East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1861-11-26

ness between North and South than be-
tween the Old Country and the New. i
cannot pretend TO much book knowledge,
though i improve my mind when have
a chance, but L had talked to Americans
a good deal, and read many of their
newspapers, and kept eyes and ears open;
but knew pretty well that, down South,
the law was less respected than elsewhere,
that duels, and street-rows, and stabbings,
and gougings, and shootings, were only
too plenty, and human life valued at a
very low figure, and that shows the cum
ming of Jennings in taking his precious
self and his ill-gotten cash down South,
instead Of staying, as all the uncduoated
scamps did, among the whiskey shops and
fourth-rate boarding houses Of the sea
ports.
He knew, Jennings did, how much
tougher would be the work of any officer
to ferret him out, and bring him back, if
he were to put thousands Of miles of rail
and river, and unhealthy climates, and
lawless places betwixt him and the usual
landing places of passengers from Eng
land. Besides, in the slave States, where
peoples tempers are hot and peppery, the
odds were fifty to one that Britisher
would never be allowed to make cap
tion. Ii would be resented as an insult
to the States, and should be likely to
get leaden pill administered to me by
some native boon companion of the forger
/ did not lose heart when l thought Of
all this, but l determined L would be eau
tious, and not burn my fingers if l could
help it. 1 went from New York to Nor
folk in Virginia, not that it was believed
the man was there, because he had been
heard of in Nashville, Tennessee, at
later date, but because it was best to track
him regularly, and rake up every scrap of
information against rainy day. This is
indeed q maxim of my profession, never
to neglect triaes. Nothing is triflo to
those who have patience and wit to use
it. I've known an old button, torn en-
velope, a worn out slipper, serve to bring
a rogue to justice when all else had proved
a failure.
From Norfolk, having picked up what
little | could, l went off into Tennessee,
to Nashville town. Well, Jennings had
been there. Not under his own name :
he was not such greenhorn as that. At
Norfolk he had been Mr. Smith, and a.
Nashville he had called himself Captain
Williams These changes of name would
have thrown me clear of the scent but for
the portrait. showed the photograph
to o negro servant at one of the principal
H. H.
Williams" The black remembered Will
Jams, or rather Jennings, because he had
won a lot Of dollars at billiards, and
chucked Pompey a five dollar piece out Of
the winnings. But though | heard of his
destination, and made out that he had
gone west to Little Rock, in Arkansas
State, was less lucky when / followed
him there. was six days in Little Rock
before could hear the least word of news
about him; and, as do not want to make
myself out cleverer person thanl am,
nor more knowing one, freely own
that found myself thoroughly out in my
estimate of the difficulties of my search.
You see, had heard the Yankees were
very inquisitive, never at rest till they
had wormed out a strangers business;
and quite true, so they are; but they for
get almost as soon as learned, seeing they
have no real interest in the matter, but
lust ask questions because it is their habit
and talk they must. So it came about
that when, in an American city or village
| went high and low to trace out nay shy
customer, the work was like hunting fol
a needle in haystack.
Often and often did sigh to be in one
of those nice little market towns at home
in England, where the dogs sleep all day
ON the pavement, and the trsdesmen loob
at one another over the half doors o.
their shops. Those are the places il
which to inquire about man in hiding
A stranger can't 60 into them without
setting fifty tongues gossiping house
maids cleaning door steps, shop-boys anc
their masters, nurses, children, old ladies
boys and men lounging at corners, all re
mark the strange face. But in America
with all the curiosity of the people, 81
many thousand queer persons come an'
90, that they pass out Of sight and out o
memory at once; and especially is TIN
the case in the West and South, and I
pretty source OF trouble it proved to me
Six days wasted in Little Rock, ant
then, after all, it was the stoker OF
steamboat from whom | CLEANED fres
news. This man had come up from tn
river side to see his sweetheart, and h
reported Jennings to be living under hi
own name at Memphis in the Columbia
hotel. / suppose the rascal thought, afte
taking so many aliases, his own name wa
as safe as any for bit. However, quic
as was in hurrying to Memphis, toun
that Mr.. Jennings was gone; indeed, tn
landlord had forgotten his personal al
pearance, and could only say that he wa
| tallsh and dark, which he was; but as fc
( his being the original of the picture, thu
? he couldn't say, nor could the waiter
, though the bar keeper was ready to swe'
a TO it. OFF 1 went, right mp the river
: Cincinnati, in pursuit Of that Mr.. Je
3 nings. At Cincinnati I lost him agai
]. then saw his name accidentally in Il
}. books of steamboat Office; went aft
J, him to Chicago, and then to Buffalo, al
K then to London, Canada West; and q
end of my wild goose chase was, that ju