Sugar planter. [volume] (West Baton Rouge [i.e. Port Allen, West Baton Rouge Parish, La.]) 1856-1925, 1858-06-12

w lth that ne leIt, ana L nave
never beeu, able to get near min
since.
ADyGHTUnE LII \ RAILWAY CARR
AoE.~Afier ! had tHken my Seat on
tnorning, at 1>A1>IiH2tun, In an empt'
carriage. / WAS j''nesI, just as the tTAi'
was pushing of, by e strange looking
| young rnAu, viii. remarkably y&ioug flo"
ing lair. lie was, Of cou,se, a !i'tI,
urred, bat ho seemed besides to he Sc
disturbed aud wild. that / was quItS
alarmed for fear Of lis not Being r'gII
il his mind, nor did his sub~equrn1
conduct ut ali resp sate me. Our tran,
was an express, and he7Inq1irea oagerIv
At once, which vast tic first statIol,
wizereat We were to stop, consulted my
bradshaw, ard | furnished him with the
required Information. twas Reading. .--
Tie young nan looked At Iris watch. g..
"Madat3," sslt1 lle, IL have but half
an-'lour between na and, it may bas
1un. Excuse, therefore, my abrup pttsess, -
You have, perceive, pair Of scissors
in your working. Oblige me, If you
please, by cutting IF my hair"
"i>ir." said /, "1r s inpossibIe.''
i" sIadaso," he urged, *nd look Of
severe determination. crossed his tea-
lures, " | aaa y desperate man. Beware
how yo,r refuse lna VIVA. | AK. Cut tn>
har olT~sj.orl cIn>e to tie roots---t,,-
n'e':'ateIy; at1d here is a newspaper to
Aol4stho a'nIrosiAI curis.''
f*iAougiit he wa, mad. Of course an
believing that it would b- dangerous TO
ti1war. hiln:zI cot Of. his Lair to the las,
lock.
Now, madam" said be, unlocking a
an*lIz portz,ianteau, you will further
objigoss% tnebg looking ONT Of tie win
dow, as ala about to Change my.clothes.'
Of Course / booked out. 81 tile. window
!nr Il very considerable time, aud when
he observed, Madam, [ need aoonger
put you to any !neonvenlence, | did not
reeoguizez the }ynng @,nan in Tie least
luStpal Of lis former rather yay costume,
he was atfjrel in black, and he wore a
gray W g and silver spoctacles, H. look
ID like q respectable dJvtaeof The Church |
England, Of about 6+ years ofsage. t.
complete that character, he held vol |
u1ne ii sernolss In his hand, wliich-.I
they arpeae;! 50 to absorb him |
niglC have been bis own. I do hot |
xtsIls. 10 tlareaten you, yous,g lads, I,~
resumed, 'HHd / think, bezjde-, that .
:an trust your kind face. VIII you |
yro'uise me- hot to reveal this nsetamo1-
,t:"sjs t1utii your JpuTUey's : end g I will,
'a;4 /, - certainly |
~ I,es;Ss1FfT,t@ tie guard and q person !!
n p'HIu victjs4s looked iuto oar carriaue |
You have thu ticket. my love, said tile /
young man, !,!stl.'Iy, and looking at nv |;
- though lie was my father. Never |
mind, sir we don't want them, said the |
,tI1cia, as he withdrew his companion |
| sbHl now leave YOU, badAnl,' ol1sorv
u my toilo"~trayeIer, rs soon as the |
;oast=#was clear b. "your kind and |
courageous conduct you have saved my |
fe, and perhaps even your own II
another minute l,s was gone, and thp |
rain was il, fnutIon. No; until the next |
1'osDiog, did / learn fro'n tile Times
newspaper that 1Iie gentleman on whom
had opetal@<! as Lalr-cutter, had COM
l1lited azsforGery 20 an enormous amonut !
Il Lnu(lon lew hours b~fore / met him.
md that be lad bean tracked into an
:xpr:ss train from Paddingtop, but that |
->Iliousts the telegraph had been pue |
n motion aud described him accurately |
iii leading, when the train was search-s
Il lfe WAS nowhere TO be fuunl.- .-Houss- |
soid syo3as.