Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-08-11
CHAPTER II.

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"pm an innkeeper, and know my grounds,
And study them; Brain O. man, study them,
l must have jovial guests to drive my plonghs,
And whistling boys to bring my harvests home,
OrI shall hear no fails thwack."
The New Inn.
Ia the little town of Maysville, about fifty
miles from the city where the incidents took
place, as related in the last chapter, there
lived certain popular inn-keeper by the
name Of Thomas Gould, who had provided
entertainment for man and horse for 10
these many years. He gloried in his cal
ling, and could justly boast Of his long es-
tablished and we'll patronized house, as the
best conducted, and most respectable in the
whole country.
Mr.. Gould-or uncle Tom,' as he was
more generally called by the travelling pub
lic-owed his success in business more to
his genial, lively, and hospitable spirit, than
to his wit and foresight. Trusting that the
reader will find himself pleased with the ac-
quaintance of uncle Tom,' we will enter his
comfortable inn, and notice what may be
going on there of interest to our story.
Come, jude said the landlord, address
sing rough looking individual, who was
listlessly slipping glass Of brandy, tell us
what news is stirring in London
Jude you are slightly mistaken, uncle
Tom,' replied the person addressed; at the
same time drawing his broad.rimmed hat
down upon his brow, and moving about un'
easily in his chair.
Not Jude Simsterp exclaimed the land
lord. why, Jude, what has come over you,
that you are ashamed to acknowledge your
own name? Here you are, after an absence
of ten or fifteen years, and yet cannot ex-
change friendly word with an old acquain-
tance, who has proven himself staunch
friend upon so many past occasions-pshaw J!
Jude, throw away that brandy, and join me
in bottle of good old wine, that has taken
twenty voyages to India, and was bottled be-
fore Cromwell knew his letters
MY dear Mr.. Could replied the stran-
ger, i certainly have no objections to join
you in so capital an article as you have des:
cribed; but allow me to assure you, that my
name is not jude
sPshaw exclaimed the landlord, placing
his hands in the pockets of his snowy apron,
and jing1iug his keys, Jude Sinister may
wear wig of red hair, and wrap himself in
a coachman's cloak, but he cannot disguise
himself so completely, that uncle Tom could
not single him out of thousand
Devils I begin to fear that you are
as insolent as you are inquisitive,' said the
stranger, rising from his seat and pacing the
apartment.
pray do not fly into passion, my dear
fellow said the landlord; 'brt if any person
should ask me where Jude Sinister is, I
should uuhesitatingly point the gentleman
before me, and say, there
The stranger started; looked searchingly
upon the landlord for moment, then drop
ped into chair and buried his face in his
hands, and groaned aloud.
sNow, jude said the landlord, what in
the name of heaven has come over you p
Why not acknowledge your own name, and
trust to an old friend for sympathy, help or
money, if you are in trouble
i am in trouble p replied the stranger.
'Aud your name is
Jude Simster-its useless to deny it, re-
piled the stranger, jumping to his feet, and
grasping the landlords hand.
What put it into your head to disguise
yourself from me, Jude?' asked the land
lord
ask me no questions DOW replied Jude;
sbut promise ME, that you will not betray
me, good uncle Tom
'Betray you what do you mean "
Il do not wish to be known as Jude Sim
ster just now
sAh I hope, that you have not come
home with guilt upon your soul, Jude. An
honest and good man need never be ashamed
of his name
Il said not, that I was ashamed of my
name said Jude; 'but you know, uncle
Tom, that under certain circumstances, men
are obliged to adopt peculiar measures fol
the furtherance of particular purposes.
Jude, know not what these particular
purposes are; but if you have done, or are
about to do, anything which renders the sup
preston of your name necessary, l very
much fear, that uncle Tom will not be the
man to further your plans, said the land
lord.
Il assure you-hark what noise is that !?
Sounds like stage approaching,' replied
the landlord, going to the door and listen
ing.
why in the devils name doyou not clost
the door, and keep out the wind and rain
asked Jude. you may be assured, that nj
person intends to stop here tonight
Nonsense! do you not see the lights from
the stage, and-there coming this way to-
certain said the landlord.
IF they should stop here, do not admit
them whispered Jude.
what the landlord of the Cro,oin5
Coch, turn away travellers, from his inn upor
such terrible night as this no, sir"
by heavensv exclaimed Jude, 'they ar
coming this way
SO much the better, jude said the land