Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-07-09
$500 PER ANNUM.


Samuel, and they were on the road to III,
corner of Third and King streets. 1t was ,
late hour Of the night. Quiet regned through
every street and avenue in the little town.
They stopped before the door and Tom thun.
dered away like a good telloic.
A long silence prevailed; still no one came
to admit them. Thunder went TOMS huge
list against the door. This awoke the dor.
mant energies of the old woman q course
female voice screamed:
Whose there, laundering away. Mt the
ooor' TINS time OF night whom all honest people
ought to be asleep I'll bet, If lot loose a
sprinkling of hot water upon you, you stop
your laundering noisen
Thump, thump again went Toms fist
against the door louder than at either of tho
other times, at the end Of which he growled :
- guess that will rouse you out of your
pleasant sleep and comfortable dreams.''
up went the window and the night-capped
head of an old woman protruded from tho
aperture.
l guess you intend battering the house
down don't you what are you after here
this time of night amt you satisfied with
the doviiment that has been kicked up round
at blackguard's hotel, you VILLAINS ~
' AS soon as her tongue stopped Tom spoke
and the old woman knew his voice.
It's you, is it 7 thought you had taken
up your quarters tonight under tho eagle
along with the queen of blackguard's hotel.
and that beauty weazle-eye." M
mot quite so bad as that; come down old
thump-the-d-l and let MS in.,,.
"Whos that with you, don't let every
body in after night, can inform you Mr..
Darley."
t's friend who has some business with
you that won't do to talk about in the street
so get up and let us i'm
The window closed the old woman NUT
tered as she went away, but in n few ,ninxtes
she opened the door and they walked in.
" This is q fine looking bird before he lost
his feathers, but he amt half as handsome as
George Raymond after all" Growled old Mag
as she surveyed Samuel from head to foot.
None OF your prating old thing; we some
to do business; not TO spend our time III
talklng, said Tom in q kind of soothing
manner.
Them's my principles, precisely 60
III for business and nothing else. Money
makes the mare go--1noney makea old Mag so
itlevel, and, if the business has anyth ing
like money concerned in it, go head" Ne
sponded the old woman, at the same time seat
ing herself before the Fireplace. where n few
smoking embers, half buried in ashes, sent
forth but little warmth. As soon as she was
seated ehe.inquired the business that brought
them there SO late at night, Samuel replied
Madam, have understood that you are
acquainted with a young man by the name of
Roger Wilson froms South Carolina My bust
ness here tonight Is 10 know If you ever
heard him say anything concerning a young
lady, of that State, by the name Of Rosa
Willis. Any hint or sudden exclamation
that might have fallen from his lips ungard-
edly.''
The old woman looked at Tom to see if she
could discover treachery in his countenance,
but his glance resssured her that he had said
nothing imprudent on the subject. Tom was
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Mag leaned her head upon her hand as if she
had heard no one speak and remained in that
position until Samuel repeated tho interoga-
ton. Then raising herhead slowly and look-
ing cunningly in his face, said;
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