, 1861-12-19


detective officer that at least ten daysh1d elapsed
since any one had slept ID the fooun. Jnek b.
came greatly alarmed. ' .','.... - ~
"I suppose" said he, @there Is nothing brit
but to proceed Immediately IN pursuit of Hyams:
do you think you VIII be able 70 appFehend himr
i doubt Il very much, sir, replied thods-
awake, and are always prepared hf aecldSht.
expect that by this time, he Il on his xlg u
France But hushl what was thatE A dull
sound, as Of the eiapper Of . large ben, boomed
overhead There VASE fllence On ehC9ta mlnnies
and again Il was repeated. 1Here isa clue, At an
events" cried the officer. any lie on u th6fS
Is some one in the beIfry" -syAf
We hastcned up the narrow stairs which Id
to the tower. Half way pp. The Pkss9ge iNas
barred by q stout door, double locked, which the
officers had some difficulty in forcing with The aid
Of crowbar This obstacle removed, weTeachea
the lofty room where the bell was Suspended; ahd
there, right under the chppef, Cd . tIuekl6 bed
lay the emaciated form Of M. Pettigf6Uahas
"My poor uncle !" said Jack, stopping tepdefll
to embrace his relative, what can have brought
you here!" "Speak louder, Jack, = Sid NJ.
Pettigrew; ~ can't hear you. Fof twelve long
days that Internal bell has been toling Just abolD
my head for hockey and other yillainous pufi
poses am as deaf as a door.nail.s i -
sand 50 thin, dear unclel You must have
been most shamefully abused.p g iea I7slei.s1
"Simply starved; that's 6ll p -. q I a,.,g a
"Whitl staryedf The monsteFsi Did thef
give you nothing to satr" =, Lao. ,i1 -y,.,,.,s,s
"Yes-broccoli. wish you would try Il lof
aWeck: ii is rare thing to bring cutthe bcness
And why did they commit This outrage dp0a
your" tiui5,g iaSus iad Orig 3 "a
"For two especial reasoHs,I snppose--frsf,
because ] would not surrender my whole pro;
perty and secondly, because would not marry
Miss Latchley." - 5,s III adf gss s
my dear uncle, WhenIcsaE you last. I npi
peared 70 me that you would have had no pbiec'
ton TO perform the latter CEREMONY,
"Noton compulsion, Jack mot on eompulsion,s
said Mr. Pettigrew, with touchao aof hi. old hu.
NOR. n" won't deny that IIWas humbugeed hl
ber Of first, but this was over long agns = :,
"lndeedi Pray, may venture % ask What
changed yonr opinion Of the lassy 49,.
g Her works, Jack her own works, Z replied
Uncle Peter. "She gave me them tonad aa6oon
as was fairly trapped into the -Agapedomo. and
such an awful collection Of impieiy and presump.
ton never saw befors. She ten thousand lime8
worse than the deceased thomas Paine. s5fict3
"Was she, then, partyto your incaFceratlonf"
al won't say that Il hardly think she would
have consented 70 LET them harm, me, Or that sli
knew exactly how I was uifd but that iellow
Hyams was wicked enohgh to have been on 0lIctf
under King Hefod. Nov. pfsy hslp me %, md
lift me down stairs, for my legs are 90 cflmps4
that can't walk, and my head isas dizET -
wheel That conipunded broccpi toe has di1ai
greed with my constitution, and shall feel pAfi
ticulaTly obliged 70 any one who can assist met0
drop Of brandy.'h sieaso abi 'sAsee ntia'lagl
"a AlEer having minislerod to theimmsdlkie uani1
Of Mr. PettigTeW, and secured his edecleg " ~
turned to Sout anipton, leaving The deflIfld
Agapedome in the charge Of 4 couple Of boIIct.
Ia spite Of every eftreaty, NJ. PeitigrtN would
not hearOf enteringa prosecution agninst Hvafn1;
" l feel " said be, "tha have made 4 ihol6ngh
ass Of myself; and ] should not Be able % stand
the ridicuIe that must follow ! disclosure Of lid
consequences. n fact begin 10 think th.l /
am not tlit to look after my oEn lafhiral NJ
man who has spent twelve days - lihaEa,
y under she ,saPPer q : ssl. without any e.esl
brandy IN the daskF Tshoule IKE DE hsi11t
drop--the man, siyg Who has hndeIg6ns 49,
trials, has ample time fgr nedisail1n upou ~
past see my weakness and acfHpElgdf4
It, SoJack, my dear boy, as you hate alaaya
behaved to me more Ike son'than q nephew.
intend, immediately on my return % Lond01. %
settle my whole property upon god, herily ~
serving an annuity, Don't say werd On he
subject. Ny mind Is made up and pothing ~
alter my resolutions -. -
OnafFiving at Southhhptoh We considered =
our duty 70 communicate imzadielsly WITH Mr.
Latchley, ior the purpose q ascoFlainlpg I've
could rvnder her any Temporary asgisiahtsi Per
hays Il was more than she deserted; but 70
could not lofgrt her sex, though 1lt had done
everything iH her power TO dissuise ii and b.
sides, The lucky blow with Ihe iie-prpporvnT
which she administered 10 Hyams, was 4 aorrioI
for which we could not be oflIefeise than ff1I64
fnl Jack Wilkinson was selected as the medinm
Of communications. He iound DE strong LAvi1ia
alone, and perfectly composed.
~ Wishiucscrmort. :" said slIe. . 70 hear Tie
name Of PeidgVev. Its associated IN ny mud
with week.-mrs., fsnatcisp, and oscillation and
I shall ever feel hunbled at the reflection that I
bowed my wotnan's pride to gazs o. the sdriaoo
Of 50 shallow and opaque po6lii Andyet Why
regretG The image Of thesuhis reflected eqo1'lY
from tho BOeotian marsh and the mirror 81 he
clear Qntarioi Tell your unclc, continued ehef
after pause, sthat as he Is nothing 10 me 90 u,
wish to be nothing to him. "Iet lls mutually
extnguish memory Ila, 10, hal--so they -
him, YOU say, upon bf0cc0li n 3 tais III q ~ tf
/" But have one message p give, Though tQt
to him. The youth who, IN the nobility Of NJ
soul, declared his passion for ny mleheet 1lele
Is he2 taTTy beneath this root bat o. hIIis
DO my message Iairlys and y him that Il ~
seeks q communion Of soul l!--est that 4 olf
common phrase Of the slaves Of andqnated ~
perstition-if be yearns for grand hleamahol
Of essential passion and power lot bin hpsIcn
hiIher, and Lavinia Idtehley 8 ready % aetdll.
pany him 10 the prairie of the iofost q tho eplf
rid zone, or to the confines of tho eric $50 Y =
al shall deliver your message uia am{ sad
Jack, "as accurately as my abilities will allow"
And he did 30. Rogers ofoars wFithed uhelIy
in his seat afsfi y e f'ltl
"IIl tell you whit Il is, my fne isllo&s,h aid
he, +" ! don'tlo loot upon thls quite ds laughing
matter. lam rally sorry 10 have inlnn u IL
old woman, though IdoAi I see how Ne could udI
have helped IL; and would hr rather, Jack fh1f
she had fixed her affections upon YOU lhpn % l1.