The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-02-13

safe; but the effort ~aA unavaili,g-my
feelings boiled my heart, and my heart
bei'sd my hopes. In my despair, 1 &C.
eosted a sailor upon duty, and asked him
OF tho seizure, He ddn'. know nothing
about it."
"Was there not something taken
a~syr
Yes; tho customs took it, and cut"
How did they detect it Z"
Why, ys sec, sir, they've way ov
their own ov 'm ellin' thing out, ar ov
hoWldn' their ear to a package when
they knock. the corners ov it agin the
deck, to hear av the liquor wabbles in it
at aIl. Nothin' svir escapes 'em; they
are the divils own chickon.."
Comfort far away from my breast ;
Disgrace and ruin ready to take up their
abode in the unfurRsi,hsd apartments so
un4ind1y vacated without . moments
warning by the fair runaway.
What amount do they seize upon T.
"Whsl's that, sir r
What's their limit n
Anything sealed up, an not for the
ps'singsr.' prisint USE" answered tn.
helm'mas at my back ".from .himbls-
full to = cargo"
Despair laying dow. her rugged mat
tre's, and going TO sit upon it ell night
whilst Benjamin stood six inches beneath
his usual stature, looking gloomily at tho
Hsve', and asking his black looking
lpdgcr "xhat hindered him from taking
bath y The lodg,r by no means
avsrss to the movement, but rather anx.
iou' that the owner Of the tenement in
which she had so. lately commenced
groaning should forthwith make tho trial,
merely suggesting. by way of amendment,
tho policy Of borrowing few large lamps
OF coal from the stoksr to serve him for
ballast.
Oh what torture, passed through that
ght ! was not sick; or, il | we're,
the convul.ions Of my mind spared ms NO
Time to think about my body. was
wretehed-missrsble! Were the world
only peoplsd by such beings A. / was at
that time, = ~eek must hayo snff.ced to
depopulste it.
At break Of day we arrived at Gysnock.
A, most Of the passenger. preferred going
BY rail up to G}asgow to waiting for the
fn3 Of the tide, l. jpined them with a
heavy heart, and looked out for the sol;-
tagy case that remained.
Joy!-Amszement !-Hurrah! Both
my leathern friendA were safe. Iwas no,
the victim. "Ay bosom's lord u oace
again sat lightly on his thrope." Despair
was sent to the custom house. or . little
farther, IL she pleased, aud the writer Of
this disFy stood six feet in his stockings
once more.
Wha: task to get to the railway sta.
ton. Three porters grosaed beneath my
luggage s they ascended those fearful
steps miniature Mont BLANC, with no
sun ON NJ; but We did get up. and my
cSsss were eventually placed in the lug
gage van, whilst took. my, SCAT in . frst
class carriage.
The case was =. valuable aes. Isd it
and its contents heen lost through my
indiscrstion., this diary had never been
written, and 4, author had lived "a
youth to fortune and to fame unknown"
as long a. you:h lasted. But oil was
safe. and I was happy.
And now for q psrsnthe.ical word Of
adviee. Ny dear inexperienced young
friend, to you | address myself psrticuls-.
ly. Whatever your sex, ststio=, or in.
ducenent, mover attempt to rsn the
gauntlet where legal duty should be paid.
The game is bad one; the Authorities
are practised 10 il, they are skilled in the
cards, and you stand no chance with them.
Never 81: down TO play where the odd.
are oil against you. Commercial brother,
new to the rpad, lspd ms your ear also.
Ruek whisksy il yna, ike il wherever
you can obtain il genuine smoke tobac-
co upon the Same grounds. but mako thi,
q rule pever--eveu TO obl;oe a friend
place single drop OF the former amongs
valaaIle', nor = cak. ot the latter in your
boots. Tide walters. cuaiem, houss off,
e"a, excissmsn, and all such anamsIous
amphibious animals, have losg noses,
quick eyes, keen scent, and strong
hand. IL you have ary eontraband
property in your possession, they can
almost detsc, il by ycur looka. @Rsnder
unto Cesar" etc. Search for the pas
cage. Iiyou don't know. in xha. book