The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1859-07-29

scratching their heads-'ali | can say is
as | was reused at half past three or SO b,
! a friend Of yours, saying as though yor
would be wanting me III a little on tn
, north bank"
: "lFhat friend was that enquired |
Nay sir, for that matter, can't say, a
: didn't see him, but ] heard him vel
, enough, and as plain as now hear You
[ was asleep when lie first called me from
the outside yonder, and could scarcely
make any sense Of it; but the second time
| was wide awake; and the third time, n:
| was undoing the window, there could bt
10 mistake about-"He ready for PHILLIP
keaton on the nor bank" he said.
"And how was it you missed seeing my
friend:" inquired |, as carelessly as ] could
ole was in such hurry to be gone,
reckon, that as soon as he heard my win
dow open, and knew he had reused me, he
set off. His voice came round tie east
end Of the cottage, as though he went Ex-
eter way. wouldn't have got up at such
a time, and at such summons. for many
other folks, but you, [ do assure you
Master Phillip"
THANK YOU" said I, though by no
means quite convinced "you're a good
fellow, and here's five shillings for you
And now put me across, and show me the
nearest way by which | can get to the
citv."
Now if, by some inscrutable means the
! ferryman-who had become the leading
| figure in NY mind because Of the the mys-
| terlouS warrington any accomplice of his
had played me a trick, and trumped up a
story for my further bewiIderment, the,
had not, | hattered myself, very much
cause for boasting. ] had eyinced but
slight curiosity about the unknown gentle
man who had heralded my approach at
daylight, and [ had given them to under
stand that [ had real object in my early
rising that of reaching the capital city,
at least ten miles away. But my own
brain was, for all that, prey to the most
conflicting suggestions, not one of which
was Of final service toward an explanation
Of the events of the morning.
There was I, at little after 5 A. NJ,
with walk before me of ten, and walk
behind me Of thee good Devon miles,
breal<fastIess, without the least desire to
reach the place | was bound for-and all
because of a couple ofc0r- -ct-preterea mills
voices between them. / consumed the
way in mentally reviewing all tie circum-
stances of the case again and again, and by
no means in a credulous spirit; but when
| at length arrived at the city upon the
hill, was as far from the solution of the
matter as when | started. That the ferry
man himself, q simple countryman, should
be concerned in any practical joke upon
me, mere tly-tishing acquaintance of a
couple Of weeks standing, or that such
persons as the Courtenevs should have
permitted the playing Of it up guest at
Cowlees, was only less astonishing than
the perfection of the trick itsef-if trick
it really was. Bat neither my feelings Of
anger, when | looked on the matter in that
light, nor those of mystery, when | took
the more supernatural view of it, in any
wise interfered with the gradual growth
of appetite; and when | turned into pri-
vate room of the Bishops Head in the
High street, the leading idea in my mind,
after all NY cogitations, was breakfast. If
seven and forty mysterious voices had IN
formed me that the ferryman was waiting
then, | should have responded: hen
let INN "ait--at AL events while l eat "a
oFeaE,aSt ah4 suhdfiss'
Although Exeter IS as picturesque ana
venerable as any raven could desire 10
dwell III 1t is not a lively town 10y any
means, in general way. Aqmet, sanity,
solemn spot, indeed, 1t Is; e2cellenty ad-
apted tor SINNER to pass his last days IN
although he would probably Ind them
among the longest IN his llte-and pecu-
IlarIy adapted to that end IN ITS very great
benefit of (episcopal) clergy; but for hale
young gentleman Of nineteen to lind hlm-
sell therein at n'ne o'clock on hhe sum,
mer morning, with nothing to do, ana all
day to do It III, was an embarrassing CIR
eumstance. -,
Nothing gong on as usual, suppose:
. inquired |, with yawn at the waiter,
when | had finished vast rejection.
Going sir: Yes sir. City very gay,
indeed, sir, just now. Assizes, sir, now
sitting. Murder case-very interesting
for young gentleman like yourself very
interesting, sir