Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-05-21

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tkFee oun1I1 4 m 10Af paslengefs IN he ea6-
tness H. y ~, aaJlew fsFk.so Ias3anasa
that occaafoa was III mcsts seyere Issd storSuyI
eyes made. i have expersenced heavier storms,
hut never surh continued hard weather The
old ship VA on 3 train the whole Of tie lime,
and though IruH her into the Ayon without loa
ms ! Hle ~ AZ Important spar, rel sbc had res
ceivcd nsch daMAges Her mainmAst wss sprung
her ruddss damaged her timbers strained, and
for the last week the pumps had TO be kept go
ing III the time, pwness, passengers, officers
and al doing their share Of work st the brakes
As soon - We could get the cargo ont tbs
ship was hauled into the dock for repairs, and
We found, upon examination, that Il would be =
week before she eocld ct for sea, and II she had
all the repairs which she absolutely needed, Is
would take her nearer two weeks. contract
was made for the job and one of the owners
agreed TO stay By and superinten the work.
This lcft me at liberty, and / began TO look
around me for some place to visit. ! had heard
much Of Salisbury Plain. The famous Stone-
hedge was there, and so were there other relics
OF Roman and R9itih antiquities. Accordingly
70 Salisbury f1Ain ! resolyedSto 60. When /
went on board tho ship 10 make arrangements
with the owner who remained there, found one
of the passengers Just leaving. His name was
Nathan Leeman. He was young man, not
more than thirty years of age, and supposed
him, from his features and idiom, to be an Eng
iishman. told him was going to Salisbury,
and he informed me tina: he was going the same
way. s b
Leemen had been intending to take the stage
to Devices, and thence to take some Of the cross
coaches; but had resolved to take a horse aud
travel where, and how, and when I pleased, and
he liked the plan so well that he went immedi-
ately and bought him good horse and saddle.
It was about the middle Of the forenoon when
we set out, and ] found that Leeman intended
to visit the cnriosities with me, and then keep
on towards London, by the way Of Andoyer and
Chertsey, he having sent his baggage on ahead
to Salisbury by the great mail rout, which ran
many miles out of the way. found my COM
panion excellent company, and on the way he
told some passages from his own life. He was
born in England, but this was the first time he
had been in the kingdom since he was fourteen
years fnge, and was led to infer that at that
time he had ran away from his parents. During
the last six years of his residence in the United
States he had been engaged in Western land
speculations, and he was now independently
rich. $3.50 II. g5 ID
q We took dinner at Bradford, a large manufac.
turing town, six miles southeast of Bath, and as
soon as our horses were rested we set out again.
Toward the middle of the afternoon the sky be-
gan to grow overcast, and we had promise Of q
storm. By five o'clock, the great black clouds
were piled UP in heavy masses and it began to
thunder. AT Warminister, we had taken the
direct road for Amesbury, a distance of fourteen
miles, and when this storm had closed upon US,
we were about half way between the two places.
/ was in no particular hurry, and as had no de-
sire to get wet, proposed that we should stop
at the first place we come to. In few mo-
ments more we came to APPOINT where small
crossroad turned off to the right and where a
guide-board said it was FIVE miles to Deptford
inn. llssf - ia
proposed that we should turn into this by
way and make for Deptford inn as fast as posi-
BILE, and my companion readily consented We
had gone mile when the great drops of rain be-
gan to fall but as good fortune would have it,
we espied small cottage not more than fur
long ahead, through a clump of poplars We
made for this place; and reached it before we
got wet. There was good sized barn on the
premises, and long sheep-shed connected it
and inst as we alighted, an old man came out.
We told him that we had got caught in storm,
and asked him if he could accommodate us over
night. Hetold us that we should have the best
that his humble place could afford, and that if
we would put up with that, we should be well
come. q ~
As soon as the horses were taken care of, we
followed the old man into the house. He was a
gray-headed man, certainly on the down-hill side
of three score, and his form was bent by hard
work. His countenance was naturally kind, but
there were other marks upon his brow than those
of old age. The moment Isaw him, knew he
had seen much suffering. 1t was neat room
to which We were led, a living room, but yet
free from dirt and clutter. An old woman was
just building fire for supper, and as we enter
ed she arose from her work. ss4 SIS
Some travellers, wife, caught in the shower,
said the old man.
Surely, gentlemen, you're welcome, the wo.
she spoke only the feeling of her soul Itsp
fare we can give ye, but the heart of the giver
must cen make up for that ss
thanked the good people, and told them 1
wonld pay them well for all they did for US.
Speak not of pay said the woman, taking the
tea-kette from the hob, and hanging it upon the
crane. y 4fsl ss +. ie-, .ss
Stop, wife, uttered the old man TREMENDOUSLY,
let not your heart run away with ye. If the
good gentlemen have to spare out o their album
dance, it becomes not such sufferers as we to re-
fuse the bounty ga
! saw the woman place her apron to her eyes,
but she made no reply.-The door close by the
fireplace stood partly open, and saw in the
room beyond, bed, and was sure there was
some one in it. I asked the old man if he had
sickness. a.
Yes, said he, with sad shake of the head.
my poor boy has been sick long while. Heis
the only chin have-the only helper on the lit.
tleTarm-aud he's been sick NV all the spring
and summer. I've taken care of the sheep, but
My good wifc-God bless her-shares the trial
with me, and l think she takes the biggest
share 43ss,-, af{ IA 4
No. no, John, don't say SO, uttered the wife.
mo woman could do the work you do
4 don't mean to tell to much, Margaret, only
you know you've kept me up. 1s,s,.
A call from the sick room took the wife away,
and the old man then began to tell me, in an
swer to my questions, some of the pecuharities
ofthe great Plain, for we were on it now; and
found him well informed and intelligent. At
length the table was set out, the clean white
cloth spread, and we were invited to sit up. We
had excellent white bread, sweet butter, some
fine stewed damsons, and capital cup of tea.
There were no excuses, no apologies-only the
food was before US, and we were urged to help
ourselves. While We were eating, the rain
ceased falling, but the weather was by no means
clear, though just as we moved from the table
CLEAN Of golden light shot through the win.
dow from the setting sun. ,.s,5.
1t may have been half an hour after this-it
was not more than this-when wagon drove
up to the door, in which were two men. The
old man had just come in from the barn, and it
was SO dark but we could see the faces of the
men in the wagon. They were middle aged
men, one Of them habited in a sort of jockey
hunting garb and the other dressed in black
clothes, with that peculiar style of hat and cravat
which marks the officer. l turned towards oul
host for. the purpose of asking if he knew the
new corners, and 4 saw that he was very pale
and trembling. Allow, deep groan escaped him,
and in a moment more his wife moved to his side
and put her arm about, his neck. She had been
trembling, but that groan Of her husband seemed
to call her to herself. gss &
Don't fear, John, she softly said. They can't