New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-05-21
DARING ADVENTURE.
By GRATIANo.

DARING ADVENTURE.
BY GRATIANo.
From The New York Mercury
The scene of our tale il the parlor, or large hall
for the reception Of travellers, in an old inn in
Yorkshire. Around the large chimney-pIace il 4
crackle on the hearth, and the flames 90 blazing
upward, farmer Hunt delivered himself Of the fol
lowing story:
q am going to tell you an Incident which han
pened in my grandfather's lifetime, y commenced
old Hunt; q and from my grandfather's lips
cfiid''
One fair afternoon said the venerable gentle,
man, $ about the end of August, putting on my
hat and picking up my cane, walked out Of the
house. and directed my steps towards e The Uni
corn, q to have smoke and eonfab as was my
wont, with Miles Nottingham, who was the first
\ proprietor of this inn. The air was delicious
not Mt AL warm, and ~ the road from my farm to
the inn ran through wood, the foliage Of whose
trees overspread The path, I had most delightful
| walk. The little birds, hopping from twig to twig
! In playful sport and singing merrily, seemed to
enjoy the beautiful afternoon as much as / did.
had not walked very far, when the clatter Of
horses hoofs saluted my ears from behind; and,
turning round, perceived q man, mounted on a
little black mare fast approaching He was dress:
ed in very handsome blue velvet coat, adorned
with lace and little three-cornered hat, feather
ed on tho edges, was set jauntily upon lis head.
His cheeks were full, and covered with bnshy red
whiskers, and bis complexion healthful and ruddy
Az he rode up to me, touching his hat and drawing
IN bis Little mare, he said:
Good evening to you. friend. Whittier do wend
Your way m Mil M rs BAD NJ B Ut
! T. TIE Unicorn Inn Z ], answered WIN you
Luckily, my course tends thither, likewise, /, he
said q
We then entered into conversation upon va
rions topics among which was the Unicorn inn and
it's history.
Who was the owner of the building when it
was sold 10 Nottingham? ~ my companion asked.
"a certain old fellow of the family of Munton,
SIR Robert by name. He was q disconnected, re-
served old gentleman, and, in a fit of displeasure
with one Of his servants concerning some repairs
to the mansion he sold the house and left this part
Of the country Miles Rockingham was the pur-
chaser.n
We had by tbs time emerged from the wood,
and were in sight Of the little inn the door Of
which we perceived some travellers dismonnting
from their horses and entering the house.
Vi We will have company, Y said my comrade.
Yes. perceive 49," answered :" Whom do
They seem to be officers of justice. And see 7,
he continued, !" one OF them Is reading a pr0clama.
ton at the door for the inmates Of the tavern are
collecting around him.
:. They are ON the track of some rascally high
wayman, or some other infringer of the laws /
said.
!" will ride forward and see what is going on.
HI. Resa,n he cried. And giving his mare q cut
with the whip, galloped of.
!" In few moments, / arrived at The Unicorn,
but too late to hear the proclamation. Miles was
standing on the lawn in front of the house and
him addressed:
!. What have we here, Miles? y
Officers in search of a noted seoundrel, who Is
said to have appeared lately in these parts. But
no one can tell where he Isl for one moment he is
in London, the next in the north and SO he goes
Whom do you mean?e
8 Turpin Richard Turpin Use offered for his
He's about here's here. WE'LL / pity the
pockets Of the gentlemen who may chance to fall
Just then, my friend whom had met on the
road, and who had now dismonnted, came up
BUS.
arll venture 10 say,' he exclaimed, " that those
men are On wild goose chase. They won't find
Turpin- for tile last I heard Of him be was on
Hampstead Health near London and Pm direct
| from that part of the country
y hope i is as You say, friend for it would be
rather disagreeable to have such guest amongst
u.s. said Nottingham. f But never mind Dick
Turpin, he continued, let US in gentlemen, and
get supper, for tits beginning to grow dark
So saying, Miles led the way, and the stranger
and myself followed.
Gu entering, we perceived about six men in the
room, (this apartment that we are now in) sitting
around table they were smoking and talking.
One Of them, Miles Nottingham told US, was Mt.
Alpheus Redbr0w-a constable of St. Georges
and very shrewd thief-taker.
He was small In stature, with deep-set, little
eyes, that seemed to look into your inmosi
thoughts. The five other men were under-consta
bles. The landlord showed us to a table not very
FAR from the officers, SO thatwa could hear onwhal
subject they were conversing.
It'll tell yon yot it is, Mr.. Redbrow.' said one Of
the men-whose name afterward learned was
Rockstone we've got to nab this prigger, or I'll
Hal sJaxxrn Il al a..
I'm confident of success, " answered Redbrow.
@He can't be such smart fellow as to escape me.
Eve traps for him all over the country; and it'll be
q great wonder II be escapes them. was talking
the other day to Dir. Coates, whom | saw at Sir
Peter RockWood's manor; and he Is as enraged
about the scoundrel as am M ss
slt certainly IL great misfortune that men like
this Turpin should run wild over our country set
ting the laws Of defiance, Y said to my new friend.
IL y 50, Mr.. Hunt; agree with you !; but Ty-
ourn viii see this rascal before long.a
fellow p answered
a ane landlord then brought us some ale and the
Bsker-as he told me lis name was.sa vsry
amusing man. He told me he was n Landau
draper. On ms WY 70 Ednburg on business and
allow him to rest for the night ii nv farm
that he had not too large an amount Of monav a;
him, and be was afraid il might give out before he
reached his destination. To this j readily can N
sented- my wife and child being absent on 4 y;s;,
to some relations. so that had plenty Of room Is,
/ him.
sAt o O'Clock, picking up my hat, / told N,
friend, Mr.. Baker, that was going home, an
his leisure. He answered, that he would com
after me in half an hour-at the same time il
| qufring where my farm was. Then left.
The events which afterwards occurred at th
inn. ! relate from what the landlord told me subss
M. Redbrox had. heen taking tia yybala sven