The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-12-26
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Revenue oficer's story,

sword and belts, my waterproof cloak and high
boots, and laying everything in the place where
I could most readily snatch it up, VII u, after
supper, Il should lie time 20 start Many
night had Lucy seen me busted Will tho self
Preparations, but never beiors had her heart
been 20 heavy, or her blue eyes been 80 fearful.
She was always recurrins "a restless manner,
TO the letter Of the sHp rintendent, asking TO
see Il again and ar.in, reading II over slowly,
weiRhinE every syllAhle, "a a scholar cons some
rare msnuscrpt in some half forgotten language,
ard auea,ioning me az 20 the writer's purpoit
and ncanng; in way that would have been
prDyoking in any one 81 o.
was quite sure, she asked, THAT the let.
ter was really IN the sup, tao. tndcnts htudwIit-
ing and had any u la, fvrnor ep,stles in the
hO,ite, with which cuuli compare it
lAu. he'd at her; but she persisted, and then
Iwu ,bis led to owl that | i d u't know tho
Cfhcisl haudwtitnC H. III sst. lie hai been
newly appoinicd, AID VS. personally stran'
ger IN those pare. All tie. IN hal seen doc
ur,ents IN his wiring. AZ the custom house,
hal us,cr rad any auction ~ his cdlligrsphy,
AID shCuld tat X Nv d . ain.
Mex, Lucy ifll t. examining tho seal as !
have e, u antiquities porting over slme hali-et.
faost medal or cuin IN tie uiu,clm. Bui this she
Nas forced to cotttss. W. cNtC " ~ usual, the
came lion and unicorn, tbs same royal arms,
the ssms identical motto, even the prodigali'y
with which the sealing WAX nat been used AM
the smears and blOtches ct II that hal fallen on
the envelope, had an official character that
dched dispute. Then Lucy must proceed TO ask
,,,..,,,,,s ron, Tia a .,uineuts and 10 wonder
especially why the sapsriutendelt should have
desired me - p,rcmp,, uly to bring 10 one with
ma fr,p, n ana Il, 90. save I'D lence A. to
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n, 49,. 4 s,,,,li ul, a,.,,.r. d-..ly. tina, my
h,s;,,.s - a. ,,,,,y ,t,, ora an 4 no. to ia.
terro,ste their motive; al', .ecJully, no DOUBT
the supcrintt ndAut IVES iNI. O. t1tt ."u.o OF o3i
10 -, -. .t. .Yti.,lc-4 aud in
~, 10y, 49, tn,, ,it.. aero .r.nVot, r,,s,ls.
-, 80 ~, ,,'.,.i. a., .1..t .i.s tn,l,,bi.,,
AZ. 49, al "A am, ,,at,r de pubi'c
boysc In r,ct tlctc ~, very tvS. in tn,.e
~. t.,ors ~. 4 firm BHl In whom fcl,ance
-, n, Mod ,.u..,taII. b.. a borough LAX
n vbcrc the ff,,ma % Wtl s,ro . l;1v,ra.
rncpt ,n,ul5y. on nc s,urt 90 tbcif votes, Wsrr
vsrv f,,npc1tly near te't ..s Of ths smls
sJs;s xhp,n tb.y We. Sd q watch.
Nov. ILe .up..,itrud H.. y, rom | hal hetri
d.sc,,lei a. an ,r,r..,t otBccr, had brought
down wi.h him O. lat oftrl.ty -u1oi iintics. WOO
b,1noIcl lies or Kuss 10 interfere with
their ut.ltv. IL va, l.,u,al he III ,uld prefer
rrlyirr ON hi; own p,,pla, aud no los natural
that he sEould del e to b,.ut ~ tho minute
~ S', ,or .S'c S'I ID t",rd s.ms ersdit.
NJ yonr,, Wii,' listened 10 III thi. and WA
sIs,crt Gui uo, .a..-i,t.
S,r,1- "a. , mcl.reholv meal that nj -ht
in mix # the uir.riulns.s / tiied to inpart
by dublin, on the brt- Ut piosp c's h. store for
1 talk ii Of the r.I..I Is of promotion
IN tho mae which At Wa d,ily ,Npe.tcd wouli
hs ,si',,nod Ly tho suD.rlpult'd Lieutenant
Poabo1y. and ia m | made a mental lsap nv =
the nex, two or tbfe, y,afs: aud Jaw myself a
s snO aud then ON tho high rod to
s,SI .n,,,,,s, LrIl in H. don ttsolL In the head
c,.,oT Sog.c AID tulk,d of , nice cottage
Al I,Iingtop. with rarC.r and coach house,
and the no.t s,b,olin,, iur lt,le Alfred, who WAS
10 r,roS nm a .,e,tI.Iu,n. and b,Ir tLe Church.
liz" i,ri,ndi,fL, r: mud Ina fact | Quilt A score
al c,.l,s' in il. mr.. who'll Lucy, in common
viii many ,o,,r,. .i,.oti..fs. dearly l.ycd. But
tbo,,,I. my =. Nd, hid .i,.l.aai Jr.,tle in nor
eustSm,rys., sic. il wa, pq-p i.o. and when.
.yor n, ;h,sr1 ,d a., ,l,,rrr u,.. bor,vT,
,o,J "a n , &C. tr,,,,J ,,,t - ,,a, ss
r. r. MN, e. ,,,'.,.,. a., "i,,,r,
F,,r, onc m oi 20 gr.o,l.r tbs Al milton j.
ol,r,,,ryal.rntt. an p.-.,i.s n ,h,f. 4, .nn
ds,G,l nm h,y,i., t,ll' do ,lcur np LI.y.
sIo.It te,t have .rooD iffitilIc aid mi.1si
IlooIsd atmv"v1tr,. TO h .,iuxlr. A., If ,roa
Ard ma inra. m, tl,,.. 900 tom the t'i-
Llo ali be AN IN ret IN NV ncoutro nonts in
s;Iarca AL bucLIeI the broad leather bel,
aIound mo. and stuck nv pi-tolA in il, Luc,
Ahuddered perccptibly. Often had rho ,ccn M,
on C,rih h,for,. ON nit,hts AS dark and crraud,
"a full of danger. but without any tremor, out
v.sdIv n, Iesst 1 TOOK no noticoi / iniahee
.1uin5ing myself linking my sword close up tc
INV Xxi, ado, lest II should rattle, and throwing
nv thiok rolgh rrer,oo over all. But then
Inc,, csIne mes linz 10 NV Size and pissed her
80, ar, ,r,r,nd n,V neck. and smoke ADD ID ,ksd
AZ ,.nierlv and pf.ciousiy. that | must have
a. I.l So, -.