Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1857-01-24
THE THREAT TO MOB DIM.

The next day, stroling down Market etreet
arm in arm with my prosecuted friend Mr..
Hughes overlook US. Colonel" said he,
"pass Light street without looking down.
Fountain Inn is surrounded by groups of your
admiring friends. Capt. Frailey is out of
uniform to-day but there is general desire
manifested to give you warm reception in
ctizens' clothes. You must take your de-
parturo without further civil or military hon
ors being conferred upon you" With his
accustomed celebrity OF action and excellent
judgment, the Colonel called hack and ium-
| ped into it.
! Colonel, my friend Barney will accompany
| You. You will have pleasant drive out to
Herron's run / will secure seat in the
stage coach. take charge OF your baggage, swop
! you Tor my friend Barney, bring him home,
and send you on your way to rejoice escaping
being hustled by Baltimore mob"
81 fear no mob" the Colonel sternly re-
piled. II have seen the cannon's hastile fash
have counted the brlstliug bayonets of the
enemy, and hold in contempt o lawless mob"
This is all fine bravado," said Hughes
barney aud have no desire to shoot down,
or be shot 10y our fellow citizens Yon may
throw your own life away, Colonel, but this
bright world has too many attractions for us
to throw away ours in defending you, when
pleasant ride Of half an hour will save you
from danger and restore US TO our affection.
ate parents"
nIs TBRACHERY ETC.
This was the last Of Col. Burr His vii
liany, his treachery, his infamous exposure Of
confidential letters addressed TO him by the
confdng sex, on whom he was layiShing
praise, but induced by mere gratiicatiGca-
tion OF 4 puppy vanity TO desire to throw
broadcast to the world their letters of civil
ty in answer to bis bewitching batteries, lav-
ished upon them without stint or measure
The noble, honest, but poor Matthew l.. Da-
Wis, his executor, received from him while liv-
ing, trunks full OF female correspondence, by
which Burr thought TO make his Davis for
tune, but which were generously returned,
without fee or reward, to the grateful reclpi-
cnts.
LoBpYISd-AED MATTHEW l.. DAVIS.
Lobbying NOW an anomaly was in fnil
force those days. Several important bills
bad passed the New FORK Legislature, and
some were uncharitable as TO insinuate that
improper means had been resorted to, and
my friend Davis was accused OF being enga-
ged in bringing about this successful issue.
\ lady OF rank and fashion condescended
land ladies' rarely cOndesccId to mingle in
anything out of their appropriate sphere
the limits o! the domestic crc.e) to say many
h2yd things Of my friend Davis. In one u-
stance, she went so far as TO inslnuats she
could calmly see lila hung.
Davis went to her door, rung the bell, sent
up Ills name, ana was Promptly answered she
was not and never would be at home 10 MIR.
Davis.
pray ask her. said he, "if she has heard
from her husband at Niagara" He wasforth-
with invited up stairs. The lady entered in
trepidat!on and alarm. HAS any calamity
happened to my beloved husband % This
will explain oil" says Davis, at the same time
banding her n letter III her own Chirography
to Col. Aaron Burr. Good hea-
veUs, sir" said she, to what purpose is this
letter destined ?" 10 remain in your posses
sion, madam, to be disposed OF by you at your
own pleasure" My kind friend" exclaimed
she, chow can | ever repay such an act OF un
paralleled magnauimity!" Ever afterwards,
said Davis, "She almost broke her neck in e@-
tending her head out of the carriage window
to greet me Gs she passed
BURR ~ DEsrlTCTIoY.
Subsequently comes poor Burr to destitu'
tiop, in Paris, where be supports himself for
months by the sale Of his watch, his triukets,
hls clothing and was finally induced to make
minute calculations Of the minimum food indlS-
pensabe to sustain life, ascertaining BY chem
lcG experiment that the sacchariue OF sugar
yielded more nuIrimenL ut less price than any
other substance. Coffee Drowned but only
half burnt, lated longer and was the cheapest
stimulaut that could re-ahimste al exhausted
frame.
WAS BURR 4 TRAITOR.
shall give full chapter Of the rise, pro-
gress and decline Of this em!ueItly bad man
a soldier-patriot-tra Perhaps the
latter is o harsh word. "Annezation' was
not as much the order Of the day as now-it
was premature then TO take possession OF
Texas.
The pear was not yipe-his treason consIs-
ted in plotting the annexation of Louisiana
to Texas, where he might rule as President
Of the little coniederacy.
Ills horizon will hereafter include within its
radius Mexico, and We are now lclsurely cary.
ing out his design.
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