to escape from the oiIi-
eers Of justice, and was sugmaiised Nth the
loales,, and bllcses, crime that man cOald be
guilty OF Appearances were aeains, him.
Why should he invest himself 10 such mys-
,ery' Why conceal ihis in 80 unaeeouuiaJIe
a mauueH
What but man, VINO is conscious Of great
guilt, oflhe darkest crimes, would 50 furti1e-
ly enter an inn, and afterwards steal away I'M
der the darkness Of the night when he could
easily have deferred the journey ull the
morning, and faced, wilA the fOriiluds Of
a man, the broad ligh, Of day, and the sern,l.
nv OF his fellow men. | say, appearances